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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Oct 30

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

639 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 654▼ 18 vs year ago 657 · −2.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 39▲ 2 vs year ago 29 · +6.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 8▲ 5 vs year ago 6 · +83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Yearling steers sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Live and feeder cattle futures traded sharply downward today. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. No trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

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 $386.12/cwt on 11 head, down $9.66 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 20 comparable sales and sits −82.39 against this barn's trailing median of $468.52.

Average price

$386.12

▼ 9.66 vs prior sale

11 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,077

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$78.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.95

vs KY average

−49.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	401.23	2,157	8thin
Large 1-2	505	370.00	1,869	1thin
Large 2	535	345.00	1,846	1thin
Medium and Large 2	575	322.50	1,854	1thin

One grade step is worth $78.73/cwt here — about $303 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale11 hd

386.12

—

KY average25 barns · 851 hd

394.07

−7.95

National average163 barns · 26,594 hd

435.15

−49.03

This barn, trailing median20 sales

468.52

−82.39

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	2,455	175.00	4,296	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,402	122.44	1,716	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	118.22	1,868	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	89.26	970	13

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,318	$2,585	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	920	$2,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,580	$2,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,380	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,620	1
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,624	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	465	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,674	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,021	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	449.21/cwt	440.00–457.50	2,156	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,146	1
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	505	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,869	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	399.96/cwt	397.50–407.50	2,132	4
Steers	500–550	Large 2	535	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,846	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,270	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,854	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	1
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	1
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	332.39/cwt	325.00–347.50	2,260	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,433	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	312.38/cwt	297.50–317.50	2,380	4
Steers	800–850	Large 1-2	810	298.73/cwt	295.00–302.50	2,420	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,434	1
Steers	850–900	Medium 1-2	850	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,380	1
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	863	304.86/cwt	290.00–312.50	2,631	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	877	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,631	2
Steers	900–950	Large 1-2	909	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,500	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	921	323.30/cwt	323.30–323.30	2,978	58
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	990	308.23/cwt	302.00–312.00	3,051	215
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	995	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,786	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,085	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	3,157	52
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,056	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	395.55/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,234	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,225	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1-2	362	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,158	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,323	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	381.65/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,443	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	346.63/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,466	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	391.69/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,665	3
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	340.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,564	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,782	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	349.40/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,716	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,468	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,603	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	552	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,015	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,063	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	315.08/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,859	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	299.80/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,838	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	280.87/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,885	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,209	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	293.75/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,083	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	317.46/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,263	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,118	1
Heifers	850–900	Large 1-2	850	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,125	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	877	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,763	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,566	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,389	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	496.67/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,490	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,469	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	432.50/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,557	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,810	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	422.59/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,775	2
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	425	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,806	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1-2	450	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,586	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,112	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	382.66/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,944	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1-2	508	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,384	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,129	4
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	540	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,971	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	357.50/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,948	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	331.16/cwt	327.50–347.50	1,898	10
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	577	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,846	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	317.43/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,870	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,621	1
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	635	294.17/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,868	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	308.00/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,959	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	647	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,618	2
Bulls	650–700	Large 2	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,124	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,001	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	784	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,352	6
Bulls	800–850	Large 1-2	830	223.64/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,856	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	697	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,046	2
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 2-3Value Added	854	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	2,319	59
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	860	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,376	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	4,296	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	64.31/cwt	57.00–76.00	609	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	91.04/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,018	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	105.29/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,203	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,656	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,814	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,413	116.73/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,649	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,644	116.53/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,916	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	2,585.39/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,585	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,580	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2

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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 639Last week 654Year ago 657

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 39Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 8Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	445.00	445.00
6	450–500	480	440.00–457.50	449.21
4	500–550	533	397.50–407.50	399.96
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00
3	650–700	680	325.00–347.50	332.39
3	700–750	721	337.50	337.50
4	750–800	762	297.50–317.50	312.38
1	800–850	825	295.00	295.00
2	850–900	877	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	995	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	425.00	425.00
2	550–600	557	407.50	407.50
58	900–950	921	323.30	323.30
215	950–1000	990	302.00–312.00	308.23
52	1050–1100	1,085	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	470	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	575	322.50	322.50
1	600–650	600	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	685	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	465	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	505	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	620	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
2	800–850	810	295.00–302.50	298.73
3	850–900	863	290.00–312.50	304.86
5	900–950	909	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	455	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	480.00	480.00
5	300–350	312	385.00–400.00	395.55
3	350–400	378	375.00–385.00	381.65
3	400–450	423	340.00–355.00	346.63
10	450–500	491	342.50–357.50	349.40
2	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	581	355.00	355.00
2	600–650	613	290.00–310.00	299.80
9	650–700	671	277.50–285.00	280.87
4	700–750	709	280.00–300.00	293.75
1	750–800	770	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	390.00–395.00	391.69
2	450–500	472	377.50	377.50
2	550–600	552	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	685	322.50	322.50
6	700–750	713	315.00–320.00	317.46
4	850–900	877	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	362.50	362.50
2	450–500	460	335.00–345.00	340.00
1	500–550	530	302.50	302.50
2	550–600	590	305.00–325.00	315.08
1	600–650	615	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
1	850–900	850	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	515	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	362	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	505.00	505.00
3	300–350	300	480.00–505.00	496.67
2	350–400	360	430.00–435.00	432.50
2	400–450	420	420.00–425.00	422.59
1	450–500	480	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	508	370.00–395.00	382.66
10	550–600	573	327.50–347.50	331.16
5	600–650	636	307.50–310.00	308.00
1	650–700	685	310.00	310.00
5	700–750	748	267.50	267.50
6	750–800	784	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	545	355.00–360.00	357.50
4	550–600	589	312.50–322.50	317.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	540	365.00	365.00
4	550–600	577	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	635	290.00–302.50	294.17
2	800–850	830	217.50–230.00	223.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	352.50	352.50
3	500–550	508	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	580.00	580.00
1	350–400	385	470.00	470.00
4	500–550	510	417.50	417.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	272.50	272.50
2	600–650	647	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	850–900	854	271.50	271.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	697	150.00	150.00
2	850–900	860	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,644	113.00–119.00	116.53
1	—	1,325	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,413	111.00–123.00	116.73
2	—	1,385	130.00–132.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,118	84.00–94.00	91.04
4	—	1,143	104.00–106.00	105.29
3	—	947	57.00–76.00	64.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,455	175.00	175.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	2,275.00	2,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,318	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,585.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,580	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,450.00	2,450.00

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.