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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 4

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

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Feeder Cattle receipts

583 head

▲ 102 vs last sale 481▼ 559 vs year ago 1,142 · −48.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 38▼ 17 vs year ago 50 · −34.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 1▲ 2 vs year ago 12 · +16.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was stronger in spots with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 400-600 lbs were mostly steady with a lite test, while the yearling steers and heifers were 3.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with a moderate supply and good 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 $417.05/cwt on 19 head, down $12.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 33 comparable sales and sits −31.69 against this barn's trailing median of $448.74.

Average price

$417.05

▼ 12.67 vs prior sale

19 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$44.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.39

vs KY average

+2.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	424.06	2,354	16thin
Medium and Large 2	557	379.67	2,113	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.40/cwt here — about $240 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 sale19 hd

417.05

—

KY average22 barns · 476 hd

408.66

+8.39

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

+2.81

This barn, trailing median33 sales

448.74

−31.69

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.70, low $353.17, median $448.74 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	—	High	1,677	213.71	3,584	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	181.43	2,567	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	181.27	2,152	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	147.50	1,476	10

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)	1,380	$3,407	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,472	$3,488	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,175	1thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,100	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,151	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,069	1
Steers	450–500	Large 1	465	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,790	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	417.47/cwt	412.50–420.00	2,100	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,444	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,155	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	420.69/cwt	407.00–427.50	2,406	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,598	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	412.54/cwt	403.00–422.50	2,611	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	436.79/cwt	428.50–445.00	2,887	154
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	390.96/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,596	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,653	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	797	354.48/cwt	342.50–356.00	2,825	23
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	319.55/cwt	311.00–335.00	2,604	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	942	334.60/cwt	329.25–339.75	3,152	110
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	3,064	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,060	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	3,275	42
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,325	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,420	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,573	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,461	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	406.18/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,738	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	415.07/cwt	412.50–417.50	1,963	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,763	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	365.53/cwt	346.00–373.00	1,992	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	313.62/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,788	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	358.76/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,070	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	355.51/cwt	352.50–360.00	2,169	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	336.67/cwt	327.50–341.00	2,229	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	327.82/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,387	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	746	343.50/cwt	343.50–343.50	2,563	27
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	779	348.95/cwt	348.95–348.95	2,718	64
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	832	284.66/cwt	280.00–287.00	2,368	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,423	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,561	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,080	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,592	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	170	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	867	1
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	190	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,102	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,409	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,469	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,685	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,663	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,139	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	406.16/cwt	400.00–409.00	2,165	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	409.14/cwt	407.50–412.50	2,291	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,416	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,032	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	354.06/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,418	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,295	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,025	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,958	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	215.59/cwt	207.00–220.00	3,779	5
Bulls	—	—	1,950	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	4,427	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,477	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	136.28/cwt	127.00–144.00	1,244	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	152.78/cwt	147.00–162.00	1,670	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	179.65/cwt	169.00–186.00	2,109	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,416	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,806	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	177.92/cwt	172.00–184.00	2,519	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	179.13/cwt	166.00–193.00	2,356	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	3,407.07/head	3,150.00–3,700.00	3,407	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	850	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,501	3,522.23/head	3,350.00–3,700.00	3,522	4

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 Aug 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 583Last week 481Year ago 1,142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 38Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 1Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	370	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	428	402.50–410.00	406.18
2	450–500	473	412.50–417.50	415.07
7	500–550	545	346.00–373.00	365.53
5	550–600	577	350.00–367.50	358.76
5	600–650	610	352.50–360.00	355.51
12	650–700	662	327.50–341.00	336.67
9	700–750	728	325.00–330.00	327.82
3	800–850	832	280.00–287.00	284.66
1	850–900	850	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	945	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	700–750	746	343.50	343.50
64	750–800	779	348.95	348.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	417.50	417.50
2	350–400	382	382.50	382.50
1	500–550	500	352.50	352.50
4	550–600	570	310.00–325.00	313.62
1	600–650	620	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,080	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	452.50	452.50
1	600–650	600	433.00	433.00
154	650–700	661	428.50–445.00	436.79
110	900–950	942	329.25–339.75	334.60
42	1050–1100	1,060	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	460	467.50	467.50
3	500–550	503	412.50–420.00	417.47
11	550–600	572	407.00–427.50	420.69
7	600–650	633	403.00–422.50	412.54
5	650–700	664	380.00–397.50	390.96
2	700–750	715	371.00	371.00
23	750–800	797	342.50–356.00	354.48
5	800–850	815	311.00–335.00	319.55
1	950–1000	965	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	540	399.00	399.00
2	550–600	565	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	315	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	350	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	460	465.00	465.00
3	500–550	533	400.00–409.00	406.16
3	550–600	560	407.50–412.50	409.14
7	600–650	640	377.50	377.50
3	650–700	683	350.00–362.50	354.06
1	850–900	850	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	580.00	580.00
1	200–250	245	575.00	575.00
1	250–300	260	565.00	565.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	199.00	199.00
5	—	1,416	172.00–184.00	177.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,174	169.00–186.00	179.65
1	—	1,265	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,093	147.00–162.00	152.78
1	—	890	166.00	166.00
4	—	913	127.00–144.00	136.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	227.00	227.00
1	—	1,025	191.00	191.00
5	—	1,753	207.00–220.00	215.59

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,315	166.00–193.00	179.13

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	—	1,380	3,150.00–3,700.00	3,407.07

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	—	1,355	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,501	3,350.00–3,700.00	3,522.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,175.00	2,175.00

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.