Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2026-04-10

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Apr 10
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
721 head
▲ 484 vs last sale 237▲ 207 vs year ago 514 · +40.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 39▲ 21 vs year ago 17 · +123.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 12▲ 4 vs year ago 1 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Weaned preconditioned feeders with favorable body condition still bringing large premiums. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $487.35/cwt on 66 head, down $13.47 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 19 comparable sales and sits +13.06 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$487.35
▼ 13.47 vs prior sale
66 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,642
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$196
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$63.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.74
vs KY average
−3.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536493.662,64756
Medium and Large 2580455.002,6397thin
Large 1-2563452.502,5452thin
Large 2570430.002,4511thin
One grade step is worth $63.66/cwt here — about $196 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 sale66 hd
487.35
—
KY average25 barns · 1,135 hd
490.09
−2.74
National average167 barns · 10,529 hd
490.83
−3.48
This barn, trailing median19 sales
474.28
+13.06
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—Average1,401197.742,7704thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,424190.572,71310
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,164184.642,1497thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,094152.241,6656thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,477200.002,9542thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$2,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$2,6102thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,000$2,5501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)815$2,5001thin

Every lot

123 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,0361
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,2135
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2404513.25/cwt505.00–515.002,0746
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424521.28/cwt520.00–525.002,2104
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,5948
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465528.34/cwt520.00–532.502,4575
Steers450–500Medium 1-2470425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9982
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507506.66/cwt500.00–517.502,56920
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537473.30/cwt470.00–477.502,54218
Steers500–550Large 1-2540435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,3491
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562503.32/cwt500.00–510.002,82912
Steers550–600Large 2570430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4511
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579492.08/cwt490.00–492.502,8496
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,6397
Steers550–600Large 1-2585470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,7501
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623462.46/cwt460.00–470.002,88112
Steers600–650Large 1-2640399.98/cwt397.50–402.502,5602
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658451.19/cwt430.00–454.002,96944
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2691413.60/cwt412.50–414.002,85815
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2706372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,6304
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,94412
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,7541
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,8613
Steers800–850Large 1-2805335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6972
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2825315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5991
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830341.12/cwt330.00–348.002,83125
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added852366.25/cwt366.25–366.253,12064
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2871340.50/cwt340.00–342.502,96610
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2903318.73/cwt310.00–327.502,8782
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added956334.50/cwt334.50–334.503,19835
Steers1000–1050Large 1-21,000270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,7001
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,026324.00/cwt324.00–324.003,3248
Steers1050–1100Large 1-21,055297.50/cwt297.50–297.503,1391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2292570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,6642
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320501.99/cwt500.00–502.501,6065
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5081
Heifers350–400Large 1-2358492.50/cwt492.50–492.501,7633
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9131
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3391465.01/cwt460.00–467.501,8183
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2411479.02/cwt472.50–485.001,96910
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2420340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4281
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423445.87/cwt442.50–450.001,8865
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1834
Heifers400–450Large 1-2435460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464461.25/cwt457.50–467.502,1404
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472445.79/cwt442.50–447.502,1043
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9872
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,3213
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Gaunt518415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1505
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520418.98/cwt417.50–420.002,1795
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524442.92/cwt437.50–450.002,32119
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1091
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,3532
Heifers550–600Large 2565365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0621
Heifers550–600Large 1-2575425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4441
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,6403
Heifers600–650Large 2600280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6801
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,0891
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615436.54/cwt423.00–446.002,68551
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615391.39/cwt370.00–400.002,4079
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9052
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676394.00/cwt394.00–394.002,6639
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3733
Heifers650–700Large 1-2678343.44/cwt335.00–347.502,3293
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2692340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3532
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717343.62/cwt340.00–350.002,46414
Heifers700–750Large 1-2730302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,2081
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780328.49/cwt315.00–335.002,56210
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4751
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added932330.00/cwt330.00–330.003,0762
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy200670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,3401
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2288587.52/cwt585.00–590.001,6922
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325521.00/cwt515.00–530.001,6933
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330569.91/cwt545.00–585.001,8814
Bulls350–400Large 1-2355555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,9701
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2359520.99/cwt520.00–525.001,8705
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy361675.00/cwt675.00–675.002,4373
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3362500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8101
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2382558.96/cwt550.00–575.002,1354
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,4284
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417513.86/cwt500.00–522.502,1436
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3421452.07/cwt430.00–460.001,9038
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2434532.36/cwt525.00–545.002,3104
Bulls450–500Large 1-2455532.50/cwt532.50–532.502,4231
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3476459.18/cwt452.50–462.502,1863
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2482515.93/cwt510.00–530.002,4875
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2493491.61/cwt475.00–497.502,4245
Bulls500–550Large 1-2510440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2441
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2513490.78/cwt475.00–502.502,5184
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,1501
Bulls500–550Medium 1-2515380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9571
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2538445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,3943
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3558423.29/cwt420.00–430.002,3623
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2563469.78/cwt460.00–480.002,6452
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568440.60/cwt435.00–450.002,50310
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618383.64/cwt380.00–390.002,3717
Bulls600–650Large 1-2640370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3681
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2653393.10/cwt387.50–395.002,5674
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4641
Bulls650–700Large 1-2692359.50/cwt357.50–360.002,4885
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2722367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,6532
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2763345.59/cwt342.50–350.002,6378
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2835302.83/cwt300.00–307.502,5297
Bulls900–950Large 1-2905290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6251
Bulls950–1000Large 1-2955270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5791
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3375365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3691
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3Value Added538442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,3817
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3562337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,8972
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3Value Added640442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,8321
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,477200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,9542
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,383202.32/cwt197.00–210.002,7983
Bulls——1,455184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,6771
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%940114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0721
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108165.37/cwt161.00–169.001,8323
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,150151.65/cwt149.00–155.001,7442
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,157169.90/cwt166.00–175.001,9663
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,169195.69/cwt189.00–204.002,2884
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350180.18/cwt178.00–183.002,4324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,473197.49/cwt191.00–205.002,9096
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,610.48/head2,400.00–2,850.002,6102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28152,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.