Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Light test on feeder calves today. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Yearling heifers sold 2.00 higher. No trend on slaughter cows due to low receipts. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $397.06/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 2 of 21 comparable sales and sits −77.22 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$397.06

16 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,154

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$47.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.19

vs KY average

+9.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	400.03	2,163	15thin
Medium and Large 2	570	352.50	2,009	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.53/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

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 sale16 hd

397.06

—

KY average24 barns · 768 hd

392.88

+4.19

National average151 barns · 7,160 hd

387.49

+9.57

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−77.22

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	—	Low	1,632	193.01	3,150	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	160.00	2,368	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	965	159.00	1,534	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	130.00	1,359	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
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,275	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1-2	750–800	765	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	485	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,275	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	317.44/cwt	312.50–322.50	2,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	324.95/cwt	324.50–328.00	2,674	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,349	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,215	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,019	315.46/cwt	310.25–318.50	3,215	263
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	401.20/cwt	397.50–405.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	354.96/cwt	352.50–362.50	2,112	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	330.89/cwt	322.50–337.50	2,075	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,286	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	403.39/cwt	397.50–415.00	2,126	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	374.45/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	358.15/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	432.43/cwt	422.50–437.50	1,626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	319.11/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	422.63/cwt	412.50–445.00	2,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	361.22/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,918	4
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	455	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,740	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,534	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,359	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,368	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,683	1
Bulls	—	—	1,693	195.68/cwt	195.00–197.00	3,313	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	493.29/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,096	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,275.10/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	400	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	430.76/cwt	427.50–437.50	2,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	356.30/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,287	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	810	324.44/cwt	321.50–326.00	2,628	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	931	321.18/cwt	319.50–323.00	2,990	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	964	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,229	106

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 944Last week 847Year ago 734

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 47Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 22Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	396	440.00	440.00
3	450–500	481	412.50–445.00	422.63
9	500–550	527	397.50–415.00	403.39
4	550–600	583	380.00	380.00
8	600–650	618	370.00	370.00
4	650–700	671	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	715	327.50	327.50
4	750–800	765	337.50	337.50
23	800–850	823	324.50–328.00	324.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	352.50	352.50
1	600–650	635	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	830	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	450–500	485	469.00	469.00
2	500–550	517	425.00	425.00
175	900–950	931	319.50–323.00	321.18
106	950–1000	964	335.00	335.00
263	1000–1050	1,019	310.25–318.50	315.46
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	382.50	382.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	370	397.50–405.00	401.20
4	400–450	430	370.00–382.50	374.45
1	450–500	475	365.00	365.00
4	500–550	531	360.00–362.50	361.22
4	550–600	595	352.50–362.50	354.96
3	600–650	627	322.50–337.50	330.89
2	650–700	673	312.50–322.50	317.44
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	335.00	335.00
2	750–800	760	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	415	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	460	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	565	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
205	800–850	810	321.50–326.00	324.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	490.00–500.00	493.29
4	350–400	376	422.50–437.50	432.43
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	465	427.50–437.50	430.76
4	500–550	531	352.50–360.00	358.15
1	600–650	640	327.50	327.50
3	650–700	662	315.00–322.50	319.11
5	700–750	728	314.00	314.00
1	750–800	750	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	387.50	387.50
1	500–550	515	327.50	327.50
2	650–700	690	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	725	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	355.00–357.50	356.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	159.00	159.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	130.00	130.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	160.00	160.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	185.00	185.00
3	—	1,693	195.00–197.00	195.68

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,195	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275.10

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