Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2026-05-01

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, May 1
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
670 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 678▲ 445 vs year ago 225 · +197.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 40▼ 34 vs year ago 69 · −49.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 69▼ 2 vs year ago 116 · −1.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Yearling steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady with slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $506.67/cwt on 28 head, up $26.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 19 comparable sales and sits +32.39 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$506.67
▲ 26.72 vs prior sale
28 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,669
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$445
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$69.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+35.39
vs KY average
+25.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528511.612,70226
Large 1-2510442.502,2572thin
One grade step is worth $69.11/cwt here — about $445 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale28 hd
506.67
—
KY average25 barns · 1,181 hd
471.28
+35.39
National average169 barns · 10,621 hd
481.02
+25.65
This barn, trailing median19 sales
474.28
+32.39
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—Low1,619204.513,31114
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,237179.962,22614
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,554168.662,6214thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,019153.971,5686thin

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)1,198$3,3792thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,276$3,32812
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$3,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,146$2,9643thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,211$2,9229
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,165$2,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$2,8251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,287$2,8213thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,230$2,7501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,615$3,9751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,540$5,4001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,530$5,3002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,588$5,2393thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,460$4,8415
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,550$4,7696
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,473$4,1882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,340$4,03612
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,338$3,3882thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,6321
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy288665.13/cwt660.00–670.001,9162
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,0521
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy392600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,35222
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468505.42/cwt502.50–507.502,3655
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472528.00/cwt528.00–528.002,49219
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,3043
Steers450–500Large 1-2485462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,2431
Steers500–550Large 1-2510442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,2572
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520480.56/cwt477.50–485.002,4995
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530519.00/cwt519.00–519.002,75121
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614447.21/cwt445.00–447.502,7469
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620434.84/cwt425.00–442.502,6963
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690403.33/cwt400.00–410.002,7833
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2742377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,8012
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,9491
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added880345.00/cwt345.00–345.003,0362
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915342.50/cwt342.50–342.503,1341
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added977340.39/cwt339.25–343.003,326297
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323514.86/cwt512.50–525.001,6635
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2389493.71/cwt490.00–515.001,92124
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added400510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,0402
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8431
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428470.25/cwt460.00–480.002,0139
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,9031
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463443.31/cwt440.00–445.002,0533
Heifers450–500Large 1-2465442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,0581
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473461.00/cwt461.00–461.002,18114
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy486454.00/cwt454.00–454.002,20640
Heifers500–550Large 1-2500385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523417.46/cwt405.00–425.002,1836
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2551414.10/cwt414.00–415.002,28221
Heifers550–600Large 1-2555360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9981
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590383.10/cwt382.50–385.002,2604
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3592362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,1462
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,1371
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,0311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624367.32/cwt360.00–375.002,29211
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668356.25/cwt355.00–357.502,3802
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3202
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4544
Heifers750–800Large 1-2770312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,4061
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2822325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6722
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965315.00/cwt315.00–315.003,0401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255690.00/cwt690.00–690.001,7601
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5681
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2310585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,8142
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,1954
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9551
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2435496.59/cwt487.50–500.002,1607
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3455430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9571
Bulls450–500Large 1-2495460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,2771
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2540462.57/cwt450.00–465.002,4986
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3405
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2590432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,5521
Bulls550–600Large 2590405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3901
Bulls550–600Large 1-2595435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,5882
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy631422.71/cwt422.00–432.502,66714
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2642385.89/cwt380.00–400.002,4778
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2666407.78/cwt395.00–410.002,7167
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3801
Bulls700–750Large 1-2722350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5274
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2735375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,7561
Bulls750–800Large 1-2788336.68/cwt335.00–337.502,6533
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,040265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,7561
Bulls1100–1150Large 1-21,130255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,8821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,268190.53/cwt187.00–194.002,4162
Bulls——1,591201.39/cwt196.00–207.003,2048
Bulls——1,851217.74/cwt211.00–236.004,0304
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%920145.82/cwt141.00–149.001,3423
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,117162.12/cwt156.00–170.001,8113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201174.52/cwt170.00–179.002,0964
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,9441
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255184.60/cwt181.00–189.002,3179
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,5491
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,8571
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590159.32/cwt158.00–161.002,5332
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6153,975.00/head3,975.00–3,975.003,9751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs14 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1652,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2953,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3374,221.58/head3,500.00–4,800.004,2227
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3803,525.00/head3,525.00–3,525.003,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3894,006.62/head3,750.00–4,400.004,0074
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4454,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4554,649.66/head4,600.00–4,700.004,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4604,841.23/head4,150.00–5,250.004,8415
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5003,875.00/head3,875.00–3,875.003,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5305,300.00/head5,300.00–5,300.005,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5405,400.00/head5,400.00–5,400.005,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5655,308.31/head5,200.00–5,400.005,3082
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5984,828.79/head4,100.00–5,200.004,8294
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6355,100.00/head5,100.00–5,100.005,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1462,963.88/head2,400.00–3,200.002,9643
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1983,379.33/head2,900.00–3,700.003,3792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2112,921.75/head2,200.00–3,550.002,9229
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2403,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2763,327.74/head2,700.00–3,600.003,32812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2872,821.37/head2,550.00–2,950.002,8213

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.