Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trends due to market being closed for the Memorial Day holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.92/cwt on 102 head, up $9.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 30 comparable sales and sits +3.77 against this barn's trailing median of $406.14.

Average price

$409.92

▲ 9.99 vs prior sale

102 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$49.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.77

vs KY average

+5.16 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	412.83	2,263	96
Medium and Large 2	567	363.26	2,058	6thin

One grade step is worth $49.57/cwt here — about $205 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 sale102 hd

409.92

—

KY average26 barns · 1,414 hd

410.69

−0.77

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

+5.16

This barn, trailing median30 sales

406.14

+3.77

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	1,590	220.71	3,510	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	187.81	2,352	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	181.72	2,794	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,119	160.21	1,793	13

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)	1,080	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,710	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	324	535.88/cwt	525.00–545.00	1,736	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	332.75/cwt	332.50–333.00	2,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	447.00/cwt	430.00–459.00	2,383	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	387.28/cwt	373.00–397.50	2,436	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	669	402.65/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,694	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	355.25/cwt	355.25–355.25	2,682	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	429.20/cwt	419.00–435.00	2,215	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	452.62/cwt	440.00–461.00	1,992	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	428.04/cwt	425.00–449.00	2,495	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	465.81/cwt	457.50–475.00	2,464	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	478.28/cwt	457.50–497.50	1,617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	322.17/cwt	311.00–329.00	2,490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	405.50/cwt	387.00–417.00	2,522	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	485.77/cwt	472.00–500.00	2,298	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	430.44/cwt	420.00–439.00	2,402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	347.43/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,363	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	247.50/cwt	242.50–252.50	2,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	394.25/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,062	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	791	288.42/cwt	282.50–297.50	2,281	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	476.91/cwt	476.50–477.00	2,709	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	509.99/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,074	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	3,340	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	452.46/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	396.58/cwt	387.50–405.00	2,264	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	497.48/cwt	492.50–500.00	2,045	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	298.73/cwt	297.50–300.00	2,614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	392.47/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,280	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	437.60/cwt	427.50–453.00	2,065	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	625	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,340	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1050–1100	1,065	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	340.15/cwt	330.00–362.50	2,337	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,028	254.76/cwt	247.00–270.00	2,619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	379.18/cwt	372.50–385.00	2,358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	481.65/cwt	471.00–495.00	2,004	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	339.15/cwt	330.00–357.50	2,411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	499.00/cwt	499.00–499.00	1,946	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	178.46/cwt	169.00–184.00	2,795	13
Bulls	—	—	1,479	214.36/cwt	200.00–222.00	3,170	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	195.08/cwt	188.00–205.00	2,456	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	178.03/cwt	173.00–183.00	2,279	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,722	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,401	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	190.58/cwt	187.00–199.00	2,809	7
Bulls	—	—	1,801	237.14/cwt	230.00–243.00	4,271	6
Bulls	—	—	1,293	190.49/cwt	187.00–194.00	2,463	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	175.46/cwt	169.00–184.00	1,983	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	154.73/cwt	147.00–164.00	1,750	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	494.21/cwt	487.50–497.50	2,026	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,710	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	187.93/cwt	174.00–202.00	2,148	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	480	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,150	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	432.47/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,015	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	506.18/cwt	497.00–520.00	1,822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	452.44/cwt	447.50–455.00	1,832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	762	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	244.18/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,783	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	273	330.52/cwt	320.00–352.50	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	354.22/cwt	345.00–357.00	2,203	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	369.15/cwt	361.00–387.50	2,145	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	456.70/cwt	455.00–457.50	1,699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	411.57/cwt	407.50–420.00	2,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	423.40/cwt	403.00–430.00	2,413	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	322.19/cwt	311.00–333.00	2,297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	833	276.36/cwt	262.50–283.00	2,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	702	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,120	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,835	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	321.16/cwt	318.00–327.50	2,187	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,010	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	442	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	360.91/cwt	357.00–365.00	2,079	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	436.83/cwt	432.50–439.00	2,315	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	379.47/cwt	370.00–383.00	2,372	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	863	271.97/cwt	261.00–280.00	2,347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	364.38/cwt	359.00–370.00	2,460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	387.64/cwt	372.50–395.00	2,074	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,122	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 Jun 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 671Last week 1,047Year ago 1,134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 105Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 32Year ago 17

Compared to last Monday: No trends due to market being closed for the Memorial Day holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	324	525.00–545.00	535.88
4	350–400	360	497.00–520.00	506.18
3	400–450	410	487.50–497.50	494.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	510.00	510.00
1	250–300	280	535.00	535.00
5	300–350	338	457.50–497.50	478.28
17	400–450	440	440.00–461.00	452.62
20	450–500	472	427.50–453.00	437.60
11	500–550	523	385.00–405.00	394.25
29	550–600	581	380.00–395.00	392.47
9	600–650	629	373.00–397.50	387.28
11	650–700	680	345.00–350.00	347.43
2	700–750	723	332.50–333.00	332.75
7	750–800	773	311.00–329.00	322.17
1	800–850	830	317.00	317.00
1	900–950	910	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	500–550	516	419.00–435.00	429.20
21	550–600	570	403.00–430.00	423.40
67	750–800	755	355.25	355.25
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	477.50	477.50
2	400–450	420	430.00–435.00	432.47
2	450–500	477	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	520	375.00	375.00
5	550–600	576	357.00–365.00	360.91
6	600–650	622	345.00–357.00	354.22
1	650–700	680	330.00	330.00
2	750–800	762	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	840	250.00	250.00
3	850–900	863	261.00–280.00	271.97
1	950–1000	960	221.00	221.00
1	1100–1150	1,120	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	320.00–352.50	330.52
1	600–650	645	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	499.00	499.00
6	400–450	416	471.00–495.00	481.65
7	500–550	533	430.00–459.00	447.00
3	550–600	558	420.00–439.00	430.44
3	600–650	622	372.50–385.00	379.18
5	650–700	687	330.00–362.50	340.15
3	700–750	711	330.00–357.50	339.15
2	850–900	875	297.50–300.00	298.73
2	950–1000	995	242.50–252.50	247.50
3	1000–1050	1,028	247.00–270.00	254.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	472.50	472.50
3	350–400	372	455.00–457.50	456.70
3	400–450	405	447.50–455.00	452.44
3	450–500	486	407.50–420.00	411.57
1	500–550	520	420.00	420.00
9	550–600	581	361.00–387.50	369.15
1	600–650	600	360.00	360.00
3	650–700	681	318.00–327.50	321.16
2	700–750	702	315.00	315.00
5	750–800	791	282.50–297.50	288.42
3	800–850	833	262.50–283.00	276.36
1	1000–1050	1,010	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	341.00	341.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	500	468.00	468.00
2	1050–1100	1,065	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	373.00	373.00
6	700–750	730	242.00–255.00	244.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	340	500.00–520.00	509.99
2	350–400	357	520.00	520.00
8	400–450	411	492.50–500.00	497.48
12	450–500	473	472.00–500.00	485.77
17	500–550	529	457.50–475.00	465.81
23	550–600	583	425.00–449.00	428.04
16	600–650	622	387.00–417.00	405.50
6	650–700	685	383.00	383.00
1	800–850	830	332.00	332.00
1	850–900	860	337.00	337.00
1	900–950	940	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	568	476.50–477.00	476.91
9	600–650	607	467.00	467.00
18	650–700	669	400.00–412.00	402.65
52	1050–1100	1,074	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	377	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	433	445.00–460.00	452.46
2	450–500	457	445.00	445.00
3	500–550	530	432.50–439.00	436.83
6	550–600	571	387.50–405.00	396.58
6	600–650	625	370.00–383.00	379.47
2	650–700	675	359.00–370.00	364.38
2	700–750	713	311.00–333.00	322.19
1	1000–1050	1,015	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	372.50–395.00	387.64
1	650–700	670	332.00	332.00
1	1150–1200	1,150	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	530.00	530.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,566	169.00–184.00	178.46
7	—	1,474	187.00–199.00	190.58
1	—	1,610	162.00	162.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,259	188.00–205.00	195.08
5	—	1,280	173.00–183.00	178.03
1	—	1,050	164.00	164.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	143.00	143.00
4	—	1,130	169.00–184.00	175.46
8	—	1,131	147.00–164.00	154.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,479	200.00–222.00	214.36
6	—	1,801	230.00–243.00	237.14
2	—	1,293	187.00–194.00	190.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,710	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	3,200.00	3,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,143	174.00–202.00	187.93

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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