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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Mar 6

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Feb 27Mar 6Mar 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

728 head

▲ 330 vs last sale 398▲ 111 vs year ago 617 · +18.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 20▲ 0 vs year ago 50 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 6▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sharply higher, over 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers 5.00-8.00 higher, Very good to Good demand for a desirable conditioned set of feeders and yearlings. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $493.64/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 15 of 19 comparable sales and sits +19.36 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$493.64

55 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$690

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

$115.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+29.57

vs KY average

+18.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	495.75	2,704	54
Medium and Large 2-3	530	380.00	2,014	1thin

One grade step is worth $115.75/cwt here — about $690 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 sale55 hd

493.64

—

KY average24 barns · 985 hd

464.08

+29.57

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

+18.08

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

+19.36

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

19 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $506.67, low $356.34, median $474.28 across 19 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	—	Low	1,477	181.65	2,683	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,610	165.68	2,667	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	163.69	2,156	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	143.37	1,484	13

Every lot

89 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,293	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	296	627.65/cwt	605.00–635.00	1,858	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,518	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	604.47/cwt	525.00–617.50	2,025	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	382	555.00/cwt	547.50–562.50	2,120	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,148	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	424	569.04/cwt	540.00–572.50	2,413	30
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	2,531	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	504.91/cwt	502.50–507.50	2,388	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	501.91/cwt	467.50–522.50	2,620	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,014	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,327	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	554	496.94/cwt	458.00–498.00	2,753	38
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,359	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	639	414.51/cwt	390.00–432.50	2,649	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,550	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	688	413.59/cwt	402.50–423.00	2,845	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	388.85/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,800	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,501	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	758	380.60/cwt	368.00–382.00	2,885	63
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,483	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,789	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	815	371.99/cwt	360.00–372.75	3,032	69
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	866	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	3,009	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	919	327.95/cwt	324.50–332.00	3,014	113
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	990	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,921	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,020	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	3,167	51
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	554.15/cwt	510.00–565.00	1,552	9
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	297	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,337	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,457	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	332	517.41/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,718	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,402	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	389	551.14/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,144	27
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	408	387.45/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,581	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	494.53/cwt	465.00–545.00	2,077	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	425.87/cwt	410.00–432.50	1,801	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	462	476.68/cwt	475.00–477.50	2,202	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,824	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	434.97/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,123	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	433.98/cwt	405.00–439.00	2,265	51
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,127	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,877	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	414.92/cwt	407.50–425.00	2,348	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,989	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	381.73/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,271	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	387.69/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,369	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,056	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	353.18/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,324	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	340.38/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,284	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	677	304.90/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,064	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	713	299.09/cwt	290.00–315.00	2,133	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,498	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,614	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,646	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	855	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,202	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	900	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,340	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,990	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	215	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,333	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,457	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	456.75/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,736	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	478.22/cwt	470.00–482.50	2,023	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	427.46/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,889	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	420.43/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,934	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,974	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	473	526.90/cwt	515.00–540.00	2,492	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	449.13/cwt	447.50–450.00	2,344	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	530	484.64/cwt	467.50–492.50	2,569	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	441.00/cwt	435.00–447.50	2,527	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,378	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	624	395.01/cwt	380.00–403.00	2,465	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,254	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,467	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,350	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,676	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,403	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,463	184.97/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,706	2
Bulls	—	—	1,505	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,634	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,247	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	150.36/cwt	136.00–159.00	1,541	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,227	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,009	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	169.33/cwt	161.00–179.00	2,208	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	150.54/cwt	143.00–158.00	2,028	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	165.68/cwt	164.00–167.00	2,667	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	924	189.47/cwt	165.00–235.00	1,751	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	170.23/cwt	160.00–182.50	1,765	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	3,371	1

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 728Last week 398Year ago 617

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 20Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 6Year ago 0

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	310	470.00	470.00
3	350–400	380	450.00–470.00	456.75
3	400–450	442	415.00–435.00	427.46
1	450–500	470	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	522	447.50–450.00	449.13
2	550–600	573	435.00–447.50	441.00
1	600–650	635	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	690	357.50	357.50
2	750–800	752	312.50	312.50
1	900–950	915	292.50	292.50
1	1050–1100	1,080	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	460	400.00–440.00	420.43
1	550–600	580	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	665	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	620.00	620.00
3	400–450	423	470.00–482.50	478.22
2	450–500	473	515.00–540.00	526.90
3	500–550	530	467.50–492.50	484.64
4	600–650	624	380.00–403.00	395.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	415	517.50	517.50
2	450–500	473	502.50–507.50	504.91
1	500–550	535	435.00	435.00
1	550–600	555	425.00	425.00
1	650–700	680	375.00	375.00
4	700–750	725	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	780	357.50	357.50
4	850–900	866	347.50	347.50
1	950–1000	990	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	522	467.50–522.50	501.91
38	550–600	554	458.00–498.00	496.94
6	600–650	639	390.00–432.50	414.51
27	650–700	688	402.50–423.00	413.59
11	700–750	720	370.00–400.00	388.85
63	750–800	758	368.00–382.00	380.60
69	800–850	815	360.00–372.75	371.99
113	900–950	919	324.50–332.00	327.95
51	1000–1050	1,020	310.50	310.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	380.00	380.00
1	750–800	770	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	550.00	550.00
4	250–300	296	605.00–635.00	627.65
17	300–350	335	525.00–617.50	604.47
3	350–400	382	547.50–562.50	555.00
30	400–450	424	540.00–572.50	569.04
1	450–500	450	562.50	562.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	297	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	310	470.00	470.00
5	400–450	423	410.00–432.50	425.87
4	450–500	488	420.00–445.00	434.97
1	500–550	535	397.50	397.50
3	550–600	595	365.00–390.00	381.73
4	600–650	623	330.00	330.00
5	650–700	671	330.00–347.50	340.38
3	750–800	778	336.00	336.00
1	800–850	840	315.00	315.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	500–550	522	405.00–439.00	433.98
14	550–600	566	407.50–425.00	414.92
11	600–650	611	365.00–390.00	387.69
13	650–700	658	350.00–370.00	353.18
10	700–750	720	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	408	380.00–395.00	387.45
1	450–500	480	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	540	347.50	347.50
1	550–600	585	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	677	300.00–312.50	304.90
3	700–750	713	290.00–315.00	299.09
1	850–900	855	257.50	257.50
1	900–950	900	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	280	510.00–565.00	554.15
5	300–350	332	500.00–540.00	517.41
27	350–400	389	530.00–580.00	551.14
14	400–450	420	465.00–545.00	494.53
3	450–500	462	475.00–477.50	476.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,304	161.00–179.00	169.33
6	—	1,347	143.00–158.00	150.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	130.00–134.00	131.96
1	—	1,135	177.00	177.00
8	—	1,025	136.00–159.00	150.36
2	—	1,115	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,610	164.00–167.00	165.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,463	184.00–186.00	184.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	924	165.00–235.00	189.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,037	160.00–182.50	170.23
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	267.50	267.50

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.