Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on feeders due to low comparable receipts. Yearling steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $350.00/cwt on 2 head, down $112.75 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −124.28 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$350.00

▼ 112.75 vs prior sale

2 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−76.80

vs KY average

−69.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	555	360.00	1,998	1thin
Medium 1-2	500	340.00	1,700	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $298 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.

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 sale2 hd

350.00

—

KY average23 barns · 600 hd

426.80

−76.80

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

−69.04

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−124.28

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	1,481	221.58	3,282	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	183.68	2,911	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,303	182.23	2,375	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	167.35	1,724	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)	1,173	$2,866	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,445	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,550	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	825	$3,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2-3	400–450	410	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,041	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	3,232	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	998	321.50/cwt	321.50–321.50	3,209	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	458.68/cwt	452.50–465.00	2,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	328.35/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	485.31/cwt	482.50–500.00	2,043	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	874	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	3,076	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,086	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,866.42/head	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	815	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,649	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	472.68/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,962	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	163.99/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,681	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,384	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	183.68/cwt	181.00–188.00	2,911	6
Bulls	—	—	1,215	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,527	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,790	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	179.27/cwt	174.00–183.00	2,309	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,143	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	918	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	3,034	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	790	318.50/cwt	318.50–318.50	2,516	120
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,808	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	375	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,331	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	700	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,328	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	677	297.59/cwt	290.00–312.50	2,015	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	640	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,032	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	507	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,622	2
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	231.97/cwt	229.00–235.00	3,445	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	174.70/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,848	4
Bulls	—	—	1,735	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,539	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	615	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,060	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	616	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,248	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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 533Last week 460Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 18Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 11Year ago 1

No trend on feeders due to low comparable receipts. Yearling steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	410	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	640	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	450.00–480.00	472.68
1	450–500	490	397.50	397.50
1	500–550	525	405.00	405.00
2	550–600	560	372.50	372.50
3	600–650	622	325.00–335.00	328.35
1	650–700	665	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
120	750–800	790	318.50	318.50
66	800–850	815	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	507	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	640	317.50	317.50
3	650–700	677	290.00–312.50	297.59
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	295	510.00	510.00
6	400–450	421	482.50–500.00	485.31
1	450–500	460	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	532	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	560	357.50	357.50
1	750–800	780	305.00	305.00
3	850–900	895	299.00	299.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	452.50–465.00	458.68
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	565	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	675	317.50	317.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	540	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	700	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	850–900	874	352.00	352.00
51	900–950	918	330.50	330.50
100	950–1000	998	321.50	321.50
55	1000–1050	1,041	310.50	310.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	375.00	375.00
2	650–700	680	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	340.00	340.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	616	365.00	365.00

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)	2	—	1,173	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,866.42
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,550.00	2,550.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	3,400.00	3,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,025	163.00–165.00	163.99
1	—	935	148.00	148.00
4	—	1,058	173.00–176.00	174.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,585	181.00–188.00	183.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	200.00	200.00
6	—	1,288	174.00–183.00	179.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	208.00	208.00
3	—	1,485	229.00–235.00	231.97
1	—	1,735	204.00	204.00

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