Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-19

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $393.81/cwt on 13 head, down $6.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 27 comparable sales and sits −6.79 against this barn's trailing median of $400.60.

Average price

$393.81

▼ 6.79 vs prior sale

13 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$33.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.22

vs KY average

−17.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	581	398.20	2,313	10thin
Large 1-2	535	386.25	2,066	2thin
Large 2	560	365.00	2,044	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.20/cwt here — about $269 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

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 sale13 hd

393.81

—

KY average25 barns · 1,155 hd

414.03

−20.22

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−17.69

This barn, trailing median27 sales

400.60

−6.79

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	2,090	237.39	4,961	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	186.00	2,623	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	182.54	2,262	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	983	162.28	1,596	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,375	$3,175	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,588	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	964	$1,797	5

Every lot, as filed

51 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	550–600	570	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	374.50/cwt	374.50–374.50	2,872	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	444.76/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,245	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,338	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,354	3
Steers	Large 1-2	250–300	250	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,263	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	167.17/cwt	161.00–173.00	1,814	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,190	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,623	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	182.54/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,262	4
Bulls	—	—	2,090	237.39/cwt	234.00–240.00	4,961	3
Bulls	Large 2	350–400	360	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	775	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,383	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	565	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,218	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	800–850	805	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	370	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,915	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	505	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,919	1
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	560	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	462	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,033	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	370	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	340	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,496	1
Steers	Large 1-2	300–350	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	410	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,722	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,587.60/head	2,430.00–2,782.00	2,588	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	485	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,073	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	515	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,970	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	355	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	483.70/cwt	482.50–485.00	2,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,138	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	1,796.54/head	1,618.00–1,932.00	1,797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	729	357.75/cwt	357.75–357.75	2,608	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	830	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,888	11

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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 394Year ago 402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 21Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 4Year 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	550–600	570	357.50	357.50
1	600–650	635	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	630.00	630.00
1	450–500	450	475.00	475.00
1	500–550	520	407.50	407.50
3	650–700	693	350.00	350.00
1	950–1000	965	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	480.00	480.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	517.50	517.50
1	750–800	775	307.50	307.50
1	800–850	805	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	660.00	660.00
2	400–450	407	500.00	500.00
3	500–550	538	437.50	437.50
2	550–600	590	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	680	370.00	370.00
22	750–800	767	374.50	374.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	482.50–485.00	483.70
1	600–650	615	382.50	382.50
1	750–800	770	330.00	330.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	330	500.00	500.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	427.50	427.50
1	500–550	515	382.50	382.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	430	422.50	422.50
2	450–500	497	407.50	407.50
1	650–700	670	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	425	440.00–450.00	444.76
3	500–550	541	415.00	415.00
7	550–600	598	391.00	391.00
1	750–800	770	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	370	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	410	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	462	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	505	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	565	392.50	392.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	465.00	465.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	700–750	729	357.75	357.75
11	800–850	830	348.00	348.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	161.00–173.00	167.17
1	—	780	152.50	152.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	186.00	186.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,239	180.00–186.00	182.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,090	234.00–240.00	237.39

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	2	—	1,100	2,430.00–2,782.00	2,587.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	964	1,618.00–1,932.00	1,796.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	3,175.00	3,175.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle