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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 7

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,134 head

▲ 407 vs last sale 727▲ 959 vs year ago 175 · +548.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 112▲ 39 vs year ago 24 · +162.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 4▼ 3 vs year ago 7 · −42.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering of mostly yearling aged cattle. Light weight feeder steers appeared steady with a light test, while the 400- 600 lbs steers were steady to 6.00 higher or greater in spots with good demand. Yearling steers were 6.00 to 10.00 higher with a good supply and strong demand. Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were unevenly steady ranging from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with a good 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 $492.02/cwt on 60 head, down $3.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 34 comparable sales and sits +45.00 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.

Average price

$492.02

▼ 3.72 vs prior sale

60 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$668

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

$106.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.38

vs KY average

+1.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	498.58	2,807	55
Medium and Large 2	550	426.78	2,347	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	392.50	2,139	1thin

One grade step is worth $106.08/cwt here — about $668 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale60 hd

492.02

—

KY average23 barns · 942 hd

488.64

+3.38

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

+1.19

This barn, trailing median34 sales

447.02

+45.00

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.70, low $353.17, median $447.02 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	—	High	1,459	209.97	3,063	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,538	181.19	2,786	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	179.59	2,247	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,264	166.44	2,104	16

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	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$3,000	1thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,528	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	337	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,022	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	435	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	2,621	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	527.50/cwt	517.50–535.00	2,295	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	469	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,568	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	526.48/cwt	523.00–530.00	2,501	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	2,347	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	2,415	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,743	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	434.57/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,260	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,139	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	562	520.19/cwt	510.00–527.50	2,923	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	490.58/cwt	487.00–497.50	2,772	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	469.89/cwt	467.00–475.00	2,697	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	419.00/cwt	418.00–420.00	2,430	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	412.19/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,543	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	460.87/cwt	447.50–472.50	2,931	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	408.76/cwt	407.50–410.00	2,771	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	433.15/cwt	422.00–440.50	2,945	100
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	367.46/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,602	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	717	398.06/cwt	387.00–407.50	2,854	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,202	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	370.23/cwt	350.00–377.00	2,847	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	823	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	3,062	54
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	335.05/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,778	4
Steers	850–900	Medium 1-2	850	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,380	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	872	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	3,130	62
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	893	332.49/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,969	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	911	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,961	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	924	343.48/cwt	342.75–344.75	3,174	170
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	287.48/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,904	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,018	317.75/cwt	317.75–317.75	3,235	52
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,954	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	160	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,104	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	288	547.48/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,577	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	1,725	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	340	591.67/cwt	585.00–605.00	2,012	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,819	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	472.57/cwt	462.50–482.50	1,739	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,728	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	475.37/cwt	470.00–482.50	2,025	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	422.34/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,803	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	509.62/cwt	495.00–520.00	2,191	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	461	484.36/cwt	477.50–495.00	2,233	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	435.04/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,066	7
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	485	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,037	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	416.25/cwt	408.00–422.50	2,156	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	439.52/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,290	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	362.50/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,939	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	429.81/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,394	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	408.66/cwt	397.00–412.50	2,309	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	432.57/cwt	419.00–436.00	2,656	59
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	361.08/cwt	352.50–370.00	2,286	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	399.79/cwt	385.00–407.00	2,535	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	392.91/cwt	375.00–397.50	2,640	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	348.51/cwt	347.50–349.00	2,352	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	707	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,757	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	364.00/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,592	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	720	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,297	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	825	329.75/cwt	329.75–330.00	2,720	123
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	932	306.24/cwt	306.00–315.00	2,854	115
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	990	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,940	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,182	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,725	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	600.00/cwt	570.00–630.00	1,680	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,710	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,027	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	533.71/cwt	527.50–540.00	2,097	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,906	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,359	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,192	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	515.83/cwt	502.50–529.00	2,486	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,207	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	470.96/cwt	460.00–477.00	2,411	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,580	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,386	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,550	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	398.06/cwt	397.00–401.00	2,432	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,565	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,317	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,675	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	349.04/cwt	342.50–362.50	2,688	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	812	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,071	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	308.72/cwt	307.50–310.00	2,547	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,757	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,938	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,459	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,157	194.83/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,254	3
Bulls	—	—	1,685	221.32/cwt	210.00–229.00	3,729	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	149.54/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,388	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	173.73/cwt	167.00–178.00	2,093	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	185.98/cwt	181.00–193.00	2,421	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,312	168.85/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,215	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	174.39/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,513	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,586	184.59/cwt	181.00–196.00	2,928	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,054	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	885	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,566	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,481	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	930	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 Apr 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,134Last week 727Year ago 175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 112Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	517.50–535.00	527.50
4	450–500	475	523.00–530.00	526.48
1	500–550	500	483.00	483.00
12	550–600	574	467.00–475.00	469.89
7	600–650	617	400.00–417.50	412.19
2	650–700	678	407.50–410.00	408.76
2	700–750	708	355.00–380.00	367.46
14	750–800	769	350.00–377.00	370.23
4	800–850	829	330.00–340.00	335.05
2	850–900	893	330.00–335.00	332.49
8	900–950	911	325.00	325.00
2	1000–1050	1,010	285.00–290.00	287.48
1	1050–1100	1,090	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	600.00	600.00
5	450–500	469	547.50	547.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	392.50	392.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	470.00	470.00
3	450–500	480	489.00	489.00
2	500–550	520	420.00–450.00	434.57
2	550–600	580	418.00–420.00	419.00
1	700–750	740	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	435	602.50	602.50
21	550–600	562	510.00–527.50	520.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	527.50	527.50
19	550–600	565	487.00–497.50	490.58
11	600–650	636	447.50–472.50	460.87
100	650–700	680	422.00–440.50	433.15
12	700–750	717	387.00–407.50	398.06
54	800–850	823	372.00	372.00
62	850–900	872	359.00	359.00
170	900–950	924	342.75–344.75	343.48
52	1000–1050	1,018	317.75	317.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	521	430.00–450.00	439.52
14	550–600	557	420.00–435.00	429.81
59	600–650	614	419.00–436.00	432.57
123	800–850	825	329.75–330.00	329.75
115	900–950	932	306.00–315.00	306.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	462.50–482.50	472.57
9	400–450	426	470.00–482.50	475.37
7	450–500	475	425.00–460.00	435.04
5	500–550	518	408.00–422.50	416.25
4	550–600	565	397.00–412.50	408.66
8	600–650	634	385.00–407.00	399.79
7	650–700	672	375.00–397.50	392.91
19	700–750	712	355.00–370.00	364.00
1	950–1000	990	297.00	297.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	690.00	690.00
3	300–350	340	585.00–605.00	591.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	545.00–550.00	547.48
1	300–350	315	547.50	547.50
1	350–400	355	512.50	512.50
15	400–450	430	495.00–520.00	509.62
29	450–500	461	477.50–495.00	484.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	437.50	437.50
3	400–450	427	415.00–435.00	422.34
2	500–550	535	360.00–365.00	362.50
2	600–650	633	352.50–370.00	361.08
3	650–700	675	347.50–349.00	348.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	707	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	570.00–630.00	600.00
1	300–350	300	570.00	570.00
4	350–400	393	527.50–540.00	533.71
2	400–450	425	555.00	555.00
5	450–500	482	502.50–529.00	515.83
10	500–550	512	460.00–477.00	470.96
4	550–600	576	448.00	448.00
4	600–650	611	397.00–401.00	398.06
2	650–700	675	380.00	380.00
3	700–750	733	365.00	365.00
3	750–800	770	342.50–362.50	349.04
2	800–850	825	307.50–310.00	308.72
1	850–900	855	322.50	322.50
1	1000–1050	1,040	282.50	282.50
1	1100–1150	1,105	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	482.50	482.50
2	400–450	432	507.50	507.50
1	450–500	485	455.00	455.00
1	550–600	595	401.00	401.00
1	700–750	700	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	812	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	690.00	690.00
2	300–350	335	605.00	605.00
1	600–650	600	425.00	425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,205	167.00–178.00	173.73
11	—	1,302	181.00–193.00	185.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,312	165.00–174.00	168.85
2	—	928	144.00–155.00	149.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,586	181.00–196.00	184.59
5	—	1,441	172.00–177.00	174.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,685	210.00–229.00	221.32
3	—	1,157	190.00–200.00	194.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	177.00	177.00

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	1	—	865	237.50	237.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	213.00	213.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	3,000.00	3,000.00

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.