Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts, however a softer undertone was noted. No trend on yearling steers due to no comparable receipts, however a much softer undertone was noted. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. No trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $420.00/cwt on 8 head, down $9.17 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 21 comparable sales and sits −54.28 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$420.00

▼ 9.17 vs prior sale

8 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,328

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$33.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.79

vs KY average

+18.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	428.33	2,388	6thin
Large 1-2	545	395.00	2,153	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.33/cwt here — about $235 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 sale8 hd

420.00

—

KY average24 barns · 591 hd

431.79

−11.79

National average152 barns · 6,242 hd

401.88

+18.12

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−54.28

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	1,800	230.00	4,140	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	175.77	2,600	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	168.81	2,153	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	939	150.07	1,409	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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,585	$3,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,065	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	174.36/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,584	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,646	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,509	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,038	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	155.80/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,430	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,337	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	966	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,985	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,123	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	365.26/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,071	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	393.82/cwt	375.00–402.50	2,103	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	410.40/cwt	407.50–412.50	1,925	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	4,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	406.25/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	929	312.75/cwt	312.75–312.75	2,905	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,362	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	169.16/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,065	4
Bulls	—	—	1,800	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	4,140	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,147	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	465	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,674	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	545	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,153	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	685	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,226	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	580	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	717	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	513	314.97/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,616	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	662	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,999	9
Heifers	Large 2-3	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	520	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,414	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	378.99/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	612	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	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 Aug 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 392Year ago 944

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 17Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,482	173.00–176.00	174.36
1	—	1,470	180.00	180.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	143.00	143.00
1	—	865	120.00	120.00
3	—	918	148.00–160.00	155.80
1	—	960	170.00	170.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	187.00	187.00
4	—	1,221	165.00–173.00	169.16
2	—	1,350	159.00	159.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	230.00	230.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	415	502.50	502.50
4	450–500	465	475.00	475.00
1	500–550	510	392.50	392.50
1	600–650	625	327.50	327.50
1	700–750	715	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	400.00–412.50	406.25
1	450–500	465	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	560	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	645	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	930	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	580	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	370.00–392.50	378.99
2	500–550	527	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	612	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	760	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	435	470.00	470.00
1	500–550	545	415.00	415.00
5	550–600	560	431.00	431.00
4	600–650	607	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	675	352.50	352.50
1	700–750	740	332.50	332.50
2	750–800	780	327.50	327.50
2	950–1000	975	412.50	412.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	900–950	929	312.75	312.75
53	950–1000	966	309.00	309.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	335.00	335.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	685	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	370.00	370.00
7	450–500	469	407.50–412.50	410.40
10	500–550	534	375.00–402.50	393.82
4	550–600	567	355.00–375.00	365.26
1	600–650	630	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	745	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	570	347.50	347.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	717	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	317.50	317.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	300.00–322.50	314.97
9	650–700	662	302.00	302.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,065	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,585	3,500.00	3,500.00

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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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