Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was spotty with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 300-600 lbs and under were mostly steady to 5.00 lower in spots with a limited supply and spotty demand. Yearling steers appeared sharply higher but with a lite test. Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were mostly steady except for the 400-500 lbs heifers who were 5.00 to 8.00 lower with moderate demand. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for quality cattle, however bawling calves and plainer quality feeders received heavy discounts. Slaughter cows were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with a good demand and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 lower with a good supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $363.98/cwt on 23 head, down $3.49 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −42.16 against this barn's trailing median of $406.14.

Average price

$363.98

▼ 3.49 vs prior sale

23 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$541

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

$128.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.68

vs KY average

−10.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	386.94	2,063	16thin
Medium and Large 2	509	332.60	1,693	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	588	258.80	1,522	2thin

One grade step is worth $128.14/cwt here — about $541 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale23 hd

363.98

—

KY average25 barns · 677 hd

374.66

−10.68

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−10.05

This barn, trailing median30 sales

406.14

−42.16

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	1,588	221.02	3,509	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	188.76	2,709	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,285	180.72	2,322	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	164.74	1,770	16
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,205	249.00	3,000	1thin

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)	1,415	$3,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,315	$3,545	2thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2	350–400	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,453	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	469.04/cwt	457.50–480.00	1,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	346.35/cwt	345.00–349.00	2,792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	311.68/cwt	305.00–322.50	2,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	471.40/cwt	460.00–482.50	1,768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	391.86/cwt	377.50–404.00	2,430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	366.81/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,461	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	415.77/cwt	399.00–423.00	2,108	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	422.02/cwt	420.00–422.50	2,439	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,167	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	482.49/cwt	477.50–485.00	2,234	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	480.39/cwt	460.00–497.50	2,037	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	425.46/cwt	412.50–435.00	1,404	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	364.23/cwt	355.00–382.50	1,665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	335.02/cwt	333.00–336.00	2,144	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	500–550	539	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,102	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	393.70/cwt	386.00–397.00	2,441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	401.00/cwt	390.00–412.50	2,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,928	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	373.09/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,418	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	333.88/cwt	318.00–345.00	2,391	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,750	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	179.51/cwt	169.00–187.00	2,296	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	158.81/cwt	147.00–168.00	1,574	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	123.02/cwt	114.00–132.00	1,179	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	179.61/cwt	173.00–191.00	2,094	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	195.12/cwt	189.00–206.00	2,837	7
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	440	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,419	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	182.39/cwt	177.00–186.00	2,583	7
Bulls	—	—	1,190	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,332	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,205	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	3,000	1
Bulls	—	—	2,007	233.04/cwt	229.00–236.00	4,677	3
Bulls	—	—	1,492	219.80/cwt	213.00–225.00	3,279	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	3,544.68/head	3,300.00–3,750.00	3,545	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	202.89/cwt	187.00–239.00	2,236	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	415	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,141	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	365	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,077	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	490	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	316.26/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	349.87/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	550–600	557	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,167	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	542	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	358.35/cwt	347.50–370.00	1,523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,015	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	366.89/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,889	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	258.80/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	819	272.63/cwt	252.50–282.50	2,233	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	332.60/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	400.48/cwt	389.00–412.50	1,742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	387.14/cwt	375.00–393.00	1,823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	636	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,563	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	377.44/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,185	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,957	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 Aug 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 381Year ago 532

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 71Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	435	389.00–412.50	400.48
1	450–500	455	430.00	430.00
7	500–550	515	360.00–385.00	366.89
1	550–600	585	389.00	389.00
1	600–650	645	372.50	372.50
1	650–700	670	362.50	362.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	656	418.00	418.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	560	438.00	438.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	457.50–480.00	469.04
2	350–400	375	460.00–482.50	471.40
3	450–500	463	477.50–485.00	482.49
1	500–550	535	405.00	405.00
5	550–600	578	420.00–422.50	422.02
3	600–650	620	377.50–404.00	391.86
2	650–700	670	375.00–380.00	377.44
1	700–750	700	369.00	369.00
1	750–800	795	336.00	336.00
3	800–850	806	345.00–349.00	346.35
1	850–900	895	315.00	315.00
1	1150–1200	1,185	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	412.50–435.00	425.46
5	350–400	380	367.50–380.00	373.09
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	457	355.00–382.50	364.23
5	500–550	506	381.00	381.00
3	600–650	640	333.00–336.00	335.02
3	650–700	668	305.00–322.50	311.68
1	700–750	710	320.00	320.00
4	750–800	781	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	895	295.00	295.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	539	390.00	390.00
4	550–600	557	389.00	389.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	345.00–355.00	349.87
3	400–450	410	300.00–325.00	316.26
2	550–600	588	255.00–262.50	258.80
1	800–850	815	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	347.50–370.00	358.35
5	500–550	509	327.50–345.00	332.60
1	600–650	625	287.50	287.50
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
4	800–850	819	252.50–282.50	272.63
1	1000–1050	1,015	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
83	600–650	636	403.00	403.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	424	460.00–497.50	480.39
1	450–500	485	452.50	452.50
5	500–550	507	399.00–423.00	415.77
2	550–600	563	390.00–412.50	401.00
4	600–650	620	386.00–397.00	393.70
4	650–700	671	357.50–370.00	366.81
5	700–750	716	318.00–345.00	333.88
1	750–800	760	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	835	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	542	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	382	410.00	410.00
3	450–500	471	375.00–393.00	387.14
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	590	352.50	352.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	415	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	490	252.50	252.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	200.00	200.00
16	—	1,279	169.00–187.00	179.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	991	147.00–168.00	158.81
2	—	958	114.00–132.00	123.02
8	—	1,166	173.00–191.00	179.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,454	189.00–206.00	195.12
7	—	1,416	177.00–186.00	182.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	196.00	196.00
3	—	2,007	229.00–236.00	233.04
9	—	1,492	213.00–225.00	219.80
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	249.00	249.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,315	3,300.00–3,750.00	3,544.68
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	3,700.00	3,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,102	187.00–239.00	202.89

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle