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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 10

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

877 head

▲ 595 vs last sale 282▲ 450 vs year ago 427 · +105.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 80▼ 47 vs year ago 93 · −50.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 4▼ 10 vs year ago 14 · −71.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were sharply higher with a moderate supply and strong demand for weaned and harder conditioned calves. Feeder heifers 550 lbs and under were sharply higher as well while the 600-650 lbs heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower with a good supply and good demand. Yearling steers and heifers appeared stronger with a good supply, but limited head to comparisons. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a moderate supply and slaughter bulls were steady with 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 $429.36/cwt on 27 head, up $18.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 32 comparable sales and sits −13.46 against this barn's trailing median of $442.82.

Average price

$429.36

▲ 18.85 vs prior sale

27 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$684

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

$113.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.03

vs KY average

+27.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	440.86	2,387	22
Medium and Large 2	535	398.11	2,130	3thin
Large 1	565	372.00	2,102	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	520	327.50	1,703	1thin

One grade step is worth $113.36/cwt here — about $684 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 sale27 hd

429.36

—

KY average22 barns · 519 hd

427.33

+2.03

National average153 barns · 6,255 hd

401.83

+27.53

This barn, trailing median32 sales

442.82

−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

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	—	Average	1,428	212.21	3,031	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,547	183.93	2,846	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	180.13	2,352	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,142	160.07	1,828	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,220	214.10	2,612	2thin

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)	805	$2,150	1thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,511	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,871	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	483.72/cwt	480.00–487.50	1,611	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,091	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,929	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	387	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,283	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	539.21/cwt	535.00–545.00	2,211	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	511.58/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,220	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,896	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,986	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	469.63/cwt	457.50–482.50	2,235	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,703	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	465.36/cwt	455.00–467.00	2,448	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	436.32/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,321	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	398.11/cwt	392.50–401.00	2,130	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,459	4
Steers	550–600	Large 1	565	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,102	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	392.96/cwt	385.00–397.00	2,299	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	434.63/cwt	431.00–437.00	2,669	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	398.48/cwt	385.00–412.50	2,522	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	656	405.79/cwt	397.00–418.00	2,662	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	386.30/cwt	369.00–391.00	2,627	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	364.23/cwt	351.00–370.00	2,575	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,360	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	745	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,850	23
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,424	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	364.13/cwt	351.00–370.00	2,800	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	835	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,380	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	975	319.99/cwt	319.25–321.00	3,120	173
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	3,146	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,043	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,233	51
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	3,186	1
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 2	1,170	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,586	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,272	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	297	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,492	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,406	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	426.20/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,590	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	415.76/cwt	400.00–432.50	1,796	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	406.27/cwt	400.00–423.00	1,918	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,051	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	416.10/cwt	400.00–422.50	2,193	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	354.32/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,867	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,081	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	416.80/cwt	400.00–422.50	2,384	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	373.58/cwt	370.00–379.00	2,309	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,163	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	399.17/cwt	397.50–401.00	2,523	113
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	651	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,422	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,277	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	330.87/cwt	307.50–333.00	2,366	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,044	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	309.02/cwt	305.00–311.00	2,435	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	880	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,046	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	882	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,359	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,888	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,771	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,100	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,190	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,117	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	448.70/cwt	447.50–450.00	1,902	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	456.62/cwt	447.50–472.50	2,201	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	497	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,087	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	412.90/cwt	407.00–420.00	2,164	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	535	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,327	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	407.32/cwt	397.50–417.00	2,367	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	398.02/cwt	389.00–402.50	2,460	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,048	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	356.20/cwt	339.00–369.00	2,419	23
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,859	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,446	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	809	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,443	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	810	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,673	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,226	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,301	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,314	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,322	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,023	209.00/cwt	207.00–211.00	2,138	2
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,438	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,509	1
Bulls	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,521	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	305	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	778	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,220	214.10/cwt	211.00–217.00	2,612	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,123	189.86/cwt	181.00–195.00	2,132	3
Bulls	—	—	1,493	218.67/cwt	207.00–224.00	3,265	7
Bulls	—	—	1,890	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	4,423	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,013	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	155.90/cwt	145.00–168.00	1,687	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,403	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,295	174.81/cwt	166.00–179.00	2,264	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	177.32/cwt	174.00–181.00	2,341	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	177.34/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,662	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,584	189.20/cwt	187.00–192.00	2,997	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,879	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	805	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,082	252.83/cwt	243.00–270.00	2,736	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 →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Aug 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 877Last week 282Year ago 427

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 80Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	545.00	545.00
1	400–450	415	510.00	510.00
3	450–500	482	447.50–472.50	456.62
6	500–550	524	407.00–420.00	412.90
4	550–600	581	397.50–417.00	407.32
3	600–650	618	389.00–402.50	398.02
23	650–700	679	339.00–369.00	356.20
6	700–750	728	336.00	336.00
5	800–850	809	302.00	302.00
1	950–1000	960	241.00	241.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	231.00	231.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	230.00	230.00
1	1100–1150	1,125	223.00	223.00
1	1150–1200	1,195	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	590.00	590.00
1	350–400	350	600.00	600.00
1	400–450	400	547.50	547.50
1	500–550	535	435.00	435.00
1	800–850	810	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	424	447.50–450.00	448.70
2	450–500	497	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	645	317.50	317.50
2	700–750	715	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	840	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	885	260.00	260.00
2	1000–1050	1,023	207.00–211.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	462.50	462.50
5	350–400	373	400.00–450.00	426.20
7	400–450	432	400.00–432.50	415.76
10	450–500	472	400.00–423.00	406.27
4	500–550	526	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	555	375.00	375.00
7	600–650	618	370.00–379.00	373.58
1	650–700	660	345.00	345.00
13	700–750	715	307.50–333.00	330.87
3	750–800	788	305.00–311.00	309.02
2	850–900	882	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	297	502.50	502.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	432.50	432.50
1	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	527	350.00–360.00	354.32
2	600–650	627	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	730	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	880	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	500–550	527	400.00–422.50	416.10
19	550–600	572	400.00–422.50	416.80
113	600–650	632	397.50–401.00	399.17
6	650–700	651	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	530.00	530.00
2	300–350	333	480.00–487.50	483.72
1	350–400	380	507.50	507.50
6	400–450	434	500.00–525.00	511.58
4	450–500	476	457.50–482.50	469.63
8	500–550	532	430.00–440.00	436.32
3	550–600	585	385.00–397.00	392.96
2	600–650	633	385.00–412.50	398.48
14	650–700	680	369.00–391.00	386.30
9	700–750	707	351.00–370.00	364.23
11	750–800	769	351.00–370.00	364.13
1	1000–1050	1,035	304.00	304.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	526	455.00–467.00	465.36
4	550–600	555	443.00	443.00
5	600–650	614	431.00–437.00	434.63
21	650–700	656	397.00–418.00	405.79
23	700–750	745	382.50	382.50
173	950–1000	975	319.25–321.00	319.99
51	1000–1050	1,043	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	645.00	645.00
1	300–350	340	615.00	615.00
2	350–400	387	590.00	590.00
3	400–450	410	535.00–545.00	539.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	327.50	327.50
1	800–850	835	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	440	431.00	431.00
1	450–500	470	422.50	422.50
3	500–550	535	392.50–401.00	398.11
1	700–750	715	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	760	319.00	319.00
1	1150–1200	1,170	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	255.00	255.00

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	1	—	805	2,150.00	2,150.00

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	—	1,175	245.00	245.00

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	3	—	1,082	243.00–270.00	252.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,493	207.00–224.00	218.67
1	—	1,890	234.00	234.00
3	—	1,123	181.00–195.00	189.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,501	170.00–183.00	177.34
5	—	1,584	187.00–192.00	189.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,320	174.00–181.00	177.32
1	—	1,220	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,295	166.00–179.00	174.81
5	—	1,082	145.00–168.00	155.90
1	—	830	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	211.00–217.00	214.10

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