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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 20

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

787 head

▼ 244 vs last sale 1,031▼ 187 vs year ago 974 · −19.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 67▼ 17 vs year ago 76 · −22.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 2▼ 2 vs year ago 3 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was spotty with an average quality of mostly yearling cattle. Feeder steers and heifers 300-650 lbs were unevenly steady bouncing from 3.00 higher to 3.00 lower with a moderate supply and good demand for quality cattle. Yearling steers 700-900 lbs were 2.00 to 6.00 higher, while the 900 lbs and over steers appeared lower with a good supply but with limited like kind comparisons. Slaughter cows were steady with a moderate supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with 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 $375.49/cwt on 16 head, down $7.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −71.53 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.

Average price

$375.49

▼ 7.00 vs prior sale

16 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,130

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.96

vs KY average

−63.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	567	375.49	2,130	16thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

375.49

—

KY average25 barns · 985 hd

392.45

−16.96

National average184 barns · 33,564 hd

439.05

−63.56

This barn, trailing median34 sales

447.02

−71.53

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 $447.02 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	—	Average	1,623	180.30	2,926	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,567	131.46	2,060	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,345	128.29	1,725	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	104.09	1,099	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,850	1thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,938	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	1,964	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	466.45/cwt	459.00–481.00	2,258	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	372.00/cwt	371.00–373.00	2,009	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,207	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	363.30/cwt	353.00–379.00	2,133	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,399	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	366.52/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,316	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,080	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	331.40/cwt	325.00–341.00	2,263	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	717	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,649	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	346.69/cwt	335.00–349.00	2,524	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,662	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	334.09/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,756	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	836	345.91/cwt	344.00–347.75	2,892	129
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	879	315.71/cwt	307.00–323.00	2,775	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	899	325.25/cwt	325.25–325.25	2,924	30
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	918	281.16/cwt	275.00–287.50	2,581	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	921	321.32/cwt	319.50–322.75	2,959	168
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	980	317.49/cwt	317.00–317.75	3,111	168
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,852	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	390.76/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,418	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	366	413.40/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,513	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	412	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,726	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	350.12/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,506	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	393.12/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,722	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	392.04/cwt	389.00–393.00	1,862	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,642	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,579	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	373.54/cwt	361.00–390.00	1,920	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	327.47/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,709	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,626	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,689	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	320.81/cwt	311.00–332.50	1,809	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,998	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,919	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	313.99/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,148	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,047	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,276	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	960	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,896	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,040	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,366	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 2	175	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	823	1
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 2-3	185	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	666	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,021	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,150	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	524.96/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,486	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	351	495.01/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,737	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,472	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	426.37/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,607	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	485.04/cwt	477.50–487.50	2,086	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	442.89/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,077	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,672	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	530	417.15/cwt	407.00–427.50	2,211	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,471	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	383.70/cwt	367.50–387.50	2,064	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	570	387.07/cwt	385.00–397.50	2,206	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	357.12/cwt	337.00–365.00	2,068	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	296.25/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,763	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,130	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	318.02/cwt	302.00–327.50	2,023	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,804	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	308.86/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,128	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	288.98/cwt	283.00–295.00	2,089	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,847	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	774	248.84/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,926	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	842	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,937	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,205	1
Bulls	1150–1200	Large 1	1,160	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,349	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	902	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,849	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,608	188.16/cwt	187.00–189.00	3,026	2
Bulls	—	—	1,633	175.06/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,859	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	94.40/cwt	87.00–104.00	905	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	113.78/cwt	107.00–124.00	1,312	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,774	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	127.50/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,720	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,559	130.12/cwt	120.00–135.00	2,029	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	139.47/cwt	139.00–140.00	2,252	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	147.27/cwt	130.00–177.50	1,823	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Oct 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 787Last week 1,031Year ago 974

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 67Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	366	410.00–425.00	413.40
2	400–450	412	419.00	419.00
12	450–500	475	389.00–393.00	392.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,040	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	430	340.00–360.00	350.12
1	450–500	495	319.00	319.00
2	500–550	542	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	550	307.00	307.00
1	600–650	645	297.50	297.50
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	960	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
6	350–400	363	380.00–405.00	390.76
6	400–450	438	380.00–397.50	393.12
3	450–500	483	340.00	340.00
10	500–550	522	320.00–337.50	327.47
9	550–600	564	311.00–332.50	320.81
1	600–650	610	327.50	327.50
9	650–700	684	310.00–322.50	313.99
2	700–750	712	287.50	287.50
1	800–850	810	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	514	361.00–390.00	373.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	902	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1150–1200	1,160	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	470.00	470.00
1	200–250	215	475.00	475.00
2	250–300	250	460.00	460.00
6	350–400	377	405.00–450.00	426.37
1	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	505	331.00	331.00
2	550–600	595	285.00–307.50	296.25
1	700–750	730	253.00	253.00
4	750–800	774	240.00–260.00	248.84
2	800–850	842	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	530	407.00–427.50	417.15
6	550–600	570	385.00–397.50	387.07
1	600–650	600	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	520.00–530.00	524.96
4	350–400	351	490.00–500.00	495.01
9	400–450	430	477.50–487.50	485.04
12	450–500	469	440.00–450.00	442.89
8	500–550	538	367.50–387.50	383.70
8	550–600	579	337.00–365.00	357.12
6	600–650	636	302.00–327.50	318.02
4	650–700	689	300.00–317.50	308.86
2	700–750	723	283.00–295.00	288.98
3	750–800	765	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	875	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	375	392.50	392.50
1	500–550	535	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	510.00	510.00
2	400–450	400	491.00	491.00
10	450–500	484	459.00–481.00	466.45
4	500–550	540	371.00–373.00	372.00
6	550–600	587	353.00–379.00	363.30
10	600–650	632	360.00–375.00	366.52
10	650–700	683	325.00–341.00	331.40
6	700–750	728	335.00–349.00	346.69
1	750–800	790	337.00	337.00
12	800–850	825	330.00–337.00	334.09
11	850–900	879	307.00–323.00	315.71
2	900–950	918	275.00–287.50	281.16
1	1000–1050	1,015	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	717	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	566	390.00	390.00
2	600–650	620	387.00	387.00
129	800–850	836	344.00–347.75	345.91
30	850–900	899	325.25	325.25
168	900–950	921	319.50–322.75	321.32
168	950–1000	980	317.00–317.75	317.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,633	172.00–177.00	175.06
2	—	1,608	187.00–189.00	188.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,153	107.00–124.00	113.78
5	—	959	87.00–104.00	94.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	137.00	137.00
11	—	1,349	120.00–134.00	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,559	120.00–135.00	130.12
2	—	1,615	139.00–140.00	139.47

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	11	—	1,238	130.00–177.50	147.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,850.00	2,850.00

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.