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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 29

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

948 head

▼ 192 vs last sale 1,140▲ 341 vs year ago 607 · +56.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 24▼ 14 vs year ago 71 · −19.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 1▲ 13 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 steady with a good quality, but mostly yearling offering. Feeder steers 450 lbs and under appeared sharply higher with a lite test, while the 500-650 lbs steers were steady to 4.00 higher and the yearling steers were steady with good demand. Feeder heifers 450 lbs and under appeared steady with a lite test, while the 500-700 lbs heifers were mostly steady with good demand. Yearling heifers appeared higher with a good supply and good demand for value added and guaranteed open females. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a good 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 $398.15/cwt on 39 head, up $7.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 34 comparable sales and sits −48.87 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.

Average price

$398.15

▲ 7.95 vs prior sale

39 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$59.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.98

vs KY average

−16.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	569	399.68	2,276	38
Medium and Large 2	580	340.00	1,972	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.68/cwt here — about $304 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 sale39 hd

398.15

—

KY average26 barns · 943 hd

394.17

+3.98

National average184 barns · 17,632 hd

414.66

−16.51

This barn, trailing median34 sales

447.02

−48.87

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	1,461	180.51	2,637	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	135.82	1,683	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	135.48	2,124	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,109	122.73	1,362	11

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,070	$3,374	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,157	$3,158	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$2,116	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,045	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,380	$3,900	1thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	502.66/cwt	497.50–507.50	1,925	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	473.66/cwt	470.00–477.50	2,037	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	435.00/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,088	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,004	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	497	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,249	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	424.16/cwt	410.00–427.50	2,223	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	388.49/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,082	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	400.89/cwt	392.50–407.50	2,321	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,972	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	382.10/cwt	367.50–385.00	2,266	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,333	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,070	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	366.98/cwt	358.00–372.50	2,316	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	348.12/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,388	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	308.79/cwt	302.50–315.00	2,208	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	332.91/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,410	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	734	357.37/cwt	351.00–359.00	2,623	49
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	331.05/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,526	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	778	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,684	26
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	332.47/cwt	322.50–335.00	2,726	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,725	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	876	323.68/cwt	320.25–330.00	2,835	131
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	932	320.19/cwt	318.00–323.00	2,984	210
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	941	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,945	7
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	980	296.45/cwt	293.00–300.00	2,905	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,011	298.66/cwt	297.75–299.75	3,019	115
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,915	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	412.50/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,568	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,590	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	378.01/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,769	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	525	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,667	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	337.38/cwt	332.50–342.50	1,808	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	335.25/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,934	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	310.99/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,916	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,808	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	362.06/cwt	348.00–364.50	2,266	62
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	667	356.25/cwt	337.50–360.00	2,376	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	310.77/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,079	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	315.30/cwt	295.00–322.50	2,245	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	295.01/cwt	287.00–310.00	2,298	12
Heifers	750–800	Large 2	785	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,806	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	878	249.32/cwt	241.00–257.50	2,189	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	882	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,514	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	918	280.33/cwt	274.50–282.50	2,573	70
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	238.19/cwt	235.00–243.00	2,489	5
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,090	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,943	1
Heifers	1250–1300	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,799	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,722	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,765	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,073	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,171	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,034	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	296.57/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,839	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,286	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,338	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,098	168.89/cwt	163.00–174.00	1,854	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,920	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	182.06/cwt	176.00–189.00	2,913	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	105.08/cwt	103.00–108.00	961	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,448	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,176	123.74/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,455	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	135.82/cwt	129.00–145.00	1,683	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	135.48/cwt	132.00–139.00	2,124	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	3,373.60/head	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,374	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	3,158.29/head	2,850.00–3,500.00	3,158	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	848	1,823.30/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,823	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	184.88/cwt	145.00–217.50	1,631	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	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 Sep 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 948Last week 1,140Year ago 607

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 24Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	524	410.00–427.50	424.16
23	550–600	579	392.50–407.50	400.89
3	600–650	606	385.00	385.00
49	700–750	734	351.00–359.00	357.37
26	750–800	778	345.00	345.00
131	850–900	876	320.25–330.00	323.68
210	900–950	932	318.00–323.00	320.19
115	1000–1050	1,011	297.75–299.75	298.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	497.50–507.50	502.66
4	400–450	430	470.00–477.50	473.66
2	450–500	480	430.00–440.00	435.00
4	500–550	536	360.00–400.00	388.49
6	550–600	593	367.50–385.00	382.10
14	600–650	631	358.00–372.50	366.98
14	650–700	686	340.00–367.50	348.12
21	700–750	724	320.00–340.00	332.91
7	750–800	763	320.00–335.00	331.05
5	800–850	820	322.50–335.00	332.47
1	850–900	865	315.00	315.00
7	900–950	941	313.00	313.00
2	950–1000	980	293.00–300.00	296.45
1	1050–1100	1,060	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	497	452.50	452.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	417.50	417.50
1	550–600	580	340.00	340.00
3	600–650	618	335.00	335.00
2	700–750	715	302.50–315.00	308.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	410.00–415.00	412.50
1	400–450	400	397.50	397.50
10	450–500	468	375.00–380.00	378.01
21	500–550	536	332.50–342.50	337.38
6	550–600	577	330.00–337.50	335.25
8	600–650	616	305.00–317.50	310.99
6	650–700	669	300.00–320.00	310.77
6	700–750	712	295.00–322.50	315.30
12	750–800	779	287.00–310.00	295.01
6	850–900	882	285.00	285.00
5	1000–1050	1,045	235.00–243.00	238.19
1	1250–1300	1,255	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	667	337.50–360.00	356.25
1	1050–1100	1,090	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	600–650	626	348.00–364.50	362.06
70	900–950	918	274.50–282.50	280.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	490	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	617	293.00	293.00
2	850–900	878	241.00–257.50	249.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	485	427.50	427.50
1	550–600	575	377.50	377.50
1	600–650	600	339.00	339.00
1	750–800	775	295.00	295.00
2	800–850	835	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	477	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	500	345.00	345.00
4	600–650	620	287.50–310.00	296.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,157	2,850.00–3,500.00	3,158.29
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,373.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	848	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,823.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,045	2,850.00	2,850.00

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	7	—	882	145.00–217.50	184.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	3,900.00	3,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,239	129.00–145.00	135.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	103.00–108.00	105.08
1	—	965	150.00	150.00
8	—	1,176	119.00–128.00	123.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,568	132.00–139.00	135.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	196.00	196.00
2	—	1,098	163.00–174.00	168.89
5	—	1,600	176.00–189.00	182.06

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.