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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Apr 3

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Mar 27Apr 3Apr 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

237 head

▼ 129 vs last sale 366▲ 212 vs year ago 25 · +848.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 19▲ 25 vs year ago 14 · +178.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 42▲ 11 vs year ago 1 · +1,100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. Good quality offering of feeders with favorable body condition. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $407.69/cwt on 24 head, up $5.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 29 comparable sales and sits +16.49 against this barn's trailing median of $391.20.

Average price

$407.69

▲ 5.90 vs prior sale

24 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$103.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.06

vs KY average

−15.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	521	453.89	2,367	9thin
Medium 1-2	545	430.00	2,344	4thin
Large 1-2	520	391.07	2,034	2thin
Medium and Large 2	585	355.91	2,083	8thin
Large 2	595	350.00	2,083	1thin

One grade step is worth $103.89/cwt here — about $284 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 sale24 hd

407.69

—

KY average25 barns · 1,578 hd

418.74

−11.06

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−15.50

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.20

+16.49

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,507	200.16	3,017	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	181.52	2,336	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	181.15	2,659	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,022	143.59	1,468	11

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$2,275	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,220	$2,251	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,005	$1,900	1thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,440	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,100	1
Steers	350–400	Medium 1-2	395	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,133	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,457	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,268	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	434	632.49/cwt	625.00–635.00	2,745	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	455	588.85/cwt	580.00–597.50	2,679	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	531.94/cwt	527.50–540.00	2,591	4
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	527	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,385	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	548.43/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,907	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,562	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,723	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	531.67/cwt	525.00–535.00	2,977	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,608	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,280	1
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	590	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,360	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	606	439.53/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,664	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	2,975	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,535	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,503	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,769	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,790	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	3,067	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,281	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,519	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,802	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	529.18/cwt	520.00–532.50	2,027	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	557.36/cwt	550.00–565.00	2,174	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	403	548.69/cwt	537.50–552.50	2,211	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	497.44/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,139	2
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	440	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,123	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,036	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	458	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,405	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	504.82/cwt	497.50–517.50	2,368	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	455.08/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,153	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	443.53/cwt	437.50–445.00	2,293	5
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	520	391.07/cwt	385.00–397.50	2,034	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	466.85/cwt	465.00–467.50	2,460	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,908	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	545	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,344	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	355.33/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,107	7
Heifers	550–600	Large 2	595	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,083	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	337.44/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,109	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,379	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	648	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,624	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,914	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,948	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	757	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,650	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	291.18/cwt	280.00–302.50	2,213	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	320.03/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,464	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,020	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	812	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,619	2
Heifers	800–850	Large 2	830	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,909	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	895	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,193	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	323	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	2,116	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	593.17/cwt	570.00–615.00	1,987	2
Bulls	350–400	Large 1-2	390	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,067	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,592	1
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	405	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,944	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1-2	415	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,868	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	567.06/cwt	550.00–580.00	2,382	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,100	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	593.76/cwt	592.50–595.00	2,761	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	574.70/cwt	560.00–582.50	2,753	22
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	534.90/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,568	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,225	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	480.48/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,489	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	525	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,822	2
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	570	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,693	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,309	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	438.34/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,512	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	397.48/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,452	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,565	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	377.53/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,654	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,610	1
Bulls	900–950	Large 2	905	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,082	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,278	197.41/cwt	196.00–199.00	2,523	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,741	1
Bulls	—	—	1,703	216.00/cwt	215.00–217.00	3,678	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	111.25/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,010	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	144.28/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,444	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	155.97/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,692	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,130	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,932	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	172.13/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,100	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,883	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	189.36/cwt	181.00–196.00	2,507	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,524	182.84/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,786	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	730	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,250.96/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,251	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	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 Apr 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 366Year ago 25

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 19Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 42Year ago 1

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. Good quality offering of feeders with favorable body condition. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	545.00	545.00
1	250–300	295	515.00	515.00
1	300–350	340	530.00	530.00
6	350–400	383	520.00–532.50	529.18
2	400–450	430	495.00–500.00	497.44
11	450–500	469	497.50–517.50	504.82
5	500–550	517	437.50–445.00	443.53
4	600–650	626	380.00	380.00
2	750–800	770	315.00–325.00	320.03
2	800–850	812	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	450.00–460.00	455.08
1	500–550	530	360.00	360.00
7	550–600	593	350.00–367.50	355.33
2	600–650	625	330.00–345.00	337.44
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	760	280.00–302.50	291.18
1	800–850	800	252.50	252.50
1	850–900	895	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	457.50	457.50
1	650–700	660	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	735	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	482.50	482.50
2	500–550	520	385.00–397.50	391.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	545	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	403	537.50–552.50	548.69
11	450–500	458	525.00	525.00
4	500–550	527	465.00–467.50	466.85
8	600–650	648	405.00	405.00
4	750–800	757	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	550.00–565.00	557.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	830	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	640.00	640.00
1	350–400	350	600.00	600.00
2	400–450	420	585.00	585.00
4	450–500	487	527.50–540.00	531.94
1	500–550	545	470.00	470.00
1	550–600	550	495.00	495.00
5	600–650	606	435.00–450.00	439.53
1	650–700	650	390.00	390.00
1	700–750	710	390.00	390.00
2	750–800	775	360.00	360.00
2	900–950	910	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	540.00	540.00
1	550–600	570	457.50	457.50
1	650–700	650	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	527	452.50	452.50
1	550–600	590	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	434	625.00–635.00	632.49
2	450–500	455	580.00–597.50	588.85
6	500–550	530	545.00–550.00	548.43
3	550–600	560	525.00–535.00	531.67
4	600–650	616	483.00	483.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	540.00	540.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	570.00–615.00	593.17
7	400–450	420	550.00–580.00	567.06
22	450–500	479	560.00–582.50	574.70
3	500–550	518	470.00–500.00	480.48
3	550–600	573	435.00–440.00	438.34
5	600–650	617	392.50–400.00	397.48
1	650–700	675	380.00	380.00
2	700–750	703	370.00–385.00	377.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	655.00	655.00
1	400–450	405	640.00	640.00
2	450–500	465	592.50–595.00	593.76
2	500–550	525	537.50	537.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	480	530.00–540.00	534.90
1	500–550	500	445.00	445.00
2	550–600	570	405.00	405.00
1	700–750	720	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	905	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	530.00	530.00
1	400–450	405	480.00	480.00
1	550–600	570	472.50	472.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,085	154.00–159.00	155.97
4	—	1,001	141.00–146.00	144.28
2	—	908	105.00–119.00	111.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,220	169.00–174.00	172.13
1	—	1,255	150.00	150.00
10	—	1,324	181.00–196.00	189.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	171.00	171.00
6	—	1,524	180.00–186.00	182.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	196.00–199.00	197.41
1	—	1,575	174.00	174.00
2	—	1,703	215.00–217.00	216.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,220	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,250.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,350.00	2,350.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	730	1,700.00	1,700.00

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