Cattle Market Kentucky cattle prices & auction market reports
USDA market reports from 30 Kentucky auction markets, most recently Saturday, September 5, 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 10,317 head at the 27 Kentucky markets that sold these classes by the hundredweight, Aug 6, 2026 – Sep 5, 2026.
| Class | $/cwt | Avg wt (lb) | ≈ $/hd est. | Head | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers | $310.03 | 967 | $2,998 | 1,888 | 13 |
| heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers | $370.32 | 674 | $2,496 | 1,827 | 25 |
| light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers | $319.26 | 928 | $2,963 | 1,749 | 14 |
| light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers | $357.78 | 624 | $2,233 | 1,717 | 24 |
| heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers | $329.53 | 873 | $2,877 | 1,635 | 16 |
| light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers | $343.19 | 817 | $2,804 | 1,501 | 18 |
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 · Sep 2, 2026 | 223 |
| Cattleman's Livestock | Bowling Green | Mon · Aug 31, 2026 | 152 |
| Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) | Campbellsville | Sat · Aug 29, 2026 | 187 |
| Blue Grass Stockyards (Wednesday) | Campbellsville | Wed · Sep 2, 2026 | 95 |
| Farmers Stockyards | Flemingsburg | Tue · Sep 1, 2026 | 118 |
| Farmers Regional Livestock Market | Glasgow | Mon · Aug 31, 2026 | 567 |
| Farmers Regional Livestock Market | Glasgow | Thu · Aug 27, 2026 | 37 |
| KY-TN Livestock Market | Guthrie | Thu · Sep 3, 2026 | 249 |
| Christian Co. Livestock | Hopkinsville | Wed · Sep 2, 2026 | 16 |
| Livingston Co. Livestock Market | Ledbetter | Tue · Sep 1, 2026 | 184 |
| Livingston Co. Livestock Market | Ledbetter | Fri · May 15, 2026 | 845 |
| Blue Grass Stockyards Lexington | Lexington | Wed · Aug 26, 2026 | 217 |
| Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) | Lexington | Mon · Aug 31, 2026 | 440 |
| Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) | Lexington | Tue · Sep 1, 2026 | 465 |
| Bluegrass Stockyard | Mt. Sterling | Wed · Sep 2, 2026 | 68 |
| Kentuckiana Livestock Market | Owensboro | Mon · Aug 31, 2026 | 129 |
| United Producers, Inc. | Owenton | Wed · Sep 2, 2026 | 36 |
| Paris Stockyards | Paris | Mon · Aug 31, 2026 | 143 |
| Paris Stockyards | Paris | Thu · Sep 3, 2026 | 457 |
| Blue Grass Stockyards | Richmond | Fri · Sep 4, 2026 | 73 |
| Russell Co. Stockyard | Russell Springs | Wed · Sep 2, 2026 | 130 |
| Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction | Smiths Grove | Tue · Sep 1, 2026 | 543 |
| Lake Cumberland Livestock | Somerset | Sat · Sep 5, 2026 | 481 |
| Washington Co. Cattle Sale | Springfield | Tue · Sep 1, 2026 | 194 |
| Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) | Stanford | Mon · Aug 31, 2026 | 84 |
| Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) | Stanford | Thu · Sep 3, 2026 | 218 |
| Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market | Upton | Tue · Sep 1, 2026 | 396 |
| Eastern Cornbelt Direct Cattle Report (IL/IN/MI/MN/OH/KY) | — | Mon · Aug 31, 2026 | 260 |
| Kentucky Weekly Livestock Auction Summary | — | Mon · Aug 24, 2026 | 10,415 |
| United Producers Inc. | — | Tue · Sep 1, 2026 | 21 |