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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 6

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Jun 22Jul 6Jul 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

427 head

▼ 234 vs last sale 661▼ 431 vs year ago 858 · −50.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 80▼ 33 vs year ago 83 · −39.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 12▼ 17 vs year ago 19 · −89.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: 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 a good supply and strong demand for long weaned and higher quality calves. The slaughter markets appeared firm as well with a limited 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 $459.82/cwt on 40 head, down $8.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 32 comparable sales and sits +16.99 against this barn's trailing median of $442.82.

Average price

$459.82

▼ 8.75 vs prior sale

40 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$544

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

$77.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.44

vs KY average

+0.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	470.58	2,636	34
Medium and Large 2	515	430.00	2,215	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	533	392.61	2,092	5thin

One grade step is worth $77.97/cwt here — about $544 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale40 hd

459.82

—

KY average6 barns · 100 hd

442.38

+17.44

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

+0.34

This barn, trailing median32 sales

442.82

+16.99

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	1,711	219.16	3,750	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,442	202.06	2,914	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	183.40	2,310	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	167.37	1,769	9thin

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	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,275	$3,250	1thin

Every lot

90 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	262	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,389	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	541.05/cwt	535.00–552.50	1,721	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,126	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,998	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	461	545.05/cwt	527.50–551.00	2,513	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	512.00/cwt	495.00–522.50	2,406	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,882	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	497	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,373	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,215	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	521	405.76/cwt	370.00–417.50	2,114	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	457.61/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,393	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	476.41/cwt	457.50–483.00	2,668	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	436.23/cwt	430.00–441.00	2,530	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,972	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,333	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,635	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	447.30/cwt	439.00–449.00	2,800	30
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,780	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,511	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	381.05/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,747	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,865	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	837	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	3,063	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	871	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	3,223	63
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,513	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	281	504.96/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,419	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	318	550.98/cwt	542.50–565.00	1,752	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	523.04/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,736	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	355	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,077	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	541.67/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,977	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	502.55/cwt	487.50–510.00	1,910	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	407	508.48/cwt	490.00–511.00	2,070	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	430.09/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,819	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	448.37/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,950	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,066	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	485	485.93/cwt	483.00–497.50	2,357	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,936	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	479.74/cwt	477.00–482.50	2,413	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	437.30/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,291	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,567	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	418.54/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,365	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	395.00/cwt	393.00–396.00	2,413	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	358.29/cwt	352.50–364.00	2,390	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,364	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	739	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,646	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,610	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	309.81/cwt	297.50–313.00	2,364	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,409	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,380	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	243	516.72/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,256	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,703	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	573.00/cwt	573.00–573.00	1,690	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	626.67/cwt	620.00–640.00	2,037	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	591.13/cwt	580.00–595.00	1,951	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,862	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	569.78/cwt	565.00–580.00	2,148	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	388	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,688	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	488.88/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,019	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	465.21/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,945	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	494.88/cwt	487.50–505.00	2,341	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,136	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,446	6
Bulls	500–550	Large 1	515	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,112	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	387.50/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,112	2
Bulls	550–600	Large 1	575	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,300	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	436.06/cwt	427.50–440.00	2,525	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,053	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	410.70/cwt	392.00–417.50	2,513	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	354.89/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,207	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,346	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,499	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	895	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,506	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	933	290.16/cwt	283.00–295.00	2,707	5
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,626	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,607	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,613	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	229.86/cwt	228.00–233.00	3,942	3
Bulls	—	—	1,768	217.17/cwt	213.00–222.00	3,840	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,283	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	162.32/cwt	153.00–168.00	1,677	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	181.02/cwt	173.00–190.00	1,998	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	181.42/cwt	177.00–186.00	2,221	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	201.00/cwt	199.00–203.00	2,519	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	188.44/cwt	188.00–189.00	2,700	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	206.60/cwt	198.00–217.00	2,985	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,555	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	3,161	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	197.99/cwt	189.00–209.00	2,138	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,275	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1

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 →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Jul 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 661Year ago 858

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 80Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 12Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	535.00–552.50	541.05
2	400–450	405	525.00	525.00
11	450–500	470	495.00–522.50	512.00
2	500–550	523	455.00–460.00	457.61
4	550–600	580	430.00–441.00	436.23
1	600–650	620	425.00	425.00
2	650–700	662	420.00	420.00
11	700–750	721	360.00–385.00	381.05
2	750–800	752	381.00	381.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	550–600	560	457.50–483.00	476.41
30	600–650	626	439.00–449.00	447.30
10	800–850	837	366.00	366.00
63	850–900	871	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	461	527.50–551.00	545.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	262	530.00	530.00
2	400–450	412	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	497	477.50	477.50
1	500–550	515	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	610	382.50	382.50
2	650–700	675	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	392.00	392.00
4	500–550	521	370.00–417.50	405.76
1	550–600	580	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	281	500.00–520.00	504.96
7	300–350	332	515.00–535.00	523.04
5	350–400	380	487.50–510.00	502.55
3	400–450	435	445.00–450.00	448.37
1	450–500	475	435.00	435.00
15	500–550	524	425.00–445.00	437.30
11	550–600	565	410.00–425.00	418.54
3	600–650	611	393.00–396.00	395.00
4	650–700	667	352.50–364.00	358.29
1	700–750	710	333.00	333.00
5	750–800	763	297.50–313.00	309.81
1	900–950	930	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	550.00	550.00
3	300–350	318	542.50–565.00	550.98
3	350–400	365	535.00–545.00	541.67
9	400–450	407	490.00–511.00	508.48
14	450–500	485	483.00–497.50	485.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	739	358.00	358.00
7	750–800	750	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	425.00–435.00	430.09
1	450–500	490	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	570	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	585.00	585.00
8	500–550	503	477.00–482.50	479.74
1	550–600	555	462.50	462.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	295	573.00	573.00
4	300–350	330	580.00–595.00	591.13
3	350–400	377	565.00–580.00	569.78
4	400–450	413	480.00–510.00	488.88
3	450–500	473	487.50–505.00	494.88
6	500–550	515	475.00	475.00
7	550–600	579	427.50–440.00	436.06
5	600–650	612	392.00–417.50	410.70
2	850–900	850	294.00	294.00
5	900–950	933	283.00–295.00	290.16
1	1000–1050	1,010	260.00	260.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	655.00	655.00
3	300–350	325	620.00–640.00	626.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	575	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	510.00–530.00	516.72
1	350–400	365	510.00	510.00
2	400–450	418	460.00–470.00	465.21
1	450–500	480	445.00	445.00
2	500–550	545	380.00–395.00	387.50
1	550–600	595	345.00	345.00
3	600–650	622	345.00–375.00	354.89
1	700–750	740	317.00	317.00
1	850–900	895	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	133.00	133.00
4	—	1,104	173.00–190.00	181.02
4	—	1,033	153.00–168.00	162.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,224	177.00–186.00	181.42
1	—	1,555	164.00	164.00
2	—	1,253	199.00–203.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,445	198.00–217.00	206.60
2	—	1,433	188.00–189.00	188.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,715	228.00–233.00	229.86
1	—	1,300	201.00	201.00
7	—	1,768	213.00–222.00	217.17

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	5	—	1,080	189.00–209.00	197.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,160	272.50	272.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	3,250.00	3,250.00

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.