Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with some weaned 400-600 lb packages sharply with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with some weaned 400-600 lbs packages 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Yearling steers and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher in a lite test. Active feeder market with good buyer participation and some farmer participation in the market today. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.76/cwt on 141 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −75.97 against this barn's trailing median of $404.73.

Average price

$328.76

141 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$386

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

$63.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.88

vs KY average

−1.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	332.37	1,866	131
Large 1-2	540	300.14	1,621	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	550	269.01	1,480	6thin

One grade step is worth $63.36/cwt here — about $386 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale141 hd

328.76

—

KY average25 barns · 1,395 hd

317.88

+10.88

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−1.19

This barn, trailing median31 sales

404.73

−75.97

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	—	Low	1,603	183.34	2,940	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	153.62	2,212	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,297	153.30	1,988	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,142	137.73	1,573	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,210	182.97	2,214	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)	1,213	$2,352	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	885	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	273.62/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	515	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	196.00/cwt	191.00–201.00	2,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	362.71/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,843	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	368.28/cwt	349.00–379.00	2,037	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	562	304.95/cwt	301.00–307.00	1,714	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	200–250	235	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	430	379.72/cwt	352.50–397.50	1,633	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	385	429.86/cwt	422.50–435.00	1,655	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	200–250	245	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	363.18/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	384.56/cwt	362.00–395.00	1,619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	284.63/cwt	282.00–286.00	1,896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	292.67/cwt	287.50–299.00	1,841	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	281	383.89/cwt	345.00–417.50	1,079	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	268.37/cwt	263.00–271.00	2,080	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	227.54/cwt	209.00–247.00	1,634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	273.57/cwt	257.50–289.00	1,964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	913	170.51/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,548	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,040	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	223.54/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,419	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	955	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	575	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	314.99/cwt	292.00–340.00	1,496	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,085	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	885	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,351.86/head	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,352	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	207.54/cwt	201.00–213.00	2,107	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,596	1
Bulls	—	—	1,275	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,874	1
Bulls	—	—	1,393	163.60/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,279	4
Bulls	—	—	1,701	192.95/cwt	177.00–203.00	3,282	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	137.83/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,964	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	148.76/cwt	144.00–151.00	2,099	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	155.05/cwt	151.00–163.00	2,245	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	147.03/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,675	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	158.53/cwt	151.00–173.00	2,093	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	147.19/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,678	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	130.64/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,493	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,210	182.97/cwt	176.00–191.00	2,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	352.12/cwt	321.00–369.00	2,190	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	426	407.68/cwt	402.50–411.00	1,737	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	341.71/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,074	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	382.15/cwt	379.00–387.00	1,815	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	395	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	366	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,425	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	484	410.62/cwt	395.00–416.00	1,987	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	771	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,305	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	674	330.99/cwt	321.00–334.00	2,231	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	408	417.52/cwt	414.00–421.00	1,703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	397.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	299.17/cwt	289.00–309.00	2,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,266	4
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	388.62/cwt	380.00–399.00	2,056	40
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	885	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	398.75/cwt	396.00–400.00	1,731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	357.52/cwt	341.00–377.50	2,034	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	740	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,353	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	372.17/cwt	367.00–377.50	1,946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	382.86/cwt	367.50–388.00	1,796	8
Steers	Large 1-2	300–350	335	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,198	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	332.38/cwt	327.00–343.00	1,938	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	246.62/cwt	230.00–264.00	1,919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	483	363.49/cwt	351.00–375.00	1,756	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	267.26/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	264.40/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	309.68/cwt	290.00–330.00	960	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	530	300.19/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	263.19/cwt	263.00–265.00	1,919	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	375	400.42/cwt	397.00–403.00	1,502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	273.51/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	343.75/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	312.29/cwt	294.00–319.00	1,977	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	815	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,078	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	322.28/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	342.47/cwt	330.00–367.00	983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	284.94/cwt	284.00–291.00	1,866	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	332.90/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,908	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	387.79/cwt	379.00–405.00	1,435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	336.19/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,725	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	330	402.01/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	278	389.46/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,083	2

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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 681Last week 1,769Year ago 997

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 208Year ago 179

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 12Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	290.00–330.00	309.68
1	400–450	430	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	455	292.50	292.50
3	500–550	525	261.00–271.00	264.40
3	550–600	575	260.00–280.00	273.62
1	650–700	670	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	735	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	820	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	870	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	305.00	305.00
3	550–600	562	301.00–307.00	304.95
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	370.00–410.00	389.46
3	300–350	330	400.00–405.00	402.01
7	350–400	375	397.00–403.00	400.42
25	400–450	430	352.50–397.50	379.72
41	450–500	483	351.00–375.00	363.49
22	500–550	513	327.50–342.50	336.19
103	550–600	573	320.00–337.50	332.90
18	600–650	633	294.00–319.00	312.29
13	650–700	655	284.00–291.00	284.94
4	800–850	815	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	330.00–367.00	342.47
2	400–450	437	345.00	345.00
6	450–500	486	330.00–350.00	343.75
2	500–550	515	318.00	318.00
3	600–650	620	255.00–280.00	267.26
2	650–700	670	272.00–275.00	273.51
20	700–750	729	263.00–265.00	263.19
2	750–800	778	230.00–264.00	246.62
1	800–850	815	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	910	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	290.00–305.00	300.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	345.00–417.50	383.89
2	300–350	337	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	421	362.00–395.00	384.56
3	450–500	475	357.50–370.00	363.18
7	550–600	583	327.00–343.00	332.38
4	600–650	629	287.50–299.00	292.67
3	650–700	666	282.00–286.00	284.63
3	700–750	718	257.50–289.00	273.57
3	750–800	775	263.00–271.00	268.37
1	850–900	880	191.00	191.00
2	1050–1100	1,080	191.00–201.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	385	422.50–435.00	429.86
6	400–450	426	402.50–411.00	407.68
6	450–500	475	379.00–387.00	382.15
14	500–550	508	340.00–385.00	362.71
7	550–600	553	349.00–379.00	368.28
6	600–650	607	325.00–345.00	341.71
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	395	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	575	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	365	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	475	292.00–340.00	314.99
1	500–550	515	301.00	301.00
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	635	210.00–250.00	223.54
2	700–750	718	209.00–247.00	227.54
7	850–900	860	180.00	180.00
4	900–950	913	166.00–172.00	170.51
1	950–1000	955	170.00	170.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	419.00	419.00
3	350–400	366	416.00	416.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	408	414.00–421.00	417.52
30	450–500	484	395.00–416.00	410.62
40	500–550	529	380.00–399.00	388.62
7	550–600	569	341.00–377.50	357.52
49	600–650	622	321.00–369.00	352.12
28	650–700	674	321.00–334.00	330.99
4	700–750	740	318.00	318.00
21	750–800	771	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	395.00–400.00	397.50
3	350–400	370	379.00–405.00	387.79
6	400–450	434	396.00–400.00	398.75
8	450–500	469	367.50–388.00	382.86
2	500–550	523	367.00–377.50	372.17
2	600–650	630	319.00	319.00
1	650–700	680	299.00	299.00
2	700–750	723	289.00–309.00	299.17
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00
4	800–850	827	274.00	274.00
1	850–900	865	260.00	260.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	330.00	330.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	357.50	357.50
2	850–900	885	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	367	352.50	352.50
5	500–550	527	315.00–327.00	322.28
1	800–850	840	214.00	214.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	215.00	215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,213	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,351.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,015	201.00–213.00	207.54
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	147.00	147.00
4	—	1,393	158.00–170.00	163.60
12	—	1,701	177.00–203.00	192.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,425	136.00–141.00	137.83
6	—	1,139	142.00–151.00	147.03
19	—	1,320	151.00–173.00	158.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,411	144.00–151.00	148.76
17	—	1,448	151.00–163.00	155.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,140	141.00–151.00	147.19
4	—	1,143	125.00–135.00	130.64
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	176.00–191.00	182.97

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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