Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold sharply higher on weaned packages with very good demand on an active market with very good buyer participation. Yearling steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Yearling heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm in a lite test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $382.94/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −78.60 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$382.94

88 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,042

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$64.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.12

vs KY average

+8.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	384.41	2,047	86
Medium and Large 2-3	573	319.56	1,831	2thin

One grade step is worth $64.85/cwt here — about $216 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

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 sale88 hd

382.94

—

KY average23 barns · 1,138 hd

362.82

+20.12

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

+8.92

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−78.60

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	1,717	175.58	3,015	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	150.94	1,845	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	150.07	2,019	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	979	128.21	1,255	32

Every lot, as filed

122 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 2-3	550–600	573	319.56/cwt	315.00–324.00	1,831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	343.70/cwt	320.00–385.00	928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,057	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	372.54/cwt	354.00–383.00	1,896	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	416	349.07/cwt	300.00–369.00	1,452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	378	422.95/cwt	415.00–432.00	1,599	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	418	425.28/cwt	413.00–437.50	1,778	32
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	800	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	373.88/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	339.72/cwt	322.50–355.00	1,794	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	323	383.11/cwt	372.00–403.00	1,237	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	378	393.39/cwt	360.00–402.50	1,487	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	391.50/cwt	380.00–403.00	1,546	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	350	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	945	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	432	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	800–850	803	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,329	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	737	275.56/cwt	269.00–277.00	2,031	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	468	368.80/cwt	347.50–378.00	1,726	27
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	860	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,042	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	333.53/cwt	320.00–341.00	1,844	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	318.04/cwt	312.00–321.00	1,635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	315.60/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,799	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	358.70/cwt	357.50–360.00	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	900–950	902	280.80/cwt	280.80–280.80	2,533	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	847	290.25/cwt	290.25–290.25	2,458	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	750–800	756	275.25/cwt	275.25–275.25	2,081	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	272.64/cwt	255.00–287.00	2,249	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	309.16/cwt	291.00–332.50	1,976	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700–750	742	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,449	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	403.03/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,229	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	213	385.92/cwt	382.50–390.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	277.40/cwt	269.00–285.00	2,155	5
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	333.84/cwt	292.50–363.00	2,230	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	337.73/cwt	332.50–339.00	2,422	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	287.45/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,073	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	303.61/cwt	299.00–318.00	2,049	4
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	736	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,245	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	401.04/cwt	392.50–411.00	1,712	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	362.46/cwt	337.50–370.00	2,218	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	400.89/cwt	387.50–409.00	2,057	41
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	365.72/cwt	360.00–383.00	1,748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,227	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	330	428.77/cwt	427.50–430.00	1,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	484	419.31/cwt	410.00–422.00	2,029	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,007	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,984	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	908	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	2,038	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	367.55/cwt	342.00–387.00	2,106	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	286	413.27/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	380.49/cwt	380.00–381.00	1,998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	366	415.74/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,522	9
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	250–300	275	289.18/cwt	275.00–305.00	795	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	419.14/cwt	417.50–422.50	1,278	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	111.64/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,111	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	153.07/cwt	149.00–158.00	2,036	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	128.95/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,275	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	100.13/cwt	92.00–107.00	846	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,613	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	155.64/cwt	149.00–164.00	1,941	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	145.31/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,989	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	141.57/cwt	135.00–161.00	1,434	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	145.62/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,710	8
Bulls	—	—	1,941	186.15/cwt	178.00–200.00	3,613	4
Bulls	—	—	1,270	154.45/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,962	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	159.27/cwt	149.00–186.00	1,742	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,064	139.50/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,484	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	233	336.83/cwt	325.00–350.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	210.08/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	369.16/cwt	360.00–381.00	1,805	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	715	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	350.61/cwt	342.50–367.00	1,641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	286.12/cwt	272.00–300.00	1,631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	360.19/cwt	353.00–367.50	1,866	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	301.61/cwt	299.00–302.50	1,915	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	419	391.32/cwt	387.50–397.50	1,640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	273.80/cwt	267.00–283.00	1,807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	264.26/cwt	259.00–265.00	2,011	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	634	315.28/cwt	297.00–316.00	1,999	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	666	302.85/cwt	284.00–319.00	2,017	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	253.04/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	351.95/cwt	341.00–360.00	1,517	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	628	275.52/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,730	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	660	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	285.03/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,764	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	382.33/cwt	363.00–397.50	1,625	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	313.81/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	361.13/cwt	347.50–375.00	957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	339.27/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	759	283.60/cwt	274.00–285.00	2,153	8
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	642	301.91/cwt	295.00–303.00	1,938	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,148	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	293.96/cwt	287.50–301.00	1,537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	950–1000	995	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	395.28/cwt	382.50–410.00	1,502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	455	395.72/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,801	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	315.59/cwt	313.00–321.00	1,853	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.

