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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-13

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

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

854 head

▲ 461 vs last sale 393▼ 75 vs year ago 929 · −8.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 24▲ 10 vs year ago 38 · +26.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 4▲ 13 vs year ago 6 · +216.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts. Yearling steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. No trend on slaughter bulls due to a light test.

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 $388.57/cwt on 7 head, up $11.55 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 19 comparable sales and sits −74.18 against this barn's trailing median of $462.75.

Average price

$388.57

▲ 11.55 vs prior sale

7 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$10.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.64

vs KY average

−35.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	520	390.00	2,028	6thin
Large 1-2	500	380.00	1,900	1thin

One grade step is worth $10.00/cwt here — about $128 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 sale7 hd

388.57

—

KY average24 barns · 934 hd

379.94

+8.64

National average161 barns · 26,093 hd

424.06

−35.49

This barn, trailing median19 sales

462.75

−74.18

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 $462.75 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	—	Average	1,604	150.88	2,420	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,313	112.61	1,479	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,645	110.46	1,817	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	81.78	801	12

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)	1,030	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$1,385	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,403	$3,042	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,470	$2,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$1,850	1thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	500	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,900	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,045	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,874	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,967	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	357.80/cwt	352.50–360.00	2,240	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	321.25/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,194	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,205	1
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	750	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,213	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,577	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	845	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,746	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	861	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,811	55
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	881	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,581	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,829	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	926	317.50/cwt	305.75–326.75	2,940	225
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,019	312.01/cwt	309.75–313.00	3,179	274
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,056	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	3,189	55
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,074	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,148	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	347.38/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,094	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,365	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,402	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,129	2
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	425	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,328	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	308.83/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,461	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,423	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	313.90/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,645	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	530	304.21/cwt	302.50–307.50	1,612	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	287.18/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,643	5
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	575	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,452	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	293.31/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,775	6
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 2	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,191	68
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	276.63/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,848	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,815	1
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,982	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,854	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,938	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,187	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	236.25/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,914	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	235	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	870	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,205	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	356.73/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,370	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	392.52/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,676	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	347.56/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,512	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	380.82/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,733	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	488	313.58/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,530	3
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	495	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,621	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,742	3
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	545	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,916	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	331.14/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,868	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	304.89/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,747	2
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,014	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	301.29/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,883	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	291.30/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,952	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Bulls	700–750	Large 1-2	730	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,916	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,556	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	757	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,139	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,837	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	881	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,114	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	890	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,936	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,465	1
Bulls	—	—	1,622	148.17/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,403	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	813	58.30/cwt	54.00–65.00	474	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	79.63/cwt	74.00–85.00	774	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	94.23/cwt	92.00–96.00	975	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	109.95/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,314	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	110.87/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,414	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	117.25/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,659	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	115.09/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,868	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,656	108.14/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,791	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	735	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,620	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	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 Nov 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 854Last week 393Year ago 929

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 24Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 4Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	345.00–350.00	347.56
1	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	573	300.00–310.00	304.89
4	600–650	625	300.00–302.50	301.29
2	650–700	670	285.00–297.50	291.30
1	750–800	780	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	890	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	365.00	365.00
4	350–400	384	350.00–367.50	356.73
3	400–450	427	390.00–397.50	392.52
3	450–500	455	380.00–382.50	380.82
3	500–550	528	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	564	320.00–335.00	331.14
2	600–650	615	327.50	327.50
1	650–700	680	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	757	282.50	282.50
1	800–850	835	220.00	220.00
3	850–900	881	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	488	300.00–320.00	313.58
1	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	750	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	327.50	327.50
1	500–550	545	535.00	535.00
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	730	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	345.00–350.00	347.38
1	350–400	395	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
6	450–500	473	300.00–315.00	308.83
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
5	550–600	572	280.00–295.00	287.18
1	650–700	685	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	720	257.50	257.50
1	750–800	775	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	810	230.00–242.50	236.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	350	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	400	340.00	340.00
7	500–550	524	312.50–317.50	313.90
6	600–650	605	285.00–295.00	293.31
3	650–700	668	270.00–290.00	276.63
2	700–750	708	280.00	280.00
2	800–850	810	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	650–700	664	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	495	287.50	287.50
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	312.50	312.50
3	500–550	530	302.50–307.50	304.21
1	550–600	575	252.50	252.50
1	600–650	615	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	700	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	845	325.00	325.00
55	850–900	861	326.50	326.50
225	900–950	926	305.75–326.75	317.50
274	1000–1050	1,019	309.75–313.00	312.01
55	1050–1100	1,056	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	380.00	380.00
5	500–550	505	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	595	315.00	315.00
10	600–650	626	352.50–360.00	357.80
2	650–700	683	320.00–322.50	321.25
1	700–750	735	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	787	327.50	327.50
3	850–900	881	293.00	293.00
2	900–950	920	307.50	307.50
1	1050–1100	1,060	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	380.00	380.00
1	750–800	750	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	610	322.50	322.50
1	700–750	735	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	2,975.00	2,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,620	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,385.00	1,385.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	116.00–119.00	117.25
8	—	1,275	106.00–114.00	110.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,656	105.00–110.00	108.14
3	—	1,623	112.00–117.00	115.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	92.00–96.00	94.23
5	—	972	74.00–85.00	79.63
3	—	813	54.00–65.00	58.30
2	—	1,195	107.00–113.00	109.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	159.00	159.00
3	—	1,622	146.00–150.00	148.17

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.