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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jul 25

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

700 head

▼ 194 vs last sale 894▼ 692 vs year ago 1,392 · −49.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 48▼ 18 vs year ago 30 · −60.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 8▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher on a light test. Yearling steers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.03/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 10 of 29 comparable sales and sits −39.16 against this barn's trailing median of $391.20.

Average price

$352.03

28 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$62.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.85

vs KY average

+11.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	522	362.50	1,893	22
Large 1-2	561	317.99	1,784	4thin
Medium and Large 2	590	310.00	1,829	1thin
Large 2	580	300.00	1,740	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.50/cwt here — about $153 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

352.03

—

KY average25 barns · 824 hd

332.18

+19.85

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

+11.85

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.20

−39.16

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

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.22, low $303.56, median $391.20 across 29 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	1,750	191.67	3,354	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,635	174.00	2,845	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,153	162.00	1,867	2thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,370	$2,050	1thin

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,347	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,521	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	408.74/cwt	407.50–410.00	1,717	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,755	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,015	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,721	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	365.80/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,942	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	346.30/cwt	342.50–350.00	2,036	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,262	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	743	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,582	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	866	311.82/cwt	309.00–316.50	2,700	24
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	872	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,660	2
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	881	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,696	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	936	314.91/cwt	314.75–315.00	2,948	169
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,538	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium 1-2	985	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,536	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,018	303.90/cwt	303.90–303.90	3,094	54
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,056	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	3,052	30
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,092	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,155	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,131	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	372	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,553	2
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	380	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,273	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	409	358.09/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,465	4
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	420	354.19/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,488	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	446	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,829	7
Heifers	450–500	Large 2-3	453	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,314	3
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	493	352.51/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,738	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	354.61/cwt	342.50–362.50	1,794	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,920	9
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	352.94/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,962	6
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	568	317.32/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,802	3
Heifers	550–600	Large 2	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	281.82/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,215	19
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	825	314.05/cwt	308.75–320.50	2,591	189
Heifers	800–850	Large 1-2	832	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,346	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	852	306.25/cwt	306.25–306.25	2,609	59
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,318	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Large 1-2	340	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,250	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,473	1
Bulls	350–400	Large 1-2	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	1
Bulls	350–400	Large 2	385	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,396	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1-2	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	399.32/cwt	395.00–407.50	1,677	4
Bulls	400–450	Large 2	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Bulls	450–500	Large 2-3	465	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,569	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	372.58/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,751	2
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	486	363.27/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,765	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	316.21/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,628	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,970	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	321.82/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,838	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,829	1
Bulls	850–900	Large 1-2	875	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,838	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	967	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,272	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,680	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,074	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,950	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,706	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,034	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,845	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	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 Jul 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 894Year ago 1,392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 48Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 8Year ago 1

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher on a light test. Yearling steers sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	515	312.50–320.00	316.21
4	550–600	571	315.00–332.50	321.82
1	750–800	795	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	387.50	387.50
4	400–450	420	395.00–407.50	399.32
2	450–500	470	370.00–375.00	372.58
1	500–550	520	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	555	355.00	355.00
2	950–1000	967	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	367.50	367.50
1	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	486	352.50–370.00	363.27
1	850–900	875	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	362.50	362.50
1	400–450	435	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	446	410.00	410.00
9	500–550	512	375.00	375.00
189	800–850	825	308.75–320.50	314.05
59	850–900	852	306.25	306.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	310	372.50	372.50
1	350–400	365	375.00	375.00
4	400–450	409	350.00–365.00	358.09
7	500–550	506	342.50–362.50	354.61
6	550–600	556	340.00–357.50	352.94
2	700–750	705	300.00	300.00
19	750–800	786	280.00–290.00	281.82
1	1000–1050	1,030	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	335.00	335.00
4	400–450	420	347.50–360.00	354.19
2	450–500	493	350.00–355.00	352.51
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	568	310.00–325.00	317.32
2	800–850	832	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	417.50	417.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	377.50	377.50
1	500–550	510	337.50	337.50
2	850–900	872	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	395.00	395.00
7	700–750	743	347.50	347.50
169	900–950	936	314.75–315.00	314.91
54	1000–1050	1,018	303.90	303.90
30	1050–1100	1,056	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	427.50	427.50
1	350–400	385	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	420	407.50–410.00	408.74
3	500–550	531	365.00–367.50	365.80
2	550–600	588	342.50–350.00	346.30
2	700–750	707	320.00	320.00
24	850–900	866	309.00–316.50	311.82
1	900–950	940	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	660	335.00	335.00
3	850–900	881	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	985	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	166.00	166.00
1	—	1,080	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	209.00	209.00
2	—	1,680	183.00	183.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,050.00	2,050.00

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.