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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trend compared to last week due to Holiday closure: however market still active compared to two weeks ago with good demand for good quality weaned calves and yearlings. Very good demand for slaughter cows and slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $372.86/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −84.96 against this barn's trailing median of $457.82.

Average price

$372.86

63 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$42.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.28

vs KY average

−6.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	378.92	2,040	54
Medium and Large 2-3	573	336.51	1,930	9thin

One grade step is worth $42.41/cwt here — about $110 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.01, low $374.67, median $457.82 across 29 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 sale63 hd

372.86

—

KY average8 barns · 187 hd

359.59

+13.28

National average153 barns · 8,707 hd

379.13

−6.27

This barn, trailing median29 sales

457.82

−84.96

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	1,556	201.79	3,141	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	176.91	2,388	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	166.55	2,475	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,111	165.60	1,840	17

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)	1,165	$2,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,472	$3,064	6

Every lot, as filed

112 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	Large 1-2	800–850	832	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,523	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	850–900	870	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,575	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	680	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	415	426.21/cwt	425.00–427.50	1,769	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	313	283.72/cwt	282.50–285.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	325.77/cwt	313.00–335.00	1,880	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	374	379.04/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,418	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,260	2,466.57/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,467	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	187.01/cwt	177.00–201.00	1,558	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	170.81/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,542	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	159.37/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,320	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	181.03/cwt	177.00–184.00	2,896	3
Bulls	—	—	1,884	220.79/cwt	209.00–232.00	4,160	4
Bulls	—	—	1,389	195.93/cwt	191.00–202.00	2,721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	350.50/cwt	335.00–366.00	1,984	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	171.66/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	385.85/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	850–900	858	244.33/cwt	243.00–245.00	2,096	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	280.32/cwt	279.00–281.00	1,895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	385.88/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	351.34/cwt	347.50–362.50	959	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	650	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	616	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,094	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	815	299.28/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,439	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	325.09/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,811	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	505	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,172	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	320	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	679	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,336	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	380.73/cwt	379.00–385.00	1,816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	523	235.56/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,232	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	568	268.08/cwt	255.00–282.00	1,523	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	355	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	162.96/cwt	157.00–166.00	2,213	7
Bulls	—	—	1,250	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,013	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	183.27/cwt	178.00–189.00	2,474	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	152.32/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,698	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	179.93/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,035	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	163.85/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,806	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	353.73/cwt	342.50–367.50	1,854	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	250.57/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	953	231.26/cwt	227.50–235.00	2,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	297.63/cwt	281.00–306.00	2,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	322.27/cwt	292.50–333.00	2,011	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	194.18/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	283.29/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	320.35/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,289	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,090	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	410	375.83/cwt	375.00–377.50	1,541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	352.26/cwt	340.00–377.50	1,173	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	336.20/cwt	330.00–361.00	1,294	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	624	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,190	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	334.51/cwt	321.00–347.00	2,064	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	322.07/cwt	320.00–323.00	2,190	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	348.94/cwt	344.00–357.50	1,944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	278.13/cwt	259.00–279.50	2,039	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	381.96/cwt	359.00–387.00	2,410	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	296.81/cwt	281.00–300.00	2,318	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,092	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	335.68/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	390.70/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	303.49/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,845	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	303.37/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	292.45/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	328.49/cwt	313.00–340.00	1,721	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	347.83/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,263	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	384.91/cwt	382.00–387.00	2,055	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	265.83/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	354.00/cwt	342.00–360.00	1,558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	293.77/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	296.18/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,496	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	3,752.75/head	3,700.00–3,800.00	3,753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	245.97/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,074	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,610	2,971.35/head	2,725.00–3,200.00	2,971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	950–1000	979	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,849	110
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,010	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	644	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,681	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	223.48/cwt	214.00–232.50	1,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	336.07/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,956	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	187.61/cwt	177.50–197.50	1,726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	727	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,472	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	341.54/cwt	334.00–349.00	1,783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	468	367.11/cwt	354.00–379.00	1,718	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	370.61/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,946	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	361.24/cwt	352.00–366.00	1,860	9

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 Jul 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 858Last week 472Year ago 1,203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 61Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 2Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	832	183.00	183.00
1	850–900	870	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
7	350–400	363	335.00–355.00	347.83
3	400–450	440	342.00–360.00	354.00
5	500–550	524	313.00–340.00	328.49
6	550–600	577	313.00–335.00	325.77
1	600–650	635	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	660	269.00	269.00
2	700–750	718	214.00–232.50	223.48
1	750–800	765	236.00	236.00
1	900–950	915	170.00	170.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	325	402.50	402.50
5	350–400	376	380.00–395.00	385.85
3	400–450	420	377.50–390.00	385.88
4	450–500	477	379.00–385.00	380.73
8	500–550	524	342.50–367.50	353.73
3	550–600	557	344.00–357.50	348.94
4	600–650	621	277.50–290.00	283.29
3	650–700	676	279.00–281.00	280.32
1	700–750	720	272.00	272.00
2	750–800	760	240.00–261.00	250.57
1	800–850	815	220.00	220.00
4	850–900	865	190.00–206.00	194.18
1	900–950	910	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	650	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	505	232.00	232.00
2	550–600	568	255.00–282.00	268.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	608	292.50–315.00	303.49
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	415	425.00–427.50	426.21
33	500–550	534	382.00–387.00	384.91
9	550–600	564	371.00	371.00
60	600–650	631	359.00–387.00	381.96
8	700–750	727	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	650–700	679	344.00	344.00
21	800–850	815	295.00–300.00	299.28
110	950–1000	979	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	422.50	422.50
3	350–400	395	425.00	425.00
3	400–450	433	380.00–402.50	390.70
11	500–550	525	362.00–375.00	370.61
1	550–600	595	344.00	344.00
13	600–650	617	321.00–347.00	334.51
16	650–700	680	320.00–323.00	322.07
14	750–800	781	281.00–300.00	296.81
1	1000–1050	1,045	219.00	219.00
2	1050–1100	1,090	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
8	550–600	582	330.00–342.00	336.07
2	650–700	663	290.00–295.00	292.45
1	700–750	715	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	317.50	317.50
2	300–350	313	282.50–285.00	283.72
2	350–400	378	292.50–295.00	293.77
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	460	282.50	282.50
4	500–550	505	280.00–315.00	296.18
3	550–600	581	300.00–305.00	303.37
7	600–650	644	261.00	261.00
5	650–700	660	260.00–269.00	265.83
3	700–750	735	245.00–248.00	245.97
1	750–800	790	232.50	232.50
2	900–950	920	177.50–197.50	187.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	375.00–390.00	379.04
3	400–450	410	375.00–377.50	375.83
12	450–500	468	354.00–379.00	367.11
9	500–550	515	352.00–366.00	361.24
23	550–600	566	335.00–366.00	350.50
15	700–750	715	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	347.50–362.50	351.34
5	300–350	333	340.00–377.50	352.26
5	350–400	385	330.00–361.00	336.20
2	400–450	428	320.00–330.00	325.09
5	450–500	479	332.00–340.00	335.68
7	500–550	522	334.00–349.00	341.54
5	550–600	567	315.00–330.00	320.35
26	600–650	624	292.50–333.00	322.27
3	650–700	682	281.00–306.00	297.63
15	700–750	733	259.00–279.50	278.13
1	850–900	860	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	940	223.00	223.00
2	950–1000	953	227.50–235.00	231.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	858	243.00–245.00	244.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
78	600–650	616	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	282.00	282.00
4	500–550	523	230.00–245.00	235.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
83	600–650	624	351.00	351.00

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	—	1,260	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,466.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,545	3,700.00–3,800.00	3,752.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,610	2,725.00–3,200.00	2,971.35
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	833	177.00–201.00	187.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,575.00	2,575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,488	167.00–174.00	170.81
12	—	1,456	150.00–165.00	159.37
3	—	1,600	177.00–184.00	181.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	169.00–174.00	171.66
7	—	1,358	157.00–166.00	162.96
17	—	1,350	178.00–189.00	183.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	148.00–158.00	152.32
4	—	1,131	172.00–185.00	179.93
10	—	1,102	159.00–169.00	163.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,884	209.00–232.00	220.79
6	—	1,389	191.00–202.00	195.93
1	—	1,250	161.00	161.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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