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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 27

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

381 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 401▼ 843 vs year ago 1,224 · −68.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 44▲ 17 vs year ago 54 · +31.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 17▲ 5 vs year ago 1 · +500.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was lower with an average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were 4.00 to 8.00 lower or greater in spots with a moderate supply and moderate demand. Yearling steers appeared lower as well but with limited head to head comparisons. Slaughter cows were steady to 2 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with a lite test.

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 $430.52/cwt on 25 head, up $6.70 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 15 of 32 comparable sales and sits −12.30 against this barn's trailing median of $442.82.

Average price

$430.52

▲ 6.70 vs prior sale

25 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,422

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$37.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.12

vs KY average

+31.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	439.63	2,448	19thin
Medium and Large 2	581	401.68	2,333	6thin

One grade step is worth $37.95/cwt here — about $115 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 sale25 hd

430.52

—

KY average25 barns · 589 hd

427.40

+3.12

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

+31.23

This barn, trailing median32 sales

442.82

−12.30

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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.01, low $344.18, median $442.82 across 32 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	1,492	215.70	3,219	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,579	183.94	2,903	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	182.93	2,334	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	156.88	1,619	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,181	208.23	2,459	9thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,310	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,240	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,455	$3,750	1thin

Every lot

88 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,073	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,593	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,731	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	475.05/cwt	470.00–477.50	2,090	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	461.67/cwt	447.50–470.00	2,138	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,952	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,411	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	438.04/cwt	430.00–452.50	2,256	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,093	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	452.48/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,511	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	430.98/cwt	422.00–441.00	2,508	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	401.51/cwt	392.50–407.50	2,381	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	402.83/cwt	377.50–411.00	2,449	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	363.83/cwt	355.00–372.50	2,474	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	712	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,421	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	345.29/cwt	343.00–350.00	2,531	3
Steers	700–750	Large 1	733	330.43/cwt	313.00–347.50	2,422	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	776	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,825	58
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,456	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	320.06/cwt	308.00–330.00	2,650	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,544	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	887	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,705	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	900	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,214	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	915	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,631	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,740	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,755	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,095	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,601	1
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 2	1,165	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,388	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,339	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,502	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,228	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	405.69/cwt	387.50–412.50	1,777	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	388.90/cwt	375.00–401.00	1,867	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	359.91/cwt	355.00–372.50	1,911	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,121	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	366.73/cwt	350.00–382.50	2,090	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,826	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	368.96/cwt	343.00–377.50	2,232	26
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	324.65/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,003	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	325.32/cwt	315.00–333.00	2,206	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	318.55/cwt	305.00–327.50	2,300	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,198	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,147	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,571	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	995	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,577	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	930	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	342	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,308	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,593	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,776	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,679	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,943	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,220	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	422.47/cwt	412.50–442.50	1,990	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,014	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,049	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	555	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,387	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	399.60/cwt	391.00–412.50	2,262	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	303.57/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,891	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	351.61/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,236	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	331.02/cwt	321.00–342.50	2,264	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	319.44/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,281	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,198	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	817	278.39/cwt	276.00–295.00	2,274	8
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	261.52/cwt	260.00–263.00	2,144	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,998	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,181	208.23/cwt	200.00–221.00	2,459	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,160	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,158	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	222.52/cwt	217.00–226.00	3,683	3
Bulls	—	—	1,662	238.59/cwt	233.00–244.00	3,965	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	892	125.53/cwt	119.00–135.00	1,120	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	154.81/cwt	142.00–163.00	1,516	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	173.93/cwt	167.00–180.00	1,979	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	179.20/cwt	177.00–182.00	2,265	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	191.63/cwt	190.00–193.00	2,497	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	182.06/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,846	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	189.57/cwt	188.00–191.00	3,081	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,240	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,310	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,094	217.00/cwt	181.00–250.00	2,374	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	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 (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Jul 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 401Year ago 1,224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 44Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 17Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	362	415.00	415.00
7	400–450	438	387.50–412.50	405.69
9	450–500	480	375.00–401.00	388.90
5	500–550	531	355.00–372.50	359.91
10	550–600	570	350.00–382.50	366.73
26	600–650	605	343.00–377.50	368.96
19	650–700	678	315.00–333.00	325.32
8	700–750	722	305.00–327.50	318.55
1	750–800	750	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	850	302.50	302.50
1	950–1000	995	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
6	500–550	537	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	525	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	555	335.00	335.00
4	600–650	617	320.00–332.50	324.65
1	650–700	695	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	745	290.00–300.00	295.00
1	800–850	810	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	375	327.50	327.50
1	550–600	575	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	420	462.50	462.50
1	450–500	465	477.50	477.50
1	500–550	530	380.00	380.00
11	550–600	566	391.00–412.50	399.60
3	600–650	636	350.00–355.00	351.61
10	650–700	684	321.00–342.50	331.02
4	700–750	714	310.00–332.50	319.44
3	750–800	758	290.00	290.00
8	800–850	817	276.00–295.00	278.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	360	442.50	442.50
2	400–450	412	407.50	407.50
3	450–500	471	412.50–442.50	422.47
1	550–600	550	372.50	372.50
2	600–650	623	297.50–310.00	303.57
2	800–850	820	260.00–263.00	261.52
1	850–900	850	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	490.00	490.00
8	400–450	440	470.00–477.50	475.05
7	450–500	463	447.50–470.00	461.67
4	500–550	515	430.00–452.50	438.04
11	550–600	582	422.00–441.00	430.98
7	600–650	608	377.50–411.00	402.83
5	650–700	680	355.00–372.50	363.83
3	700–750	733	343.00–350.00	345.29
3	800–850	828	308.00–330.00	320.06
2	850–900	887	305.00	305.00
1	900–950	935	293.00	293.00
1	950–1000	950	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	477.50	477.50
2	550–600	555	450.00–455.00	452.48
58	750–800	776	364.00	364.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	733	313.00–347.50	330.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	427.50	427.50
2	450–500	485	402.50	402.50
1	500–550	520	402.50	402.50
5	550–600	593	392.50–407.50	401.51
2	700–750	712	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	800	307.00	307.00
1	850–900	855	297.50	297.50
1	900–950	915	287.50	287.50
1	1050–1100	1,095	237.50	237.50
1	1150–1200	1,165	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
1	900–950	900	246.00	246.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	892	119.00–135.00	125.53
6	—	1,138	167.00–180.00	173.93
4	—	979	142.00–163.00	154.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	188.00–191.00	189.57
6	—	1,563	180.00–184.00	182.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,303	190.00–193.00	191.63
7	—	1,264	177.00–182.00	179.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,160	186.00	186.00
3	—	1,662	233.00–244.00	238.59
3	—	1,655	217.00–226.00	222.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,181	200.00–221.00	208.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,550.00	2,550.00

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	5	—	1,094	181.00–250.00	217.00

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	—	1,455	3,750.00	3,750.00

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.