Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to market being closed last week for the holidays, however the feeder market appeared stronger with a good supply and strong demand for weaned and pre-conditioned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls appeared firm as well with a good supply and good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $425.24/cwt on 39 head, up $40.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits −36.31 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$425.24

▲ 40.65 vs prior sale

39 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,308

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$63.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.87

vs KY average

−41.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	428.49	2,317	37
Medium and Large 2	583	365.00	2,128	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.49/cwt here — about $189 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.70, low $384.59, median $461.54 across 31 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 sale39 hd

425.24

—

KY average14 barns · 608 hd

419.36

+5.87

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−41.09

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−36.31

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	1,636	188.19	3,079	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,535	159.74	2,453	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	156.23	1,969	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,129	138.10	1,559	22
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	112.31	1,196	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - 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	750–800	771	315.72/cwt	302.50–319.00	2,434	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	858	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,917	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	421.38/cwt	417.50–437.50	2,250	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	438.33/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	430.87/cwt	427.00–435.00	2,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	365.64/cwt	360.00–373.00	2,077	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	694	348.12/cwt	348.00–351.00	2,416	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	360.90/cwt	350.00–371.00	2,256	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	383.04/cwt	378.00–389.00	2,003	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	392.05/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,250	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	417	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	324.62/cwt	321.00–326.00	2,328	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	482	471.54/cwt	467.50–477.50	2,273	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	322.11/cwt	317.00–327.00	2,651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	332.88/cwt	327.00–348.00	2,557	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	349.67/cwt	342.50–361.00	2,332	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	538	455.67/cwt	442.50–458.00	2,452	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	379.60/cwt	362.50–387.50	1,803	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,153	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	328.06/cwt	328.00–330.00	2,861	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	488.75/cwt	477.50–500.00	1,833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	365.81/cwt	350.00–371.00	1,888	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	604	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	906	338.47/cwt	322.00–338.75	3,067	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	398.97/cwt	395.00–401.00	2,494	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	388.16/cwt	375.00–402.50	1,848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	324.10/cwt	307.50–332.50	1,977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,639	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	610	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	399.68/cwt	390.00–403.00	2,058	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	976	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,977	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	393.18/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	821	353.07/cwt	345.00–369.00	2,899	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	969	329.75/cwt	329.75–329.75	3,195	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	379.32/cwt	377.50–380.00	2,519	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	356.97/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,231	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	339.31/cwt	329.00–349.00	2,474	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,609	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	487.05/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,143	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	312	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,205	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	121.97/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,281	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,018	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	153.47/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,817	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	140.88/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,593	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	146.49/cwt	141.00–152.00	2,303	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	162.08/cwt	156.00–169.00	2,478	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	123.79/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,344	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	159.82/cwt	153.00–167.00	2,009	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	149.06/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,889	8
Bulls	—	—	1,688	200.81/cwt	198.00–205.00	3,390	3
Bulls	—	—	1,671	188.63/cwt	182.00–191.00	3,152	4
Bulls	—	—	1,537	174.97/cwt	173.00–177.00	2,689	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	511	405.74/cwt	405.00–406.00	2,073	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	497.04/cwt	482.50–507.50	1,879	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	552	397.48/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,194	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	731	296.17/cwt	292.50–301.00	2,165	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	316.43/cwt	310.00–323.00	2,281	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	130	582.50/cwt	582.50–582.50	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	304.92/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	325.06/cwt	321.00–327.00	2,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	359	467.44/cwt	462.50–487.50	1,678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	869	288.04/cwt	282.00–290.00	2,503	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	601	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	325.83/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,854	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	333.47/cwt	329.00–340.00	1,731	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	334.27/cwt	331.00–339.00	2,056	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	378.29/cwt	367.50–385.00	2,175	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	418.78/cwt	417.50–420.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	387.25/cwt	387.00–387.50	1,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	317.14/cwt	315.00–321.00	2,578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	396.85/cwt	392.50–399.00	1,865	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	475	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	337.98/cwt	335.00–339.00	2,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,179	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	505	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	337.71/cwt	324.00–345.00	2,104	9

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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Jan 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,076Last week 1,314Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 75Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	417.50–420.00	418.78
1	300–350	305	402.50	402.50
1	350–400	365	432.50	432.50
2	400–450	420	387.00–387.50	387.25
11	450–500	475	362.50–387.50	379.60
19	500–550	516	350.00–371.00	365.81
9	550–600	568	360.00–373.00	365.64
9	600–650	623	324.00–345.00	337.71
4	650–700	669	335.00–339.00	337.98
5	700–750	717	321.00–326.00	324.62
5	750–800	771	302.50–319.00	315.72
4	800–850	813	315.00–321.00	317.14
4	850–900	873	312.00	312.00
3	1150–1200	1,153	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	523	378.00–389.00	383.04
2	550–600	572	381.00	381.00
42	600–650	625	350.00–371.00	360.90
70	650–700	694	348.00–351.00	348.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	477.50	477.50
5	350–400	359	462.50–487.50	467.44
3	400–450	405	427.50	427.50
3	450–500	470	392.50–399.00	396.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	357.50	357.50
1	450–500	470	351.00	351.00
9	500–550	519	329.00–340.00	333.47
7	550–600	569	320.00–335.00	325.83
3	600–650	601	305.00	305.00
3	650–700	688	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	585	289.00	289.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	352.50	352.50
1	500–550	505	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	534	417.50–437.50	421.38
3	550–600	558	435.00–440.00	438.33
46	600–650	625	395.00–401.00	398.97
19	650–700	664	377.50–380.00	379.32
16	700–750	705	370.00	370.00
180	800–850	821	345.00–369.00	353.07
25	850–900	858	340.00	340.00
59	900–950	906	322.00–338.75	338.47
110	950–1000	969	329.75	329.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	380.00–400.00	393.18
7	450–500	476	375.00–402.50	388.16
2	550–600	583	365.00	365.00
3	600–650	610	307.50–332.50	324.10
1	750–800	750	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	405	435.00	435.00
2	450–500	475	427.00–435.00	430.87
4	500–550	515	390.00–403.00	399.68
5	550–600	574	380.00–400.00	392.05
16	600–650	625	350.00–370.00	356.97
41	650–700	667	342.50–361.00	349.67
35	700–750	729	329.00–349.00	339.31
14	750–800	768	327.00–348.00	332.88
4	800–850	823	317.00–327.00	322.11
33	850–900	872	328.00–330.00	328.06
1	900–950	910	290.00	290.00
8	950–1000	976	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	515.00	515.00
2	350–400	375	477.50–500.00	488.75
2	400–450	417	510.00	510.00
5	450–500	482	467.50–477.50	471.54
13	500–550	538	442.50–458.00	455.67
5	600–650	604	432.50	432.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	332.00	332.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	130	582.50	582.50
1	200–250	245	495.00	495.00
1	250–300	290	432.50	432.50
1	350–400	390	457.50	457.50
5	550–600	575	367.50–385.00	378.29
5	600–650	615	331.00–339.00	334.27
3	650–700	671	321.00–327.00	325.06
12	700–750	721	310.00–323.00	316.43
4	850–900	869	282.00–290.00	288.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	492.50	492.50
5	350–400	378	482.50–507.50	497.04
6	400–450	440	485.00–490.00	487.05
1	450–500	450	490.00	490.00
4	500–550	511	405.00–406.00	405.74
3	550–600	552	392.50–400.00	397.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	360	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	473	290.00–320.00	304.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	400	397.50	397.50
1	450–500	490	381.00	381.00
1	550–600	595	345.00	345.00
6	700–750	731	292.50–301.00	296.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	115.00–129.00	121.97
1	—	1,095	93.00	93.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,184	149.00–158.00	153.47
8	—	1,131	134.00–148.00	140.88
8	—	1,086	121.00–129.00	123.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,572	141.00–152.00	146.49
17	—	1,529	156.00–169.00	162.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,257	153.00–167.00	159.82
8	—	1,267	144.00–151.00	149.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,688	198.00–205.00	200.81
4	—	1,671	182.00–191.00	188.63
3	—	1,537	173.00–177.00	174.97

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,975.00	2,975.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

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