Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to being closed for inclement weather. Good to very good demand for all feeder classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $462.88/cwt on 21 head, up $61.02 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 21 comparable sales and sits −11.41 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$462.88

▲ 61.02 vs prior sale

21 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

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

$51.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.70

vs KY average

−15.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	467.79	2,564	19thin
Large 1-2	540	416.25	2,248	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.54/cwt here — about $316 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

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 sale21 hd

462.88

—

KY average25 barns · 1,133 hd

456.18

+6.70

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

−15.51

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−11.41

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	—	High	1,983	200.75	3,981	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,306	168.86	2,204	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	156.00	2,106	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	140.65	1,565	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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$2,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,355	$3,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	463.53/cwt	455.00–467.50	2,480	3
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	520	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,067	1
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	730	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,482	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	680	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	580.43/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,335	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	397.96/cwt	387.50–417.50	2,487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	361.71/cwt	352.50–372.50	2,810	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	762	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,629	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	299.10/cwt	292.50–312.50	2,432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	441.28/cwt	440.00–442.50	2,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	461	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	731	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,639	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	439.05/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,081	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	423.49/cwt	420.00–427.50	2,460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	765	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,938	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	933	341.96/cwt	335.00–342.90	3,190	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,750	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	560	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	494.36/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,620	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	440	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	396.01/cwt	380.00–398.75	2,891	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	817	353.02/cwt	352.50–355.00	2,884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	878	357.44/cwt	344.50–359.25	3,138	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	684	405.36/cwt	402.50–412.50	2,773	49
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	715	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,652	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	591	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,950	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	800–850	842	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,770	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	171.59/cwt	167.00–178.00	2,279	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	137.56/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,579	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,349	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	151.66/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,642	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	160.65/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,989	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,106	1
Bulls	—	—	1,983	200.75/cwt	197.00–203.00	3,981	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	445	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	390.00/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	345.75/cwt	332.50–350.00	2,493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	752	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	432.83/cwt	427.50–450.00	2,307	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	469.16/cwt	450.00–477.50	2,139	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	382.41/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	462.32/cwt	457.50–467.50	1,965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	362.99/cwt	362.50–365.00	2,272	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	408.38/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,152	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	532.21/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,105	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	436.48/cwt	435.00–437.50	2,305	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	779	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,668	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	591	398.56/cwt	398.00–400.00	2,355	21

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 Feb 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 475Year ago 68

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 22Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 7Year ago 1

No trend due to being closed for inclement weather. Good to very good demand for all feeder classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	570.00–590.00	580.43
1	450–500	455	480.00	480.00
3	500–550	535	455.00–467.50	463.53
5	550–600	581	420.00–427.50	423.49
3	600–650	625	387.50–417.50	397.96
1	650–700	680	385.00	385.00
8	750–800	777	352.50–372.50	361.71
1	900–950	905	305.00	305.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	397.50	397.50
1	550–600	560	435.00	435.00
1	650–700	680	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	730	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	440.00–442.50	441.28
2	750–800	762	345.00	345.00
2	900–950	905	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	530.00	530.00
3	450–500	461	500.00	500.00
8	500–550	530	490.00–495.00	494.36
3	550–600	555	475.00	475.00
1	600–650	625	440.00	440.00
49	650–700	684	402.50–412.50	405.36
72	700–750	730	380.00–398.75	396.01
10	750–800	765	384.00	384.00
5	800–850	817	352.50–355.00	353.02
74	850–900	878	344.50–359.25	357.44
71	900–950	933	335.00–342.90	341.96
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	790	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	495.00	495.00
1	250–300	250	530.00	530.00
2	300–350	323	525.00–540.00	532.21
2	400–450	425	457.50–467.50	462.32
5	450–500	474	435.00–440.00	439.05
8	500–550	527	400.00–420.00	408.38
2	550–600	570	380.00–385.00	382.41
5	600–650	626	362.50–365.00	362.99
1	650–700	675	332.50	332.50
3	700–750	721	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	765	325.00	325.00
3	800–850	813	292.50–312.50	299.10
1	1100–1150	1,105	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	528	435.00–437.50	436.48
21	550–600	591	398.00–400.00	398.56
2	600–650	617	380.00	380.00
4	650–700	657	360.00	360.00
19	700–750	731	361.00	361.00
9	750–800	779	342.50	342.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	485.00	485.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	425	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	595	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
4	700–750	737	295.00	295.00
2	750–800	752	305.00	305.00
2	800–850	830	290.00	290.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	560.00	560.00
1	400–450	405	495.00	495.00
6	450–500	456	450.00–477.50	469.16
8	500–550	533	427.50–450.00	432.83
2	600–650	625	360.00	360.00
4	700–750	721	332.50–350.00	345.75
1	750–800	755	360.00	360.00
2	800–850	825	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	591	330.00	330.00
2	800–850	842	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	515	380.00–400.00	390.00
1	700–750	705	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
6	—	1,328	167.00–178.00	171.59
2	—	1,238	158.00–163.00	160.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,148	135.00–142.00	137.56
1	—	1,030	131.00	131.00
2	—	1,083	147.00–156.00	151.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	156.00	156.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,983	197.00–203.00	200.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,355	3,150.00	3,150.00

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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Richmond Livestock Auction

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle