Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was spotty with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 300 lbs and under appeared steady, while the 400-650 lbs steers were steady to 6.00 lower or greater in spots with a good supply and moderate demand. Yearling steers appeared stronger with a good supply but limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers 300-400 lbs were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while the 500-600 lbs heifers were mostly steady with a good supply. Buyers were active today, however the increasing supply of heavier conditioned in the market is limiting some buyers interest and increasing the price spreads in most weight classes. Slaughter cows were steady with a good supply and good demand and no trends on slaughter bulls due to a limited supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $464.88/cwt on 166 head, up $9.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 31 comparable sales and sits +3.34 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$464.88

▲ 9.89 vs prior sale

166 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$380

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

$45.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.32

vs KY average

−16.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	569	465.60	2,648	163
Large 1-2	530	429.00	2,274	2thin
Medium and Large 2	540	420.00	2,268	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.60/cwt here — about $380 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale166 hd

464.88

—

KY average25 barns · 1,379 hd

466.20

−1.32

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−16.14

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

+3.34

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	1,580	214.00	3,381	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	178.21	2,675	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	168.03	2,078	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	151.66	1,541	13

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)	1,435	$4,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1-2	700–750	706	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	372.29/cwt	360.00–383.00	2,316	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,145	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,288	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	453	521.00/cwt	521.00–521.00	2,360	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	419	550.72/cwt	541.00–557.50	2,308	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	460.02/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	538	427.20/cwt	425.00–428.00	2,298	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	394.21/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	956	334.45/cwt	327.00–340.00	3,197	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	521.12/cwt	510.00–527.50	2,163	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,575	6
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	530	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	347.01/cwt	345.00–350.00	3,029	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	365.94/cwt	361.00–373.00	2,825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	490.59/cwt	490.00–492.50	2,394	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	553.28/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	913	341.01/cwt	337.00–345.00	3,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	443.56/cwt	443.00–445.00	2,741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	902	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	681	407.23/cwt	402.50–412.50	2,773	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	500.70/cwt	498.00–502.50	2,534	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	3,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	460.09/cwt	452.50–475.00	2,392	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	360.61/cwt	340.00–369.00	2,989	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	597.61/cwt	595.00–610.00	1,661	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	463.44/cwt	453.00–464.00	2,683	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	923	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	3,295	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	473.74/cwt	472.50–480.00	2,028	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	501.14/cwt	500.00–502.50	2,400	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	502.47/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,085	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,513	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	176.03/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,577	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	169.28/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,091	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,920	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	991	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	183.31/cwt	182.00–184.00	2,909	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	166.37/cwt	154.00–183.00	1,855	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	141.05/cwt	132.00–152.00	1,350	6
Bulls	—	—	1,580	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,381	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	208.14/cwt	201.00–225.00	2,202	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	182.80/cwt	182.50–183.00	1,773	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	820	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	496.88/cwt	492.50–505.00	1,868	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	768	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,834	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	655	374.58/cwt	372.50–375.00	2,453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	607	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	456	445.70/cwt	445.00–447.50	2,032	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	355.43/cwt	345.00–367.50	2,406	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	215	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,045	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,075	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	3,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	366.88/cwt	362.50–371.00	2,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	686	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	857	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	426.31/cwt	418.00–432.50	2,093	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	412.24/cwt	397.50–420.00	2,148	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,617	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 Apr 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 684Last week 849Year ago 563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 65Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 7Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
6	350–400	376	492.50–505.00	496.88
5	400–450	417	440.00–465.00	460.02
19	450–500	491	418.00–432.50	426.31
32	500–550	521	397.50–420.00	412.24
3	550–600	578	385.00	385.00
8	600–650	622	360.00–383.00	372.29
11	650–700	677	345.00–367.50	355.43
3	700–750	706	357.00	357.00
3	750–800	793	330.00	330.00
2	850–900	857	312.50	312.50
1	950–1000	990	281.00	281.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	291.00	291.00
1	1100–1150	1,145	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
73	500–550	538	425.00–428.00	427.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	428	472.50–480.00	473.74
7	450–500	456	445.00–447.50	445.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	445	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	483	385.00	385.00
4	650–700	686	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	607	395.00	395.00
6	650–700	655	372.50–375.00	374.58
6	750–800	768	369.00	369.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	500.00	500.00
1	500–550	535	385.00	385.00
2	550–600	578	362.50–371.00	366.88
1	1000–1050	1,045	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	610	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	419	541.00–557.50	550.72
4	450–500	453	521.00	521.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	278	595.00–610.00	597.61
3	300–350	321	540.00–580.00	553.28
6	400–450	415	510.00–527.50	521.12
12	450–500	488	490.00–492.50	490.59
11	500–550	520	452.50–475.00	460.09
6	550–600	592	435.00	435.00
6	700–750	707	390.00–400.00	394.21
5	750–800	772	361.00–373.00	365.94
17	800–850	829	340.00–369.00	360.61
5	850–900	873	345.00–350.00	347.01
2	900–950	913	337.00–345.00	341.01
7	950–1000	956	327.00–340.00	334.45
1	1000–1050	1,000	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	510.00	510.00
1	500–550	540	420.00	420.00
2	900–950	902	293.00	293.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	429.00	429.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	506	498.00–502.50	500.70
131	550–600	579	453.00–464.00	463.44
7	600–650	618	443.00–445.00	443.56
50	650–700	681	402.50–412.50	407.23
57	900–950	923	357.00	357.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	442.50	442.50
2	500–550	530	397.50	397.50
1	850–900	895	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	550.00	550.00
2	300–350	327	550.00	550.00
4	400–450	415	495.00–505.00	502.47
9	450–500	479	500.00–502.50	501.14
2	650–700	697	351.00	351.00
1	700–750	700	367.50	367.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,464	173.00–179.00	176.03
3	—	1,587	182.00–184.00	183.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,235	160.00–178.00	169.28
1	—	1,255	153.00	153.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	127.00	127.00
6	—	1,115	154.00–183.00	166.37
6	—	957	132.00–152.00	141.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	214.00	214.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,058	201.00–225.00	208.14
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	182.50–183.00	182.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,435	4,050.00	4,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	2,550.00	2,550.00

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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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle