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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 10

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

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Feeder Cattle receipts

642 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 573▼ 190 vs year ago 832 · −22.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 38▲ 1 vs year ago 41 · +2.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 4 · +150.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was spotty with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 400-600 lbs were steady to 5.00 lower with a moderate supply, while the yearling steers appeared 4.00 to 8.00 lower but with limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers 400-600 lbs were 3.00 to 6.00 lower with a moderate supply and moderate demand. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 6.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 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 $387.98/cwt on 42 head, up $4.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −56.40 against this barn's trailing median of $444.39.

Average price

$387.98

▲ 4.63 vs prior sale

42 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$27.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.60

vs KY average

−14.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	574	389.30	2,235	40
Medium and Large 2	573	361.52	2,072	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.78/cwt here — about $164 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 sale42 hd

387.98

—

KY average19 barns · 598 hd

384.38

+3.60

National average41 barns · 3,459 hd

402.38

−14.40

This barn, trailing median34 sales

444.39

−56.40

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 $444.39 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	1,800	169.15	3,044	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,651	115.93	1,914	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,378	113.98	1,571	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	99.79	1,103	8thin

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)	1,331	$2,511	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,430	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,420	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	928	$1,250	2thin

Every lot

79 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Full	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,383	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,764	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	407	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,679	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	416.41/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,857	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	398.48/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,857	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	401.31/cwt	390.00–404.00	2,275	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	361.52/cwt	352.50–370.00	2,072	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	364.37/cwt	363.00–380.00	2,146	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	345.85/cwt	340.00–353.00	2,137	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	305.92/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,921	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,068	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	342.46/cwt	325.00–352.50	2,329	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	344.80/cwt	332.50–349.00	2,465	40
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	306.20/cwt	303.00–310.00	2,241	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,198	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,480	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	796	335.50/cwt	335.50–335.50	2,671	67
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	815	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,972	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	842	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,758	64
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	842	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,610	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,493	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	905	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,887	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,778	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	988	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	3,038	51
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	3,007	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,314	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	392	398.92/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,564	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,566	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	457	298.28/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,363	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	330.26/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,565	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	484	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,730	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	506	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,695	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	340.76/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,779	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	283.79/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,490	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	371.74/cwt	370.00–372.50	2,123	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	334.65/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,914	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,219	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	331.96/cwt	319.00–337.50	2,108	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	289.85/cwt	287.50–291.00	1,846	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,925	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	270.65/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,816	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	272.84/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,956	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	728	216.16/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,574	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	274.63/cwt	267.00–280.00	2,115	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	802	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,077	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	868	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,496	55
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	900	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,440	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,098	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,741	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	393.79/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,792	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Full	490	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,593	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,754	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	280.82/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,797	3
Bulls	650–700	Large 1	670	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,457	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,513	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	761	217.67/cwt	207.50–223.00	1,656	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	804	217.50/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,749	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	829	181.87/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,508	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,685	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,662	1
Bulls	—	—	1,838	172.87/cwt	168.00–177.00	3,177	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	86.59/cwt	77.50–93.00	859	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	107.71/cwt	101.00–113.00	1,263	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	113.98/cwt	108.00–121.00	1,571	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,651	115.93/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,914	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	790	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,065	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,331	2,510.94/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,511	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	114.61/cwt	106.00–130.00	1,404	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 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 642Last week 573Year ago 832

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 38Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 4

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	158.00	158.00
3	—	1,838	168.00–177.00	172.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,173	101.00–113.00	107.71
3	—	992	77.50–93.00	86.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,378	108.00–121.00	113.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,651	110.00–121.00	115.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,331	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,510.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,430	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	1,950.00	1,950.00

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	—	1,225	106.00–130.00	114.61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	392	390.00–410.00	398.92
13	450–500	484	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	728	212.50–220.00	216.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	357.50	357.50
14	450–500	474	310.00–335.00	330.26
14	500–550	522	335.00–342.50	340.76
20	550–600	572	325.00–342.50	334.65
10	600–650	635	319.00–337.50	331.96
4	650–700	658	292.50	292.50
9	700–750	717	260.00–285.00	272.84
5	750–800	770	267.00–280.00	274.63
2	800–850	802	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	506	335.00	335.00
23	550–600	571	370.00–372.50	371.74
5	600–650	608	365.00	365.00
55	850–900	868	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	370	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	457	295.00–300.00	298.28
3	500–550	525	280.00–289.00	283.79
4	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
3	600–650	637	287.50–291.00	289.85
4	650–700	671	265.00–277.50	270.65
1	750–800	775	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	900	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	550–600	567	390.00–404.00	401.31
40	700–750	715	332.50–349.00	344.80
67	750–800	796	335.50	335.50
64	800–850	842	327.50	327.50
1	900–950	905	319.00	319.00
51	950–1000	988	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	450.00	450.00
7	400–450	446	415.00–425.00	416.41
8	450–500	466	385.00–405.00	398.48
13	550–600	589	363.00–380.00	364.37
10	600–650	618	340.00–353.00	345.85
14	650–700	680	325.00–352.50	342.46
6	700–750	732	303.00–310.00	306.20
6	750–800	775	320.00	320.00
5	800–850	842	310.00	310.00
2	900–950	945	294.00	294.00
2	1050–1100	1,055	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	407	412.50	412.50
2	550–600	573	352.50–370.00	361.52
2	600–650	628	302.00–310.00	305.92
5	650–700	667	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	735	299.00	299.00
1	800–850	845	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	422.50	422.50
2	450–500	455	390.00–397.50	393.79
1	550–600	550	355.00	355.00
3	600–650	640	280.00–282.50	280.82
4	750–800	761	207.50–223.00	217.67
4	800–850	804	210.00–220.00	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	490	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	575	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	680	222.50	222.50
4	800–850	829	180.00–182.50	181.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	217.50	217.50

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.