Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was lower with a plainer than average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 400 lbs and under were 4.00 to 6.00 lower with a lite test, while steers the heifers 500 lbs and over were sharply lower with a moderate supply and moderate demand. Slaughter cows were steady with a moderate supply and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $398.34/cwt on 92 head, down $14.29 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 30 comparable sales and sits −7.80 against this barn's trailing median of $406.14.

Average price

$398.34

▼ 14.29 vs prior sale

92 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,319

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$537

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

$61.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.93

vs KY average

+22.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	583	399.00	2,326	91
Medium and Large 2-3	530	337.50	1,789	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.50/cwt here — about $537 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 sale92 hd

398.34

—

KY average25 barns · 1,015 hd

406.27

−7.93

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

+22.53

This barn, trailing median30 sales

406.14

−7.80

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	1,601	217.51	3,483	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,508	189.70	2,861	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	178.93	2,289	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,184	169.49	2,007	18

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)	1,450	$3,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,213	$3,062	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,315	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,367	$3,603	3thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	500–550	526	452.89/cwt	450.00–457.50	2,382	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	414.23/cwt	403.00–422.50	2,171	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	3,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	587	399.25/cwt	399.25–399.25	2,344	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	482.69/cwt	472.50–495.00	1,994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	403.70/cwt	402.50–404.00	2,333	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	403.44/cwt	393.00–406.00	1,949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	409.71/cwt	402.50–420.00	1,754	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	1,902	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	378.39/cwt	367.50–387.50	2,297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	374.94/cwt	369.00–380.00	2,850	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	3,729.80/head	3,600.00–3,850.00	3,730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	324.84/cwt	309.00–330.00	2,371	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	397.52/cwt	392.50–402.50	2,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	377.90/cwt	370.00–386.00	2,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	403.32/cwt	387.50–407.50	2,085	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,295	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	3,062.27/head	2,850.00–3,400.00	3,062	4
Bulls	—	—	2,008	233.03/cwt	230.00–235.00	4,679	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	171.86/cwt	169.00–184.00	2,054	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	150.49/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,655	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	200.48/cwt	196.00–205.00	3,003	2
Bulls	—	—	1,355	215.73/cwt	210.00–223.00	2,923	4
Bulls	—	—	1,483	197.77/cwt	197.00–199.00	2,933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,437	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	381.65/cwt	377.00–406.00	2,584	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	365.57/cwt	355.00–376.00	2,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,389	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	397.42/cwt	385.00–412.50	1,649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	329.94/cwt	327.50–335.00	2,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,167	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	373.19/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	362.55/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,789	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	178.93/cwt	171.00–187.00	2,289	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	185.39/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,803	5
Bulls	Large 1	850–900	860	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,365	1
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	196.96/cwt	191.00–203.00	2,044	2

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 401Last week 700Year ago 680

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 109Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 21Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	425	452.00	452.00
2	450–500	460	467.50	467.50
6	500–550	526	450.00–457.50	452.89
5	550–600	578	402.50–404.00	403.70
14	650–700	677	377.00–406.00	381.65
2	700–750	725	355.00–376.00	365.57
4	750–800	760	369.00–380.00	374.94
1	900–950	905	309.00	309.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	447.50	447.50
1	750–800	770	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	347.50	347.50
2	450–500	450	366.00	366.00
1	550–600	570	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	398	478.00	478.00
3	400–450	413	472.50–495.00	482.69
1	450–500	470	462.50	462.50
5	500–550	524	403.00–422.50	414.23
2	550–600	578	392.50–402.50	397.52
3	600–650	607	367.50–387.50	378.39
2	650–700	665	360.00	360.00
5	700–750	730	309.00–330.00	324.84
1	750–800	760	290.00	290.00
1	900–950	930	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	440	462.50	462.50
3	500–550	533	370.00–380.00	373.19
1	550–600	580	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	610	352.50	352.50
3	650–700	665	327.50–335.00	329.94
1	750–800	765	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
1	850–900	860	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
84	550–600	587	399.25	399.25
75	600–650	608	393.00	393.00
70	650–700	663	367.50	367.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	515.00	515.00
2	300–350	315	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	365	447.50	447.50
9	400–450	428	402.50–420.00	409.71
5	450–500	483	393.00–406.00	403.44
5	500–550	517	387.50–407.50	403.32
2	550–600	573	370.00–386.00	377.90
3	600–650	608	352.50	352.50
1	850–900	850	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	412.50	412.50
3	400–450	415	385.00–412.50	397.42
2	450–500	485	360.00–365.00	362.55
2	600–650	647	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	755	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	530	337.50	337.50
1	700–750	705	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,213	2,850.00–3,400.00	3,062.27
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,368	3,600.00–3,850.00	3,729.80
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	3,350.00	3,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	191.00–203.00	196.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,008	230.00–235.00	233.03
4	—	1,355	210.00–223.00	215.73
2	—	1,483	197.00–199.00	197.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,195	169.00–184.00	171.86
2	—	1,100	147.00–155.00	150.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	196.00–205.00	200.48
5	—	1,512	183.00–188.00	185.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,279	171.00–187.00	178.93

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle