Blue Grass Stockyards

Lexington, Kentucky · Feeder and slaughter cattle prices from the USDA report for Tue, Oct 13, 2026. 95 USDA reports in the last 12 months.

Receipts

1,100 head

Last reported: 897 (Oct 6, 2026)
Year ago: 818

500-599 lb steers

$383.55/cwt

26 head, M&L 1-2
▼ -$17.38 vs Oct 12, 2026
▼ -$17.39 vs Oct 14, 2025

700-799 lb steers

$344.56/cwt

25 head, M&L 1-2
▼ -$9.39 vs Oct 12, 2026
▼ -$40.45 vs Oct 14, 2025

Reports

95 in 12 mo

Since Oct 14, 2025

Prices, Oct 13, 2026 sale

Dollars per hundredweight (cwt). $/head is our estimate: average weight times average price.

Feeder steers, M&L 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	380380	510.00510.00	$1,938
3	417410-420	509.92500.00-520.00	$2,126	Fancy
7	436430-441	463.67451.00-481.00	$2,022
2	462462	475.00475.00	$2,194
1	515515	355.00355.00	$1,828	Fleshy
3	535515-545	401.27377.50-412.50	$2,147
17	560556-568	386.49384.00-390.00	$2,164	Value Added
5	587565-595	368.63365.00-370.00	$2,164
14	614600-631	356.72342.50-363.00	$2,190
53	660654-683	379.02359.00-384.50	$2,502	Value Added
6	670665-695	334.93325.00-337.00	$2,244
4	734730-735	329.25327.00-330.00	$2,417
5	734734	365.00365.00	$2,679	Value Added
10	751751-755	353.90353.00-354.00	$2,658	Value Added
6	757755-760	322.17310.00-335.00	$2,439
45	825813-829	333.85331.00-334.75	$2,754
8	865857-882	305.74292.00-314.00	$2,645
125	888884-893	334.88327.50-342.80	$2,974	Value Added
107	904900-907	338.95338.00-340.00	$3,064	Value Added
9	913910-935	301.00301.00	$2,748

Feeder steers, M&L 2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
2	325305-345	452.67440.00-467.00	$1,471
4	351351	480.00480.00	$1,685
1	500500	355.00355.00	$1,775
6	677660-690	304.13285.00-310.00	$2,059
5	837837	287.00287.00	$2,402
1	995995	271.00271.00	$2,696

Feeder steers, M&L 2-3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	670670	255.00255.00	$1,708
1	1,0401040	200.00200.00	$2,080

Feeder heifers, M&L 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
4	274250-297	464.57460.00-470.00	$1,273
5	312306-320	428.84420.00-435.00	$1,338
5	376355-390	424.32415.00-435.00	$1,595	Fancy
1	395395	383.00383.00	$1,513
7	426410-443	401.93395.00-410.00	$1,712
10	514500-535	334.37322.50-347.50	$1,719
12	528515-542	361.70355.00-372.50	$1,910	Value Added
26	556556	374.00374.00	$2,079	Value Added
14	573550-586	339.39325.00-351.00	$1,945
8	624615-637	322.18312.50-333.00	$2,010
110	631623-647	345.08339.10-356.00	$2,177	Value Added
3	676676	310.00310.00	$2,096
79	690671-691	325.48325.00-325.50	$2,246	Value Added
3	715705-735	275.60272.00-282.50	$1,971
1	720720	262.00262.00	$1,886	Fleshy
9	732732	334.00334.00	$2,445	Value Added
50	777769-794	329.92326.00-338.00	$2,563	Value Added
71	813803-815	329.90317.00-331.75	$2,682	Value Added
10	859859	323.50323.50	$2,779	Guaranteed Open

Feeder heifers, M&L 2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	295295	405.00405.00	$1,195
1	310310	380.00380.00	$1,178
1	350350	365.00365.00	$1,278
1	440440	361.00361.00	$1,588
2	488480-495	314.77300.00-330.00	$1,536
6	544542-547	311.68310.00-315.00	$1,696
2	560560	307.50300.00-315.00	$1,722
2	620605-635	278.78277.50-280.00	$1,728
2	655655	275.00275.00	$1,801
2	753750-755	264.76262.00-267.50	$1,994
1	840840	242.50242.50	$2,037

Feeder heifers, M&L 2-3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	320320	320.00320.00	$1,024
1	380380	265.00265.00	$1,007
2	452452	280.00280.00	$1,266

Feeder bulls, M&L 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	175175	590.00590.00	$1,032
2	235230-240	519.57500.00-540.00	$1,221
3	268265-270	541.65540.00-545.00	$1,452
3	293292-295	566.64560.00-570.00	$1,660	Fancy
3	328328	517.50517.50	$1,697
1	350350	490.00490.00	$1,715
2	390390	530.00530.00	$2,067	Fancy
2	418415-420	480.76479.00-482.50	$2,010
5	421405-431	516.91500.00-527.50	$2,176	Fancy
7	468450-477	468.22450.00-485.00	$2,191
2	517517	400.00400.00	$2,068	Fancy
7	532500-545	364.87347.50-371.00	$1,941
11	577560-583	368.93340.00-375.00	$2,129
2	635635	325.00325.00	$2,064
3	677670-690	323.33322.50-325.00	$2,189
2	745745	285.00285.00	$2,123
1	910910	225.00225.00	$2,048
3	956955-957	231.33229.00-232.50	$2,212

Feeder bulls, M&L 2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	355355	420.00420.00	$1,491
2	408405-410	357.82305.00-410.00	$1,460
1	465465	415.00415.00	$1,930
5	589575-593	294.02290.00-295.00	$1,732
2	732732	235.00235.00	$1,720

Feeder bulls, M&L 2-3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	385385	330.00330.00	$1,270

Slaughter bulls, 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	1,4951495	161.00161.00	$2,407	Low dressing
6	1,8001680-2050	179.91170.00-185.00	$3,238	Average dressing
1	1,9551955	193.00193.00	$3,773	High dressing

Slaughter cows, Breaker 75-80%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
10	1,5631400-1750	125.04118.00-129.00	$1,954	Average dressing

Slaughter cows, Boner 80-85%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
14	1,2911020-1945	127.22121.00-136.00	$1,642	Average dressing

Slaughter cows, Lean 85-90%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
5	1,067920-1230	106.32103.00-110.00	$1,134	Low dressing
9	1,251950-1695	124.67114.00-133.00	$1,560	Average dressing

52-week trend

Weekly head-weighted average price of Medium and Large 1-2 steers, all lots at this barn with an average weight in the band. 49 weeks with data.

500-599 lb700-799 lb

Show the weekly numbers

Week of	500-599 lb	700-799 lb
Oct 12, 2026	$392.86	$352.18
Oct 5, 2026	$424.03	$343.84
Sep 28, 2026	$402.89	$349.29
Sep 21, 2026	$403.77	$343.76
Sep 14, 2026	$417.86	$358.98
Sep 7, 2026	$359.33	$324.00
Aug 31, 2026	$363.73	$351.43
Aug 24, 2026	$396.29	$349.69
Aug 17, 2026	$424.07	$343.38
Aug 10, 2026	$441.95	$378.66
Aug 3, 2026	$427.50	$355.56
Jul 27, 2026	$434.03	$361.92
Jul 20, 2026	$451.63	$363.59
Jul 13, 2026	$477.57	$375.86
Jul 6, 2026	$465.12	$389.75
Jun 22, 2026	$468.57	$380.94
Jun 15, 2026	$464.32	$395.46
Jun 8, 2026	$456.17	$369.78
Jun 1, 2026	$450.25	$380.80
May 25, 2026	$476.39	$383.86
May 18, 2026	$494.68	$391.97
May 11, 2026	$498.47	$368.28
May 4, 2026	$498.68	$368.81
Apr 27, 2026	$467.05	$376.37
Apr 20, 2026	$478.64	$386.87
Apr 13, 2026	$494.23	$395.02
Apr 6, 2026	$495.36	$381.54
Mar 30, 2026	$502.17	$378.56
Mar 23, 2026	$503.69	$383.44
Mar 16, 2026	$484.24	$368.95
Mar 9, 2026	$451.94	$369.51
Mar 2, 2026	$463.08	$365.27
Feb 23, 2026	$484.65	$374.41
Feb 16, 2026	$481.51	$387.55
Feb 9, 2026	$468.72	$362.58
Feb 2, 2026	$428.10	$347.22
Jan 19, 2026	$454.34	$372.03
Jan 12, 2026	$433.34	$353.71
Jan 5, 2026	$423.33	$358.64
Dec 15, 2025	$392.40	$351.68
Dec 8, 2025	$413.65	$349.03
Dec 1, 2025	$379.67	$332.08
Nov 24, 2025	$338.02	-
Nov 17, 2025	$367.25	$356.99
Nov 10, 2025	$358.80	$360.22
Nov 3, 2025	$397.92	$338.06
Oct 27, 2025	$402.27	$327.87
Oct 20, 2025	$431.49	$387.60
Oct 13, 2025	$400.94	$385.01

Price slide, Oct 13, 2026

Average $/cwt by 100 lb weight class for Medium and Large 1-2 steers and heifers at this sale. The small number is the change from the next lighter class.

SteersHeifers

Weight	Steers	Heifers
300-399 lb	$510.00	$422.62
400-499 lb	$477.12-32.88	$401.93-20.69
500-599 lb	$383.55-93.57	$357.41-44.52
600-699 lb	$371.12-12.43	$335.90-21.51
700-799 lb	$344.56-26.56	$326.84-9.06
800-899 lb	$333.31-11.25	$329.11+2.27
900-999 lb	$336.01+2.70	-

Nearby barns

Straight-line miles between town centers. Price is 500-599 lb steers at each barn's latest USDA report, in that barn's benchmark grade.

Barn	Mi	Latest	500-599 lb
Blue Grass StockyardsRichmond, KY	23	Oct 9	$387.50
Bluegrass StockyardMt. Sterling, KY	28	Oct 7	$367.58
Blue Grass South StockyardsStanford, KY	37	Oct 12	$412.05
United Producers Inc.Owenton, KY	40	Oct 7	$401.01
Farmers StockyardsFlemingsburg, KY	47	Oct 6	$375.70

Source

As of Tue, Oct 13, 2026. Prices are USDA/state Market News reports; verify with the barn before selling.

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY (USDA PDF, report date Oct 13, 2026)
Latest AMS_2128 report on ams.usda.gov

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