Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 650 lbs and under were 5.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand, while the yearling steers appeared unevenly steady ranging from 3.00 higher to 3.00 lower with a good supply and good demand for certain weights and classes. Feeder heifers 500-650 lbs were steady to 5.00 higher with a good supply, while the 400-500 lbs heifers were sharply higher with strong demand. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $436.37/cwt on 80 head, up $11.14 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 31 comparable sales and sits −25.17 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$436.37

▲ 11.14 vs prior sale

80 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

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

$68.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.15

vs KY average

−35.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	443.19	2,450	72
Medium and Large 2	544	375.01	2,039	8thin

One grade step is worth $68.19/cwt here — about $411 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

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 sale80 hd

436.37

—

KY average26 barns · 1,670 hd

426.23

+10.15

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−35.61

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−25.17

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	—	Average	1,707	181.20	3,092	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,352	153.39	2,073	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,574	148.84	2,343	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,113	132.92	1,480	15

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,365	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,520	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	361.20/cwt	345.00–367.00	2,485	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	415.09/cwt	410.00–422.50	2,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	367.85/cwt	352.50–377.50	2,306	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,180	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	376.29/cwt	362.50–387.50	2,013	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	931	315.26/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,935	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	387.93/cwt	379.00–409.00	2,029	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	434	497.24/cwt	480.00–507.50	2,158	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	589.97/cwt	585.00–595.00	2,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	495.45/cwt	467.50–502.00	2,304	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	340.50/cwt	338.00–343.00	2,782	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	785	333.26/cwt	325.00–337.00	2,616	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	586	386.67/cwt	382.50–388.00	2,266	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	364.31/cwt	364.00–365.00	2,445	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	428	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,016	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	371.15/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	347.39/cwt	332.50–357.50	2,526	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	445.34/cwt	437.50–451.00	2,530	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	404.59/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,334	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	419.99/cwt	407.00–432.50	2,213	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	460.58/cwt	457.50–470.00	1,732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	495.06/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	334.41/cwt	325.00–339.00	2,618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	966	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	3,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,117	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	364.77/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,615	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	376.79/cwt	372.50–382.50	2,543	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	394.25/cwt	391.00–397.50	2,405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	455.41/cwt	443.00–462.50	2,350	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	777	359.21/cwt	355.00–359.50	2,791	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	325.09/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,848	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	943	334.25/cwt	334.25–334.25	3,152	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	369.52/cwt	360.00–387.00	2,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	263.78/cwt	262.50–265.00	2,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	425.44/cwt	420.00–431.00	2,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,178	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	121.63/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,306	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	154.44/cwt	149.00–161.00	1,642	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	135.82/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,627	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	145.90/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,296	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	152.95/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,409	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	158.46/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,076	4
Bulls	—	—	1,890	188.11/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,555	3
