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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 20

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Jan 13Jan 20Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

845 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 859▲ 125 vs year ago 720 · +17.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 54▼ 8 vs year ago 39 · −20.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 6▼ 2 vs year ago 3 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was stronger in spots with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 300-400 lbs were mostly steady with a limited supply, while the 500-800 lbs steers were 8.00 to 10.00 higher or greater in spots with strong demand for long weaned and value added groups and loads. Feeder heifers 400-600 lbs were steady to 4.00 higher, while the yearling heifers appeared stronger but with limited head to head comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with a limited supply and good 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 $403.58/cwt on 205 head. That ranks 20 of 34 comparable sales and sits +15.32 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.

Average price

$403.58

205 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,327

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

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

$61.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.08

vs KY average

−7.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	576	406.27	2,341	196
Medium and Large 2	583	345.05	2,012	9thin

One grade step is worth $61.22/cwt here — about $329 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale205 hd

403.58

—

KY average25 barns · 1,581 hd

383.50

+20.08

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−7.29

This barn, trailing median34 sales

388.26

+15.32

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 $388.26 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	—	Low	1,605	193.64	3,108	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	158.80	2,390	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	158.03	2,104	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	143.75	1,540	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,182	225.01	2,660	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,335	215.00	2,870	1thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	381	528.40/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,013	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,887	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,029	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	474.65/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,274	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	485	494.95/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,401	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	494.47/cwt	492.50–495.00	2,532	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	434.59/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,277	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,442	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,723	70
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,465	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	382.69/cwt	381.00–385.00	2,415	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,672	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	371.90/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,484	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,170	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,585	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	784	374.14/cwt	360.00–375.25	2,933	79
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,755	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	867	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,818	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	926	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	3,125	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	255	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	778	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,210	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,446	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,687	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	413	441.37/cwt	439.00–442.50	1,823	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,743	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,683	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	408.10/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,918	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,841	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	396.02/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,067	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	364.67/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,911	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	369.89/cwt	352.50–380.00	2,090	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	410.10/cwt	408.00–412.00	2,383	172
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	345.05/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,012	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	338.25/cwt	329.00–345.00	2,101	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	642	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,369	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	308.23/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,059	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	683	373.03/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,548	81
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,209	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	720	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,430	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	293.72/cwt	292.50–295.00	2,129	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,119	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	756	336.64/cwt	336.50–337.50	2,545	37
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,695	70
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	858	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,789	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	885	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,655	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,145	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,290	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,086	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,454	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	1,784	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	500.07/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,700	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,452	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	461.30/cwt	457.50–465.00	1,730	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,669	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	461.13/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,881	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	503.20/cwt	495.00–507.50	2,340	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	525	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,468	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,822	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	384.93/cwt	377.50–392.50	2,194	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	338.57/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,092	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	660	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,426	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,346	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	713	326.32/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,327	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	755	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,510	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,953	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	845	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,479	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	675	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,839	2
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	750	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,913	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,335	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,870	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,182	225.01/cwt	217.00–237.00	2,660	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,340	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,358	1
Bulls	—	—	1,453	191.28/cwt	184.00–198.00	2,779	2
Bulls	—	—	2,175	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	4,698	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	129.18/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,243	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	141.30/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,508	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	151.75/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,701	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,095	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	142.58/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,861	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,351	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	158.80/cwt	157.00–161.00	2,390	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,098	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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Jan 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 845Last week 859Year ago 720

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 54Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 6Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	522	385.00–405.00	396.02
172	550–600	581	408.00–412.00	410.10
4	600–650	642	369.00	369.00
81	650–700	683	360.00–375.00	373.03
70	750–800	770	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	382.50	382.50
9	550–600	583	340.00–347.50	345.05
3	650–700	668	300.00–312.50	308.23
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	750	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	325	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	390	432.50	432.50
1	400–450	420	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	475	387.50	387.50
4	500–550	524	360.00–372.50	364.67
11	550–600	565	352.50–380.00	369.89
9	600–650	621	329.00–345.00	338.25
1	650–700	685	322.50	322.50
2	700–750	725	292.50–295.00	293.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	720	337.50	337.50
37	750–800	756	336.50–337.50	336.64
9	850–900	858	325.00	325.00
1	1100–1150	1,145	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	885	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	439.00–442.50	441.37
20	450–500	470	400.00–425.00	408.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	490.00	490.00
3	400–450	441	460.00	460.00
4	450–500	479	460.00–480.00	474.65
11	500–550	524	425.00–440.00	434.59
1	550–600	555	440.00	440.00
7	600–650	631	381.00–385.00	382.69
5	650–700	668	367.50–375.00	371.90
3	700–750	718	360.00	360.00
10	800–850	840	328.00	328.00
2	850–900	867	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	381	520.00–535.00	528.40
6	450–500	485	490.00–500.00	494.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	555	360.00	360.00
2	700–750	700	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	512	492.50–495.00	494.47
70	550–600	577	472.00	472.00
13	600–650	605	407.50	407.50
12	650–700	668	400.00	400.00
79	750–800	784	360.00–375.25	374.14
56	900–950	926	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	675	272.50	272.50
4	750–800	750	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	340	495.00–505.00	500.07
2	350–400	375	457.50–465.00	461.30
8	400–450	408	455.00–485.00	461.13
2	550–600	570	377.50–392.50	384.93
2	600–650	618	330.00–347.50	338.57
1	650–700	680	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	557.50	557.50
3	450–500	465	495.00–507.50	503.20
6	500–550	525	470.00	470.00
1	650–700	660	367.50	367.50
2	700–750	713	322.50–330.00	326.32
1	750–800	755	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	421.00	421.00
1	350–400	395	422.50	422.50
1	550–600	565	322.50	322.50
1	800–850	840	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	395.00	395.00
1	800–850	845	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	217.00–237.00	225.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	128.00–131.00	129.18
7	—	1,121	147.00–161.00	151.75
5	—	1,067	137.00–145.00	141.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	171.00	171.00
2	—	1,305	138.00–148.00	142.58
2	—	1,465	160.00–161.00	160.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	157.00–161.00	158.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	176.00	176.00
1	—	2,175	216.00	216.00
2	—	1,453	184.00–198.00	191.28

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	1	—	1,090	192.50	192.50

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.