Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to last weeks market being closed because of weather, however the feeder market appeared spotty and mixed today as snow and ice covered roads continue to limit cattle movement and buyers interests in some classes of livestock. Slaughter cows and bulls appeared stronger with a limited supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $398.43/cwt on 28 head, up $6.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 30 comparable sales and sits −7.71 against this barn's trailing median of $406.14.

Average price

$398.43

▲ 6.42 vs prior sale

28 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,188

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$59.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.31

vs KY average

−33.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	402.67	2,207	26
Medium and Large 2	563	343.25	1,931	2thin

One grade step is worth $59.42/cwt here — about $276 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $349.69, median $406.14 across 30 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 sale28 hd

398.43

—

KY average6 barns · 63 hd

385.12

+13.31

National average145 barns · 12,920 hd

431.54

−33.11

This barn, trailing median30 sales

406.14

−7.71

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	1,685	212.03	3,573	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	175.17	2,601	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,159	171.95	1,992	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	154.76	1,697	9thin

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,527	$3,098	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,395	$2,425	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,220	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,150	$2,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	181.34/cwt	176.00–185.00	2,100	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	715	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	570	397.84/cwt	397.50–398.00	2,268	3
Bulls	—	—	1,285	196.75/cwt	187.50–201.00	2,528	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	169.44/cwt	168.00–171.00	2,389	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	164.90/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,911	4
Bulls	—	—	1,885	219.67/cwt	213.00–228.00	4,141	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	201.02/cwt	187.50–222.50	1,930	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,495	3,475.00/head	3,475.00–3,475.00	3,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,543	2,909.76/head	2,725.00–3,100.00	2,910	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	452.17/cwt	442.50–465.00	1,935	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	165.66/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,885	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	145.84/cwt	135.00–152.00	1,684	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	180.90/cwt	179.00–183.00	2,822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	419.90/cwt	412.50–427.50	1,575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	353.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,163	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	383	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	396.80/cwt	392.50–403.00	1,909	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	662	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,317	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	629	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,264	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	427.22/cwt	417.50–450.00	2,008	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	472.55/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,206	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	348.55/cwt	347.50–350.00	2,677	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	461.68/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	445.66/cwt	440.00–457.50	1,653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	526	421.48/cwt	420.00–422.50	2,217	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	423.51/cwt	417.50–425.00	2,444	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	547	409.99/cwt	405.00–410.50	2,243	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	466.49/cwt	462.50–477.50	2,216	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	327.01/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,345	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	392.03/cwt	382.00–400.00	2,497	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	366.56/cwt	357.50–371.00	2,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	411.64/cwt	411.00–415.00	2,573	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,842	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 (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Feb 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 885Year ago 2,071

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 100Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,158	176.00–185.00	181.34
4	—	1,159	161.00–169.00	164.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	127.00	127.00
5	—	1,138	161.00–170.00	165.66
3	—	1,155	135.00–152.00	145.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	168.00–171.00	169.44
2	—	1,560	179.00–183.00	180.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	187.50–201.00	196.75
4	—	1,885	213.00–228.00	219.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	475.00	475.00
5	500–550	526	420.00–422.50	421.48
3	550–600	570	397.50–398.00	397.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	412.50–427.50	419.90
1	400–450	430	392.50	392.50
2	500–550	520	343.00	343.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	440.00–457.50	445.66
1	400–450	410	441.00	441.00
2	500–550	512	393.00	393.00
1	550–600	565	350.00	350.00
5	600–650	611	350.00–360.00	353.98
1	650–700	680	328.00	328.00
2	700–750	737	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	447.50	447.50
2	350–400	373	465.00–480.00	472.55
13	400–450	428	442.50–465.00	452.17
7	450–500	470	417.50–450.00	427.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	320	422.50	422.50
1	400–450	410	435.00	435.00
6	450–500	481	392.50–403.00	396.80
2	500–550	545	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	558	357.50–371.00	366.56
1	600–650	645	330.00	330.00
5	700–750	717	325.00–330.00	327.01
2	750–800	792	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	629	360.00	360.00
5	650–700	662	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	530	347.50	347.50
1	550–600	595	339.00	339.00
1	650–700	695	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	547	405.00–410.50	409.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	519	425.00	425.00
5	550–600	577	417.50–425.00	423.51
25	600–650	625	411.00–415.00	411.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	477.50	477.50
1	350–400	375	495.00	495.00
4	400–450	436	450.00–480.00	461.68
8	600–650	637	382.00–400.00	392.03
2	650–700	670	352.50	352.50
1	700–750	715	362.00	362.00
7	750–800	768	347.50–350.00	348.55
1	900–950	925	311.00	311.00
1	950–1000	965	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	362.50	362.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	475	462.50–477.50	466.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	960	187.50–222.50	201.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,495	3,475.00	3,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,543	2,725.00–3,100.00	2,909.76
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,395	2,425.00	2,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,220	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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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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 (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle