Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were sharply higher across all weight classes with a good supply and strong demand for quality cattle and weaned packages and groups. Yearling steers and heifers appeared sharply stronger as well with a good supply, but limited head to head comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with a moderate supply and moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $423.21/cwt on 131 head, up $70.05 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 32 comparable sales and sits −37.84 against this barn's trailing median of $461.05.

Average price

$423.21

▲ 70.05 vs prior sale

131 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,371

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$540

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

$110.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+29.13

vs KY average

+19.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	425.53	2,383	128
Medium and Large 2	540	342.50	1,850	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	585	315.00	1,843	2thin

One grade step is worth $110.53/cwt here — about $540 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

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 sale131 hd

423.21

—

KY average25 barns · 845 hd

394.08

+29.13

National average163 barns · 12,167 hd

403.65

+19.56

This barn, trailing median32 sales

461.05

−37.84

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	1,672	195.20	3,264	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	149.78	2,202	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,378	146.71	2,022	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	133.03	1,450	15

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,626	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$1,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,570	$3,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	700–750	727	343.43/cwt	327.00–351.00	2,497	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,024	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	3,036	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	370.22/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,118	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	382.75/cwt	382.75–382.75	2,308	84
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	313.88/cwt	302.50–325.00	2,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	345.56/cwt	331.50–359.00	2,288	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	347.97/cwt	340.00–352.50	2,359	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	746	344.75/cwt	344.75–344.75	2,572	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	386.61/cwt	377.50–400.00	1,945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	433.22/cwt	400.00–434.50	2,448	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	409.85/cwt	391.00–422.50	1,934	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	311.20/cwt	310.00–313.00	2,390	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	323.96/cwt	315.00–329.00	2,660	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	938	324.11/cwt	323.25–325.00	3,040	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	363.68/cwt	352.50–390.00	1,549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	644	380.33/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,449	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	425.23/cwt	412.50–432.50	2,194	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	319.36/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	267.50/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,953	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	266	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	812	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,399	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,991	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	333	501.48/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	432	448.26/cwt	440.00–451.00	1,936	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	450.54/cwt	435.00–452.50	2,077	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	134.92/cwt	125.00–144.00	1,471	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	907	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	146.71/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,022	4
Bulls	—	—	1,672	195.20/cwt	189.00–199.00	3,264	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	149.78/cwt	140.00–158.00	2,202	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	440.46/cwt	437.50–445.00	1,652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	537	399.37/cwt	397.50–400.00	2,145	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	321.96/cwt	302.50–335.00	2,128	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,626.30/head	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	223	468.88/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	415.80/cwt	415.00–417.50	1,759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	318	567.95/cwt	490.00–640.00	1,806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	577	375.58/cwt	367.50–387.50	2,167	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,734	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	416.45/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,953	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	445.00/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	393.84/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,694	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	350.43/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,987	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	309.58/cwt	307.00–310.00	2,334	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	337	495.81/cwt	495.00–497.50	1,671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	336.75/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,906	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	419.94/cwt	415.00–422.50	1,558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	357.61/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,867	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	415.18/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	424.96/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	311.92/cwt	300.00–323.00	2,071	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	370.25/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,707	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	351.93/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,876	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	862	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,823	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	334.84/cwt	312.50–338.50	2,113	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	600	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	393.90/cwt	367.00–397.00	2,639	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	450.96/cwt	442.50–460.00	1,727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	370.69/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,946	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	340.78/cwt	322.50–347.00	2,587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	921	292.39/cwt	286.00–305.00	2,693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	365.18/cwt	359.75–371.50	2,684	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	832	340.40/cwt	335.75–342.75	2,832	237
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	968	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	3,020	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	346.97/cwt	332.50–356.00	2,162	7

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,631Last week 158Year ago 1,083

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 43Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 2

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	383	442.50–460.00	450.96
4	400–450	415	410.00–430.00	415.18
10	450–500	472	391.00–422.50	409.85
3	500–550	503	377.50–400.00	386.61
12	550–600	572	360.00–380.00	370.22
7	600–650	623	332.50–356.00	346.97
6	650–700	678	340.00–352.50	347.97
20	700–750	727	327.00–351.00	343.43
4	750–800	759	322.50–347.00	340.78
21	800–850	821	315.00–329.00	323.96
1	850–900	870	317.50	317.50
3	900–950	921	286.00–305.00	292.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	516	412.50–432.50	425.23
102	550–600	565	400.00–434.50	433.22
41	600–650	644	370.00–382.50	380.33
91	650–700	670	367.00–397.00	393.90
140	700–750	735	359.75–371.50	365.18
237	800–850	832	335.75–342.75	340.40
56	850–900	862	327.50	327.50
121	900–950	938	323.25–325.00	324.11
53	950–1000	968	312.00	312.00
18	1000–1050	1,024	296.50	296.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	405	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	450	362.50	362.50
1	500–550	540	342.50	342.50
2	600–650	638	302.50–325.00	313.88
1	700–750	720	310.00	310.00
5	750–800	768	310.00–313.00	311.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	585	315.00	315.00
2	750–800	765	281.00	281.00
2	800–850	812	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	490.00–510.00	501.48
1	350–400	360	490.00	490.00
8	400–450	432	440.00–451.00	448.26
9	450–500	461	435.00–452.50	450.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	525	370.00–375.00	370.69
84	600–650	603	382.75	382.75
145	650–700	662	331.50–359.00	345.56
68	700–750	746	344.75	344.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	450.00–490.00	468.88
1	250–300	275	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	342	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	371	415.00–422.50	419.94
16	400–450	430	390.00–405.00	393.84
13	450–500	461	355.00–380.00	370.25
8	500–550	533	342.50–360.00	351.93
21	550–600	566	320.00–345.00	336.75
25	600–650	631	312.50–338.50	334.84
13	650–700	664	300.00–323.00	311.92
4	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
22	750–800	754	307.00–310.00	309.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	450	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	580	309.00	309.00
2	600–650	607	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
5	700–750	730	257.50–275.00	267.50
1	800–850	825	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	266	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	455	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	510.00	510.00
6	300–350	337	495.00–497.50	495.81
5	350–400	375	437.50–445.00	440.46
3	400–450	423	415.00–417.50	415.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	352.50–390.00	363.68
1	450–500	485	385.00	385.00
2	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	592	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	637	297.50	297.50
1	750–800	795	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	470	300.00–340.00	319.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	290	595.00	595.00
2	300–350	318	490.00–640.00	567.95
1	400–450	415	447.50	447.50
2	450–500	450	440.00–450.00	445.00
8	500–550	537	397.50–400.00	399.37
8	550–600	577	367.50–387.50	375.58
2	600–650	600	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	352	492.50	492.50
3	400–450	422	410.00–435.00	424.96
10	450–500	469	400.00–420.00	416.45
8	500–550	522	350.00–370.00	357.61
6	550–600	567	340.00–357.50	350.43
1	600–650	615	325.00	325.00
4	650–700	661	302.50–335.00	321.96
1	700–750	720	322.50	322.50
1	750–800	795	260.00	260.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	222.50	222.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	155.00	155.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,626.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,570	3,150.00	3,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,090	125.00–144.00	134.92
1	—	980	92.50	92.50
1	—	1,200	149.00	149.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,378	145.00–149.00	146.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,470	140.00–158.00	149.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,672	189.00–199.00	195.20

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

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