Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2026-03-27

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Mar 27
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
366 head
▼ 182 vs last sale 548▼ 78 vs year ago 444 · −17.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 34▼ 5 vs year ago 24 · −20.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 132▲ 38 vs year ago 4 · +950.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Yearling heifers sold 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $401.78/cwt on 32 head, down $28.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 29 comparable sales and sits +10.59 against this barn's trailing median of $391.20.
Average price
$401.78
▼ 28.43 vs prior sale
32 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,219
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$354
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$75.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.26
vs KY average
−23.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2564415.692,34318thin
Medium and Large 2528394.332,0838thin
Large 1-2553378.762,0964thin
Medium and Large 2-3505365.001,8431thin
Large 2585340.001,9891thin
One grade step is worth $75.69/cwt here — about $354 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale32 hd
401.78
—
KY average25 barns · 1,667 hd
415.04
−13.26
National average176 barns · 15,314 hd
425.19
−23.41
This barn, trailing median29 sales
391.20
+10.59
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

29 sales
449396343290median 391.1903/0604/2406/1908/2810/30
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.22, low $303.56, median $391.20 across 29 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—High1,690200.513,3887thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,615192.003,1011thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,242180.702,2443thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,558178.102,7756thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,283149.001,9112thin

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)1,386$3,3154thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,343$3,3002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,030$2,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,235$2,1302thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)828$2,74415
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)788$2,6503thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)775$2,6253thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,215$3,1001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)950$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,542$4,7333thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,730$4,4232thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,573$4,4002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,705$4,2001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,513$4,1502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,512$3,9713thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,195$4,0501thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium 1-2270480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2961
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,9201
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,4001
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0641
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2507497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,5222
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513525.02/cwt520.00–530.002,6934
Steers550–600Large 2-3565367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,0761
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,8303
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,6112
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607458.52/cwt457.50–460.002,7835
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,5161
Steers600–650Large 1-2630387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,4411
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,7895
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669404.79/cwt392.50–410.002,7087
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5351
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730338.32/cwt337.50–340.002,4703
Steers750–800Large 1-2780325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5351
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,95910
Steers800–850Large 1-2807297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,4012
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2975302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,9492
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1801
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365535.41/cwt525.00–545.001,9542
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370450.79/cwt440.00–460.001,6683
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2400462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,8501
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added405507.50/cwt507.50–507.502,0551
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420445.00/cwt440.00–450.001,8692
Heifers400–450Large 1-2435440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9141
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,9241
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3450400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8001
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2462475.42/cwt472.50–480.002,1965
Heifers450–500Large 2465410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9071
Heifers450–500Large 1-2473433.61/cwt430.00–437.502,0512
Heifers500–550Large 1-2500380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8431
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520396.38/cwt382.50–405.002,0617
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529427.32/cwt415.00–437.502,2616
Heifers550–600Large 1-2571378.35/cwt365.00–385.002,1603
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581409.87/cwt402.50–422.502,38112
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2231
Heifers550–600Large 2585340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9891
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610419.00/cwt419.00–419.002,55611
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624360.82/cwt350.00–370.002,2526
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657381.00/cwt381.00–381.002,50314
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2695345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3981
Heifers700–750Large 1-2720275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9801
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2737333.95/cwt317.50–338.002,4618
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added740359.75/cwt359.75–359.752,66266
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added799348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,78142
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3374
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3850217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,8491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2290545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,5811
Bulls300–350Large 1-2305470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,4341
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2350550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371605.94/cwt605.00–610.002,2485
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9501
Bulls350–400Large 2392480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8822
Bulls350–400Large 1-2395525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,0741
Bulls400–450Large 1-2405480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9442
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2410555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,2761
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,3662
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2469519.05/cwt515.00–525.002,4346
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,3281
Bulls500–550Large 1-2500460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528454.30/cwt450.00–462.502,3993
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2550437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,4061
Bulls550–600Large 1-2570445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,5371
Bulls600–650Large 1-2630382.94/cwt370.00–390.002,4135
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0481
Bulls650–700Large 1-2675369.85/cwt360.00–380.002,4962
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4841
Bulls650–700Large 2695340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3631
Bulls700–750Large 1-2700345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4151
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6631
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6351
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2815322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,6281
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3335370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2401
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3405295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,475187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,7581
Bulls——1,708196.93/cwt193.00–203.003,3644
Bulls——1,760214.44/cwt208.00–221.003,7742
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230173.05/cwt167.00–179.002,1292
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,4791
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,280154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,9711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,285144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,8501
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,558178.10/cwt173.00–184.002,7756
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,615192.00/cwt192.00–192.003,1011
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2153,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,129.66/head1,700.00–2,450.002,1302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3433,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3863,315.19/head3,050.00–3,450.003,3154
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4253,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4454,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4804,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5104,450.00/head4,450.00–4,450.004,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5283,932.24/head3,850.00–4,000.003,9322
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5584,873.76/head4,850.00–4,900.004,8742
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6004,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7004,450.00/head4,450.00–4,450.004,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7054,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7304,422.83/head4,350.00–4,500.004,4232
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27752,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6253
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27882,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6503
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28282,744.06/head2,300.00–2,875.002,74415
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1954,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501

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.