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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Yearling steers sold steady. Good demand for all classes of feeders and yearling cattle. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $360.84/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −113.44 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$360.84

14 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,020

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$27.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.83

vs KY average

−29.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	370.00	2,060	9thin
Large 1-2	578	345.60	1,998	3thin
Medium and Large 2	548	342.50	1,875	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.50/cwt here — about $184 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

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 sale14 hd

360.84

—

KY average22 barns · 825 hd

386.68

−25.83

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

−29.18

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−113.44

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	1,700	192.82	3,277	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,538	160.40	2,466	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	158.33	1,893	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,083	139.80	1,514	16

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$3,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,207	$2,840	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,235	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,424	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,026	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	945	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$2,251	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,485	$3,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$3,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	764	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,590	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	818	324.51/cwt	323.50–325.60	2,654	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	902	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	342.54/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,107	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	394.99/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	892	324.43/cwt	315.00–329.00	2,894	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,131	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1250–1300	1,285	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	3,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,063	307.25/cwt	307.25–307.25	3,266	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	352.38/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	913	324.70/cwt	311.00–331.00	2,965	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	355.04/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,885	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,449	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	315.96/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	398.71/cwt	397.50–400.00	1,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	341.58/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,316	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	323.87/cwt	312.50–327.50	2,008	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	397.45/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,912	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,023	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,619	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,026.14/head	1,525.00–2,400.00	2,026	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	2,840.04/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,840	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	115.28/cwt	109.50–119.50	1,084	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,246	133.40/cwt	131.50–135.00	1,662	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	155.80/cwt	153.50–159.00	1,575	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,023	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	147.78/cwt	145.50–149.50	1,731	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	181.03/cwt	173.50–187.50	2,341	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	144.57/cwt	139.00–149.50	1,613	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	169.16/cwt	166.00–171.50	2,717	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	159.04/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,460	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	157.54/cwt	153.50–167.00	1,845	4
Bulls	—	—	1,858	197.95/cwt	195.00–205.50	3,678	4
Bulls	—	—	1,383	182.56/cwt	179.50–185.50	2,525	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	523	338.72/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,772	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	627	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,756	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	400	361.67/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,447	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	578	345.60/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,998	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	760	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,223	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	2,250.78/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,251	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,423.80/head	1,750.00–2,900.00	2,424	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	430	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	317	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	327.40/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	292	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	352.72/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,693	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	320.67/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	321.00/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	356.20/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	331.37/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	401	393.15/cwt	385.00–402.50	1,577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	329.93/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,024	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	332.55/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,828	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 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 847Last week 661Year ago 456

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 11Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 1Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	462	382.50	382.50
1	500–550	515	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	580	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	735	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	358	437.50	437.50
4	400–450	405	412.50	412.50
6	500–550	547	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	576	370.00	370.00
6	600–650	615	335.00–350.00	342.54
3	650–700	678	337.50–350.00	341.58
4	700–750	733	325.00–337.50	332.55
2	800–850	842	315.00	315.00
2	900–950	902	320.00	320.00
1	1250–1300	1,285	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
166	850–900	892	315.00–329.00	324.43
171	900–950	913	311.00–331.00	324.70
99	1050–1100	1,063	307.25	307.25
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	578	340.00–357.50	345.60
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	750–800	764	339.00	339.00
126	800–850	818	323.50–325.60	324.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	275	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	330	397.50–400.00	398.71
4	350–400	380	385.00–400.00	394.99
1	400–450	415	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	475	367.50	367.50
12	500–550	531	350.00–360.00	355.04
2	550–600	577	355.00	355.00
3	600–650	618	307.50–320.00	315.96
2	650–700	672	325.00	325.00
4	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
6	750–800	775	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	400	350.00–367.50	361.67
2	500–550	523	337.50–340.00	338.72
2	600–650	627	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	300	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	425	332.50	332.50
3	450–500	468	325.00–332.50	327.40
1	500–550	540	317.50	317.50
1	700–750	730	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	372.50	372.50
4	400–450	439	350.00–362.50	356.20
8	450–500	480	345.00–360.00	352.72
5	500–550	521	320.00–332.50	329.93
4	550–600	564	315.00–325.00	320.67
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	347	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	355	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	440	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	481	390.00–400.00	397.45
3	500–550	518	347.50–360.00	352.38
3	550–600	578	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	620	312.50–327.50	323.87
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	710	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	780	297.50	297.50
1	950–1000	965	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	420.00	420.00
1	750–800	760	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	401	385.00–402.50	393.15
2	450–500	462	395.00	395.00
5	500–550	530	327.50–342.50	331.37
2	550–600	563	310.00–332.50	321.00
1	600–650	615	292.50	292.50

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)	2	—	1,100	1,525.00–2,400.00	2,026.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,207	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,840.04
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,145	1,750.00–2,900.00	2,423.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	3,275.00	3,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,485	3,950.00	3,950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	963	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,250.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	109.50–119.50	115.28
4	—	1,246	131.50–135.00	133.40
5	—	1,011	153.50–159.00	155.80
4	—	1,116	139.00–149.50	144.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	148.00–150.00	148.99
4	—	1,606	166.00–171.50	169.16
9	—	1,547	153.00–164.00	159.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,171	145.50–149.50	147.78
2	—	1,293	173.50–187.50	181.03
4	—	1,171	153.50–167.00	157.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,858	195.00–205.50	197.95
2	—	1,383	179.50–185.50	182.56

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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