Bulls	—	—	1,523	174.29/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,654	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	146.64/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,063	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,520	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	185.39/cwt	171.00–199.00	2,021	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	726	340.76/cwt	339.00–342.50	2,474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	517	405.21/cwt	399.00–417.50	2,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	485	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,125	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	482	410.29/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,978	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	442	429.89/cwt	427.50–442.50	1,900	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	365.71/cwt	357.50–377.50	2,096	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	342.47/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,003	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	350.74/cwt	350.00–351.00	1,975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	828	319.67/cwt	317.50–324.00	2,647	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	348.81/cwt	327.50–352.50	2,187	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	719	331.13/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,381	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	406.71/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	342	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,085	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,205	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	339.51/cwt	337.00–341.00	1,796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	614	359.12/cwt	357.50–361.00	2,205	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	463	453.67/cwt	443.00–464.00	2,100	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	901	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	297.02/cwt	295.00–301.00	2,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	416.25/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	343.64/cwt	330.00–349.00	2,347	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	272.38/cwt	267.50–282.50	2,792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	366.44/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,964	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	700	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,233	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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Jan 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 859Last week 1,076Year ago 1,161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 92Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 1Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	376	457.50–470.00	460.58
6	500–550	535	362.50–387.50	376.29
2	550–600	570	367.50–375.00	371.15
1	650–700	695	327.00	327.00
2	750–800	760	302.50	302.50
1	800–850	840	307.50	307.50
1	850–900	875	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	520.00	520.00
4	350–400	387	490.00–500.00	495.06
3	400–450	426	440.00	440.00
3	450–500	487	410.00–422.50	415.09
4	500–550	527	407.00–432.50	419.99
6	550–600	577	390.00–415.00	404.59
15	600–650	627	352.50–377.50	367.85
35	650–700	688	345.00–367.00	361.20
25	700–750	727	332.50–357.50	347.39
3	750–800	783	325.00–339.00	334.41
49	800–850	817	338.00–343.00	340.50
23	850–900	876	320.00–330.00	325.09
11	900–950	931	305.00–325.00	315.26
3	950–1000	966	319.00	319.00
3	1000–1050	1,025	267.50–282.50	272.38
2	1100–1150	1,117	261.00	261.00
1	1150–1200	1,180	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	585.00–595.00	589.97
9	400–450	434	480.00–507.50	497.24
11	450–500	465	467.50–502.00	495.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	516	443.00–462.50	455.41
43	550–600	568	437.50–451.00	445.34
2	600–650	610	391.00–397.50	394.25
9	650–700	675	372.50–382.50	376.79
18	700–750	717	360.00–372.50	364.77
46	750–800	777	355.00–359.50	359.21
54	900–950	943	334.25	334.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	530.00	530.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	428	471.00	471.00
4	450–500	463	443.00–464.00	453.67
20	500–550	523	379.00–409.00	387.93
17	550–600	586	382.50–388.00	386.67
30	650–700	671	364.00–365.00	364.31
29	750–800	785	325.00–337.00	333.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	385	405.00–410.00	406.71
8	400–450	416	415.00–420.00	416.25
2	450–500	477	393.00	393.00
6	500–550	536	350.00–372.50	366.44
20	550–600	573	357.50–377.50	365.71
14	600–650	627	327.50–352.50	348.81
48	650–700	683	330.00–349.00	343.64
1	700–750	740	305.00	305.00
3	750–800	768	295.00–301.00	297.02
6	900–950	901	305.00	305.00
1	950–1000	950	282.50	282.50
1	1000–1050	1,030	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	475.00	475.00
11	400–450	442	427.50–442.50	429.89
20	450–500	482	400.00–420.00	410.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	529	337.00–341.00	339.51
4	550–600	585	340.00–345.00	342.47
1	600–650	625	320.00	320.00
4	650–700	687	321.00	321.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	614	357.50–361.00	359.12
21	700–750	719	325.00–340.00	331.13
10	800–850	828	317.50–324.00	319.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	319.00	319.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	497	380.00	380.00
4	550–600	563	350.00–351.00	350.74
2	600–650	622	307.00	307.00
2	750–800	775	262.50–265.00	263.78
1	800–850	820	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	420.00–431.00	425.44
1	500–550	545	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	575	360.00–387.00	369.52
1	600–650	645	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	680	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	725	303.00	303.00
2	750–800	775	290.00	290.00
3	850–900	871	250.00	250.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	212.50	212.50
1	1100–1150	1,125	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	490.00	490.00
3	500–550	517	399.00–417.50	405.21
4	700–750	726	339.00–342.50	340.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	332.00	332.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,074	116.00–127.00	121.63
3	—	1,063	149.00–161.00	154.44
5	—	1,198	133.00–140.00	135.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,574	141.00–149.00	145.90
5	—	1,575	151.00–155.00	152.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,310	155.00–162.00	158.46
3	—	1,407	143.00–149.00	146.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,890	185.00–190.00	188.11
3	—	1,523	172.00–176.00	174.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	3,000.00	3,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	171.00–199.00	185.39

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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