Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700lbs sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Yearling steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold sharply higher with feeder heifers over 500lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Good quality offering of feeder calves in todays sale with good to very good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $438.56/cwt on 31 head, up $22.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 21 comparable sales and sits −35.72 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$438.56

▲ 22.37 vs prior sale

31 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,370

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$527

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

$75.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.11

vs KY average

−33.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	443.29	2,402	29
Medium and Large 2	530	372.50	1,974	1thin
Large 2	510	367.50	1,874	1thin

One grade step is worth $75.79/cwt here — about $527 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale31 hd

438.56

—

KY average25 barns · 1,594 hd

433.46

+5.11

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−33.42

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−35.72

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	—	Low	1,828	176.31	3,223	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,363	137.96	1,880	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	948	105.78	1,003	5thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,483	$2,688	2thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	Large 1-2	600–650	615	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,291	1
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	405	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	306.77/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	522.45/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	431.83/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,267	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	352.55/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	391.16/cwt	387.50–395.00	2,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	338.50/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	1
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	870	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	467.39/cwt	457.50–477.50	2,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	431.99/cwt	427.50–440.00	2,419	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	369.67/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,488	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	200–250	240	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	401.75/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,660	13
Steers	Large 2	500–550	510	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	857	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	554	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,493	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	455.01/cwt	447.50–462.50	2,334	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	460	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,266	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	677	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	411.00/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	334.99/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,790	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,321	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	850–900	880	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	432.96/cwt	427.50–440.00	2,212	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	510.15/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	407	508.44/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,069	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	992	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	127.46/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,737	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	144.96/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,976	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	103.73/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,004	4
Bulls	—	—	1,625	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,486	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	187.96/cwt	187.00–189.00	3,628	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	451.96/cwt	447.50–455.00	1,903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	475	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	365.65/cwt	355.00–372.50	1,949	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	893	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	432.15/cwt	420.00–442.50	2,005	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	335.76/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,290	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	414.70/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	832	282.40/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	384.59/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,965	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	595	367.91/cwt	367.50–370.00	2,189	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	338.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,133	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	813	363.36/cwt	344.00–366.75	2,954	147
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	770	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,541	1

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 Jan 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 691Year ago 830

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 85Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 17Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	457.50	457.50
1	600–650	615	372.50	372.50
2	650–700	677	352.50	352.50
1	750–800	770	330.00	330.00
2	850–900	870	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	440	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	530	372.50	372.50
2	650–700	683	350.00–355.00	352.55
3	800–850	825	300.00–310.00	306.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	383	520.00–525.00	522.45
1	400–450	435	437.50	437.50
2	450–500	465	457.50–477.50	467.39
3	500–550	525	420.00–440.00	431.83
10	550–600	560	427.50–440.00	431.99
2	600–650	625	387.50–395.00	391.16
6	650–700	673	360.00–380.00	369.67
7	750–800	792	330.00–350.00	338.50
8	800–850	833	330.00–340.00	334.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	492.50	492.50
8	500–550	513	447.50–462.50	455.01
8	550–600	554	450.00	450.00
5	600–650	618	410.00–415.00	411.00
13	650–700	662	390.00–405.00	401.75
147	800–850	813	344.00–366.75	363.36
4	850–900	857	335.00	335.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	555.00	555.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	511	380.00–385.00	384.59
12	550–600	595	367.50–370.00	367.91
2	600–650	615	352.50	352.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
5	400–450	421	447.50–455.00	451.96
7	450–500	464	420.00–442.50	432.15
8	500–550	533	355.00–372.50	365.65
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
5	600–650	631	330.00–340.00	338.00
10	650–700	682	330.00–342.50	335.76
1	700–750	745	320.00	320.00
4	750–800	780	327.50	327.50
2	800–850	825	305.00	305.00
3	850–900	893	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	405.00–425.00	414.70
4	800–850	832	280.00–290.00	282.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	500.00–520.00	510.15
1	400–450	440	460.00	460.00
5	500–550	511	427.50–440.00	432.96
1	550–600	595	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	620	367.50	367.50
2	800–850	822	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	880	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	407	505.00–515.00	508.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
1	800–850	835	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	680	292.50	292.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	114.00	114.00
4	—	968	100.00–107.00	103.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	126.00–129.00	127.46
3	—	1,363	144.00–146.00	144.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	153.00	153.00
2	—	1,930	187.00–189.00	187.96

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,505	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	2,675.00	2,675.00

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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

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