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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Mar 13

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

452 head

▼ 276 vs last sale 728▼ 233 vs year ago 685 · −34.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 50▼ 29 vs year ago 48 · −60.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 13▲ 4 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 week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Good quality offering of weaned preconditioned feeders in todays sale. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $495.44/cwt on 29 head, up $1.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 19 comparable sales and sits +21.16 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$495.44

▲ 1.80 vs prior sale

29 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$893

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

$152.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.55

vs KY average

+23.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	502.42	2,713	27
Large 1-2	515	452.50	2,330	1thin
Large 2-3	520	350.00	1,820	1thin

One grade step is worth $152.42/cwt here — about $893 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale29 hd

495.44

—

KY average25 barns · 1,164 hd

466.89

+28.55

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

+23.24

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

+21.16

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	—	High	1,727	203.84	3,520	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	174.56	2,589	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,040	170.00	1,768	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	142.78	1,590	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	865	$1,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,110	$3,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,315	$2,760	1thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,553	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,876	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,014	1
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	426	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,024	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	431	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,338	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,229	1
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	465	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,209	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,387	2
Steers	450–500	Large 2-3	475	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,591	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,562	3
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	515	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,330	1
Steers	500–550	Large 2-3	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	525.63/cwt	520.00–526.00	2,765	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,626	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	455.04/cwt	452.50–457.50	2,644	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	420.50/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,590	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	646	456.48/cwt	445.00–457.50	2,949	103
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	432.47/cwt	422.50–434.00	2,898	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	403.70/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,765	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	375.75/cwt	370.00–377.50	2,657	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	352.11/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,715	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	325.75/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,707	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	854	331.87/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,834	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	995	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	3,010	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	215	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,140	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	435.27/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,406	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	497.51/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,612	4
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	370	433.85/cwt	422.50–440.00	1,605	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,591	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	390.00/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,443	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,840	2
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,558	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,775	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	440.84/cwt	437.50–442.50	1,922	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	462	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,137	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	438.72/cwt	437.50–440.00	2,053	2
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	475	414.25/cwt	410.00–417.50	1,968	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,070	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	398.37/cwt	397.50–400.00	2,044	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	414.05/cwt	405.00–417.50	2,136	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,336	5
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	540	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,066	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,090	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,403	4
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	565	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,302	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,009	1
Heifers	550–600	Large 2	582	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,037	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	392.13/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,290	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	396.25/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,473	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	365.04/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,300	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	651	379.50/cwt	379.50–379.50	2,471	40
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	354.64/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,401	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,408	29
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	754	322.41/cwt	319.00–330.00	2,431	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	303.35/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,312	3
Heifers	850–900	Large 1-2	875	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,341	1
Heifers	950–1000	Large 1-2	950	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,114	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,525	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,926	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,610	1
Bulls	350–400	Large 1-2	375	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,763	1
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	405	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,742	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,241	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	490.17/cwt	475.00–505.00	2,157	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	534.27/cwt	522.50–545.00	2,442	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	488.61/cwt	482.50–495.00	2,248	2
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	520	465.05/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,418	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,201	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	458.41/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,590	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	421.18/cwt	412.50–427.50	2,653	4
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	655	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,440	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	663	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,420	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,544	1
Bulls	650–700	Large 2	690	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,346	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,448	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,347	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,469	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,363	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,244	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,695	193.60/cwt	187.00–198.00	3,282	3
Bulls	—	—	1,751	211.52/cwt	202.00–224.00	3,704	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	139.95/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,362	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	985	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,615	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,927	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,749	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,335	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,709	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	174.56/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,589	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	2,760.00/head	2,760.00–2,760.00	2,760	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 452Last week 728Year ago 685

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 50Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Good quality offering of weaned preconditioned feeders in todays sale. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	545.00	545.00
1	300–350	335	560.00	560.00
1	350–400	380	530.00	530.00
1	400–450	435	512.50	512.50
2	450–500	475	502.50	502.50
3	500–550	515	497.50	497.50
7	550–600	581	452.50–457.50	455.04
8	600–650	616	400.00–435.00	420.50
9	650–700	685	395.00–407.50	403.70
13	700–750	707	370.00–377.50	375.75
6	750–800	771	350.00–362.50	352.11
7	800–850	831	320.00–328.00	325.75
4	850–900	854	330.00–337.50	331.87
2	950–1000	995	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	431	542.50	542.50
16	500–550	526	520.00–526.00	525.63
1	550–600	550	477.50	477.50
103	600–650	646	445.00–457.50	456.48
22	650–700	670	422.50–434.00	432.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	426	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	465	475.00	475.00
1	500–550	515	452.50	452.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	520	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	460.00	460.00
4	450–500	462	462.50	462.50
5	500–550	528	442.50	442.50
4	550–600	562	427.50	427.50
4	600–650	624	395.00–400.00	396.25
40	650–700	651	379.50	379.50
29	700–750	700	344.00	344.00
13	750–800	754	319.00–330.00	322.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	422.50–440.00	433.85
1	400–450	405	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	475	410.00–417.50	414.25
1	500–550	540	382.50	382.50
1	550–600	565	407.50	407.50
1	650–700	665	330.00	330.00
1	850–900	875	267.50	267.50
1	950–1000	950	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	530.00	530.00
4	300–350	324	485.00–505.00	497.51
3	400–450	436	437.50–442.50	440.84
2	450–500	468	437.50–440.00	438.72
5	500–550	516	405.00–417.50	414.05
8	550–600	584	380.00–405.00	392.13
3	600–650	630	360.00–370.00	365.04
13	650–700	677	345.00–360.00	354.64
1	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	762	300.00–310.00	303.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	430.00–440.00	435.27
1	350–400	370	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	420	422.50	422.50
1	450–500	490	422.50	422.50
3	500–550	513	397.50–400.00	398.37
1	550–600	550	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	582	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	370	380.00–400.00	390.00
1	400–450	410	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	570	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	575.00	575.00
1	400–450	415	540.00	540.00
4	450–500	457	522.50–545.00	534.27
3	550–600	565	450.00–470.00	458.41
4	600–650	630	412.50–427.50	421.18
1	650–700	665	382.50	382.50
1	700–750	720	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	790	312.50	312.50
1	850–900	875	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	955	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	405	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	520	460.00–470.00	465.05
1	650–700	655	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	440	475.00–505.00	490.17
2	450–500	460	482.50–495.00	488.61
1	700–750	745	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	540	407.50	407.50
3	650–700	663	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	138.00–142.00	139.95
2	—	1,143	153.00	153.00
1	—	1,335	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	174.00–175.00	174.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	176.00	176.00
1	—	985	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,751	202.00–224.00	211.52
3	—	1,695	187.00–198.00	193.60

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 (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,315	2,760.00	2,760.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,110	3,100.00	3,100.00

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.