Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers 500-700 lbs sold sharply higher in a limited comparison with last week's lite test. Feeder heifers 300-600 lbs sold sharply higher in a limited comparison with last week's lite test. Yearlings traded with very good demand in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with good demand. Active feeder market with good buyer participation for weaned packages. Better weather combined with higher CME feeder cattle futures improved demand for calves today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $277.80/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −128.07 against this barn's trailing median of $405.87.

Average price

$277.80

85 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$28.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.76

vs KY average

−29.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	286.38	1,586	59
Large 1-2	540	270.00	1,458	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	544	257.85	1,402	25

One grade step is worth $28.54/cwt here — about $184 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

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 sale85 hd

277.80

—

KY average16 barns · 552 hd

272.03

+5.76

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−29.21

This barn, trailing median30 sales

405.87

−128.07

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	1,654	167.47	2,769	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	143.02	2,128	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	138.83	1,784	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	119.20	1,265	9thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,320	128.00	1,690	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,157	173.50	2,007	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,375	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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	650–700	686	280.11/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,922	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	251.30/cwt	240.00–254.00	2,041	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	281.25/cwt	279.00–283.00	1,738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,037	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	287.83/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,525	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	262.18/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,720	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	589	286.82/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,689	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	758	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	274.92/cwt	253.00–289.00	1,726	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	260.56/cwt	243.00–263.50	1,871	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	366	353.30/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,293	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	466	313.21/cwt	292.50–322.00	1,460	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	760	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,915	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	424	316.70/cwt	295.00–333.00	1,343	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	800–850	814	249.97/cwt	237.50–255.00	2,035	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	700–750	733	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,001	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	341	333.39/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,137	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	425	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	460	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	267.05/cwt	245.00–271.00	1,546	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	233.52/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	260.49/cwt	259.00–262.00	1,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	293	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	631	259.89/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	254.61/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	303.72/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,762	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,145	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	333.02/cwt	319.00–337.00	1,742	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	808	258.25/cwt	258.25–258.25	2,087	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	295.50/cwt	294.00–296.00	1,971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	692	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,813	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	266.75/cwt	261.00–272.50	1,440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	284.19/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	348.51/cwt	320.00–356.00	1,952	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	304.47/cwt	297.00–316.00	1,876	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	770	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,987	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	407	353.76/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,440	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	466	368.37/cwt	327.50–390.00	1,717	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	712	279.52/cwt	263.00–285.00	1,990	24
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	402	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	613	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	455	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	392	407.48/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,597	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	297.40/cwt	294.00–305.00	1,695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	299.49/cwt	295.00–322.50	1,569	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	466	348.27/cwt	323.00–389.00	1,623	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	634	269.64/cwt	253.00–280.00	1,710	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	270.66/cwt	259.00–278.00	1,835	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	373	362.53/cwt	340.00–373.00	1,352	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,157	173.50/cwt	164.00–185.00	2,007	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	137.64/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,732	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	127.38/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,487	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	145.77/cwt	142.00–155.00	2,015	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	132.36/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,424	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	117.56/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,323	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,320	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,690	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	146.32/cwt	142.00–155.00	2,195	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	137.84/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,023	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	850	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	106.61/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,123	2
Bulls	—	—	2,015	173.59/cwt	172.00–175.00	3,498	2
Bulls	—	—	1,533	165.43/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,536	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	139.09/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,370	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	312.97/cwt	307.00–316.00	1,518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	950–1000	970	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,678	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	660	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	222.30/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,901	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	485	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	337	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	287.15/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,364	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	282.95/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	201.90/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	248.13/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	251.71/cwt	235.00–272.00	1,309	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	280.88/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,351	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	748	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,165	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	302.97/cwt	301.00–305.00	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	234.98/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	239.51/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,075	205.51/cwt	205.00–206.00	2,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,384	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	827	221.75/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	850–900	880	233.25/cwt	231.00–234.00	2,053	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	900–950	935	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	950–1000	955	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	265.92/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	249.70/cwt	247.50–251.00	1,678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	234.58/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	669	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 Feb 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 743Last week 273Year ago 722

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 43Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 24Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	580	297.50–312.50	303.72
5	600–650	618	279.00–283.00	281.25
17	650–700	686	280.00–281.00	280.11
4	700–750	734	257.50	257.50
4	750–800	759	252.00–257.00	254.61
24	800–850	812	240.00–254.00	251.30
1	900–950	945	235.00	235.00
2	1000–1050	1,037	222.00	222.00
2	1100–1150	1,145	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	758	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	415	295.00	295.00
2	500–550	540	261.00–272.50	266.75
3	550–600	583	282.50–285.00	284.19
5	600–650	631	255.00–270.00	259.89
10	650–700	692	262.00	262.00
1	750–800	765	240.00	240.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	392	400.00–410.00	407.48
5	400–450	407	335.00–380.00	353.76
17	450–500	466	327.50–390.00	368.37
9	500–550	523	319.00–337.00	333.02
10	550–600	560	320.00–356.00	348.51
21	600–650	616	297.00–316.00	304.47
4	650–700	667	294.00–296.00	295.50
24	700–750	712	263.00–285.00	279.52
19	750–800	770	258.00	258.00
35	800–850	808	258.25	258.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	320.00–337.50	333.39
6	350–400	366	345.00–360.00	353.30
21	400–450	424	295.00–333.00	316.70
13	450–500	466	292.50–322.00	313.21
30	500–550	530	282.50–292.50	287.83
24	550–600	589	282.50–292.50	286.82
38	600–650	628	253.00–289.00	274.92
10	650–700	656	255.00–272.00	262.18
71	700–750	718	243.00–263.50	260.56
13	750–800	760	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	345	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	370	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	438	259.00–262.00	260.49
2	450–500	473	265.00	265.00
15	500–550	520	235.00–272.00	251.71
10	550–600	579	245.00–271.00	267.05
2	600–650	610	239.00–240.00	239.51
2	650–700	663	227.00–240.00	233.52
1	750–800	785	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
47	700–750	733	273.00	273.00
13	800–850	814	237.50–255.00	249.97
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	289.00	289.00
1	450–500	460	289.00	289.00
1	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
3	700–750	748	239.00	239.00
1	750–800	750	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	345	298.00	298.00
2	350–400	365	301.00–305.00	302.97
1	400–450	405	280.00	280.00
6	450–500	481	270.00–285.00	280.88
3	500–550	505	274.00	274.00
2	550–600	562	278.00	278.00
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	660	244.00	244.00
6	700–750	722	233.00–237.00	234.98
4	750–800	753	237.00	237.00
2	1050–1100	1,075	205.00–206.00	205.51
1	1150–1200	1,165	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	827	215.00–225.00	221.75
4	850–900	880	231.00–234.00	233.25
2	900–950	935	221.00	221.00
1	950–1000	955	212.00	212.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	402	152.50	152.50
2	450–500	455	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	340.00–373.00	362.53
10	450–500	466	323.00–389.00	348.27
9	500–550	524	295.00–322.50	299.49
5	550–600	570	294.00–305.00	297.40
8	600–650	634	253.00–280.00	269.64
5	650–700	678	259.00–278.00	270.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	485	307.00–316.00	312.97
2	500–550	527	282.00	282.00
5	550–600	567	280.00–285.00	282.95
2	600–650	625	261.00–271.00	265.92
5	650–700	672	247.50–251.00	249.70
4	700–750	719	245.00–250.00	248.13
2	750–800	752	247.50	247.50
4	800–850	814	200.00–207.50	201.90
3	850–900	855	217.00–225.00	222.30
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	300.00–305.00	302.50
1	650–700	660	241.00	241.00
1	950–1000	970	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	262.50	262.50
2	300–350	337	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	475	280.00–301.00	287.15
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
3	600–650	630	232.00–240.00	234.58
1	650–700	690	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,157	164.00–185.00	173.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,258	133.00–140.00	137.64
3	—	1,167	126.00–130.00	127.38
7	—	1,382	142.00–155.00	145.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,076	130.00–134.00	132.36
2	—	1,125	114.00–121.00	117.56
1	—	895	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,053	104.00–110.00	106.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,500	142.00–155.00	146.32
7	—	1,468	135.00–140.00	137.84
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	128.00	128.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,015	172.00–175.00	173.59
6	—	1,533	158.00–169.00	165.43

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Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	135.00–144.00	139.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	1,950.00	1,950.00

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

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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

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