Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was mostly cheaper with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were 5.00 to 7.00 lower or greater in spots with a good supply and moderate demand. Feeder heifers 300 lbs and under appeared stronger with a lite test, while the 400-600 lbs heifers were unevenly steady bouncing from 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower across the weight breaks with a good supply and spotty demand. Yearling steers and heifers were steady to 2.00 lower with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with a moderate supply and moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $407.03/cwt on 43 head, up $16.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 30 comparable sales and sits +1.17 against this barn's trailing median of $405.87.

Average price

$407.03

▲ 16.26 vs prior sale

43 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$373

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

$49.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.22

vs KY average

+2.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	566	413.98	2,344	37
Medium and Large 2	541	364.20	1,970	6thin

One grade step is worth $49.78/cwt here — about $373 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale43 hd

407.03

—

KY average25 barns · 1,424 hd

412.26

−5.22

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

+2.27

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	—	High	1,616	219.49	3,548	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	173.16	2,561	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	168.84	2,095	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	150.16	1,602	12
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,835	217.00	3,982	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)	1,430	$2,813	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,160	$2,821	2thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	500–550	523	451.57/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,362	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	381.39/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,555	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	353.45/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,449	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	505.37/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	340.86/cwt	321.00–347.50	2,400	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	824	366.50/cwt	366.50–366.50	3,020	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	887	350.31/cwt	349.00–350.50	3,107	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	419.65/cwt	418.00–430.00	2,644	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	466.47/cwt	460.00–472.50	1,959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	387.48/cwt	387.00–388.00	2,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	417.44/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,962	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	340.50/cwt	340.00–341.00	2,847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	374.28/cwt	357.50–377.50	2,729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	950–1000	955	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	608	387.56/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,356	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	465	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,814	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	389.19/cwt	377.50–392.50	2,300	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	654	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,567	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	477	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	150	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	498	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,204	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	457.96/cwt	440.00–462.50	1,974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	478	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	2,357	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	461.51/cwt	450.00–467.50	1,754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	835	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,789	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	162.74/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,706	2
Bulls	—	—	1,729	227.92/cwt	223.00–235.00	3,941	7
Bulls	—	—	1,420	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,769	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,835	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	3,982	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	147.64/cwt	139.00–155.00	1,581	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	168.84/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,095	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,443	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	2,821.44/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,785	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,365	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bulls	—	—	1,025	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,896	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	173.16/cwt	169.00–182.00	2,561	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	303.43/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,920	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	196.05/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	364.92/cwt	352.50–377.50	1,898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	428.42/cwt	421.00–435.00	1,778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	395.19/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	412.84/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	433.51/cwt	432.50–437.50	2,523	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	409.12/cwt	400.00–411.00	2,087	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	3,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	430.50/cwt	430.50–430.50	2,622	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	463.86/cwt	462.50–464.00	2,468	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	766	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,865	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	432.47/cwt	428.00–437.50	2,275	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	599	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,501	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	388.93/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,793	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	653	419.58/cwt	405.00–422.50	2,740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	770	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,676	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	974	332.77/cwt	329.00–336.50	3,241	110
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	405.23/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	366.75/cwt	366.75–366.75	2,567	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	877	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	362.75/cwt	362.50–363.00	2,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	333.69/cwt	320.00–347.50	2,079	2

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 Jun 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 883Last week 524Year ago 861

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 61Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 1Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	450.00	450.00
13	500–550	523	435.00–455.00	451.57
15	550–600	582	432.50–437.50	433.51
11	650–700	670	370.00–385.00	381.39
6	700–750	729	357.50–377.50	374.28
4	800–850	836	340.00–341.00	340.50
1	900–950	930	323.00	323.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	532	462.50–464.00	463.86
7	550–600	567	457.50	457.50
23	600–650	630	418.00–430.00	419.65
6	650–700	653	405.00–422.50	419.58
14	700–750	718	385.00–390.00	388.93
11	750–800	766	374.00	374.00
67	800–850	824	366.50	366.50
63	850–900	887	349.00–350.50	350.31
110	950–1000	974	329.00–336.50	332.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	492	427.00	427.00
2	500–550	525	407.50	407.50
1	800–850	820	300.00	300.00
2	850–900	877	310.00	310.00
2	900–950	935	288.00	288.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	535.00	535.00
7	450–500	478	493.00	493.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	525	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	500.00–510.00	505.37
5	400–450	431	440.00–462.50	457.96
6	450–500	470	410.00–425.00	417.44
2	500–550	523	387.00–388.00	387.48
6	550–600	591	377.50–392.50	389.19
15	650–700	693	350.00–367.50	353.45
4	700–750	704	321.00–347.50	340.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
29	600–650	608	380.00–390.00	387.56
9	650–700	654	392.50	392.50
2	800–850	835	334.00	334.00
1	950–1000	955	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	465	390.00	390.00
2	550–600	565	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	565.00	565.00
3	350–400	350	510.00	510.00
6	450–500	498	442.50	442.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	660	300.00–310.00	303.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	435.00	435.00
4	400–450	415	421.00–435.00	428.42
2	450–500	473	390.00–400.00	395.19
4	500–550	520	352.50–377.50	364.92
2	550–600	583	362.50–363.00	362.75
2	600–650	623	320.00–347.50	333.69
1	650–700	650	342.50	342.50
1	800–850	825	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	526	428.00–437.50	432.47
14	550–600	599	417.50	417.50
84	600–650	609	430.50	430.50
144	700–750	700	366.75	366.75
67	750–800	770	347.50	347.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	525.00	525.00
1	300–350	330	515.00	515.00
3	350–400	380	450.00–467.50	461.51
2	400–450	420	460.00–472.50	466.47
1	500–550	510	447.50	447.50
2	750–800	760	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	660.00	660.00
1	300–350	300	580.00	580.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	477	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	395.00–410.00	405.23
1	400–450	435	362.50	362.50
1	650–700	665	322.50	322.50
1	800–850	835	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	429	400.00–425.00	412.84
8	500–550	510	400.00–411.00	409.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,495	3,150.00	3,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	2,475.00	2,475.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,147	213.00	213.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,170	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,821.44
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	953	180.00–210.00	196.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	161.00–165.00	162.74
10	—	1,071	139.00–155.00	147.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,241	164.00–174.00	168.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,479	169.00–182.00	173.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,729	223.00–235.00	227.92
1	—	1,420	195.00	195.00
1	—	1,025	185.00	185.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	217.00	217.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle