Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady except 500lbs to 599lbs they sold 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with feeder heifers over 600lbs mostly steady. Good quality yearling steers with favorable condition sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $384.21/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −90.08 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$384.21

25 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,181

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$35.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.75

vs KY average

−59.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	569	385.63	2,192	24
Large 1-2	550	350.00	1,925	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.63/cwt here — about $267 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 sale25 hd

384.21

—

KY average22 barns · 601 hd

396.95

−12.75

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

−59.89

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−90.08

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	1,780	187.03	3,329	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,598	162.75	2,601	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	161.12	2,199	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	129.30	1,337	11

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,355	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,975	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	250–300	285	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	269.22/cwt	265.00–277.50	2,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	408.77/cwt	407.50–410.00	2,097	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,135	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,212	2
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	792	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,768	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	861	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,975	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	432.50/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	299.54/cwt	299.50–300.00	2,495	12
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	915	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	322.51/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,293	7
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	688	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,305	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	418.93/cwt	407.50–422.50	1,990	8
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	420	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	376.45/cwt	375.00–377.50	2,183	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,510	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	311.53/cwt	302.50–315.00	2,090	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	436	379.09/cwt	377.50–382.50	1,653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,954	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	841	356.25/cwt	356.25–356.25	2,996	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,198	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	253.63/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,846	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	135.52/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,468	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	855	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	149.90/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,031	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	111.97/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,005	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	177.11/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,423	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	143.60/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,537	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	165.87/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,679	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	158.08/cwt	157.00–159.00	2,487	2
Bulls	—	—	1,573	180.35/cwt	177.00–187.50	2,837	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,974	1
Bulls	—	—	2,090	197.04/cwt	194.00–200.00	4,118	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	297.48/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,844	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	515	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	412.30/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	312.32/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,958	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,425	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	537	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	296	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,214	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 Dec 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 419Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 66Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 117Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	372	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	468	400.00–425.00	412.30
4	500–550	513	407.50–410.00	408.77
5	650–700	657	325.00	325.00
3	750–800	780	265.00–277.50	269.22
3	850–900	858	287.50	287.50
2	900–950	920	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	620	295.00–300.00	297.48
1	650–700	675	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	450	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	505.00	505.00
2	300–350	337	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	390	420.00–445.00	432.50
8	450–500	475	407.50–422.50	418.93
7	550–600	580	375.00–377.50	376.45
3	650–700	660	340.00	340.00
7	700–750	711	310.00–325.00	322.51
3	750–800	780	320.00	320.00
12	800–850	833	299.50–300.00	299.54
1	850–900	855	290.00	290.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
4	650–700	688	335.00	335.00
1	900–950	915	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	532	407.50	407.50
15	550–600	568	387.00	387.00
63	750–800	792	349.50	349.50
60	800–850	841	356.25	356.25
52	850–900	861	345.50	345.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	472	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	296	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	340	397.50	397.50
1	400–450	410	347.50	347.50
5	450–500	477	357.50	357.50
2	500–550	515	365.00	365.00
18	600–650	627	300.00–317.50	312.32
8	650–700	671	302.50–315.00	311.53
2	700–750	702	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	772	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	436	377.50–382.50	379.09
4	500–550	521	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	327.50	327.50
3	500–550	540	342.50	342.50
2	600–650	618	280.00	280.00
4	700–750	728	250.00–265.00	253.63
1	850–900	850	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	537	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,083	132.00–139.00	135.52
1	—	950	90.00	90.00
2	—	898	111.00–113.00	111.97
3	—	1,070	140.00–150.00	143.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,355	147.00–154.00	149.90
4	—	1,368	175.00–179.00	177.11
1	—	1,390	142.00	142.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,615	163.00–169.00	165.87
2	—	1,573	157.00–159.00	158.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,573	177.00–187.50	180.35
2	—	2,090	194.00–200.00	197.04

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,245	2,100.00	2,100.00

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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

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