Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on a light test. Yearling steers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $352.85/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −121.43 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$352.85

19 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$24.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.69

vs KY average

−19.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	361.80	1,954	12thin
Medium and Large 2	577	337.51	1,946	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.29/cwt here — about $8 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $506.67, low $384.21, median $474.28 across 21 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

352.85

—

KY average24 barns · 825 hd

367.55

−14.69

National average146 barns · 8,317 hd

371.92

−19.07

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−121.43

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,985	207.72	4,123	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	166.69	2,429	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	161.99	1,945	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	137.83	1,389	6thin

Every lot, as filed

55 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	347.04/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,964	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	866	295.75/cwt	295.75–295.75	2,561	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	334.93/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	971	290.60/cwt	290.60–290.60	2,822	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	834	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	2,456	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	301.26/cwt	297.50–305.00	2,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	291.28/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	318.32/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,286	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	336.30/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	361.33/cwt	358.00–377.50	2,005	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	596	338.00/cwt	335.00–342.50	2,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	326.76/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,032	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	309.28/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,013	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,356	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,411	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	134.91/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,414	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,035	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	147.38/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,499	3
Bulls	—	—	1,985	207.72/cwt	200.00–216.00	4,123	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,109	1
Steers	Large 1-2	950–1000	960	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,256	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	540	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,809	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	495	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,807	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	169.79/cwt	165.00–183.00	2,090	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	169.58/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,540	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	322.43/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,028	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Large 2	350–400	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	1
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	718	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,208	12
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	387	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	288.01/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,108	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	698	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,124	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	362.46/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	338.91/cwt	330.00–343.00	2,318	24

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Fri Jun 20, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 497Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 12Year ago 20

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on a light test. Yearling steers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	517	362.50	362.50
1	550–600	555	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	620	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	685	330.00–340.00	334.93
1	700–750	705	330.00	330.00
3	750–800	760	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
4	650–700	666	297.50–305.00	301.26
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	540	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	362.50	362.50
1	400–450	445	357.50	357.50
2	450–500	477	367.50	367.50
2	500–550	542	330.00	330.00
13	550–600	566	340.00–355.00	347.04
6	600–650	629	315.00–327.50	322.43
7	650–700	651	305.00–320.00	309.28
5	700–750	732	285.00–290.00	288.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	800–850	834	294.50	294.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	563	317.50	317.50
2	650–700	680	290.00–292.50	291.28
1	750–800	795	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	850–900	866	295.75	295.75
108	950–1000	971	290.60	290.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	519	360.00–370.00	362.46
7	550–600	555	358.00–377.50	361.33
8	600–650	622	320.00–340.00	326.76
24	650–700	684	330.00–343.00	338.91
3	700–750	718	312.50–325.00	318.32
2	750–800	757	330.00	330.00
4	800–850	831	303.00	303.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	332.50–340.00	336.30
5	550–600	596	335.00–342.50	338.00
4	650–700	685	310.00	310.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	342.50	342.50
1	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
12	700–750	718	307.50	307.50
1	950–1000	960	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00
3	650–700	698	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	130.00	130.00
5	—	1,231	165.00–183.00	169.79
1	—	1,165	155.00	155.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	131.00–139.00	134.91
1	—	900	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,017	142.00–154.00	147.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	158.00	158.00
3	—	1,498	168.00–172.00	169.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,985	200.00–216.00	207.72

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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