Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $363.41/cwt on 9 head, down $65.76 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −116.16 against this barn's trailing median of $479.57.

Average price

$363.41

▼ 65.76 vs prior sale

9 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$43.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.50

vs KY average

−7.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	368.21	1,949	8thin
Medium and Large 2	575	325.00	1,869	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.21/cwt here — about $80 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

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

363.41

—

KY average23 barns · 237 hd

355.91

+7.50

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−7.98

This barn, trailing median19 sales

479.57

−116.16

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	152.00	2,379	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	147.00	1,801	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	143.00	1,387	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,485	210.00	3,119	1thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	500–550	535	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	601	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	369.92/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	364.28/cwt	357.50–367.50	1,963	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	346.16/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,146	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	299.19/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,729	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	341.67/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,305	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,387	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,379	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,801	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,119	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 Sep 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 602Year ago 1,392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 10Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 74

No comparison due to limited supply.

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	300	435.00	435.00
4	400–450	406	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	473	365.00–380.00	369.92
1	500–550	535	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	375	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
6	500–550	539	357.50–367.50	364.28
6	600–650	620	340.00–355.00	346.16
2	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	730	317.50	317.50
1	900–950	910	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	380.00	380.00
3	600–650	601	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	575	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	433	340.00–345.00	341.67
2	450–500	482	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	515	340.00	340.00
4	600–650	600	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	578	292.50–315.00	299.19
3	650–700	676	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	210.00	210.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,875.00	2,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	143.00	143.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	152.00	152.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	147.00	147.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	210.00	210.00

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