Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were 4.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand weaned and pre-conditioned groups. Yearling steers appeared 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a good supply and moderate demand. Slaughter cows were steady with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower except for the ultra lean high dressing individuals.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $486.83/cwt on 40 head, up $5.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 31 comparable sales and sits +25.29 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$486.83

▲ 5.67 vs prior sale

40 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$530

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

$107.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.56

vs KY average

−0.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	489.52	2,669	39
Medium and Large 2	560	382.00	2,139	1thin

One grade step is worth $107.52/cwt here — about $530 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale40 hd

486.83

—

KY average25 barns · 1,349 hd

471.27

+15.56

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

−0.19

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

+25.29

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	1,758	190.15	3,343	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,549	171.69	2,659	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,298	169.39	2,198	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	150.73	1,619	20

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	178.78/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,860	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	170.51/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,626	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	125.26/cwt	119.00–131.00	1,400	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	169.29/cwt	161.00–181.00	1,794	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	177.73/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,364	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	184.84/cwt	181.00–187.00	3,152	3
Bulls	—	—	1,410	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,073	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	203.27/cwt	201.00–205.00	3,974	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	145.37/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,557	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	166.61/cwt	158.00–173.00	2,144	6
Bulls	—	—	1,870	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	4,170	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	207.58/cwt	200.00–212.50	2,391	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	185.95/cwt	183.00–189.00	2,213	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	520.25/cwt	517.50–523.00	2,393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	661	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	491.25/cwt	485.00–497.50	1,940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	370.12/cwt	370.00–371.00	2,524	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	669	412.34/cwt	398.00–422.50	2,759	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,012	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,289	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	937	339.76/cwt	339.75–340.00	3,184	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	356.75/cwt	353.00–361.00	2,800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	346.09/cwt	337.50–359.00	2,520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	727	383.66/cwt	375.00–391.00	2,789	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	519.13/cwt	517.50–521.00	2,648	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	480.53/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,725	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	375.86/cwt	360.00–392.50	2,368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	323.75/cwt	322.50–325.00	3,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	496.44/cwt	482.00–502.50	2,532	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	423.98/cwt	412.50–435.00	2,658	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	531.27/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,311	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	341.10/cwt	331.00–347.50	2,770	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	565	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	474.94/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	422.10/cwt	415.00–433.00	2,398	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	800	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,792	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	523.67/cwt	515.00–532.50	2,477	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	331.24/cwt	330.00–332.50	3,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	240	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	400.14/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,297	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	370.62/cwt	361.00–380.00	2,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	550.20/cwt	537.50–560.00	2,118	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	344.16/cwt	335.00–352.50	2,347	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	472.11/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	442.55/cwt	425.00–452.00	2,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	331.14/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,331	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	434.76/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	495.45/cwt	491.00–500.00	2,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	384	533.00/cwt	512.50–540.00	2,047	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	426	497.23/cwt	487.00–510.00	2,118	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,170	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	477	484.71/cwt	473.00–497.50	2,312	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	427.56/cwt	420.00–442.50	1,890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	973	251.18/cwt	242.50–260.00	2,444	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	535	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	550–600	573	402.01/cwt	400.00–403.00	2,304	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	395.15/cwt	387.50–402.50	2,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	705	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	728	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,584	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	410.96/cwt	401.00–420.00	2,569	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	428.93/cwt	419.00–440.00	2,273	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	320.01/cwt	317.50–322.50	2,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,155	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	662	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	618	394.41/cwt	387.50–399.00	2,437	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	378.61/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	517	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	445	531.00/cwt	531.00–531.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	503	511.39/cwt	509.00–513.00	2,572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	437.53/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,494	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	775	368.62/cwt	365.00–372.50	2,857	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	869	342.62/cwt	338.75–345.50	2,977	144

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 756Last week 1,070Year ago 743

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 49Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 3

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	176.00–182.00	178.78
12	—	1,540	165.00–174.00	170.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,118	119.00–131.00	125.26
7	—	1,060	161.00–181.00	169.29
10	—	1,071	135.00–155.00	145.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	175.00–180.00	177.73
6	—	1,287	158.00–173.00	166.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,705	181.00–187.00	184.84
1	—	1,410	147.00	147.00
2	—	1,955	201.00–205.00	203.27
1	—	1,870	223.00	223.00

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	3	—	1,152	200.00–212.50	207.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	240.00	240.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	183.00–189.00	185.95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	595.00	595.00
1	400–450	445	531.00	531.00
2	450–500	460	517.50–523.00	520.25
5	500–550	503	509.00–513.00	511.39
3	650–700	661	397.50	397.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	367	535.00	535.00
2	400–450	430	491.00–500.00	495.45
2	500–550	518	425.00–445.00	434.76
8	550–600	570	425.00–445.00	437.53
2	600–650	623	387.50–402.50	395.15
1	650–700	680	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	705	357.00	357.00
1	1150–1200	1,170	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	395	485.00–497.50	491.25
1	450–500	465	452.00	452.00
1	750–800	750	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	550.00	550.00
8	350–400	385	537.50–560.00	550.20
2	400–450	435	470.00–480.00	474.94
1	450–500	495	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	540	460.00	460.00
4	550–600	584	425.00–452.00	442.55
22	600–650	627	412.50–435.00	423.98
8	650–700	682	370.00–371.00	370.12
6	700–750	728	337.50–359.00	346.09
4	750–800	785	353.00–361.00	356.75
8	800–850	812	331.00–347.50	341.10
2	900–950	915	330.00–332.50	331.24
2	950–1000	970	322.50–325.00	323.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	510	482.00–502.50	496.44
14	550–600	567	465.00–485.00	480.53
2	600–650	615	451.00	451.00
41	650–700	669	398.00–422.50	412.34
30	700–750	727	375.00–391.00	383.66
19	750–800	775	365.00–372.50	368.62
144	850–900	869	338.75–345.50	342.62
60	900–950	937	339.75–340.00	339.76
55	1000–1050	1,012	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	510	517.50–521.00	519.13
4	550–600	565	500.00	500.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	560	382.00	382.00
2	600–650	630	360.00–392.50	375.86
2	900–950	920	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	625.00	625.00
1	350–400	350	600.00	600.00
4	400–450	435	530.00–535.00	531.27
9	450–500	473	515.00–532.50	523.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	500–550	530	419.00–440.00	428.93
19	550–600	568	415.00–433.00	422.10
38	600–650	625	401.00–420.00	410.96
16	700–750	728	355.00	355.00
9	800–850	800	349.00	349.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	485.00	485.00
4	400–450	431	450.00–480.00	472.11
1	450–500	475	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	523	390.00–410.00	400.14
2	550–600	588	361.00–380.00	370.62
5	600–650	638	360.00	360.00
5	650–700	682	335.00–352.50	344.16
6	700–750	704	325.00–337.50	331.14
2	750–800	770	317.50	317.50
1	1150–1200	1,155	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	441.00	441.00
3	400–450	442	420.00–442.50	427.56
5	450–500	463	360.00–400.00	378.61
1	500–550	520	372.50	372.50
1	550–600	595	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	610	317.50	317.50
3	650–700	675	317.50–322.50	320.01
1	700–750	725	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	845	280.00	280.00
2	950–1000	973	242.50–260.00	251.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	384	512.50–540.00	533.00
5	400–450	426	487.00–510.00	497.23
12	450–500	477	473.00–497.50	484.71
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	363.00	363.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	573	400.00–403.00	402.01
15	600–650	618	387.50–399.00	394.41
2	650–700	662	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	517	462.50	462.50

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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