Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were unevenly steady to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand for long weaned and thinner conditioned calves. Yearling steers were mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and strong demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply , while slaughter bulls appeared 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $481.15/cwt on 52 head, down $6.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 31 comparable sales and sits +19.61 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$481.15

▼ 6.97 vs prior sale

52 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$96.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.79

vs KY average

−6.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	484.85	2,602	50
Medium and Large 2	595	388.75	2,313	2thin

One grade step is worth $96.10/cwt here — about $289 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale52 hd

481.15

—

KY average25 barns · 1,340 hd

464.36

+16.79

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−6.20

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

+19.61

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	1,780	202.67	3,608	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	169.12	2,651	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	160.79	2,047	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,185	146.63	1,737	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,315	224.00	2,946	1thin

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,245	$3,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	815	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	523	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,390	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	381.44/cwt	375.00–399.00	2,075	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	357.63/cwt	350.00–372.00	2,207	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	417.94/cwt	410.00–422.00	2,190	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	319.96/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,323	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	688	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,759	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	815	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,869	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	731	397.17/cwt	367.50–400.00	2,903	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	900	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	3,105	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	724	360.08/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,607	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	789	362.38/cwt	351.00–363.00	2,859	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	398.97/cwt	392.50–405.00	2,525	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	396.48/cwt	395.00–402.50	2,426	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	388.75/cwt	385.00–392.50	2,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	477.88/cwt	465.00–487.50	2,241	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	417	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	324.10/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,829	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	394.50/cwt	387.00–397.50	2,687	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,083	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	348.97/cwt	345.00–353.00	2,547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	464.60/cwt	452.50–472.50	2,448	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	426.43/cwt	420.00–433.00	2,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	497.48/cwt	487.50–502.50	2,154	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	286.68/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,160	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	3,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	424.07/cwt	417.50–431.00	2,625	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	473.68/cwt	470.00–477.50	2,653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	828	359.35/cwt	350.50–365.00	2,975	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	779	375.00/cwt	367.50–376.00	2,921	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	353.24/cwt	343.00–367.00	2,780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	556	496.22/cwt	492.50–497.50	2,759	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	950–1000	972	278.50/cwt	278.50–278.50	2,707	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	498.12/cwt	490.00–501.00	2,660	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	411.86/cwt	407.00–420.00	2,801	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	589.00/cwt	589.00–589.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	705	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	285.54/cwt	281.00–290.00	2,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	404.79/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,109	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	891	347.01/cwt	344.75–358.00	3,092	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	454.74/cwt	450.00–462.00	2,856	37
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,315	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,946	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	164.09/cwt	155.00–173.00	2,525	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,153	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	124.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,510	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,545	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,611	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	151.43/cwt	142.50–157.00	1,720	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,641	181.70/cwt	175.00–190.00	2,982	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	160.79/cwt	154.00–173.00	2,047	7
Bulls	—	—	1,820	197.25/cwt	190.00–202.00	3,590	6
Bulls	—	—	1,733	209.18/cwt	204.00–213.00	3,625	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	156.49/cwt	145.00–170.00	2,238	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,245	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	350.33/cwt	350.00–351.00	2,389	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	501.09/cwt	490.00–512.50	1,804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	533	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	2,441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	560	446.23/cwt	445.00–447.50	2,499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	210	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	2,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	371.45/cwt	367.00–373.00	2,102	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	343.29/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	440.75/cwt	425.00–452.50	1,886	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	348.59/cwt	341.00–365.00	2,360	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	323.57/cwt	314.00–334.00	2,543	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	412.14/cwt	397.50–419.00	1,966	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	182	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	453.78/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1000–1050	1,005	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	636	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,417	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	950–1000	985	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	351.69/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,015	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	484	435.81/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,109	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	334	518.97/cwt	495.00–540.00	1,733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	379	498.59/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	470.38/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,009	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	673	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,103	3

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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,070Last week 596Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 32Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	580.00	580.00
3	500–550	523	457.00	457.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	182	570.00	570.00
2	200–250	200	550.00	550.00
2	250–300	292	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	330	459.00	459.00
4	350–400	393	450.00–455.00	453.78
7	400–450	428	425.00–452.50	440.75
7	450–500	477	397.50–419.00	412.14
6	500–550	544	375.00–399.00	381.44
4	550–600	566	367.00–373.00	371.45
12	600–650	617	350.00–372.00	357.63
20	650–700	677	341.00–365.00	348.59
13	700–750	726	315.00–335.00	319.96
14	750–800	786	314.00–334.00	323.57
1	850–900	865	331.00	331.00
2	900–950	945	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	524	410.00–422.00	417.94
21	600–650	633	392.50–405.00	398.97
17	650–700	688	401.00	401.00
17	700–750	724	350.00–375.00	360.08
56	750–800	789	351.00–363.00	362.38
12	800–850	815	352.00	352.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	465.00	465.00
1	300–350	340	415.00	415.00
3	550–600	573	350.00–355.00	351.69
3	600–650	608	340.00–345.00	343.29
1	800–850	800	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	365.00	365.00
2	600–650	640	273.00	273.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	636	380.00	380.00
1	950–1000	985	287.50	287.50
1	1000–1050	1,005	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	495.00–540.00	518.97
6	350–400	379	490.00–510.00	498.59
6	400–450	427	460.00–480.00	470.38
17	450–500	484	425.00–440.00	435.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	673	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	534	490.00–501.00	498.12
2	550–600	560	470.00–477.50	473.68
37	600–650	628	450.00–462.00	454.74
21	650–700	680	407.00–420.00	411.86
91	700–750	731	367.50–400.00	397.17
14	750–800	779	367.50–376.00	375.00
156	800–850	828	350.50–365.00	359.35
127	850–900	891	344.75–358.00	347.01
59	900–950	900	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	420.00–433.00	426.43
2	550–600	595	385.00–392.50	388.75
5	600–650	612	395.00–402.50	396.48
1	700–750	705	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	530.00	530.00
3	400–450	433	487.50–502.50	497.48
6	450–500	469	465.00–487.50	477.88
16	500–550	527	452.50–472.50	464.60
1	550–600	555	435.00	435.00
15	600–650	619	417.50–431.00	424.07
6	650–700	681	387.00–397.50	394.50
2	700–750	730	345.00–353.00	348.97
3	750–800	787	343.00–367.00	353.24
1	800–850	840	330.00	330.00
8	850–900	873	320.00–328.00	324.10
3	1000–1050	1,025	285.00–290.00	286.68
2	1050–1100	1,083	280.00	280.00
1	1150–1200	1,160	281.00	281.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	515.00	515.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	610.00	610.00
8	550–600	556	492.50–497.50	496.22
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	950–1000	972	278.50	278.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	615.00	615.00
1	350–400	365	589.00	589.00
4	500–550	533	458.00	458.00
2	550–600	560	445.00–447.50	446.23
1	700–750	705	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	300	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	360	490.00–512.50	501.09
1	400–450	415	530.00	530.00
1	450–500	455	486.00	486.00
6	500–550	521	395.00–410.00	404.79
2	550–600	585	425.00	425.00
2	600–650	617	380.00	380.00
3	650–700	682	350.00–351.00	350.33
1	750–800	785	335.00	335.00
2	800–850	818	281.00–290.00	285.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	475	420.00	420.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	224.00	224.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,539	155.00–173.00	164.09
1	—	1,445	149.00	149.00
4	—	1,641	175.00–190.00	181.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	120.00–130.00	124.79
1	—	1,545	169.00	169.00
9	—	1,136	142.50–157.00	151.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,273	154.00–173.00	160.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,820	190.00–202.00	197.25
5	—	1,733	204.00–213.00	209.18

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,430	145.00–170.00	156.49
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	3,750.00	3,750.00

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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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