Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2026-05-15

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, May 15
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
604 head
▲ 133 vs last sale 471▲ 363 vs year ago 241 · +150.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 84▼ 3 vs year ago 40 · −7.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 15▲ 2 vs year ago 20 · +10.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $435.22/cwt on 114 head, up $32.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 29 comparable sales and sits +44.02 against this barn's trailing median of $391.20.
Average price
$435.22
▲ 32.31 vs prior sale
114 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,300
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$470
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$94.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+23.01
vs KY average
+18.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2523451.962,36488
Large 1-2532391.232,0796thin
Medium and Large 2-3515378.751,9514thin
Medium and Large 2564376.052,12214thin
Medium 1-2530357.501,8952thin
One grade step is worth $94.46/cwt here — about $470 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 sale114 hd
435.22
—
KY average29 barns · 1,592 hd
412.21
+23.01
National average171 barns · 11,385 hd
417.11
+18.11
This barn, trailing median29 sales
391.20
+44.02
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
449396343290median 391.1903/0604/2406/1908/2810/30
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,433236.733,3925thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,331185.932,47413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,565183.382,8708thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,060159.121,6878thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)1,235$2,6501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)978$2,3752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,045$2,0001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,170$3,7464thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,345$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,525$5,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,625$4,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,098$2,9002thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)965$1,9541thin

Every lot

104 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330604.77/cwt600.00–620.001,9964
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368563.12/cwt550.00–570.002,0723
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,0332
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0751
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435525.88/cwt515.00–537.502,2888
Steers450–500Large 1-2485500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,4251
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,5832
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508522.50/cwt522.50–522.502,65426
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,2621
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2547470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,5714
Steers550–600Large 2550382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,1041
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2554456.58/cwt455.00–460.002,52922
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,4782
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572473.17/cwt471.50–477.502,70721
Steers550–600Large 1-2575429.28/cwt422.50–432.502,4683
Steers600–650Large 1-2605400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4201
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,4797
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,8421
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651434.66/cwt430.00–435.002,83015
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682410.08/cwt405.00–423.002,79741
Steers700–750Large 1-2702327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,2992
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720376.29/cwt370.00–382.502,7092
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added744389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,89416
Steers750–800Large 1-2795340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,7031
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2828345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,8573
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2898340.00/cwt340.00–340.003,0539
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium 1-2290420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2181
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,5452
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383496.25/cwt487.50–510.001,9015
Heifers350–400Large 1-2390415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6191
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9354
Heifers400–450Large 1-2437392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,7152
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7821
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,0892
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2497400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9882
Heifers500–550Large 1-2501417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,0923
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515378.75/cwt375.00–380.001,9514
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518418.90/cwt417.50–422.502,17023
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518393.31/cwt390.00–400.002,0373
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521468.00/cwt468.00–468.002,43861
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2530357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,8952
Heifers550–600Large 1-2562364.96/cwt350.00–372.502,0513
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577371.34/cwt365.00–375.002,14311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,3254
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,50615
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616360.02/cwt340.00–370.002,2183
Heifers600–650Large 1-2620310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9221
Heifers650–700Large 1-2667345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3012
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,76955
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684344.49/cwt340.00–347.502,3565
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705326.52/cwt325.00–332.502,3025
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710288.74/cwt287.50–290.002,0502
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757361.85/cwt361.85–361.852,73973
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8241
Heifers750–800Large 1-2785270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1201
Heifers800–850Large 1-2810257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,0861
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added839343.94/cwt340.00–360.002,8865
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added859343.79/cwt337.50–350.002,9536
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870302.53/cwt300.00–305.002,6322
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added903315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,84411
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,121215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,4103
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2300540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,6201
Bulls300–350Large 1-2345510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7601
Bulls400–450Large 1-2405490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,9851
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,0371
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0471
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2462385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7792
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2512446.66/cwt445.00–447.502,2873
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1372
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3532387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,0622
Bulls500–550Medium 1-2545330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7991
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3557367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,0472
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2559442.98/cwt440.00–445.002,4765
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590416.43/cwt410.00–422.502,4575
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610389.84/cwt380.00–400.002,3782
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665393.75/cwt392.50–395.002,6182
Bulls650–700Large 1-2680377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,5671
Bulls700–750Large 1-2735365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,6832
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2767350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6852
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2845332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,8101
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,8432
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2930282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,6271
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,060247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,6242
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,090282.50/cwt282.50–282.503,0791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,433236.73/cwt229.00–251.003,3925
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,017157.22/cwt155.00–160.001,5995
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2941
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,180180.94/cwt180.00–182.002,1352
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295176.66/cwt175.00–178.002,2882
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,337187.62/cwt183.00–195.002,50811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,562184.15/cwt180.00–192.002,8767
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,585178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,8211
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1703,746.42/head2,450.00–4,500.003,7464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3453,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28552,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0452,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1203,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5255,100.00/head5,100.00–5,100.005,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6254,550.00/head4,550.00–4,550.004,5501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29651,954.00/head1,954.00–1,954.001,9541

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.