Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was spotty but stronger in spots with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were mostly steady to 5.00 higher in spots with a moderate supply and good demand, while the yearling steers appeared firm with a lite test. Feeder heifers 300-500 lbs were mostly steady, while the 500-600 lbs heifers were 4.00 to 6.00 lower and the 600-700 lbs heifers were 6.00 to 8.00 higher with a good supply and good demand for long weaned and pre-conditioned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady with a good supply and good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $407.55/cwt on 61 head, down $3.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 30 comparable sales and sits +1.41 against this barn's trailing median of $406.14.

Average price

$407.55

▼ 3.26 vs prior sale

61 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

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

$30.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.97

vs KY average

−9.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	408.05	2,235	60
Medium and Large 2	500	377.50	1,888	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.55/cwt here — about $347 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $349.69, median $406.14 across 30 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 sale61 hd

407.55

—

KY average25 barns · 940 hd

411.52

−3.97

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−9.56

This barn, trailing median30 sales

406.14

+1.41

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	—	High	1,736	222.16	3,856	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,520	183.43	2,789	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	178.89	2,117	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	153.07	1,606	20
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,536	208.47	3,202	4thin

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)	1,195	$3,146	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,329	$2,662	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$2,573	2thin

Every lot, as filed

113 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - 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 1-2Fancy	150–200	175	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1150–1200	1,185	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	3,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	318	572.76/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	850–900	875	327.23/cwt	321.00–340.00	2,863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	415.88/cwt	402.00–430.00	2,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	613.14/cwt	607.50–615.00	1,821	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	488.30/cwt	476.00–507.50	2,344	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	517	487.56/cwt	482.00–505.00	2,521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	790	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	467	524.54/cwt	520.00–527.00	2,450	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	603	437.34/cwt	420.00–441.00	2,637	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	2,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	282.45/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,330	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,283	2,549.03/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,549	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	3,145.71/head	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,146	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	2,572.60/head	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,573	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	196.06/cwt	179.00–220.00	2,065	7
Bulls	—	—	1,861	225.45/cwt	217.00–238.00	4,196	4
Bulls	—	—	1,235	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,581	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	188.78/cwt	186.00–194.00	2,871	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	147.61/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,429	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	160.27/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,803	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,011	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	176.66/cwt	169.00–183.00	2,065	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	180.02/cwt	168.00–184.00	2,736	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	186.40/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,296	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,536	208.47/cwt	200.00–221.00	3,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	376	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,406	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	449.26/cwt	442.50–461.00	2,606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	445.59/cwt	440.00–447.00	2,700	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	545.80/cwt	530.00–561.00	2,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,026	223.66/cwt	215.00–232.50	2,295	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	389.34/cwt	387.50–395.00	2,476	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	435	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	3,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	488.47/cwt	481.00–491.00	2,579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	419.33/cwt	414.00–427.50	2,638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	529.94/cwt	522.50–537.50	2,242	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	384.04/cwt	366.00–391.00	2,738	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	237	755.00/cwt	755.00–755.00	1,789	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	417.58/cwt	412.50–420.00	2,455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	398.78/cwt	380.00–408.00	2,724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	913	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,781	80
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	811	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	448.39/cwt	440.00–453.00	2,363	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	444.31/cwt	435.00–449.00	2,124	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	599.02/cwt	587.50–600.00	2,546	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	381	583.34/cwt	572.50–590.00	2,223	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	398.38/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,103	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,939	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	385.63/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,206	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	430.99/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,228	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	374	589.00/cwt	589.00–589.00	2,203	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	404.36/cwt	397.00–412.50	2,313	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	380.26/cwt	361.00–387.50	2,365	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	307	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	2,134	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	379.41/cwt	374.00–385.00	2,527	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	327.79/cwt	315.00–333.00	2,508	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	635	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,143	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	328.64/cwt	327.50–329.00	2,416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	406.22/cwt	403.00–412.50	2,165	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	719	354.87/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	476.87/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	175	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	460.92/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,000	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	498.69/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,119	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	503.12/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,670	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	492.89/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,809	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	755	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1000–1050	1,015	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	452.29/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	802	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1050–1100	1,070	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	3,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	251	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	483	473.21/cwt	462.50–487.50	2,286	5

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 (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon May 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 508Last week 748Year ago 908

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 62Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 14Year ago 14

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	150–200	175	735.00	735.00
1	200–250	230	590.00	590.00
4	250–300	251	610.00	610.00
6	300–350	318	540.00–580.00	572.76
1	350–400	360	515.00	515.00
15	400–450	425	485.00–515.00	498.69
5	450–500	483	462.50–487.50	473.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	719	350.00–360.00	354.87
1	750–800	755	351.00	351.00
2	800–850	802	350.00	350.00
3	850–900	875	321.00–340.00	327.23
1	1000–1050	1,015	272.50	272.50
1	1050–1100	1,070	281.00	281.00
1	1150–1200	1,185	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	374	589.00	589.00
11	500–550	517	425.00–435.00	430.99
21	550–600	572	397.00–412.50	404.36
80	600–650	632	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	585.00	585.00
1	250–300	275	540.00	540.00
7	300–350	332	495.00–520.00	503.12
7	350–400	367	480.00–500.00	492.89
5	400–450	434	455.00–480.00	460.92
9	450–500	478	435.00–449.00	444.31
22	500–550	533	403.00–412.50	406.22
6	550–600	572	375.00–395.00	385.63
13	600–650	622	361.00–387.50	380.26
8	650–700	666	374.00–385.00	379.41
4	700–750	735	327.50–329.00	328.64
8	750–800	765	315.00–333.00	327.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	470.00–480.00	476.87
2	350–400	365	445.00–460.00	452.29
1	400–450	405	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	465	414.00	414.00
1	500–550	500	377.50	377.50
1	600–650	600	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	680	350.00	350.00
1	850–900	860	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	337.50	337.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	315	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	395	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	425	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	515	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	557	393.00	393.00
2	650–700	690	333.00	333.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	390.00	390.00
1	800–850	820	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	297	607.50–615.00	613.14
1	300–350	315	605.00	605.00
2	350–400	383	530.00–561.00	545.80
3	400–450	431	500.00	500.00
4	450–500	480	476.00–507.50	488.30
2	500–550	527	461.00	461.00
2	550–600	565	402.00–430.00	415.88
4	600–650	636	387.50–395.00	389.34
1	650–700	665	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	730	355.00	355.00
2	800–850	825	280.00–285.00	282.45
4	1000–1050	1,026	215.00–232.50	223.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	680.00	680.00
1	350–400	390	590.00	590.00
6	450–500	467	520.00–527.00	524.54
4	500–550	517	482.00–505.00	487.56
11	600–650	603	420.00–441.00	437.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	263.00	263.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	452.50	452.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	376	640.00	640.00
3	500–550	511	517.50	517.50
5	550–600	564	470.00	470.00
5	600–650	606	440.00–447.00	445.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	555.00	555.00
1	350–400	370	550.00	550.00
6	400–450	423	522.50–537.50	529.94
1	450–500	495	500.00	500.00
4	500–550	528	481.00–491.00	488.47
3	550–600	580	442.50–461.00	449.26
5	600–650	629	414.00–427.50	419.33
3	650–700	683	380.00–408.00	398.78
11	700–750	713	366.00–391.00	384.04
1	750–800	760	367.50	367.50
1	850–900	860	349.00	349.00
12	1000–1050	1,010	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	515.00	515.00
1	300–350	345	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	395	505.00	505.00
4	500–550	527	440.00–453.00	448.39
3	550–600	588	412.50–420.00	417.58
1	650–700	665	341.00	341.00
4	800–850	811	300.00	300.00
2	850–900	895	291.00	291.00
4	900–950	913	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	237	755.00	755.00
9	300–350	307	695.00	695.00
5	350–400	381	572.50–590.00	583.34
12	400–450	425	587.50–600.00	599.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	395.00–400.00	398.38
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,283	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,549.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,145.71
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,465	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	963	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,572.60
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,053	179.00–220.00	196.06

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,861	217.00–238.00	225.45
1	—	1,235	209.00	209.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,521	186.00–194.00	188.78
11	—	1,520	168.00–184.00	180.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	968	139.00–153.00	147.61
11	—	1,125	155.00–166.00	160.27
1	—	860	117.50	117.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,169	169.00–183.00	176.66
8	—	1,232	185.00–189.00	186.40
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,536	200.00–221.00	208.47

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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