Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to being closed last week for the 4th of July holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $462.75/cwt on 10 head, up $28.49 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 21 comparable sales and sits −11.53 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$462.75

▲ 28.49 vs prior sale

10 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,475

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$46.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.38

vs KY average

+3.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	476.79	2,496	7thin
Large 1-2	561	430.00	2,412	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.79/cwt here — about $84 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale10 hd

462.75

—

KY average23 barns · 703 hd

464.13

−1.38

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

+3.27

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−11.53

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	1,474	216.11	3,186	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	190.03	2,317	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	183.11	2,711	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	156.52	1,502	6thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,305	$3,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	385.60/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	398.24/cwt	387.50–410.00	2,119	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	639	425.69/cwt	420.00–427.50	2,720	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	407.10/cwt	405.00–417.50	2,263	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	378.41/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	2
Bulls	—	—	1,452	223.81/cwt	214.00–227.00	3,250	5
Bulls	—	—	1,350	195.98/cwt	188.00–206.00	2,646	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	144.91/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,345	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	179.75/cwt	174.00–187.00	1,839	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	196.33/cwt	188.00–207.00	2,448	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	179.52/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,106	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	365	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	800–850	825	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,640	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	490	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,545	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,536	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	405.60/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,592	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	789	378.70/cwt	378.70–378.70	2,988	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,686	2
Bulls	—	—	1,960	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	4,665	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	178.53/cwt	178.00–179.00	2,621	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	187.69/cwt	184.00–192.00	2,802	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	625	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,078	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	347	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,596	2
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	561	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,412	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	545	370.00/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,017	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	550	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	350.84/cwt	347.50–352.50	2,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	440.08/cwt	437.50–445.00	1,853	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Steers	Large 2	450–500	470	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	865	351.50/cwt	351.50–351.50	3,040	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,004	319.75/cwt	319.75–319.75	3,210	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	842	360.75/cwt	360.75–360.75	3,038	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	972	333.53/cwt	329.25–336.75	3,242	274
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,055	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 Jul 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 701Last week 545Year ago 840

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 21Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 12Year ago 0

No trend due to being closed last week for the 4th of July holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	565.00	565.00
3	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
6	550–600	556	405.00–417.50	407.10
3	600–650	618	347.50–352.50	350.84
2	650–700	650	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	705	342.50	342.50
1	750–800	755	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	490	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	545	360.00–380.00	370.00
1	800–850	825	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
3	550–600	583	352.50	352.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	327	530.00	530.00
1	400–450	445	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	580	395.00	395.00
1	700–750	735	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	340	480.00	480.00
4	400–450	421	437.50–445.00	440.08
6	500–550	532	387.50–410.00	398.24
4	550–600	573	380.00–392.50	385.60
3	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	673	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	700	330.00	330.00
3	750–800	780	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	700–750	725	351.00	351.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	460.00	460.00
1	550–600	550	392.50	392.50
1	600–650	625	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	515	492.50	492.50
14	600–650	639	420.00–427.50	425.69
63	750–800	789	378.70	378.70
52	800–850	842	360.75	360.75
60	850–900	865	351.50	351.50
274	950–1000	972	329.25–336.75	333.53
52	1000–1050	1,004	319.75	319.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	505.00	505.00
2	500–550	545	437.50	437.50
8	600–650	639	405.00–410.00	405.60
2	650–700	680	395.00	395.00
5	700–750	721	370.00–387.50	378.41
1	950–1000	955	325.00	325.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	460.00	460.00
3	550–600	561	430.00	430.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	435.00	435.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,452	214.00–227.00	223.81
3	—	1,350	188.00–206.00	195.98
1	—	1,960	238.00	238.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	928	140.00–149.00	144.91
2	—	1,023	174.00–187.00	179.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,247	188.00–207.00	196.33
3	—	1,173	173.00–185.00	179.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	178.00–179.00	178.53
2	—	1,493	184.00–192.00	187.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	3,950.00	3,950.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle