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Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jun 19

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

163 head

▼ 231 vs last sale 394▼ 239 vs year ago 402 · −59.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 21▼ 9 vs year ago 23 · −39.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 4▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

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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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

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 16 of 30 comparable sales and sits +1.31 against this barn's trailing median of $392.50.

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.

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 median30 sales

392.50

+1.31

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.22, low $303.56, median $392.50 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

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Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Jun 19

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

163 head

▼ 231 vs last sale 394▼ 239 vs year ago 402 · −59.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 21▼ 9 vs year ago 23 · −39.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 4▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle Sale

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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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

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.

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 median30 sales

392.50

+1.31

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.22, low $303.56, median $392.50 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	215	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,419	1
Steers	250–300	Large 1-2	250	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,263	1
Steers	300–350	Large 1-2	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	407	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,035	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	483.70/cwt	482.50–485.00	2,046	2
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	485	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,073	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	515	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,970	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,354	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,352	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,516	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	374.50/cwt	374.50–374.50	2,872	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,541	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	2
Heifers	300–350	Large 1-2	340	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,496	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1-2	355	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,651	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,728	1
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	370	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,610	1
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	410	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,722	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	444.76/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,890	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,817	1
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	462	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,033	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	497	407.50/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,607	1
Bulls	350–400	Large 2	360	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,728	1
Bulls	350–400	Large 1-2	370	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,915	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,138	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,119	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,038	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,426	3
Bulls	750–800	Large 1-2	775	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,383	1
Bulls	800–850	Large 1-2	805	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,090	237.39/cwt	234.00–240.00	4,961	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	780	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,190	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	167.17/cwt	161.00–173.00	1,814	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	182.54/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,262	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,623	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	964	1,796.54/head	1,618.00–1,932.00	1,797	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,587.60/head	2,430.00–2,782.00	2,588	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	330	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	427.50	427.50
1	500–550	515	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,239	180.00–186.00	182.54

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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Feeder Cattle

Richmond Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Feeder Cattle

How this sale compares

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle