Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to a limited supply. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. No trend on slaughter cows due to a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $345.00/cwt on 4 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

4 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$61

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−42.76

vs KY average

−58.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	520	350.00	1,820	3thin
Large 1-2	570	330.00	1,881	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about −$61 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale4 hd

345.00

—

KY average25 barns · 790 hd

387.76

−42.76

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−58.36

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	—	Low	1,692	194.22	3,286	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,658	142.00	2,354	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	136.15	1,763	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,204	126.86	1,528	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,329	$3,442	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,485	$3,046	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,170	$2,842	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,223	$3,874	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$3,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,585	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,573	$4,658	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,555	$4,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$4,414	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,420	$3,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,400	$3,399	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$4,250	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,260	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,990	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2	850–900	858	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	2,784	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	796	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,388	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	412.61/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,989	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,046	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	3,107	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	322.50–327.50	2,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	328.13/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1100–1150	1,111	285.75/cwt	285.75–285.75	3,175	143
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,918	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,060	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,990.00/head	1,990.00–1,990.00	1,990	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,260.00/head	2,260.00–2,260.00	2,260	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,398.66/head	3,150.00–3,650.00	3,399	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,442	4,432.89/head	4,250.00–4,650.00	4,433	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,842.20/head	2,650.00–3,000.00	2,842	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,546	3,181.51/head	2,200.00–3,550.00	3,182	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,329	3,441.89/head	3,000.00–3,850.00	3,442	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,490	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,218	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,984	1
Bulls	—	—	1,741	203.58/cwt	201.00–205.00	3,544	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,390	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,515	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	119.59/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	963	268.80/cwt	268.00–269.00	2,589	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,051	295.25/cwt	295.25–295.25	3,103	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	951	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,891	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	302.50/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,645	4,637.31/head	4,400.00–4,850.00	4,637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	931	313.64/cwt	304.00–323.50	2,920	220
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	717	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,026	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	635	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,984	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,055	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	250–300	290	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,146	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	3,873.62/head	3,850.00–3,900.00	3,874	2
Bulls	—	—	1,622	188.14/cwt	184.00–195.00	3,052	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	140.72/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,752	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,772	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	134.38/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,637	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,490	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	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 Sep 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 671Last week 427Year ago 659

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 16Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 2Year ago 20

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to a limited supply. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. No trend on slaughter cows due to a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	380.00	380.00
9	450–500	482	400.00–420.00	412.61
3	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	690	342.50	342.50
2	700–750	725	327.50	327.50
10	850–900	858	324.50	324.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
220	900–950	931	304.00–323.50	313.64
57	950–1000	951	304.00	304.00
112	1000–1050	1,046	297.00	297.00
50	1050–1100	1,051	295.25	295.25
143	1100–1150	1,111	285.75	285.75
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	695	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	425	395.00	395.00
3	500–550	548	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	610	322.50–330.00	328.13
1	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
16	750–800	796	300.00	300.00
5	950–1000	963	268.00–269.00	268.80
2	1050–1100	1,065	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	695	295.00–310.00	302.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	635	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	597	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	675	322.50–327.50	325.00
1	800–850	805	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	287.50	287.50
1	650–700	690	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	715	287.50	287.50
1	750–800	780	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	830	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	717	282.50	282.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	4,100.00	4,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	4,400.00	4,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,430	4,700.00	4,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,400	3,150.00–3,650.00	3,398.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,442	4,250.00–4,650.00	4,432.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	4,300.00	4,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,555	4,450.00	4,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,645	4,400.00–4,850.00	4,637.31
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	1,990.00	1,990.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	2,260.00	2,260.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,170	2,650.00–3,000.00	2,842.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,546	2,200.00–3,550.00	3,181.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,329	3,000.00–3,850.00	3,441.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	3,550.00	3,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	3,850.00–3,900.00	3,873.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,585	3,700.00	3,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,655	134.00	134.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	109.00	109.00
3	—	1,185	117.00–123.00	119.59
3	—	1,218	134.00–135.00	134.38
1	—	1,035	144.00	144.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	138.00–144.00	140.72
1	—	1,395	127.00	127.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	175.00	175.00
4	—	1,741	201.00–205.00	203.58
3	—	1,622	184.00–195.00	188.14

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle