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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 22

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 300-500 lbs were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while the 500-650 lbs steers were steady with a good supply and good demand for weaned packages and groups. Yearling steers appeared higher as well with a good supply and good demand. Feeder heifers 500 lbs and under were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while the 600-700 lbs heifers were 3.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady with a good supply and 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 $468.57/cwt on 63 head, up $11.21 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 23 of 32 comparable sales and sits +25.75 against this barn's trailing median of $442.82.

Average price

$468.57

▲ 11.21 vs prior sale

63 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.32

vs KY average

+0.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	468.57	2,544	63

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale63 hd

468.57

—

KY average24 barns · 958 hd

463.25

+5.32

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

+0.11

This barn, trailing median32 sales

442.82

+25.75

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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.01, low $344.18, median $442.82 across 32 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	1,854	224.57	4,163	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,537	183.08	2,813	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	182.77	2,251	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,029	160.57	1,653	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,320	247.00	3,260	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)	1,400	$2,754	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$3,306	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	920	$2,475	2thin

Every lot

106 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Jun 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 661Last week 526Year ago 472

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 80Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 16Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	178	585.00–620.00	604.23
2	250–300	270	545.00	545.00
3	300–350	322	495.00–510.00	502.50
4	350–400	369	475.00–500.00	487.99
4	400–450	428	453.00	453.00
18	450–500	477	415.00–433.00	426.37
4	500–550	523

Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 22

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Jun 15Jun 22Jul 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

661 head

▲ 135 vs last sale 526▲ 189 vs year ago 472 · +40.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 80▲ 19 vs year ago 61 · +31.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 16▲ 10 vs year ago 2 · +500.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Average price

$468.57

▲ 11.21 vs prior sale

63 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.32

vs KY average

+0.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	468.57	2,544	63

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale63 hd

468.57

—

KY average24 barns · 958 hd

463.25

+5.32

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

+0.11

This barn, trailing median32 sales

442.82

+25.75

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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.01, low $344.18, median $442.82 across 32 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	1,854	224.57	4,163	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,537	183.08	2,813	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	182.77	2,251	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,029	160.57	1,653	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,320	247.00	3,260	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)	1,400	$2,754	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$3,306	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	920	$2,475	2thin

Every lot

106 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Jun 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 661Last week 526Year ago 472

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 80Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 16Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	178	585.00–620.00	604.23
2	250–300	270	545.00	545.00
3	300–350	322	495.00–510.00	502.50
4	350–400	369	475.00–500.00	487.99
4	400–450	428	453.00	453.00
18	450–500	477	415.00–433.00	426.37
4	500–550	523

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	187	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,094	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,924	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,184	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	481.81/cwt	480.00–497.50	2,125	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	436.23/cwt	432.50–440.00	2,063	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,328	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	478	508.53/cwt	503.00–513.00	2,431	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	436.61/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,301	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	476.11/cwt	472.50–490.00	2,561	47
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	440.02/cwt	431.00–451.00	2,477	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,722	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,422	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	446.79/cwt	438.00–452.50	2,806	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	398.43/cwt	390.00–407.00	2,550	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	653	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,814	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	386.42/cwt	365.00–399.00	2,732	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	386.00/cwt	363.00–397.50	2,895	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,915	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	933	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	3,312	67
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	323.79/cwt	320.00–327.50	3,027	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,970	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	989	343.50/cwt	343.50–343.50	3,397	56
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,014	335.75/cwt	335.75–335.75	3,405	57
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	3,424	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	178	604.23/cwt	585.00–620.00	1,076	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	217	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,118	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,472	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	282	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,678	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	502.50/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,618	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,616	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	503.72/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,813	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	487.99/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,801	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,625	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,512	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,272	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,525	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	298	617.50/cwt	617.50–617.50	1,840	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	315	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,000	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,496	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	597.56/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,990	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	485.34/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,762	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	365	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,135	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,320	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	3,260	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,065	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,013	1
Bulls	—	—	1,663	217.00/cwt	209.00–220.00	3,609	3
Bulls	—	—	2,048	232.90/cwt	227.00–243.00	4,770	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,021	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	152.66/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,589	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	170.59/cwt	163.00–178.00	1,801	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	176.75/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,052	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	191.20/cwt	187.00–195.00	2,543	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,800	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	181.78/cwt	178.00–186.00	2,812	13
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	3,306.21/head	3,150.00–3,450.00	3,306	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	920	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	900	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,567	3,105.53/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,106	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	237.50/cwt	233.00–240.00	2,477	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	190.69/cwt	181.00–204.00	2,189	3

This sale against other markets

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 →

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	652	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	523	421.00–449.00	430.86
7	550–600	577	407.50–416.00	410.66
81	600–650	635	427.50	427.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	595.00	595.00
8	350–400	360	500.00–510.00	503.72
4	450–500	460	443.00–445.00	444.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	385.00	385.00
1	800–850	800	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	217	515.00	515.00
1	300–350	335	482.50	482.50
1	350–400	380	427.50	427.50
2	500–550	520	382.50–385.00	383.80
2	550–600	563	365.00–367.00	366.00
1	600–650	605	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	680	325.00	325.00
3	800–850	815	259.00–275.00	264.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	187	585.00	585.00
2	350–400	370	520.00	520.00
9	400–450	441	480.00–497.50	481.81
1	450–500	475	490.00	490.00
3	500–550	527	435.00–440.00	436.61
10	550–600	563	431.00–451.00	440.02
2	600–650	640	390.00–407.00	398.43
3	700–750	707	365.00–399.00	386.42
3	750–800	750	363.00–397.50	386.00
1	800–850	845	345.00	345.00
2	900–950	935	320.00–327.50	323.79
1	950–1000	955	311.00	311.00
1	1100–1150	1,145	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
47	500–550	538	472.50–490.00	476.11
3	550–600	570	477.50	477.50
20	600–650	628	438.00–452.50	446.79
22	650–700	653	431.00	431.00
67	900–950	933	355.00	355.00
56	950–1000	989	343.50	343.50
57	1000–1050	1,014	335.75	335.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	520.00	520.00
10	450–500	478	503.00–513.00	508.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	432.50–440.00	436.23
1	600–650	625	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	630.00	630.00
3	250–300	298	617.50	617.50
2	300–350	333	595.00–600.00	597.56
1	350–400	365	555.00	555.00
5	400–450	426	461.00–480.00	469.11
10	450–500	484	475.00–507.50	483.93
4	550–600	565	429.00–440.00	432.72
7	600–650	625	397.50–422.50	405.44
2	650–700	658	367.50–380.00	373.68
4	700–750	737	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	795	322.50	322.50
4	850–900	867	307.00	307.00
1	900–950	905	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	970	270.00	270.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	497.50	497.50
1	550–600	550	460.00	460.00
4	600–650	631	432.50–452.50	442.28
4	650–700	670	407.50	407.50
1	750–800	755	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	635.00	635.00
3	350–400	365	585.00	585.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	530.00	530.00
1	250–300	285	535.00	535.00
1	300–350	315	475.00	475.00
2	350–400	363	475.00–495.00	485.34
2	400–450	403	425.00–452.50	438.66
1	450–500	490	455.00	455.00
3	500–550	505	402.50	402.50
4	700–750	732	280.00	280.00
2	800–850	822	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	880	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	915	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	485	395.00	395.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	2,475.00	2,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,700.00	1,700.00

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)	3	—	1,567	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,105.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,043	233.00–240.00	237.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,148	181.00–204.00	190.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,450	3,150.00–3,450.00	3,306.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	200.00	200.00
13	—	1,547	178.00–186.00	181.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,330	187.00–195.00	191.20
7	—	1,161	170.00–183.00	176.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,056	163.00–178.00	170.59
5	—	1,041	145.00–160.00	152.66
1	—	785	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,048	227.00–243.00	232.90
1	—	1,065	189.00	189.00
3	—	1,663	209.00–220.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	247.00	247.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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