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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, May 8

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

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Feeder Cattle receipts

471 head

▼ 199 vs last sale 670▼ 93 vs year ago 564 · −16.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 35▲ 24 vs year ago 60 · +40.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 99 vs last sale 114▼ 16 vs year ago 31 · −51.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. No comparable receipts on yearling steers, however they appeared stronger. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $474.28/cwt on 24 head, down $32.39 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 19 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$474.28

▼ 32.39 vs prior sale

24 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$33.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.10

vs KY average

−13.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	570	479.89	2,735	20
Large 1-2	548	446.25	2,447	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.64/cwt here — about $289 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

474.28

—

KY average25 barns · 837 hd

481.38

−7.10

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−13.27

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

+0.00

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,554	215.04	3,341	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,267	180.57	2,288	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	177.48	2,661	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	149.40	1,473	23

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,305	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,133	$2,446	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$2,175	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$3,400	1thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	551.31/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,996	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	552.39/cwt	547.50–560.00	2,386	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,292	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	506.58/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,467	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,472	2
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	541	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,435	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	473.71/cwt	470.00–477.50	2,686	6
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	570	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,480	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	481.71/cwt	481.00–490.00	2,804	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,541	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	451.23/cwt	447.50–455.00	2,789	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	654	421.35/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,756	15
Steers	650–700	Large 2-3	690	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,329	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,625	1
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	765	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,811	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,863	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	882	366.50/cwt	366.50–366.50	3,233	113
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	895	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,842	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,056	1
Steers	950–1000	Large 1-2	985	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,832	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	200	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,300	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,500	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	497.57/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,692	4
Heifers	350–400	Large 2	350	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,628	1
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	360	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,737	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	486.81/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,821	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	374	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,683	8
Heifers	400–450	Large 2	400	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,700	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	488.61/cwt	482.50–492.50	2,067	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	444.87/cwt	442.50–445.00	1,900	19
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	436	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,962	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	447	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,699	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	455.45/cwt	445.00–458.00	2,077	14
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	460	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,967	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	433.06/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,031	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	472	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,699	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	489	396.24/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,938	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,911	1
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	528	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,191	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	426.04/cwt	422.50–427.50	2,262	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	398.78/cwt	395.00–402.50	2,153	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	574	363.86/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,089	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	392.12/cwt	387.50–400.00	2,263	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,477	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,363	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	355.04/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,247	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	323.39/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,322	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,041	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,499	2
Heifers	800–850	Large 1-2	840	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,541	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,465	1
Heifers	850–900	Large 1-2	895	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,528	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,481	1
Bulls	300–350	Large 1-2	335	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,709	1
Bulls	350–400	Large 2-3	363	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,561	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	568.14/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,131	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,002	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	616.80/cwt	600.00–622.50	2,406	4
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	420	498.60/cwt	492.50–505.00	2,094	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	507.62/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,157	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	546.14/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,337	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	538.02/cwt	520.00–542.50	2,513	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	446.84/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,114	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	483.59/cwt	480.00–487.50	2,297	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,180	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	453.10/cwt	450.00–462.50	2,311	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,214	1
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	542	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,331	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,458	4
Bulls	550–600	Large 2	570	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,351	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	404.95/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,328	3
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	592	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,457	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	410.98/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,536	5
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	635	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,492	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	392.37/cwt	385.00–407.50	2,617	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	357.50/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,395	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,221	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	338.04/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,640	5
Bulls	750–800	Large 1-2	785	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,532	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,818	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	336.07/cwt	327.50–345.00	2,917	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,730	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,513	211.07/cwt	210.00–214.00	3,193	4
Bulls	—	—	1,608	220.34/cwt	220.00–221.00	3,543	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	896	137.82/cwt	132.50–143.00	1,235	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	123.31/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,122	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	152.91/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,535	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	169.72/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,882	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,914	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	176.06/cwt	171.00–181.00	2,114	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,391	189.78/cwt	184.00–200.00	2,640	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	174.79/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,548	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,614	185.01/cwt	181.00–191.00	2,986	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	2,446.18/head	2,200.00–2,725.00	2,446	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	995	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	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 May 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 471Last week 670Year ago 564

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 35Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 114Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	472	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	624	397.00	397.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	650.00	650.00
1	250–300	250	600.00	600.00
4	300–350	340	490.00–500.00	497.57
7	350–400	374	480.00–495.00	486.81
10	400–450	423	482.50–492.50	488.61
14	450–500	456	445.00–458.00	455.45
15	500–550	531	422.50–427.50	426.04
17	550–600	577	387.50–400.00	392.12
1	600–650	630	375.00	375.00
3	700–750	718	320.00–330.00	323.39
2	750–800	775	322.50	322.50
1	850–900	850	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	374	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	447	380.00	380.00
4	450–500	489	390.00–405.00	396.24
1	500–550	520	367.50	367.50
4	550–600	574	360.00–367.50	363.86
1	750–800	770	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	482.50	482.50
3	400–450	436	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	460	427.50	427.50
3	500–550	528	415.00	415.00
1	800–850	840	302.50	302.50
1	850–900	895	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	465.00	465.00
2	400–450	400	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	427	442.50–445.00	444.87
5	450–500	469	430.00–435.00	433.06
2	500–550	540	395.00–402.50	398.78
2	600–650	633	345.00–365.00	355.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	582	481.00–490.00	481.71
2	600–650	618	447.50–455.00	451.23
15	650–700	654	420.00–425.00	421.35
113	850–900	882	366.50	366.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	362	550.00–555.00	551.31
3	400–450	432	547.50–560.00	552.39
3	450–500	487	500.00–520.00	506.58
2	500–550	507	487.50	487.50
6	550–600	567	470.00–477.50	473.71
1	600–650	605	420.00	420.00
1	700–750	700	375.00	375.00
2	800–850	818	350.00	350.00
1	950–1000	955	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	477.50	477.50
1	850–900	895	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	541	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	570	435.00	435.00
2	750–800	765	367.50	367.50
1	950–1000	985	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	500.00–510.00	507.62
4	450–500	475	480.00–487.50	483.59
6	500–550	507	430.00	430.00
4	550–600	565	435.00	435.00
2	650–700	670	350.00–365.00	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	550.00–575.00	568.14
4	400–450	428	535.00–550.00	546.14
5	450–500	467	520.00–542.50	538.02
4	500–550	510	450.00–462.50	453.10
5	600–650	617	400.00–417.50	410.98
3	650–700	667	385.00–407.50	392.37
5	750–800	781	335.00–340.00	338.04
1	800–850	835	337.50	337.50
2	850–900	868	327.50–345.00	336.07
1	900–950	910	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	510.00	510.00
2	400–450	420	492.50–505.00	498.60
6	500–550	542	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	592	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	635	392.50	392.50
1	750–800	785	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	600.00–622.50	616.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	385	520.00	520.00
17	450–500	473	435.00–455.00	446.84
1	500–550	540	410.00	410.00
3	550–600	575	395.00–410.00	404.95
1	700–750	705	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	363	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	412.50	412.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	896	132.50–143.00	137.82
5	—	1,109	165.00–176.00	169.72
9	—	1,004	147.00–158.00	152.91
2	—	910	120.00–126.00	123.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,391	184.00–200.00	189.78
17	—	1,201	171.00–181.00	176.06
1	—	1,160	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,614	181.00–191.00	185.01
14	—	1,458	168.00–179.00	174.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,608	220.00–221.00	220.34
4	—	1,513	210.00–214.00	211.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	2,175.00	2,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,133	2,200.00–2,725.00	2,446.18
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	3,400.00	3,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,225	3,100.00	3,100.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.