Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650lbs sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder steers over 650lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 550lbs sold mostly steady. Yearling steers sold steady on a light test. No trend on slaughter cows due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $479.57/cwt on 68 head, up $16.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 21 comparable sales and sits +5.28 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$479.57

▲ 16.69 vs prior sale

68 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$455

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$38.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.06

vs KY average

−7.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	577	481.12	2,778	65
Medium and Large 2	563	447.50	2,517	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	442.50	2,323	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.62/cwt here — about $455 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale68 hd

479.57

—

KY average25 barns · 1,367 hd

468.51

+11.06

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−7.78

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

+5.28

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	1,760	172.58	3,038	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	169.00	2,155	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	143.00	1,380	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$2,750	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$4,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 2-3	500–550	525	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	520.15/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,205	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	371.93/cwt	370.00–372.50	2,265	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	468	465.55/cwt	462.50–467.50	2,179	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	898	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,829	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	554.95/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	514.69/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,414	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,149	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	456.32/cwt	450.00–472.50	2,706	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	484.07/cwt	470.00–497.50	2,585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	688	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,786	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	947	339.25/cwt	339.25–339.25	3,213	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	813	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	3,028	67
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	488	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,502	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,084	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	3,111	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	528	245.12/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	485.21/cwt	482.50–495.00	2,809	51
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	691	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,349	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	452.91/cwt	447.50–457.50	2,822	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	456	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,485	11
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	470	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,315	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	511	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,865	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	416.24/cwt	415.00–417.50	2,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,507	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,380	1
Bulls	—	—	1,445	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,139	1
Bulls	—	—	1,918	184.87/cwt	183.00–187.00	3,546	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,155	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	374	524.00/cwt	524.00–524.00	1,960	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	392.65/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,089	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	456.16/cwt	450.00–462.50	2,641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,229	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	444.40/cwt	444.00–450.00	2,213	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	413.50/cwt	407.50–417.50	2,175	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	555	372.50/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,067	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	505	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	323.77/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,344	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,032	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	480	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,307	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	395	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,442	1
Steers	Large 2	650–700	660	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	401.46/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	486.40/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,887	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	897	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,377	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	815	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	381.17/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,241	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,380	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,511	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 Feb 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 533Last week 500Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	442.50	442.50
1	650–700	660	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	550.00–565.00	554.95
1	350–400	380	570.00	570.00
5	400–450	424	510.00–530.00	520.15
11	450–500	469	500.00–530.00	514.69
5	500–550	534	470.00–497.50	484.07
9	550–600	593	450.00–472.50	456.32
1	650–700	670	382.50	382.50
1	750–800	765	352.50	352.50
4	800–850	840	349.00	349.00
8	850–900	898	315.00	315.00
112	900–950	947	339.25	339.25
2	950–1000	975	315.00	315.00
9	1050–1100	1,084	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	550.00	550.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	477.50	477.50
1	500–550	540	465.00	465.00
1	550–600	585	430.00	430.00
5	650–700	695	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	456	545.00	545.00
51	550–600	579	482.50–495.00	485.21
11	600–650	623	447.50–457.50	452.91
18	650–700	688	405.00	405.00
67	800–850	813	372.50	372.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	492.50	492.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	468	462.50–467.50	465.55
9	600–650	609	370.00–372.50	371.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	374	524.00	524.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	450.00	450.00
5	450–500	463	400.00–402.50	401.46
5	500–550	532	382.50–400.00	392.65
2	550–600	550	382.50	382.50
1	600–650	625	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	388	480.00–500.00	486.40
44	450–500	498	444.00–450.00	444.40
14	500–550	526	407.50–417.50	413.50
16	550–600	588	375.00–390.00	381.17
3	600–650	646	345.00	345.00
4	650–700	685	347.50	347.50
4	700–750	724	320.00–327.50	323.77
5	750–800	782	295.00	295.00
4	850–900	897	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	945	270.00	270.00
2	1000–1050	1,032	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	405	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	480	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	505	432.50	432.50
2	550–600	555	370.00–375.00	372.50
1	700–750	745	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	815	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	365.00	365.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	355.00	355.00
5	500–550	511	365.00	365.00
4	650–700	691	340.00	340.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	240.00–250.00	245.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	560.00	560.00
3	400–450	431	502.50	502.50
2	450–500	495	487.50	487.50
1	500–550	525	490.00	490.00
4	550–600	579	450.00–462.50	456.16
2	600–650	610	415.00–417.50	416.24
1	850–900	855	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	920	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	465.00	465.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	143.00	143.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	169.00	169.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,918	183.00–187.00	184.87

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,465	2,750.00	2,750.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	4,000.00	4,000.00

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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

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