Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday market not fully established due to lite receipts. Good quality weaned calf packages suitable for grass well received; however softer undertone for single lots and average quality calves on offer today compared to last week. Very good demand for yearling heifer packages. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand. Heavy rain over the weekend caused extensive flooding and very muddy field conditions restricting cattle movement today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $283.99/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −120.75 against this barn's trailing median of $404.73.

Average price

$283.99

15 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$29.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.00

vs KY average

−32.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	289.97	1,586	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	537	260.03	1,396	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.94/cwt here — about $191 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $349.69, median $404.73 across 31 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 sale15 hd

283.99

—

KY average23 barns · 963 hd

308.98

−25.00

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−32.56

This barn, trailing median31 sales

404.73

−120.75

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	—	High	1,661	172.91	2,872	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	142.27	1,781	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	141.08	2,053	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,015	120.80	1,226	8thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	250–300	270	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	380	393.80/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	413	382.48/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,617	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	425	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	336.26/cwt	327.50–338.00	2,112	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	362.58/cwt	361.00–367.50	1,755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	427	387.01/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	758	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	467	377.56/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	264.10/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	321.48/cwt	320.50–322.50	1,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	295.06/cwt	280.00–303.00	1,821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	270.65/cwt	269.00–274.00	2,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	481	324.36/cwt	312.50–332.50	1,560	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	752	276.75/cwt	276.75–276.75	2,081	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	543	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	275.89/cwt	272.50–278.00	1,694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	289.97/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	364	366.45/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,334	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	732	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	291.40/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	255.00/cwt	252.50–260.00	918	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	332.13/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,412	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	136.56/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,688	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	768	89.06/cwt	87.00–91.00	684	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	135.66/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,571	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	137.25/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,893	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	143.22/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,082	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	127.80/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,557	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	146.72/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,853	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,855	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,337	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	178.59/cwt	170.00–184.00	3,238	5
Bulls	—	—	1,471	165.82/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,439	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,007	144.05/cwt	137.00–151.00	1,451	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	339.86/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	334.91/cwt	330.00–340.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	301.12/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	292.41/cwt	286.00–299.00	1,676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	417	321.02/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,339	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	337	304.63/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,027	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	324.39/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	333	379.88/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,265	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	270.41/cwt	242.50–282.50	1,306	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	255.05/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	255.74/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	213.55/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,844	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	240.73/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	300.43/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,166	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,911	63

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 Apr 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 1,082Year ago 1,141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 150Year ago 220

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 8Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	485	337.50	337.50
4	500–550	535	295.00–315.00	301.12
4	550–600	573	286.00–299.00	292.41
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	675	268.00	268.00
1	750–800	765	252.50	252.50
1	800–850	800	231.00	231.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	375.00–395.00	379.88
2	350–400	380	390.00–397.50	393.80
2	400–450	413	380.00–385.00	382.48
2	450–500	465	380.00	380.00
5	500–550	518	325.00–345.00	339.86
4	550–600	564	322.50–325.00	324.39
1	700–750	715	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	330.00–340.00	334.91
3	300–350	337	297.50–320.00	304.63
3	400–450	417	317.50–327.50	321.02
1	450–500	455	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	740	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	427	385.00–387.50	387.01
4	450–500	467	370.00–380.00	377.56
3	500–550	543	365.00	365.00
6	600–650	628	327.50–338.00	336.26
3	700–750	730	284.00	284.00
3	750–800	758	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	367.50	367.50
4	450–500	484	361.00–367.50	362.58
3	500–550	543	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	575	327.50	327.50
3	600–650	617	280.00–303.00	295.06
1	650–700	685	310.00	310.00
3	700–750	742	269.00–274.00	270.65
1	1050–1100	1,065	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	475	320.50–322.50	321.48
2	650–700	668	260.00–268.00	264.10
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	364	350.00–377.50	366.45
6	400–450	425	317.50–340.00	332.13
8	450–500	481	312.50–332.50	324.36
4	500–550	522	287.50–295.00	289.97
7	550–600	558	285.00–310.00	291.40
63	650–700	650	294.00	294.00
2	700–750	732	277.00	277.00
34	750–800	752	276.75	276.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	277.50	277.50
5	350–400	388	290.00–317.50	300.43
1	450–500	490	297.50	297.50
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00
7	600–650	614	272.50–278.00	275.89
4	650–700	661	255.00–258.00	255.74
4	700–750	738	240.00–243.00	240.73
8	750–800	751	245.50	245.50
1	950–1000	960	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	275.00	275.00
3	350–400	360	252.50–260.00	255.00
2	400–450	432	280.00	280.00
4	450–500	483	242.50–282.50	270.41
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	555	250.00–260.00	255.05
3	750–800	775	200.00–220.00	213.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,236	134.00–138.00	136.56
3	—	1,218	123.00–133.00	127.80
20	—	1,263	141.00–155.00	146.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	87.00–91.00	89.06
5	—	1,158	131.00–143.00	135.66
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,379	135.00–139.00	137.25
16	—	1,454	140.00–148.00	143.22
1	—	1,855	126.00	126.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,813	170.00–184.00	178.59
4	—	1,471	162.00–169.00	165.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,007	137.00–151.00	144.05

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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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle