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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 12

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

691 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 741▼ 67 vs year ago 758 · −8.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 77▼ 93 vs year ago 142 · −65.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 19▼ 2 vs year ago 6 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was spotty with an average quality but mostly yearling offering. Feeder steers 450-600 lbs were steady to 3.00 lower with a moderate supply, while the yearling steers appeared 6.00 to 8.00 higher with a good supply but limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers 400 lbs and under were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with a lite test, while the 450-650 lbs heifers were unevenly steady bouncing from 4.00 higher to 4.00 lower with a good supply and spotty demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower with a moderate supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $398.50/cwt on 32 head, down $18.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −44.88 against this barn's trailing median of $443.38.

Average price

$398.50

▼ 18.44 vs prior sale

32 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$38.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.74

vs KY average

−33.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	567	400.93	2,272	30
Medium and Large 2	582	362.00	2,107	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.93/cwt here — about $165 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale32 hd

398.50

—

KY average24 barns · 802 hd

386.75

+11.74

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

−33.79

This barn, trailing median31 sales

443.38

−44.88

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.01, low $344.18, median $443.38 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Average	1,575	174.93	2,756	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	138.19	1,650	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	134.83	2,157	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	111.84	1,234	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,493	190.76	2,848	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,243	$2,050	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,350	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	919	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,068	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	482	457.70/cwt	449.00–467.00	2,206	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,259	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	396.75/cwt	392.00–407.00	2,091	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	408.10/cwt	401.00–415.00	2,314	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,107	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	389.73/cwt	377.00–395.00	2,272	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,017	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	387.33/cwt	381.50–400.00	2,390	34
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	364.25/cwt	361.00–369.00	2,331	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,875	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	352.55/cwt	346.00–355.00	2,422	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	691	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,073	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,038	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	759	329.24/cwt	311.00–337.00	2,499	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,257	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	782	354.90/cwt	350.75–357.75	2,775	104
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	308.12/cwt	301.00–315.00	2,696	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	902	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,805	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	910	319.75/cwt	319.75–319.75	2,910	64
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	980	309.75/cwt	309.75–309.75	3,036	55
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	980	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,950	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,140	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,171	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	458.22/cwt	452.50–465.00	1,535	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	412.77/cwt	407.00–425.00	1,548	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	372.00/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,399	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,671	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,292	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,515	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	396.71/cwt	390.00–401.00	1,738	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	459	376.02/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,726	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	351.35/cwt	344.00–367.50	1,701	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	504	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,850	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	515	361.13/cwt	359.00–362.50	1,860	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	343.36/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,803	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,701	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	576	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,068	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	337.53/cwt	325.00–344.00	1,958	16
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	607	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,718	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,784	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	317.07/cwt	300.00–326.00	1,953	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,749	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	311.34/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,049	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	275.54/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,838	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	681	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,377	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	747	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,181	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,166	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,207	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,901	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,035	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,546	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	268	521.45/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,397	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,800	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	518.74/cwt	510.00–522.50	1,753	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,544	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	384	531.27/cwt	530.00–532.50	2,040	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	488.89/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,882	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	449.32/cwt	430.00–467.50	1,856	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	440.94/cwt	430.00–457.50	2,064	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,973	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	423.63/cwt	409.00–429.00	2,161	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	387.66/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,058	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	578	378.25/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,186	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	352.75/cwt	335.00–363.00	2,078	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	338.44/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,112	9
Bulls	650–700	Large 1	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	315.49/cwt	309.00–330.00	2,164	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,939	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,300	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	767	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,370	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,212	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,858	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,285	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,493	190.76/cwt	187.00–193.00	2,848	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,463	158.54/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,319	2
Bulls	—	—	1,587	178.83/cwt	172.00–188.00	2,838	3
Bulls	—	—	1,765	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,459	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	72.27/cwt	67.00–77.00	705	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	95.84/cwt	87.00–103.00	1,033	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	126.65/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,434	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	148.53/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,698	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	133.02/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,622	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,310	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,886	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	134.83/cwt	124.00–139.00	2,157	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,216	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,114	159.57/cwt	132.00–209.00	1,778	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,015	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,350	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	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 Oct 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 691Last week 741Year ago 758

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 77Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 19Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	500.00–545.00	521.45
4	300–350	338	510.00–522.50	518.74
4	350–400	385	475.00–505.00	488.89
2	400–450	413	430.00–467.50	449.32
6	450–500	468	430.00–457.50	440.94
10	500–550	531	385.00–390.00	387.66
5	550–600	589	335.00–363.00	352.75
9	600–650	624	320.00–345.00	338.44
12	650–700	686	309.00–330.00	315.49
1	700–750	730	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	790	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	835	222.50	222.50
1	900–950	925	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	590.00	590.00
8	350–400	384	530.00–532.50	531.27
12	500–550	510	409.00–429.00	423.63
3	550–600	578	370.00–382.50	378.25
2	750–800	767	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	355	435.00	435.00
4	450–500	471	419.00	419.00
1	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	690	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	442.00	442.00
3	350–400	375	407.00–425.00	412.77
10	400–450	438	390.00–401.00	396.71
13	450–500	484	344.00–367.50	351.35
10	500–550	525	330.00–355.00	343.36
16	550–600	580	325.00–344.00	337.53
21	600–650	616	300.00–326.00	317.07
3	650–700	658	310.00–312.00	311.34
5	700–750	747	292.00	292.00
1	750–800	760	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	810	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	515	359.00–362.50	361.13
4	550–600	576	359.00	359.00
16	650–700	681	349.00	349.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	335	452.50–465.00	458.22
1	400–450	405	412.50	412.50
6	450–500	459	372.00–380.00	376.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	607	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	475.00	475.00
3	350–400	376	365.00–385.00	372.00
1	400–450	415	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	530	321.00	321.00
1	600–650	610	292.50	292.50
4	650–700	667	272.50–285.00	275.54
1	800–850	845	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	504	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	527	392.00–407.00	396.75
13	550–600	583	377.00–395.00	389.73
8	600–650	640	361.00–369.00	364.25
13	650–700	687	346.00–355.00	352.55
4	750–800	759	311.00–337.00	329.24
2	850–900	875	301.00–315.00	308.12
2	900–950	902	311.00	311.00
5	950–1000	980	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	517	437.00	437.00
12	550–600	567	401.00–415.00	408.10
34	600–650	617	381.50–400.00	387.33
104	750–800	782	350.75–357.75	354.90
64	900–950	910	319.75	319.75
55	950–1000	980	309.75	309.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	437.50	437.50
2	550–600	582	362.00	362.00
1	600–650	615	328.00	328.00
3	650–700	691	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	710	287.00	287.00
1	750–800	765	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	482	449.00–467.00	457.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	87.00–103.00	95.84
3	—	975	67.00–77.00	72.27
1	—	1,310	144.00	144.00
8	—	1,132	122.00–135.00	126.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,600	124.00–139.00	134.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,143	145.00–151.00	148.53
6	—	1,219	126.00–140.00	133.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,493	187.00–193.00	190.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,587	172.00–188.00	178.83
2	—	1,463	153.00–163.00	158.54
1	—	1,765	196.00	196.00

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	6	—	1,114	132.00–209.00	159.57
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	130.00	130.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,470	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,500.00	1,500.00

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.