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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 6

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

851 head

▼ 97 vs last sale 948▲ 574 vs year ago 277 · +207.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 57▲ 7 vs year ago 38 · +18.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 13▼ 4 vs year ago 5 · −80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market spotty, but mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 350-500 lbs were sharply higher with strong demand for weaned packages and groups, while the 550-700 lbs steers were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with a good supply and moderate demand. Feeder heifers 450 lbs and under appeared sharply higher, while the 500-700 lbs heifers were 5.00 to 8.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Yearling steers and heifers appeared 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a good supply, but limited like kind comparisons. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower with a moderate supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $425.25/cwt on 118 head, up $27.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −25.06 against this barn's trailing median of $450.31.

Average price

$425.25

▲ 27.10 vs prior sale

118 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,323

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$649

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

$93.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+35.78

vs KY average

−5.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	426.04	2,328	117
Medium and Large 2	505	332.50	1,679	1thin

One grade step is worth $93.54/cwt here — about $649 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale118 hd

425.25

—

KY average25 barns · 830 hd

389.47

+35.78

National average183 barns · 26,018 hd

430.36

−5.11

This barn, trailing median34 sales

450.31

−25.06

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.70, low $353.17, median $450.31 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,828	181.09	3,310	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,577	131.84	2,079	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	125.83	1,565	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	110.70	1,252	9thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,355	125.04	1,694	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,235	223.00	2,754	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,660	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,196	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,508	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,811	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,273	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,785	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	352	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,804	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	378	535.88/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,026	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,738	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	437	514.62/cwt	508.00–527.50	2,249	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	463	486.52/cwt	475.00–488.00	2,253	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	461.13/cwt	457.50–465.00	2,190	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,656	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	413.00/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,015	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,679	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,989	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	449.50/cwt	432.50–450.00	2,351	72
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	376.58/cwt	360.00–387.00	2,154	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	595	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,362	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	375.68/cwt	374.00–377.50	2,310	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	345.00/cwt	330.00–357.50	2,136	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	657	300.10/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,972	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	342.41/cwt	325.00–351.00	2,280	25
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	336.75/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,428	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	273.49/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,975	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	744	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,604	65
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	812	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,647	31
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	320.51/cwt	317.00–324.00	2,788	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	947	303.80/cwt	303.80–303.80	2,877	59
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	951	299.75/cwt	299.75–299.75	2,851	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,029	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,458	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	313	465.04/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,456	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	434.90/cwt	422.50–445.00	1,609	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	388.71/cwt	380.00–407.50	1,648	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,794	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	377.81/cwt	367.00–382.50	1,795	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	376.24/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,923	56
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,536	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	341.27/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,788	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	352.83/cwt	351.00–353.00	2,025	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	328.46/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,915	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	321.38/cwt	319.00–332.50	2,054	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	315.94/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,069	5
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	703	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,267	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	292.45/cwt	285.00–297.00	2,132	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	749	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,329	70
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	290.04/cwt	277.50–302.50	2,248	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,220	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	853	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,047	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,405	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,025	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,639	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,392	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,120	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,828	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	323	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	1,768	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	357	532.93/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,903	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	436	503.41/cwt	497.50–525.00	2,195	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,710	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,082	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	466	513.34/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,392	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	350.18/cwt	342.00–360.00	2,035	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,850	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,039	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	268.73/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,782	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,023	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	719	303.07/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,179	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,911	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,243	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,155	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	840	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,512	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,755	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,235	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,754	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,828	181.09/cwt	169.00–187.00	3,310	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	106.05/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,149	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	123.56/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,388	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	91.94/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,122	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	125.83/cwt	121.00–138.00	1,565	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,057	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,596	130.22/cwt	124.00–138.00	2,078	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,355	125.04/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,694	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,660	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	148.63/cwt	135.00–162.50	1,650	2

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 Oct 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 851Last week 948Year ago 277

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 57Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 13Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	550.00	550.00
2	300–350	313	460.00–470.00	465.04
7	350–400	370	422.50–445.00	434.90
29	400–450	425	422.00	422.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	703	322.50	322.50
1	1000–1050	1,025	257.50	257.50
1	1100–1150	1,120	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
9	400–450	424	380.00–407.50	388.71
18	450–500	475	367.00–382.50	377.81
4	500–550	524	335.00–347.50	341.27
3	550–600	583	320.00–332.50	328.46
25	600–650	639	319.00–332.50	321.38
5	650–700	655	312.50–325.00	315.94
11	700–750	729	285.00–297.00	292.45
4	750–800	775	277.50–302.50	290.04
3	800–850	830	267.50	267.50
1	900–950	925	260.00	260.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	500–550	511	360.00–377.50	376.24
24	550–600	574	351.00–353.00	352.83
70	700–750	749	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	512	300.00	300.00
8	850–900	853	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	420	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	452.50	452.50
8	550–600	581	342.00–360.00	350.18
2	600–650	605	337.00	337.00
2	650–700	672	301.00	301.00
1	750–800	780	287.50	287.50
5	800–850	829	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	975	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	547.50	547.50
8	350–400	357	520.00–535.00	532.93
11	400–450	436	497.50–525.00	503.41
3	450–500	466	510.00–515.00	513.34
5	700–750	719	300.00–315.00	303.07
1	800–850	840	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	595	311.00	311.00
2	650–700	663	267.50–270.00	268.73
2	700–750	735	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	340	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	352	512.50	512.50
6	450–500	475	457.50–465.00	461.13
1	500–550	520	382.50	382.50
18	550–600	572	360.00–387.00	376.58
6	600–650	619	330.00–357.50	345.00
25	650–700	666	325.00–351.00	342.41
15	700–750	721	315.00–340.00	336.75
2	750–800	765	320.00	320.00
31	800–850	812	326.00	326.00
6	850–900	870	317.00–324.00	320.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	500–550	523	432.50–450.00	449.50
26	550–600	595	397.00	397.00
8	600–650	615	374.00–377.50	375.68
65	700–750	744	350.00	350.00
59	900–950	947	303.80	303.80
56	950–1000	951	299.75	299.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	575.00	575.00
8	350–400	378	530.00–545.00	535.88
21	400–450	437	508.00–527.50	514.62
18	450–500	463	475.00–488.00	486.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	395	440.00	440.00
5	450–500	488	410.00–417.50	413.00
1	500–550	505	332.50	332.50
3	650–700	657	295.00–310.00	300.10
3	700–750	722	260.00–280.00	273.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	480	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	121.00–128.00	125.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,123	118.00–131.00	123.56
2	—	1,220	89.00–95.00	91.94
3	—	1,083	103.00–109.00	106.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,244	121.00–138.00	125.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	148.00	148.00
10	—	1,596	124.00–138.00	130.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,828	169.00–187.00	181.09

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,660	2,900.00	2,900.00

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	2	—	1,110	135.00–162.50	148.63

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.