Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400lbs sold sharply higher with feeder steers over 400lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with feeder heifers over 600lbs mostly steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $347.98/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −126.30 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$347.98

34 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$23.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.22

vs KY average

−24.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	355.06	2,000	23
Large 1-2	585	340.00	1,989	2thin
Medium and Large 2	532	331.68	1,765	9thin

One grade step is worth $23.38/cwt here — about $236 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale34 hd

347.98

—

KY average22 barns · 766 hd

369.20

−21.22

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

−24.45

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−126.30

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	1,834	180.67	3,313	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	159.48	1,976	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	156.99	2,453	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,106	141.98	1,571	8thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,063	$2,938	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,040	$2,864	3thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2	650–700	665	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	781	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	331.18/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,020	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	306.33/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	924	315.74/cwt	306.00–322.25	2,917	276
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	346.60/cwt	345.00–347.50	2,353	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,032	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	3,060	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,402	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	775	314.69/cwt	310.25–317.00	2,439	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	449.20/cwt	447.50–455.00	1,487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	466.35/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,320	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	856	324.90/cwt	324.90–324.90	2,781	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	806	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,620	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	342.04/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,751	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	341.36/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,946	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,040	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	296.65/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,890	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,263	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	346.10/cwt	337.50–349.00	1,959	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	351.64/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,057	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	374.94/cwt	367.50–385.00	1,560	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	153.23/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,369	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	148.02/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,761	2
Bulls	—	—	1,879	186.93/cwt	183.00–192.00	3,512	5
Bulls	—	—	1,758	170.24/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,993	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,613	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	147.65/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,640	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	513	292.46/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	765	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,913	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	134.28/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,374	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	162.25/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,573	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	165.38/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,021	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	157.80/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,987	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	675	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,704	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	630	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,748	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	600	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,770	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	505	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,780	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	477	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,658	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	435	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	300–350	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	447	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,252	2
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	585	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,989	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,810	1
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	405	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,064	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	2,937.62/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,938	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,863.94/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	318.70/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,842	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	292.40/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,254	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	331.68/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,765	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	403.07/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	977	302.50/cwt	300.00–307.75	2,955	163

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 894Last week 840Year ago 1,217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 43Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	302.50–310.00	306.33
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	665	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	310	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	442	372.50	372.50
2	500–550	540	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	595	312.50	312.50
2	650–700	650	317.50	317.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	362.50	362.50
1	500–550	505	352.50	352.50
1	600–650	600	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	765	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	447	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	925	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	475.00	475.00
4	300–350	331	447.50–455.00	449.20
1	350–400	350	452.50	452.50
6	400–450	420	390.00–420.00	403.07
12	550–600	570	340.00–342.00	341.36
5	600–650	620	365.00	365.00
8	650–700	679	345.00–347.50	346.60
1	1050–1100	1,060	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	532	320.00–337.50	331.68
6	600–650	610	325.00–337.50	331.18
4	650–700	683	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	765	302.50	302.50
1	800–850	820	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	556	370.00	370.00
15	650–700	660	364.00	364.00
40	800–850	806	325.00	325.00
55	850–900	856	324.90	324.90
276	900–950	924	306.00–322.25	315.74
163	950–1000	977	300.00–307.75	302.50
57	1000–1050	1,032	296.50	296.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	405.00	405.00
2	550–600	585	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	470.00	470.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	320	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	478	327.50	327.50
8	550–600	578	295.00–325.00	318.70
1	650–700	685	290.00	290.00
3	750–800	781	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	600–650	622	328.00	328.00
106	750–800	775	310.25–317.00	314.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	460.00–480.00	466.35
1	300–350	315	382.50	382.50
2	350–400	370	392.50	392.50
6	400–450	416	367.50–385.00	374.94
3	450–500	483	350.00–355.00	351.64
7	500–550	512	330.00–347.50	342.04
20	550–600	566	337.50–349.00	346.10
9	600–650	637	295.00–300.00	296.65
2	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	715	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	477	347.50	347.50
2	500–550	513	285.00–300.00	292.46
1	550–600	570	317.50	317.50
1	600–650	630	277.50	277.50
1	650–700	675	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	285.00–300.00	292.40
1	750–800	755	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,546	148.00–157.00	153.23
5	—	1,586	159.00–166.00	162.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	147.00–149.00	148.02
7	—	1,222	163.00–173.00	165.38
11	—	1,259	152.00–160.00	157.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	129.00	129.00
5	—	1,111	145.00–152.00	147.65
2	—	1,023	133.00–135.00	134.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,879	183.00–192.00	186.93
3	—	1,758	165.00–174.00	170.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,063	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,937.62
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,040	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,863.94

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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Richmond Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle