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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jul 17

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

460 head

▼ 241 vs last sale 701▼ 434 vs year ago 894 · −48.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 34▼ 30 vs year ago 48 · −62.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 2▲ 3 vs year ago 8 · +37.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on feeder calves due to a limited comparison. Yearling steers sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower. 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 $447.50/cwt on 1 head, down $15.25 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 19 comparable sales and sits −26.78 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$447.50

▼ 15.25 vs prior sale

1 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,260

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.77

vs KY average

+8.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	505	447.50	2,260	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

447.50

—

KY average26 barns · 691 hd

451.27

−3.77

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

+8.35

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

−26.78

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	1,692	222.85	3,770	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	193.13	2,544	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	187.00	2,810	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	170.31	1,741	4thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,275	$2,866	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$2,063	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,850	1thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,184	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,260	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,738	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,520	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,737	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	842	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,943	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,508	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	926	315.44/cwt	312.00–316.50	2,921	25
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	938	325.74/cwt	325.25–327.25	3,055	225
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	973	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	3,094	55
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	990	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	3,054	5
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,036	306.25/cwt	306.25–306.25	3,173	45
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	3,302	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,288	1
Heifers	300–350	Large 1-2	345	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,371	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,527	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,468	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,453	1
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,724	3
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	457	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,542	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	369.18/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,783	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	353.37/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,859	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	349.82/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,994	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	335.04/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,060	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	642	349.39/cwt	347.00–349.50	2,243	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,086	2
Heifers	650–700	Large 2-3	677	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,676	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	200	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,220	1
Bulls	250–300	Large 1-2	295	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,328	1
Bulls	350–400	Large 1-2	385	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,800	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,681	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	479.12/cwt	467.50–485.00	2,166	3
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	455	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,150	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,061	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,178	1
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	525	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,929	1
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	600	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,965	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	1
Bulls	750–800	Large 1-2	760	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,185	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,415	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	288.74/cwt	287.50–290.00	2,555	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,335	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	3,017	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	194.03/cwt	189.00–200.00	3,256	2
Bulls	—	—	1,788	236.47/cwt	231.00–239.00	4,228	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,702	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	165.74/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,749	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,318	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	195.48/cwt	191.00–204.00	2,582	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,631	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,993	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	875	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,866.18/head	2,575.00–3,125.00	2,866	2

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 Jul 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 701Year ago 894

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 34Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 2Year ago 8

No trend on feeder calves due to a limited comparison. Yearling steers sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	402.50	402.50
3	350–400	367	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	431	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	483	367.50–370.00	369.18
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	695	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	600–650	642	347.00–349.50	349.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	430.00	430.00
3	500–550	526	350.00–355.00	353.37
2	550–600	570	345.00–355.00	349.82
2	600–650	615	330.00–340.00	335.04
2	650–700	652	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	677	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	397.50	397.50
3	400–450	425	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	457	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	842	349.50	349.50
225	900–950	938	325.25–327.25	325.74
55	950–1000	973	318.00	318.00
45	1000–1050	1,036	306.25	306.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	520.00	520.00
1	500–550	505	447.50	447.50
9	700–750	740	370.00	370.00
1	800–850	805	340.00	340.00
25	900–950	926	312.00–316.50	315.44
5	950–1000	990	308.50	308.50
1	1150–1200	1,190	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	850	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	200	610.00	610.00
3	450–500	452	467.50–485.00	479.12
1	800–850	805	300.00	300.00
2	850–900	885	287.50–290.00	288.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	485	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	625	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	385	467.50	467.50
1	450–500	455	472.50	472.50
1	500–550	525	367.50	367.50
1	600–650	600	327.50	327.50
1	750–800	760	287.50	287.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	184.00	184.00
3	—	1,055	165.00–167.00	165.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,430	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,321	191.00–204.00	195.48
1	—	1,295	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	189.00–200.00	194.03
1	—	1,335	226.00	226.00
4	—	1,788	231.00–239.00	236.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	2,225.00	2,225.00

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)	1	—	1,065	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,275	2,575.00–3,125.00	2,866.18

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.