Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was spotty but lower with an average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 300-600 lbs were 5.00 to 10.00 lower or greater in spots with a good supply and with spotty demand, but the 600-650 lbs weaned and value added steers appeared firm and with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with a moderate supply and moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $344.18/cwt on 22 head, down $41.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −113.65 against this barn's trailing median of $457.82.

Average price

$344.18

▼ 41.66 vs prior sale

22 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$492

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

$72.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.26

vs KY average

−27.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	358.27	1,985	16thin
Medium and Large 2	540	322.53	1,743	3thin
Large 1	510	300.00	1,530	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	522	286.00	1,493	2thin

One grade step is worth $72.27/cwt here — about $492 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

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.01, low $344.18, 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 sale22 hd

344.18

—

KY average24 barns · 424 hd

370.44

−26.26

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−27.21

This barn, trailing median29 sales

457.82

−113.65

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	1,622	201.29	3,265	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	157.59	1,932	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,780	153.00	2,723	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,017	143.02	1,455	7thin

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)	1,255	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,338	$2,500	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1-2	700–750	730	284.19/cwt	281.00–285.00	2,075	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	339.17/cwt	317.50–350.00	1,781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	636	393.63/cwt	392.20–395.00	2,503	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	318.77/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	313.24/cwt	305.00–317.50	2,105	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	314.54/cwt	303.00–325.00	1,793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	346.72/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	441.30/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,889	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	181.04/cwt	172.00–190.00	1,838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	324.35/cwt	319.00–330.00	2,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	294.91/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,982	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	500.27/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	350.35/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,629	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	308.62/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,907	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	950–1000	950	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	392.35/cwt	382.50–410.00	1,722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	301.12/cwt	295.00–307.00	2,180	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,944	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	931	208.65/cwt	193.00–215.00	1,943	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,116	1
Bulls	—	—	1,135	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,015	1
Bulls	—	—	1,453	218.65/cwt	217.00–221.00	3,177	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,311	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,780	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,723	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,232	1
Bulls	—	—	1,787	199.11/cwt	192.00–205.00	3,558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	393.27/cwt	391.00–403.00	1,518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	327.33/cwt	325.00–329.00	1,725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,180	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	359.15/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,889	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,167	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	446.76/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,850	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	357.58/cwt	349.00–375.00	2,060	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,050	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	353.81/cwt	343.00–365.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	399.94/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	318.80/cwt	307.50–330.00	1,779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	353.54/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	266.56/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	406.43/cwt	402.50–412.50	1,540	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	396	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,921	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	166.96/cwt	155.00–185.00	1,673	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	326.91/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,550	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	144.23/cwt	136.00–151.00	1,513	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	157.59/cwt	147.00–166.00	1,932	9
Steers	Large 1	500–550	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	690	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,466	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	776	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,924	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 398Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	407.50	407.50
5	350–400	386	391.00–403.00	393.27
5	400–450	439	382.50–410.00	392.35
11	450–500	465	342.50–360.00	350.35
6	500–550	527	325.00–329.00	327.33
5	550–600	570	303.00–325.00	314.54
4	600–650	616	317.50–320.00	318.77
3	650–700	672	287.50–300.00	294.91
5	700–750	730	281.00–285.00	284.19
5	750–800	765	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	925	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	950	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	380	447.50	447.50
3	400–450	410	427.50	427.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	377.50	377.50
2	400–450	438	343.00–365.00	353.81
7	450–500	474	320.00–330.00	326.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	379	402.50–412.50	406.43
3	450–500	478	345.00–357.50	353.54
3	500–550	525	317.50–350.00	339.17
1	550–600	590	317.50	317.50
3	650–700	668	257.50–272.50	266.56
4	700–750	717	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	785	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	485.00	485.00
2	250–300	275	495.00–505.00	500.27
1	300–350	345	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	362	480.00	480.00
6	400–450	428	425.00–455.00	441.30
2	500–550	507	377.50	377.50
3	550–600	560	335.00–352.50	346.72
10	600–650	618	300.00–325.00	308.62
6	650–700	672	305.00–317.50	313.24
6	700–750	724	295.00–307.00	301.12
1	750–800	760	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	810	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	855	223.00	223.00
5	900–950	931	193.00–215.00	208.65
2	1000–1050	1,015	172.00–190.00	181.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	497.50	497.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
161	600–650	636	392.20–395.00	393.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	272	495.00	495.00
1	350–400	375	435.00	435.00
9	400–450	414	440.00–455.00	446.76
7	500–550	526	350.00–370.00	359.15
9	550–600	576	349.00–375.00	357.58
4	600–650	625	319.00–330.00	324.35
2	650–700	663	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	720	301.00	301.00
3	750–800	785	309.00	309.00
2	850–900	882	302.00	302.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	402.50	402.50
2	400–450	425	395.00–405.00	399.94
3	450–500	488	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	558	307.50–330.00	318.80
1	650–700	695	287.00	287.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	522	286.00	286.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	396	485.00	485.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	300.00	300.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	212.50	212.50
9	750–800	776	248.00	248.00

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)	1	—	1,600	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	2,800.00	2,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,002	155.00–185.00	166.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	177.50	177.50
2	—	1,453	217.00–221.00	218.65
5	—	1,787	192.00–205.00	199.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,090	113.00	113.00
5	—	1,049	136.00–151.00	144.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	153.00	153.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,226	147.00–166.00	157.59

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle