Blue Grass Stockyards  - ( Lexington, KY )  - May 4, 2026

Frankfort, KY Mon May, 04 2026 Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY Weighted Average Report for 5/04/2026 Current Previous Year Ago —————————— —————————— —————————— Total 824 944 1006 Feeder Cattle 748 808 920 Slaughter Cattle 62 125 77 Replacement Cattle 14 11 9 Compared to last Monday the feeder market was mostly stronger, but spotty at times with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 450 lbs and under were sharply higher, while the 500-550 lbs steers were mostly steady with a good supply and good demand. Yearling steers appeared 6.00 to 8.00 higher with a good supply and strong demand. Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were steady to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 300-320 304 555.00-595.00 575.89 3 336 336 635.00 635.00 Fancy 12 360 360 609.00 609.00 Fancy 13 350-398 373 522.50-565.00 549.87 11 405 405 579.00 579.00 Fancy 4 410-445 425 537.50-547.50 544.28 15 456-476 465 527.50-537.50 530.50 Fancy 7 465-487 474 510.00-522.50 515.63 16 503-508 505 511.00-533.00 517.92 Value Added 5 500-535 508 470.00-471.00 470.39 15 551-560 558 499.00-530.00 521.94 Value Added 25 555-580 571 451.00-485.00 475.88 27 625-647 635 449.00-457.50 452.79 Value Added 5 652 652 383.00 383.00 8 666 666 427.00 427.00 Value Added 7 720-740 735 372.50-388.00 383.26 2 752 752 282.50 282.50 Fleshy 25 765-796 779 362.50-377.50 368.76 7 856-860 857 345.00-352.00 351.00 2 920-945 933 330.00-336.00 333.04 1 1035 1035 324.00 324.00 5 1135 1135 310.00 310.00 Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 425-432 430 492.50-500.00 494.97 3 475-495 488 472.00-477.50 475.72 1 580 580 387.50 387.50 1 615 615 400.00 400.00 Steers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 400-442 428 420.00-425.00 421.56 1 535 535 292.50 292.50 Steers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 640 640 380.00 380.00 Steers Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 415 415 380.00 380.00 Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 200 200 510.00 510.00 3 288 288 635.00 635.00 Fancy 18 300-342 330 559.00-595.00 571.63 Fancy 2 342 342 505.00 505.00 3 350-355 353 520.00-540.00 533.40 Fancy 3 380-395 390 480.00-500.00 489.28 20 400-447 420 485.00-499.00 494.68 Fancy 2 425-445 435 460.00-470.00 465.11 35 452-488 471 452.50-487.50 473.30 Fancy 12 467-498 484 410.00-445.00 423.54 2 497 497 393.00 393.00 Full 4 505-507 506 435.00-463.00 448.97 Value Added 22 500-535 522 401.00-423.00 416.62 15 558-573 563 415.00-431.00 423.05 Value Added 16 551-597 572 390.00-407.00 400.72 11 620-645 627 357.50-386.00 368.19 2 642 642 351.00 351.00 Full 64 611-647 645 399.00-404.00 403.78 Value Added 3 656 656 395.00 395.00 Guaranteed Open 2 690-695 693 333.00-335.00 334.00 7 717 717 370.00 370.00 Guaranteed Open 1 745 745 340.00 340.00 69 772 772 353.75 353.75 Value Added 2 780 780 339.00 339.00 1 810 810 309.00 309.00 1 935 935 295.00 295.00 1 1085 1085 264.00 264.00 Guaranteed Open Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 302 302 481.00 481.00 1 365 365 460.00 460.00 2 470-480 475 386.00-400.00 393.07 4 500-505 502 377.50-390.00 383.01 2 565 565 380.00 380.00 7 615-630 626 330.00-350.00 345.61 1 715 715 310.00 310.00 1 1020 1020 230.00 230.00 Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 255 255 395.00 395.00 1 340 340 325.00 325.00 1 435 435 350.00 350.00 1 540 540 281.00 281.00 1 635 635 250.00 250.00 Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 290-295 292 590.00-592.50 590.84 2 317 317 665.00 665.00 Fancy 7 357-393 375 547.50-562.00 553.10 6 405-440 422 505.00-527.50 516.13 4 405-435 428 555.00-563.00 561.11 Fancy 1 455 455 545.00 545.00 Fancy 10 452-497 474 480.00-507.50 495.95 19 520-547 532 450.00-477.50 461.44 1 570 570 410.00 410.00 5 607-645 618 361.00-397.50 370.98 12 652-690 667 363.00-387.50 378.92 1 700 700 363.00 363.00 2 760-790 775 311.00-330.00 320.32 3 830 830 323.00 323.00 1 930 930 271.00 271.00 1 960 960 250.00 250.00 3 1015 1015 275.00 275.00 Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 360 360 510.00 510.00 2 427 427 460.00 460.00 4 530-535 534 400.00-427.00 416.04 3 570-577 575 395.00 395.00 1 640 640 340.00 340.00 1 895 895 250.00 250.00 Bulls Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 340 340 355.00 355.00 1 395 395 420.00 420.00 1 545 545 361.00 361.00 Dairy Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 700-732 721 255.00-260.00 258.38 3 836 836 247.50 247.50 Slaughter Bulls Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1245-2045 1645 180.00-182.00 180.76 Low Dressing 6 1165-2125 1693 219.00-238.00 230.08 High Dressing 2 1265-2380 1823 200.00-210.00 206.53 Slaughter Cows Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 995-1250 1135 164.00-175.00 169.25 High Dressing, Lean 5 1010-1230 1167 138.00-154.00 150.22 Lean 8 1015-1330 1205 173.00-181.00 175.42 Boner 4 1140-1555 1370 184.00-186.00 184.78 High Dressing, Boner 1 1380 1380 185.00 185.00 High Dressing, Breaker 9 1370-1755 1515 167.00-181.00 178.28 Breaker Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1135-1175 1155 3,050.00-3,700.00 3,369.37 Middle Aged/Aged, 2nd Stage 2 1240-1400 1320 3,250.00-3,950.00 3,621.21 Middle Aged/Aged, 3rd Stage Bred Cows Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1085 1085 1,950.00 1,950.00 Aged, 2nd Stage 2 980-1280 1130 2,500.00-2,900.00 2,726.55 Middle Aged/Aged, 3rd Stage Bred Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 900-965 927 2,500.00-3,000.00 2,716.64 (<2 yrs), 2nd Stage Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1335 1335 5,050.00 5,050.00 Young, Open, <150 lb calf Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 1165-1370 1253 200.00-233.00 215.53 Young/Middle Aged, Open