Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to limited supply last week, however the heavy weight yearlings traded better with more interest and higher prices.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $345.00/cwt on 2 head, down $84.17 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −134.57 against this barn's trailing median of $479.57.

Average price

$345.00

▼ 84.17 vs prior sale

2 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−44.91

vs KY average

−45.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	345.00	1,923	2thin

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

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 sale2 hd

345.00

—

KY average17 barns · 484 hd

389.91

−44.91

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−45.59

This barn, trailing median19 sales

479.57

−134.57

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	—	Average	1,628	197.77	3,219	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	147.62	2,303	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	139.72	1,823	8thin

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,120	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	147.62/cwt	144.00–151.00	2,303	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,439	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	140.37/cwt	134.00–151.00	1,843	6
Bulls	—	—	1,633	197.28/cwt	196.00–198.00	3,222	3
Bulls	—	—	1,720	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	338.39/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	323.17/cwt	317.50–326.00	2,136	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1100–1150	1,110	284.37/cwt	276.25–290.40	3,157	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,474	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,372	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,070	284.25/cwt	284.25–284.25	3,041	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	699	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,286	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	312.68/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	697	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,133	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,873	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	387	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,635	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,838	2

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 Sep 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 68Year ago 918

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 4Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 28

No trends due to limited supply last week, however the heavy weight yearlings traded better with more interest and higher prices.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	152.50	152.50
1	—	1,170	123.00	123.00
6	—	1,313	134.00–151.00	140.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,560	144.00–151.00	147.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,633	196.00–198.00	197.28
1	—	1,720	208.00	208.00
1	—	1,520	189.00	189.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	400	362.50	362.50
1	450–500	490	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	523	335.00–340.00	338.39
4	550–600	576	336.00	336.00
2	700–750	710	313.00	313.00
1	750–800	775	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	650–700	699	327.00	327.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	305.00–320.00	312.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	387	422.50	422.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	500	367.50	367.50
2	550–600	570	332.50	332.50
3	650–700	661	317.50–326.00	323.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	697	306.00	306.00
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	485	367.50	367.50
1	500–550	540	347.50	347.50
1	550–600	575	342.50	342.50
2	600–650	605	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	815	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	850	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	670	354.00	354.00
6	700–750	717	345.00	345.00
51	1050–1100	1,070	284.25	284.25
238	1100–1150	1,110	276.25–290.40	284.37

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	1	—	1,055	197.50	197.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,300.00	2,300.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

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