Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was mostly steady with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 650 lbs and under were mostly steady to 4.00 higher in spots with a moderate supply and good demand. Feeder heifers 650 lbs and under were unevenly steady bouncing from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher across the weight classes with good demand for weaned packages. No trends on yearling steers or heifers due to limited comparisons. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with a good supply and moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.93/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −71.21 against this barn's trailing median of $406.14.

Average price

$334.93

30 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−20.74

vs KY average

−15.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	572	334.93	1,916	30

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $349.69, median $406.14 across 30 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 sale30 hd

334.93

—

KY average23 barns · 1,370 hd

355.67

−20.74

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−15.88

This barn, trailing median30 sales

406.14

−71.21

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	1,676	197.72	3,313	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,491	171.57	2,558	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	167.78	2,071	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	156.12	1,597	20
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,220	135.00	1,647	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,187	231.55	2,748	3thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,810	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,198	$2,731	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,397	$2,684	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,405	$3,325	2thin

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	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	316.19/cwt	315.00–321.00	2,084	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,142	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	397.94/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	850–900	855	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,445	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	381.10/cwt	372.50–392.50	1,612	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	335.17/cwt	323.00–340.00	1,753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	395.78/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,488	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	418.15/cwt	407.50–427.50	1,581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	208	403.52/cwt	397.50–410.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	972	277.32/cwt	270.00–281.00	2,696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	308.77/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	380.06/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	399.04/cwt	385.00–402.00	2,239	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	349.77/cwt	339.00–354.00	2,235	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	418	427.42/cwt	425.00–442.50	1,787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	395.06/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	321.97/cwt	321.00–323.00	2,009	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,090	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	587	347.45/cwt	343.00–349.00	2,040	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	327.67/cwt	312.00–335.00	2,323	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	334.61/cwt	320.00–347.50	2,225	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	378.39/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,847	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	262.32/cwt	261.00–269.00	2,078	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	730	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	368.07/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,745	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	500–550	515	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	701	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	610	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,043	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,347	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	244.13/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	562	377.06/cwt	367.50–380.00	2,119	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	160	521.95/cwt	505.00–540.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	364.16/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,912	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	400.92/cwt	387.50–415.00	1,668	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	669	335.03/cwt	323.00–340.00	2,241	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	570	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	695	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	950–1000	955	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,910	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	154.96/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,909	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	166.35/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,033	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	184.53/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,810	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	170.32/cwt	164.00–177.00	2,485	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	983	209.95/cwt	207.00–212.50	2,064	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,647	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	180.89/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,319	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,138	245.32/cwt	240.00–251.00	2,792	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	128.61/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,262	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,285	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,621	1
Bulls	—	—	1,657	196.62/cwt	191.00–201.00	3,258	8
Bulls	—	—	1,230	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,251	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	305	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	946	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	650	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,804	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	154.43/cwt	141.00–163.00	1,603	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	178.42/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,084	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	156.90/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,688	2
Bulls	—	—	1,973	209.49/cwt	205.00–214.00	4,133	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,809.76/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,810	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,397	2,684.18/head	2,000.00–3,175.00	2,684	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	2,731.42/head	2,350.00–3,050.00	2,731	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,665	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	310	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	643	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	342.53/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,661	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	382.48/cwt	377.50–387.50	1,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	322	296.42/cwt	285.00–320.00	954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	314.51/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,834	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	674	377.18/cwt	367.00–380.00	2,542	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	644	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,299	74
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	381	407.97/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	450	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	360.99/cwt	347.50–367.50	1,704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	341	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	394.15/cwt	391.00–407.50	1,860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	368.54/cwt	367.00–373.00	1,703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	317.47/cwt	305.00–324.00	1,971	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	262.52/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	373.87/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	195	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,490	1

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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 532Year ago 513

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 103Year ago 136

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 2Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	437.50	437.50
1	300–350	315	407.50	407.50
5	350–400	383	390.00–410.00	397.94
10	400–450	416	387.50–415.00	400.92
6	450–500	488	375.00–380.00	378.39
6	500–550	525	362.50–365.00	364.16
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	620	307.50–310.00	308.77
5	650–700	659	315.00–321.00	316.19
2	700–750	735	267.00	267.00
3	750–800	773	240.00–247.50	244.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	382.50	382.50
10	550–600	562	367.50–380.00	377.06
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	301.00	301.00
1	400–450	435	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	368	377.50–387.50	382.48
4	400–450	443	355.00–380.00	373.87
5	450–500	472	347.50–367.50	360.99
2	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	570	303.00	303.00
1	600–650	625	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	397.50–410.00	403.52
2	250–300	260	407.50	407.50
1	300–350	305	402.50	402.50
6	350–400	376	385.00–400.00	395.78
11	400–450	423	372.50–392.50	381.10
14	450–500	474	360.00–377.50	368.07
4	500–550	523	323.00–340.00	335.17
8	550–600	583	300.00–320.00	314.51
4	600–650	624	321.00–323.00	321.97
1	700–750	745	280.00	280.00
6	750–800	792	261.00–269.00	262.32
2	800–850	840	255.00	255.00
1	900–950	900	230.00	230.00
3	1000–1050	1,043	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	346.00	346.00
1	600–650	610	347.50	347.50
16	650–700	669	323.00–340.00	335.03
3	700–750	701	317.50	317.50
6	850–900	855	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	381	405.00–410.00	407.97
2	450–500	450	385.00	385.00
15	550–600	587	343.00–349.00	347.45
74	600–650	644	357.00	357.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	287.50	287.50
1	650–700	695	202.50	202.50
1	700–750	730	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	160	505.00–540.00	521.95
1	400–450	405	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	385.00	385.00
1	200–250	235	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	350	362.50	362.50
1	400–450	440	367.50	367.50
3	450–500	480	330.00–352.50	342.53
1	600–650	625	298.00	298.00
2	650–700	680	260.00–265.00	262.52
1	700–750	735	222.50	222.50
2	750–800	790	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	285.00–320.00	296.42
2	350–400	385	321.00	321.00
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	341	422.50	422.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	420.00	420.00
5	350–400	378	407.50–427.50	418.15
2	400–450	435	390.00–400.00	395.06
5	450–500	472	391.00–407.50	394.15
3	500–550	512	372.50–385.00	380.06
2	550–600	572	362.50	362.50
4	600–650	639	339.00–354.00	349.77
19	650–700	665	320.00–347.50	334.61
7	700–750	709	312.00–335.00	327.67
1	750–800	795	300.00	300.00
3	800–850	815	291.00	291.00
3	950–1000	972	270.00–281.00	277.32
1	1050–1100	1,090	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	418	425.00–442.50	427.42
6	550–600	561	385.00–402.00	399.04
18	650–700	674	367.00–380.00	377.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	955	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	462	367.00–373.00	368.54
2	550–600	592	338.00	338.00
4	600–650	621	305.00–324.00	317.47
1	750–800	750	282.50	282.50
1	850–900	885	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,232	153.00–156.00	154.96
19	—	1,222	160.00–174.00	166.35
5	—	1,282	177.00–185.00	180.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,523	180.00–190.00	184.53
18	—	1,459	164.00–177.00	170.32
2	—	1,713	154.00–161.00	156.90
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	207.00–212.50	209.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	981	125.00–133.00	128.61
8	—	1,038	141.00–163.00	154.43
2	—	1,168	176.00–181.00	178.42
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	135.00	135.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	240.00–251.00	245.32
1	—	1,285	204.00	204.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,657	191.00–201.00	196.62
1	—	1,230	183.00	183.00
2	—	1,973	205.00–214.00	209.49

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Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,025	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,809.76
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,397	2,000.00–3,175.00	2,684.18
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,198	2,350.00–3,050.00	2,731.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,665	4,000.00	4,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	2,650.00	2,650.00

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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