Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers 600 lbs and under were steady with a lite test, while the yearling steers appeared 4.00 to 5.00 higher with a moderate supply and good demand. Feeder heifers 350-450 lbs were sharply higher, while the 500 lbs and over were unevenly steady with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows were mostly steady with a limited supply and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher with strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $404.70/cwt on 14 head, down $21.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 30 comparable sales and sits −1.17 against this barn's trailing median of $405.87.

Average price

$404.70

▼ 21.90 vs prior sale

14 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,185

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$44.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.15

vs KY average

−22.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	411.07	2,211	12thin
Medium and Large 2	553	366.50	2,025	2thin

One grade step is worth $44.57/cwt here — about $186 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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $449.23, low $332.88, median $405.87 across 30 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 sale14 hd

404.70

—

KY average26 barns · 1,286 hd

414.85

−10.15

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−22.69

This barn, trailing median30 sales

405.87

−1.17

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	1,541	204.88	3,157	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,544	177.38	2,739	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	172.97	2,221	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,007	151.19	1,523	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,770	220.00	3,894	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,355	$2,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	2,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	610.10/cwt	595.00–625.00	2,276	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	365	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	2,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	375.39/cwt	371.00–380.00	2,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,869	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,894	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	165.44/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,825	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	143.00/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,326	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	177.38/cwt	171.00–184.00	2,739	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	172.97/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,221	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,277	1
Bulls	—	—	1,487	199.46/cwt	190.00–207.00	2,966	5
Bulls	—	—	1,810	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	4,199	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	208.63/cwt	200.00–220.00	2,670	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	504.53/cwt	497.00–527.50	2,502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	507	519.50/cwt	519.00–520.00	2,634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	549.92/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,417	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	293.75/cwt	290.00–297.50	2,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	491.64/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	534.98/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,119	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	471	477.85/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,251	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	510.55/cwt	502.50–535.00	1,986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	567.50/cwt	565.00–570.00	2,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	414	518.34/cwt	502.50–525.00	2,146	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	497.52/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	732	374.24/cwt	368.00–380.00	2,739	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	675	411.15/cwt	410.00–412.50	2,775	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	642	396.99/cwt	391.00–407.50	2,549	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	357.39/cwt	356.00–358.00	2,898	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	421.29/cwt	412.50–430.00	2,633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	406.30/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,808	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	376.24/cwt	375.00–377.50	2,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	484.02/cwt	470.00–487.50	2,648	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	404.60/cwt	400.00–409.00	2,861	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	601.06/cwt	592.50–620.00	2,254	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	555	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	529.14/cwt	527.50–530.00	2,540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	376.15/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	486.35/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,057	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	354.57/cwt	349.00–362.50	2,560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	422.25/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,225	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	375.09/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	520.41/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,182	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	655	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	401.28/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	760	358.58/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,725	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1000–1050	1,000	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,925	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 Apr 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 1,134Year ago 1,005

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 63Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	655.00	655.00
2	350–400	373	595.00–625.00	610.10
4	500–550	507	519.00–520.00	519.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	665.00	665.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	600.00	600.00
3	350–400	396	530.00–545.00	534.98
5	400–450	437	520.00–560.00	549.92
4	450–500	496	497.00–527.50	504.53
3	500–550	530	490.00–495.00	491.64
4	550–600	591	409.00	409.00
2	600–650	615	371.00–380.00	375.39
1	750–800	775	342.50	342.50
2	800–850	805	290.00–297.50	293.75
1	1000–1050	1,000	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	460	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	430	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	480	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	505	435.00	435.00
2	650–700	683	375.00–377.50	376.24
1	700–750	700	365.00	365.00
1	800–850	840	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	585.00	585.00
6	450–500	480	527.50–530.00	529.14
10	500–550	547	470.00–487.50	484.02
4	600–650	625	412.50–430.00	421.29
8	650–700	691	390.00–410.00	406.30
24	700–750	707	400.00–409.00	404.60
3	750–800	753	381.00	381.00
17	800–850	811	356.00–358.00	357.39
1	850–900	870	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	592.50–620.00	601.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	627	441.00	441.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	575.00	575.00
2	350–400	380	565.00–570.00	567.50
10	400–450	414	502.50–525.00	518.34
5	450–500	471	465.00–490.00	477.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	535.00	535.00
3	300–350	322	510.00–540.00	520.41
4	350–400	389	502.50–535.00	510.55
5	400–450	423	475.00–490.00	486.35
4	450–500	496	440.00	440.00
9	500–550	527	420.00–425.00	422.25
2	550–600	573	400.00–402.50	401.28
4	600–650	629	370.00–385.00	376.15
4	650–700	677	360.00–380.00	375.09
5	700–750	722	349.00–362.50	354.57
3	750–800	776	319.00	319.00
1	850–900	875	320.00	320.00
2	900–950	910	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	495.00–500.00	497.52
1	500–550	545	373.00	373.00
1	550–600	560	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	650	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	740	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	860	278.00	278.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
25	600–650	642	391.00–407.50	396.99
15	650–700	675	410.00–412.50	411.15
21	700–750	732	368.00–380.00	374.24
19	750–800	760	350.00–360.00	358.58
1	1000–1050	1,000	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	220.00	220.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	160.00–177.00	165.44
3	—	927	138.00–148.00	143.00
1	—	960	133.00	133.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,544	171.00–184.00	177.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,284	160.00–177.00	172.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,487	190.00–207.00	199.46
1	—	1,810	232.00	232.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,280	200.00–220.00	208.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,355	2,750.00	2,750.00

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

Heifers · 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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle