Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to being closed for the 4th of July holiday. Feeder calves sold strong in todays sale with active buyers. The yearling steer and heifer market was very strong in to days sale. Slaughter cow and bull market continues to remain strong.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $377.91/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −96.38 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$377.91

28 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,134

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$474

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$47.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.49

vs KY average

−1.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	571	382.12	2,183	23
Large 1-2	541	364.39	1,971	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	510	335.00	1,709	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.12/cwt here — about $474 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale28 hd

377.91

—

KY average23 barns · 927 hd

366.42

+11.49

National average153 barns · 8,707 hd

379.13

−1.22

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−96.38

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	—	Average	1,683	200.18	3,370	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	168.07	2,348	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	165.34	2,056	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	984	139.48	1,372	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,285	200.00	2,570	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	Large 2-3	400–450	428	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,284	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	250–300	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	987	306.64/cwt	302.75–315.00	3,027	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	362.27/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,123	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	1
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	435	345.81/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	840	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,701	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	533	341.16/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,818	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	462	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	560	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	742	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,744	2
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	541	364.39/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,971	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	146.72/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,626	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	199.90/cwt	196.00–204.00	3,288	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	765	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,874	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	850–900	870	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,827	1
Bulls	—	—	1,933	212.33/cwt	210.00–214.00	4,104	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	168.07/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,348	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	160.96/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,020	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	169.72/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,091	12
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,570	1
Bulls	—	—	1,443	182.93/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	319.10/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,282	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	399.51/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	330.87/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	339.57/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,616	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,149	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	346.15/cwt	335.00–357.50	2,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	340.80/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,411	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	389.24/cwt	377.50–395.00	1,682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	864	314.74/cwt	310.00–316.00	2,719	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	336.68/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	367.32/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	474	361.76/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,715	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	298.88/cwt	297.50–300.00	2,469	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	382.91/cwt	376.00–387.00	2,386	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	313.61/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,270	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	361.24/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	426	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,027	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	337.49/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	313.78/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	383.14/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,858	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	886	325.25/cwt	325.25–325.25	2,882	115
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	360.06/cwt	357.50–362.50	1,707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	404.59/cwt	395.00–407.50	1,465	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	336.52/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	392.74/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,235	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	780	315.60/cwt	315.60–315.60	2,462	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	918	318.15/cwt	312.00–324.50	2,921	120
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,039	1

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 Jul 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 840Last week 530Year ago 1,082

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 12Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	438	360.00–362.50	361.24
2	450–500	450	345.00	345.00
2	500–550	508	335.00–340.00	337.49
1	550–600	585	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	620	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	345	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	360	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	405	302.50–325.00	313.61
1	500–550	505	307.50	307.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	570.00	570.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	335.00–347.50	341.16
1	700–750	700	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	765	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	870	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	335	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	385	415.00	415.00
5	400–450	432	377.50–395.00	389.24
1	450–500	490	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	533	360.00–375.00	367.32
2	550–600	590	335.00–357.50	346.15
2	600–650	640	327.50	327.50
2	700–750	742	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	755	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	450	302.50	302.50
1	650–700	665	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	420	317.50	317.50
1	450–500	480	317.50	317.50
4	500–550	511	312.50–315.00	313.78
1	600–650	625	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	387.50	387.50
5	400–450	414	335.00–350.00	340.80
9	450–500	476	330.00–350.00	339.57
5	500–550	519	330.00–340.00	336.52
5	550–600	586	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
3	750–800	781	282.50	282.50
1	900–950	940	212.50	212.50
1	950–1000	955	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	462	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	560	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	742	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	840	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	426	387.50	387.50
8	450–500	474	360.00–362.00	361.76
4	600–650	605	335.00	335.00
127	750–800	780	315.60	315.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	569	385.00–395.00	392.74
11	600–650	623	376.00–387.00	382.91
115	850–900	886	325.25	325.25
120	900–950	918	312.00–324.50	318.15
214	950–1000	987	302.75–315.00	306.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	305	402.50	402.50
11	350–400	362	395.00–407.50	404.59
4	400–450	426	390.00–410.00	399.51
12	450–500	485	382.50–385.00	383.14
2	500–550	527	392.50	392.50
8	550–600	586	352.50–365.00	362.27
3	600–650	612	320.00–340.00	330.87
3	650–700	690	335.00–337.50	336.68
11	700–750	715	310.00–320.00	319.10
1	750–800	750	300.00	300.00
9	800–850	826	297.50–300.00	298.88
19	850–900	864	310.00–316.00	314.74
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	342.50–347.50	345.81
4	500–550	541	362.50–365.00	364.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	474	357.50–362.50	360.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	140.00–153.00	146.72
1	—	735	125.00	125.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	165.00–170.00	168.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,255	155.00–165.00	160.96
12	—	1,232	166.00–175.00	169.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,645	196.00–204.00	199.90
3	—	1,933	210.00–214.00	212.33
2	—	1,443	180.00–188.00	182.93
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	200.00	200.00

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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