Cattle AuctionPrices

Kentucky cattle auction prices

26 sales at 21 USDA-reported barns from Oct 18 to October 24, 2026. Statewide prices combine every barn, weighted by head.

Steers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026)
$390.21/cwt
4-week average
$383.94
13-week average
$389.27
4-week vs 13-week
−1.4%
52-wk low $338.41high $480.10

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026)
$336.04/cwt
4-week average
$335.06
13-week average
$336.97
4-week vs 13-week
−0.6%
52-wk low $303.27high $379.50

Heifers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026)
$341.67/cwt
4-week average
$340.51
13-week average
$345.99
4-week vs 13-week
−1.6%
52-wk low $308.04high $414.86

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Every sale this week

BarnSaleHead sold Steers 500–599Steers 700–799Heifers 500–599 13-week trend
Lake Cumberland Livestock, Somerset Sat Oct 24 850 $363.43$346.13†$336.96 Easing (−2.0%)
Blue Grass Stockyards, Campbellsville Sat Oct 24 191 $390.97†—$338.86 Rising (+1.2%)
Blue Grass Stockyards, Richmond Fri Oct 23 649 $400.23$335.83†$322.77 Rising (+2.6%)
Paris Stockyards, Paris Thu Oct 22 2,190 $397.97$340.39$349.62 Falling (−3.8%)
KY-TN Livestock Market, Guthrie Thu Oct 22 607 $403.51$331.14$352.33 Steady (−0.6%)
Farmers Regional Livestock Market, Glasgow Thu Oct 22 328 $395.88$334.85$346.04 Rising (+1.4%)
Blue Grass South Stockyards, Stanford Thu Oct 22 989 $374.80$335.01$337.14 Steady (+0.5%)
United Producers, Inc., Owenton Wed Oct 21 381 $369.14†$321.00$335.39 Easing (−1.6%)
Russell Co. Stockyard, Russell Springs Wed Oct 21 571 $401.43$342.88$347.18 Easing (−1.5%)
Christian Co. Livestock, Hopkinsville Wed Oct 21 26 $382.50†—$340.00† Steady (+0.9%)
Bluegrass Stockyard, Mount Sterling Wed Oct 21 552 $387.92$331.31$333.23 Easing (−1.1%)
Blue Grass Stockyards, Albany Wed Oct 21 556 $390.11$346.09$362.09 Easing (−1.4%)
Blue Grass Stockyards, Campbellsville Wed Oct 21 401 $392.00†$319.54†$333.86 Rising (+1.2%)
Washington Co. Cattle Sale, Springfield Tue Oct 20 986 $388.73$335.77$353.75 Easing (−1.2%)
United Producers Inc., Bowling Green Tue Oct 20 137 $367.00†—$321.93 Rising (+1.7%)
Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market, Upton Tue Oct 20 760 $370.00—$352.07 Easing (−2.1%)
Livingston Co. Livestock Market, Ledbetter Tue Oct 20 295 $366.21—$331.73 Steady (−0.7%)
Farmers Stockyards, Flemingsburg Tue Oct 20 312 $367.42$339.17$334.53 Steady (0.0%)
Blue Grass Stockyards, Lexington Tue Oct 20 825 $366.78$345.31$324.32 Easing (−1.8%)
United Producers Inc., Harned Mon Oct 19 845 $388.72$344.78$341.83 Steady (−0.9%)
Paris Stockyards, Paris Mon Oct 19 934 $408.72$337.32$341.36 Falling (−3.8%)
Kentuckiana Livestock Market, Owensboro Mon Oct 19 383 $361.00†—$342.71 Falling (−5.3%)
Farmers Regional Livestock Market, Glasgow Mon Oct 19 891 $375.38$317.91$337.11 Rising (+1.4%)
Cattleman's Livestock, Rockfield Mon Oct 19 280 $400.29—$352.00 Steady (−0.8%)
Blue Grass Stockyards, Lexington Mon Oct 19 836 $405.33$326.29$328.96 Easing (−1.8%)
Blue Grass South Stockyards, Stanford Mon Oct 19 176 $377.50†—$340.24 Steady (+0.5%)
$/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2, head-weighted. 13-week trend = that barn's 4-week vs 13-week average for 500–599 lb steers. Barns tagged unweaned sold mostly unweaned calves over the last 13 weeks, so their prices are unweaned lots; statewide trends use regular lots only. Rows tagged special or graded are a barn's special sales. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Click a column to sort.

Direct trade (ranch to feedlot)

USDA direct reportWeek ofHeadSteers 800–899Steers 700–799Heifers 700–799
Eastern CornbeltIL, IN, MI, MN, OH, KY Oct 191,353 $321.00$336.50$315.17
Latest week's current-delivery cash trades, $/cwt (F.O.B. unless tagged delivered); — means no such trades that week. Direct trades are cattle sold outside auction barns; a regional report covers several states, so its prices are not this state alone.

Statewide, last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Statewide price history

Weekly average $/cwt

All Kentucky barns

Source: USDA AMS Market News auction reports for 21 Kentucky barns. Barns that hold more than one sale a week count every sale.