Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trends due to market being closed last week for the July 4th Holiday. However, the feeder market appeared firm and stronger in spots with a good supply and strong demand for long weaned and higher quality calves. The slaughter markets appeared firm as well with a limited supply and good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $459.82/cwt on 40 head, down $8.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 28 comparable sales and sits +1.13 against this barn's trailing median of $458.69.

Average price

$459.82

▼ 8.75 vs prior sale

40 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$544

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$77.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.44

vs KY average

+0.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	470.58	2,636	34
Medium and Large 2	515	430.00	2,215	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	533	392.61	2,092	5thin

One grade step is worth $77.97/cwt here — about $544 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.01, low $410.51, median $458.69 across 28 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 sale40 hd

459.82

—

KY average6 barns · 100 hd

442.38

+17.44

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

+0.34

This barn, trailing median28 sales

458.69

+1.13

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	1,711	219.16	3,750	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,442	202.06	2,914	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	183.40	2,310	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	167.37	1,769	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,275	$3,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	437.30/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,291	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	523.04/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	436.06/cwt	427.50–440.00	2,525	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	381.05/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,747	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	476.41/cwt	457.50–483.00	2,668	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	871	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	3,223	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	457.61/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	358.29/cwt	352.50–364.00	2,390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	448.37/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	502.55/cwt	487.50–510.00	1,910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	309.81/cwt	297.50–313.00	2,364	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	418.54/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,365	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	395.00/cwt	393.00–396.00	2,413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	488.88/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,019	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	494.88/cwt	487.50–505.00	2,341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	541.05/cwt	535.00–552.50	1,721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	626.67/cwt	620.00–640.00	2,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,446	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	573.00/cwt	573.00–573.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	410.70/cwt	392.00–417.50	2,513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	290.16/cwt	283.00–295.00	2,707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	569.78/cwt	565.00–580.00	2,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,075	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	541.67/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,977	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	739	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	407	508.48/cwt	490.00–511.00	2,070	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	545.05/cwt	527.50–551.00	2,513	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	591.13/cwt	580.00–595.00	1,951	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	750	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,610	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,283	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	181.02/cwt	173.00–190.00	1,998	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	162.32/cwt	153.00–168.00	1,677	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	181.42/cwt	177.00–186.00	2,221	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,555	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	229.86/cwt	228.00–233.00	3,942	3
Bulls	Large 1	500–550	515	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,112	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	206.60/cwt	198.00–217.00	2,985	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	188.44/cwt	188.00–189.00	2,700	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	201.00/cwt	199.00–203.00	2,519	2
Bulls	—	—	1,300	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,613	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	217.17/cwt	213.00–222.00	3,840	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	485	485.93/cwt	483.00–497.50	2,357	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	197.99/cwt	189.00–209.00	2,138	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	3,161	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	575	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	262	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,389	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	318	550.98/cwt	542.50–565.00	1,752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	405.76/cwt	370.00–417.50	2,114	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	465.21/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	430.09/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	243	516.72/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,256	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	837	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	3,063	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	447.30/cwt	439.00–449.00	2,800	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	387.50/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	354.89/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,207	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	479.74/cwt	477.00–482.50	2,413	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	512.00/cwt	495.00–522.50	2,406	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	436.23/cwt	430.00–441.00	2,530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	355	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	281	504.96/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,419	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,635	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 Jul 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 661Year ago 858

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 80Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 12Year ago 19

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	318	535.00–552.50	541.05
2	400–450	405	525.00	525.00
11	450–500	470	495.00–522.50	512.00
2	500–550	523	455.00–460.00	457.61
4	550–600	580	430.00–441.00	436.23
1	600–650	620	425.00	425.00
2	650–700	662	420.00	420.00
11	700–750	721	360.00–385.00	381.05
2	750–800	752	381.00	381.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	550–600	560	457.50–483.00	476.41
30	600–650	626	439.00–449.00	447.30
10	800–850	837	366.00	366.00
63	850–900	871	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	461	527.50–551.00	545.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	262	530.00	530.00
2	400–450	412	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	497	477.50	477.50
1	500–550	515	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	610	382.50	382.50
2	650–700	675	372.00	372.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	392.00	392.00
4	500–550	521	370.00–417.50	405.76
1	550–600	580	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	281	500.00–520.00	504.96
7	300–350	332	515.00–535.00	523.04
5	350–400	380	487.50–510.00	502.55
3	400–450	435	445.00–450.00	448.37
1	450–500	475	435.00	435.00
15	500–550	524	425.00–445.00	437.30
11	550–600	565	410.00–425.00	418.54
3	600–650	611	393.00–396.00	395.00
4	650–700	667	352.50–364.00	358.29
1	700–750	710	333.00	333.00
5	750–800	763	297.50–313.00	309.81
1	900–950	930	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	550.00	550.00
3	300–350	318	542.50–565.00	550.98
3	350–400	365	535.00–545.00	541.67
9	400–450	407	490.00–511.00	508.48
14	450–500	485	483.00–497.50	485.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	739	358.00	358.00
7	750–800	750	348.00	348.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	425.00–435.00	430.09
1	450–500	490	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	585.00	585.00
8	500–550	503	477.00–482.50	479.74
1	550–600	555	462.50	462.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	295	573.00	573.00
4	300–350	330	580.00–595.00	591.13
3	350–400	377	565.00–580.00	569.78
4	400–450	413	480.00–510.00	488.88
3	450–500	473	487.50–505.00	494.88
6	500–550	515	475.00	475.00
7	550–600	579	427.50–440.00	436.06
5	600–650	612	392.00–417.50	410.70
2	850–900	850	294.00	294.00
5	900–950	933	283.00–295.00	290.16
1	1000–1050	1,010	260.00	260.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	655.00	655.00
3	300–350	325	620.00–640.00	626.67
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	575	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	510.00–530.00	516.72
1	350–400	365	510.00	510.00
2	400–450	418	460.00–470.00	465.21
1	450–500	480	445.00	445.00
2	500–550	545	380.00–395.00	387.50
1	550–600	595	345.00	345.00
3	600–650	622	345.00–375.00	354.89
1	700–750	740	317.00	317.00
1	850–900	895	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	133.00	133.00
4	—	1,104	173.00–190.00	181.02
4	—	1,033	153.00–168.00	162.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,224	177.00–186.00	181.42
1	—	1,555	164.00	164.00
2	—	1,253	199.00–203.00	201.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,445	198.00–217.00	206.60
2	—	1,433	188.00–189.00	188.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,715	228.00–233.00	229.86
1	—	1,300	201.00	201.00
7	—	1,768	213.00–222.00	217.17

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,080	189.00–209.00	197.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,160	272.50	272.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	3,250.00	3,250.00

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

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle