Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady to firm instances noticeably higher for preconditioned calf packages with very good demand. Yearlings noticeably higher in a limited comparison with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for preconditioned packages. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with most advance on lean cows with good demand. Slaughter bulls no test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $411.63/cwt on 134 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −49.91 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$411.63

134 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,200

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$65.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+39.02

vs KY average

+32.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	412.60	2,201	132
Medium and Large 2-3	592	347.50	2,057	2thin

One grade step is worth $65.10/cwt here — about $144 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale134 hd

411.63

—

KY average22 barns · 980 hd

372.61

+39.02

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

+32.84

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−49.91

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	153.09	2,175	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,304	147.46	1,923	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	140.05	1,373	10

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)	1,102	$2,542	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	963	$2,920	13

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	292.08/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	336.45/cwt	327.50–355.00	2,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	338.48/cwt	315.00–341.25	2,139	96
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	270.90/cwt	259.00–282.50	2,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	394.33/cwt	389.00–403.00	1,885	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	311.98/cwt	305.00–319.00	1,853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	253.73/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	676	359.70/cwt	357.50–360.00	2,432	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	374.82/cwt	372.50–377.00	1,990	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	360.65/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	288.26/cwt	280.00–292.50	2,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	338.87/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	359.59/cwt	354.00–367.50	2,057	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	269.84/cwt	269.00–273.00	2,326	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	310.69/cwt	309.00–312.50	1,640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	377.37/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	393.84/cwt	380.00–422.50	1,694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	382	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	313.50/cwt	313.00–315.00	2,163	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	366.83/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	900–950	928	287.44/cwt	285.00–289.75	2,667	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1000–1050	1,013	270.25/cwt	270.25–270.25	2,738	113
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	175.89/cwt	167.50–185.00	1,472	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	830	1,885.39/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,885	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	112.03/cwt	111.00–113.00	913	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,234	147.24/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,817	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	156.01/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,362	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	137.30/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,731	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	153.29/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,594	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	128.37/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	850–900	889	291.57/cwt	290.10–292.50	2,592	167
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,465	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	2,542.06/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,542	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	160.89/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,437	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	147.51/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,838	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	592	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	883	2,840.74/head	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,841	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	3,331.94/head	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,332	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	460	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	331.42/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,005	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	594	339.39/cwt	323.00–343.00	2,016	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	430.15/cwt	395.00–432.00	2,224	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	410	430.95/cwt	420.00–441.00	1,767	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	379.88/cwt	377.50–381.00	2,181	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	320.93/cwt	317.00–329.00	2,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	320.71/cwt	292.50–327.00	2,261	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	788	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,435	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	328.16/cwt	312.50–331.00	2,231	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	441	380.52/cwt	353.00–387.50	1,678	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	267.34/cwt	255.00–280.00	2,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	256.94/cwt	248.00–266.00	2,377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	994	262.11/cwt	240.00–262.50	2,605	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	366	410.19/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,501	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	370.20/cwt	335.00–377.50	1,988	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	367.98/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,123	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	272.45/cwt	259.00–282.50	2,237	4

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 May 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,125Last week 563Year ago 801

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 89Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 16Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	375.00–380.00	377.37
1	400–450	405	371.00	371.00
2	450–500	455	327.50–350.00	338.87
2	500–550	528	309.00–312.50	310.69
4	550–600	594	305.00–319.00	311.98
4	650–700	674	280.00–300.00	292.08
2	700–750	718	252.50–255.00	253.73
1	850–900	885	247.50	247.50
1	1000–1050	1,010	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	366	400.00–430.00	410.19
8	400–450	441	353.00–387.50	380.52
127	500–550	537	335.00–377.50	370.20
63	550–600	594	323.00–343.00	339.39
96	600–650	632	315.00–341.25	338.48
19	650–700	680	312.50–331.00	328.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	665	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	700	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	377	435.00	435.00
5	450–500	478	389.00–403.00	394.33
4	500–550	531	372.50–377.00	374.82
24	550–600	577	360.00–370.00	367.98
3	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	661	317.00–329.00	320.93
3	700–750	713	280.00–292.50	288.26
2	750–800	785	255.00–280.00	267.34
4	800–850	821	259.00–282.50	272.45
6	850–900	862	269.00–273.00	269.84
3	900–950	925	248.00–266.00	256.94
57	950–1000	994	240.00–262.50	262.11
2	1050–1100	1,065	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	410	420.00–441.00	430.95
1	450–500	460	417.50	417.50
92	500–550	517	395.00–432.00	430.15
12	550–600	574	377.50–381.00	379.88
3	600–650	625	327.50–355.00	336.45
25	650–700	676	357.50–360.00	359.70
11	700–750	705	292.50–327.00	320.71
6	750–800	788	309.00	309.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
167	850–900	889	290.10–292.50	291.57
121	900–950	928	285.00–289.75	287.44
113	1000–1050	1,013	270.25	270.25
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	352.50	352.50
1	450–500	465	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	592	347.50	347.50
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	860	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	430	380.00–422.50	393.84
4	450–500	479	345.00–375.00	360.65
4	500–550	526	362.50–370.00	366.83
11	550–600	572	354.00–367.50	359.59
4	650–700	690	313.00–315.00	313.50
2	750–800	775	259.00–282.50	270.90
1	800–850	805	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	895	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	950	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	432.50	432.50
2	350–400	382	437.50	437.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	495	317.50	317.50
1	500–550	500	320.00	320.00
1	950–1000	970	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	605	320.00–340.00	331.42

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	—	837	167.50–185.00	175.89
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	145.00	145.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,885.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	883	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,840.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,075	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,331.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,102	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,542.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	111.00–113.00	112.03
6	—	1,040	148.00–156.00	153.29
2	—	968	127.00–130.00	128.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,234	145.00–150.00	147.24
8	—	1,514	153.00–160.00	156.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,261	131.00–141.00	137.30
3	—	1,515	158.00–166.00	160.89
8	—	1,246	144.00–152.00	147.51

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

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle