Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with feeder heifers mostly steady with low comparable receipts. No trend on yearlings due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.46/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −74.14 against this barn's trailing median of $400.60.

Average price

$326.46

20 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$34.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.01

vs KY average

−51.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	334.94	1,788	14thin
Large 1-2	537	313.33	1,682	3thin
Medium and Large 2	516	300.00	1,548	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.94/cwt here — about $240 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

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 sale20 hd

326.46

—

KY average28 barns · 1,966 hd

351.47

−25.01

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−51.50

This barn, trailing median27 sales

400.60

−74.14

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	—	High	1,707	177.85	3,036	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	152.36	2,296	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	146.02	1,816	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	129.03	1,368	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$2,930	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,605	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,195	$2,364	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,233	$2,357	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,233	$1,933	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,220	$1,725	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$3,036	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$3,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,010	$2,650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,588	$2,998	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,530	$3,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,436	$3,186	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,282	$3,135	18

Every lot, as filed

101 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	650–700	650	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	350.99/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	932	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	543	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,941	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	345.74/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,133	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	331.32/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	334.22/cwt	327.50–335.50	2,055	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,162	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	287.41/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	323.58/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,158	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,266	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	290.08/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,961	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	775	339.90/cwt	339.90–339.90	2,634	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	324.85/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	360	327.72/cwt	325.50–330.00	1,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,267	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	285.04/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	308.27/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	346.92/cwt	337.50–352.50	2,359	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	325.11/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,494	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	458.52/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,238	2
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	585	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,091	1
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	930	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,100	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,065	6
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	640	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,769	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	695	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,371	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	800	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,552	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	384.70/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,358	11
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	693	295.04/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,045	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	382	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,366	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	442	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,437	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	850–900	895	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,081	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,764	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	130.75/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,670	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	121.18/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,203	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	143.96/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,483	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	132.43/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,485	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	149.83/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,207	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	154.33/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,991	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	145.76/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,778	16
Bulls	—	—	1,745	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,333	1
Bulls	—	—	1,714	171.88/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,946	4
Bulls	—	—	1,675	183.21/cwt	180.00–186.00	3,069	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,357.09/head	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,357	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	2,930.27/head	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,930	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,605.37/head	2,225.00–2,950.00	2,605	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	3,035.95/head	2,750.00–3,300.00	3,036	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,932.61/head	1,650.00–2,100.00	1,933	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,363.82/head	1,875.00–2,900.00	2,364	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,373	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	313.86/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	342.58/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,953	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	313.33/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,918	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	288.16/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,112	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	392.49/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,476	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	490	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	324.08/cwt	312.50–332.50	2,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,588	2,997.60/head	2,750.00–3,225.00	2,998	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	3,048.47/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,048	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	3,125.17/head	2,500.00–3,500.00	3,125	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,453	3,281.97/head	2,500.00–3,700.00	3,282	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	3,212.50/head	2,825.00–3,600.00	3,213	2

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 Dec 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 419Last week 1,039Year ago 797

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 19Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 117Last week 7Year ago 78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	609	325.00–337.50	331.32
1	650–700	650	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	775	292.50	292.50
2	900–950	932	277.50	277.50
2	950–1000	970	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	440.00–480.00	458.52
1	350–400	375	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	435	417.50	417.50
6	450–500	472	437.50	437.50
1	500–550	500	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
6	600–650	617	340.00–360.00	345.74
14	650–700	680	337.50–352.50	346.92
4	700–750	713	332.50	332.50
9	750–800	767	310.00–332.50	325.11
3	800–850	820	300.00–315.00	308.27
1	850–900	870	305.00	305.00
2	900–950	923	280.00–290.00	285.04
1	1050–1100	1,065	260.00	260.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	280.00	280.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	357.50	357.50
2	600–650	640	332.50	332.50
1	650–700	695	325.00	325.00
1	900–950	930	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	613	380.00–387.50	384.70
61	800–850	800	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
5	450–500	492	350.00–352.50	350.99
7	500–550	516	315.00–330.00	324.85
2	550–600	573	305.00–322.50	313.86
6	600–650	612	300.00–320.00	313.33
4	650–700	676	285.00–295.00	290.08
2	700–750	743	300.00–310.00	305.02
2	750–800	772	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	840	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	543	357.50	357.50
28	600–650	615	327.50–335.50	334.22
7	650–700	667	320.00–325.00	323.58
71	700–750	730	325.00	325.00
70	750–800	775	339.90	339.90
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	325.50–330.00	327.72
1	450–500	485	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	550	310.00	310.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	516	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	638	280.00–295.00	287.41
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	357.50	357.50
2	400–450	442	325.00	325.00
3	450–500	490	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	693	285.00–305.00	295.04
1	850–900	895	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	630	277.50	277.50
1	700–750	720	262.50	262.50
2	850–900	880	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	305	415.00	415.00
4	350–400	376	380.00–400.00	392.49
1	450–500	490	382.50	382.50
1	500–550	545	365.00	365.00
3	550–600	570	330.00–350.00	342.58
3	650–700	663	312.50–332.50	324.08
6	700–750	733	280.00–305.00	288.16
1	800–850	815	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	885	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	500	287.50	287.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	165.00	165.00
5	—	1,473	148.00–153.00	149.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,277	127.00–135.00	130.75
6	—	1,290	151.00–159.00	154.33
16	—	1,220	140.00–150.00	145.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	993	115.00–126.00	121.18
2	—	1,030	143.00–145.00	143.96
9	—	1,121	127.00–138.00	132.43
1	—	845	100.00	100.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	191.00	191.00
4	—	1,714	170.00–173.00	171.88
2	—	1,675	180.00–186.00	183.21

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	1	—	1,340	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,530	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,393	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,048.47
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,254	2,500.00–3,500.00	3,125.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,453	2,500.00–3,700.00	3,281.97
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,510	2,825.00–3,600.00	3,212.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,233	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,357.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,930.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,315	2,225.00–2,950.00	2,605.37
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,233	1,650.00–2,100.00	1,932.61
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,195	1,875.00–2,900.00	2,363.82
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,130	2,750.00–3,300.00	3,035.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,588	2,750.00–3,225.00	2,997.60

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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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

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