Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on feeder steers and heifers due to low comparable receipts,however a much higher undertone was noted. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Good to very good demand for all feeder and slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $379.91/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −94.37 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$379.91

4 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,957

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.94

vs KY average

−1.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	515	379.91	1,957	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale4 hd

379.91

—

KY average24 barns · 460 hd

382.85

−2.94

National average143 barns · 4,821 hd

381.68

−1.77

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−94.37

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	1,591	205.02	3,262	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	174.23	2,327	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,522	173.73	2,644	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,080	159.00	1,717	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$4,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	397.52/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,272	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	408.43/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	413.70/cwt	407.50–417.50	1,911	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	929	319.51/cwt	318.75–321.00	2,968	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	421.27/cwt	420.00–422.50	1,588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	378.65/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,037	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	353.77/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,204	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	878	338.25/cwt	338.25–338.25	2,970	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	837	336.75/cwt	335.50–339.00	2,819	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	371.02/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,089	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	423.49/cwt	412.50–435.00	1,851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	422.90/cwt	417.50–435.00	1,209	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,080	290.25/cwt	290.25–290.25	3,135	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	408.87/cwt	407.50–410.00	1,799	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,074	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,916	1
Bulls	—	—	1,985	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	4,367	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,717	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	175.91/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,764	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,186	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	200.02/cwt	194.00–204.00	2,920	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	487	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,705	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	300–350	345	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	447	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,710	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	385	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,434	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	180.84/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,546	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	775	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,015	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Large 2	350–400	375	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,256	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	505	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,553	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	477	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	385	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,434	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	395	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	635	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,413	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	350–400	370	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,212	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	550–600	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Large 2	400–450	435	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	379.91/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,957	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	897	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	405.09/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	343.50/cwt	343.50–343.50	2,295	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	392	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	316.25/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,193	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 Aug 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 661Last week 700Year ago 1,154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	395.00–400.00	397.52
1	350–400	350	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
173	800–850	837	335.50–339.00	336.75
60	850–900	878	338.25	338.25
167	900–950	929	318.75–321.00	319.51
53	1050–1100	1,080	290.25	290.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	331	427.50	427.50
4	400–450	437	412.50–435.00	423.49
4	500–550	515	375.00–395.00	379.91
4	600–650	623	350.00–355.00	353.77
4	750–800	772	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	625	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	650	310.00–322.50	316.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	286	417.50–435.00	422.90
2	300–350	335	455.00	455.00
2	400–450	408	400.00–410.00	405.09
8	450–500	462	407.50–417.50	413.70
3	500–550	546	352.50	352.50
3	550–600	576	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	605	362.50	362.50
1	650–700	660	347.50	347.50
2	850–900	897	253.00	253.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	385	372.50	372.50
2	400–450	447	382.50	382.50
1	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	347.50	347.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	400.00–412.50	408.43
6	350–400	377	420.00–422.50	421.27
9	400–450	440	407.50–410.00	408.87
1	450–500	495	397.50	397.50
7	500–550	538	370.00–382.50	378.65
5	550–600	563	365.00–375.00	371.02
2	800–850	802	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	370	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	630	287.50	287.50
1	750–800	770	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	372.50	372.50
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	487	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	775	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	327.50	327.50
1	600–650	635	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	327.50	327.50
1	550–600	585	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	650–700	668	343.50	343.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	477	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	505	307.50	307.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	161.00	161.00
2	—	1,408	178.00–183.00	180.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	159.00	159.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,571	170.00–183.00	175.91
1	—	1,325	165.00	165.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,985	220.00	220.00
3	—	1,460	194.00–204.00	200.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	4,000.00	4,000.00

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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