Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling steers under 1000lbs sold 4.00 higher with yearling steers over 1000lbs sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $429.17/cwt on 12 head, down $33.58 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 21 comparable sales and sits −45.12 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$429.17

▼ 33.58 vs prior sale

12 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,414

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$810

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

$105.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.51

vs KY average

+29.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	567	445.75	2,527	10thin
Large 1-2	575	352.50	2,027	1thin
Medium 1-2	505	340.00	1,717	1thin

One grade step is worth $105.75/cwt here — about $810 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 sale12 hd

429.17

—

KY average24 barns · 433 hd

411.66

+17.51

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

+29.88

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−45.12

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	1,564	217.51	3,402	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,730	185.66	3,212	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	184.51	2,304	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,016	169.44	1,722	11

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
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	832	$3,300	4thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	310.01/cwt	305.00–312.50	2,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	364.51/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,624	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	343.73/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,034	327.40/cwt	320.20–334.75	3,385	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	916	333.40/cwt	333.40–333.40	3,054	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	379.38/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,973	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	385.08/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,403	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	943	284.99/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	380.06/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	389.09/cwt	385.00–402.50	1,459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	458.83/cwt	452.50–485.00	2,170	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	178.38/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,078	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,348	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	177.50/cwt	171.00–183.00	1,835	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	164.12/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,584	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	4,094	1
Bulls	—	—	1,492	213.35/cwt	208.00–218.00	3,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	828	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	395.26/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	413.65/cwt	405.00–422.50	1,820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,526	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	358.32/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,558	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	640	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,240	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	385	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,684	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	470.92/cwt	465.00–487.50	1,992	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	383.71/cwt	377.50–390.00	2,030	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	190.64/cwt	187.00–196.00	2,539	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	185.66/cwt	183.00–188.00	3,212	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	445	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,802	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	950–1000	990	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,277	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	561	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,697	3
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	575	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,027	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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 533Year ago 661

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 27Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	574	457.50	457.50
58	900–950	916	333.40	333.40
110	1000–1050	1,034	320.20–334.75	327.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	500.00	500.00
8	450–500	473	452.50–485.00	458.83
1	500–550	545	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	560	437.50	437.50
16	600–650	624	375.00–390.00	385.08
4	650–700	656	385.00	385.00
12	700–750	720	350.00–372.50	364.51
2	750–800	790	340.00–347.50	343.73
5	800–850	814	349.00	349.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	735	342.50	342.50
1	850–900	870	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	745	337.50	337.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	352.50	352.50
2	600–650	640	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	437.50	437.50
1	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	385.00–402.50	389.09
2	400–450	425	375.00–385.00	380.06
3	450–500	482	380.00–402.50	395.26
11	500–550	520	370.00–382.50	379.38
3	550–600	552	355.00–360.00	358.32
3	600–650	601	342.50	342.50
4	650–700	665	305.00–312.50	310.01
2	700–750	742	292.50	292.50
2	750–800	765	310.00	310.00
4	900–950	943	280.00–290.00	284.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	828	331.00	331.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	430	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	570	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	645	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	302.50	302.50
1	550–600	580	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	561	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	495.00	495.00
4	400–450	423	465.00–487.50	470.92
3	450–500	450	485.00	485.00
4	500–550	529	377.50–390.00	383.71
1	550–600	555	387.50	387.50
1	600–650	645	337.50	337.50
1	650–700	695	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	735	330.00	330.00
1	900–950	920	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	445.00	445.00
2	450–500	457	447.50	447.50
1	550–600	565	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	405.00–422.50	413.65
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	405.00	405.00
1	950–1000	990	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,165	176.00–181.00	178.38
3	—	1,332	187.00–196.00	190.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	129.00	129.00
7	—	1,034	171.00–183.00	177.50
3	—	965	160.00–169.00	164.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	183.00–188.00	185.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	230.00	230.00
3	—	1,492	208.00–218.00	213.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	832	3,300.00	3,300.00

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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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle