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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jun 20

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Jun 13Jun 20Jun 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

402 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 497▲ 230 vs year ago 172 · +133.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 12▲ 3 vs year ago 20 · +15.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on a light test. Yearling steers sold steady with good demand. 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 $352.85/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −121.43 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$352.85

19 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$24.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.69

vs KY average

−19.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	361.80	1,954	12thin
Medium and Large 2	577	337.51	1,946	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.29/cwt here — about $8 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 sale19 hd

352.85

—

KY average24 barns · 825 hd

367.55

−14.69

National average146 barns · 8,317 hd

371.92

−19.07

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

−121.43

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	—	High	1,985	207.72	4,123	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	166.69	2,429	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	161.99	1,945	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	137.83	1,389	6thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Large 1-2	387	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,325	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	362.46/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,881	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	336.30/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,776	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	361.33/cwt	358.00–377.50	2,005	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	596	338.00/cwt	335.00–342.50	2,014	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	326.76/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,032	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	338.91/cwt	330.00–343.00	2,318	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,124	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	698	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,024	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	318.32/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,286	3
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	718	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,208	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	757	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,498	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,518	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	866	295.75/cwt	295.75–295.75	2,561	60
Steers	950–1000	Large 1-2	960	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,256	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	971	290.60/cwt	290.60–290.60	2,822	108
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,190	1
Heifers	350–400	Large 2	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,359	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,591	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,753	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,789	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,788	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	347.04/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,964	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	322.43/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,028	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	309.28/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,013	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	291.28/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,981	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	288.01/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,108	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,988	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	834	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	2,456	68
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	495	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,807	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,874	2
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	540	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,809	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	301.26/cwt	297.50–305.00	2,006	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	334.93/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,294	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,327	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,356	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,985	207.72/cwt	200.00–216.00	4,123	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,035	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	147.38/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,499	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	134.91/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,414	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,411	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,806	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	169.79/cwt	165.00–183.00	2,090	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,109	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	169.58/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,540	3

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 497Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 12Year ago 20

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on a light test. Yearling steers sold steady with good demand. 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	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	517	362.50	362.50
1	550–600	555	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	620	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	685	330.00–340.00	334.93
1	700–750	705	330.00	330.00
3	750–800	760	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
4	650–700	666	297.50–305.00	301.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	540	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	362.50	362.50
1	400–450	445	357.50	357.50
2	450–500	477	367.50	367.50
2	500–550	542	330.00	330.00
13	550–600	566	340.00–355.00	347.04
6	600–650	629	315.00–327.50	322.43
7	650–700	651	305.00–320.00	309.28
5	700–750	732	285.00–290.00	288.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	800–850	834	294.50	294.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	563	317.50	317.50
2	650–700	680	290.00–292.50	291.28
1	750–800	795	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	850–900	866	295.75	295.75
108	950–1000	971	290.60	290.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	519	360.00–370.00	362.46
7	550–600	555	358.00–377.50	361.33
8	600–650	622	320.00–340.00	326.76
24	650–700	684	330.00–343.00	338.91
3	700–750	718	312.50–325.00	318.32
2	750–800	757	330.00	330.00
4	800–850	831	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	332.50–340.00	336.30
5	550–600	596	335.00–342.50	338.00
4	650–700	685	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	342.50	342.50
1	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
12	700–750	718	307.50	307.50
1	950–1000	960	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00
3	650–700	698	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	130.00	130.00
5	—	1,231	165.00–183.00	169.79
1	—	1,165	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	131.00–139.00	134.91
1	—	900	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,017	142.00–154.00	147.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	158.00	158.00
3	—	1,498	168.00–172.00	169.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,985	200.00–216.00	207.72

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.