Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was mostly stronger with an average quality offering. Good quality feeder steers 650 lbs and under were unevenly steady with a moderate supply and good demand. Yearling steers appeared steady but with limited comparisons. Feeder heifers were 3.00 to 6.00 higher or greater in spots with good demand, while yearling heifers were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a light test. Slaughter cows were sharply higher with a good supply, while slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher with strong demand for all slaughter animals.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $369.77/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −88.05 against this barn's trailing median of $457.82.

Average price

$369.77

50 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$574

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

$73.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.67

vs KY average

−20.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	376.82	2,089	43
Medium and Large 2	570	330.42	1,883	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	500	303.00	1,515	1thin

One grade step is worth $73.82/cwt here — about $574 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 sale50 hd

369.77

—

KY average24 barns · 564 hd

382.44

−12.67

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

−20.25

This barn, trailing median29 sales

457.82

−88.05

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	1,642	217.63	3,573	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,522	182.15	2,773	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	181.82	2,335	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	166.62	1,699	32
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,490	163.00	2,429	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,243	225.91	2,808	5thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	685	$475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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	400–450	435	370.31/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,611	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	433.79/cwt	427.50–440.00	1,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	283.01/cwt	279.00–287.00	2,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	326.11/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,012	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	275.14/cwt	264.00–285.00	1,995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	331.44/cwt	325.00–344.00	1,780	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	257	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,189	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	358.90/cwt	350.00–366.00	2,056	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	428.29/cwt	427.50–430.00	1,653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	802	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,647	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	390.88/cwt	387.50–397.50	1,927	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	424.81/cwt	411.00–431.00	1,372	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	501	354.37/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	372.50/cwt	361.00–387.00	1,915	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	372	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	961	310.75/cwt	310.75–310.75	2,986	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	323.69/cwt	320.00–331.00	2,509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	924	322.14/cwt	319.00–325.00	2,977	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	267	385.91/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	233	466.50/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	720	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	371.82/cwt	367.00–379.00	1,751	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	389.50/cwt	375.00–397.50	1,433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	407	479.20/cwt	462.50–487.50	1,950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	287.30/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	363	463.92/cwt	457.50–467.50	1,684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	441.18/cwt	437.50–445.00	1,822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	394.06/cwt	390.00–402.50	1,840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	327.05/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,907	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	299.67/cwt	299.00–300.00	1,867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	465	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,437	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	290.77/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,939	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	412.70/cwt	403.00–417.50	1,139	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	267.11/cwt	261.00–275.00	2,067	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	762	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,286	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	189.06/cwt	182.00–196.00	2,503	12
Bulls	—	—	1,210	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,408	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,207	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	174.69/cwt	166.00–186.00	1,862	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	155.49/cwt	143.00–162.00	1,577	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	186.88/cwt	180.00–197.00	2,822	18
Bulls	—	—	1,826	225.28/cwt	223.00–232.00	4,114	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	174.42/cwt	164.00–179.00	2,690	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	172.16/cwt	165.00–178.00	2,119	9
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,429	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	933	198.87/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,855	4
Bulls	—	—	1,530	213.08/cwt	210.00–218.00	3,260	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	685	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	795	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,701	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	467	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,592	2
