Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sharply higher, over 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers 5.00-8.00 higher, Very good to Good demand for a desirable conditioned set of feeders and yearlings. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $493.64/cwt on 55 head, up $41.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 21 comparable sales and sits +19.36 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$493.64

▲ 41.97 vs prior sale

55 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$690

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

$115.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+29.57

vs KY average

+18.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	495.75	2,704	54
Medium and Large 2-3	530	380.00	2,014	1thin

One grade step is worth $115.75/cwt here — about $690 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale55 hd

493.64

—

KY average24 barns · 985 hd

464.08

+29.57

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

+18.08

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

+19.36

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	1,477	181.65	2,683	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,610	165.68	2,667	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	163.69	2,156	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	143.37	1,484	13

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	3,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	441.00/cwt	435.00–447.50	2,527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	449.13/cwt	447.50–450.00	2,344	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	427.46/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	340.38/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,284	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	433.98/cwt	405.00–439.00	2,265	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	387.69/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,369	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,498	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	639	414.51/cwt	390.00–432.50	2,649	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	919	327.95/cwt	324.50–332.00	3,014	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	815	371.99/cwt	360.00–372.75	3,032	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,020	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	3,167	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	501.91/cwt	467.50–522.50	2,620	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	414.92/cwt	407.50–425.00	2,348	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	353.18/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,324	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	758	380.60/cwt	368.00–382.00	2,885	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	554	496.94/cwt	458.00–498.00	2,753	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	388.85/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,800	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	304.90/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	688	413.59/cwt	402.50–423.00	2,845	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,483	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	169.33/cwt	161.00–179.00	2,208	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,247	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,009	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	150.54/cwt	143.00–158.00	2,028	6
Bulls	—	—	1,505	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,634	1
Bulls	—	—	1,463	184.97/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	713	299.09/cwt	290.00–315.00	2,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	408	387.45/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,877	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	150.36/cwt	136.00–159.00	1,541	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,227	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	165.68/cwt	164.00–167.00	2,667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	624	395.01/cwt	380.00–403.00	2,465	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	526.90/cwt	515.00–540.00	2,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	215	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,202	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	420.43/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,934	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	189.47/cwt	165.00–235.00	1,751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	530	484.64/cwt	467.50–492.50	2,569	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	170.23/cwt	160.00–182.50	1,765	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	382	555.00/cwt	547.50–562.50	2,120	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	494.53/cwt	465.00–545.00	2,077	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	462	476.68/cwt	475.00–477.50	2,202	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	478.22/cwt	470.00–482.50	2,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	424	569.04/cwt	540.00–572.50	2,413	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	604.47/cwt	525.00–617.50	2,025	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	425.87/cwt	410.00–432.50	1,801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	504.91/cwt	502.50–507.50	2,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	2,531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	381.73/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	434.97/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,123	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	389	551.14/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,144	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	456.75/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	554.15/cwt	510.00–565.00	1,552	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,327	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	3,371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	296	627.65/cwt	605.00–635.00	1,858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	332	517.41/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,403	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 Mar 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 728Last week 398Year ago 617

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 20Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	470.00	470.00
3	350–400	380	450.00–470.00	456.75
3	400–450	442	415.00–435.00	427.46
1	450–500	470	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	522	447.50–450.00	449.13
2	550–600	573	435.00–447.50	441.00
1	600–650	635	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	690	357.50	357.50
2	750–800	752	312.50	312.50
1	900–950	915	292.50	292.50
1	1050–1100	1,080	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	460	400.00–440.00	420.43
1	550–600	580	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	665	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	620.00	620.00
3	400–450	423	470.00–482.50	478.22
2	450–500	473	515.00–540.00	526.90
3	500–550	530	467.50–492.50	484.64
4	600–650	624	380.00–403.00	395.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	415	517.50	517.50
2	450–500	473	502.50–507.50	504.91
1	500–550	535	435.00	435.00
1	550–600	555	425.00	425.00
1	650–700	680	375.00	375.00
4	700–750	725	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	780	357.50	357.50
4	850–900	866	347.50	347.50
1	950–1000	990	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	522	467.50–522.50	501.91
38	550–600	554	458.00–498.00	496.94
6	600–650	639	390.00–432.50	414.51
27	650–700	688	402.50–423.00	413.59
11	700–750	720	370.00–400.00	388.85
63	750–800	758	368.00–382.00	380.60
69	800–850	815	360.00–372.75	371.99
113	900–950	919	324.50–332.00	327.95
51	1000–1050	1,020	310.50	310.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	380.00	380.00
1	750–800	770	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	550.00	550.00
4	250–300	296	605.00–635.00	627.65
17	300–350	335	525.00–617.50	604.47
3	350–400	382	547.50–562.50	555.00
30	400–450	424	540.00–572.50	569.04
1	450–500	450	562.50	562.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	297	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	310	470.00	470.00
5	400–450	423	410.00–432.50	425.87
4	450–500	488	420.00–445.00	434.97
1	500–550	535	397.50	397.50
3	550–600	595	365.00–390.00	381.73
4	600–650	623	330.00	330.00
5	650–700	671	330.00–347.50	340.38
3	750–800	778	336.00	336.00
1	800–850	840	315.00	315.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	296.00	296.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	500–550	522	405.00–439.00	433.98
14	550–600	566	407.50–425.00	414.92
11	600–650	611	365.00–390.00	387.69
13	650–700	658	350.00–370.00	353.18
10	700–750	720	347.00	347.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	408	380.00–395.00	387.45
1	450–500	480	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	540	347.50	347.50
1	550–600	585	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	677	300.00–312.50	304.90
3	700–750	713	290.00–315.00	299.09
1	850–900	855	257.50	257.50
1	900–950	900	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	280	510.00–565.00	554.15
5	300–350	332	500.00–540.00	517.41
27	350–400	389	530.00–580.00	551.14
14	400–450	420	465.00–545.00	494.53
3	450–500	462	475.00–477.50	476.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,304	161.00–179.00	169.33
6	—	1,347	143.00–158.00	150.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	130.00–134.00	131.96
1	—	1,135	177.00	177.00
8	—	1,025	136.00–159.00	150.36
2	—	1,115	110.00	110.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,610	164.00–167.00	165.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,463	184.00–186.00	184.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	924	165.00–235.00	189.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,037	160.00–182.50	170.23
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	267.50	267.50

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

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle