Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was spotty with a limited, but good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 400-600 lbs were mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower with a moderate supply and spotty demand, while the yearling steers appeared firm with a lite test. Slaughter cows were steady with a limited supply and no trends on slaughter bulls due to last weeks limited comparisons.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $353.17/cwt on 21 head, down $11.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −107.88 against this barn's trailing median of $461.05.

Average price

$353.17

▼ 11.35 vs prior sale

21 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$787

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

$129.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.62

vs KY average

−37.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	359.33	1,972	20
Large 2	515	230.00	1,185	1thin

One grade step is worth $129.33/cwt here — about $787 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

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 sale21 hd

353.17

—

KY average15 barns · 160 hd

358.79

−5.62

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−37.42

This barn, trailing median32 sales

461.05

−107.88

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	1,559	195.90	3,053	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	157.68	2,357	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	153.39	1,787	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,129	137.81	1,555	16

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)	1,428	$2,748	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	973	$1,900	2thin

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,428	2,748.16/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,748	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	157.68/cwt	154.00–163.00	2,357	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	118.85/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,222	3
Bulls	—	—	1,571	198.48/cwt	190.00–209.00	3,118	6
Bulls	—	—	1,755	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	3,808	1
Bulls	—	—	1,423	177.62/cwt	174.00–181.00	2,528	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	153.39/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,787	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	416.73/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,934	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	293.72/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	765	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	447.70/cwt	442.50–472.50	1,701	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	354.75/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,855	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	332.43/cwt	327.50–342.50	2,064	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	346.36/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	361.46/cwt	347.50–365.00	2,125	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	309.26/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,890	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	377.60/cwt	367.00–382.50	1,831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	645	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,264	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	251	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,381	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	320.60/cwt	312.50–337.50	1,872	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	402	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,101	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	300.26/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	431.66/cwt	427.50–437.50	1,640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	374.62/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,570	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,749	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	142.18/cwt	129.00–150.00	1,638	13
Steers	Large 2	500–550	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,304	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	225.65/cwt	190.00–262.50	2,708	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Sep 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 441Year ago 1,508

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 23Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 12

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,428	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,748.16
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	190.00–262.50	225.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,495	154.00–163.00	157.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	116.00–123.00	118.85
13	—	1,152	129.00–150.00	142.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,165	148.00–159.00	153.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,571	190.00–209.00	198.48
1	—	1,755	217.00	217.00
2	—	1,423	174.00–181.00	177.62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	251	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	335	480.00	480.00
6	350–400	380	442.50–472.50	447.70
1	400–450	440	415.00	415.00
6	450–500	464	400.00–420.00	416.73
9	500–550	523	350.00–385.00	354.75
2	550–600	565	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	610	302.50	302.50
2	650–700	652	315.00	315.00
1	950–1000	965	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	490.00	490.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	390	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	400	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	390	395.00	395.00
7	400–450	419	360.00–382.50	374.62
4	450–500	487	357.50	357.50
1	500–550	540	342.50	342.50
7	550–600	584	312.50–337.50	320.60
11	600–650	611	300.00–315.00	309.26
2	650–700	670	290.00–297.50	293.72
1	700–750	705	287.50	287.50
4	750–800	778	270.00	270.00
2	800–850	820	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	402	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	513	295.00–310.00	300.26
1	550–600	595	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	427.50–437.50	431.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	425.00	425.00
3	450–500	485	367.00–382.50	377.60
8	500–550	519	340.00–350.00	346.36
9	550–600	588	347.50–365.00	361.46
6	600–650	621	327.50–342.50	332.43
1	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
5	750–800	780	324.00	324.00
14	800–850	828	332.00	332.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	387.50	387.50
5	600–650	645	351.00	351.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	230.00	230.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	230.00	230.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle