Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2026-03-20

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Mar 20
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
548 head
96 vs last sale 452 1 vs year ago 547 · +0.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
15 vs last sale 19 1 vs year ago 33 · +3.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
132 head
128 vs last sale 4 69 vs year ago 63 · +109.5%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 350-550 lbs were 8.00 to 10.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and strong demand for weaned and harder conditioned calves. Yearling steers appeared firm but with limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were sharply higher with a good supply, while there bigger sisters were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows were were 6.00 to 10.00 higher with strong demand and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a good supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $498.32/cwt on 27 head, up $2.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 21 comparable sales and sits +24.04 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$498.32
2.88 vs prior sale
27 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,767
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$270
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$39.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.23
vs KY average
+26.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556499.802,77726
Medium and Large 2545460.002,5071thin
One grade step is worth $39.80/cwt here — about $270 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales
521471420370median 474.2812/1902/2003/2705/0807/31
Steers 500–600 lb: high $506.67, low $384.21, median $474.28 across 21 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale27 hd
498.32
KY average25 barns · 983 hd
485.09
+13.23
National average160 barns · 7,757 hd
472.12
+26.20
This barn, trailing median21 sales
474.28
+24.04
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsHigh1,699201.593,4267thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,443184.832,6688thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,180176.962,08812
CowsLean 85-90%High1,039156.181,62310

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)1,259$3,3644thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,274$3,0997
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,153$2,7797
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)892$2,6673thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,185$1,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$1,7501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)825$2,3001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,008$2,8883thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,330$4,9501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,490$4,7022thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,438$4,4752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,415$4,07120
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,401$3,4574thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,264$3,43511

Every lot, as filed

102 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700695350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4331
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600568468.88/cwt447.50–485.002,6635
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350308604.89/cwt570.00–620.001,8636
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550519437.39/cwt427.50–450.002,27011
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450405490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,9851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300260640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,6641
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250245525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,2861
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500482455.04/cwt445.00–462.502,19311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700686363.31/cwt352.50–365.002,49210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy650–700655287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,8831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400394529.64/cwt522.50–532.502,08714
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700680340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350334538.72/cwt530.00–552.501,7995
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400382483.28/cwt480.00–485.001,8463
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750730310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2631
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300260510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,3261
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650613371.02/cwt360.00–382.502,2742
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed400–450415517.50/cwt517.50–517.502,1482
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600552443.51/cwt427.50–450.002,4487
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600566408.71/cwt395.00–415.002,3138
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450434469.88/cwt440.00–482.502,0398
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300278552.84/cwt540.00–565.001,5372
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000975285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,7791
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450420598.31/cwt580.00–605.002,5136
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400356640.08/cwt620.00–650.002,2794
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300284650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,8464
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500472585.75/cwt572.50–595.002,7653
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750726351.30/cwt351.30–351.302,55074
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650631394.64/cwt390.00–410.002,49015
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650615360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2142
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550545460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,5071
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500476527.48/cwt512.50–542.502,5115
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650620417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,5891
SteersMedium 1-2750–800755295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2272
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500455400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576458.31/cwt455.00–460.002,6403
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350345540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,8631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700650400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400375540.27/cwt530.00–550.002,0262
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750710350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450420525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,2051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550510538.92/cwt532.50–565.002,7487
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650605447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,7071
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550540507.50/cwt507.50–507.502,7411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800750350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6252
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600574489.32/cwt477.50–500.002,80915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950910329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,99455
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750726390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,8318
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900890338.83/cwt334.50–347.003,016183
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650645380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed400–450436580.03/cwt577.50–582.502,5294
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed300–350310670.00/cwt670.00–670.002,0771
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350338582.33/cwt575.00–590.001,9682
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500480532.50/cwt532.50–532.502,5561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400368607.55/cwt600.00–615.002,2362
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,320174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,2971
CowsBoner 80-85%1,208183.61/cwt177.00–195.002,2186
CowsLean 85-90%1,146167.77/cwt165.00–173.001,9234
CowsLean 85-90%968148.46/cwt138.00–154.001,4376
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,461186.38/cwt177.00–195.002,7237
CowsBoner 80-85%1,152170.30/cwt163.00–175.001,9626
Bulls1,725214.01/cwt209.00–220.003,6922
Bulls1,689196.62/cwt194.00–199.003,3215
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,3304,950.00/head4,950.00–4,950.004,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,4003,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,5304,900.00/head4,900.00–4,900.004,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3454,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0702,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,3053,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2783,564.77/head3,300.00–3,850.003,5652
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4904,701.68/head4,650.00–4,750.004,7022
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3353,733.65/head2,850.00–4,750.003,7343
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3123,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3774,319.29/head3,800.00–4,750.004,3198
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,3303,163.35/head2,700.00–3,550.003,1632
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29552,850.79/head2,800.00–2,900.002,8512
Bred CowsMedium 21,0102,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1202,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2283,186.97/head2,950.00–3,500.003,1874
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0732,201.98/head2,150.00–2,250.002,2022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500470477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,2441
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550540460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,4842
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400368555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,0423
BullsMedium 1-2550–600575395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,2711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700655390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5552
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550525504.32/cwt495.00–520.002,6484
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750708342.51/cwt340.00–345.002,4252
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0082,887.60/head2,450.00–3,200.002,8883
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed1,0302,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6454,423.02/head4,400.00–4,450.004,4232
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1203,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4333,941.02/head3,500.00–4,350.003,9418
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6403,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1153,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28252,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 27951,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium 1-27652,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3073,485.59/head3,350.00–3,650.003,4863
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1851,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred CowsMedium 29602,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4833,461.47/head2,750.00–4,100.003,4614
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed9052,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501

How this sale compares

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.