Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher on a light test. Yearling steers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.03/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits −48.57 against this barn's trailing median of $400.60.

Average price

$352.03

28 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$62.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.85

vs KY average

+11.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	522	362.50	1,893	22
Large 1-2	561	317.99	1,784	4thin
Medium and Large 2	590	310.00	1,829	1thin
Large 2	580	300.00	1,740	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.50/cwt here — about $153 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.22, low $345.17, median $400.60 across 27 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

352.03

—

KY average25 barns · 824 hd

332.18

+19.85

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

+11.85

This barn, trailing median27 sales

400.60

−48.57

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	1,750	191.67	3,354	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,635	174.00	2,845	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,153	162.00	1,867	2thin

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 Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,370	$2,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	750–800	795	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	446	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,829	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,056	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	3,052	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	825	314.05/cwt	308.75–320.50	2,591	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,920	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	346.30/cwt	342.50–350.00	2,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	743	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,582	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	372.58/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	936	314.91/cwt	314.75–315.00	2,948	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	311.82/cwt	309.00–316.50	2,700	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	967	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	352.94/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,962	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	281.82/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,215	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	358.09/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	399.32/cwt	395.00–407.50	1,677	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	300–350	340	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,250	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,034	1
Bulls	—	—	1,890	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,074	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,845	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,706	1
Bulls	Large 2	400–450	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	568	317.32/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,802	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	380	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,273	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	486	363.27/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,765	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	850–900	875	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,838	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	493	352.51/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,738	2
Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	453	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,314	3
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	450–500	465	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,569	1
Bulls	Large 2	350–400	385	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,396	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	950–1000	985	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,536	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	1
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	881	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,696	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	832	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,346	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	420	354.19/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	365.80/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,155	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	354.61/cwt	342.50–362.50	1,794	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	372	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	316.21/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	321.82/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	872	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	852	306.25/cwt	306.25–306.25	2,609	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	408.74/cwt	407.50–410.00	1,717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,018	303.90/cwt	303.90–303.90	3,094	54

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 894Year ago 1,392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 48Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 8Year ago 1

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher on a light test. Yearling steers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	515	312.50–320.00	316.21
4	550–600	571	315.00–332.50	321.82
1	750–800	795	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	387.50	387.50
4	400–450	420	395.00–407.50	399.32
2	450–500	470	370.00–375.00	372.58
1	500–550	520	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	555	355.00	355.00
2	950–1000	967	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	367.50	367.50
1	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	486	352.50–370.00	363.27
1	850–900	875	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	362.50	362.50
1	400–450	435	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	337.50	337.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	446	410.00	410.00
9	500–550	512	375.00	375.00
189	800–850	825	308.75–320.50	314.05
59	850–900	852	306.25	306.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	310	372.50	372.50
1	350–400	365	375.00	375.00
4	400–450	409	350.00–365.00	358.09
7	500–550	506	342.50–362.50	354.61
6	550–600	556	340.00–357.50	352.94
2	700–750	705	300.00	300.00
19	750–800	786	280.00–290.00	281.82
1	1000–1050	1,030	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	335.00	335.00
4	400–450	420	347.50–360.00	354.19
2	450–500	493	350.00–355.00	352.51
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	568	310.00–325.00	317.32
2	800–850	832	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	417.50	417.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	377.50	377.50
1	500–550	510	337.50	337.50
2	850–900	872	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	395.00	395.00
7	700–750	743	347.50	347.50
169	900–950	936	314.75–315.00	314.91
54	1000–1050	1,018	303.90	303.90
30	1050–1100	1,056	289.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	427.50	427.50
1	350–400	385	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	420	407.50–410.00	408.74
3	500–550	531	365.00–367.50	365.80
2	550–600	588	342.50–350.00	346.30
2	700–750	707	320.00	320.00
24	850–900	866	309.00–316.50	311.82
1	900–950	940	270.00	270.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	660	335.00	335.00
3	850–900	881	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	985	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	166.00	166.00
1	—	1,080	158.00	158.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	174.00	174.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	209.00	209.00
2	—	1,680	183.00	183.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,050.00	2,050.00

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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Richmond Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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