Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2026-03-27

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Mar 27
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
366 head
182 vs last sale 548 78 vs year ago 444 · 17.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
15 vs last sale 34 5 vs year ago 24 · 20.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
90 vs last sale 132 38 vs year ago 4 · +950.0%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $401.78/cwt on 32 head, down $28.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 27 comparable sales and sits +1.18 against this barn's trailing median of $400.60.
Average price
$401.78
28.43 vs prior sale
32 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,219
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$354
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$75.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
13.26
vs KY average
23.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2564415.692,34318thin
Medium and Large 2528394.332,0838thin
Large 1-2553378.762,0964thin
Medium and Large 2-3505365.001,8431thin
Large 2585340.001,9891thin
One grade step is worth $75.69/cwt here — about $354 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales
449410371331median 400.6012/1902/2704/1706/1208/14
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.22, low $345.17, median $400.60 across 27 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 sale32 hd
401.78
KY average25 barns · 1,667 hd
415.04
−13.26
National average176 barns · 15,314 hd
425.19
−23.41
This barn, trailing median27 sales
400.60
+1.18
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
BullsHigh1,690200.513,3887thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,615192.003,1011thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,242180.702,2443thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,558178.102,7756thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,283149.001,9112thin

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)1,386$3,3154thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,343$3,3002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,030$2,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,235$2,1302thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)828$2,74415
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)788$2,6503thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)775$2,6253thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,215$3,1001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)950$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,542$4,7333thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,730$4,4232thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,573$4,4002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,705$4,2001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,513$4,1502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,512$3,9713thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,195$4,0501thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600585380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2231
HeifersLarge 1-2450–500473433.61/cwt430.00–437.502,0512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400365535.41/cwt525.00–545.001,9542
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650610419.00/cwt419.00–419.002,55611
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700685370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5351
HeifersLarge 1-2400–450435440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9141
HeifersLarge 1-2700–750720275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700657381.00/cwt381.00–381.002,50314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450400462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,8501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500462475.42/cwt472.50–480.002,1965
HeifersLarge 1-2500–550500380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9001
HeifersLarge 1-2550–600571378.35/cwt365.00–385.002,1603
HeifersLarge 2450–500465410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9071
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300295400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450405507.50/cwt507.50–507.502,0551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850820285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3374
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750737333.95/cwt317.50–338.002,4618
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500450427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,9241
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450420445.00/cwt440.00–450.001,8692
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700695345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3981
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650624360.82/cwt350.00–370.002,2526
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550520396.38/cwt382.50–405.002,0617
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800799348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,78142
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750740359.75/cwt359.75–359.752,66266
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550529427.32/cwt415.00–437.502,2616
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600581409.87/cwt402.50–422.502,38112
SteersLarge 1-2600–650630387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,4411
SteersLarge 1-2800–850807297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,4012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600577452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,6112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550507497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,5222
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700669404.79/cwt392.50–410.002,7087
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350300640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,9201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650610412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,5161
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500480430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0641
SteersLarge 2-3550–600565367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,0761
SteersMedium 1-2250–300270480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2961
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750730338.32/cwt337.50–340.002,4703
SteersMedium and Large 2950–1000975302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,9492
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800785377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,95910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700664420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,7895
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600566500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,8303
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450405295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1951
Dairy SteersLarge 3300–350335370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650607458.52/cwt457.50–460.002,7835
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550513525.02/cwt520.00–530.002,6934
SteersLarge 1-2750–800780325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5351
BullsLarge 1-2600–650630382.94/cwt370.00–390.002,4135
BullsLarge 1-2350–400395525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,0741
BullsLarge 1-2700–750700345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4151
BullsLarge 1-2650–700675369.85/cwt360.00–380.002,4962
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400371605.94/cwt605.00–610.002,2485
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450415570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,3662
CowsBoner 80-85%1,265196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,4791
CowsBoner 80-85%1,230173.05/cwt167.00–179.002,1292
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,615192.00/cwt192.00–192.003,1011
CowsLean 85-90%1,280154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,9711
CowsLean 85-90%1,285144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,8501
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,558178.10/cwt173.00–184.002,7756
Bulls1,760214.44/cwt208.00–221.003,7742
Bulls1,708196.93/cwt193.00–203.003,3644
Bulls1,475187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,7581
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3863,315.19/head3,050.00–3,450.003,3154
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0302,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5584,873.76/head4,850.00–4,900.004,8742
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,7304,422.83/head4,350.00–4,500.004,4232
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4804,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,7004,450.00/head4,450.00–4,450.004,4501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28282,744.06/head2,300.00–2,875.002,74415
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27752,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6253
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5104,450.00/head4,450.00–4,450.004,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4253,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27882,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2352,129.66/head1,700.00–2,450.002,1302
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3433,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1954,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6004,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5283,932.24/head3,850.00–4,000.003,9322
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,7054,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550528454.30/cwt450.00–462.502,3993
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500450400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8001
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400370450.79/cwt440.00–460.001,6683
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900850217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,8491
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550505365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8431
HeifersLarge 2550–600585340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9891
BullsLarge 1-2550–600570445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,5371
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850815322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,6281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500469519.05/cwt515.00–525.002,4346
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450410555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,2761
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800775340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6351
BullsLarge 1-2300–350305470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,4341
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300290545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,5811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400350550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750710375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6631
BullsLarge 2350–400392480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8822
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,3281
BullsLarge 1-2500–550500460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600550437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,4061
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400390500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9501
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650630325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0481
BullsLarge 2650–700695340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3631
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700690360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4841
BullsLarge 1-2400–450405480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9442
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2153,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
BullsMedium and Large 1-29503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4454,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3501

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.