Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was mostly lower with an average quality offering. Light weight steers 350 lbs and under appeared sharply lower with a lite test, while the 400-700 lbs steers were steady to 3 lower in spots with a good supply and good demand for weaned and pre-conditioned calves. Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were sharply lower across all weight classes with a good supply and moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher with good supply and good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $429.73/cwt on 31 head, down $30.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −31.82 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$429.73

▼ 30.83 vs prior sale

31 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,410

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$23.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.21

vs KY average

+30.44 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	430.48	2,416	30
Medium and Large 2	545	407.00	2,218	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.48/cwt here — about $198 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

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 sale31 hd

429.73

—

KY average26 barns · 490 hd

420.52

+9.21

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

+30.44

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−31.82

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	1,518	220.07	3,341	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	184.66	2,839	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	181.45	2,306	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	165.39	1,808	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,148	221.27	2,540	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,132	219.60	2,486	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	965	$3,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	304.52/cwt	300.00–307.50	2,454	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	371.02/cwt	364.00–382.50	1,914	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	274.22/cwt	252.50–285.00	2,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,215	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	896	328.25/cwt	328.25–328.25	2,941	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	307.86/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,250	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	453.82/cwt	447.50–467.50	2,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	904	319.10/cwt	319.10–319.10	2,885	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	356.30/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,255	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	373.20/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,452	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	237.48/cwt	235.00–245.00	2,097	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	367.49/cwt	342.50–370.00	2,617	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	385.21/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,450	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	429.16/cwt	420.00–442.50	2,219	8
Bulls	—	—	1,518	220.07/cwt	212.00–226.00	3,341	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,132	219.60/cwt	210.00–230.00	2,486	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	182.12/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,768	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	181.45/cwt	176.00–188.00	2,306	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	162.34/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,724	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	191.65/cwt	189.00–199.00	3,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	354.25/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,678	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	701	322.48/cwt	321.75–332.50	2,261	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	487.42/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	350.95/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,011	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	800	314.25/cwt	314.25–314.25	2,514	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	418.66/cwt	401.00–430.00	2,445	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,304	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	886	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,871	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	178.59/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,938	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,798	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,148	221.27/cwt	212.50–230.00	2,540	2
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	637	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	865	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,054	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 481Last week 288Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 29Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	566	452.50	452.50
55	850–900	896	328.25	328.25
58	900–950	904	319.10	319.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	485.00–490.00	487.42
1	350–400	350	485.00	485.00
3	450–500	475	447.50–467.50	453.82
8	500–550	517	420.00–442.50	429.16
14	550–600	584	401.00–430.00	418.66
17	600–650	636	375.00–395.00	385.21
11	650–700	657	360.00–400.00	373.20
19	700–750	712	342.50–370.00	367.49
23	750–800	756	340.00–360.00	354.25
1	850–900	895	290.00	290.00
1	950–1000	960	287.50	287.50
1	1000–1050	1,020	277.50	277.50
2	1050–1100	1,060	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	545	407.00	407.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	645	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	402.50	402.50
2	350–400	392	370.00	370.00
7	500–550	516	364.00–382.50	371.02
7	550–600	573	340.00–365.00	350.95
13	600–650	633	345.00–370.00	356.30
8	700–750	731	300.00–317.50	307.86
5	800–850	806	300.00–307.50	304.52
3	850–900	886	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	960	240.00	240.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	420	332.50	332.50
3	550–600	571	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	670	315.00	315.00
3	700–750	743	252.50–285.00	274.22
1	850–900	880	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	583	380.00	380.00
75	700–750	701	321.75–332.50	322.48
60	800–850	800	314.25	314.25
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	637	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	865	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	270.00	270.00
4	850–900	883	235.00–245.00	237.48
3	950–1000	990	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	855	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	212.00–226.00	220.07
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,132	210.00–230.00	219.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,520	176.00–186.00	182.12
4	—	1,585	189.00–199.00	191.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,271	176.00–188.00	181.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,062	158.00–167.00	162.34
3	—	1,085	175.00–182.00	178.59
1	—	1,275	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	212.50–230.00	221.27

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	3,400.00	3,400.00

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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