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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jun 13

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

497 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 462▲ 239 vs year ago 258 · +92.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 25▼ 34 vs year ago 46 · −73.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 0▲ 31 vs year ago 7 · +442.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder steers and heifers due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $368.85/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 2 of 19 comparable sales and sits −105.44 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$368.85

13 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$323

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

$31.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.26

vs KY average

−12.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	573	371.25	2,125	12thin
Medium and Large 2	530	340.00	1,802	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.25/cwt here — about $323 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

368.85

—

KY average23 barns · 921 hd

380.10

−11.26

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

−12.16

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

−105.44

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $506.67, low $356.34, median $474.28 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,415	186.00	2,632	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	160.57	1,984	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	987	125.72	1,240	4thin

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)	1,135	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,232	$2,232	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$2,639	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,394	$3,600	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,344	$3,482	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,439	$3,277	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$2,700	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,600	1thin

Every lot

75 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,415	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,056	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,172	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,302	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	320.61/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,318	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	777	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,564	69
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	278.74/cwt	277.50–280.00	2,406	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	866	316.80/cwt	316.80–316.80	2,743	127
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	876	263.72/cwt	260.00–267.50	2,310	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,656	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	945	294.75/cwt	294.75–294.75	2,785	56
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	980	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,254	1
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,045	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,404	1
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,065	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,343	1
Steers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,783	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,463	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,380	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	362.35/cwt	357.50–367.50	1,725	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,506	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,779	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	348.74/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,946	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,771	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	694	314.75/cwt	314.75–314.75	2,184	76
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,036	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	807	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,018	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,301	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,053	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,591	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	1
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	343.37/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,442	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,826	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,752	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	364.76/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,933	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,021	1
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	330.83/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,912	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,376	1
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	1
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	695	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,981	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,237	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	751	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,802	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	757	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,347	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,192	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,840	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,137	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,968	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,632	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	115.43/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,065	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,264	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,602	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	164.96/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,008	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	153.98/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,945	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	2,638.68/head	2,285.00–2,925.00	2,639	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,232	2,231.80/head	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,232	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,445	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,354	3,004.02/head	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,004	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,368	3,563.25/head	2,850.00–4,200.00	3,563	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,394	3,599.99/head	3,000.00–4,300.00	3,600	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,507	3,494.54/head	2,700.00–4,100.00	3,495	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jun 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 497Last week 462Year ago 258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 25Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 0Year ago 7

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder steers and heifers due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	440	415.00	415.00
10	500–550	530	355.00–367.50	364.76
1	550–600	550	367.50	367.50
1	700–750	710	315.00	315.00
2	750–800	757	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	830	257.50	257.50
1	900–950	905	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	555	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	630	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	695	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	455	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	578	330.00–332.50	330.83
1	750–800	790	277.50	277.50
1	800–850	800	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	340.00–345.00	343.37
1	600–650	605	227.50	227.50
4	750–800	751	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	600–650	635	362.50	362.50
8	700–750	723	320.00–325.00	320.61
69	750–800	777	330.00	330.00
127	850–900	866	316.80	316.80
56	900–950	945	294.75	294.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	410.00	410.00
5	500–550	541	380.00	380.00
7	550–600	595	365.00	365.00
2	600–650	620	330.00	330.00
2	850–900	863	277.50–280.00	278.74
1	900–950	940	282.50	282.50
1	1200–1250	1,210	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	876	260.00–267.50	263.72
1	1000–1050	1,045	230.00	230.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
1	950–1000	980	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	476	357.50–367.50	362.35
2	500–550	527	337.50	337.50
16	550–600	558	340.00–357.50	348.74
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	702	290.00	290.00
2	800–850	807	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	885	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	478	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	332.50	332.50
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	650	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	650–700	694	314.75	314.75

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,232	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,231.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,445	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,394	3,000.00–4,300.00	3,599.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,368	2,850.00–4,200.00	3,563.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,354	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,004.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	3,900.00	3,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,507	2,700.00–4,100.00	3,494.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,330	2,285.00–2,925.00	2,638.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	143.00	143.00
1	—	980	129.00	129.00
2	—	923	114.00–117.00	115.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	163.00–169.00	164.96
2	—	1,263	150.00–158.00	153.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	186.00	186.00

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.