USDA Lexington, KY Tues Cattle 02/17 23:00
02/17/2026 | 11:00 pm CST USDA Lexington, KY Tues Cattle 02/17 23:00
AMS_2128 MARS
Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY
Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky-Lexington,KY
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 02/17/2026 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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FEEDER CATTLE 1070 596 273
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 3 1 24
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 49 32 43
Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good
quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were unevenly
steady to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand
for long weaned and thinner conditioned calves. Yearling steers were mostly
3.00 to 6.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and strong demand.
Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply , while slaughter
bulls appeared 2.00 higher with good demand.
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 210-210 210 615-615 615 Fancy
1 225-225 225 500-500 500
1 300-300 300 500-500 500
2 355-365 360 490-512.5 501.09
1 365-365 365 589-589 589 Fancy
1 415-415 415 530-530 530
1 455-455 455 486-486 486
6 502-540 521 395-410 404.79
4 533-533 533 458-458 458 Fancy
2 550-570 560 445-447.5 446.23 Fancy
2 585-585 585 425-425 425
2 617-617 617 380-380 380
3 665-690 682 350-351 350.33
1 705-705 705 370-370 370 Fancy
1 785-785 785 335-335 335
2 810-825 818 281-290 285.54
BULLS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 375-375 375 450-450 450
2 470-480 475 420-420 420
BULLS - Medium and Large 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 790-790 790 175-175 175
DAIRY STEERS - Large 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
49 972-972 972 278.5-278.5 278.5 Value Added
HEIFERS - Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 550-550 550 360-360 360
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1005-1005 1005 287.5-287.5 287.5 Guaranteed Open
2 182-182 182 570-570 570
2 200-200 200 550-550 550
2 292-292 292 510-510 510
1 325-325 325 580-580 580 Thin Fleshed
1 330-330 330 459-459 459
4 330-337 334 495-540 518.97 Fancy
6 350-395 379 490-510 498.59 Fancy
4 385-396 393 450-455 453.78
6 420-432 427 460-480 470.38 Fancy
7 425-440 428 425-452.5 440.75
7 455-495 477 397.5-419 412.14
17 455-498 484 425-440 435.81 Fancy
3 523-523 523 457-457 457 Thin Fleshed
19 500-540 524 410-422 417.94 Value Added
6 535-546 544 375-399 381.44
4 560-585 566 367-373 371.45
12 602-626 617 350-372 357.63
21 626-641 633 392.5-405 398.97 Value Added
5 636-636 636 380-380 380 Guaranteed Open
3 673-673 673 312.5-312.5 312.5 Fleshy
20 671-683 677 341-365 348.59
17 688-688 688 401-401 401 Value Added
17 709-734 724 350-375 360.08 Value Added
13 707-747 726 315-335 319.96
14 765-798 786 314-334 323.57
56 756-791 789 351-363 362.38 Value Added
12 815-815 815 352-352 352 Value Added
1 865-865 865 331-331 331
2 945-945 945 261-261 261
1 985-985 985 287.5-287.5 287.5 Guaranteed Open
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 235-235 235 465-465 465
1 340-340 340 415-415 415
3 570-580 573 350-355 351.69
3 600-625 608 340-345 343.29
1 800-800 800 242-242 242
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 330-330 330 365-365 365
2 640-640 640 273-273 273
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1022-1030 1025 285-290 286.68
2 1080-1085 1083 280-280 280
1 1160-1160 1160 281-281 281
1 345-345 345 610-610 610 Thin Fleshed
2 372-372 372 530-530 530
3 410-420 417 515-515 515 Fancy
3 432-435 433 487.5-502.5 497.48
6 455-485 469 465-487.5 477.88
16 500-547 527 452.5-472.5 464.6
23 512-543 534 490-501 498.12 Value Added
1 555-555 555 435-435 435
8 552-567 556 492.5-497.5 496.22 Thin Fleshed
2 550-570 560 470-477.5 473.68 Value Added
15 603-645 619 417.5-431 424.07
37 600-645 628 450-462 454.74 Value Added
21 660-691 680 407-420 411.86 Value Added
6 675-690 681 387-397.5 394.5
2 725-735 730 345-353 348.97
91 700-745 731 367.5-400 397.17 Value Added
14 750-783 779 367.5-376 375 Value Added
3 775-795 787 343-367 353.24
156 820-840 828 350.5-365 359.35 Value Added
1 840-840 840 330-330 330
8 851-895 873 320-328 324.1
127 850-896 891 344.75-358 347.01 Value Added
59 900-900 900 345-345 345 Value Added
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 485-495 490 420-433 426.43
2 595-595 595 385-392.5 388.75
5 605-620 612 395-402.5 396.48
1 705-705 705 280-280 280
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REPLACEMENT CATTLE
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BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1245-1245 1245 3750-3750 3750 Fancy
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 815-815 815 2550-2550 2550
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1315-1545 1430 145-170 156.49 O
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE
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BULLS - 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
5 1475-2080 1733 204-213 209.18 High
6 1560-2175 1820 190-202 197.25 Average
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
7 1145-1425 1273 154-173 160.79 Average
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1445-1445 1445 149-149 149 Low
6 1380-1755 1539 155-173 164.09 Average
4 1420-1920 1641 175-190 181.7 High
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
9 1010-1395 1136 142.5-157 151.43 Average
3 1005-1360 1210 120-130 124.79 Low
1 1545-1545 1545 169-169 169 High
STEERS - Select and Choice 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1315-1315 1315 224-224 224 Average
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