Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder steers and heifers due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and 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 $446.43/cwt on 7 head, down $3.05 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 21 comparable sales and sits −27.85 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$446.43

▼ 3.05 vs prior sale

7 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,453

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.59

vs KY average

−12.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	452.50	2,464	6thin
Large 1-2	580	410.00	2,378	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $86 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

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 sale7 hd

446.43

—

KY average25 barns · 959 hd

456.02

−9.59

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

−12.76

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−27.85

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	1,583	220.00	3,482	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	190.44	2,320	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,638	177.50	2,907	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	155.00	1,558	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,640	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$2,525	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	425	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,376	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,008	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,226	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	971	327.75/cwt	327.75–327.75	3,182	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	446.64/cwt	440.00–457.50	1,889	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	428.76/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,399	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,418	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	3,105	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	3,879	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	190.44/cwt	189.00–192.00	2,320	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,596	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,607	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	575	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,027	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	490	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,156	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	415	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,619	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	385	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,906	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	250–300	270	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,364	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	177.50/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,907	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	605	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,042	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,964	1
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,682	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	533	401.20/cwt	397.50–405.00	2,138	2
Heifers	Large 2-3	400–450	415	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,432	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	445	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,747	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,640	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	670	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,362	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	580	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	384.50/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,230	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	436.63/cwt	435.00–437.50	2,257	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,147	2

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 Jun 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 270Year ago 462

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 18Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 7Year ago 0

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder steers and heifers due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 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	350–400	380	472.50	472.50
2	400–450	425	442.50	442.50
1	450–500	465	432.50	432.50
3	500–550	517	435.00–437.50	436.63
1	550–600	555	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	600	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	740	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	570.00	570.00
1	300–350	315	550.00	550.00
1	400–450	400	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	490	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	515	457.50	457.50
1	600–650	620	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	505.00	505.00
1	350–400	385	495.00	495.00
1	400–450	415	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	490	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	533	397.50–405.00	401.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	620.00	620.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	522.50	522.50
1	400–450	400	505.00	505.00
3	450–500	480	495.00	495.00
3	500–550	533	450.00	450.00
3	550–600	556	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	604	450.00	450.00
56	950–1000	971	327.75	327.75
57	1000–1050	1,008	320.00	320.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	613	437.50	437.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	670	352.50	352.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	315	490.00	490.00
9	400–450	423	440.00–457.50	446.64
4	450–500	460	425.00–430.00	428.76
2	500–550	540	397.50	397.50
10	550–600	580	370.00–390.00	384.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	540	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	392.50	392.50
1	450–500	485	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	575	352.50	352.50
3	600–650	605	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	405.00	405.00
2	550–600	585	337.50	337.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	207.00	207.00
1	—	1,665	233.00	233.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	189.00–192.00	190.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	137.00	137.00
1	—	945	170.00	170.00
1	—	905	158.00	158.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	176.00–179.00	177.50

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,405	2,525.00	2,525.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,640	2,950.00	2,950.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle