Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was spotty with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were 2.00 to 8.00 lower while feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were 6.00 to 10.00 lower or greater in spots with a limited supply and moderate demand. Yearling steers and heifers appeared firm but with limited head to head comparisons. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with good demand and slaughter bulls were steady with a lite test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $460.56/cwt on 26 head, up $17.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 31 comparable sales and sits −0.99 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$460.56

▲ 17.08 vs prior sale

26 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+18.58

vs KY average

+41.52 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	460.56	2,509	26

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale26 hd

460.56

—

KY average22 barns · 556 hd

441.97

+18.58

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

+41.52

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−0.99

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	1,824	218.93	3,993	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,502	189.12	2,841	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	185.01	2,363	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,155	161.73	1,869	3thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	650–700	682	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,571	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	401.49/cwt	392.50–420.00	1,698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	394.14/cwt	391.00–397.50	2,649	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	418.63/cwt	412.50–425.00	1,624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,107	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	353.92/cwt	347.50–359.00	2,945	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	384.72/cwt	380.00–399.00	1,997	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	375.27/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,390	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	458.00/cwt	450.00–472.50	2,185	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	386.58/cwt	377.50–387.50	2,261	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	385.49/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	972	305.90/cwt	297.50–310.00	2,973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,758	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	196.81/cwt	192.00–207.00	3,031	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	183.36/cwt	178.00–188.00	2,703	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	181.25/cwt	174.00–188.00	2,269	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	194.41/cwt	192.00–197.00	2,605	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,398	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	155.10/cwt	148.00–164.00	1,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	468.59/cwt	465.00–472.50	2,530	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	404	493.76/cwt	482.50–495.00	1,995	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,013	323.50/cwt	323.50–323.50	3,277	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	409.36/cwt	407.50–410.00	2,362	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	507	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	617	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,607	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	205.40/cwt	184.00–233.00	2,292	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	412.86/cwt	405.00–417.50	2,506	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	347.42/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,689	11
Bulls	—	—	1,378	214.85/cwt	214.00–216.00	2,961	2
Bulls	—	—	2,270	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	5,062	2
Steers	Large 1	450–500	465	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,918	3
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	632	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,880	2
Heifers	Large 1	250–300	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	2
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	535	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,699	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 Jul 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 858Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 18Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 0Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	517.50	517.50
14	400–450	404	482.50–495.00	493.76
8	450–500	477	450.00–472.50	458.00
2	500–550	510	431.00	431.00
3	550–600	556	430.00	430.00
3	600–650	635	386.00	386.00
8	650–700	682	377.00	377.00
11	750–800	774	330.00–360.00	347.42
9	800–850	832	347.50–359.00	353.92
3	850–900	890	316.00	316.00
3	900–950	930	315.00	315.00
3	950–1000	972	297.50–310.00	305.90
2	1100–1150	1,107	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	540	465.00–472.50	468.59
5	550–600	567	465.00	465.00
8	600–650	607	405.00–417.50	412.86
10	650–700	672	391.00–397.50	394.14
6	700–750	725	385.00	385.00
55	1000–1050	1,013	323.50	323.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	457.50	457.50
1	450–500	460	442.50	442.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	412.50	412.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	388	412.50–425.00	418.63
3	400–450	423	392.50–420.00	401.49
5	450–500	467	385.00–387.50	385.49
14	500–550	519	380.00–399.00	384.72
11	550–600	585	377.50–387.50	386.58
21	600–650	637	370.00–382.50	375.27
4	650–700	698	355.00	355.00
2	750–800	765	310.00	310.00
1	900–950	935	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	565	357.50	357.50
2	600–650	620	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	885	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	577	407.50–410.00	409.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	507	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	617	422.50	422.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	632	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	317.50	317.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	610.00	610.00
1	350–400	385	500.00	500.00
1	500–550	530	425.00	425.00
3	750–800	758	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	510	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,540	192.00–207.00	196.81
4	—	1,474	178.00–188.00	183.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,252	174.00–188.00	181.25
2	—	1,340	192.00–197.00	194.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,048	148.00–164.00	155.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	214.00–216.00	214.85
2	—	2,270	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	4	—	1,116	184.00–233.00	205.40

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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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle