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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 22

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,140 head

▼ 491 vs last sale 1,631▼ 40 vs year ago 1,180 · −3.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 47▼ 50 vs year ago 74 · −67.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 3▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 400-600 lbs were 7.00 to 10.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and strong demand, while the yearling steers were unevenly steady bouncing from 3.00 higher to 3.00 lower across the weight classes with a good supply and good demand. Feeder heifers 300-500 lbs were steady with good demand, while the 600-800 lbs heifers were steady to 5.00 lower with a good supply and spotty demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 4.00 to 8.00 lower with a limited supply and limited 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 $351.19/cwt on 29 head, down $0.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 34 comparable sales and sits −37.07 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.

Average price

$351.19

▼ 0.75 vs prior sale

29 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,907

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$47.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.11

vs KY average

−4.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	352.84	1,918	28
Large 1	530	305.00	1,617	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.84/cwt here — about $301 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 sale29 hd

351.19

—

KY average25 barns · 860 hd

345.09

+6.11

National average179 barns · 11,869 hd

356.10

−4.91

This barn, trailing median34 sales

388.26

−37.07

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	—	Average	1,840	183.67	3,380	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,644	135.68	2,231	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	135.28	1,661	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,104	120.08	1,326	5thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,888	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,941	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	381.29/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,811	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	482	462.68/cwt	450.00–469.00	2,230	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	415.77/cwt	412.50–420.00	2,208	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	410.33/cwt	410.00–412.50	2,277	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	385.77/cwt	367.50–392.50	2,222	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	356.55/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,114	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	316.73/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,932	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	354.14/cwt	349.00–359.00	2,224	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,683	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	641	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,484	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,455	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,093	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,287	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	758	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,619	60
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	333.88/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,564	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	330.58/cwt	322.50–333.00	2,688	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	287.75/cwt	277.00–301.00	2,345	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	820	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,772	35
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	854	314.43/cwt	314.00–320.00	2,685	44
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	865	329.96/cwt	325.25–332.90	2,854	183
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	916	329.75/cwt	329.75–329.75	3,021	61
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,420	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	422.20/cwt	407.50–430.00	1,604	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,264	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,113	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	393.49/cwt	387.50–402.50	1,696	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	353.82/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,557	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	340.14/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,650	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	354.10/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,820	10
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	530	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,617	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	352.14/cwt	332.50–357.00	1,972	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	320.02/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,946	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	271.98/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,665	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	355.88/cwt	347.50–363.50	2,260	175
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,912	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	679	344.93/cwt	325.50–362.50	2,342	225
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,434	70
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,235	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,252	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	806	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,257	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,604	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 2	190	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	751	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,013	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,288	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,612	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	445.07/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,669	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,648	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,989	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	440.90/cwt	432.50–457.50	1,949	3
Bulls	450–500	Large 1	478	333.33/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,593	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	480	456.32/cwt	450.00–462.50	2,190	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,062	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	522	405.23/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,115	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,819	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	358.17/cwt	340.00–372.50	2,042	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	575	384.98/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,214	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,800	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	333.54/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,091	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	322.26/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,137	2
Bulls	650–700	Large 1	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,344	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,363	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,106	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,840	183.67/cwt	176.00–194.00	3,380	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,004	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	112.97/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,226	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	140.72/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,597	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	135.28/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,661	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,644	135.68/cwt	133.00–139.00	2,231	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	209.82/cwt	200.00–231.00	1,968	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	147.57/cwt	139.00–159.00	1,808	2

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 Sep 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,140Last week 1,631Year ago 1,180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 47Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	380	407.50–430.00	422.20
14	400–450	431	387.50–402.50	393.49
10	500–550	514	340.00–362.50	354.10
18	550–600	560	332.50–357.00	352.14
2	600–650	608	315.00–325.00	320.02
3	700–750	728	307.00	307.00
1	750–800	790	285.00	285.00
3	800–850	806	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	930	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
175	600–650	635	347.50–363.50	355.88
225	650–700	679	325.50–362.50	344.93
70	700–750	716	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	340	417.50	417.50
2	400–450	440	347.50–360.00	353.82
3	450–500	485	330.00–350.00	340.14
3	600–650	612	270.00–273.00	271.98
1	650–700	665	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	395	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	420	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	465	417.50	417.50
6	500–550	531	412.50–420.00	415.77
11	550–600	576	367.50–392.50	385.77
2	600–650	628	349.00–359.00	354.14
11	650–700	669	367.00	367.00
6	750–800	768	320.00–337.00	333.88
6	800–850	813	322.50–333.00	330.58
44	850–900	854	314.00–320.00	314.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	555	410.00–412.50	410.33
12	600–650	641	387.50	387.50
60	750–800	758	345.50	345.50
35	800–850	820	338.00	338.00
183	850–900	865	325.25–332.90	329.96
61	900–950	916	329.75	329.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	380.00–382.50	381.29
10	550–600	593	325.00–360.00	356.55
3	600–650	610	300.00–325.00	316.73
1	650–700	675	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	740	309.00	309.00
3	800–850	815	277.00–301.00	287.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	640	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	482	450.00–469.00	462.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	505.00	505.00
3	300–350	343	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	375	440.00–450.00	445.07
3	400–450	442	432.50–457.50	440.90
3	450–500	491	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
5	550–600	570	340.00–372.50	358.17
3	600–650	627	320.00–342.50	333.54
2	650–700	663	310.00–335.00	322.26
2	700–750	705	332.50	332.50
1	750–800	750	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	810	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	480	450.00–462.50	456.32
11	500–550	522	400.00–415.00	405.23
8	550–600	575	380.00–395.00	384.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	395.00	395.00
1	250–300	250	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	390	422.50	422.50
3	500–550	531	342.50	342.50
2	600–650	610	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	332.50–335.00	333.33
1	650–700	680	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	93.00	93.00
2	—	1,085	107.00–119.00	112.97
2	—	1,135	136.00–145.00	140.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,644	133.00–139.00	135.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	129.00–141.00	135.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,840	176.00–194.00	183.67

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	938	200.00–231.00	209.82
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	139.00–159.00	147.57

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.