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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Oct 23

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

654 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 579▲ 40 vs year ago 614 · +6.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 25▼ 20 vs year ago 59 · −33.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 16 vs year ago 24 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $395.78/cwt on 19 head, up $0.66 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 20 comparable sales and sits −72.74 against this barn's trailing median of $468.52.

Average price

$395.78

▲ 0.66 vs prior sale

19 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,154

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$76.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.05

vs KY average

−43.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	413.83	2,222	13thin
Large 1-2	530	382.50	2,027	1thin
Medium and Large 2	576	360.83	2,080	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	550	337.50	1,856	2thin

One grade step is worth $76.33/cwt here — about $366 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

395.78

—

KY average26 barns · 1,005 hd

398.83

−3.05

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

−43.49

This barn, trailing median20 sales

468.52

−72.74

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $506.67, low $356.34, median $468.52 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,910	178.27	3,405	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,358	122.79	1,667	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,504	119.42	1,796	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	101.32	1,109	10

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,348	$1,775	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,330	$4,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,485	$4,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,580	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,909	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,160	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	501	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,204	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	418.34/cwt	417.50–420.00	2,196	3
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	530	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,027	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,948	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,856	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	394.13/cwt	392.50–395.00	2,235	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,146	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,371	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	361.70/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,297	6
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	640	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,888	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,093	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,385	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	755	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,794	68
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,548	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,426	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	828	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,890	63
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,839	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	927	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,059	56
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,016	314.21/cwt	310.25–316.00	3,192	221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	210	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,061	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,066	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,250	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	439.53/cwt	427.50–445.00	1,428	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,458	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	379.88/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,558	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	451	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,646	8
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	480	332.58/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,596	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,642	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	332.50/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,739	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	304.93/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,656	3
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	547	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,641	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	319.19/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,800	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	281.69/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,614	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,788	2
Heifers	650–700	Large 2	665	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,729	1
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	804	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	2,609	56
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	826	293.35/cwt	275.00–302.50	2,423	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,691	3
Heifers	950–1000	Large 1-2	950	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,423	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	973	266.70/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,595	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,152	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	297	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,574	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	506.66/cwt	495.00–537.50	1,606	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	487.47/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,852	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,817	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,827	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	452.54/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,914	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,872	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,050	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1-2	480	362.42/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,740	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,836	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	381.72/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,977	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,157	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,301	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,966	2
Bulls	750–800	Large 1-2	760	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,014	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,833	174.40/cwt	170.00–179.00	3,197	2
Bulls	—	—	2,065	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,841	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	109.06/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,133	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	96.16/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,089	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	131.26/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,752	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	121.20/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,635	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	109.05/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,527	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	109.03/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,548	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	132.11/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,949	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,628	121.32/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,975	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,325	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,485	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	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 Oct 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 654Last week 579Year ago 614

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 25Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 24

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	505.00	505.00
1	250–300	255	490.00	490.00
3	300–350	325	427.50–445.00	439.53
2	400–450	410	375.00–385.00	379.88
8	450–500	451	365.00	365.00
8	500–550	523	327.50–337.50	332.50
9	550–600	564	312.50–327.50	319.19
1	750–800	760	280.00	280.00
3	800–850	826	275.00–302.50	293.35
3	850–900	868	310.00	310.00
3	950–1000	973	265.00–270.00	266.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	800–850	804	324.50	324.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	360	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	483	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	543	300.00–315.00	304.93
2	650–700	650	270.00–280.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	573	280.00–285.00	281.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	325.00–340.00	332.58
2	500–550	547	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	700	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	950	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	585.00	585.00
3	400–450	415	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	480	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	525	417.50–420.00	418.34
6	550–600	567	392.50–395.00	394.13
6	600–650	635	350.00–367.50	361.70
2	700–750	712	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	755	337.50	337.50
3	850–900	855	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	501	440.00	440.00
7	600–650	624	380.00	380.00
68	750–800	755	370.00	370.00
63	800–850	828	349.00	349.00
56	900–950	927	330.00	330.00
221	1000–1050	1,016	310.25–316.00	314.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	357.50	357.50
2	550–600	592	362.50	362.50
1	650–700	675	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	770	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	382.50	382.50
1	600–650	640	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	480.00	480.00
2	250–300	297	530.00	530.00
7	300–350	317	495.00–537.50	506.66
2	350–400	380	485.00–490.00	487.47
2	400–450	423	445.00–460.00	452.54
4	450–500	466	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	518	380.00–385.00	381.72
2	550–600	587	367.50	367.50
4	650–700	692	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	420	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	465	402.50	402.50
1	500–550	510	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	715	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	355.00–370.00	362.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,335	128.00–137.00	131.26
4	—	1,349	115.00–125.00	121.20
2	—	1,420	106.00–112.00	109.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	106.00–112.00	109.05
2	—	1,475	129.00–135.00	132.11
3	—	1,628	115.00–125.00	121.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,039	107.00–111.00	109.06
6	—	1,132	92.00–99.00	96.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,065	186.00	186.00
2	—	1,833	170.00–179.00	174.40

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,650.00	1,650.00

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	2	—	1,330	4,300.00	4,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,485	4,000.00	4,000.00

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.