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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 3

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Oct 27Nov 3latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

573 head

▼ 214 vs last sale 787▼ 313 vs year ago 886 · −35.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 63▼ 23 vs year ago 61 · −37.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

0 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 0▼ 10 vs year ago 10 · −100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was mixed with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 500-650 lbs were mostly steady to 2.00 higher with a moderate supply and good demand for quality cattle. Yearling steers 750 lbs and up appeared 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a lite test and limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers 400-600 lbs were steady to 4.00 higher in spots, while the 600 lbs and over heifers were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with a good supply and spotty demand. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with lite test and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with 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 $383.35/cwt on 59 head, down $12.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −63.67 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.

Average price

$383.35

▼ 12.74 vs prior sale

59 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

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

$83.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.80

vs KY average

−24.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	390.99	2,146	50
Large 1	560	350.00	1,960	1thin
Medium and Large 2	564	344.36	1,943	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	595	307.50	1,830	1thin

One grade step is worth $83.49/cwt here — about $316 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 sale59 hd

383.35

—

KY average20 barns · 701 hd

386.15

−2.80

National average43 barns · 4,657 hd

408.07

−24.72

This barn, trailing median34 sales

447.02

−63.67

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	—	Low	1,793	172.02	3,085	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,430	124.62	1,782	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	123.99	1,919	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	93.65	985	6thin

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,456	1
Steers	400–450	Large 2	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	1,826	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	429.99/cwt	415.00–437.00	1,995	12
Steers	450–500	Large 1	490	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,838	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	355.41/cwt	351.00–360.00	1,866	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	396.52/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,102	29
Steers	550–600	Large 1	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	373.44/cwt	362.50–387.50	2,117	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	339.94/cwt	335.00–347.00	1,972	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	394.25/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,298	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,830	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	324.92/cwt	321.00–335.00	2,015	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	361.57/cwt	352.50–367.50	2,278	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	341.08/cwt	330.00–361.00	2,237	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	320.71/cwt	312.50–339.00	2,338	33
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	348.73/cwt	342.00–352.50	2,546	62
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	332.94/cwt	319.00–338.50	2,587	27
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	826	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,230	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	834	321.70/cwt	321.00–327.50	2,683	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	857	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,760	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,573	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	329.50/cwt	329.00–330.00	1,246	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	333.18/cwt	331.00–337.50	1,439	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	373.45/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,632	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	360.05/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,689	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	342.85/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,779	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	529	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,931	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	340.28/cwt	323.00–355.00	1,960	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	308.67/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,787	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	605	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,193	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	323.40/cwt	305.00–331.00	2,021	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	369.59/cwt	352.50–370.00	2,328	86
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	319.46/cwt	305.00–329.00	2,140	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	286.55/cwt	280.00–288.00	2,401	11
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,057	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,072	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,636	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,764	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,236	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,044	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	389.98/cwt	385.00–392.50	1,810	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,994	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	487	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,656	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,027	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	281.95/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,720	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	640	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,568	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,112	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	311.06/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,097	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,843	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	288.37/cwt	280.00–297.00	2,122	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	278.09/cwt	267.00–290.00	2,130	7
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,600	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,043	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,878	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	961	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,672	3
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,090	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,908	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,469	158.27/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,325	4
Bulls	—	—	1,861	174.90/cwt	169.00–182.00	3,255	8
Bulls	—	—	2,170	188.03/cwt	185.00–191.00	4,080	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	87.91/cwt	80.00–92.00	820	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	673	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,238	116.59/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,443	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	124.62/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,782	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	123.99/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,919	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	218.13/cwt	190.00–242.50	2,443	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	135.79/cwt	126.00–162.50	1,695	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 Nov 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 573Last week 787Year ago 886

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 63Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 0Year ago 10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,469	153.00–163.00	158.27
8	—	1,861	169.00–182.00	174.90
2	—	2,170	185.00–191.00	188.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	122.00–126.00	123.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	112.00–122.00	116.59
3	—	933	80.00–92.00	87.91
1	—	1,035	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,430	122.00–129.00	124.62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	462.50	462.50
2	450–500	467	427.00	427.00
12	550–600	563	360.00	360.00
4	600–650	645	325.00–330.00	327.50
13	650–700	674	300.00–335.00	311.06
4	700–750	736	280.00–297.00	288.37
7	750–800	766	267.00–290.00	278.09
1	850–900	860	237.50	237.50
1	900–950	905	207.50	207.50
3	950–1000	961	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	420	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	464	385.00–392.50	389.98
2	600–650	610	279.00–285.00	281.95
1	650–700	675	273.00	273.00
1	800–850	810	197.50	197.50
1	1050–1100	1,090	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	430	287.50	287.50
2	450–500	487	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	437	360.00–377.50	373.45
13	450–500	469	340.00–365.00	360.05
8	500–550	519	335.00–350.00	342.85
16	550–600	576	323.00–355.00	340.28
13	600–650	625	305.00–331.00	323.40
10	650–700	670	305.00–329.00	319.46
11	800–850	838	280.00–288.00	286.55
1	1100–1150	1,100	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	529	365.00	365.00
4	600–650	605	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
86	600–650	630	352.50–370.00	369.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	329.00–330.00	329.50
3	400–450	432	331.00–337.50	333.18
6	550–600	579	297.50–317.50	308.67
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	403	453.00	453.00
12	450–500	464	415.00–437.00	429.99
29	500–550	530	385.00–405.00	396.52
11	550–600	567	362.50–387.50	373.44
14	600–650	630	352.50–367.50	361.57
13	650–700	656	330.00–361.00	341.08
33	700–750	729	312.50–339.00	320.71
27	750–800	777	319.00–338.50	332.94
9	800–850	834	321.00–327.50	321.70
6	850–900	857	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	525	351.00–360.00	355.41
5	550–600	580	335.00–347.00	339.94
6	600–650	620	321.00–335.00	324.92
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	583	390.00–405.00	394.25
62	700–750	730	342.00–352.50	348.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
9	800–850	826	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,248	126.00–162.50	135.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	190.00–242.50	218.13

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.