Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 400-600 lbs were 7.00 to 10.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and strong demand, while the yearling steers were unevenly steady bouncing from 3.00 higher to 3.00 lower across the weight classes with a good supply and good demand. Feeder heifers 300-500 lbs were steady with good demand, while the 600-800 lbs heifers were steady to 5.00 lower with a good supply and spotty demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 4.00 to 8.00 lower with a limited supply and limited demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $351.19/cwt on 29 head, down $0.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits −53.51 against this barn's trailing median of $404.70.

Average price

$351.19

▼ 0.75 vs prior sale

29 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,907

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$47.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.11

vs KY average

−5.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	352.84	1,918	28
Large 1	530	305.00	1,617	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.84/cwt here — about $301 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $449.23, low $315.42, median $404.70 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 sale29 hd

351.19

—

KY average25 barns · 860 hd

345.09

+6.11

National average169 barns · 11,446 hd

357.15

−5.96

This barn, trailing median31 sales

404.70

−53.51

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	1,840	183.67	3,380	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,644	135.68	2,231	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	135.28	1,661	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	120.08	1,326	5thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	140.72/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,597	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	112.97/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,226	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	183.67/cwt	176.00–194.00	3,380	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	135.28/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,661	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,644	135.68/cwt	133.00–139.00	2,231	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	358.17/cwt	340.00–372.50	2,042	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	333.54/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,091	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	422.20/cwt	407.50–430.00	1,604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	445.07/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	322.26/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,137	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	456.32/cwt	450.00–462.50	2,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	352.14/cwt	332.50–357.00	1,972	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	440.90/cwt	432.50–457.50	1,949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	354.10/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,820	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	393.49/cwt	387.50–402.50	1,696	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	415.77/cwt	412.50–420.00	2,208	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,062	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	330.58/cwt	322.50–333.00	2,688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	820	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,772	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	758	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,619	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	385.77/cwt	367.50–392.50	2,222	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	641	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,484	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	355.88/cwt	347.50–363.50	2,260	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	320.02/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,257	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	522	405.23/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,115	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	575	384.98/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,214	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	482	462.68/cwt	450.00–469.00	2,230	12
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	478	333.33/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,593	3
Bulls	Large 1	650–700	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	1
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	530	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	340.14/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	916	329.75/cwt	329.75–329.75	3,021	61
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	147.57/cwt	139.00–159.00	1,808	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	209.82/cwt	200.00–231.00	1,968	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	271.98/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	353.82/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	381.29/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	190	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	333.88/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	679	344.93/cwt	325.50–362.50	2,342	225
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	356.55/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,114	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	287.75/cwt	277.00–301.00	2,345	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	316.73/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	354.14/cwt	349.00–359.00	2,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	854	314.43/cwt	314.00–320.00	2,685	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	865	329.96/cwt	325.25–332.90	2,854	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	410.33/cwt	410.00–412.50	2,277	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,455	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	716	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,434	70

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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,140Last week 1,631Year ago 1,180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 47Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	136.00–145.00	140.72
2	—	1,085	107.00–119.00	112.97
1	—	1,080	93.00	93.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	129.00–141.00	135.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,644	133.00–139.00	135.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,840	176.00–194.00	183.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	505.00	505.00
3	300–350	343	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	375	440.00–450.00	445.07
3	400–450	442	432.50–457.50	440.90
3	450–500	491	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
5	550–600	570	340.00–372.50	358.17
3	600–650	627	320.00–342.50	333.54
2	650–700	663	310.00–335.00	322.26
2	700–750	705	332.50	332.50
1	750–800	750	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	810	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	480	450.00–462.50	456.32
11	500–550	522	400.00–415.00	405.23
8	550–600	575	380.00–395.00	384.98
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	332.50–335.00	333.33
1	650–700	680	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	395.00	395.00
1	250–300	250	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	390	422.50	422.50
3	500–550	531	342.50	342.50
2	600–650	610	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	380	407.50–430.00	422.20
14	400–450	431	387.50–402.50	393.49
10	500–550	514	340.00–362.50	354.10
18	550–600	560	332.50–357.00	352.14
2	600–650	608	315.00–325.00	320.02
3	700–750	728	307.00	307.00
1	750–800	790	285.00	285.00
3	800–850	806	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	930	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
175	600–650	635	347.50–363.50	355.88
225	650–700	679	325.50–362.50	344.93
70	700–750	716	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	340	417.50	417.50
2	400–450	440	347.50–360.00	353.82
3	450–500	485	330.00–350.00	340.14
3	600–650	612	270.00–273.00	271.98
1	650–700	665	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	395	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	420	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	465	417.50	417.50
6	500–550	531	412.50–420.00	415.77
11	550–600	576	367.50–392.50	385.77
2	600–650	628	349.00–359.00	354.14
11	650–700	669	367.00	367.00
6	750–800	768	320.00–337.00	333.88
6	800–850	813	322.50–333.00	330.58
44	850–900	854	314.00–320.00	314.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	555	410.00–412.50	410.33
12	600–650	641	387.50	387.50
60	750–800	758	345.50	345.50
35	800–850	820	338.00	338.00
183	850–900	865	325.25–332.90	329.96
61	900–950	916	329.75	329.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	482	450.00–469.00	462.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	640	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	380.00–382.50	381.29
10	550–600	593	325.00–360.00	356.55
3	600–650	610	300.00–325.00	316.73
1	650–700	675	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	740	309.00	309.00
3	800–850	815	277.00–301.00	287.75

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	139.00–159.00	147.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	938	200.00–231.00	209.82

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle