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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 25

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Aug 18Aug 25Sep 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

806 head

▼ 91 vs last sale 897▼ 902 vs year ago 1,708 · −52.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 22▼ 54 vs year ago 86 · −62.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 9▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday both the feeder and slaughter markets were lower with an average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 400-600 lbs were sharply lower with a good supply, while the yearling steers and heifers were 3.00 to 8.00 lower with a good supply and moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00 to 6.00 lower with a moderate supply and moderate 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 $395.97/cwt on 22 head, down $26.63 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 34 comparable sales and sits −51.05 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.

Average price

$395.97

▼ 26.63 vs prior sale

22 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,192

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$13.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.13

vs KY average

+24.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	397.19	2,209	20
Medium and Large 2	528	383.77	2,026	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.42/cwt here — about $183 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 sale22 hd

395.97

—

KY average24 barns · 461 hd

385.84

+10.13

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

+24.97

This barn, trailing median34 sales

447.02

−51.05

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	—	Average	1,784	202.71	3,616	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	161.37	2,312	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	156.37	2,023	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	135.48	1,397	8thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	445.31/cwt	442.50–450.00	1,919	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	475	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,304	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	416.83/cwt	410.00–427.50	2,042	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	400.19/cwt	396.00–417.50	2,057	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	383.77/cwt	382.50–385.00	2,026	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	397.52/cwt	387.50–420.00	2,266	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	575	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,171	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	606	365.93/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,218	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	652	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,465	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	349.89/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,372	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,414	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	343.74/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,547	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	769	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,688	48
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,544	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	863	326.58/cwt	325.25–327.75	2,818	128
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	902	301.60/cwt	301.60–301.60	2,720	53
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	933	299.28/cwt	298.50–309.00	2,792	15
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	972	295.70/cwt	282.00–307.25	2,874	160
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	3,091	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,469	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,607	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	383.54/cwt	372.50–400.00	1,691	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,710	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	342.50/cwt	339.00–350.00	1,815	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	342.02/cwt	331.00–367.50	1,943	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,815	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	319.37/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,990	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	367.62/cwt	358.00–377.50	2,316	167
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	648	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,025	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	315.85/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,104	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,910	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	310.32/cwt	307.50–312.50	2,228	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	767	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,408	27
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,143	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	253.18/cwt	249.00–257.50	2,190	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,382	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,037	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,074	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	427.46/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,804	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,327	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,665	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	434.41/cwt	417.50–438.00	2,046	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	376.33/cwt	360.00–392.50	2,006	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,702	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	363.98/cwt	361.00–372.50	2,107	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	318.71/cwt	317.50–322.50	2,142	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	256.23/cwt	250.00–262.50	2,122	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	910	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,775	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,784	202.71/cwt	193.00–209.00	3,616	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	126.81/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,255	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	138.37/cwt	133.00–149.00	1,446	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	156.37/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,023	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,570	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	158.10/cwt	150.00–169.00	2,269	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,216	182.23/cwt	167.00–189.00	2,216	5

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 Aug 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 806Last week 897Year ago 1,708

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 22Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 9Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	453	367.50	367.50
2	550–600	572	297.50	297.50
1	900–950	910	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	422	420.00–450.00	427.46
9	450–500	471	417.50–438.00	434.41
2	500–550	533	360.00–392.50	376.33
8	550–600	579	361.00–372.50	363.98
4	650–700	672	317.50–322.50	318.71
1	750–800	765	300.00	300.00
2	800–850	828	250.00–262.50	256.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	570	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	417.50	417.50
4	400–450	441	372.50–400.00	383.54
2	450–500	485	352.50	352.50
9	500–550	530	339.00–350.00	342.50
10	550–600	568	331.00–367.50	342.02
15	600–650	623	315.00–335.00	319.37
6	650–700	666	312.50–320.00	315.85
9	700–750	718	307.50–312.50	310.32
1	800–850	815	263.00	263.00
2	850–900	865	249.00–257.50	253.18
1	1000–1050	1,005	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
27	750–800	767	314.00	314.00
2	1000–1050	1,037	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
167	600–650	630	358.00–377.50	367.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	580	313.00	313.00
3	600–650	648	312.50	312.50
1	650–700	670	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	431	442.50–450.00	445.31
9	450–500	490	410.00–427.50	416.83
5	500–550	514	396.00–417.50	400.19
14	550–600	570	387.50–420.00	397.52
7	600–650	606	350.00–372.50	365.93
2	650–700	678	340.00–360.00	349.89
4	700–750	741	340.00–347.50	343.74
1	750–800	795	320.00	320.00
15	900–950	933	298.50–309.00	299.28
1	1050–1100	1,075	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	650–700	652	378.00	378.00
48	750–800	769	349.50	349.50
128	850–900	863	325.25–327.75	326.58
53	900–950	902	301.60	301.60
160	950–1000	972	282.00–307.25	295.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	382.50–385.00	383.77
1	700–750	710	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	377.50	377.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	181.00	181.00
6	—	1,435	150.00–169.00	158.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	125.00–129.00	126.81
6	—	1,045	133.00–149.00	138.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,294	150.00–162.00	156.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,784	193.00–209.00	202.71

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	—	1,216	167.00–189.00	182.23

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.