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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jul 24

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

533 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 460▼ 167 vs year ago 700 · −23.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 18▲ 15 vs year ago 12 · +125.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 11▲ 5 vs year ago 1 · +500.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on feeders due to low comparable receipts. Yearling steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter 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 $350.00/cwt on 2 head, down $112.75 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −124.28 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$350.00

▼ 112.75 vs prior sale

2 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−76.80

vs KY average

−69.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	555	360.00	1,998	1thin
Medium 1-2	500	340.00	1,700	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $298 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 sale2 hd

350.00

—

KY average23 barns · 600 hd

426.80

−76.80

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

−69.04

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

−124.28

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	—	Average	1,481	221.58	3,282	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	183.68	2,911	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,303	182.23	2,375	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	167.35	1,724	8thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,173	$2,866	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,445	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,550	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	825	$3,400	1thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,250	1
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	616	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,248	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,516	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	874	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	3,076	57
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	918	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	3,034	51
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	998	321.50/cwt	321.50–321.50	3,209	100
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,041	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	3,232	55
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,106	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1-2	375	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,331	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 1-2	415	472.68/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,962	4
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,948	1
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	507	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,622	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,126	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,086	2
Heifers	600–650	Large 2	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	328.35/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,042	3
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	640	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,032	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,808	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,028	1
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	677	297.59/cwt	290.00–312.50	2,015	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	790	318.50/cwt	318.50–318.50	2,516	120
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	815	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,649	66
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,081	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,505	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	485.31/cwt	482.50–500.00	2,043	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	458.68/cwt	452.50–465.00	2,018	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,070	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,075	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,634	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,002	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	1
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	615	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,060	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,143	1
Bulls	700–750	Large 1-2	700	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,328	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,379	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,676	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,215	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,527	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	231.97/cwt	229.00–235.00	3,445	3
Bulls	—	—	1,735	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,539	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,384	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	163.99/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,681	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	174.70/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,848	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	179.27/cwt	174.00–183.00	2,309	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,790	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	183.68/cwt	181.00–188.00	2,911	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	2,866.42/head	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,866	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,445	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	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 Jul 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 533Last week 460Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 18Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 11Year ago 1

No trend on feeders due to low comparable receipts. Yearling steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	410	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	640	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	450.00–480.00	472.68
1	450–500	490	397.50	397.50
1	500–550	525	405.00	405.00
2	550–600	560	372.50	372.50
3	600–650	622	325.00–335.00	328.35
1	650–700	665	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	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
120	750–800	790	318.50	318.50
66	800–850	815	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	507	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	640	317.50	317.50
3	650–700	677	290.00–312.50	297.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	295	510.00	510.00
6	400–450	421	482.50–500.00	485.31
1	450–500	460	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	532	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	560	357.50	357.50
1	750–800	780	305.00	305.00
3	850–900	895	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	452.50–465.00	458.68
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	565	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	675	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	540	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	700	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	850–900	874	352.00	352.00
51	900–950	918	330.50	330.50
100	950–1000	998	321.50	321.50
55	1000–1050	1,041	310.50	310.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	375.00	375.00
2	650–700	680	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	616	365.00	365.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,173	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,866.42
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	3,400.00	3,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,025	163.00–165.00	163.99
1	—	935	148.00	148.00
4	—	1,058	173.00–176.00	174.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,585	181.00–188.00	183.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	200.00	200.00
6	—	1,288	174.00–183.00	179.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	208.00	208.00
3	—	1,485	229.00–235.00	231.97
1	—	1,735	204.00	204.00

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.