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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 3

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

282 head

▼ 99 vs last sale 381▼ 250 vs year ago 532 · −47.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 71▼ 23 vs year ago 103 · −22.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 6▲ 2 vs year ago 2 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was spotty with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 300-600 lbs and under were mostly steady to 5.00 lower in spots with a limited supply and spotty demand. Yearling steers appeared sharply higher but with a lite test. Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were mostly steady except for the 400-500 lbs heifers who were 5.00 to 8.00 lower with moderate demand. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for quality cattle, however bawling calves and plainer quality feeders received heavy discounts. Slaughter cows were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with a good demand and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 lower with a good supply.

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 $363.98/cwt on 23 head, down $3.49 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −34.35 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.

Average price

$363.98

▼ 3.49 vs prior sale

23 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$541

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

$128.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.68

vs KY average

−10.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	386.94	2,063	16thin
Medium and Large 2	509	332.60	1,693	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	588	258.80	1,522	2thin

One grade step is worth $128.14/cwt here — about $541 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 sale23 hd

363.98

—

KY average25 barns · 677 hd

374.66

−10.68

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−10.05

This barn, trailing median33 sales

398.34

−34.35

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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $321.52, median $398.34 across 33 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	1,588	221.02	3,509	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	188.76	2,709	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,285	180.72	2,322	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	164.74	1,770	16
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,205	249.00	3,000	1thin

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)	1,415	$3,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,315	$3,545	2thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	288	469.04/cwt	457.50–480.00	1,351	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	471.40/cwt	460.00–482.50	1,768	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	400.48/cwt	389.00–412.50	1,742	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,429	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,957	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	482.49/cwt	477.50–485.00	2,234	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	366.89/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,889	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,167	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	560	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,453	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	422.02/cwt	420.00–422.50	2,439	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,276	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	391.86/cwt	377.50–404.00	2,430	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,403	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	656	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,742	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	377.44/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,529	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,429	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,583	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,671	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	806	346.35/cwt	345.00–349.00	2,792	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,819	1
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,437	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	425.46/cwt	412.50–435.00	1,404	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	373.09/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,418	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	349.87/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,330	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	316.26/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,297	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	358.35/cwt	347.50–370.00	1,523	2
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	440	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,419	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	364.23/cwt	355.00–382.50	1,665	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,837	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,928	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	332.60/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,693	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	539	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,102	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	557	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,167	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	588	258.80/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,522	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,797	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,563	83
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	335.02/cwt	333.00–336.00	2,144	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	311.68/cwt	305.00–322.50	2,082	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,272	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,343	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	815	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,017	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	819	272.63/cwt	252.50–282.50	2,233	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,640	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,015	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,563	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,795	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,333	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,566	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	480.39/cwt	460.00–497.50	2,037	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	387.14/cwt	375.00–393.00	1,823	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,195	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	415.77/cwt	399.00–423.00	2,108	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	542	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,385	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	401.00/cwt	390.00–412.50	2,258	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,080	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	393.70/cwt	386.00–397.00	2,441	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	366.81/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,461	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	333.88/cwt	318.00–345.00	2,391	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,622	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,213	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	365	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,077	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	415	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,141	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	490	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,237	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,205	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	3,000	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,190	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,332	1
Bulls	—	—	1,492	219.80/cwt	213.00–225.00	3,279	9
Bulls	—	—	2,007	233.04/cwt	229.00–236.00	4,677	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	123.02/cwt	114.00–132.00	1,179	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	158.81/cwt	147.00–168.00	1,574	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,166	179.61/cwt	173.00–191.00	2,094	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	179.51/cwt	169.00–187.00	2,296	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,750	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	182.39/cwt	177.00–186.00	2,583	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	195.12/cwt	189.00–206.00	2,837	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	3,544.68/head	3,300.00–3,750.00	3,545	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	202.89/cwt	187.00–239.00	2,236	9

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 Aug 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 381Year ago 532

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 71Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	435	389.00–412.50	400.48
1	450–500	455	430.00	430.00
7	500–550	515	360.00–385.00	366.89
1	550–600	585	389.00	389.00
1	600–650	645	372.50	372.50
1	650–700	670	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	656	418.00	418.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	560	438.00	438.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	457.50–480.00	469.04
2	350–400	375	460.00–482.50	471.40
3	450–500	463	477.50–485.00	482.49
1	500–550	535	405.00	405.00
5	550–600	578	420.00–422.50	422.02
3	600–650	620	377.50–404.00	391.86
2	650–700	670	375.00–380.00	377.44
1	700–750	700	369.00	369.00
1	750–800	795	336.00	336.00
3	800–850	806	345.00–349.00	346.35
1	850–900	895	315.00	315.00
1	1150–1200	1,185	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	412.50–435.00	425.46
5	350–400	380	367.50–380.00	373.09
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	457	355.00–382.50	364.23
5	500–550	506	381.00	381.00
3	600–650	640	333.00–336.00	335.02
3	650–700	668	305.00–322.50	311.68
1	700–750	710	320.00	320.00
4	750–800	781	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	895	295.00	295.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	539	390.00	390.00
4	550–600	557	389.00	389.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	345.00–355.00	349.87
3	400–450	410	300.00–325.00	316.26
2	550–600	588	255.00–262.50	258.80
1	800–850	815	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	347.50–370.00	358.35
5	500–550	509	327.50–345.00	332.60
1	600–650	625	287.50	287.50
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
4	800–850	819	252.50–282.50	272.63
1	1000–1050	1,015	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
83	600–650	636	403.00	403.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	424	460.00–497.50	480.39
1	450–500	485	452.50	452.50
5	500–550	507	399.00–423.00	415.77
2	550–600	563	390.00–412.50	401.00
4	600–650	620	386.00–397.00	393.70
4	650–700	671	357.50–370.00	366.81
5	700–750	716	318.00–345.00	333.88
1	750–800	760	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	835	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	542	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	382	410.00	410.00
3	450–500	471	375.00–393.00	387.14
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	590	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	415	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	490	252.50	252.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	200.00	200.00
16	—	1,279	169.00–187.00	179.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	991	147.00–168.00	158.81
2	—	958	114.00–132.00	123.02
8	—	1,166	173.00–191.00	179.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,454	189.00–206.00	195.12
7	—	1,416	177.00–186.00	182.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	196.00	196.00
3	—	2,007	229.00–236.00	233.04
9	—	1,492	213.00–225.00	219.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	249.00	249.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,315	3,300.00–3,750.00	3,544.68
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	3,700.00	3,700.00

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	9	—	1,102	187.00–239.00	202.89

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.