Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady on a limited test, However the high quality weaned and vaccinated packages and loads were met with very good demand and sharply higher prices. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $384.62/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 9 of 27 comparable sales and sits −15.98 against this barn's trailing median of $400.60.

Average price

$384.62

77 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,186

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$433

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$78.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.12

vs KY average

−13.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	387.70	2,203	74
Medium and Large 2-3	573	308.86	1,770	3thin

One grade step is worth $78.84/cwt here — about $433 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale77 hd

384.62

—

KY average26 barns · 1,471 hd

368.50

+16.12

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−13.24

This barn, trailing median27 sales

400.60

−15.98

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	1,618	177.63	2,873	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,595	162.96	2,599	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,303	149.51	1,949	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,040	135.57	1,410	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,220	215.00	2,623	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,463	$3,354	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$2,974	2thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	636	394.25/cwt	394.25–394.25	2,507	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	369.66/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,368	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	356.09/cwt	347.50–362.50	1,866	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	388.65/cwt	382.50–395.00	1,897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	394.50/cwt	394.50–394.50	2,253	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	332.36/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,016	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	327.82/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,032	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	344.06/cwt	322.50–360.00	1,651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	318.45/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,000	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	362.87/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,083	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,460	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	501	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,192	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,460	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	308.86/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	309.97/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,795	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	159.07/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,125	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	925	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,419	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,763	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	145.60/cwt	138.00–151.00	1,884	8
Bulls	—	—	1,595	173.50/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	334.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,256	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,220	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,623	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,202	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	140.74/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,455	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	162.96/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,599	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	460.00/cwt	452.50–467.50	1,863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	332.50/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	200	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,035	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	193.21/cwt	160.00–232.50	1,922	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	435.92/cwt	420.00–452.50	2,071	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	426.01/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	363.76/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,746	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,424	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,336	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,973.99/head	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,974	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,463	3,353.85/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	283.31/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,186	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	366.05/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,541	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	462.54/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,475	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	318.97/cwt	312.00–325.00	2,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	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 Oct 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 393Year ago 990

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 42Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 3Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	357.50	357.50
65	550–600	571	394.50	394.50
76	600–650	636	394.25	394.25
74	650–700	656	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	300	367.50	367.50
8	350–400	370	360.00–380.00	369.66
7	400–450	421	360.00–377.50	366.05
8	450–500	480	355.00–370.00	363.76
4	500–550	531	330.00–340.00	332.36
4	550–600	569	340.00	340.00
5	600–650	628	312.50–325.00	318.45
3	650–700	665	312.00–325.00	318.97
1	700–750	720	312.50	312.50
1	800–850	820	280.00	280.00
3	850–900	882	280.00–290.00	283.31
1	900–950	945	270.00	270.00
6	1000–1050	1,016	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	375	330.00–340.00	334.98
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	480	325.00–340.00	332.50
3	550–600	573	275.00–325.00	308.86
1	800–850	835	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	905	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	465.00	465.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	488	382.50–395.00	388.65
4	500–550	524	347.50–362.50	356.09
12	550–600	574	350.00–377.50	362.87
7	600–650	620	320.00–340.00	327.82
1	650–700	670	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	745	317.50	317.50
1	750–800	755	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	810	302.50	302.50
1	950–1000	995	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	322.50–360.00	344.06
5	550–600	579	300.00–320.00	309.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	450.00	450.00
3	250–300	275	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	320	445.00	445.00
5	350–400	380	425.00–430.00	426.01
2	400–450	405	452.50–467.50	460.00
7	450–500	475	420.00–452.50	435.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	355.00	355.00
3	700–750	728	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	805	330.00	330.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	510.00	510.00
2	400–450	428	460.00–465.00	462.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	501	437.50	437.50
6	600–650	615	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	317.50	317.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,336	155.00–162.00	159.07
8	—	1,294	138.00–151.00	145.60
1	—	1,215	133.00	133.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,075	132.00	132.00
1	—	1,145	154.00	154.00
4	—	1,034	139.00–145.00	140.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	161.00–165.00	162.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,595	172.00–176.00	173.50
1	—	1,685	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	215.00	215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	995	160.00–232.50	193.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	182.50	182.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	200.00	200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,973.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,463	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,353.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	2,450.00	2,450.00

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