Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends due to market being closed last week for the July 4th Holiday. However the feeder market appeared firm and stronger in spots with good demand for weaned and pre-conditioned calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $453.52/cwt on 45 head, down $12.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 31 comparable sales and sits −8.02 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$453.52

▼ 12.90 vs prior sale

45 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,481

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$43.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.25

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	549	460.23	2,525	38
Medium and Large 2	538	417.07	2,244	7thin

One grade step is worth $43.16/cwt here — about $281 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.70, low $384.59, median $461.54 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 sale45 hd

453.52

—

KY average12 barns · 224 hd

444.27

+9.25

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

−5.96

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−8.02

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	1,688	211.92	3,578	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,558	194.98	3,037	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	188.00	2,576	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,153	164.16	1,893	12

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$4,625	3thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1-2Fancy	300–350	347	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	299.78/cwt	287.50–312.50	2,608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	610	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	432.68/cwt	417.50–442.50	2,410	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	323.80/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,351	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	400.01/cwt	397.50–405.00	2,248	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	658	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1050–1100	1,050	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	604	411.79/cwt	407.50–412.50	2,487	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	419	512.56/cwt	510.00–517.50	2,148	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	433	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	428.58/cwt	414.00–430.00	2,246	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	433.66/cwt	412.50–437.50	2,541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	370.39/cwt	361.00–390.00	2,304	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	639	458.33/cwt	457.00–472.50	2,929	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	442.91/cwt	435.00–452.50	2,334	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	435.32/cwt	427.50–445.00	2,116	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	341.81/cwt	337.50–345.00	2,608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	464	477.30/cwt	477.00–477.50	2,215	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	835	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	366.11/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,317	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,576	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	171.04/cwt	169.00–173.00	1,864	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	161.86/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,900	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	199.22/cwt	192.00–205.00	3,130	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,679	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	4,374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,827	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,053	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	4,625.00/head	4,625.00–4,625.00	4,625	3
Bulls	—	—	1,803	215.52/cwt	209.00–225.00	3,886	2
Bulls	—	—	1,503	194.78/cwt	192.00–198.00	2,928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	478	507.95/cwt	502.50–510.00	2,428	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	417.07/cwt	411.00–420.00	2,244	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	481.36/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,551	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	805	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,777	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	420.50/cwt	420.50–420.50	2,653	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	2,670	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	395.99/cwt	387.50–408.00	2,887	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	911	360.47/cwt	357.00–363.75	3,284	236
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	830	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	3,187	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	866	364.52/cwt	360.50–368.50	3,157	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	363.47/cwt	342.50–365.00	2,504	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	794	355.50/cwt	355.50–355.50	2,823	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,404	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	3,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	326.37/cwt	317.50–345.00	2,520	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 Jul 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 975Last week 858Year ago 1,060

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 44Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 9Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	625.00	625.00
2	300–350	347	590.00	590.00
7	450–500	478	502.50–510.00	507.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	475.00	475.00
9	500–550	527	435.00–452.50	442.91
7	550–600	586	412.50–437.50	433.66
2	650–700	690	413.00	413.00
26	700–750	729	387.50–408.00	395.99
4	750–800	753	377.50	377.50
1	1050–1100	1,055	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	530	480.00–490.00	481.36
8	550–600	573	466.00	466.00
65	600–650	639	457.00–472.50	458.33
65	800–850	830	384.00	384.00
105	850–900	866	360.50–368.50	364.52
236	900–950	911	357.00–363.75	360.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	538	411.00–420.00	417.07
1	650–700	680	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	720	375.00	375.00
1	750–800	765	351.00	351.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	370	485.00	485.00
9	450–500	486	427.50–445.00	435.32
11	500–550	524	414.00–430.00	428.58
5	550–600	562	397.50–405.00	400.01
6	600–650	622	361.00–390.00	370.39
75	650–700	689	342.50–365.00	363.47
4	700–750	726	320.00–325.00	323.80
4	750–800	763	337.50–345.00	341.81
2	800–850	805	337.00	337.00
2	850–900	870	287.50–312.50	299.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	520.00	520.00
3	350–400	368	512.50	512.50
3	400–450	433	512.50	512.50
5	450–500	464	477.00–477.50	477.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	604	407.50–412.50	411.79
3	650–700	658	395.00	395.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	475	341.00	341.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	331.00	331.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	506	475.00	475.00
2	550–600	557	441.00	441.00
40	600–650	631	420.50	420.50
66	750–800	794	355.50	355.50
59	800–850	805	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	467.00	467.00
1	400–450	405	455.00	455.00
1	550–600	580	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	600	312.50	312.50
1	850–900	885	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	630.00	630.00
1	300–350	310	620.00	620.00
1	350–400	390	550.00	550.00
5	400–450	419	510.00–517.50	512.56
1	600–650	610	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	455.00	455.00
8	550–600	557	417.50–442.50	432.68
5	600–650	633	360.00–370.00	366.11
1	700–750	735	316.00	316.00
7	750–800	772	317.50–345.00	326.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	403.00	403.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	188.00	188.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,090	169.00–173.00	171.04
9	—	1,174	152.00–165.00	161.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,571	192.00–205.00	199.22
1	—	1,505	178.00	178.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	239.00	239.00
2	—	1,803	209.00–225.00	215.52
2	—	1,503	192.00–198.00	194.78

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	191.00	191.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	4,625.00	4,625.00

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

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle