Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2026-01-09

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jan 9
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
691 head
▲ 329 vs last sale 362▲ 691 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 30▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 4▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to being closed for the Christmas and New Years holiday. Good to very good demand for all feeder classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $416.20/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 6 of 19 comparable sales and sits −58.09 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$416.20
28 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,288
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$501
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$78.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.04
vs KY average
−50.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551423.042,32925
Medium and Large 2550366.252,0142thin
Medium and Large 2-3530345.001,8291thin
One grade step is worth $78.04/cwt here — about $501 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 sale28 hd
416.20
—
KY average25 barns · 1,537 hd
422.23
−6.04
National average195 barns · 28,890 hd
466.33
−50.13
This barn, trailing median19 sales
474.28
−58.09
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
521461402342median 474.2803/0604/0305/1509/2510/30
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,728179.793,1078thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,275153.921,96321
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,486151.272,24816
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,083127.321,37936

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,5742thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,380$2,4883thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$2,2751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,062$3,4234thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,610$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,355$3,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,260$2,9751thin

Every lot

111 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,4401
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,3581
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2346489.37/cwt487.50–495.001,6934
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,8901
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375477.30/cwt470.00–485.001,7902
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added407487.50/cwt487.50–487.501,9844
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420467.82/cwt457.50–477.501,9653
Steers400–450Large 1-2440395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7382
Steers450–500Medium 1-2450380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7102
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474453.29/cwt445.00–460.002,14915
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514415.24/cwt402.50–425.002,1345
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,0081
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8291
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added542439.12/cwt435.00–447.502,3803
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560428.16/cwt427.50–430.002,39815
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0131
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2232
Steers600–650Large 1-2625347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,1721
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627365.86/cwt360.00–377.502,2943
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2371
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712378.92/cwt375.95–382.002,698140
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715328.57/cwt320.00–337.502,3492
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6433
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4921
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added840343.23/cwt341.50–345.002,883132
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2855302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,5861
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,024312.25/cwt312.25–312.253,19752
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Large 1-2230320.00/cwt320.00–320.007361
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240405.00/cwt405.00–405.009721
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0011
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2283406.71/cwt400.00–420.001,1513
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1971
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2335320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0721
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338402.56/cwt400.00–410.001,3614
Heifers300–350Large 1-2345380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3111
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378412.55/cwt405.00–415.001,5594
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3831
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added414403.91/cwt400.00–412.501,67212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423382.00/cwt377.50–395.001,6165
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430364.97/cwt360.00–370.001,5694
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,6861
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480381.55/cwt372.50–390.001,83112
Heifers450–500Large 1-2481372.45/cwt367.50–375.001,7913
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,6541
Heifers500–550Large 2500325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6251
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2505277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,4011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507383.33/cwt380.00–385.001,94312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522370.56/cwt367.50–375.001,9349
Heifers500–550Large 1-2525345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7281
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2553349.01/cwt340.00–355.001,9305
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,8892
Heifers600–650Large 1-2610300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8301
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618318.68/cwt312.50–330.001,9697
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9101
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1601
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9601
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,1561
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764330.75/cwt330.75–330.752,52769
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3840220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8481
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0351
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,5261
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280492.59/cwt490.00–495.001,3792
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3350410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4351
Bulls350–400Medium 1-2355307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,0921
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378471.60/cwt465.00–485.001,7837
Bulls350–400Large 2-3380332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,2641
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2387429.74/cwt420.00–440.001,6634
Bulls350–400Large 1-2392400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5682
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,0796
Bulls400–450Large 1-2430417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,7952
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2435467.65/cwt455.00–475.002,0343
Bulls450–500Large 1-2475380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8051
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2483443.72/cwt442.50–445.002,1432
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530386.75/cwt380.00–407.502,05010
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530349.93/cwt342.50–357.501,8552
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2563382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,1533
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565356.70/cwt355.00–360.002,0153
Bulls550–600Large 1-2569363.50/cwt355.00–372.502,0684
Bulls550–600Large 2578343.70/cwt340.00–347.501,9872
Bulls550–600Large 2-3580320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8561
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621343.72/cwt340.00–345.002,1354
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,8431
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2664341.07/cwt327.50–347.502,2654
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673304.18/cwt295.00–317.502,0473
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3700260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8201
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2722321.69/cwt320.00–322.502,3233
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2790305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4101
Bulls750–800Large 1-2790300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3701
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2822307.47/cwt302.50–312.502,5274
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2945217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,0551
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2993252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,5076
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,670164.33/cwt154.00–175.002,7443
Bulls——1,763189.07/cwt184.00–192.003,3335
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013101.80/cwt93.00–112.001,0316
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040121.22/cwt115.00–124.001,2617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,075134.50/cwt134.00–135.001,4462
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,094142.10/cwt139.00–148.001,55510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,131131.02/cwt126.00–136.001,48213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263148.28/cwt141.00–153.001,87310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,333164.50/cwt157.00–175.002,1939
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,407146.63/cwt140.00–151.002,0639
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,587157.24/cwt152.00–162.002,4957
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0623,423.13/head3,350.00–3,500.003,4234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6102,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,574.43/head2,450.00–2,700.002,5742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3802,488.19/head2,225.00–2,600.002,4883
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3553,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501

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.