Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and bulls 400-600 lb sold sharply higher with very good demand; over 600 lbs sold steady on similar quality. Feeder heifers 300-500 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand; 500-600 lbs sold steady on similar quality; softer undertone on 600-700 lb heifers. Market active with good demand on weaned packages and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold steady with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $326.82/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −134.72 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$326.82

72 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$41.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.80

vs KY average

−14.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	574	330.32	1,896	66
Medium and Large 2-3	554	288.36	1,598	6thin

One grade step is worth $41.96/cwt here — about $297 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.70, low $384.59, median $461.54 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 sale72 hd

326.82

—

KY average25 barns · 1,616 hd

317.02

+9.80

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

−14.12

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−134.72

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	1,524	161.37	2,459	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,320	136.59	1,803	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	135.87	2,019	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,035	113.67	1,177	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,535	192.00	2,947	3thin

Every lot, as filed

90 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - 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 1-2Value Added	450–500	461	327.15/cwt	312.50–337.50	1,508	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	922	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,019	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	315	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	290	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	828	275.75/cwt	275.75–275.75	2,283	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	275.32/cwt	267.50–284.00	1,605	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	413	318.95/cwt	302.50–328.00	1,317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,871	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	806	221.70/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,625	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	335	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,013	1
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	880	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	950–1000	954	257.60/cwt	257.60–257.60	2,458	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	252	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,125	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	280.27/cwt	257.50–302.00	1,494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	292.40/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	759	269.19/cwt	267.50–273.00	2,043	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	636	278.25/cwt	262.50–289.00	1,770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	733	268.86/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,971	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	331.05/cwt	327.50–338.50	1,910	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	903	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,167	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	681	289.98/cwt	279.00–300.25	1,975	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	426	387.18/cwt	377.00–400.00	1,649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	450	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,911	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,810	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	332.47/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	135.24/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,985	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,459	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,116	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	136.29/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,811	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	122.87/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,418	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	115.66/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,183	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,535	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,947	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	774	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	104.14/cwt	102.00–106.00	940	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,189	1
Bulls	—	—	1,055	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,488	1
Bulls	—	—	1,402	157.72/cwt	152.00–168.00	2,211	8
Bulls	—	—	1,884	173.77/cwt	169.00–181.00	3,274	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	149.27/cwt	140.00–167.00	1,623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,003	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	625	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,484	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	900–950	925	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,758	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	251.17/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,703	42
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	450	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	226.86/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,627	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	260.29/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,590	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	261.34/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	282.43/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	273.61/cwt	272.50–274.00	1,393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	242.26/cwt	242.00–243.00	1,606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,090	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	206.15/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	254.04/cwt	232.50–265.00	1,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	296.99/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,544	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	200–250	200	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,765	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,673	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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Jan 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 720Last week 1,161Year ago 1,694

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 50Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	332.50	332.50
1	300–350	315	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	413	302.50–328.00	318.95
10	450–500	461	312.50–337.50	327.15
25	500–550	520	285.00–305.00	296.99
50	550–600	583	267.50–284.00	275.32
14	600–650	611	252.50–262.50	260.29
42	650–700	678	244.00–255.00	251.17
78	700–750	717	261.00	261.00
4	800–850	806	215.00–224.00	221.70
4	900–950	922	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	272.50	272.50
1	350–400	360	270.00	270.00
3	450–500	465	232.50–265.00	254.04
3	550–600	585	252.50	252.50
2	600–650	617	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	730	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	775	202.50–210.00	206.15
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	360	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	453	270.00–295.00	282.43
4	500–550	509	272.50–274.00	273.61
3	550–600	557	260.00–264.00	261.34
4	650–700	663	242.00–243.00	242.26
8	700–750	717	220.00–229.00	226.86
1	800–850	815	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	800–850	828	275.75	275.75
58	950–1000	954	257.60	257.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	252	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	410	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	450	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	545	317.00	317.00
2	600–650	600	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	695	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	785	251.00	251.00
3	800–850	800	240.00	240.00
2	850–900	880	220.00	220.00
3	900–950	903	240.00	240.00
1	1100–1150	1,125	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	533	257.50–302.00	280.27
4	550–600	565	285.00–300.00	292.40
3	600–650	600	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	677	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	775	224.00	224.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	302.50	302.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	880	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	426	377.00–400.00	387.18
5	450–500	450	397.50	397.50
4	500–550	533	322.50	322.50
61	550–600	577	327.50–338.50	331.05
5	600–650	636	262.50–289.00	278.25
80	650–700	681	279.00–300.25	289.98
27	700–750	733	262.50–275.00	268.86
19	750–800	759	267.50–273.00	269.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	380	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	490	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
10	550–600	564	313.00	313.00
1	700–750	720	242.50	242.50
1	1050–1100	1,090	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	516	330.00–340.00	332.47
2	600–650	610	289.00	289.00
10	650–700	673	269.00	269.00
5	700–750	735	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	237.50	237.50
1	900–950	925	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	222.50	222.50
1	400–450	425	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	291.00	291.00
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,468	134.00–138.00	135.24
1	—	1,575	139.00	139.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	132.00	132.00
1	—	1,480	143.00	143.00
6	—	1,329	135.00–138.00	136.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,154	119.00–126.00	122.87
3	—	1,023	115.00–117.00	115.66
1	—	860	90.00	90.00
2	—	903	102.00–106.00	104.14
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,535	192.00	192.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	141.00	141.00
8	—	1,402	152.00–168.00	157.72
4	—	1,884	169.00–181.00	173.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,087	140.00–167.00	149.27

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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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle