Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to a limited comparison. Yearling steers 900lbs to 950lbs sold steady. Yearling steers over 1000lbs sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $435.00/cwt on 2 head, up $5.83 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 21 comparable sales and sits −39.28 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$435.00

▲ 5.83 vs prior sale

2 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,379

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.66

vs KY average

+20.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	435.00	2,379	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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

435.00

—

KY average23 barns · 566 hd

422.34

+12.66

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

+20.76

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−39.28

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	—	High	1,587	219.25	3,479	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	185.85	2,939	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	180.48	2,096	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	980	172.65	1,692	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,360	222.00	3,019	3thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	940	$2,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	480.12/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	707	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	504.77/cwt	502.50–520.00	2,090	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	427.41/cwt	422.50–435.00	2,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	351.27/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,879	2
Bulls	Large 2	550–600	570	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	511	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,300	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	640	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,176	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	390	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,765	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	375	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,528	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	483	347.36/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,678	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	586	335.93/cwt	305.00–367.50	1,969	4
Bulls	—	—	2,218	246.43/cwt	245.00–248.00	5,466	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,036	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	184.30/cwt	183.00–185.00	2,114	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,626	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	560	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	650	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,048	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,360	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	3,019	3
Bulls	—	—	1,188	189.98/cwt	189.00–191.00	2,257	2
Bulls	—	—	1,432	220.65/cwt	217.00–226.00	3,160	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	187.81/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,020	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	175.22/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,805	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	359.92/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	349	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,885	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	947	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	3,163	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,041	317.25/cwt	317.25–317.25	3,303	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,072	304.25/cwt	304.25–304.25	3,262	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	303.78/cwt	300.00–307.50	2,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	393.29/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,084	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,027	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	3,173	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	383.12/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,460	4

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 Aug 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 392Last week 322Year ago 847

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 30Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 8Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	480	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	615	367.50	367.50
2	700–750	707	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	520.00	520.00
2	500–550	547	435.00	435.00
2	650–700	695	365.00	365.00
4	1000–1050	1,027	309.00	309.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
116	900–950	947	334.00	334.00
50	1000–1050	1,041	317.25	317.25
109	1050–1100	1,072	304.25	304.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	385.00	385.00
4	350–400	381	382.50–385.00	383.12
2	400–450	425	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	465	362.50	362.50
3	500–550	526	377.50	377.50
1	550–600	575	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	350.00–352.50	351.27
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	407.50	407.50
2	450–500	483	320.00–375.00	347.36
4	550–600	586	305.00–367.50	335.93
1	650–700	650	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	407	415.00	415.00
3	500–550	543	392.50	392.50
1	600–650	615	332.50	332.50
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	725	300.00–307.50	303.78
3	850–900	860	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	442.50	442.50
3	400–450	405	475.00–490.00	480.12
3	500–550	530	390.00–395.00	393.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	525.00	525.00
7	300–350	349	540.00	540.00
8	400–450	414	502.50–520.00	504.77
1	450–500	450	495.00	495.00
3	500–550	512	422.50–435.00	427.41
2	550–600	577	392.50	392.50
2	600–650	625	350.00–370.00	359.92
2	650–700	657	352.50	352.50
1	750–800	790	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	337.50	337.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	555	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	511	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	452.50	452.50
1	550–600	560	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	640	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	2,950.00	2,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,218	245.00–248.00	246.43
2	—	1,188	189.00–191.00	189.98
3	—	1,432	217.00–226.00	220.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	169.00	169.00
3	—	1,147	183.00–185.00	184.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	178.00	178.00
4	—	1,608	185.00–190.00	187.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	173.00–178.00	175.22
1	—	880	167.50	167.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	222.00	222.00

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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