Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $398.54/cwt on 12 head, down $36.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 27 comparable sales and sits −2.06 against this barn's trailing median of $400.60.

Average price

$398.54

▼ 36.68 vs prior sale

12 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$82.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.43

vs KY average

−8.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	507	422.50	2,142	5thin
Medium and Large 2	545	393.33	2,144	3thin
Large 1-2	556	383.33	2,133	3thin
Large 2-3	565	340.00	1,921	1thin

One grade step is worth $82.50/cwt here — about $221 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

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 sale12 hd

398.54

—

KY average17 barns · 815 hd

413.98

−15.43

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−8.90

This barn, trailing median27 sales

400.60

−2.06

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,793	234.00	4,194	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,382	189.52	2,619	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	187.00	2,665	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	153.22	1,673	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,140	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,015	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,420	$3,497	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,625	$4,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,505	$3,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2	650–700	692	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,811	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	350	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	435.58/cwt	432.50–442.50	2,086	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	587.41/cwt	575.00–600.00	1,956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	422.92/cwt	412.50–437.50	2,622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,142	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	737	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,476	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	432.43/cwt	427.50–437.50	2,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,730	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	449.32/cwt	442.50–450.00	2,606	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,028	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	446.88/cwt	445.00–447.50	2,574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	486.55/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,253	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	366.09/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,251	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	3,497.36/head	3,450.00–3,550.00	3,497	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,749	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,336	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	195.28/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,681	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,492	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	4,977	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	153.22/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,673	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,013	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	645	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,225	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	567	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,126	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	670	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,245	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	475	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,912	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,478	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	446	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,594	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	370	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,517	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	550–600	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	1
Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	522	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	882	311.50/cwt	311.50–311.50	2,747	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,573	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	972	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	3,212	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	466	397.08/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	458.67/cwt	452.50–465.00	1,743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	362.52/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	285.69/cwt	275.00–291.00	2,743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,962	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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 46Year ago 310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 11Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 1Year ago 25

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	265	660.00	660.00
2	350–400	390	520.00	520.00
3	450–500	463	480.00–490.00	486.55
2	500–550	518	427.50–437.50	432.43
4	550–600	576	445.00–447.50	446.88
2	650–700	692	385.00	385.00
2	700–750	700	367.50	367.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	485	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	480.00	480.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	355	510.00	510.00
4	400–450	406	462.50	462.50
17	450–500	479	432.50–442.50	435.58
5	500–550	507	422.50	422.50
7	600–650	615	355.00–370.00	366.09
3	950–1000	960	275.00–291.00	285.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	737	336.00	336.00
60	850–900	882	311.50	311.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	402.50	402.50
1	500–550	535	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	567	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	645	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	470	417.50	417.50
1	500–550	505	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	565	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	665	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	452.50–465.00	458.67
3	450–500	466	390.00–410.00	397.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	432.50	432.50
1	550–600	560	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	620.00	620.00
2	300–350	333	575.00–600.00	587.41
1	400–450	445	485.00	485.00
1	450–500	475	442.50	442.50
2	500–550	505	462.50	462.50
11	550–600	580	442.50–450.00	449.32
8	600–650	620	412.50–437.50	422.92
2	700–750	710	360.00–365.00	362.52
2	800–850	807	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	505.00	505.00
10	700–750	700	390.00	390.00
58	950–1000	972	330.50	330.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	410.00	410.00
3	400–450	446	357.50	357.50
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	522	400.00	400.00

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	2	—	1,420	3,450.00–3,550.00	3,497.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,505	3,175.00	3,175.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,625	4,400.00	4,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,150.00	2,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	179.00	179.00
1	—	1,545	195.00	195.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	190.00–199.00	195.28
1	—	1,400	178.00	178.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	151.00–155.00	153.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	252.00	252.00
1	—	1,610	216.00	216.00

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

Heifers · 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