Sale reports / Kentucky / Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky / 2026-04-13

Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 13
● Final139 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,055 head
▲ 566 vs last sale 489▼ 714 vs year ago 1,769 · −40.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
179 head
▲ 117 vs last sale 62▼ 29 vs year ago 208 · −13.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 3▲ 23 vs year ago 12 · +191.7%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was mostly steady with an average quality offering of mostly new crop calves. Feeder steers 350 lbs and under were mostly steady, while the 400-600 lbs steers were steady to 5.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Yearling steers appeared steady but with limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers 400 lbs and under were steady to 5.00 higher with a good supply, while the 450-600 lbs heifers were steady to 5.00 lower or greater in spots with a good supply and moderate demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $411.80/cwt on 103 head, down $33.84 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 33 comparable sales and sits +13.46 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$411.80
▼ 33.84 vs prior sale
103 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,229
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$715
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$133.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.73
vs KY average
−15.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542413.642,24199
Medium and Large 2518394.942,0463thin
Medium and Large 2-3545280.001,5261thin
One grade step is worth $133.64/cwt here — about $715 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale103 hd
411.80
—
KY average26 barns · 1,392 hd
414.52
−2.73
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−15.59
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
+13.46
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

33 sales
460409358308median 398.3403/0204/2707/0608/3111/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $321.52, median $398.34 across 33 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,580215.763,40931
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,464183.002,68036
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,229179.812,21044
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,004151.891,52528

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,165$3,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$3,2822thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,235$3,14312
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,219$3,0197
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,215$2,2902thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$2,1982thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,415$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)975$2,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)785$2,4001thin

Every lot

139 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy292699.03/cwt690.00–701.002,04114
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,7851
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313679.92/cwt670.00–690.002,1282
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2324626.08/cwt620.00–635.002,0284
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy356666.87/cwt650.00–700.002,3746
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372591.36/cwt575.00–635.002,20010
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2386511.50/cwt500.00–515.001,9744
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422595.55/cwt585.00–609.002,5138
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422560.48/cwt540.00–572.502,36514
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433508.00/cwt492.50–515.002,20011
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6971
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472538.86/cwt530.00–545.002,5438
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478512.71/cwt500.00–519.002,45111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0861
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488488.13/cwt482.50–491.002,3823
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518525.70/cwt512.50–555.002,72312
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524494.59/cwt479.00–505.002,59229
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3532375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9952
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2537457.90/cwt441.00–472.502,4593
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3555393.00/cwt393.00–393.002,1811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563502.76/cwt487.00–529.002,83146
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564461.75/cwt450.00–472.002,60418
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613449.68/cwt446.00–454.002,75710
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622419.19/cwt400.00–430.002,60734
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627381.65/cwt380.00–385.002,3933
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665378.19/cwt356.00–383.002,51512
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674405.62/cwt399.00–413.002,7348
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720359.47/cwt355.00–378.002,5885
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732395.66/cwt385.00–405.002,89654
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,9183
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810350.94/cwt346.00–356.002,8432
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2878344.15/cwt339.00–351.003,0225
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy274626.66/cwt610.00–640.001,7179
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280571.73/cwt570.00–575.001,6013
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed281685.00/cwt685.00–685.001,9257
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328613.45/cwt595.00–635.002,01212
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2329544.07/cwt532.50–560.001,7909
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7341
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373526.03/cwt510.00–540.001,96219
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377578.51/cwt550.00–595.002,18115
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377490.48/cwt477.50–505.001,8499
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415540.00/cwt530.00–545.002,2413
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429487.91/cwt470.00–497.502,09345
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433445.44/cwt435.00–456.001,9292
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461474.66/cwt467.50–495.002,18813
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478444.43/cwt430.00–460.002,12428
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488418.41/cwt412.50–425.002,0423
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512436.16/cwt435.00–442.502,23311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513422.09/cwt410.00–430.002,16537
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518394.94/cwt385.00–400.002,0463
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5261
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565413.88/cwt407.50–422.502,33821
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572395.61/cwt380.00–402.502,26329
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,1521
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open609400.05/cwt397.00–405.002,43619
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619380.98/cwt370.00–395.002,35810
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623358.49/cwt350.00–362.502,2333
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3633328.82/cwt310.00–335.002,0814
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671374.01/cwt360.00–377.502,51017
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open672390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,6217
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672345.05/cwt335.00–350.002,3193
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy680342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,3292
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720348.10/cwt331.00–358.002,50616
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,2561
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,6433
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,4501
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open835326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,7222
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3840195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6381
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open920325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,9902
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,010290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,9291
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,060267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,8361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls42 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy180750.00/cwt750.00–750.001,3501
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2205655.00/cwt655.00–655.001,3431
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3205325.00/cwt325.00–325.006661
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,3721
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2260605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,5731
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3270495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,3371
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,8702
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2303605.04/cwt600.00–610.001,8332
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3325445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4461
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed331683.51/cwt670.00–690.002,2624
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8981
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed355700.00/cwt690.00–710.002,4852
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365618.89/cwt595.00–635.002,25912
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373546.60/cwt520.00–560.002,0393
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9251
Bulls350–400Large 1-2395475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,8761
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy410460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,8861
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2416537.83/cwt525.00–550.002,2377
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428503.35/cwt480.00–510.002,15412
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433581.18/cwt567.50–590.002,51711
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3437445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9452
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2476506.70/cwt490.00–520.002,41224
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481539.10/cwt535.00–542.502,5936
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2492460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,2632
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2512437.00/cwt420.00–445.002,2375
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy513521.75/cwt515.00–525.002,6773
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525480.02/cwt470.00–495.002,52010
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy563471.90/cwt465.00–480.002,6579
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2577410.98/cwt405.00–413.002,3719
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,2191
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,5321
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623385.08/cwt380.00–400.002,3998
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2663376.29/cwt370.00–387.502,4955
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673331.48/cwt322.50–340.002,2312
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2401
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy706383.00/cwt379.00–385.002,7043
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710358.51/cwt350.00–372.502,5453
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3815225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8341
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2890290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5811
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2895236.00/cwt236.00–236.002,1121
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2915260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3791
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,7291
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 3825185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,158181.11/cwt180.00–182.002,0972
Bulls——1,370191.83/cwt189.00–193.002,6283
Bulls——1,590218.82/cwt208.00–232.003,47923
Bulls——1,997239.29/cwt237.00–241.004,7793
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%735115.00/cwt115.00–115.008451
Cows—Lean 85-90%917132.11/cwt125.00–137.001,2113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008150.24/cwt142.00–156.001,51415
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,057165.34/cwt159.00–173.001,7489
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,221176.79/cwt164.00–184.002,15934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257190.06/cwt185.00–203.002,38910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,463177.61/cwt168.00–183.002,59819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,466189.02/cwt185.00–196.002,77117
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4152,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29403,281.91/head2,950.00–3,600.003,2822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1653,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1782,729.88/head2,625.00–2,800.002,7304
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,290.12/head2,200.00–2,400.002,2902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2163,353.60/head2,900.00–3,900.003,3548
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,197.78/head2,150.00–2,250.002,1982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2733,403.40/head3,200.00–3,800.003,4033
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2732,720.68/head2,650.00–2,800.002,7214
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2892231.79/cwt225.00–242.502,0683
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,079197.96/cwt181.00–217.502,1367
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 27852,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29752,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501

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.