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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Sep 18

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

671 head

▲ 244 vs last sale 427▲ 12 vs year ago 659 · +1.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 16▼ 35 vs year ago 57 · −61.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 2▲ 51 vs year ago 20 · +255.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to a limited supply. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. No trend on slaughter cows due to a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

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 $345.00/cwt on 4 head, down $84.17 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −129.28 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$345.00

▼ 84.17 vs prior sale

4 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$61

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−42.76

vs KY average

−58.36 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	350.00	1,820	3thin
Large 1-2	570	330.00	1,881	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about −$61 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale4 hd

345.00

—

KY average25 barns · 790 hd

387.76

−42.76

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−58.36

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

−129.28

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	—	Low	1,692	194.22	3,286	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,658	142.00	2,354	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	136.15	1,763	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,204	126.86	1,528	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)	1,125	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,329	$3,442	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,485	$3,046	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,170	$2,842	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,223	$3,874	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$3,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,585	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,573	$4,658	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,555	$4,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$4,414	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,420	$3,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,400	$3,399	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$4,250	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,260	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,990	1thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium 1-2	290	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,146	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,520	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	412.61/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,989	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	3
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,363	1
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,374	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	858	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	2,784	10
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	931	313.64/cwt	304.00–323.50	2,920	220
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	951	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,891	57
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,046	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	3,107	112
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,051	295.25/cwt	295.25–295.25	3,103	50
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,111	285.75/cwt	285.75–285.75	3,175	143
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,591	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,679	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,918	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	328.13/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,002	4
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	635	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,984	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	302.50/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,102	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	796	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,388	16
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	963	268.80/cwt	268.00–269.00	2,589	5
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,450	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,527	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,060	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,840	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	325.00/cwt	322.50–327.50	2,194	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,001	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,056	1
Bulls	700–750	Large 1-2	717	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,026	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,145	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,214	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,992	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,622	188.14/cwt	184.00–195.00	3,052	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,984	1
Bulls	—	—	1,741	203.58/cwt	201.00–205.00	3,544	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,490	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	119.59/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,417	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,218	134.38/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,637	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	140.72/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,752	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,390	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,515	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,772	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,218	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,490	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,585	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	3,398.66/head	3,150.00–3,650.00	3,399	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,442	4,432.89/head	4,250.00–4,650.00	4,433	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,495	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,520	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,555	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,645	4,637.31/head	4,400.00–4,850.00	4,637	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	2,260.00/head	2,260.00–2,260.00	2,260	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,990.00/head	1,990.00–1,990.00	1,990	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,055	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,842.20/head	2,650.00–3,000.00	2,842	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,329	3,441.89/head	3,000.00–3,850.00	3,442	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,546	3,181.51/head	2,200.00–3,550.00	3,182	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	3,873.62/head	3,850.00–3,900.00	3,874	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 Sep 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 671Last week 427Year ago 659

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 16Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 2Year ago 20

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to a limited supply. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. No trend on slaughter cows due to a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	380.00	380.00
9	450–500	482	400.00–420.00	412.61
3	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	690	342.50	342.50
2	700–750	725	327.50	327.50
10	850–900	858	324.50	324.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
220	900–950	931	304.00–323.50	313.64
57	950–1000	951	304.00	304.00
112	1000–1050	1,046	297.00	297.00
50	1050–1100	1,051	295.25	295.25
143	1100–1150	1,111	285.75	285.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	695	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	425	395.00	395.00
3	500–550	548	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	610	322.50–330.00	328.13
1	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
16	750–800	796	300.00	300.00
5	950–1000	963	268.00–269.00	268.80
2	1050–1100	1,065	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	695	295.00–310.00	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	635	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	597	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	675	322.50–327.50	325.00
1	800–850	805	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	287.50	287.50
1	650–700	690	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	715	287.50	287.50
1	750–800	780	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	830	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	717	282.50	282.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	4,100.00	4,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	4,400.00	4,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,430	4,700.00	4,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,400	3,150.00–3,650.00	3,398.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,442	4,250.00–4,650.00	4,432.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	4,300.00	4,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,555	4,450.00	4,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,645	4,400.00–4,850.00	4,637.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	1,990.00	1,990.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	2,260.00	2,260.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,170	2,650.00–3,000.00	2,842.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,546	2,200.00–3,550.00	3,181.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,329	3,000.00–3,850.00	3,441.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	3,550.00	3,550.00

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	—	1,055	2,100.00	2,100.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	3,850.00–3,900.00	3,873.62

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	3,700.00	3,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,655	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	109.00	109.00
3	—	1,185	117.00–123.00	119.59
3	—	1,218	134.00–135.00	134.38
1	—	1,035	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	138.00–144.00	140.72
1	—	1,395	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	175.00	175.00
4	—	1,741	201.00–205.00	203.58
3	—	1,622	184.00–195.00	188.14

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.