Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.03/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −154.84 against this barn's trailing median of $405.87.

Average price

$251.03

7 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,466

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−19.78

vs KY average

−45.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	584	251.03	1,466	7thin

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 $449.23, low $332.88, median $405.87 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 sale7 hd

251.03

—

KY average24 barns · 1,301 hd

270.81

−19.78

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−45.97

This barn, trailing median30 sales

405.87

−154.84

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	1,702	144.61	2,461	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	134.64	2,168	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	133.42	1,704	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,142	112.13	1,281	8thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,655	141.00	2,334	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,335	133.00	1,776	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,415	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	100.69/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,110	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	133.22/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,645	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	144.81/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,901	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,335	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,776	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	127.03/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,711	5
Bulls	—	—	2,198	169.55/cwt	169.00–170.00	3,727	2
Bulls	—	—	1,285	112.91/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,451	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,655	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,334	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	134.64/cwt	133.00–136.00	2,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	247.87/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,576	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	281.34/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,094	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,208	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,404	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	287.50/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,320	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,656	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,826	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	290.08/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	691	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,852	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,328	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	114.48/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,326	2
Bulls	—	—	1,842	177.28/cwt	173.00–183.00	3,265	3
Bulls	—	—	1,510	116.43/cwt	112.50–122.00	1,758	3

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 Feb 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 847Year ago 506

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 89Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,102	97.00–103.00	100.69
2	—	1,125	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,265	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,158	112.00–117.00	114.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,235	130.00–137.00	133.22
3	—	1,313	142.00–150.00	144.81
5	—	1,347	125.00–129.00	127.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,610	133.00–136.00	134.64
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	133.00	133.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,198	169.00–170.00	169.55
2	—	1,285	112.00–114.00	112.91
3	—	1,842	173.00–183.00	177.28
3	—	1,510	112.50–122.00	116.43
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	141.00	141.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	287.50	287.50
6	450–500	459	275.00–290.00	287.50
1	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
6	550–600	592	240.00–257.50	247.87
13	600–650	611	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	650–700	691	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	687	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	389	270.00–292.50	281.34
6	450–500	472	297.50	297.50
2	500–550	518	287.50–292.50	290.08
4	600–650	618	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	710	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	770	215.00	215.00
2	850–900	875	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
4	500–550	501	295.00	295.00
4	650–700	658	277.50	277.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	2,100.00	2,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	166.00	166.00

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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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Heifers · 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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle