Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls steady on a light test.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $325.00/cwt on 2 head, down $90.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −102.29 against this barn's trailing median of $427.29.

Average price

$325.00

▼ 90.35 vs prior sale

2 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

per head · Large 2-3 over Medium 2-3

$70.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−115.53

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 2-3	525	360.00	1,890	1thin
Medium 2-3	530	290.00	1,537	1thin

One grade step is worth $70.00/cwt here — about $353 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

15 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $478.23, low $335.93, median $427.29 across 15 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 sale2 hd

325.00

—

KY average24 barns · 538 hd

440.53

−115.53

This barn, trailing median15 sales

427.29

−102.29

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	—	Average	1,523	205.65	3,131	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	181.52	2,163	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	175.00	2,730	1thin

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
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,205	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,836	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	184.50/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,386	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,730	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	214.62/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,380	3
Bulls	—	—	1,470	196.68/cwt	192.00–204.00	2,891	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	178.53/cwt	178.00–179.00	1,946	2
Bulls	Large 2	450–500	485	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,956	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	398.30/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,075	3
Bulls	Medium 2-3	500–550	530	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	796	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,627	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,205.00/head	2,205.00–2,205.00	2,205	1
Bulls	Large 2	600–650	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	350–400	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	500–550	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	375	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	335	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	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 May 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 604Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 37Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 22Year ago 18

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls steady on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	480.00	480.00
2	400–450	422	435.00	435.00
1	750–800	795	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	630	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	525.00	525.00
3	400–450	430	482.50	482.50
3	600–650	627	395.00–400.00	398.30
3	750–800	796	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	525	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	445.00	445.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	510.00	510.00
1	400–450	405	475.00	475.00
1	700–750	745	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	425	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	480	407.50	407.50
1	550–600	570	382.50	382.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	570	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	605	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	184.00–185.00	184.50
2	—	1,090	178.00–179.00	178.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	175.00	175.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,575	210.00–220.00	214.62
3	—	1,470	192.00–204.00	196.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,205.00	2,205.00

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

Bulls · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle