Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was stronger in spots with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 400-600 lbs were mostly steady with a lite test, while the yearling steers and heifers were 3.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with a moderate supply and good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $417.05/cwt on 19 head, down $12.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −44.49 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$417.05

▼ 12.67 vs prior sale

19 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$44.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.39

vs KY average

+2.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	424.06	2,354	16thin
Medium and Large 2	557	379.67	2,113	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.40/cwt here — about $240 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale19 hd

417.05

—

KY average22 barns · 476 hd

408.66

+8.39

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

+2.81

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−44.49

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	1,677	213.71	3,584	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	181.43	2,567	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	181.27	2,152	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	147.50	1,476	10

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)	1,380	$3,407	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,472	$3,488	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	550–600	577	358.76/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,070	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	365.53/cwt	346.00–373.00	1,992	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	284.66/cwt	280.00–287.00	2,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	406.16/cwt	400.00–409.00	2,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	942	334.60/cwt	329.25–339.75	3,152	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	327.82/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,387	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	417.47/cwt	412.50–420.00	2,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	354.48/cwt	342.50–356.00	2,825	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	390.96/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	170	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	3,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	420.69/cwt	407.00–427.50	2,406	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	409.14/cwt	407.50–412.50	2,291	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	354.06/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	336.67/cwt	327.50–341.00	2,229	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,685	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,806	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	179.65/cwt	169.00–186.00	2,109	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,416	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	177.92/cwt	172.00–184.00	2,519	5
Bulls	—	—	1,950	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	4,427	1
Bulls	—	—	1,025	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,416	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,060	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	3,275	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	746	343.50/cwt	343.50–343.50	2,563	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	319.55/cwt	311.00–335.00	2,604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	406.18/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	415.07/cwt	412.50–417.50	1,963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	436.79/cwt	428.50–445.00	2,887	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	779	348.95/cwt	348.95–348.95	2,718	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	355.51/cwt	352.50–360.00	2,169	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	412.54/cwt	403.00–422.50	2,611	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	313.62/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,032	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	179.13/cwt	166.00–193.00	2,356	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	3,407.07/head	3,150.00–3,700.00	3,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	190	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,102	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,501	3,522.23/head	3,350.00–3,700.00	3,522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1050–1100	1,080	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,592	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	215.59/cwt	207.00–220.00	3,779	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	152.78/cwt	147.00–162.00	1,670	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,477	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	136.28/cwt	127.00–144.00	1,244	4
Steers	Large 1	450–500	465	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,790	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	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 Aug 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 583Last week 481Year ago 1,142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 38Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 1Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	370	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	428	402.50–410.00	406.18
2	450–500	473	412.50–417.50	415.07
7	500–550	545	346.00–373.00	365.53
5	550–600	577	350.00–367.50	358.76
5	600–650	610	352.50–360.00	355.51
12	650–700	662	327.50–341.00	336.67
9	700–750	728	325.00–330.00	327.82
3	800–850	832	280.00–287.00	284.66
1	850–900	850	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	945	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	700–750	746	343.50	343.50
64	750–800	779	348.95	348.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	417.50	417.50
2	350–400	382	382.50	382.50
1	500–550	500	352.50	352.50
4	550–600	570	310.00–325.00	313.62
1	600–650	620	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,080	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	452.50	452.50
1	600–650	600	433.00	433.00
154	650–700	661	428.50–445.00	436.79
110	900–950	942	329.25–339.75	334.60
42	1050–1100	1,060	309.00	309.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	460	467.50	467.50
3	500–550	503	412.50–420.00	417.47
11	550–600	572	407.00–427.50	420.69
7	600–650	633	403.00–422.50	412.54
5	650–700	664	380.00–397.50	390.96
2	700–750	715	371.00	371.00
23	750–800	797	342.50–356.00	354.48
5	800–850	815	311.00–335.00	319.55
1	950–1000	965	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	540	399.00	399.00
2	550–600	565	370.00	370.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	315	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	350	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	460	465.00	465.00
3	500–550	533	400.00–409.00	406.16
3	550–600	560	407.50–412.50	409.14
7	600–650	640	377.50	377.50
3	650–700	683	350.00–362.50	354.06
1	850–900	850	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	580.00	580.00
1	200–250	245	575.00	575.00
1	250–300	260	565.00	565.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	199.00	199.00
5	—	1,416	172.00–184.00	177.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,174	169.00–186.00	179.65
1	—	1,265	191.00	191.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,093	147.00–162.00	152.78
1	—	890	166.00	166.00
4	—	913	127.00–144.00	136.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	227.00	227.00
1	—	1,025	191.00	191.00
5	—	1,753	207.00–220.00	215.59

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	3	—	1,315	166.00–193.00	179.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,380	3,150.00–3,700.00	3,407.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,501	3,350.00–3,700.00	3,522.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,175.00	2,175.00

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

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