Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2026-03-20

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Mar 20
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
548 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 452▲ 1 vs year ago 547 · +0.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 19▲ 1 vs year ago 33 · +3.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 128 vs last sale 4▲ 69 vs year ago 63 · +109.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 350-550 lbs were 8.00 to 10.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and strong demand for weaned and harder conditioned calves. Yearling steers appeared firm but with limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were sharply higher with a good supply, while there bigger sisters were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows were were 6.00 to 10.00 higher with strong demand and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a good supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $498.32/cwt on 27 head, up $2.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 19 comparable sales and sits +24.04 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$498.32
▲ 2.88 vs prior sale
27 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,767
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$270
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$39.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.23
vs KY average
+26.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556499.802,77726
Medium and Large 2545460.002,5071thin
One grade step is worth $39.80/cwt here — about $270 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 sale27 hd
498.32
—
KY average25 barns · 983 hd
485.09
+13.23
National average160 barns · 7,757 hd
472.12
+26.20
This barn, trailing median19 sales
474.28
+24.04
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—High1,699201.593,4267thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,443184.832,6688thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,180176.962,08812
CowsLean 85-90%High1,039156.181,62310

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,259$3,3644thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,274$3,0997
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,153$2,7797
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)892$2,6673thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,185$1,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$1,7501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)825$2,3001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,008$2,8883thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,330$4,9501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,490$4,7022thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,438$4,4752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,415$4,07120
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,401$3,4574thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,264$3,43511

Every lot

102 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy284650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,8464
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,8631
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy356640.08/cwt620.00–650.002,2794
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375540.27/cwt530.00–550.002,0262
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420598.31/cwt580.00–605.002,5136
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,2051
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8201
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472585.75/cwt572.50–595.002,7653
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476527.48/cwt512.50–542.502,5115
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510538.92/cwt532.50–565.002,7487
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540507.50/cwt507.50–507.502,7411
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,5071
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574489.32/cwt477.50–500.002,80915
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576458.31/cwt455.00–460.002,6403
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,7071
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2142
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,5891
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6001
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4851
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,8318
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6252
Steers750–800Medium 1-2755295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2272
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added890338.83/cwt334.50–347.003,016183
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added910329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,99455
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,2861
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,6641
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,3261
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278552.84/cwt540.00–565.001,5372
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy308604.89/cwt570.00–620.001,8636
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2334538.72/cwt530.00–552.501,7995
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382483.28/cwt480.00–485.001,8463
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy394529.64/cwt522.50–532.502,08714
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed415517.50/cwt517.50–517.502,1482
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434469.88/cwt440.00–482.502,0398
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,2441
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482455.04/cwt445.00–462.502,19311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519437.39/cwt427.50–450.002,27011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552443.51/cwt427.50–450.002,4487
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566408.71/cwt395.00–415.002,3138
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613371.02/cwt360.00–382.502,2742
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631394.64/cwt390.00–410.002,49015
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy655287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,8831
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3121
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2686363.31/cwt352.50–365.002,49210
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726351.30/cwt351.30–351.302,55074
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2631
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,7791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed310670.00/cwt670.00–670.002,0771
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2338582.33/cwt575.00–590.001,9682
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368607.55/cwt600.00–615.002,2362
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2368555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,0423
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,9851
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed436580.03/cwt577.50–582.502,5294
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480532.50/cwt532.50–532.502,5561
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525504.32/cwt495.00–520.002,6484
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,4842
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568468.88/cwt447.50–485.002,6635
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2575395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,2711
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2645380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4512
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5552
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4331
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2708342.51/cwt340.00–345.002,4252
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,689196.62/cwt194.00–199.003,3215
Bulls——1,725214.01/cwt209.00–220.003,6922
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%968148.46/cwt138.00–154.001,4376
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,146167.77/cwt165.00–173.001,9234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,152170.30/cwt163.00–175.001,9626
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208183.61/cwt177.00–195.002,2186
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,320174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,2971
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,461186.38/cwt177.00–195.002,7237
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0082,887.60/head2,450.00–3,200.002,8883
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs17 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed1,0302,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0702,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1203,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2783,564.77/head3,300.00–3,850.003,5652
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,3053,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3123,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,3304,950.00/head4,950.00–4,950.004,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3303,163.35/head2,700.00–3,550.003,1632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3353,733.65/head2,850.00–4,750.003,7343
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3454,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3774,319.29/head3,800.00–4,750.004,3198
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,4003,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4333,941.02/head3,500.00–4,350.003,9418
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4904,701.68/head4,650.00–4,750.004,7022
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,5304,900.00/head4,900.00–4,900.004,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6403,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6454,423.02/head4,400.00–4,450.004,4232
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27652,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 27951,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed9052,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29552,850.79/head2,800.00–2,900.002,8512
Bred Cows—Medium 29602,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium 21,0102,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0732,201.98/head2,150.00–2,250.002,2022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1153,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1202,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1851,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2283,186.97/head2,950.00–3,500.003,1874
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3073,485.59/head3,350.00–3,650.003,4863
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4833,461.47/head2,750.00–4,100.003,4614
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28252,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.