Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was spotty and uneven with an average but highly variable quality offering. Feeder steers 300 lbs and under appeared firm with a lite test, while the 450-650 lbs steers were 5.00 to 10.00 lower or greater with spotty demand. Feeder heifers 350-600 lbs were steady to 5.00 higher with a moderate supply and good demand for quality calves. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady with a lite test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $364.51/cwt on 24 head, down $31.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −96.54 against this barn's trailing median of $461.05.

Average price

$364.51

▼ 31.45 vs prior sale

24 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$421

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$72.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.65

vs KY average

−6.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	367.54	2,044	23
Medium and Large 2-3	550	295.00	1,623	1thin

One grade step is worth $72.54/cwt here — about $421 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.70, low $353.17, median $461.05 across 32 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 sale24 hd

364.51

—

KY average26 barns · 382 hd

370.17

−5.65

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−6.88

This barn, trailing median32 sales

461.05

−96.54

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	2,065	208.00	4,295	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	157.13	2,310	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,337	155.91	2,085	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,077	128.85	1,388	9thin

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	650–700	650	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	274.90/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	844	323.50/cwt	323.50–323.50	2,730	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	432.45/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	319.66/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,975	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	934	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	366.58/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,763	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	370.55/cwt	367.50–387.50	1,419	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	264	578.01/cwt	520.00–600.00	1,526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	170	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1050–1100	1,070	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	357	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	266.66/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,968	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	157.13/cwt	151.00–165.00	2,310	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	155.91/cwt	147.00–165.00	2,085	7
Bulls	—	—	2,065	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	4,295	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	974	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	120.09/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,161	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	141.67/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,376	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	365.64/cwt	347.00–370.00	1,938	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	413.32/cwt	412.50–415.00	1,889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	762	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,743	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	354.96/cwt	347.50–373.00	1,700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	355.27/cwt	347.00–358.00	2,345	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	336.92/cwt	315.00–342.50	2,106	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	320.62/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,469	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	358	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,357	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	359.96/cwt	352.50–367.50	1,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1100–1150	1,140	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	841	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,372	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	346.66/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,952	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	163.61/cwt	148.00–181.00	2,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	345.55/cwt	342.00–355.00	1,838	12

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 Sep 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 441Last week 806Year ago 1,859

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 32Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	170	490.00	490.00
1	200–250	225	480.00	480.00
1	250–300	280	475.00	475.00
6	350–400	383	367.50–387.50	370.55
6	450–500	481	355.00–375.00	366.58
12	500–550	532	342.00–355.00	345.55
85	600–650	618	305.00–330.00	319.66
3	650–700	650	302.50	302.50
6	700–750	738	260.00–280.00	266.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	800–850	841	282.00	282.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	267.50	267.50
1	1100–1150	1,140	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	357	437.00	437.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	540	317.50	317.50
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	730	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	264	520.00–600.00	578.01
2	350–400	368	430.00–435.00	432.45
3	450–500	465	417.50	417.50
6	550–600	563	345.00–355.00	346.66
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	660	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	715	270.00–280.00	274.90
1	750–800	750	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	367.50	367.50
5	450–500	479	347.50–373.00	354.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	650–700	660	347.00–358.00	355.27
72	750–800	762	360.00	360.00
61	800–850	844	323.50	323.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	490.00	490.00
3	450–500	457	412.50–415.00	413.32
13	500–550	530	347.00–370.00	365.64
10	550–600	590	370.00	370.00
9	600–650	625	315.00–342.50	336.92
1	650–700	695	322.50	322.50
18	700–750	701	339.00	339.00
7	750–800	770	310.00–325.00	320.62
5	900–950	934	290.00	290.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	286.00	286.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	387.00	387.00
2	450–500	493	352.50–367.50	359.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	358	379.00	379.00
1	550–600	550	295.00	295.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,470	151.00–165.00	157.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,337	147.00–165.00	155.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	91.00	91.00
3	—	967	117.00–123.00	120.09
5	—	1,145	134.00–147.00	141.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,065	208.00	208.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,060	2,025.00	2,025.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,305	148.00–181.00	163.61

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