Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on feeder steers and heifers due to low comparable receipts. Extreme weather forecasted limited cattle movement. Yearlings sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher on a light test. No trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $363.16/cwt on 11 head, down $9.73 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 27 comparable sales and sits −37.44 against this barn's trailing median of $400.60.

Average price

$363.16

▼ 9.73 vs prior sale

11 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$28.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.68

vs KY average

−47.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	370.91	2,038	8thin
Large 1-2	578	342.50	1,980	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.40/cwt here — about $58 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

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.22, low $345.17, median $400.60 across 27 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 sale11 hd

363.16

—

KY average25 barns · 1,620 hd

384.84

−21.68

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−47.71

This barn, trailing median27 sales

400.60

−37.44

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	1,825	173.19	3,161	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,414	148.04	2,093	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,520	147.54	2,243	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,078	125.85	1,356	7thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,365	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$2,517	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,373	$2,342	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$3,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,114	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	578	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,980	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	775	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,170	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	690	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,710	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	350	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,269	1
Steers	Large 2	550–600	596	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,467	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	865	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,424	5
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	820	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	439.79/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,291	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,922	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	582	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	808	355.75/cwt	355.75–355.75	2,874	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	931	329.30/cwt	329.30–329.30	3,066	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	337.02/cwt	336.00–341.00	2,406	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,338	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	800–850	810	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,167	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,450	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,299	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	144.05/cwt	143.00–145.00	2,221	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	111.32/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,141	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,233	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,548	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	132.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,487	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	142.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,900	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,575	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,504	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	165.28/cwt	155.00–170.00	3,058	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,355	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,517.08/head	2,450.00–2,575.00	2,517	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	2,342.08/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,342	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	356.25/cwt	352.50–357.50	2,073	4
Heifers	Large 2	350–400	385	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	752	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,504	133
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	318.58/cwt	305.00–322.00	2,265	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	341.52/cwt	340.00–343.00	2,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,377	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	385.56/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,993	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	320	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,096	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	685	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,346	2

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 475Last week 358Year ago 995

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 14Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	437.50	437.50
4	500–550	517	380.00–387.50	385.56
4	550–600	582	352.50–357.50	356.25
4	600–650	640	340.00–343.00	341.52
2	650–700	652	340.00	340.00
5	700–750	711	305.00–322.00	318.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	755	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	342.50	342.50
1	350–400	350	362.50	362.50
1	450–500	485	352.50	352.50
3	550–600	578	342.50	342.50
1	650–700	690	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	775	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	700–750	700	339.50	339.50
133	750–800	752	333.00	333.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	596	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	492	417.50	417.50
2	550–600	572	382.50	382.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	387.50	387.50
1	600–650	615	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	442.50	442.50
4	500–550	521	430.00–450.00	439.79
2	550–600	570	412.50	412.50
9	600–650	645	382.50	382.50
5	650–700	664	365.00	365.00
5	700–750	714	336.00–341.00	337.02
1	800–850	820	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
113	800–850	808	355.75	355.75
4	850–900	865	345.00	345.00
58	900–950	931	329.30	329.30
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	582	397.50	397.50
2	650–700	685	342.50	342.50
1	800–850	820	319.00	319.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	425	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	485	412.50	412.50
1	550–600	550	425.00	425.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	810	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	592	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	820	282.50	282.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	158.00	158.00
3	—	1,542	143.00–145.00	144.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	108.00–114.00	111.32
1	—	1,045	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,090	142.00	142.00
3	—	1,120	130.00–135.00	132.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	140.00–145.00	142.56
1	—	1,575	159.00	159.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,850	155.00–170.00	165.28
1	—	1,775	189.00	189.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,365	2,450.00–2,575.00	2,517.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,373	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,342.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	3,550.00	3,550.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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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