Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 400-600 lbs were steady to 3.00 higher with a limited supply, while the yearling steers appeared sharply higher with strong demand for long weaned packages and groups. Feeder heifers 300-400 lbs were steady with a lite test, while the 500-600 lbs heifers were 4.00 to 8.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows were steady with a limited supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $418.06/cwt on 42 head, down $0.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 30 comparable sales and sits +12.19 against this barn's trailing median of $405.87.

Average price

$418.06

▼ 0.87 vs prior sale

42 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,343

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$492

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

$64.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.03

vs KY average

+6.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	419.60	2,356	41
Medium and Large 2	525	355.00	1,864	1thin

One grade step is worth $64.60/cwt here — about $492 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

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 sale42 hd

418.06

—

KY average27 barns · 1,259 hd

416.03

+2.03

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

+6.56

This barn, trailing median30 sales

405.87

+12.19

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	1,751	214.74	3,760	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,628	174.53	2,841	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	173.67	2,230	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,182	160.77	1,901	9thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,388	241.21	3,348	2thin

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)	1,850	$3,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	933	$2,188	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	350–400	370	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	502.11/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	470.56/cwt	462.50–472.50	2,442	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	407.60/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	384.89/cwt	382.50–392.50	2,421	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	397.37/cwt	387.00–405.00	2,515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,142	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	388.36/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,252	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	333.57/cwt	325.00–342.50	2,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	325.86/cwt	325.00–327.50	2,486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	414.95/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	496.46/cwt	492.50–500.00	2,140	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	448.80/cwt	447.50–450.00	1,876	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	386.81/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,054	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	336.71/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,249	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	412.96/cwt	395.00–422.50	2,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	460.29/cwt	452.50–467.50	2,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	346.73/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,340	3
Bulls	—	—	1,626	203.98/cwt	198.00–213.00	3,317	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,388	241.21/cwt	240.00–242.50	3,348	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	172.41/cwt	161.00–182.00	2,171	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	168.18/cwt	163.00–175.00	2,085	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	151.51/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,682	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,885	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,506	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,565	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,850	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,918	229.09/cwt	223.00–237.00	4,394	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	173.26/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,770	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	645	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	416	512.45/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,132	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	496	493.74/cwt	487.50–500.00	2,449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,264	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	445.16/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	496.84/cwt	492.50–499.00	2,514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	429.27/cwt	427.00–431.00	2,443	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	986	334.17/cwt	332.50–334.20	3,295	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	767	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	756	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,646	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	428.78/cwt	410.00–429.00	2,581	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	433.02/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,269	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	425.19/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	654	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,894	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	471.23/cwt	469.00–472.50	2,743	11

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 410Last week 648Year ago 695

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 38Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	440	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	460	445.00	445.00
5	500–550	519	462.50–472.50	470.56
4	550–600	578	410.00–430.00	425.19
3	600–650	633	387.00–405.00	397.37
4	650–700	677	400.00–410.00	407.60
1	700–750	705	359.00	359.00
1	750–800	775	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	825	362.50	362.50
2	1100–1150	1,142	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	416	510.00–515.00	512.45
4	450–500	496	487.50–500.00	493.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	440.00	440.00
3	350–400	385	432.50	432.50
1	400–450	400	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	485	407.50	407.50
1	850–900	885	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	506	492.50–499.00	496.84
11	550–600	582	469.00–472.50	471.23
6	600–650	631	435.00–450.00	445.16
7	650–700	654	442.50	442.50
58	950–1000	986	332.50–334.20	334.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	520.00	520.00
2	300–350	320	490.00–515.00	502.11
6	400–450	418	447.50–450.00	448.80
2	450–500	460	410.00–420.00	414.95
4	500–550	531	370.00–400.00	386.81
6	550–600	580	380.00–400.00	388.36
4	600–650	629	382.50–392.50	384.89
3	650–700	668	330.00–340.00	336.71
2	700–750	720	325.00–342.50	333.57
3	750–800	763	325.00–327.50	325.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	381.00	381.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	405	415.00	415.00
2	450–500	482	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	525	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	710	267.50	267.50
1	850–900	880	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	524	420.00–440.00	433.02
26	550–600	569	427.00–431.00	429.27
86	600–650	602	410.00–429.00	428.78
67	750–800	756	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	522.50	522.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	545.00	545.00
1	350–400	365	495.00	495.00
5	400–450	431	492.50–500.00	496.46
3	500–550	533	437.50	437.50
3	550–600	572	395.00–422.50	412.96
3	600–650	641	365.00	365.00
3	650–700	683	340.00–360.00	346.73
3	750–800	783	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	452.50–467.50	460.29
1	600–650	645	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	495.00	495.00
3	650–700	688	329.00	329.00
2	750–800	767	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	455	340.00	340.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,850	3,450.00	3,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	2,050.00	2,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	171.00	171.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,626	198.00–213.00	203.98
3	—	1,918	223.00–237.00	229.09
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	240.00–242.50	241.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,259	161.00–182.00	172.41
1	—	1,510	185.00	185.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,240	163.00–175.00	168.18
4	—	1,110	147.00–155.00	151.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	186.00	186.00
9	—	1,599	166.00–180.00	173.26

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