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Blue Grass Stockyards - Lexington, KY

USDA-reported auction results · regular sale day Monday

SALE OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2026

Blue Grass Stockyards in Lexington, Kentucky held its last reported cattle auction on September 14, 2026.
Receipts: 942 head (vs 1,767 a year ago).
500-600 lb Medium & Large 1-2 steers averaged $399.33/cwt on 53 head.
700-800 lb Medium & Large 1-2 steers averaged $332.10/cwt on 18 head.
Regular sale day: Monday.

This sale942

Last reported440

Year ago1,767

The ledger

Head	Wt range (lbs)	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
1	290	290	540.00	540.00	Thin Fleshed
3	370–390	378	442.00–455.00	449.11
1	370	370	500.00	500.00	Fancy
9	400–425	421	422.50–447.50	428.44
12	450–498	480	417.50–441.00	430.60
1	475	475	450.00	450.00	Fancy
3	540	540	367.50–389.00	381.83
27	505–545	529	392.00–417.50	405.42	Value Added
8	580–585	581	361.00–382.50	379.54
15	553–587	562	392.00–430.00	402.44	Value Added
4	625–647	636	335.00–355.00	349.10
11	603–615	609	371.00–380.00	376.11	Value Added
6	660–695	672	332.50–345.00	341.86
24	650–680	665	354.00–368.00	357.97	Value Added
1	730	730	331.00	331.00
17	750–792	775	323.00–340.00	332.16
19	805–845	812	315.00–327.00	323.18
42	849	849	336.75	336.75	Value Added
4	855–896	886	299.00–327.00	305.76
57	937	937	315.00	315.00	Value Added
10	1004	1004	285.50	285.50
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
1	295	295	445.00	445.00
1	385	385	410.00	410.00
4	405–435	415	375.00–400.00	393.90
2	465–470	468	367.50–395.00	381.18
2	620–645	633	320.00–322.50	321.23
1	655	655	299.00	299.00
1	735	735	285.00	285.00
STEERS - Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
1	440	440	337.50	337.50
1	495	495	349.00	349.00
1	520	520	340.00	340.00
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
2	225–230	228	535.00–575.00	555.22	Fancy
1	290	290	450.00	450.00
1	285	285	525.00	525.00	Fancy
4	300–345	331	440.00–475.00	456.66
4	300–302	301	505.00–560.00	533.84	Fancy
10	355–380	368	407.50–435.00	424.01
4	365–375	371	465.00–470.00	466.23	Fancy
13	410–444	438	380.00–400.00	385.59
5	400–427	416	417.50–421.00	419.37	Fancy
14	455–495	470	360.00–385.00	373.23
7	450–485	465	391.00–410.00	401.10	Fancy
37	505–545	527	340.00–363.00	353.49
28	502–525	512	366.00–387.50	372.69	Value Added
31	550–595	583	320.00–347.00	336.81
44	600–646	626	317.50–331.00	326.32
8	650–695	665	307.50–321.00	312.66
6	715–742	733	307.00–310.00	307.98
15	737	737	318.00	318.00	Guaranteed Open
1	765	765	295.00	295.00
17	765–791	789	308.50–310.00	308.59	Guaranteed Open
5	832–846	840	305.00–309.00	307.42	Guaranteed Open
3	872–885	876	247.00–249.00	247.67
12	868–880	869	295.00–300.50	300.04	Guaranteed Open
2	930	930	235.00	235.00
3	1060	1060	211.00	211.00
3	1238	1238	215.00	215.00
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
1	230	230	415.00	415.00
2	330–345	338	407.50–420.00	413.61
1	375	375	395.00	395.00
11	415–449	446	364.00–370.00	364.51
1	470	470	340.00	340.00
2	505–540	523	331.00	331.00
4	555–590	575	300.00–315.00	305.54
2	655–695	675	281.00–289.00	284.88
1	735	735	287.50	287.50
3	855–875	868	237.00–251.00	241.60
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
1	240	240	395.00	395.00
HEIFERS - Large 1 ($/cwt)
2	522	522	345.00	345.00
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
2	287	287	565.00	565.00
1	250	250	620.00	620.00	Fancy
5	335–345	339	460.00–500.00	474.95
3	313	313	565.00	565.00	Fancy
7	350–390	381	460.00–477.50	469.80
6	410–415	413	430.00–450.00	441.67
6	405–427	420	460.00–467.50	462.41	Fancy
6	470–485	473	380.00–415.00	395.78
7	455–468	463	427.50–447.50	442.29	Fancy
4	510–532	522	372.50–385.00	381.92
8	510–545	528	392.50–410.00	398.93	Fancy
6	555–595	578	335.00–349.00	340.14
24	553–571	559	367.50–381.00	376.75	Fancy
17	600–647	626	329.00–348.00	339.93
7	631	631	371.00	371.00	Fancy
7	650–680	659	323.00–332.50	326.31
5	700–747	721	305.00–317.50	313.53
2	775	775	308.00–309.00	308.50
2	800–805	803	236.00–250.00	243.02
1	1075	1075	215.00	215.00
1	1110	1110	190.00	190.00
BULLS - Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
1	245	245	485.00	485.00
1	335	335	450.00	450.00
6	355–360	358	420.00–430.00	423.32
5	405–445	427	388.00–410.00	398.09
7	485–490	489	358.00–377.50	374.74
2	610	610	301.00–310.00	305.50
1	740	740	262.00	262.00
BULLS - Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
1	345	345	362.50	362.50
1	420	420	255.00	255.00
7	525–530	526	287.50–295.00	293.92
1	660	660	230.00	230.00
COWS - Breaker 75-80% ($/cwt)
14	1265–1785	1502	147.00–166.00	157.23	Average
1	1495	1495	178.00	178.00	High
1	1195	1195	138.00	138.00	Low
COWS - Boner 80-85% ($/cwt)
6	1090–1360	1232	145.00–159.00	150.50	Average
2	1255–1390	1323	138.00–140.00	139.05	Low
COWS - Lean 85-90% ($/cwt)
6	1060–1315	1143	126.00–141.00	134.69	Average
4	1115–1335	1206	148.00–156.00	151.62	High
1	795	795	112.00	112.00	Low
1	1490	1490	144.00	144.00	Average
1	1390	1390	109.00	109.00	Low
BULLS - 1-2 ($/cwt)
7	1425–1975	1731	190.00–206.00	195.81	Average
3	1210–1295	1258	170.00–176.00	173.98	Low

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About the Lexington sale

What day is the sale at Blue Grass Stockyards?

Blue Grass Stockyards in Lexington, Kentucky normally sells on Mondays. USDA posts the results the same evening or the next morning, and this page updates with them.

What were cattle bringing at Blue Grass Stockyards this week?

At the September 14, 2026 sale, 500-600 lb Medium and Large 1-2 steers averaged $399.33/cwt. The full ledger above carries every class, weight and grade USDA reported.

Are these the auction's own numbers?

They are USDA's. A federal market reporter covers the sale and publishes the official report; this page is that report, parsed. The original PDF is linked above.