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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jun 12

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

394 head

▲ 185 vs last sale 209▼ 103 vs year ago 497 · −20.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 11▲ 9 vs year ago 12 · +75.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 4▼ 34 vs year ago 38 · −89.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady on a light test. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 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 $434.26/cwt on 18 head, down $15.22 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 19 comparable sales and sits −40.03 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$434.26

▼ 15.22 vs prior sale

18 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,411

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$81.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.25

vs KY average

−19.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	454.41	2,502	10thin
Medium and Large 2	554	419.00	2,320	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	402.50	2,274	2thin
Large 1-2	590	372.50	2,198	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.91/cwt here — about $304 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 sale18 hd

434.26

—

KY average25 barns · 672 hd

455.50

−21.25

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

−19.46

This barn, trailing median19 sales

474.28

−40.03

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	1,491	223.84	3,337	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	184.86	2,739	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	180.60	2,309	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,081	162.19	1,754	5thin

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$3,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$3,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,530	$3,000	1thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,013	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	559.78/cwt	550.00–580.00	2,032	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	488.32/cwt	487.50–490.00	2,061	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,151	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	488	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,525	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,203	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,192	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	449.02/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,371	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,274	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,603	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,407	3
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	590	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,198	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	597	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,806	2
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	602	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,378	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,430	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,640	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,776	4
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	675	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,481	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,569	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,653	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,932	1
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	855	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,864	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,775	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	936	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	3,257	54
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,076	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	3,406	49
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,100	310.75/cwt	310.75–310.75	3,418	48
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,496	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,881	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	432	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,020	7
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	445	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,769	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	419.24/cwt	417.50–422.50	1,975	6
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	481	404.06/cwt	392.50–410.00	1,944	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,819	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	396.15/cwt	390.00–402.50	1,933	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	400.08/cwt	390.00–407.50	2,140	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,328	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	385.39/cwt	377.50–392.50	2,181	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,006	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	615	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,214	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	430.80/cwt	430.80–430.80	2,697	83
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	371.71/cwt	362.50–387.50	2,364	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Heifers	850–900	Large 2-3	865	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,730	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,739	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,173	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	442.54/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,137	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	504	432.98/cwt	430.00–437.50	2,182	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,192	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,268	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	376.67/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,392	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,133	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,401	219.76/cwt	214.00–225.00	3,079	4
Bulls	—	—	1,670	232.00/cwt	229.00–235.00	3,874	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	152.42/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,567	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	168.71/cwt	163.00–176.00	1,884	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	176.47/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,232	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,548	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,408	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,527	186.81/cwt	184.00–192.00	2,853	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,530	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 Jun 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 394Last week 209Year ago 497

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 11Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 38

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady on a light test. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	488	517.50	517.50
2	550–600	597	470.00	470.00
4	650–700	661	420.00	420.00
54	900–950	936	348.00	348.00
49	1050–1100	1,076	316.50	316.50
48	1100–1150	1,100	310.75	310.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	550.00–580.00	559.78
3	400–450	422	487.50–490.00	488.32
1	450–500	465	462.50	462.50
6	500–550	528	440.00–465.00	449.02
2	550–600	572	455.00	455.00
2	600–650	623	390.00	390.00
2	650–700	660	400.00	400.00
7	700–750	717	370.00	370.00
1	800–850	820	357.50	357.50
1	900–950	925	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	372.50	372.50
2	600–650	602	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	675	367.50	367.50
1	850–900	855	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	610.00	610.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	402.50	402.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	445.00	445.00
2	500–550	525	417.50	417.50
3	550–600	573	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	685	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	417.50	417.50
1	600–650	630	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	530.00	530.00
2	450–500	483	440.00–445.00	442.54
5	500–550	504	430.00–437.50	432.98
3	600–650	635	370.00–380.00	376.67
1	650–700	680	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	705	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	430	437.50	437.50
6	450–500	471	417.50–422.50	419.24
11	500–550	535	390.00–407.50	400.08
7	550–600	566	377.50–392.50	385.39
12	600–650	636	362.50–387.50	371.71
1	700–750	710	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	432	467.50	467.50
12	550–600	561	415.00	415.00
83	600–650	626	430.80	430.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	397.50	397.50
3	450–500	481	392.50–410.00	404.06
1	600–650	615	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	865	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	390.00–402.50	396.15
1	550–600	590	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	715	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	179.00	179.00
3	—	1,527	184.00–192.00	186.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	193.00	193.00
3	—	1,265	175.00–179.00	176.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,117	163.00–176.00	168.71
2	—	1,028	151.00–154.00	152.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	229.00–235.00	232.00
4	—	1,401	214.00–225.00	219.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	3,225.00	3,225.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,530	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,390	3,175.00	3,175.00

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.