Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady with good demand; few featherweights noticeably higher with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with very good demand. Yearling steers sold steady with very good demand. Yearling heifers good demand in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $389.12/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −69.57 against this barn's trailing median of $458.69.

Average price

$389.12

51 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,149

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$335

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

$54.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.67

vs KY average

+17.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	393.40	2,175	47
Medium and Large 2-3	543	338.82	1,841	4thin

One grade step is worth $54.59/cwt here — about $335 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

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.01, low $410.51, median $458.69 across 28 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 sale51 hd

389.12

—

KY average24 barns · 824 hd

376.45

+12.67

National average146 barns · 8,317 hd

371.92

+17.20

This barn, trailing median28 sales

458.69

−69.57

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	1,590	219.85	3,496	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	173.75	2,261	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	167.47	2,459	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	146.38	1,494	9thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,825	169.00	3,084	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,355	142.33	1,929	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,170	190.00	2,223	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,713	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$1,967	2thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1-2	500–550	525	342.48/cwt	339.00–347.50	1,798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	196.32/cwt	188.00–205.00	1,816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	356.42/cwt	343.00–370.00	2,060	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	404.01/cwt	392.00–407.00	1,907	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	340.46/cwt	321.00–350.00	2,155	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	303.40/cwt	295.00–319.00	2,069	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	214.43/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	410.59/cwt	399.00–414.00	2,131	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	369.08/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	312.97/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,922	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	349.53/cwt	344.00–355.00	1,793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	252.98/cwt	249.00–257.00	2,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	324.28/cwt	323.00–327.00	2,189	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	304.54/cwt	289.00–315.00	2,202	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	479	419.48/cwt	419.00–421.00	2,009	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	388.69/cwt	382.00–395.00	1,644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	339.12/cwt	338.00–345.00	2,330	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,125	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	392.80/cwt	382.50–402.50	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	338.83/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,108	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,143	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	900–950	947	295.25/cwt	295.25–295.25	2,796	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	248.40/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,918	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1000–1050	1,001	286.75/cwt	286.75–286.75	2,870	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	363.78/cwt	362.00–366.00	1,692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	718	325.57/cwt	321.00–329.00	2,338	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	850–900	864	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,739	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	158.48/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,033	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	170.84/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,628	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	142.33/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,929	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	130.87/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,280	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	158.40/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,888	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,184	1
Bulls	—	—	1,360	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,557	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,170	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,223	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	224.40/cwt	215.00–237.00	3,642	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	163.24/cwt	155.00–171.00	1,809	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,084	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	178.35/cwt	165.00–193.00	2,379	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	1,966.55/head	1,600.00–2,325.00	1,967	2
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	700	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,142	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	1
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	850	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,431	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	466	349.00/cwt	337.50–370.00	1,626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	788	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,596	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	862	162.24/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,399	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	1,713.24/head	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,713	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	979	254.88/cwt	254.00–255.00	2,495	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	303.24/cwt	282.50–317.50	1,759	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	332.59/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	537	311.28/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,672	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	777	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	326.92/cwt	289.00–357.00	1,569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	324.72/cwt	321.00–328.00	1,890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	330.92/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	687	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	365.57/cwt	353.00–371.00	2,307	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	473	375.85/cwt	367.50–381.00	1,778	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	344.98/cwt	330.00–363.00	1,949	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	298.51/cwt	292.00–304.00	2,358	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	334.11/cwt	323.00–339.00	2,071	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	381.74/cwt	372.00–399.00	2,199	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	913	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,648	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	355.60/cwt	349.00–365.00	1,842	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	292.20/cwt	277.50–300.00	2,107	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	765	301.85/cwt	301.85–301.85	2,309	60

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 Jun 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 843Last week 771Year ago 646

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 98Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 19Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	382.50–402.50	392.80
5	400–450	435	355.00–380.00	369.08
2	450–500	473	352.50	352.50
4	500–550	525	339.00–347.50	342.48
2	550–600	565	324.00	324.00
5	600–650	614	300.00–320.00	312.97
15	650–700	682	295.00–319.00	303.40
2	800–850	820	249.00–257.00	252.98
1	900–950	915	265.00	265.00
1	950–1000	970	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	420	405.00	405.00
33	450–500	473	367.50–381.00	375.85
20	500–550	518	349.00–365.00	355.60
30	550–600	565	330.00–363.00	344.98
42	600–650	620	323.00–339.00	334.11
14	650–700	675	323.00–327.00	324.28
9	700–750	721	277.50–300.00	292.20
60	750–800	765	301.85	301.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	422.50	422.50
1	350–400	350	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	315.00	315.00
2	350–400	365	365.00	365.00
3	400–450	440	325.00–347.50	332.59
3	450–500	480	289.00–357.00	326.92
6	500–550	537	300.00–322.50	311.28
10	550–600	580	282.50–317.50	303.24
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	745	232.50	232.50
1	800–850	815	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	422.50	422.50
2	400–450	423	382.00–395.00	388.69
4	450–500	465	362.00–366.00	363.78
2	500–550	513	344.00–355.00	349.53
7	550–600	578	343.00–370.00	356.42
10	600–650	622	320.00–350.00	338.83
1	650–700	690	327.00	327.00
1	700–750	705	304.00	304.00
10	750–800	772	240.00–260.00	248.40
2	800–850	823	210.00–219.00	214.43
2	900–950	925	188.00–205.00	196.32
1	1000–1050	1,010	216.00	216.00
1	1100–1150	1,125	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	472.50	472.50
2	250–300	275	460.00	460.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	525	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	582	321.00–328.00	324.72
1	600–650	630	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	685	312.50	312.50
2	750–800	777	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	445.00	445.00
4	350–400	393	437.00	437.00
3	400–450	443	405.00	405.00
12	450–500	472	392.00–407.00	404.01
3	600–650	633	321.00–350.00	340.46
14	650–700	687	338.00–345.00	339.12
9	700–750	723	289.00–315.00	304.54
11	750–800	790	292.00–304.00	298.51
1	800–850	840	288.00	288.00
51	900–950	913	290.00	290.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	479	419.00–421.00	419.48
19	500–550	519	399.00–414.00	410.59
28	550–600	576	372.00–399.00	381.74
48	600–650	631	353.00–371.00	365.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	487.50	487.50
5	400–450	427	445.00	445.00
14	700–750	718	321.00–329.00	325.57
14	750–800	788	329.50	329.50
69	850–900	864	317.00	317.00
63	900–950	947	295.25	295.25
60	1000–1050	1,001	286.75	286.75
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	700	306.00	306.00
1	850–900	850	286.00	286.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	397.50	397.50
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	466	337.50–370.00	349.00
3	500–550	531	322.00–335.00	330.92
1	550–600	580	362.50	362.50
2	650–700	687	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	775	270.00	270.00
8	950–1000	979	254.00–255.00	254.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,283	155.00–162.00	158.48
8	—	1,538	168.00–176.00	170.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	978	125.00–137.00	130.87
1	—	840	141.00	141.00
4	—	1,108	155.00–171.00	163.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,192	156.00–163.00	158.40
10	—	1,334	165.00–193.00	178.35
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,355	137.00–146.00	142.33
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	169.00	169.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	188.00	188.00
7	—	1,623	215.00–237.00	224.40
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	1,600.00–2,325.00	1,966.55
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	862	161.00–163.00	162.24
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	183.00	183.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,713.24

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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