Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on feeder calves due to a limited comparison. Yearling steers sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $447.50/cwt on 1 head, down $15.25 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 21 comparable sales and sits −26.78 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$447.50

▼ 15.25 vs prior sale

1 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,260

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.77

vs KY average

+8.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	505	447.50	2,260	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale1 hd

447.50

—

KY average26 barns · 691 hd

451.27

−3.77

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

+8.35

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−26.78

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	1,692	222.85	3,770	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	193.13	2,544	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	187.00	2,810	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	170.31	1,741	4thin

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,275	$2,866	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$2,063	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,850	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 2	400–450	431	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	842	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,943	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,738	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	369.18/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	642	349.39/cwt	347.00–349.50	2,243	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	349.82/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	926	315.44/cwt	312.00–316.50	2,921	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	938	325.74/cwt	325.25–327.25	3,055	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	973	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	3,094	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,036	306.25/cwt	306.25–306.25	3,173	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	479.12/cwt	467.50–485.00	2,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	335.04/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	3,054	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,190	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	3,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	353.37/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,737	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,702	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	165.74/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,749	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,993	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,631	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	195.48/cwt	191.00–204.00	2,582	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	288.74/cwt	287.50–290.00	2,555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	677	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,676	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,866.18/head	2,575.00–3,125.00	2,866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	760	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,185	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	457	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,542	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	525	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,929	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	385	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,800	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	345	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,371	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	194.03/cwt	189.00–200.00	3,256	2
Bulls	—	—	1,335	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	3,017	1
Bulls	—	—	1,788	236.47/cwt	231.00–239.00	4,228	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	600	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,965	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	250–300	295	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	455	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,150	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 Jul 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 701Year ago 894

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 34Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 2Year ago 8

No trend on feeder calves due to a limited comparison. Yearling steers sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	402.50	402.50
3	350–400	367	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	431	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	483	367.50–370.00	369.18
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	695	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	600–650	642	347.00–349.50	349.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	430.00	430.00
3	500–550	526	350.00–355.00	353.37
2	550–600	570	345.00–355.00	349.82
2	600–650	615	330.00–340.00	335.04
2	650–700	652	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	372.50	372.50
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	677	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	397.50	397.50
3	400–450	425	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	457	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	842	349.50	349.50
225	900–950	938	325.25–327.25	325.74
55	950–1000	973	318.00	318.00
45	1000–1050	1,036	306.25	306.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	520.00	520.00
1	500–550	505	447.50	447.50
9	700–750	740	370.00	370.00
1	800–850	805	340.00	340.00
25	900–950	926	312.00–316.50	315.44
5	950–1000	990	308.50	308.50
1	1150–1200	1,190	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	850	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	610.00	610.00
3	450–500	452	467.50–485.00	479.12
1	800–850	805	300.00	300.00
2	850–900	885	287.50–290.00	288.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	485	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	625	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	385	467.50	467.50
1	450–500	455	472.50	472.50
1	500–550	525	367.50	367.50
1	600–650	600	327.50	327.50
1	750–800	760	287.50	287.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	184.00	184.00
3	—	1,055	165.00–167.00	165.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,430	184.00	184.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,321	191.00–204.00	195.48
1	—	1,295	179.00	179.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	189.00–200.00	194.03
1	—	1,335	226.00	226.00
4	—	1,788	231.00–239.00	236.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	2,225.00	2,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,275	2,575.00–3,125.00	2,866.18

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