Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves and slaughter cows and bulls due to low comparable receipts. Yearling steers over 900lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $337.50/cwt on 3 head, down $91.67 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −142.07 against this barn's trailing median of $479.57.

Average price

$337.50

▼ 91.67 vs prior sale

3 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$37.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.56

vs KY average

−33.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	357.50	1,931	1thin
Large 1-2	520	335.00	1,742	1thin
Medium and Large 2	535	320.00	1,712	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.50/cwt here — about $219 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

19 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $506.67, low $356.34, median $479.57 across 19 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 sale3 hd

337.50

—

KY average25 barns · 500 hd

378.06

−40.56

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−33.50

This barn, trailing median19 sales

479.57

−142.07

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	1,925	195.50	3,763	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	172.00	2,012	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,508	168.48	2,541	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	133.50	1,312	4thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	906	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	805	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,648	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	906	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	2,713	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,014	292.10/cwt	292.10–292.10	2,962	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	389.70/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	327.68/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	343.86/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,142	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	324.20/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,825	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	318.96/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,968	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	168.48/cwt	166.00–171.00	2,541	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,012	1
Bulls	—	—	2,040	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	4,162	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,385	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,051	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	338.76/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	293.10/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	688	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,442	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	859	329.75/cwt	329.75–329.75	2,833	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	968	296.27/cwt	287.25–301.00	2,868	211
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,310	1
Steers	Large 1-2	250–300	294	457.51/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,345	4
Bulls	Large 2	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	486	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,337	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	250–300	250	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	369.94/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,135	3
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	200–250	240	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	792	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	1
Steers	Large 1-2	300–350	335	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,524	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	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 Aug 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 602Last week 1,145Year ago 797

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 22Year ago 45

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves and slaughter cows and bulls due to low comparable receipts. Yearling steers over 900lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	540	357.50	357.50
6	600–650	623	340.00–347.50	343.86
1	650–700	650	360.00	360.00
2	700–750	718	320.00–335.00	327.68
1	750–800	785	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	810	302.50	302.50
1	850–900	855	315.00	315.00
4	900–950	906	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	535	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	650–700	688	355.00	355.00
63	800–850	805	329.00	329.00
126	850–900	859	329.75	329.75
18	900–950	906	299.50	299.50
211	950–1000	968	287.25–301.00	296.27
58	1000–1050	1,014	292.10	292.10
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	294	455.00–460.00	457.51
4	300–350	335	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	520	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	395.00	395.00
4	350–400	397	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	450	345.00	345.00
7	550–600	563	317.50–337.50	324.20
5	600–650	617	312.50–322.50	318.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	573	292.50–295.00	293.10
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	252.00	252.00
1	550–600	570	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	486	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	430	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	420.00	420.00
1	250–300	290	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	390	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	418	380.00–400.00	389.70
1	450–500	470	390.00	390.00
3	550–600	577	350.00–380.00	369.94
2	600–650	605	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	750	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	480	342.50	342.50
2	550–600	553	337.50–340.00	338.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	585	312.50	312.50
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	540	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	575	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,508	166.00–171.00	168.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	172.00	172.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	119.00	119.00
2	—	1,083	148.00	148.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,040	204.00	204.00
1	—	1,810	187.00	187.00

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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