Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2026-04-24

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Apr 24
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
678 head
▲ 332 vs last sale 346▲ 308 vs year ago 370 · +83.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 38▼ 7 vs year ago 47 · −14.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 16▲ 51 vs year ago 18 · +283.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Several Bawling calves in todays sale. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $446.56/cwt on 8 head, down $33.39 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 19 comparable sales and sits −27.72 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$446.56
▼ 33.39 vs prior sale
8 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,436
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1-2
$35.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.52
vs KY average
−32.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2520460.002,3922thin
Medium and Large 1-2570457.502,6063thin
Medium and Large 2-3535430.002,3011thin
Large 1-2540425.002,2952thin
One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale8 hd
446.56
—
KY average24 barns · 1,251 hd
469.08
−22.52
National average158 barns · 12,009 hd
479.03
−32.47
This barn, trailing median19 sales
474.28
−27.72
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—Average1,528210.303,2148thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,223175.512,14614
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,003150.661,51120

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 (5-8 yrs)1,225$3,0813thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$2,6501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,177$2,4824thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)903$2,0752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$1,9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)940$1,6251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)730$1,5751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)975$1,4542thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)740$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$2,2501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,235$3,4212thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,463$4,5602thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,440$4,5292thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,395$4,1501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,615$4,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,203$3,9132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$3,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,320$3,1632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,184$2,6874thin

Every lot

131 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy257610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,5682
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5961
Steers300–350Large 1-2310525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,6281
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2362533.44/cwt527.50–537.501,9315
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2391560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,1903
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2405520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,1061
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,3161
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,2651
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515492.50/cwt492.50–492.502,5361
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3922
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,3011
Steers500–550Large 1-2540425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,2952
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2597440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,6272
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,6033
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,7282
Steers600–650Large 1-2635377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,3971
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676411.24/cwt402.50–420.002,7804
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3201
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added739370.82/cwt370.00–380.002,74035
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,8871
Steers750–800Large 2795337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,6831
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820335.01/cwt330.00–337.502,7475
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added837358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,99661
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added888354.27/cwt352.00–356.503,146242
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,7372
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added922343.00/cwt343.00–343.003,16262
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2200645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,2901
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,5001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,4421
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3331
Heifers300–350Large 1-2318462.48/cwt460.00–465.001,4712
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332474.75/cwt470.00–485.001,5763
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy351515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,8085
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367486.06/cwt480.00–492.501,7846
Heifers350–400Large 2380410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5581
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6941
Heifers350–400Large 1-2388464.95/cwt462.50–467.501,8042
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400477.50/cwt477.50–477.501,9103
Heifers400–450Large 1-2405410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423445.69/cwt437.50–450.001,8857
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6151
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2462430.02/cwt420.00–435.001,9875
Heifers450–500Large 1-2479423.84/cwt420.00–427.502,0304
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2489405.04/cwt400.00–410.001,9815
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,2134
Heifers500–550Large 1-2505372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,8811
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1171
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523423.73/cwt420.00–432.502,2168
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,0201
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2551402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,2183
Heifers550–600Large 1-2552380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0982
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555392.28/cwt387.50–400.002,17710
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0701
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3616313.02/cwt300.00–320.001,9283
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619361.69/cwt347.50–370.002,23912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630335.90/cwt330.00–340.002,1165
Heifers650–700Large 1-2672332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,2342
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2696340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3665
Heifers700–750Large 1-2737290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1372
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,3502
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2811335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7174
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,7291
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,5181
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2260580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,5081
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5931
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6381
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7231
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3356486.37/cwt480.00–495.001,7314
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2368549.35/cwt540.00–565.002,0225
Bulls350–400Large 1-2370460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7021
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375527.50/cwt512.50–535.001,9783
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2400545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,1802
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0252
Bulls400–450Large 1-2435465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0231
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3447473.99/cwt472.50–480.002,1195
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,1731
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2482497.15/cwt487.50–517.502,3963
Bulls450–500Large 1-2485440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1342
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,1884
Bulls500–550Large 1-2517423.31/cwt415.00–427.502,1893
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525468.50/cwt467.50–470.002,4605
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1401
Bulls550–600Large 1-2550422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,3241
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575433.14/cwt430.00–437.502,4914
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578399.96/cwt395.00–402.502,3125
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,2762
Bulls600–650Large 1-2600382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,2951
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618364.04/cwt360.00–372.502,2503
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,4062
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,4541
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2667406.98/cwt397.50–415.002,7155
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2700370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5901
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6521
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2815315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5671
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2885310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7442
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,085247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,6851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,364211.97/cwt208.00–216.002,8914
Bulls——1,545180.17/cwt172.00–189.002,7842
Bulls——1,840237.10/cwt230.00–244.004,3632
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%902146.59/cwt142.00–152.001,3227
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,036137.65/cwt130.00–140.001,4264
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,064164.05/cwt157.00–170.001,7458
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,206174.18/cwt170.00–179.002,1018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219183.87/cwt180.00–188.002,2414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298164.09/cwt163.00–165.002,1302
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2353,420.85/head3,000.00–3,900.003,4212
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27251,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27301,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27401,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29051,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29401,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,453.85/head1,425.00–1,475.001,4542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0452,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2253,081.29/head2,500.00–3,750.003,0813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2682,800.79/head2,500.00–3,100.002,8013
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29253,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,840.57/head2,500.00–3,175.002,8412
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1103,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2682,532.54/head2,450.00–2,600.002,5332
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2954,125.00/head4,125.00–4,125.004,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3203,163.26/head2,800.00–3,500.003,1632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3954,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4404,528.82/head4,475.00–4,575.004,5292
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4634,560.26/head4,525.00–4,600.004,5602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6154,025.00/head4,025.00–4,025.004,0251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29052,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501

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.