Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison with last Monday due to winter weather closure; however market very active today with good demand for all classes and very good buyer participation. Market noticeably higher on 400-700 lb feeders and slaughter cows than before the Holiday break.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $292.26/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −113.88 against this barn's trailing median of $406.14.

Average price

$292.26

79 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$23.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.23

vs KY average

−11.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	292.55	1,630	78
Medium and Large 2-3	530	269.00	1,426	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.55/cwt here — about $205 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $349.69, median $406.14 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale79 hd

292.26

—

KY average17 barns · 817 hd

276.03

+16.23

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−11.77

This barn, trailing median30 sales

406.14

−113.88

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,560	161.19	2,514	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	138.49	1,970	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	133.54	1,630	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	957	109.67	1,050	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,413	183.81	2,597	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	695	303.77/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,111	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	413	394.62/cwt	382.50–402.50	1,630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	589	327.89/cwt	313.00–329.00	1,931	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	259.65/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,872	5
Steers	Large 3	300–350	337	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	278.04/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,996	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	344.30/cwt	322.50–367.00	1,759	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	778	234.31/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,823	3
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	742	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,885	2
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	645	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	260.63/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,999	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	325	336.87/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,095	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,134	4
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	418	337.14/cwt	310.00–357.50	1,409	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	850–900	882	262.75/cwt	262.75–262.75	2,317	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	292.49/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,275	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	274.18/cwt	265.00–292.00	1,585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,788	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	281.52/cwt	261.00–286.00	1,858	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	316.96/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,043	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	772	247.63/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,912	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	291.80/cwt	281.00–299.00	1,672	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	467	334.40/cwt	305.00–354.00	1,562	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	311.20/cwt	305.00–317.50	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	273.83/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	643	285.91/cwt	277.00–298.00	1,838	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	318.41/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	603	266.49/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,380	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	635	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,187	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	308.58/cwt	294.00–316.50	1,919	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	484	337.84/cwt	329.00–367.50	1,635	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	313.01/cwt	300.00–334.00	1,759	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	375	385.89/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,447	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	405	385.68/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,562	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	461	377.49/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,740	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	273.75/cwt	267.00–281.00	1,705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	315.67/cwt	302.50–331.00	1,641	9
Bulls	—	—	1,335	157.05/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,097	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	136.06/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,656	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	129.36/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,576	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	126.73/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,436	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	142.79/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,118	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,413	183.81/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,597	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	135.89/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,854	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	139.65/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,722	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	113.79/cwt	112.50–116.00	987	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	84.04/cwt	82.50–85.00	780	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	103.55/cwt	103.00–104.00	888	2
Bulls	—	—	1,205	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,723	1
Bulls	—	—	1,828	170.02/cwt	168.00–172.00	3,108	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	164.11/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,662	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	339.22/cwt	337.50–341.00	1,605	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	242	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	290.69/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,683	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	216.32/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	261.01/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,746	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	230.20/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,816	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	326.80/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,405	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	370	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	683	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,701	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	850–900	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	256.10/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	709	263.05/cwt	256.00–268.00	1,865	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	255.09/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	941	194.96/cwt	192.00–201.00	1,835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	232.99/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	297.15/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,587	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	233.94/cwt	229.00–249.00	1,689	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	290.45/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,380	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	369	356.18/cwt	327.50–377.50	1,314	15

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Jan 13, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 928Last week 1,081Year ago 1,656

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 193Year ago 198

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	392.50	392.50
1	350–400	385	399.00	399.00
1	400–450	415	332.50	332.50
5	500–550	503	315.00–321.00	318.41
19	600–650	634	282.00	282.00
2	650–700	690	271.00	271.00
5	700–750	721	256.00–262.00	259.65
5	750–800	767	250.00–268.00	260.63
1	800–850	810	240.00	240.00
4	850–900	871	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	578	265.00–292.00	274.18
2	600–650	603	263.00–270.00	266.49
1	650–700	660	257.00	257.00
1	700–750	720	245.00	245.00
3	750–800	778	220.00–242.00	234.31
2	800–850	805	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	382.50–402.50	394.62
10	450–500	484	329.00–367.50	337.84
24	500–550	511	322.50–367.00	344.30
51	550–600	589	313.00–329.00	327.89
36	600–650	622	294.00–316.50	308.58
80	650–700	695	285.00–305.00	303.77
10	700–750	718	270.00–286.00	278.04
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	220.00	220.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	645	289.00	289.00
2	700–750	742	254.00	254.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	365	424.00	424.00
65	850–900	882	262.75	262.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	325	330.00–342.50	336.87
15	350–400	369	327.50–377.50	356.18
24	400–450	418	310.00–357.50	337.14
42	450–500	467	305.00–354.00	334.40
30	500–550	534	285.00–300.00	297.15
42	550–600	573	281.00–299.00	291.80
84	600–650	643	277.00–298.00	285.91
110	650–700	660	261.00–286.00	281.52
13	750–800	772	240.00–249.00	247.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	320.00	320.00
2	250–300	293	305.00–317.50	311.20
5	300–350	329	310.00–327.50	316.96
4	400–450	436	290.00–295.00	292.49
7	450–500	475	285.00–298.00	290.45
1	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
5	550–600	574	270.00–279.00	273.83
3	600–650	633	250.00–257.50	255.09
8	700–750	722	229.00–249.00	233.94
3	750–800	752	229.00–235.00	232.99
3	850–900	861	204.00	204.00
3	900–950	941	192.00–201.00	194.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	282.00	282.00
1	400–450	420	262.50	262.50
1	450–500	490	273.00	273.00
1	500–550	530	269.00	269.00
1	750–800	785	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	915	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	683	249.00	249.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	635	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	360.00–400.00	385.89
11	400–450	405	385.00–387.50	385.68
9	450–500	461	367.50–380.00	377.49
9	500–550	520	302.50–331.00	315.67
9	550–600	562	300.00–334.00	313.01
2	600–650	623	267.00–281.00	273.75
18	700–750	709	256.00–268.00	263.05
3	750–800	755	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	242	312.50	312.50
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	385	393.00	393.00
4	400–450	430	322.50–330.00	326.80
6	450–500	473	337.50–341.00	339.22
1	500–550	540	285.00	285.00
12	550–600	579	277.50–300.00	290.69
2	600–650	615	252.00–260.00	256.10
7	650–700	669	250.00–263.00	261.01
5	750–800	789	227.00–234.00	230.20
3	800–850	810	215.00–219.00	216.32
1	1000–1050	1,025	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	530	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	560	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	640	212.50	212.50
2	650–700	660	243.00	243.00
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	397.50	397.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	155.00–159.00	157.05
1	—	1,205	143.00	143.00
3	—	1,828	168.00–172.00	170.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,217	133.00–139.00	136.06
8	—	1,218	123.00–131.00	129.36
3	—	1,233	139.00–140.00	139.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,133	123.00–132.00	126.73
3	—	867	112.50–116.00	113.79
2	—	928	82.50–85.00	84.04
2	—	858	103.00–104.00	103.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,483	139.00–146.00	142.79
1	—	1,580	131.00	131.00
12	—	1,364	132.00–139.00	135.89
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	181.00–186.00	183.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	160.00–168.00	164.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,075.00	2,075.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

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How this sale compares

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