Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were 3.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand for weaned and value added groups and packages. Yearling steers and heifers appeared sharply higher as well with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows were steady with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $457.36/cwt on 14 head, up $13.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 29 comparable sales and sits −0.47 against this barn's trailing median of $457.82.

Average price

$457.36

▲ 13.98 vs prior sale

14 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,446

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$45.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.65

vs KY average

−1.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	460.61	2,446	13thin
Medium and Large 2	585	415.00	2,428	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.61/cwt here — about $18 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

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.01, low $374.67, median $457.82 across 29 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 sale14 hd

457.36

—

KY average25 barns · 721 hd

455.71

+1.65

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−1.69

This barn, trailing median29 sales

457.82

−0.47

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	—	Low	1,665	208.76	3,476	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,529	184.29	2,817	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	181.12	2,206	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	154.90	1,584	16

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$3,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,275	$2,941	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$3,008	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,775	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,330	$3,863	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$3,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	540.10/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	344.12/cwt	336.00–360.00	2,340	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	427.07/cwt	417.50–432.50	2,268	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	336.20/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	305.67/cwt	299.00–312.50	2,522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	507.01/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	424.84/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,997	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	488.11/cwt	472.50–492.50	2,104	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	175	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	563	455.50/cwt	452.50–460.00	2,564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	532.26/cwt	521.00–545.00	1,730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	393.10/cwt	380.00–402.00	2,398	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	397.64/cwt	383.00–407.50	2,286	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	405.04/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	440.02/cwt	437.50–442.50	2,354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	264.86/cwt	260.00–280.00	2,220	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	361.36/cwt	357.00–367.50	2,414	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	364.82/cwt	353.00–377.50	2,298	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	460.72/cwt	449.00–470.00	1,981	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	517	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,456	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,244	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	755	343.75/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	394.06/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,041	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	482.58/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,138	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	278.83/cwt	275.00–282.50	2,719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	270.92/cwt	262.00–280.00	2,392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,245	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	319	548.96/cwt	547.50–550.00	1,751	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	474	503.08/cwt	493.00–515.00	2,385	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	224.01/cwt	201.00–240.00	2,549	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	899	294.92/cwt	260.00–332.50	2,651	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	506.80/cwt	500.00–517.50	2,230	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	3,950.00/head	3,900.00–4,000.00	3,950	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	192.04/cwt	190.00–193.00	2,875	5
Bulls	—	—	1,323	194.40/cwt	194.00–195.00	2,572	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	179.98/cwt	174.00–186.00	2,782	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	179.63/cwt	171.00–185.00	2,179	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	148.70/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,508	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	174.41/cwt	166.00–185.00	1,892	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	871	237.04/cwt	230.00–250.00	2,065	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,940.59/head	2,750.00–3,150.00	2,941	2
Bulls	—	—	1,893	218.34/cwt	217.00–219.00	4,133	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,432	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	134.06/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	368.92/cwt	357.50–385.00	1,970	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	323.75/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,910	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	3,007.82/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,775	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	414.93/cwt	410.00–422.00	1,801	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	389.26/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,880	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	326.53/cwt	323.00–330.00	2,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1250–1300	1,265	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,967	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	822	371.50/cwt	371.50–371.50	3,054	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	452.47/cwt	445.00–453.50	2,810	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,957	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	925	343.75/cwt	343.75–343.75	3,180	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	449.94/cwt	446.00–465.00	2,277	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	2,479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	387.99/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,600	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	681	402.73/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,743	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	445.57/cwt	442.50–455.00	2,611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	340.78/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	479.17/cwt	477.50–482.50	1,893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	412.00/cwt	411.00–413.00	2,579	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,441	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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 526Last week 495Year ago 843

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 58Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 6Year ago 6

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	3,800.00	3,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	3,750.00	3,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,345	3,900.00–4,000.00	3,950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,138	201.00–240.00	224.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	899	260.00–332.50	294.92
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	871	230.00–250.00	237.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,380	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,275	2,750.00–3,150.00	2,940.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	3,750.00	3,750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	895	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,007.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,775	4,000.00	4,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	520.00–550.00	540.10
1	350–400	360	502.50	502.50
8	400–450	431	472.50–492.50	488.11
1	450–500	455	482.50	482.50
5	500–550	506	446.00–465.00	449.94
4	550–600	586	442.50–455.00	445.57
10	600–650	626	411.00–413.00	412.00
10	650–700	670	385.00–395.00	387.99
1	700–750	730	342.00	342.00
4	800–850	823	325.00–350.00	340.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	440	500.00–517.50	506.80
6	450–500	474	493.00–515.00	503.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	351.00	351.00
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	457.50	457.50
1	550–600	585	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	685	347.50	347.50
1	700–750	720	310.00	310.00
1	1250–1300	1,265	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	507	489.00	489.00
17	600–650	621	445.00–453.50	452.47
9	650–700	681	400.00–405.00	402.73
10	700–750	723	409.00	409.00
60	800–850	822	371.50	371.50
124	900–950	925	343.75	343.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	600.00	600.00
3	300–350	328	500.00–520.00	507.01
3	350–400	395	477.50–482.50	479.17
9	400–450	430	449.00–470.00	460.72
12	450–500	470	410.00–430.00	424.84
10	500–550	518	385.00–405.00	394.06
8	550–600	575	383.00–407.50	397.64
20	600–650	630	353.00–377.50	364.82
5	650–700	680	336.00–360.00	344.12
4	700–750	723	320.00–345.00	336.20
1	750–800	775	307.50	307.50
2	800–850	825	299.00–312.50	305.67
1	1200–1250	1,245	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	531	417.50–432.50	427.07
6	550–600	565	428.00	428.00
1	600–650	600	392.50	392.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	547.50–550.00	548.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	490.00	490.00
5	400–450	434	410.00–422.00	414.93
4	450–500	483	375.00–400.00	389.26
8	500–550	534	357.50–385.00	368.92
2	550–600	597	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	615	343.00	343.00
1	700–750	730	303.00	303.00
2	950–1000	970	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	307.50	307.50
1	800–850	810	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	440	510.00	510.00
4	500–550	517	475.00	475.00
5	550–600	563	452.50–460.00	455.50
2	750–800	755	337.50–350.00	343.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	575.00	575.00
2	300–350	325	521.00–545.00	532.26
8	400–450	443	465.00–490.00	482.58
1	450–500	480	495.00	495.00
2	500–550	535	437.50–442.50	440.02
2	550–600	585	400.00–410.00	405.04
5	600–650	610	380.00–402.00	393.10
7	650–700	668	357.00–367.50	361.36
2	700–750	735	324.00	324.00
1	750–800	790	309.00	309.00
4	800–850	838	260.00–280.00	264.86
2	850–900	883	262.00–280.00	270.92
2	950–1000	975	275.00–282.50	278.83
1	1050–1100	1,080	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	440	391.00	391.00
2	550–600	590	310.00–337.50	323.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	500.00	500.00
1	550–600	595	363.00	363.00
2	600–650	620	323.00–330.00	326.53
1	800–850	835	247.50	247.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,497	190.00–193.00	192.04
9	—	1,546	174.00–186.00	179.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,213	171.00–185.00	179.63
1	—	1,260	193.00	193.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,014	142.00–153.00	148.70
5	—	1,085	166.00–185.00	174.41
2	—	903	133.00–135.00	134.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	194.00–195.00	194.40
3	—	1,893	217.00–219.00	218.34

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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