Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower on a light test.

Groups of 20hd or more:

Steers:

50hd 1042lbs 289.00 BLK 7 CHARX

51hd 1007lbs 292.50 BLK

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $377.89/cwt on 29 head, up $21.55 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 19 comparable sales and sits −101.68 against this barn's trailing median of $479.57.

Average price

$377.89

▲ 21.55 vs prior sale

29 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$64.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.76

vs KY average

−25.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	384.74	2,111	24
Medium and Large 2	553	351.25	1,941	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	320.00	1,728	1thin

One grade step is worth $64.74/cwt here — about $383 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 sale29 hd

377.89

—

KY average25 barns · 806 hd

389.65

−11.76

National average160 barns · 11,896 hd

403.12

−25.23

This barn, trailing median19 sales

479.57

−101.68

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	1,668	167.73	2,797	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	127.68	1,966	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,344	126.98	1,707	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,133	103.78	1,176	7thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$2,687	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$2,150	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	950	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	Large 2	600–650	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Bred Cows	Large 2-3	—	1,095	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	118.46/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,615	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	86.51/cwt	82.50–90.00	999	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	104.43/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,133	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	825	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	715	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,948	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	390	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	535	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,190	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,867	1
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	915	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,654	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	530	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,789	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	665	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,879	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	294.90/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	274.90/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	330.63/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	303.98/cwt	302.50–307.50	1,903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	587	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	322.00/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,022	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,138	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,104	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,686.53/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,687	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,238	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	368.72/cwt	367.50–370.00	2,116	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	316.54/cwt	310.00–321.00	2,602	30
Bulls	—	—	1,767	170.30/cwt	167.00–174.00	3,009	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	129.82/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,737	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	133.45/cwt	132.00–134.00	2,130	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	120.47/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,771	4
Bulls	—	—	1,370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,192	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	120.06/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,202	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	382.35/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	304.01/cwt	296.00–309.00	2,201	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,024	290.74/cwt	289.00–292.50	2,977	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	301.04/cwt	287.50–303.00	2,282	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	355.68/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,739	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	972	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	351.87/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	400.59/cwt	397.50–415.00	1,686	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	333.11/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	353.61/cwt	352.50–357.50	2,210	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	937	295.50/cwt	294.00–305.00	2,769	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	409.78/cwt	397.50–437.50	1,910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	452.70/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	344.38/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,794	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	325.01/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	385.54/cwt	377.50–395.00	2,043	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	457.01/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	355.30/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,448	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	324.21/cwt	317.50–327.50	2,367	3

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 Oct 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 575Year ago 559

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 33Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 0

Groups of 20hd or more:

Steers:

50hd 1042lbs 289.00 BLK 7 CHARX

51hd 1007lbs 292.50 BLK

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	915	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	507	412.50	412.50
4	550–600	587	392.50	392.50
101	1000–1050	1,024	289.00–292.50	290.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	390	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	415	425.00	425.00
4	450–500	466	397.50–437.50	409.78
12	500–550	530	377.50–395.00	385.54
6	550–600	574	367.50–370.00	368.72
11	600–650	625	352.50–357.50	353.61
16	650–700	689	355.00–357.50	355.30
3	700–750	730	317.50–327.50	324.21
1	750–800	765	292.50	292.50
30	800–850	822	310.00–321.00	316.54
22	900–950	937	294.00–305.00	295.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	362.50	362.50
2	550–600	590	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	735	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	337.50	337.50
1	650–700	665	282.50	282.50
1	800–850	825	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	380.00–385.00	382.35
1	350–400	350	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	440	357.50	357.50
7	450–500	488	320.00–340.00	330.63
4	550–600	574	290.00–300.00	294.90
5	600–650	626	302.50–307.50	303.98
1	850–900	855	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	628	270.00–280.00	274.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	445.00–460.00	452.70
2	300–350	318	445.00–470.00	457.01
2	350–400	397	415.00	415.00
8	400–450	421	397.50–415.00	400.59
12	450–500	489	345.00–360.00	355.68
7	500–550	521	340.00–347.50	344.38
4	550–600	576	327.50–335.00	333.11
3	600–650	603	320.00–327.50	325.01
5	650–700	660	310.00	310.00
13	700–750	724	296.00–309.00	304.01
8	750–800	758	287.50–303.00	301.04
1	800–850	810	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	715	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	422.50	422.50
2	450–500	467	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	520	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	598	357.50	357.50
5	600–650	628	320.00–322.50	322.00
2	700–750	740	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	810	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	495.00	495.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	340.00–357.50	351.87
2	950–1000	972	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	990	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,686.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	950	2,350.00	2,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	118.00–119.00	118.46
6	—	1,338	126.00–135.00	129.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	82.50–90.00	86.51
3	—	1,085	100.00–109.00	104.43
2	—	1,183	116.00–124.00	120.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,596	132.00–134.00	133.45
4	—	1,470	120.00–122.00	120.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,767	167.00–174.00	170.30
1	—	1,370	160.00	160.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle