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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Sep 4

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 534 vs last sale 602▼ 1,324 vs year ago 1,392 · −95.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 10▼ 44 vs year ago 48 · −91.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 73 vs year ago 74 · −98.6%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply.

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 $363.41/cwt on 9 head, down $65.76 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 19 comparable sales and sits −110.87 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$363.41

▼ 65.76 vs prior sale

9 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$43.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.50

vs KY average

−7.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	368.21	1,949	8thin
Medium and Large 2	575	325.00	1,869	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.21/cwt here — about $80 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 sale9 hd

363.41

—

KY average23 barns · 237 hd

355.91

+7.50

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−7.98

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

−110.87

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	152.00	2,379	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	147.00	1,801	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	143.00	1,387	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,485	210.00	3,119	1thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,875	1thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,575	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,691	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,900	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	364.28/cwt	357.50–367.50	1,963	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,869	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	601	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,284	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	346.16/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,146	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,318	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,548	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,079	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	341.67/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,479	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,735	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	299.19/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,729	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,935	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,028	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,305	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	406	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,624	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	369.92/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,750	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,846	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,119	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,387	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,801	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,379	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	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 Sep 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 602Year ago 1,392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 10Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 74

No comparison due to limited supply.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	143.00	143.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	435.00	435.00
4	400–450	406	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	473	365.00–380.00	369.92
1	500–550	535	345.00	345.00

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	375	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
6	500–550	539	357.50–367.50	364.28
6	600–650	620	340.00–355.00	346.16
2	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	730	317.50	317.50
1	900–950	910	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	380.00	380.00
3	600–650	601	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	575	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	433	340.00–345.00	341.67
2	450–500	482	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	515	340.00	340.00
4	600–650	600	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	578	292.50–315.00	299.19
3	650–700	676	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	210.00	210.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,875.00	2,875.00

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.