Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2026-04-10

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Apr 10
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
721 head
484 vs last sale 237 207 vs year ago 514 · +40.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
1 vs last sale 39 21 vs year ago 17 · +123.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
7 vs last sale 12 4 vs year ago 1 · +400.0%
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. Weaned preconditioned feeders with favorable body condition still bringing large premiums. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $487.35/cwt on 66 head, down $13.47 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 15 of 21 comparable sales and sits +13.06 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$487.35
13.47 vs prior sale
66 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,642
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$196
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$63.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.74
vs KY average
3.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536493.662,64756
Medium and Large 2580455.002,6397thin
Large 1-2563452.502,5452thin
Large 2570430.002,4511thin
One grade step is worth $63.66/cwt here — about $196 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 sale66 hd
487.35
KY average25 barns · 1,135 hd
490.09
−2.74
National average167 barns · 10,529 hd
490.83
−3.48
This barn, trailing median21 sales
474.28
+13.06
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
BullsAverage1,401197.742,7704thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,424190.572,71310
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,164184.642,1497thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,094152.241,6656thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,477200.002,9542thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$2,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$2,6102thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,000$2,5501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)815$2,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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 1-2550–600557422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,3532
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450423445.87/cwt442.50–450.001,8865
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600555380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1091
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800780328.49/cwt315.00–335.002,56210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350320501.99/cwt500.00–502.501,6065
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500464461.25/cwt457.50–467.502,1404
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700678350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3733
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300292570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,6642
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850825300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650615436.54/cwt423.00–446.002,68551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600590447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,6403
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700676394.00/cwt394.00–394.002,6639
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500465528.34/cwt520.00–532.502,4575
HeifersLarge 1-2400–450435460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650615391.39/cwt370.00–400.002,4079
HeifersLarge 1-2350–400358492.50/cwt492.50–492.501,7633
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750718410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,94412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650623462.46/cwt460.00–470.002,88112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950903318.73/cwt310.00–327.502,8782
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950932330.00/cwt330.00–330.003,0762
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450428510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1834
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550510455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,3213
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600580455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,6397
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450424521.28/cwt520.00–525.002,2104
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400375590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,2135
SteersLarge 2550–600570430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4511
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450404513.25/cwt505.00–515.002,0746
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850830341.12/cwt330.00–348.002,83125
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600579492.08/cwt490.00–492.502,8496
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750706372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,6304
SteersLarge 1-21000–10501,000270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,7001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700691413.60/cwt412.50–414.002,85815
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,026324.00/cwt324.00–324.003,3248
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800765360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,7541
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350345590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,0361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900871340.50/cwt340.00–342.502,96610
SteersLarge 1-2550–600585470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,7501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800768372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,8613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550537473.30/cwt470.00–477.502,54218
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850825315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5991
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added950–1000956334.50/cwt334.50–334.503,19835
SteersLarge 1-2800–850805335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6972
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added500–550538442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,3817
SteersLarge 1-2600–650640399.98/cwt397.50–402.502,5602
SteersMedium 1-2450–500470425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9982
SteersLarge 1-2500–550540435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,3491
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550507506.66/cwt500.00–517.502,56920
SteersLarge 1-21050–11001,055297.50/cwt297.50–297.503,1391
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600562337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,8972
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400375365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3691
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added600–650640442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,8321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600562503.32/cwt500.00–510.002,82912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500455570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,5948
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700658451.19/cwt430.00–454.002,96944
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900852366.25/cwt366.25–366.253,12064
BullsLarge 1-2900–950905290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6251
BullsLarge 1-2650–700692359.50/cwt357.50–360.002,4885
BullsLarge 1-2500–550510440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2441
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400361675.00/cwt675.00–675.002,4373
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450415585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,4284
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250200670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,3401
SteersSelect and Choice1,477200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,9542
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,473197.49/cwt191.00–205.002,9096
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,350180.18/cwt178.00–183.002,4324
CowsBoner 80-85%1,169195.69/cwt189.00–204.002,2884
CowsBoner 80-85%1,157169.90/cwt166.00–175.001,9663
CowsLean 85-90%1,150151.65/cwt149.00–155.001,7442
CowsLean 85-90%940114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0721
CowsLean 85-90%1,108165.37/cwt161.00–169.001,8323
Bulls1,383202.32/cwt197.00–210.002,7983
Bulls1,455184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,6771
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1252,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28152,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0852,610.48/head2,400.00–2,850.002,6102
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500476459.18/cwt452.50–462.502,1863
BullsLarge 1-2450–500455532.50/cwt532.50–532.502,4231
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700675365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4641
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450421452.07/cwt430.00–460.001,9038
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450417513.86/cwt500.00–522.502,1436
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550515417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,1501
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350325521.00/cwt515.00–530.001,6933
BullsLarge 1-2600–650640370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3681
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400359520.99/cwt520.00–525.001,8705
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400382558.96/cwt550.00–575.002,1354
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600568440.60/cwt435.00–450.002,50310
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600558423.29/cwt420.00–430.002,3623
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850835302.83/cwt300.00–307.502,5297
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400362500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550513490.78/cwt475.00–502.502,5184
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750722367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,6532
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350330569.91/cwt545.00–585.001,8814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550524442.92/cwt437.50–450.002,32119
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400375510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450411479.02/cwt472.50–485.001,96910
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650635300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9052
HeifersLarge 2550–600565365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0621
HeifersLarge 2600–650600280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6801
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500473420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9872
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550520418.98/cwt417.50–420.002,1795
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400391465.01/cwt460.00–467.501,8183
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5081
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650610342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,0891
HeifersLarge 1-2700–750730302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,2081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750717343.62/cwt340.00–350.002,46414
BullsMedium 1-2500–550515380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9571
HeifersMedium 1-2400–450420340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4281
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700692340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3532
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500472445.79/cwt442.50–447.502,1043
HeifersMedium and Large 2Gaunt500–550518415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1505
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300288587.52/cwt585.00–590.001,6922
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500482515.93/cwt510.00–530.002,4875
BullsLarge 1-2950–1000955270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5791
BullsLarge 1-2350–400355555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,9701
HeifersLarge 1-2650–700678343.44/cwt335.00–347.502,3293
HeifersLarge 1-2550–600575425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4441
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600563469.78/cwt460.00–480.002,6452
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800763345.59/cwt342.50–350.002,6378
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650618383.64/cwt380.00–390.002,3717
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450434532.36/cwt525.00–545.002,3104
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550538445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,3943
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700653393.10/cwt387.50–395.002,5674
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500493491.61/cwt475.00–497.502,4245

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.