Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady on a light test. Yearling steers sold steady on a lighter test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $329.67/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −144.61 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$329.67

14 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$60.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−49.53

vs KY average

−87.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	372.50	2,086	1thin
Medium and Large 2	570	343.22	1,955	4thin
Large 1-2	550	340.00	1,870	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	528	322.50	1,703	3thin
Large 2	587	312.50	1,834	5thin

One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $252 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 sale14 hd

329.67

—

KY average24 barns · 907 hd

379.19

−49.53

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

−87.42

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−144.61

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	1,777	174.30	3,097	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	158.48	2,533	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,377	148.81	2,049	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	126.06	1,289	10

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	975	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	680	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1-2	400–450	421	386.65/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	283.28/cwt	277.50–285.00	2,079	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	890	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	3,106	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	349.93/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	323.02/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	357.34/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	344.29/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	340.62/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,275	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	330.16/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	325.58/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,918	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	664	279.99/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	333.83/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,896	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	402.50/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,092	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,293	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	345.15/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,805	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	316.08/cwt	315.00–317.50	2,184	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	219.98/cwt	217.50–227.50	2,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	262.45/cwt	252.50–267.50	2,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,002	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	3,146	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	325.95/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,995	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	310.17/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	345.91/cwt	345.00–347.50	2,331	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	376.80/cwt	365.00–382.50	2,325	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,904	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	152.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,123	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	121.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,113	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	138.90/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,458	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	113.02/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,240	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	158.48/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,533	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	300–350	320	395.84/cwt	387.50–405.00	1,267	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	429	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,587	5
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	473	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,656	3
Bulls	—	—	1,912	183.19/cwt	178.00–189.00	3,503	5
Bulls	—	—	1,552	159.49/cwt	144.00–169.00	2,475	3
Steers	Large 2	550–600	587	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,834	5
Steers	Large 2	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	400–450	410	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,117	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	450–500	460	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	534	354.45/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,893	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	652	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,168	2
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	333	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,032	3
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	590	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	550–600	580	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,610	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Large 2	400–450	411	348.72/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,433	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	480	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,548	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Large 2	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Large 2	400–450	422	297.46/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,255	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	695	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,981	4
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	655	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	680	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	975	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	470	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	301.61/cwt	290.00–307.50	2,446	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	340.05/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,790	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	610	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	316.30/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	453	310.96/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,409	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	359.37/cwt	357.50–360.00	2,275	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	343.72/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	330.92/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,430	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	762	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,739	3

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 Sep 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 397Last week 659Year ago 82

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 57Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 20Year ago 2

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady on a light test. Yearling steers sold steady on a lighter test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	495.00	495.00
2	250–300	280	405.00	405.00
3	400–450	421	380.00–400.00	386.65
4	600–650	633	357.50–360.00	359.37
8	650–700	674	345.00–347.50	345.91
2	700–750	723	300.00–320.00	310.17
2	750–800	765	320.00	320.00
9	800–850	811	290.00–307.50	301.61
1	900–950	935	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	377	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	460	350.00–360.00	357.34
5	500–550	529	317.50–330.00	323.02
4	550–600	589	310.00–337.50	325.58
1	750–800	780	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	480	322.50–337.50	330.16
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	387.50–405.00	395.84
1	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
5	400–450	429	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	470	367.50	367.50
4	500–550	534	345.00–357.50	354.45
1	600–650	625	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	652	332.50	332.50
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	460	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	580	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	411	347.50–350.00	348.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	432	330.00–337.50	330.92
1	450–500	490	337.50	337.50
3	500–550	523	332.50	332.50
2	550–600	550	332.50	332.50
1	650–700	690	295.00	295.00
7	700–750	734	277.50–285.00	283.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	627	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	370	312.50–320.00	316.30
5	450–500	453	305.00–315.00	310.96
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
4	650–700	664	275.00–285.00	279.99
2	750–800	762	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	357.50	357.50
14	500–550	523	340.00–350.00	345.15
11	550–600	568	330.00–342.50	333.83
9	600–650	612	317.50–330.00	325.95
7	650–700	691	315.00–317.50	316.08
3	850–900	866	252.50–267.50	262.45
4	900–950	923	217.50–227.50	219.98
5	1050–1100	1,092	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	480	322.50	322.50
2	550–600	570	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
4	650–700	695	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	422	290.00–302.50	297.46
1	550–600	590	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	400.00–405.00	402.50
3	450–500	495	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	560	372.50	372.50
14	600–650	617	365.00–382.50	376.80
2	700–750	738	335.00–345.00	340.05
4	750–800	776	345.00–355.00	349.93
2	900–950	930	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	680	393.00	393.00
2	700–750	700	360.00	360.00
57	850–900	890	349.00	349.00
57	1000–1050	1,002	314.00	314.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	342.50–345.00	343.72
1	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	578	340.00–352.50	344.29
1	600–650	625	332.50	332.50
4	650–700	668	340.00–342.50	340.62
3	700–750	740	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	835	292.50	292.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	655	355.00	355.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	587	312.50	312.50
1	650–700	675	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	322.50	322.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	141.00	141.00
2	—	1,390	150.00–155.00	152.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	912	120.00–125.00	121.99
4	—	1,050	136.00–144.00	138.90
3	—	1,097	107.00–116.00	113.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	158.00–159.00	158.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,912	178.00–189.00	183.19
3	—	1,552	144.00–169.00	159.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,700.00	1,700.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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