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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 24

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

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Feeder Cattle receipts

398 head

▲ 190 vs last sale 208▼ 375 vs year ago 773 · −48.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 53▼ 62 vs year ago 116 · −53.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 14▲ 0 vs year ago 7 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was stronger in several spots with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 350 lbs and under appeared stronger with a lite test, while the 400-600 lbs steers were steady to 3.00 lower with a good supply and good demand. Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were sharply higher with a good supply and good demand, while the 600-700 lbs heifers were steady with a lite test. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for quality cattle, while discounting heavy conditioned and off colored cattle severely. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with a moderate supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

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 $360.67/cwt on 32 head, up $10.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 33 comparable sales and sits −37.66 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.

Average price

$360.67

▲ 10.99 vs prior sale

32 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$433

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

$91.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.14

vs KY average

+22.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	371.45	2,029	26
Medium and Large 2	575	320.80	1,845	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	570	280.00	1,596	1thin

One grade step is worth $91.45/cwt here — about $433 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale32 hd

360.67

—

KY average26 barns · 674 hd

349.53

+11.14

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

+22.65

This barn, trailing median33 sales

398.34

−37.66

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	1,649	192.62	3,177	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,556	160.28	2,494	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	156.10	1,948	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,156	140.82	1,627	12
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	259.00	3,043	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,275	$2,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,493	$4,305	2thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	285	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,796	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	1,373	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,708	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	456.78/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,896	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,419	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	441.32/cwt	427.50–455.00	2,087	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,722	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	396.18/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,092	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,985	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,283	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	369.42/cwt	355.00–382.50	2,253	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	649	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,505	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	353.36/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,332	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	685	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,254	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	734	354.50/cwt	354.50–354.50	2,602	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,434	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,617	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	240	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,536	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,564	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	314	492.04/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,545	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,504	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,704	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	401.81/cwt	387.00–417.00	1,567	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,780	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	396.91/cwt	387.00–405.00	1,723	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,440	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	355.82/cwt	351.00–359.00	1,676	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	487	400.11/cwt	397.00–407.50	1,949	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	403.37/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,142	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	363.61/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,953	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,796	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	349.42/cwt	339.00–353.00	1,950	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	368.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,120	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	317.87/cwt	317.50–319.00	1,856	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	330.58/cwt	313.00–340.00	2,036	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	377.80/cwt	361.00–380.50	2,335	93
Heifers	650–700	Large 2	665	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,613	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,120	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	684	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,360	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	685	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,795	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,287	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,101	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	945	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,410	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	175	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,024	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	225	652.89/cwt	625.00–670.00	1,469	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,742	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,281	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	322	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,739	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	459.29/cwt	447.50–475.00	1,741	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	419.62/cwt	412.50–430.00	1,779	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	451.39/cwt	445.00–467.50	1,964	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	435	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,710	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,544	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,802	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	441.29/cwt	432.50–455.00	2,070	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	400.14/cwt	390.00–412.50	2,037	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	355.06/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,889	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	355.38/cwt	349.00–382.50	2,015	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	325.97/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,848	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	332.86/cwt	323.00–347.50	2,080	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	323.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,125	5
Bulls	650–700	Large 1	695	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,102	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,277	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,867	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,106	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,171	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	908	246.98/cwt	242.50–255.00	2,243	5
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,205	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	575	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,121	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,175	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	3,043	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,380	175.12/cwt	167.00–185.00	2,417	3
Bulls	—	—	1,851	205.75/cwt	199.00–211.00	3,808	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,059	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	154.64/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,721	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	140.39/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,675	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	162.47/cwt	158.00–171.00	2,026	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,713	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,478	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,574	158.22/cwt	151.00–167.00	2,490	13
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,493	4,304.61/head	4,050.00–4,550.00	4,305	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,145	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,107	197.53/cwt	171.00–237.50	2,187	6

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 208Year ago 773

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 53Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 14Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	390	387.00–417.00	401.81
8	400–450	434	387.00–405.00	396.91
10	450–500	471	351.00–359.00	355.82
11	500–550	537	350.00–382.50	363.61
4	550–600	558	339.00–353.00	349.42
3	600–650	616	313.00–340.00	330.58
2	650–700	673	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	770	297.00	297.00
1	800–850	805	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	531	395.00–405.00	403.37
5	550–600	576	360.00–370.00	368.00
93	600–650	618	361.00–380.50	377.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	640.00	640.00
2	250–300	265	590.00	590.00
4	300–350	314	480.00–505.00	492.04
2	350–400	355	480.00	480.00
2	400–450	400	445.00	445.00
10	450–500	487	397.00–407.50	400.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	684	345.00	345.00
1	900–950	945	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	331.00	331.00
1	500–550	540	332.50	332.50
4	550–600	584	317.50–319.00	317.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	175	585.00	585.00
1	200–250	235	500.00	500.00
5	350–400	379	447.50–475.00	459.29
7	400–450	435	445.00–467.50	451.39
5	450–500	469	432.50–455.00	441.29
8	500–550	509	390.00–412.50	400.14
13	550–600	567	349.00–382.50	355.38
6	600–650	625	323.00–347.50	332.86
5	650–700	657	320.00–325.00	323.50
1	700–750	705	323.00	323.00
1	800–850	810	260.00	260.00
2	850–900	865	251.00	251.00
5	900–950	908	242.50–255.00	246.98
1	1050–1100	1,050	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	625.00–670.00	652.89
2	250–300	270	645.00	645.00
2	300–350	322	540.00	540.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	393.00	393.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	695	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	770	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	365	440.00	440.00
4	400–450	424	412.50–430.00	419.62
1	450–500	455	396.00	396.00
4	500–550	532	350.00–360.00	355.06
5	550–600	567	310.00–337.00	325.97
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	700	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	517.50	517.50
3	400–450	415	450.00–460.00	456.78
2	450–500	473	427.50–455.00	441.32
12	500–550	528	380.00–405.00	396.18
5	550–600	581	393.00	393.00
3	600–650	610	355.00–382.50	369.42
3	650–700	660	350.00–360.00	353.36
1	1050–1100	1,095	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	630.00	630.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	322.50	322.50
1	500–550	540	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	310	443.00	443.00
1	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	492	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	540	367.50	367.50
1	800–850	825	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	649	386.00	386.00
13	700–750	734	354.50	354.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	167.00–185.00	175.12
4	—	1,851	199.00–211.00	205.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	137.00	137.00
3	—	1,247	158.00–171.00	162.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,113	153.00–156.00	154.64
9	—	1,193	135.00–146.00	140.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,574	151.00–167.00	158.22
1	—	1,325	187.00	187.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,493	4,050.00–4,550.00	4,304.61

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	—	1,145	2,050.00	2,050.00

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)	1	—	1,405	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	6	—	1,107	171.00–237.50	197.53

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.