Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $479.95/cwt on 48 head, down $7.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 21 comparable sales and sits +5.67 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$479.95

▼ 7.40 vs prior sale

48 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$385

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$43.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.62

vs KY average

−8.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	571	480.85	2,747	47
Medium and Large 2-3	540	437.50	2,363	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.35/cwt here — about $385 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

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 sale48 hd

479.95

—

KY average25 barns · 1,303 hd

483.57

−3.62

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−8.40

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

+5.67

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,675	201.34	3,372	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,609	180.12	2,898	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,258	178.54	2,245	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	143.53	1,389	8thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,073	$2,448	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,425	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,135	$3,404	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	840	$1,995	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	477.46/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,784	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	525	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,231	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	473	458.31/cwt	442.50–462.50	2,168	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,734	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	590	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	485.00/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	499.90/cwt	492.50–505.00	1,860	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	590	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	436.86/cwt	432.50–440.00	2,285	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	374.58/cwt	372.50–375.00	2,386	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,383	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	726	339.17/cwt	337.50–340.00	2,462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	622.54/cwt	615.00–625.00	2,403	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	712	388.06/cwt	382.50–395.00	2,763	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	361	667.40/cwt	660.00–670.00	2,409	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	437	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,140	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	399.49/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	506.01/cwt	492.50–520.00	2,636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	993	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	3,168	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	2,756	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,860	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	413.55/cwt	410.00–422.50	2,643	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	647	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,895	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	510	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	411.14/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,158	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,316	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	846	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	443.21/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,065	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,947	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	377.44/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,548	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	510.11/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	399.42/cwt	390.00–407.50	2,440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	496.98/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,067	1
Bulls	Large 2	450–500	470	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	3,404.41/head	3,150.00–3,700.00	3,404	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	2,448.29/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,448	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,995.00/head	1,995.00–1,995.00	1,995	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,045	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	210.01/cwt	206.00–214.00	3,539	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	183.14/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,331	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,657	181.99/cwt	179.00–185.00	3,016	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	151.88/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,627	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	131.93/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,095	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	173.93/cwt	167.00–179.00	2,160	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	174.49/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	529.98/cwt	527.50–532.50	2,729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,928	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	605.65/cwt	597.50–615.00	2,283	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	505	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,386	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	475	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,541	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	574	444.90/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,208	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Fri Apr 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 346Last week 721Year ago 292

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 38Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 5Year ago 18

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	475.00–480.00	477.46
1	350–400	360	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	445	455.00	455.00
9	450–500	466	435.00–455.00	443.21
14	500–550	525	400.00–420.00	411.14
5	550–600	579	400.00	400.00
2	700–750	717	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	452.50	452.50
1	400–450	435	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	485	415.00	415.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	473	442.50–462.50	458.31
1	500–550	525	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	590	362.50	362.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	510.00	510.00
3	350–400	372	492.50–505.00	499.90
4	400–450	420	480.00–490.00	485.00
1	450–500	470	472.50	472.50
8	500–550	523	432.50–440.00	436.86
3	550–600	553	447.50	447.50
6	600–650	637	372.50–375.00	374.58
3	650–700	681	347.50	347.50
2	850–900	882	310.00	310.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	270.00	270.00
1	1100–1150	1,140	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	619	385.00	385.00
3	700–750	726	337.50–340.00	339.17
4	800–850	846	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	540	437.50	437.50
1	650–700	670	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	615.00–625.00	622.54
3	400–450	443	515.00	515.00
4	500–550	521	492.50–520.00	506.01
7	600–650	639	410.00–422.50	413.55
5	650–700	693	395.00–405.00	399.49
9	750–800	788	363.00	363.00
1	850–900	865	327.50	327.50
3	900–950	935	325.00	325.00
8	950–1000	993	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	527.50–532.50	529.98
41	550–600	579	476.00	476.00
9	600–650	647	447.50	447.50
71	650–700	661	443.00	443.00
13	700–750	712	382.50–395.00	388.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	660.00–670.00	667.40
2	400–450	437	550.00	550.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	660.00	660.00
1	300–350	330	590.00	590.00
3	350–400	377	597.50–615.00	605.65
2	400–450	418	550.00	550.00
3	450–500	470	500.00–515.00	510.11
5	500–550	515	480.00–505.00	496.98
1	550–600	585	440.00	440.00
4	600–650	611	390.00–407.50	399.42
8	650–700	675	370.00–392.50	377.44
3	700–750	705	372.50	372.50
1	800–850	820	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	530.00	530.00
1	400–450	405	510.00	510.00
1	650–700	655	367.50	367.50
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	495.00	495.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	535.00	535.00
1	500–550	505	472.50	472.50
4	550–600	574	440.00–450.00	444.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	640.00	640.00
2	500–550	515	520.00	520.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,195	2,525.00	2,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,135	3,150.00–3,700.00	3,404.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,073	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,448.29
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	2,425.00	2,425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,995.00	1,995.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	184.00	184.00
2	—	1,685	206.00–214.00	210.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,273	180.00–188.00	183.14
8	—	1,242	167.00–179.00	173.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,657	179.00–185.00	181.99
2	—	1,465	174.00–175.00	174.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,071	148.00–154.00	151.88
2	—	830	129.00–135.00	131.93
1	—	725	125.00	125.00

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.

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Richmond Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle