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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Aug 14

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

221 head

▼ 171 vs last sale 392▼ 723 vs year ago 944 · −76.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 17▲ 11 vs year ago 7 · +157.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 3▲ 0 vs year ago 2 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts, however a softer undertone was noted. No trend on yearling steers due to no comparable receipts, however a much softer undertone was noted. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. No trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

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 $420.00/cwt on 8 head, down $9.17 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 19 comparable sales and sits −54.28 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$420.00

▼ 9.17 vs prior sale

8 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,328

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$33.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.79

vs KY average

+18.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	428.33	2,388	6thin
Large 1-2	545	395.00	2,153	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.33/cwt here — about $235 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 sale8 hd

420.00

—

KY average24 barns · 591 hd

431.79

−11.79

National average153 barns · 6,255 hd

401.83

+18.17

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

−54.28

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	—	High	1,800	230.00	4,140	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	175.77	2,600	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	168.81	2,153	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	939	150.07	1,409	6thin

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,585	$3,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,065	$2,550	1thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,175	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,045	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,262	1
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	545	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,153	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,414	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,337	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,379	1
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	685	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,226	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,362	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,461	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,555	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	929	312.75/cwt	312.75–312.75	2,905	53
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	966	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,985	53
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	4,022	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	1
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	465	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,674	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	410.40/cwt	407.50–412.50	1,925	7
Heifers	500–550	Large 2	520	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,651	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	393.82/cwt	375.00–402.50	2,103	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	2
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	365.26/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,071	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,981	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 2-3	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,859	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	1
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	717	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,079	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,123	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,446	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,085	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	406.25/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,747	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,209	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,046	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	378.99/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,774	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,002	1
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	527	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,765	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,876	1
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	580	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,914	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	612	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,591	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,047	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,020	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,900	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	930	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,860	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	513	314.97/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,616	3
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	662	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,999	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,800	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	4,140	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,038	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	155.80/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,430	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,632	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,509	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	169.16/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,065	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,515	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,147	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,646	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	174.36/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,584	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,585	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	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 Aug 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 392Year ago 944

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 17Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	900–950	929	312.75	312.75
53	950–1000	966	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	435	470.00	470.00
1	500–550	545	415.00	415.00
5	550–600	560	431.00	431.00
4	600–650	607	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	675	352.50	352.50
1	700–750	740	332.50	332.50
2	750–800	780	327.50	327.50
2	950–1000	975	412.50	412.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	685	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	570	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	370.00	370.00
7	450–500	469	407.50–412.50	410.40
10	500–550	534	375.00–402.50	393.82
4	550–600	567	355.00–375.00	365.26
1	600–650	630	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	745	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	717	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	400.00–412.50	406.25
1	450–500	465	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	560	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	645	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	930	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	415	502.50	502.50
4	450–500	465	475.00	475.00
1	500–550	510	392.50	392.50
1	600–650	625	327.50	327.50
1	700–750	715	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	370.00–392.50	378.99
2	500–550	527	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	612	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	760	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	580	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	300.00–322.50	314.97
9	650–700	662	302.00	302.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	187.00	187.00
2	—	1,350	159.00	159.00
4	—	1,221	165.00–173.00	169.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	918	148.00–160.00	155.80
1	—	865	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,055	143.00	143.00
1	—	960	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	180.00	180.00
3	—	1,482	173.00–176.00	174.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,585	3,500.00	3,500.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,065	2,550.00	2,550.00

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.