Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday - Feeder calves lite test. Yearling heifer load steady with good demand. Yearling steers lite test. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher with good demand on a light supply. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand. Winter storms have hit Kentucky multiple weeks with snow, rain, and widespread flooding. Extremely muddy conditions. A major storm projected to bring several more inches of snow tonight. Cattle movement has slowed statewide. Several stockyards closed tomorrow.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.45/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −155.42 against this barn's trailing median of $405.87.

Average price

$250.45

16 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$48.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.87

vs KY average

−47.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	263.84	1,392	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	517	222.50	1,150	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	535	215.00	1,150	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.84/cwt here — about $241 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

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 sale16 hd

250.45

—

KY average21 barns · 588 hd

271.32

−20.87

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−47.38

This barn, trailing median30 sales

405.87

−155.42

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	—	High	1,607	172.32	2,769	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	151.41	1,978	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,406	151.35	2,128	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	124.06	1,299	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,398	161.33	2,255	2thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,313	$2,381	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,491	$2,324	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	289.81/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,513	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	740	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	254.95/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,418	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	665	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	263.51/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,128	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	253.93/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,534	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	264.20/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	242.58/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,477	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	246.04/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,580	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	278.14/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	217.55/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	295.95/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	728	264.90/cwt	264.90–264.90	1,928	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	995	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,440	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	284.99/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	263.59/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,658	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	550	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	682	206.75/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	722	256.43/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,851	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	200	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	307	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	376	274.88/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,034	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	567	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,658	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,398	161.33/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,255	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	143.45/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,700	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	140.59/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,452	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,183	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	153.81/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,149	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	143.95/cwt	143.00–145.00	2,063	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	154.47/cwt	149.00–163.00	2,090	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	132.92/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,458	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	805	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	176.29/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,944	5
Bulls	—	—	1,290	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,967	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	161.64/cwt	152.00–173.00	1,629	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	2,381.00/head	2,100.00–2,625.00	2,381	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,491	2,323.69/head	1,925.00–2,650.00	2,324	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	287.12/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,507	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	277.41/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,165	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	200–250	225	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,568	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	590	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,516	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	286.29/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,357	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	252	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	850–900	888	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	688	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	165.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	260.80/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,228	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	283.74/cwt	280.00–290.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	272.45/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	437	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,245	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	535	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	246.97/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,161	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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Feb 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 126Year ago 942

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 43Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 5Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	307	287.50	287.50
1	400–450	445	290.00	290.00
3	450–500	468	287.50–300.00	295.95
6	500–550	522	280.00–297.50	289.81
2	550–600	568	282.50–287.50	284.99
5	600–650	642	240.00–250.00	246.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	250	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	355	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	460	260.00	260.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	629	260.00–269.00	263.59
11	700–750	722	250.00–260.00	256.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	252	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
4	350–400	376	260.00–280.00	274.88
2	400–450	425	257.50	257.50
1	550–600	590	257.50	257.50
1	700–750	715	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	845	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	870	160.00	160.00
2	950–1000	970	160.00–170.00	165.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	567	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	420	270.00–285.00	277.41
5	450–500	474	270.00–300.00	286.29
8	500–550	525	280.00–297.50	287.12
3	550–600	565	277.50	277.50
1	600–650	630	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	705	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	805	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	590	232.50	232.50
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	270.00	270.00
2	250–300	292	275.00	275.00
4	300–350	331	280.00–290.00	283.74
4	350–400	384	277.50–280.00	278.14
7	400–450	428	260.00–272.50	263.51
6	450–500	471	260.00–265.00	260.80
3	500–550	506	262.50–267.50	264.20
4	550–600	556	250.00–260.00	254.95
7	600–650	609	240.00–243.00	242.58
1	650–700	665	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	910	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	535	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	665	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	367	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	420	250.00–257.50	253.93
2	450–500	470	235.00–260.00	246.97
4	500–550	517	222.50	222.50
2	600–650	618	205.00–230.00	217.55
3	650–700	682	200.00–210.00	206.75
1	800–850	810	172.50	172.50
1	900–950	900	160.00	160.00
1	950–1000	995	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	616	249.00	249.00
72	700–750	728	264.90	264.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	888	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	688	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	437	285.00	285.00
4	500–550	515	270.00–275.00	272.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	160.00–163.00	161.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,185	137.00–145.00	143.45
13	—	1,353	149.00–163.00	154.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	139.00–142.00	140.59
2	—	1,075	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,097	129.00–135.00	132.92
1	—	870	92.50	92.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,397	149.00–157.00	153.81
2	—	1,433	143.00–145.00	143.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,670	170.00–182.00	176.29
1	—	1,290	152.50	152.50

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	2	—	1,008	152.00–173.00	161.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,313	2,100.00–2,625.00	2,381.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,491	1,925.00–2,650.00	2,323.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,800.00	2,800.00

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

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle