Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves and yearlings sold sharply lower. With the exception of 925lb to 975lbs steers they sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $397.22/cwt on 9 head, down $31.94 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −82.34 against this barn's trailing median of $479.57.

Average price

$397.22

▼ 31.94 vs prior sale

9 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.33

vs KY average

+0.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	572	397.22	2,271	9thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $506.67, low $401.86, median $479.57 across 19 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 sale9 hd

397.22

—

KY average23 barns · 385 hd

400.56

−3.33

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

+0.44

This barn, trailing median19 sales

479.57

−82.34

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	1,529	182.17	2,786	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	165.00	2,228	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,286	164.49	2,115	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,140	150.73	1,718	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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,042	$2,445	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,191	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	200–250	245	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	860	321.84/cwt	315.50–326.25	2,768	325
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,422	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,038	301.25/cwt	301.25–301.25	3,127	110
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	327.43/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	931	311.55/cwt	304.00–312.50	2,901	263
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	343.51/cwt	330.25–357.00	2,594	121
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	352.38/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,854	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	374.89/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	396.66/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,069	294.75/cwt	294.75–294.75	3,151	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	322.43/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	332.68/cwt	322.50–342.50	1,544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	302.44/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	333.58/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,042	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	324.20/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	307.95/cwt	290.00–317.50	2,205	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	276.25/cwt	270.00–282.50	2,155	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,336	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	165.30/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,177	8
Bulls	—	—	1,408	176.03/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,479	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,469	1
Bulls	—	—	2,027	199.51/cwt	197.00–204.00	4,044	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	592	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	298.58/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	967	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,988	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	308.65/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	359.96/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,854	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,021	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	980	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,997	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,191.28/head	1,825.00–2,775.00	2,191	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	2,445.07/head	1,490.00–2,850.00	2,445	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,479	1
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	928	281.25/cwt	280.00–282.50	2,610	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	590	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,682	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	635	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,810	1
Bulls	Large 2	550–600	582	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,717	2
Heifers	Large 2-3	550–600	562	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,461	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	154.98/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,771	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	161.10/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,845	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,392	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	950–1000	975	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	718	250.17/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,796	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	525	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,483	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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,145Last week 221Year ago 1,226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 18Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 2Year ago 9

Compared to last week: Feeder calves and yearlings sold sharply lower. With the exception of 925lb to 975lbs steers they sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
4	500–550	541	300.00–317.50	308.65
5	550–600	562	292.50–302.50	298.58
1	700–750	735	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	370.00–380.00	374.89
2	400–450	412	330.00	330.00
6	450–500	464	322.50–342.50	332.68
8	500–550	526	340.00–365.00	352.38
2	550–600	560	320.00–335.00	327.43
2	600–650	630	295.00–310.00	302.44
2	750–800	757	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	592	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	525	282.50	282.50
1	550–600	590	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	635	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	718	240.00–260.00	250.17
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	562	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	580	417.50	417.50
121	750–800	755	330.25–357.00	343.51
325	850–900	860	315.50–326.25	321.84
263	900–950	931	304.00–312.50	311.55
104	950–1000	967	309.00	309.00
110	1000–1050	1,038	301.25	301.25
54	1050–1100	1,069	294.75	294.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	395.00–400.00	396.66
2	500–550	540	352.50	352.50
1	550–600	585	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	630	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	695	360.00	360.00
2	700–750	725	350.00	350.00
1	950–1000	950	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	307.50	307.50
2	700–750	723	305.00	305.00
3	750–800	760	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	327.50	327.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	928	280.00–282.50	281.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	375	410.00	410.00
3	500–550	505	337.50	337.50
2	700–750	735	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	415	395.00	395.00
3	450–500	486	370.00	370.00
7	500–550	515	350.00–367.50	359.96
3	550–600	568	312.50–330.00	324.20
6	600–650	612	325.00–340.00	333.58
2	650–700	673	320.00–325.00	322.43
4	700–750	716	290.00–317.50	307.95
2	750–800	780	270.00–282.50	276.25
1	800–850	815	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	582	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	975	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	177.00	177.00
8	—	1,317	161.00–169.00	165.30
2	—	1,143	154.00–156.00	154.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,145	160.00–162.00	161.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	165.00	165.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,408	175.00–178.00	176.03
3	—	2,027	197.00–204.00	199.51
1	—	1,615	210.00	210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,180	1,825.00–2,775.00	2,191.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,042	1,490.00–2,850.00	2,445.07

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

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