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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Oct 9

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

685 head

▲ 329 vs last sale 356▲ 292 vs year ago 393 · +74.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 40▼ 24 vs year ago 42 · −57.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 14▲ 1 vs year ago 3 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Yearling steers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $372.00/cwt on 5 head, down $5.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 20 comparable sales and sits −96.52 against this barn's trailing median of $468.52.

Average price

$372.00

▼ 5.89 vs prior sale

5 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$477

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

$77.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.63

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	563	387.50	2,182	4thin
Medium 1-2	550	310.00	1,705	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.50/cwt here — about $477 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

372.00

—

KY average25 barns · 835 hd

386.63

−14.63

National average183 barns · 26,018 hd

430.36

−58.36

This barn, trailing median20 sales

468.52

−96.52

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $506.67, low $356.34, median $468.52 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,305	164.41	2,146	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,567	128.79	2,017	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,344	127.76	1,716	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	100.38	1,099	4thin

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)	1,010	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Large 1-2	345	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,501	1
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,182	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,317	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,459	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	347.42/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,303	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	328.69/cwt	327.50–335.00	2,235	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,565	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,494	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,520	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	802	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,246	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	826	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,800	42
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	871	326.30/cwt	326.30–326.30	2,842	58
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	910	328.78/cwt	327.00–330.90	2,992	109
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,850	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	993	301.25/cwt	301.25–301.25	2,991	53
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,009	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	3,103	54
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,007	2
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,079	298.82/cwt	297.00–300.75	3,224	106
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,346	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	401.27/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,545	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	383.67/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,554	2
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	445	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,502	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	369.70/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,734	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	302.46/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,536	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	331.52/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,774	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2-3	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	1
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	1
Heifers	550–600	Large 2	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	318.91/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,974	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	641	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,891	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	694	336.25/cwt	336.25–336.25	2,334	75
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	274.81/cwt	270.00–295.00	2,009	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,114	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,938	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,303	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,743	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	540.07/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,836	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	484.54/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,832	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,630	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	479.01/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,079	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,914	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,239	3
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	460	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,806	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	449.98/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,119	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	420.05/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,978	13
Bulls	450–500	Large 2	477	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,622	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	395.06/cwt	390.00–397.50	2,019	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	348.07/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,998	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,850	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,197	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	368.64/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,260	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	325.10/cwt	322.50–332.50	2,003	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,921	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,233	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,122	1
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	285.05/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,032	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	764	288.86/cwt	280.00–297.50	2,207	11
Bulls	750–800	Large 1-2	780	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,067	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,352	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	867	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,189	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,162	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,195	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,793	1
Bulls	—	—	1,360	171.62/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,334	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	95.51/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,039	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,282	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,702	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	125.68/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,719	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,701	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	138.07/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,172	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,035	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	975	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	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 Oct 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 685Last week 356Year ago 393

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 40Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 14Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	400.00–402.50	401.27
2	400–450	405	377.50–390.00	383.67
8	450–500	469	360.00–372.50	369.70
14	500–550	535	325.00–345.00	331.52
7	600–650	619	317.50–322.50	318.91
6	700–750	731	270.00–295.00	274.81
1	750–800	755	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	830	277.50	277.50
1	1050–1100	1,055	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	650–700	694	336.25	336.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	508	300.00–305.00	302.46
3	600–650	641	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	655	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	775	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	337.50	337.50
1	550–600	555	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	530.00–545.00	540.07
2	350–400	378	475.00–495.00	484.54
5	400–450	434	475.00–490.00	479.01
6	450–500	471	440.00–460.00	449.98
3	500–550	511	390.00–397.50	395.06
2	550–600	582	377.50	377.50
2	600–650	613	360.00–377.50	368.64
2	650–700	652	342.50	342.50
2	700–750	713	280.00–290.00	285.05
11	750–800	764	280.00–297.50	288.86
1	800–850	840	280.00	280.00
2	850–900	867	252.50	252.50
1	900–950	930	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	445	430.00	430.00
13	450–500	471	410.00–427.50	420.05
4	550–600	574	342.50–350.00	348.07
4	600–650	616	322.50–332.50	325.10
1	650–700	690	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	497.50	497.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	397.50	397.50
3	550–600	578	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	635	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	392.50	392.50
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	780	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	477	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	563	387.50	387.50
2	650–700	663	340.00–355.00	347.42
3	700–750	738	347.50	347.50
1	750–800	750	332.50	332.50
1	800–850	800	315.00	315.00
1	950–1000	950	300.00	300.00
2	1000–1050	1,037	290.00	290.00
4	1150–1200	1,195	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	622	372.50	372.50
1	650–700	660	372.50	372.50
42	800–850	826	339.00	339.00
58	850–900	871	326.30	326.30
109	900–950	910	327.00–330.90	328.78
53	950–1000	993	301.25	301.25
54	1000–1050	1,009	307.50	307.50
106	1050–1100	1,079	297.00–300.75	298.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	680	327.50–335.00	328.69
2	800–850	802	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	435.00	435.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,088	93.00–98.00	95.51
1	—	1,115	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,573	136.00–140.00	138.07
1	—	1,615	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	121.00–128.00	125.68
1	—	1,270	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,360	170.00–173.00	171.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,500.00	1,500.00

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.