Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2026-04-24

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Apr 24
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
678 head
332 vs last sale 346 308 vs year ago 370 · +83.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
2 vs last sale 38 7 vs year ago 47 · 14.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
53 vs last sale 16 51 vs year ago 18 · +283.3%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Several Bawling calves in todays sale. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $446.56/cwt on 8 head, down $33.39 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 21 comparable sales and sits 27.72 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.
Average price
$446.56
33.39 vs prior sale
8 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,436
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1-2
$35.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
22.52
vs KY average
32.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2520460.002,3922thin
Medium and Large 1-2570457.502,6063thin
Medium and Large 2-3535430.002,3011thin
Large 1-2540425.002,2952thin
One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale8 hd
446.56
KY average24 barns · 1,251 hd
469.08
−22.52
National average158 barns · 12,009 hd
479.03
−32.47
This barn, trailing median21 sales
474.28
−27.72
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
BullsAverage1,528210.303,2148thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,223175.512,14614
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,003150.661,51120

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 (5-8 yrs)1,225$3,0813thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$2,6501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,177$2,4824thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)903$2,0752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$1,9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)940$1,6251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)730$1,5751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)975$1,4542thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)740$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$2,2501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,235$3,4212thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,463$4,5602thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,440$4,5292thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,395$4,1501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,615$4,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,203$3,9132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$3,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,320$3,1632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,184$2,6874thin

Every lot, as filed

131 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 1-2250–300260580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,5081
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550525468.50/cwt467.50–470.002,4605
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350325530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7231
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550500437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,1884
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600578399.96/cwt395.00–402.502,3125
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450447473.99/cwt472.50–480.002,1195
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400391560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,1903
SteersLarge 1-2500–550540425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,2952
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850811335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7174
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500462430.02/cwt420.00–435.001,9875
HeifersLarge 1-2550–600552380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0982
HeifersLarge 1-2450–500479423.84/cwt420.00–427.502,0304
HeifersLarge 1-2400–450405410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6611
HeifersLarge 1-2500–550505372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,8811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400367486.06/cwt480.00–492.501,7846
HeifersLarge 1-2700–750737290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1372
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550523423.73/cwt420.00–432.502,2168
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750740317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,3502
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350332474.75/cwt470.00–485.001,5763
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700696340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3665
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550510415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1171
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650619361.69/cwt347.50–370.002,23912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600551402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,2183
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250200645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,2901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300280515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,4421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,020267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,7291
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600555392.28/cwt387.50–400.002,17710
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500489405.04/cwt400.00–410.001,9815
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600575360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0701
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650616313.02/cwt300.00–320.001,9283
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550535377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,0201
HeifersLarge 2350–400380410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5581
HeifersLarge 1-2300–350318462.48/cwt460.00–465.001,4712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250230660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,5181
HeifersLarge 1-2350–400388464.95/cwt462.50–467.501,8042
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450425380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6151
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400385440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6941
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650630335.90/cwt330.00–340.002,1165
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300257610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,5682
HeifersLarge 1-2650–700672332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,2342
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550500442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,2134
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450423445.69/cwt437.50–450.001,8857
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400362533.44/cwt527.50–537.501,9315
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550520460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3922
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500495457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,2651
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750725320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3201
SteersLarge 1-2300–350310525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,6281
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550535430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,3011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850820335.01/cwt330.00–337.502,7475
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700676411.24/cwt402.50–420.002,7804
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300285560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5961
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800775372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,8871
SteersLarge 2750–800795337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,6831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650616422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,6033
SteersLarge 1-2600–650635377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,3971
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,3161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600597440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,6272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450405520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,1061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550515492.50/cwt492.50–492.502,5361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900888354.27/cwt352.00–356.503,146242
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900890307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,7372
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650620440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,7282
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750739370.82/cwt370.00–380.002,74035
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950922343.00/cwt343.00–343.003,16262
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850837358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,99661
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800780340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6521
BullsLarge 1-2600–650600382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,2951
BullsLarge 1-2450–500485440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1342
BullsLarge 1-2550–600550422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,3241
BullsLarge 1-2400–450435465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0231
BullsLarge 1-2350–400370460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7021
CowsLean 85-90%1,036137.65/cwt130.00–140.001,4264
CowsBoner 80-85%1,298164.09/cwt163.00–165.002,1302
CowsLean 85-90%1,090124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3521
CowsLean 85-90%1,064164.05/cwt157.00–170.001,7458
CowsLean 85-90%902146.59/cwt142.00–152.001,3227
CowsBoner 80-85%1,219183.87/cwt180.00–188.002,2414
CowsBoner 80-85%1,206174.18/cwt170.00–179.002,1018
Bulls1,364211.97/cwt208.00–216.002,8914
Bulls1,840237.10/cwt230.00–244.004,3632
Bulls1,545180.17/cwt172.00–189.002,7842
Bred CowsMedium 1-27251,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0452,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29751,453.85/head1,425.00–1,475.001,4542
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6154,025.00/head4,025.00–4,025.004,0251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3954,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2682,532.54/head2,450.00–2,600.002,5332
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0802,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2253,081.29/head2,500.00–3,750.003,0813
Bred CowsMedium 1-27301,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred CowsMedium 1-29051,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2682,800.79/head2,500.00–3,100.002,8013
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2954,125.00/head4,125.00–4,125.004,1251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29052,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29401,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1802,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0702,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1103,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-27401,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4404,528.82/head4,475.00–4,575.004,5292
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4634,560.26/head4,525.00–4,600.004,5602
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3203,163.26/head2,800.00–3,500.003,1632
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29253,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350310430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3331
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375527.50/cwt512.50–535.001,9783
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900885310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7442
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700667406.98/cwt397.50–415.002,7155
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400351515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,8085
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300250600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450400477.50/cwt477.50–477.501,9103
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400356486.37/cwt480.00–495.001,7314
BullsMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,085247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,6851
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500482497.15/cwt487.50–517.502,3963
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750700370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850815315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5671
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450400545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,1802
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450405500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0252
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300295540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5931
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600575433.14/cwt430.00–437.502,4914
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650625385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,4062
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700650377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,4541
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400368549.35/cwt540.00–565.002,0225
BullsLarge 1-2500–550517423.31/cwt415.00–427.502,1893
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550535400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1401
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600595382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,2762
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500475457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,1731
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350315520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6381
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650618364.04/cwt360.00–372.502,2503
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2353,420.85/head3,000.00–3,900.003,4212
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,840.57/head2,500.00–3,175.002,8412

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.