LIVESTOCKED MARKETS | Lexington Livestock Auction

Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky
LEXINGTON, KY

Market information provided by USDA

18 MAY '26

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was mixed with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 300-600 lbs were steady to 5.00 higher in spots with a good supply, while the 600-700 lbs steers were 6.00 to 8.00 higher with a good demand for weaned packages and groups. Feeder heifers 500 lbs and under were 3.00 to 6.00 lower with a good supply and spotty demand, while the yearling heifers appeared stronger with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 6.00 higher with strong demand and slaughter bulls were steady with a good supply.

CATTLE

BRED COWS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
9	940.00-1625.00	1279.00	2850.00-3500.00	3219.31
1	1370.00-1370.00	1370.00	2950.00-2950.00	2950.00
1	1130.00-1130.00	1130.00	1800.00-1800.00	1800.00

BRED COWS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
1	1190.00-1190.00	1190.00	1975.00-1975.00	1975.00

BULLS / MEDIUM / 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
2	452.00-452.00	452.00	4.08-4.08	4.08

BULLS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
5	415.00-415.00	415.00	5.50-5.53	5.52
6	618.00-625.00	620.00	3.88-4.05	3.94
5	530.00-545.00	535.00	4.39-4.60	4.51
2	825.00-825.00	825.00	3.25-3.25	3.25
2	905.00-905.00	905.00	2.66-2.66	2.66
1	770.00-770.00	770.00	3.32-3.32	3.32
3	700.00-727.00	718.00	3.69-3.80	3.76
12	501.00-515.00	508.00	4.90-5.18	4.98
11	650.00-655.00	651.00	3.87-3.95	3.94
1	450.00-450.00	450.00	5.25-5.25	5.25
4	705.00-735.00	725.00	3.40-3.55	3.48
1	1045.00-1045.00	1045.00	2.40-2.40	2.40
1	870.00-870.00	870.00	2.70-2.70	2.70
7	565.00-595.00	584.00	4.20-4.50	4.34
6	669.00-669.00	669.00	3.51-3.51	3.51
3	455.00-495.00	468.00	4.79-5.09	4.98
4	362.00-385.00	374.00	5.10-5.30	5.20
6	310.00-345.00	326.00	5.30-5.60	5.39
1	290.00-290.00	290.00	6.00-6.00	6.00
1	1130.00-1130.00	1130.00	2.19-2.19	2.19
6	807.00-840.00	813.00	2.98-3.02	3.01

BULLS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
3	422.00-440.00	428.00	4.63-4.75	4.67
8	560.00-595.00	577.00	3.99-4.17	4.14
3	390.00-395.00	392.00	4.98-5.00	4.99
2	450.00-460.00	455.00	4.50-4.50	4.50
1	615.00-615.00	615.00	3.63-3.63	3.63
1	835.00-835.00	835.00	2.64-2.64	2.64
3	541.00-541.00	541.00	4.19-4.19	4.19

BULLS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 2-3

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
2	455.00-475.00	465.00	3.53-3.70	3.61
1	575.00-575.00	575.00	3.60-3.60	3.60
1	385.00-385.00	385.00	4.00-4.00	4.00
1	220.00-220.00	220.00	4.25-4.25	4.25

BULLS / N/A / N/A

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
9	1410.00-2355.00	1903.00	2.17-2.39	2.22
3	1075.00-2275.00	1522.00	2.07-2.10	2.09

COW-CALF PAIRS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
1	1365.00-1365.00	1365.00	3450.00-3450.00	3450.00
1	1475.00-1475.00	1475.00	4350.00-4350.00	4350.00
1	1425.00-1425.00	1425.00	3800.00-3800.00	3800.00
1	1125.00-1125.00	1125.00	4700.00-4700.00	4700.00
1	1735.00-1735.00	1735.00	5400.00-5400.00	5400.00

COW-CALF PAIRS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
1	905.00-905.00	905.00	3000.00-3000.00	3000.00
1	1040.00-1040.00	1040.00	2850.00-2850.00	2850.00

COWS / N/A / N/A

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
8	730.00-1180.00	971.00	1.40-1.56	1.51
15	1035.00-1585.00	1267.00	1.70-1.85	1.78
13	1320.00-1710.00	1511.00	1.88-2.10	1.96
2	695.00-1075.00	885.00	1.25-1.25	1.25
8	1210.00-1470.00	1295.00	1.90-2.05	1.95
8	935.00-1185.00	1090.00	1.59-1.74	1.62
17	1375.00-1945.00	1579.00	1.70-1.86	1.80

HEIFERS / LARGE / 2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
2	370.00-370.00	370.00	3.88-3.88	3.88

HEIFERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
6	790.00-790.00	790.00	3.49-3.49	3.49
2	820.00-835.00	828.00	3.08-3.29	3.18
1	345.00-345.00	345.00	5.60-5.60	5.60
7	502.00-522.00	515.00	3.90-4.10	4.03
30	551.00-581.00	568.00	4.07-4.12	4.10
9	705.00-710.00	709.00	3.57-3.73	3.60
8	500.00-508.00	503.00	4.19-4.20	4.19
66	730.00-730.00	730.00	3.61-3.61	3.61
1	310.00-310.00	310.00	5.40-5.40	5.40
9	457.00-475.00	468.00	4.60-4.88	4.70
21	612.00-615.00	615.00	3.79-3.98	3.81
67	460.00-495.00	485.00	4.15-4.40	4.32
21	367.00-393.00	384.00	4.98-5.13	5.06
4	338.00-338.00	338.00	4.90-4.90	4.90
8	575.00-595.00	584.00	3.88-4.00	3.92
1	750.00-750.00	750.00	3.33-3.33	3.33
85	675.00-677.00	677.00	3.96-3.96	3.96
11	431.00-440.00	435.00	4.81-4.94	4.89
4	670.00-690.00	685.00	3.65-3.79	3.68
5	705.00-725.00	720.00	3.28-3.46	3.36
2	280.00-285.00	283.00	5.10-5.15	5.12
5	405.00-425.00	415.00	4.55-4.78	4.69
8	360.00-395.00	376.00	4.55-4.83	4.68

HEIFERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
1	940.00-940.00	940.00	2.03-2.03	2.03
1	430.00-430.00	430.00	4.10-4.10	4.10
5	615.00-627.00	621.00	3.39-3.50	3.45
1	695.00-695.00	695.00	3.50-3.50	3.50
4	470.00-490.00	479.00	4.03-4.13	4.09
1	1040.00-1040.00	1040.00	2.00-2.00	2.00
1	780.00-780.00	780.00	3.02-3.02	3.02
2	277.00-277.00	277.00	4.68-4.68	4.68
6	565.00-570.00	566.00	3.55-3.70	3.67
2	320.00-335.00	328.00	4.35-4.45	4.40

HEIFERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 2-3

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
1	665.00-665.00	665.00	2.68-2.68	2.68
2	480.00-485.00	483.00	3.80-3.83	3.81
1	190.00-190.00	190.00	4.15-4.15	4.15
1	305.00-305.00	305.00	4.05-4.05	4.05
3	541.00-541.00	541.00	3.51-3.51	3.51
4	446.00-446.00	446.00	3.85-3.85	3.85
1	575.00-575.00	575.00	3.40-3.40	3.40

STEERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
2	845.00-845.00	845.00	3.51-3.51	3.51
2	415.00-415.00	415.00	4.89-4.89	4.89
57	923.00-923.00	923.00	3.59-3.59	3.59
2	577.00-577.00	577.00	4.20-4.20	4.20
30	555.00-586.00	572.00	4.73-4.94	4.87
1	1100.00-1100.00	1100.00	2.50-2.50	2.50
26	677.00-677.00	677.00	4.35-4.35	4.35
10	600.00-640.00	614.00	4.20-4.40	4.29
73	500.00-536.00	513.00	5.00-5.16	5.08
128	815.00-830.00	823.00	3.65-3.71	3.68
1	335.00-335.00	335.00	5.60-5.60	5.60
1	360.00-360.00	360.00	5.23-5.23	5.23
1	865.00-865.00	865.00	3.30-3.30	3.30
3	461.00-461.00	461.00	5.40-5.40	5.40
3	728.00-728.00	728.00	3.72-3.72	3.72
2	655.00-665.00	660.00	4.11-4.17	4.14
2	535.00-545.00	540.00	4.60-4.71	4.65
1	490.00-490.00	490.00	5.05-5.05	5.05
81	612.00-631.00	631.00	4.53-4.67	4.67
2	237.00-237.00	237.00	6.95-6.95	6.95
2	250.00-290.00	270.00	5.80-6.10	5.94

STEERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
2	750.00-750.00	750.00	3.47-3.47	3.47
1	490.00-490.00	490.00	4.53-4.53	4.53
2	637.00-637.00	637.00	4.05-4.05	4.05
1	425.00-425.00	425.00	4.60-4.60	4.60
2	542.00-542.00	542.00	4.45-4.45	4.45

STEERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 2-3

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
2	520.00-535.00	528.00	3.80-3.85	3.83

STEERS / N/A / N/A

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
1	1310.00-1310.00	1310.00	2.03-2.03	2.03

STOCK COWS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
4	855.00-1145.00	994.00	2.32-2.38	2.36
1	1330.00-1330.00	1330.00	2.13-2.13	2.13