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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Apr 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 974Last week 1,005Year ago 1,129

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 81Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 4Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	320.00–385.00	343.70
2	350–400	395	380.00–403.00	391.50
4	400–450	416	300.00–369.00	349.07
4	450–500	467	367.50–380.00	373.88
2	550–600	573	315.00–324.00	319.56
1	700–750	710	222.00	222.00
1	850–900	880	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	213	382.50–390.00	385.92
1	250–300	295	397.50	397.50
5	300–350	305	400.00–405.00	403.03
13	400–450	427	392.50–411.00	401.04
6	450–500	478	360.00–383.00	365.72
16	500–550	509	354.00–383.00	372.54
1	550–600	565	371.00	371.00
6	600–650	639	291.00–332.50	309.16
4	650–700	675	299.00–318.00	303.61
6	700–750	721	275.00–295.00	287.45
5	750–800	777	269.00–285.00	277.40
4	800–850	825	255.00–287.00	272.64
1	900–950	930	255.00	255.00
2	1050–1100	1,057	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	286	400.00–440.00	413.27
2	300–350	330	427.50–430.00	428.77
18	350–400	378	415.00–432.00	422.95
32	400–450	418	413.00–437.50	425.28
15	450–500	484	410.00–422.00	419.31
41	500–550	513	387.50–409.00	400.89
28	550–600	573	342.00–387.00	367.55
41	600–650	612	337.50–370.00	362.46
19	650–700	668	292.50–363.00	333.84
10	700–750	717	332.50–339.00	337.73
1	750–800	755	295.00	295.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
4	700–750	736	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	800	271.00	271.00
1	850–900	860	251.00	251.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	432	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
40	800–850	847	290.25	290.25
54	900–950	902	280.80	280.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
40	700–750	742	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	323	372.00–403.00	383.11
20	350–400	378	360.00–402.50	393.39
40	400–450	425	363.00–397.50	382.33
27	450–500	468	347.50–378.00	368.80
35	500–550	528	322.50–355.00	339.72
12	550–600	553	320.00–341.00	333.53
27	600–650	634	297.00–316.00	315.28
7	650–700	666	284.00–319.00	302.85
20	700–750	737	269.00–277.00	275.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
23	750–800	756	275.25	275.25
10	800–850	803	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	325.00	325.00
4	250–300	265	347.50–375.00	361.13
2	300–350	323	357.50–360.00	358.70
4	400–450	431	341.00–360.00	351.95
3	450–500	478	335.00–342.50	339.27
7	500–550	514	312.00–321.00	318.04
10	550–600	570	312.50–317.50	315.60
11	600–650	619	272.50–292.50	285.03
4	650–700	660	267.00–283.00	273.80
3	700–750	720	240.00–262.50	253.04
8	750–800	761	259.00–265.00	264.26
1	950–1000	990	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	370	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	473	312.50–315.00	313.81
2	500–550	523	287.50–301.00	293.96
1	550–600	550	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	630	247.50	247.50
1	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	628	269.00–280.00	275.52
2	650–700	660	265.00	265.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
61	900–950	908	224.50	224.50
12	1000–1050	1,007	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	366	400.00–435.00	415.74
5	400–450	419	387.50–397.50	391.32
7	450–500	455	395.00–400.00	395.72
2	500–550	525	380.00–381.00	380.49
1	550–600	565	367.50	367.50
8	750–800	759	274.00–285.00	283.60
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	275.00–305.00	289.18
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	395	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	417.50–422.50	419.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	325.00–350.00	336.83
1	250–300	250	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	345	361.00	361.00
3	450–500	468	342.50–367.00	350.61
1	500–550	535	302.50	302.50
2	550–600	570	272.00–300.00	286.12
1	850–900	880	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	345	397.50	397.50
4	350–400	380	382.50–410.00	395.28
2	400–450	427	385.00	385.00
5	450–500	489	360.00–381.00	369.16
8	500–550	518	353.00–367.50	360.19
3	550–600	587	313.00–321.00	315.59
4	600–650	635	299.00–302.50	301.61
2	650–700	660	290.00–295.00	292.50
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00
3	800–850	823	200.00–215.00	210.08
3	1100–1150	1,148	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
7	600–650	642	295.00–303.00	301.91
1	700–750	715	279.00	279.00
1	950–1000	995	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	109.00–114.00	111.64
16	—	989	115.00–135.00	128.95
4	—	845	92.00–107.00	100.13
10	—	1,013	135.00–161.00	141.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,330	149.00–158.00	153.07
17	—	1,369	142.00–148.00	145.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,173	135.00–140.00	137.48
32	—	1,247	149.00–164.00	155.64
8	—	1,174	140.00–148.00	145.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,941	178.00–200.00	186.15
2	—	1,270	154.00–155.00	154.45

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	17	—	1,094	149.00–186.00	159.27
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,064	136.00–143.00	139.50

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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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