Cattle Market Kentucky cattle prices & auction market reports
USDA market reports from 30 Kentucky auction markets, most recently Saturday, October 24, 2026. Every report in full — prices by weight, grade, and class, with head counts and the reporter's comments.
What cattle are bringing in Kentucky
Head-weighted average across 16,023 head at the 27 Kentucky markets that sold these classes by the hundredweight, Sep 24, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026.
| Class | $/cwt | Avg wt (lb) | ≈ $/hd est. | Head | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers | $310.52 | 757 | $2,351 | 3,768 | 23 |
| heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers | $327.47 | 873 | $2,859 | 2,595 | 22 |
| light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers | $320.95 | 920 | $2,953 | 2,554 | 19 |
| light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers | $336.66 | 626 | $2,107 | 2,427 | 26 |
| heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers | $360.20 | 673 | $2,424 | 2,352 | 26 |
| light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers | $333.29 | 821 | $2,736 | 2,327 | 22 |
Head-weighted average of per-hundredweight lots only — per-head classes such as bred cows and cow-calf pairs are excluded, never converted. The ≈ $/hd column is an estimate: that row's average price × its average weight ÷ 100.
| Market | Town | Last sale | Head |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Grass Stockyards | Albany | Wed · Oct 21, 2026 | 675 |
| Cattleman's Livestock | Bowling Green | Mon · Oct 19, 2026 | 313 |
| Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) | Campbellsville | Sat · Oct 24, 2026 | 237 |
| Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) | Campbellsville | Wed · Oct 21, 2026 | 439 |
| Farmers Stockyards | Flemingsburg | Tue · Oct 20, 2026 | 363 |
| Farmers Regional Livestock Market | Glasgow | Mon · Oct 19, 2026 | 1,015 |
| Farmers Regional Livestock Market | Glasgow | Thu · Oct 22, 2026 | 333 |
| KY-TN Livestock Market | Guthrie | Thu · Oct 22, 2026 | 695 |
| Christian Co. Livestock | Hopkinsville | Wed · Oct 21, 2026 | 28 |
| Livingston Co. Livestock Market | Ledbetter | Tue · Oct 20, 2026 | 355 |
| Livingston Co. Livestock Market | Ledbetter | Fri · Oct 16, 2026 | 342 |
| Blue Grass Stockyards Lexington | Lexington | Wed · Sep 23, 2026 | 176 |
| Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) | Lexington | Mon · Oct 19, 2026 | 928 |
| Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) | Lexington | Tue · Oct 20, 2026 | 847 |
| Bluegrass Stockyard | Mt. Sterling | Wed · Oct 21, 2026 | 630 |
| Kentuckiana Livestock Market | Owensboro | Mon · Oct 19, 2026 | 428 |
| United Producers, Inc. | Owenton | Wed · Oct 21, 2026 | 428 |
| Paris Stockyards | Paris | Mon · Oct 19, 2026 | 1,022 |
| Paris Stockyards | Paris | Thu · Oct 22, 2026 | 2,370 |
| Blue Grass Stockyards | Richmond | Fri · Oct 23, 2026 | 701 |
| Russell Co. Stockyard | Russell Springs | Wed · Oct 21, 2026 | 612 |
| Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction | Smiths Grove | Tue · Oct 20, 2026 | 715 |
| Lake Cumberland Livestock | Somerset | Sat · Oct 17, 2026 | 904 |
| Washington Co. Cattle Sale | Springfield | Tue · Oct 20, 2026 | 1,036 |
| Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) | Stanford | Mon · Oct 19, 2026 | 198 |
| Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) | Stanford | Thu · Oct 22, 2026 | 1,051 |
| Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market | Upton | Tue · Oct 20, 2026 | 920 |
| Eastern Cornbelt Direct Cattle Report (IL/IN/MI/MN/OH/KY) | — | Mon · Oct 19, 2026 | 1,353 |
| Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary | — | Mon · Oct 12, 2026 | 17,059 |
| United Producers Inc. | — | Tue · Oct 20, 2026 | 186 |