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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 13

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Oct 6Oct 13Oct 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,031 head

▲ 180 vs last sale 851▲ 276 vs year ago 755 · +36.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 45▲ 9 vs year ago 58 · +15.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 1▼ 3 vs year ago 5 · −60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was spotty with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 350-550 lbs appeared steady with a lite test, while the 600-700 lbs steers were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and good demand for long weaned packages and groups. Yearling steers were 3.00 to 6.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand. Feeder heifers 400 lbs and under were mostly steady, while the 500-700 lbs heifers were steady to 5.00 higher with a good supply and good demand for quality cattle. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for quality cattle, however off colored and fatter bawling calves received heavy discounts and increased the price spread in most weight classes. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady with a moderate supply and moderate demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.07/cwt on 70 head, down $12.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −41.77 against this barn's trailing median of $393.83.

Average price

$352.07

▼ 12.97 vs prior sale

70 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$46.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.99

vs KY average

−20.69 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	357.41	1,957	62
Medium and Large 2	548	310.64	1,702	8thin

One grade step is worth $46.78/cwt here — about $255 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 sale70 hd

352.07

—

KY average27 barns · 1,089 hd

339.07

+12.99

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−20.69

This barn, trailing median34 sales

393.83

−41.77

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $449.23, low $315.42, median $393.83 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	—	High	1,781	179.18	3,192	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	127.22	1,642	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	125.04	1,954	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,185	118.12	1,400	14

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)	1,070	$2,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	452.67/cwt	440.00–467.00	1,471	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	351	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,685	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,938	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	417	509.92/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,126	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	463.67/cwt	451.00–481.00	2,022	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,195	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,775	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	515	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,828	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	401.27/cwt	377.50–412.50	2,147	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	386.49/cwt	384.00–390.00	2,164	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	368.63/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,164	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	356.72/cwt	342.50–363.00	2,190	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	379.02/cwt	359.00–384.50	2,502	53
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	334.93/cwt	325.00–337.00	2,244	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	304.13/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,059	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	734	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,679	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	329.25/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,417	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	751	353.90/cwt	353.00–354.00	2,658	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	757	322.17/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,439	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	333.85/cwt	331.00–334.75	2,754	45
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	837	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,402	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	305.74/cwt	292.00–314.00	2,645	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	888	334.88/cwt	327.50–342.80	2,974	125
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	904	338.95/cwt	338.00–340.00	3,064	107
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	913	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,748	9
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	995	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,696	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,040	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,080	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	274	464.57/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,273	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,195	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,178	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	428.84/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,338	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,278	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	376	424.32/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,595	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,513	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	401.93/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,712	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,588	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	452	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,266	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	314.77/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,536	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	334.37/cwt	322.50–347.50	1,719	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	361.70/cwt	355.00–372.50	1,910	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	544	311.68/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,696	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	556	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,079	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	307.50/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,722	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	339.39/cwt	325.00–351.00	1,945	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	278.78/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,728	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	322.18/cwt	312.50–333.00	2,010	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	345.08/cwt	339.10–356.00	2,177	110
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,096	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	325.48/cwt	325.00–325.50	2,246	79
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	275.60/cwt	272.00–282.50	1,971	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	720	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,886	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	732	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,445	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	753	264.76/cwt	262.00–267.50	1,994	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	777	329.92/cwt	326.00–338.00	2,563	50
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	813	329.90/cwt	317.00–331.75	2,682	71
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,037	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	859	323.50/cwt	323.50–323.50	2,779	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	175	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,033	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	519.57/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,221	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	268	541.65/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,452	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	293	566.64/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,660	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,697	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,715	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,067	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	357.82/cwt	305.00–410.00	1,460	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	480.76/cwt	479.00–482.50	2,010	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	421	516.91/cwt	500.00–527.50	2,176	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,930	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	468.22/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,191	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	517	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,068	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	364.87/cwt	347.50–371.00	1,941	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	368.93/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,129	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	294.02/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,732	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,064	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	323.33/cwt	322.50–325.00	2,189	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	732	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,720	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,123	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,048	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	956	231.33/cwt	229.00–232.50	2,212	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,495	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,407	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	179.91/cwt	170.00–185.00	3,238	6
Bulls	—	—	1,955	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,773	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	106.32/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,134	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,251	124.67/cwt	114.00–133.00	1,560	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	127.22/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,642	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	125.04/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,954	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,224	154.86/cwt	133.00–177.50	1,895	8

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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,031Last week 851Year ago 755

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 45Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	560	384.00–390.00	386.49
53	650–700	660	359.00–384.50	379.02
5	700–750	734	365.00	365.00
10	750–800	751	353.00–354.00	353.90
125	850–900	888	327.50–342.80	334.88
107	900–950	904	338.00–340.00	338.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	510.00	510.00
7	400–450	436	451.00–481.00	463.67
2	450–500	462	475.00	475.00
3	500–550	535	377.50–412.50	401.27
5	550–600	587	365.00–370.00	368.63
14	600–650	614	342.50–363.00	356.72
6	650–700	670	325.00–337.00	334.93
4	700–750	734	327.00–330.00	329.25
6	750–800	757	310.00–335.00	322.17
45	800–850	825	331.00–334.75	333.85
8	850–900	865	292.00–314.00	305.74
9	900–950	913	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	500.00–520.00	509.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	255.00	255.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	440.00–467.00	452.67
4	350–400	351	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	500	355.00	355.00
6	650–700	677	285.00–310.00	304.13
5	800–850	837	287.00	287.00
1	950–1000	995	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	460.00–470.00	464.57
5	300–350	312	420.00–435.00	428.84
1	350–400	395	383.00	383.00
7	400–450	426	395.00–410.00	401.93
10	500–550	514	322.50–347.50	334.37
14	550–600	573	325.00–351.00	339.39
8	600–650	624	312.50–333.00	322.18
3	650–700	676	310.00	310.00
3	700–750	715	272.00–282.50	275.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	528	355.00–372.50	361.70
26	550–600	556	374.00	374.00
110	600–650	631	339.10–356.00	345.08
79	650–700	690	325.00–325.50	325.48
9	700–750	732	334.00	334.00
50	750–800	777	326.00–338.00	329.92
71	800–850	813	317.00–331.75	329.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	850–900	859	323.50	323.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	415.00–435.00	424.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	310	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	350	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	440	361.00	361.00
2	450–500	488	300.00–330.00	314.77
6	500–550	544	310.00–315.00	311.68
2	550–600	560	300.00–315.00	307.50
2	600–650	620	277.50–280.00	278.78
2	650–700	655	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	753	262.00–267.50	264.76
1	800–850	840	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	380	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	452	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	590.00	590.00
2	200–250	235	500.00–540.00	519.57
3	250–300	268	540.00–545.00	541.65
3	300–350	328	517.50	517.50
1	350–400	350	490.00	490.00
2	400–450	418	479.00–482.50	480.76
7	450–500	468	450.00–485.00	468.22
7	500–550	532	347.50–371.00	364.87
11	550–600	577	340.00–375.00	368.93
2	600–650	635	325.00	325.00
3	650–700	677	322.50–325.00	323.33
2	700–750	745	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	910	225.00	225.00
3	950–1000	956	229.00–232.50	231.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	560.00–570.00	566.64
2	350–400	390	530.00	530.00
5	400–450	421	500.00–527.50	516.91
2	500–550	517	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	408	305.00–410.00	357.82
1	450–500	465	415.00	415.00
5	550–600	589	290.00–295.00	294.02
2	700–750	732	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,291	121.00–136.00	127.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,067	103.00–110.00	106.32
9	—	1,251	114.00–133.00	124.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,563	118.00–129.00	125.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	193.00	193.00
6	—	1,800	170.00–185.00	179.91
1	—	1,495	161.00	161.00

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	—	1,070	2,750.00	2,750.00

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	8	—	1,224	133.00–177.50	154.86

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.