Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was uneven with an average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were steady to 4.00 lower or greater in spots with a moderate supply and good demand for weaned and pre-conditioned calves. Yearling steers appeared lower with a moderate supply but limited head to head comparisons. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher for leans and slaughter bulls were 6.00 to 8.00 higher with a moderate supply and strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $390.77/cwt on 49 head, down $19.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 30 comparable sales and sits −15.10 against this barn's trailing median of $405.87.

Average price

$390.77

▼ 19.25 vs prior sale

49 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,150

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$694

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

$138.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.98

vs KY average

−16.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	405.87	2,240	39
Medium and Large 2	521	375.15	1,955	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	579	267.00	1,546	4thin

One grade step is worth $138.87/cwt here — about $694 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 $449.23, low $332.88, median $405.87 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 sale49 hd

390.77

—

KY average18 barns · 751 hd

409.75

−18.98

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−16.67

This barn, trailing median30 sales

405.87

−15.10

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	1,563	223.59	3,495	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	181.52	2,237	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	181.13	2,619	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	171.12	1,827	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,555	242.50	3,771	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,220	$2,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	650–700	680	391.08/cwt	382.50–397.50	2,659	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	493.21/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	432.93/cwt	430.00–437.50	2,732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	328.26/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	414.49/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	351.47/cwt	337.50–357.50	2,822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	400.44/cwt	400.00–407.50	2,647	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	441.76/cwt	437.50–455.00	2,589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	475.92/cwt	460.00–482.50	2,489	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	926	348.85/cwt	348.85–348.85	3,230	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	418.77/cwt	417.50–422.50	2,211	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	313.13/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,090	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	435.10/cwt	427.50–442.50	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	770	349.90/cwt	349.90–349.90	2,694	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	210	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,301	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	490.06/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,573	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,070	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	389.18/cwt	385.00–392.50	1,880	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	366.61/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	375.15/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,955	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,379	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	377	556.55/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,098	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	434	488.17/cwt	487.50–492.50	2,119	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	267.00/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,546	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	154.68/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,774	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	177.67/cwt	173.00–182.00	2,176	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	189.21/cwt	186.00–192.00	2,359	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	177.55/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,589	9
Bulls	—	—	1,692	233.26/cwt	221.00–248.00	3,947	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,555	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	3,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	562.62/cwt	555.00–570.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	606	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	527.94/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,953	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	393.57/cwt	385.00–402.50	2,452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	561	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,623	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	349.93/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,380	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,486	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	458	499.08/cwt	497.50–515.00	2,286	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,120	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	419.76/cwt	410.00–437.50	1,990	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	274.90/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,287	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	429.99/cwt	422.50–445.00	2,494	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	367.47/cwt	365.00–377.50	2,264	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	644	399.48/cwt	399.00–402.50	2,573	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	487.16/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,167	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	512.10/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	396.30/cwt	395.00–397.50	2,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	456.59/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	471.88/cwt	467.50–477.50	2,232	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	386.95/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,844	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	400.37/cwt	395.00–402.50	2,294	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	189.17/cwt	188.00–191.00	2,684	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	178.17/cwt	171.00–185.00	1,842	7
Bulls	—	—	1,575	214.51/cwt	214.00–215.00	3,379	2
Bulls	—	—	1,035	193.98/cwt	189.00–198.00	2,008	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	202.76/cwt	191.00–215.00	2,236	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	3,106	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 May 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 524Last week 868Year ago 1,393

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 56Year ago 205

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 23Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	505.00	505.00
1	350–400	378	490.00	490.00
4	400–450	417	485.00–500.00	493.21
1	450–500	490	487.50	487.50
25	500–550	523	460.00–482.50	475.92
4	550–600	586	437.50–455.00	441.76
5	600–650	620	410.00–417.50	414.49
13	650–700	680	382.50–397.50	391.08
1	700–750	700	377.50	377.50
1	750–800	770	350.00	350.00
5	800–850	803	337.50–357.50	351.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	525	485.00–495.00	490.06
5	600–650	631	430.00–437.50	432.93
34	650–700	661	400.00–407.50	400.44
13	700–750	735	385.00–390.00	386.95
58	900–950	926	348.85	348.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	530	455.00	455.00
1	600–650	605	397.50	397.50
2	700–750	732	320.00	320.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	377	540.00–560.00	556.55
5	400–450	421	565.00	565.00
11	450–500	458	497.50–515.00	499.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	485.00	485.00
2	350–400	397	475.00	475.00
3	400–450	420	455.00–460.00	456.59
22	450–500	474	410.00–437.50	419.76
2	500–550	523	395.00–397.50	396.30
4	550–600	560	387.00	387.00
5	600–650	616	365.00–377.50	367.47
3	650–700	658	322.50–340.00	328.26
4	700–750	725	338.00	338.00
1	800–850	800	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	920	302.50	302.50
1	1000–1050	1,020	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	528	417.50–422.50	418.77
18	550–600	573	395.00–402.50	400.37
65	750–800	770	349.90	349.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	427.50–442.50	435.10
6	450–500	483	385.00–392.50	389.18
6	500–550	521	370.00–380.00	375.15
3	600–650	621	300.00–320.00	313.13
1	650–700	685	297.50	297.50
1	950–1000	955	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	530.00	530.00
7	350–400	370	510.00–535.00	527.94
7	400–450	434	487.50–492.50	488.17
3	450–500	450	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	579	262.50–280.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
38	600–650	644	399.00–402.50	399.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	415	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	525	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	590	390.00	390.00
3	600–650	633	365.00–370.00	366.61
1	650–700	695	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	583	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	775	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	555.00–570.00	562.62
1	350–400	375	520.00	520.00
1	450–500	465	500.00	500.00
2	500–550	510	475.00	475.00
9	550–600	561	467.50	467.50
3	600–650	606	427.50	427.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	475.00–500.00	487.16
2	300–350	328	505.00–520.00	512.10
2	350–400	368	480.00	480.00
4	450–500	473	467.50–477.50	471.88
4	500–550	513	440.00	440.00
11	550–600	580	422.50–445.00	429.99
2	600–650	623	385.00–402.50	393.57
4	650–700	680	345.00–365.00	349.93
2	700–750	742	352.50	352.50
3	800–850	832	270.00–285.00	274.90
1	950–1000	955	250.00	250.00
6	1000–1050	1,025	242.50	242.50
1	1100–1150	1,120	252.50	252.50

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)	1	—	1,220	2,850.00	2,850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,103	191.00–215.00	202.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	261.00	261.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,147	154.00–155.00	154.68
7	—	1,034	171.00–185.00	178.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,225	173.00–182.00	177.67
5	—	1,247	186.00–192.00	189.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,458	170.00–184.00	177.55
4	—	1,419	188.00–191.00	189.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,692	221.00–248.00	233.26
2	—	1,575	214.00–215.00	214.51
2	—	1,035	189.00–198.00	193.98
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	242.50	242.50

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

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle