Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder steers due to low comparable receipts. No trend on yearling steers due to no comparable receipts, however a higher undertone was noted. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $425.64/cwt on 4 head, down $8.62 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 21 comparable sales and sits −48.65 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$425.64

▼ 8.62 vs prior sale

4 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,431

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

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

$22.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.20

vs KY average

−42.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	440.00	2,420	1thin
Large 1-2	585	427.50	2,501	1thin
Medium and Large 2	575	417.52	2,401	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.48/cwt here — about $19 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $506.67, low $384.21, median $474.28 across 21 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

425.64

—

KY average25 barns · 688 hd

459.84

−34.20

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

−42.82

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−48.65

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	1,878	218.77	4,108	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	185.15	2,750	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	181.05	2,240	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	873	153.40	1,338	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,344	$2,591	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$3,650	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	382.02/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,181	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	967	346.07/cwt	344.00–349.00	3,346	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,011	332.25/cwt	332.25–332.25	3,359	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	386.23/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,958	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	417.52/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	447.67/cwt	437.50–450.00	1,952	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	907	365.61/cwt	364.50–367.75	3,316	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,243	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	410.56/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,348	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	300–350	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,221	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	399.96/cwt	397.50–402.50	2,032	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,106	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,029	1
Bulls	—	—	1,340	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,399	1
Bulls	—	—	1,987	233.61/cwt	225.00–240.00	4,642	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	138.09/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,199	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	165.46/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,527	2
Bulls	Large 1	350–400	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	842	155.56/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,310	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	187.20/cwt	184.00–191.00	2,625	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	190.60/cwt	181.00–201.00	2,373	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,191	1
Bulls	—	—	1,983	216.40/cwt	215.00–218.00	4,291	2
Bulls	Large 2	450–500	488	426.76/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,083	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	473	401.15/cwt	397.50–405.00	1,897	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	662	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,383	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	470	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,244	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	695	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,946	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	840	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	830	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,909	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	585	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,501	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	475	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,138	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	615	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,091	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,344	2,591.19/head	2,100.00–3,050.00	2,591	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	480	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,088	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	352.52/cwt	347.50–357.50	2,143	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	307.51/cwt	297.50–315.00	2,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	458.57/cwt	450.00–467.50	2,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	282.98/cwt	282.00–285.00	2,052	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	447.55/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	537	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	410.00/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,946	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 Jun 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 545Last week 163Year ago 530

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 14Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 8Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	400	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	450	432.50	432.50
4	500–550	507	375.00–390.00	386.23
2	550–600	557	377.50	377.50
3	700–750	725	282.00–285.00	282.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	427.50	427.50
2	500–550	537	352.50	352.50
3	650–700	678	297.50–315.00	307.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	515.00	515.00
12	400–450	436	437.50–450.00	447.67
2	450–500	452	452.50	452.50
2	500–550	508	397.50–402.50	399.96
7	550–600	565	397.00	397.00
3	600–650	620	380.00	380.00
2	750–800	782	330.00	330.00
2	850–900	875	287.00	287.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	397.50–405.00	401.15
2	600–650	615	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	662	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
175	900–950	907	364.50–367.75	365.61
169	950–1000	967	344.00–349.00	346.07
50	1000–1050	1,011	332.25	332.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	417	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	480	487.50	487.50
1	550–600	550	440.00	440.00
1	700–750	700	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	480	450.00–467.50	458.57
2	550–600	575	415.00–420.00	417.52
1	800–850	810	306.00	306.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	585	427.50	427.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	467.50	467.50
3	500–550	517	405.00–415.00	410.00
10	550–600	571	375.00–387.50	382.02
4	600–650	608	347.50–357.50	352.52
3	650–700	691	357.50	357.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	615.00	615.00
1	300–350	345	560.00	560.00
2	400–450	405	492.50	492.50
7	550–600	572	400.00–415.00	410.56
2	650–700	650	385.00	385.00
2	750–800	760	350.00	350.00
2	800–850	827	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	615.00	615.00
3	400–450	425	522.50	522.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	420.00–430.00	426.76
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	477.50	477.50
1	600–650	640	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	445.00–450.00	447.55
3	550–600	571	360.00	360.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	830	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	179.00	179.00
3	—	1,402	184.00–191.00	187.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	167.00	167.00
2	—	1,245	181.00–201.00	190.60
1	—	1,245	176.00	176.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	132.00–143.00	138.09
2	—	923	163.00–169.00	165.46
3	—	842	149.00–160.00	155.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	179.00	179.00
3	—	1,987	225.00–240.00	233.61
2	—	1,983	215.00–218.00	216.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	3,650.00	3,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,344	2,100.00–3,050.00	2,591.19
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	2,550.00	2,550.00

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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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

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