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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 27

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Oct 20Oct 27Nov 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

787 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 787▲ 85 vs year ago 702 · +12.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 59▲ 4 vs year ago 59 · +6.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

0 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 1▼ 4 vs year ago 4 · −100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was spotty with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 500-650 lbs were mostly steady with a moderate supply, while the yearling steers 850 lbs and over were sharply higher with a good supply and good demand. Feeder heifers 400 lbs and under appeared 3.00 to 6.00 lower on a lite test, while heifers 500 lbs and over were 4.00 to 8.00 higher with a good supply and good demand for weaned and guaranteed open packages and groups. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady with a good 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 $396.09/cwt on 44 head, up $20.60 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 34 comparable sales and sits −50.93 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.

Average price

$396.09

▲ 20.60 vs prior sale

44 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,151

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.85

vs KY average

−39.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	396.09	2,151	44

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 sale44 hd

396.09

—

KY average26 barns · 972 hd

399.94

−3.85

National average189 barns · 34,086 hd

435.85

−39.76

This barn, trailing median34 sales

447.02

−50.93

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	1,649	177.83	2,932	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	132.24	1,747	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,588	131.61	2,090	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	109.09	1,196	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,415	158.00	2,236	1thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,614	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,824	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	422.57/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,935	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	404.11/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,158	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	545	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,812	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	384.96/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,163	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	362.53/cwt	357.50–372.50	2,135	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	365.91/cwt	355.00–372.50	2,247	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	339.11/cwt	320.00–346.00	2,248	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	671	359.94/cwt	359.00–367.50	2,415	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	706	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,436	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	706	319.16/cwt	317.50–322.50	2,253	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,429	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	336.66/cwt	325.00–347.50	2,596	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	797	355.75/cwt	355.75–355.75	2,835	61
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	333.97/cwt	323.00–343.00	2,749	17
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	879	316.00/cwt	315.00–317.50	2,778	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	880	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	3,040	57
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	911	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	3,179	58
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	912	310.45/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,831	6
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	984	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,296	45
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	386	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,583	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	348.87/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,483	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	429	400.63/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,719	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,521	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	494	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,853	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,599	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,993	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	342.02/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,820	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	331.78/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,914	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,770	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	301.67/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,840	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	374.81/cwt	369.50–379.50	2,328	156
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	638	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,770	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	331.25/cwt	307.50–340.00	2,127	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,405	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	312.29/cwt	302.50–320.00	2,089	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	308.00/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,171	5
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	730	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,062	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,306	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	782	323.83/cwt	314.00–326.00	2,532	22
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	818	253.20/cwt	245.00–257.50	2,071	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	821	289.11/cwt	277.50–295.00	2,374	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	925	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,844	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	961	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	2,782	25
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,346	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,143	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,440	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,415	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	478.25/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,985	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,173	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	512	390.86/cwt	387.50–397.50	2,001	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	566	384.05/cwt	377.50–387.50	2,174	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,895	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	314.09/cwt	307.50–327.50	2,067	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	692	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,938	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,138	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	905	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,810	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,150	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3Value Added	831	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,360	55
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,415	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,236	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,357	1
Bulls	—	—	1,593	175.71/cwt	173.00–177.00	2,799	3
Bulls	—	—	2,045	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	4,008	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	96.25/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,052	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	121.93/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,340	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	132.24/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,747	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	131.61/cwt	125.00–139.00	2,090	31
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,156	143.24/cwt	132.00–153.00	1,656	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,242	192.69/cwt	171.00–221.00	2,393	3

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 787Last week 787Year ago 702

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 59Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 1Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	386	410.00	410.00
4	400–450	429	400.00–402.50	400.63
6	450–500	494	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	638	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
8	500–550	532	320.00–352.50	342.02
11	550–600	577	325.00–347.50	331.78
13	600–650	642	307.50–340.00	331.25
9	650–700	669	302.50–320.00	312.29
5	700–750	705	305.00–310.00	308.00
1	750–800	775	297.50	297.50
3	800–850	821	277.50–295.00	289.11
1	1000–1050	1,020	230.00	230.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	197.50	197.50
1	1100–1150	1,135	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	528	377.50	377.50
156	600–650	621	369.50–379.50	374.81
17	650–700	668	360.00	360.00
22	750–800	782	314.00–326.00	323.83
25	950–1000	961	289.50	289.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	330.00–357.50	348.87
2	450–500	468	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	520	307.50	307.50
1	550–600	595	297.50	297.50
3	600–650	610	300.00–302.50	301.67
2	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
3	800–850	818	245.00–257.50	253.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	925	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	465.00–485.00	478.25
4	450–500	491	442.50	442.50
1	550–600	570	332.50	332.50
3	650–700	658	307.50–327.50	314.09
2	700–750	715	299.00	299.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	390.00	390.00
2	650–700	692	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	905	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	387.50–397.50	390.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	410	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	566	377.50–387.50	384.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	512.50	512.50
2	350–400	380	480.00	480.00
4	550–600	589	357.50–372.50	362.53
6	600–650	614	355.00–372.50	365.91
17	650–700	663	320.00–346.00	339.11
6	700–750	706	345.00	345.00
11	750–800	771	325.00–347.50	336.66
17	800–850	823	323.00–343.00	333.97
5	850–900	879	315.00–317.50	316.00
6	900–950	912	300.00–315.00	310.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	500–550	534	400.00–420.00	404.11
6	550–600	562	380.00–390.00	384.96
9	650–700	671	359.00–367.50	359.94
61	750–800	797	355.75	355.75
57	850–900	880	345.50	345.50
58	900–950	911	349.00	349.00
45	950–1000	984	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	410.00–435.00	422.57
3	700–750	706	317.50–322.50	319.16
3	750–800	765	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	800–850	831	284.00	284.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,593	173.00–177.00	175.71
1	—	2,045	196.00	196.00
1	—	1,420	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,588	125.00–139.00	131.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,099	120.00–125.00	121.93
4	—	1,093	90.00–103.00	96.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,321	129.00–138.00	132.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	158.00	158.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,242	171.00–221.00	192.69
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,156	132.00–153.00	143.24

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.