Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was lower with a mixed quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were 3.00 to 10.00 lower or greater in several spots with a good supply and moderate demand. Nasty weather conditions and uncertainty in the futures market, coupled with varying quality differences limited some buyers interest and the premiums they were willing to pay today. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.78/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −76.95 against this barn's trailing median of $404.73.

Average price

$327.78

95 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$56.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.94

vs KY average

−36.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	335.97	1,831	66
Medium and Large 2	540	313.84	1,694	25
Medium and Large 2-3	580	279.75	1,622	4thin

One grade step is worth $56.22/cwt here — about $209 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale95 hd

327.78

—

KY average24 barns · 1,469 hd

330.72

−2.94

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−36.18

This barn, trailing median31 sales

404.73

−76.95

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	1,544	185.28	2,860	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	151.63	2,314	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	150.13	1,878	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	122.56	1,388	12
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,444	210.98	3,047	7thin

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	983	$1,669	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	882	$2,025	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,305	$2,575	2thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	600–650	634	324.34/cwt	323.00–327.00	2,056	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	347.59/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,526	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	391.01/cwt	385.00–397.00	1,724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	387.31/cwt	379.00–402.50	1,859	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	349.43/cwt	346.00–360.00	1,852	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	271.24/cwt	262.00–289.00	2,102	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	289.50/cwt	285.00–294.00	2,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	353.22/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,639	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	372.98/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	366.50/cwt	361.50–369.00	2,221	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	313.43/cwt	312.00–314.00	1,761	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	424.18/cwt	422.50–427.50	1,429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,356	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	351.91/cwt	336.00–356.00	1,999	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	332.00/cwt	329.00–335.00	1,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	396.96/cwt	392.50–399.00	1,330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	236	315.85/cwt	310.00–322.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,141	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	333.01/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,075	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	550–600	555	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,970	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	336.71/cwt	325.00–347.00	1,748	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	406.84/cwt	393.00–416.00	1,705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1050–1100	1,070	245.02/cwt	241.00–249.00	2,622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	779	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,532	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	950–1000	975	242.52/cwt	241.00–244.00	2,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	625	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	306.92/cwt	300.00–311.00	2,084	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	452	411.45/cwt	409.00–413.00	1,860	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	333.76/cwt	332.00–336.00	1,882	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	314.33/cwt	293.00–320.00	1,930	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	331.88/cwt	323.00–341.00	1,898	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	298.78/cwt	292.50–303.00	1,999	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	846	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	351	425.63/cwt	420.00–427.50	1,494	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,237	131.97/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,632	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	152.31/cwt	143.00–159.00	2,353	15
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,444	210.98/cwt	201.00–217.00	3,047	7
Bulls	—	—	1,255	171.72/cwt	161.00–179.00	2,155	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	95.17/cwt	90.00–101.00	916	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	150.37/cwt	142.00–159.00	1,880	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	137.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,726	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	161.47/cwt	161.00–162.00	2,015	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	138.85/cwt	137.00–141.00	2,069	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,188	1
Bulls	—	—	1,778	198.75/cwt	198.00–200.00	3,534	4
Bulls	—	—	1,587	185.34/cwt	183.00–189.00	2,941	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	983	1,668.64/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,669	3
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,702	3
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	420	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,659	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,155	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,802	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	113.87/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,125	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,874	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,225.00/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	625	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,906	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	725	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	387	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,277	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	415	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	870	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,375	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	193.13/cwt	191.00–195.00	2,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	379.23/cwt	375.00–381.00	1,866	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	324.21/cwt	314.00–335.00	1,666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	318.66/cwt	316.00–321.00	2,030	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	281.06/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,220	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	237.53/cwt	229.00–246.00	1,884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	294.72/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	314.17/cwt	300.00–323.00	1,640	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	353.78/cwt	350.00–355.00	976	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	311.67/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,480	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	264.39/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	291.51/cwt	289.00–301.00	1,769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	340.85/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,285	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	598	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	368.89/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,335	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	358.84/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,687	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 Nov 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 643Last week 990Year ago 963

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 223Year ago 163

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 60Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	370.00–382.50	372.98
24	400–450	439	347.00–350.00	347.59
14	450–500	464	345.00–360.00	353.22
32	500–550	519	325.00–347.00	336.71
29	550–600	572	323.00–341.00	331.88
6	600–650	634	323.00–327.00	324.34
11	650–700	679	300.00–311.00	306.92
9	750–800	775	262.00–289.00	271.24
3	800–850	846	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	875	263.00	263.00
1	900–950	905	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	310.00–322.00	315.85
4	250–300	276	350.00–355.00	353.78
9	350–400	377	327.50–350.00	340.85
2	400–450	440	332.50	332.50
6	450–500	475	305.00–315.00	311.67
14	500–550	522	300.00–323.00	314.17
11	550–600	562	312.00–314.00	313.43
5	600–650	607	289.00–301.00	291.51
3	700–750	705	260.00–273.00	264.39
2	750–800	793	229.00–246.00	237.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	700–750	725	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	555	355.00	355.00
10	750–800	779	325.00	325.00
2	950–1000	975	241.00–244.00	242.52
2	1050–1100	1,070	241.00–249.00	245.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	625	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	392.50	392.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	330	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	380	297.00	297.00
1	500–550	525	285.00	285.00
3	550–600	598	278.00	278.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	390.00	390.00
4	350–400	351	420.00–427.50	425.63
4	400–450	441	385.00–397.00	391.01
10	450–500	480	379.00–402.50	387.31
13	500–550	530	346.00–360.00	349.43
9	550–600	564	332.00–336.00	333.76
5	600–650	614	293.00–320.00	314.33
4	650–700	669	292.50–303.00	298.78
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	800	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1150–1200	1,155	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	477	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	515	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	490	372.50	372.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	407.50	407.50
3	300–350	337	422.50–427.50	424.18
1	350–400	350	412.50	412.50
5	400–450	419	393.00–416.00	406.84
28	450–500	492	375.00–381.00	379.23
1	500–550	515	348.00	348.00
26	550–600	568	336.00–356.00	351.91
13	600–650	623	330.00–336.00	333.01
2	750–800	782	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	392.50–399.00	396.96
6	350–400	362	350.00–377.50	368.89
5	400–450	434	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	470	350.00–367.50	358.84
2	500–550	514	314.00–335.00	324.21
2	550–600	555	329.00–335.00	332.00
9	600–650	637	316.00–321.00	318.66
4	650–700	660	293.00–300.00	294.72
2	700–750	730	285.00–294.00	289.50
5	750–800	790	275.00–285.00	281.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	606	361.50–369.00	366.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	452	409.00–413.00	411.45
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	395.00	395.00
3	450–500	485	351.00	351.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	475	327.00	327.00
1	500–550	500	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	870	273.00	273.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,237	124.00–140.00	131.97
2	—	963	90.00–101.00	95.17
3	—	988	109.00–120.00	113.87
1	—	1,275	147.00	147.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,545	143.00–159.00	152.31
2	—	1,490	137.00–141.00	138.85
1	—	1,310	167.00	167.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,250	142.00–159.00	150.37
2	—	1,260	135.00–139.00	137.00
2	—	1,248	161.00–162.00	161.47
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,444	201.00–217.00	210.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,255	161.00–179.00	171.72
4	—	1,778	198.00–200.00	198.75
5	—	1,587	183.00–189.00	185.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	983	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,668.64
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,225.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	1,625.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	2,350.00	2,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	191.00–195.00	193.13

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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