Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady on a light test. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold steady with feeder heifers over 500lbs 4.00 to 6.00 lower. 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 $404.02/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 3 of 21 comparable sales and sits −70.26 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$404.02

15 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$357

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

$73.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.65

vs KY average

−54.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	413.29	2,278	13thin
Large 2	520	347.50	1,807	1thin
Medium and Large 2	565	340.00	1,921	1thin

One grade step is worth $73.29/cwt here — about $357 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 sale15 hd

404.02

—

KY average25 barns · 1,035 hd

404.67

−0.65

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−54.12

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−70.26

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	1,465	167.45	2,454	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	154.25	2,281	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,384	153.91	2,130	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,097	129.88	1,424	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,141	$2,043	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,048	$2,013	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,175	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$3,102	3thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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 1-2	350–400	381	387.64/cwt	382.50–390.00	1,477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	325.51/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,872	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,034	324.75/cwt	324.75–324.75	3,358	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	422.53/cwt	410.00–432.50	2,337	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	286.64/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	359.51/cwt	357.50–360.00	1,776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,125	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	3,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	344.72/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	353.73/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,349	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	482.13/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	728	370.47/cwt	370.25–384.00	2,697	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	637	384.17/cwt	382.50–387.50	2,447	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,070	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	3,306	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	829	351.19/cwt	350.00–353.00	2,911	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	319.99/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	286.31/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	279.68/cwt	275.00–287.50	2,156	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	773	365.91/cwt	351.00–379.75	2,828	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	342.47/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	223.80/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	348.70/cwt	342.50–355.00	2,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	370.81/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	294.49/cwt	294.00–295.00	1,958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	373.79/cwt	372.50–375.00	1,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	376	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,861	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	449.17/cwt	447.50–452.50	1,976	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	269.84/cwt	260.00–280.00	2,072	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	271.72/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	421.62/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,370	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	451	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,165	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,890.13/head	2,775.00–3,000.00	2,890	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	369.79/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	435.71/cwt	430.00–447.50	2,004	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,365	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	145.30/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,733	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	135.88/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,546	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	150.49/cwt	147.00–157.00	2,059	7
Bulls	—	—	1,455	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,590	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	159.17/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,488	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	152.02/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,189	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	142.20/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,853	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	165.75/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,408	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	114.10/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,076	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	123.49/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,386	3
Bulls	—	—	1,433	161.10/cwt	152.00–168.00	2,309	6
Bulls	—	—	1,670	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,257	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	715	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,931	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	800–850	845	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,472	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	541	325.82/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,763	3
Bulls	Large 2-3	450–500	470	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	620	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	800–850	830	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,826	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Steers	Large 2-3	650–700	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	1
Steers	Large 2	500–550	520	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,807	1
Heifers	Large 2	750–800	785	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,982	2
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	565	281.27/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,589	2
Bulls	Large 2	550–600	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	586	309.45/cwt	308.00–312.50	1,813	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	360	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	775	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,976	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	490	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	341.60/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	323.82/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	413.89/cwt	402.50–420.00	1,759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	298.77/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	340.80/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	322.02/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	220	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	324.18/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,183	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	349.91/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	334.21/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	322.43/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,844	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	2,141.83/head	1,725.00–2,700.00	2,142	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	459	375.05/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	291.23/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,960	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	945	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	890	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	450	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,328	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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 614Last week 373Year ago 693

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 33Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 12Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	352.50	352.50
2	300–350	335	372.50–375.00	373.79
3	350–400	381	382.50–390.00	387.64
3	400–450	408	362.50–377.50	370.81
5	450–500	494	357.50–360.00	359.51
7	500–550	520	340.00–345.00	342.47
10	550–600	575	322.50–327.50	325.51
1	600–650	635	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	665	294.00–295.00	294.49
3	700–750	736	285.00–290.00	286.64
8	750–800	771	275.00–287.50	279.68
2	800–850	810	220.00–227.50	223.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	365	365.00	365.00
3	400–450	435	340.00–355.00	344.72
6	450–500	470	340.00–345.00	340.80
5	500–550	525	320.00–322.50	322.02
4	550–600	571	290.00–305.00	298.77
2	600–650	602	280.00	280.00
4	650–700	662	282.50–290.00	286.31
1	750–800	790	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	586	308.00–312.50	309.45
1	600–650	615	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	775	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	280.00–282.50	281.27
1	600–650	620	260.00	260.00
2	750–800	785	250.00–255.00	252.52
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	830	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	322.50–325.00	324.18
4	450–500	487	320.00–325.00	323.82
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	425.00	425.00
9	300–350	325	415.00–430.00	421.62
1	350–400	390	457.50	457.50
3	400–450	440	447.50–452.50	449.17
3	450–500	460	430.00–447.50	435.71
3	500–550	523	362.50–377.50	369.79
2	550–600	555	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	610	342.50–355.00	348.70
3	700–750	722	270.00–275.00	271.72
4	750–800	768	260.00–280.00	269.84
4	850–900	876	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	420	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	530	345.00–355.00	349.91
3	550–600	585	340.00–345.00	341.60
4	600–650	615	310.00–327.50	319.99
1	650–700	670	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	495.00	495.00
1	400–450	405	490.00	490.00
4	450–500	451	480.00	480.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	541	320.00–337.50	325.82
2	600–650	625	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	715	270.00	270.00
2	800–850	845	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	370	395.00	395.00
4	450–500	459	360.00–385.00	375.05
3	500–550	522	332.50–337.50	334.21
3	550–600	572	320.00–327.50	322.43
2	650–700	673	285.00–297.50	291.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	600–650	637	382.50–387.50	384.17
63	700–750	728	370.25–384.00	370.47
130	750–800	773	351.00–379.75	365.91
25	800–850	829	350.00–353.00	351.19
56	1000–1050	1,034	324.75	324.75
54	1050–1100	1,070	309.00	309.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	485.00	485.00
2	400–450	428	470.00–495.00	482.13
1	450–500	450	470.00	470.00
4	500–550	547	392.50	392.50
9	550–600	553	410.00–432.50	422.53
8	650–700	664	350.00–355.00	353.73
2	750–800	792	330.00	330.00
1	850–900	855	322.50	322.50
1	1100–1150	1,125	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	402.50–420.00	413.89
1	550–600	565	340.00	340.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	290.00	290.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	387.50	387.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,178	2,775.00–3,000.00	2,890.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	3,525.00	3,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,183	1,725.00–2,700.00	2,141.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,193	144.00–146.00	145.30
6	—	1,138	130.00–141.00	135.88
4	—	943	110.00–117.00	114.10
3	—	1,122	120.00–126.00	123.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,368	147.00–157.00	150.49
2	—	1,303	139.00–145.00	142.20
4	—	1,453	161.00–175.00	165.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,563	158.00–162.00	159.17
11	—	1,440	144.00–155.00	152.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	178.00	178.00
6	—	1,433	152.00–168.00	161.10
1	—	1,670	195.00	195.00

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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