Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were sharply higher with a good supply and strong demand for weaned and pre-conditioned packages and groups. Yearling steers appeared stronger as well with a good supply but limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher with a limited supply and good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $488.13/cwt on 73 head, up $60.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 31 comparable sales and sits +26.58 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$488.13

▲ 60.60 vs prior sale

73 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+44.55

vs KY average

+9.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	488.13	2,581	73

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale73 hd

488.13

—

KY average20 barns · 523 hd

443.57

+44.55

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

+9.74

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

+26.58

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	1,838	195.73	3,598	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	171.39	2,170	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	167.94	2,496	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,197	157.70	1,888	9thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1-2	450–500	460	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	322.47/cwt	303.00–325.00	2,431	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	472	479.96/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,265	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	271	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,282	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	177.13/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,184	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,284	165.96/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,131	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	147.37/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,605	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	165.25/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,490	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,508	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	169.47/cwt	167.00–172.00	2,164	6
Bulls	—	—	1,838	195.73/cwt	191.00–202.00	3,598	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	545	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	340.26/cwt	337.50–343.00	2,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,354	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	564	423.73/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	695	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,179	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	493	444.20/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,190	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	429	481.54/cwt	467.50–491.00	2,066	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	388	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,872	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	396.68/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	623	384.18/cwt	382.50–385.00	2,393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	410.55/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	402.28/cwt	389.00–410.00	1,867	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	413.66/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,770	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	464.12/cwt	457.50–467.50	1,787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	327	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	1,592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	245.50/cwt	241.00–250.00	2,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	401.12/cwt	397.50–402.50	2,431	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	715	331.64/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,371	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	800	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,336	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,324	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	979	321.46/cwt	313.00–324.00	3,147	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	341.22/cwt	337.50–345.00	2,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	1,735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	502	512.34/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,572	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	370.14/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,669	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	867	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,922	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	437.02/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,744	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	423.60/cwt	420.00–442.50	2,813	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	377.77/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	352	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,936	4
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	830	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	396.27/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	489.54/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,076	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	343.56/cwt	330.00–357.00	2,505	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	426	525.98/cwt	510.00–535.00	2,241	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	458.76/cwt	442.50–465.00	2,624	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	316.03/cwt	302.50–330.00	2,152	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	515.01/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,034	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	351.11/cwt	337.50–355.00	2,728	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	493	512.71/cwt	500.00–519.00	2,528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	341.77/cwt	332.00–355.00	2,310	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	356.58/cwt	351.00–365.00	2,214	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,449	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	420.83/cwt	411.00–437.50	2,197	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	327.23/cwt	319.00–335.00	2,366	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,035	310.75/cwt	310.75–310.75	3,216	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	959	336.50/cwt	336.50–336.50	3,227	53

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 Feb 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 596Last week 212Year ago 126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 14Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	329	527.50	527.50
8	350–400	395	510.00–520.00	515.01
4	400–450	424	475.00–500.00	489.54
1	450–500	460	492.50	492.50
9	550–600	563	435.00	435.00
2	600–650	633	390.00–402.50	396.27
2	650–700	652	385.00	385.00
10	700–750	729	330.00–357.00	343.56
11	750–800	777	337.50–355.00	351.11
13	950–1000	979	313.00–324.00	321.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	467.50	467.50
1	450–500	475	440.00	440.00
2	600–650	635	337.50–345.00	341.22
4	650–700	681	302.50–330.00	316.03
1	700–750	720	307.50	307.50
1	800–850	830	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	478	370.00–385.00	377.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	271	550.00	550.00
4	350–400	352	550.00	550.00
14	400–450	426	510.00–535.00	525.98
3	450–500	493	500.00–519.00	512.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	500–550	502	510.00–530.00	512.34
20	550–600	572	442.50–465.00	458.76
32	600–650	628	420.00–445.00	437.02
26	650–700	664	420.00–442.50	423.60
8	700–750	721	365.00–375.00	370.14
25	850–900	867	337.00	337.00
53	950–1000	959	336.50	336.50
50	1000–1050	1,035	310.75	310.75
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	830	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	452.50	452.50
3	300–350	315	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	385	457.50–467.50	464.12
9	400–450	428	400.00–430.00	413.66
8	450–500	464	389.00–410.00	402.28
1	550–600	590	357.50	357.50
4	600–650	621	351.00–365.00	356.58
11	650–700	676	332.00–355.00	341.77
6	700–750	723	319.00–335.00	327.23
9	750–800	754	303.00–325.00	322.47
3	850–900	881	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	395.00–425.00	410.55
3	300–350	326	390.00–400.00	396.68
1	450–500	485	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	520	325.00	325.00
2	800–850	845	241.00–250.00	245.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	472	475.00–485.00	479.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	500–550	522	411.00–437.50	420.83
2	550–600	560	407.50	407.50
11	600–650	606	397.50–402.50	401.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	487.00	487.00
3	350–400	388	482.50	482.50
26	400–450	429	467.50–491.00	481.54
6	450–500	493	440.00–445.00	444.20
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	623	382.50–385.00	384.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	505.00	505.00
1	450–500	460	505.00	505.00
1	500–550	545	447.50	447.50
4	550–600	564	420.00–425.00	423.73
3	700–750	715	330.00–335.00	331.64
1	800–850	800	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	502.50	502.50
1	350–400	375	475.00	475.00
3	450–500	483	475.00	475.00
4	550–600	596	395.00	395.00
2	650–700	658	337.50–343.00	340.26
4	700–750	703	310.00	310.00
3	750–800	756	309.00	309.00
5	800–850	827	281.00	281.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	175.00–179.00	177.13
6	—	1,277	167.00–172.00	169.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,284	162.00–169.00	165.96
4	—	1,089	142.00–155.00	147.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,507	163.00–168.00	165.25
1	—	1,425	176.00	176.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,838	191.00–202.00	195.73

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	1	—	1,025	171.00	171.00

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.

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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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle