Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and sold steady on similar quality with good demand for weaned packages suitable for grass. Softer undertone for fleshy short-weaned individuals. Lightweight heifers under 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower on an average quality offering with more fleshy short-weaned calves on offer compared to last week; good quality hard-weaned packages over 500 lbs sold steady to firm with good demand. Yearling steers sold steady to 2.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower; except lean cows firm. Slaughter bulls lightly tested. Impending heavy rain forecasted for tomorrow night through the weekend slowed cattle movement today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $363.01/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −98.53 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$363.01

55 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,064

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$794

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

$109.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.96

vs KY average

−6.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	571	369.33	2,107	51
Large 1-2	580	302.50	1,755	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	283.75	1,539	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	505	260.00	1,313	1thin

One grade step is worth $109.33/cwt here — about $794 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale55 hd

363.01

—

KY average24 barns · 1,126 hd

356.06

+6.96

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

−6.00

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−98.53

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	1,520	155.97	2,371	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	137.62	2,041	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	134.36	1,667	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	931	122.92	1,144	22

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,837	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	845	$1,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,710	$3,498	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,062	$2,132	6

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1-2	250–300	260	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	304.35/cwt	301.00–307.50	1,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,084	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	520	228.28/cwt	212.50–245.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	368	377.95/cwt	342.50–390.00	1,391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	297.08/cwt	277.00–315.00	1,863	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	349.16/cwt	339.00–355.00	1,484	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	695	288.60/cwt	283.00–290.00	2,006	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	468	338.73/cwt	326.00–350.00	1,585	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	321.86/cwt	313.00–331.00	1,864	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	308.82/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	382.47/cwt	361.00–395.00	2,019	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	775	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,232	7
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,067	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	900–950	931	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,504	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	321.11/cwt	305.00–337.00	1,683	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	910	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,554	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	962	244.96/cwt	221.00–249.00	2,357	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,026	223.78/cwt	207.50–230.00	2,296	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	241.44/cwt	231.00–249.00	2,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	259.73/cwt	257.50–262.00	1,922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	339.42/cwt	320.00–353.00	2,115	13
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	720	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,951	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	580	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	377	424.24/cwt	417.50–435.00	1,599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	415	429.91/cwt	427.50–432.50	1,784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	722	294.45/cwt	282.00–320.00	2,126	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	369.05/cwt	335.00–380.00	2,144	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	321.94/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,163	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	470	368.59/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	367	418.33/cwt	410.00–432.50	1,535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	347.62/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,846	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	424	403.06/cwt	392.50–412.50	1,709	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	322.62/cwt	310.00–329.00	2,162	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	375	284.60/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,067	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	400	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	850	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	756	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	115.95/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,184	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	135.70/cwt	129.00–143.00	1,316	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	123.50/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,091	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	132.71/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,875	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	126.29/cwt	119.00–132.00	1,783	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	141.06/cwt	138.00–155.00	2,138	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	141.36/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,744	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	134.59/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,689	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	128.45/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,595	6
Bulls	—	—	1,195	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,757	1
Bulls	—	—	1,683	160.46/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,701	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	156.21/cwt	147.50–169.00	1,803	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	700	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,836.59/head	2,825.00–2,850.00	2,837	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,710	3,497.59/head	3,475.00–3,525.00	3,498	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,652.93/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,653	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	996	1,872.21/head	1,425.00–2,250.00	1,872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	327.50/cwt	325.00–332.50	917	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	309.42/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,792	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	549	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,702	12
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	200–250	200	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	323.09/cwt	317.50–325.00	2,026	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	344	373.78/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,286	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	358.02/cwt	355.00–361.00	1,586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	353.87/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	345.91/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	665	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	292.62/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	340.18/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,936	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	478	370.35/cwt	364.00–390.00	1,770	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	727	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,043	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	259.33/cwt	256.00–261.00	1,836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	287	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	212.49/cwt	202.50–222.00	1,526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	275.67/cwt	273.00–277.00	1,698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	655	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,326	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	485	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,200	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	555	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,571	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 Apr 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 499Last week 706Year ago 466

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 47Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 2Year 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
1	250–300	260	327.50	327.50
2	450–500	470	301.00–307.50	304.35
2	500–550	543	287.50	287.50
1	550–600	580	281.00	281.00
3	600–650	616	273.00–277.00	275.67
1	650–700	685	252.50	252.50
3	700–750	708	256.00–261.00	259.33
1	750–800	765	243.00	243.00
1	800–850	805	257.00	257.00
2	850–900	867	248.00	248.00
1	950–1000	965	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	287	302.50	302.50
1	300–350	335	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	380	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	415	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	475	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	555	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	718	202.50–222.00	212.49
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	247.50	247.50
2	500–550	520	212.50–245.00	228.28
1	650–700	655	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	368	342.50–390.00	377.95
14	400–450	425	339.00–355.00	349.16
26	450–500	468	326.00–350.00	338.73
13	500–550	524	305.00–337.00	321.11
25	550–600	579	313.00–331.00	321.86
32	600–650	627	277.00–315.00	297.08
5	650–700	695	283.00–290.00	288.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	555	283.00	283.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	465	302.50–315.00	308.82
1	500–550	535	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	550	282.50	282.50
2	800–850	835	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	910	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	417.50–435.00	424.24
2	400–450	415	427.50–432.50	429.91
4	450–500	470	355.00–380.00	368.59
10	500–550	528	361.00–395.00	382.47
39	550–600	581	335.00–380.00	369.05
13	600–650	623	320.00–353.00	339.42
21	650–700	672	310.00–335.00	321.94
12	700–750	722	282.00–320.00	294.45
7	750–800	775	288.00	288.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	302.50	302.50
1	700–750	720	271.00	271.00
2	1050–1100	1,067	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	900–950	931	269.00	269.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	309.00	309.00
1	650–700	680	277.50	277.50
2	700–750	740	257.50–262.00	259.73
5	900–950	923	231.00–249.00	241.44
14	950–1000	962	221.00–249.00	244.96
5	1000–1050	1,026	207.50–230.00	223.78
1	1050–1100	1,050	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	367	410.00–432.50	418.33
7	400–450	424	392.50–412.50	403.06
9	450–500	478	364.00–390.00	370.35
14	500–550	531	325.00–365.00	347.62
14	550–600	569	325.00–355.00	340.18
4	600–650	627	317.50–325.00	323.09
3	650–700	670	310.00–329.00	322.62
8	700–750	727	281.00	281.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	375	270.00–300.00	284.60
1	400–450	400	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	344	367.50–380.00	373.78
2	350–400	383	347.50–360.00	353.87
2	400–450	443	355.00–361.00	358.02
6	450–500	480	330.00–357.50	345.91
12	500–550	549	310.00	310.00
13	550–600	579	302.50–310.00	309.42
2	600–650	615	285.00–300.00	292.62
1	700–750	745	261.00	261.00
2	800–850	830	213.00	213.00
1	850–900	860	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	325.00–332.50	327.50
1	450–500	480	302.50	302.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,021	114.00–117.00	115.95
5	—	970	129.00–143.00	135.70
12	—	883	117.00–128.00	123.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,413	130.00–136.00	132.71
3	—	1,412	119.00–132.00	126.29
17	—	1,516	138.00–155.00	141.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,234	139.00–144.00	141.36
2	—	1,255	132.00–137.00	134.59
6	—	1,242	125.00–132.00	128.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	147.00	147.00
2	—	1,683	155.00–164.00	160.46

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	5	—	1,154	147.50–169.00	156.21
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,170	2,825.00–2,850.00	2,836.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,710	3,475.00–3,525.00	3,497.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,652.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	996	1,425.00–2,250.00	1,872.21

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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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

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