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	710	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,864	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,243	225.91/cwt	210.00–239.00	2,808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	663	318.30/cwt	310.00–324.00	2,110	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	210	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	570	331.31/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,888	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	442	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	413.55/cwt	409.00–417.00	2,109	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	378.84/cwt	372.50–387.00	2,201	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	319.92/cwt	311.00–333.00	2,326	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	669	375.03/cwt	369.00–381.00	2,509	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	498	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,117	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	338.48/cwt	336.00–341.00	1,970	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	738	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	305	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	375	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	430	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	1,974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	344.82/cwt	337.50–352.00	1,862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	323.22/cwt	319.00–329.00	1,891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	902	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	389.70/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	384.32/cwt	380.00–393.00	1,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	274.92/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,814	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 Aug 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 532Last week 1,224Year ago 1,186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 54Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	385.00–387.50	385.91
3	350–400	368	375.00–397.50	389.50
10	400–450	435	360.00–382.50	370.31
8	450–500	471	367.00–379.00	371.82
10	500–550	537	325.00–344.00	331.44
5	550–600	583	322.50–330.00	327.05
11	600–650	617	310.00–332.50	326.11
4	650–700	679	280.00–290.00	287.30
3	700–750	725	264.00–285.00	275.14
1	750–800	785	275.00	275.00
2	800–850	813	279.00–287.00	283.01
1	850–900	865	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	455.00	455.00
3	350–400	372	420.00	420.00
4	500–550	501	352.50–355.00	354.37
8	550–600	582	336.00–341.00	338.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	306.00	306.00
2	750–800	762	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	442	332.50	332.50
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	620	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	342.50	342.50
4	400–450	413	351.00	351.00
1	450–500	455	347.50	347.50
1	500–550	520	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	402.50	402.50
4	250–300	276	403.00–417.50	412.70
8	300–350	338	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	353	427.50–440.00	433.79
2	400–450	413	437.50–445.00	441.18
3	450–500	467	390.00–402.50	394.06
1	500–550	515	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	623	299.00–300.00	299.67
4	650–700	667	280.00–295.00	290.77
5	750–800	774	261.00–275.00	267.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	435.00	435.00
3	350–400	363	457.50–467.50	463.92
3	400–450	407	462.50–487.50	479.20
1	450–500	460	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	500	387.50	387.50
6	550–600	570	325.00–340.00	331.31
5	650–700	663	310.00–324.00	318.30
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	378	375.00–405.00	389.70
1	450–500	490	377.50	377.50
2	500–550	540	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	465.00–470.00	466.50
2	250–300	257	462.50	462.50
3	300–350	323	411.00–431.00	424.81
3	350–400	386	427.50–430.00	428.29
1	400–450	430	427.50	427.50
7	450–500	493	387.50–397.50	390.88
8	500–550	514	361.00–387.00	372.50
14	550–600	573	350.00–366.00	358.90
1	600–650	640	331.00	331.00
2	650–700	687	333.00	333.00
7	700–750	727	311.00–333.00	319.92
3	750–800	775	320.00–331.00	323.69
1	800–850	825	290.00	290.00
4	850–900	885	290.00	290.00
1	900–950	940	297.00	297.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	430	459.00	459.00
6	450–500	498	425.00	425.00
7	500–550	510	409.00–417.00	413.55
14	550–600	581	372.50–387.00	378.84
2	600–650	620	379.00	379.00
21	650–700	669	369.00–381.00	375.03
4	700–750	738	344.00	344.00
9	800–850	802	330.00	330.00
115	900–950	924	319.00–325.00	322.14
50	950–1000	961	310.75	310.75
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	467	341.00	341.00
1	700–750	710	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	427	341.00	341.00
2	450–500	472	331.00	331.00
1	500–550	500	303.00	303.00
2	650–700	660	270.00–280.00	274.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	326	380.00–393.00	384.32
1	450–500	480	393.00	393.00
2	500–550	540	337.50–352.00	344.82
4	550–600	585	319.00–329.00	323.22
2	600–650	637	306.00	306.00
3	650–700	681	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	735	290.00	290.00
2	900–950	902	261.00	261.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	214.00	214.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,324	182.00–196.00	189.06
9	—	1,231	165.00–178.00	172.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	127.00	127.00
11	—	1,066	166.00–186.00	174.69
16	—	1,014	143.00–162.00	155.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,510	180.00–197.00	186.88
11	—	1,542	164.00–179.00	174.42
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	933	190.00–215.00	198.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	199.00	199.00
6	—	1,826	223.00–232.00	225.28
6	—	1,530	210.00–218.00	213.08
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,243	210.00–239.00	225.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	685	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	2,275.00	2,275.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

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