Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 5.00-10.00 higher with very good demand. Yearling steers were 5.00-10.00 higher with very good demand. Heifers sold steady in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 2.00-4.00 higher except for lean cows which were sharply higher with very good demand and slaughter bulls had no comparison available but were in very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $399.26/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −62.28 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$399.26

56 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,141

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$30.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.75

vs KY average

+14.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	399.81	2,146	55
Medium and Large 2-3	510	369.00	1,882	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.81/cwt here — about $264 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 sale56 hd

399.26

—

KY average26 barns · 1,179 hd

374.51

+24.75

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

+14.66

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−62.28

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	1,684	197.43	3,324	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	158.67	2,051	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,497	157.48	2,358	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	150.64	1,630	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,562	157.99	2,468	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,200	201.00	2,412	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,745	179.00	3,124	1thin

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)	1,385	$3,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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 1-2Value Added	750–800	774	276.43/cwt	274.75–297.50	2,140	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	951	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,606	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	376.14/cwt	375.00–381.00	2,200	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	733	289.51/cwt	281.00–296.00	2,122	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	400.23/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	312.99/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,928	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	978	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,416	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	343.88/cwt	339.00–352.00	1,661	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	750–800	782	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,307	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	877	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	2,539	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	384.60/cwt	382.50–387.50	2,204	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	690	355.81/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,455	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	306.00/cwt	305.00–307.00	2,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	240.52/cwt	235.00–246.00	2,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	327.51/cwt	322.50–332.50	2,322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	700–750	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	376.72/cwt	367.50–382.00	1,985	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	346.35/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,507	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	950–1000	971	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,792	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1050–1100	1,058	264.65/cwt	262.00–264.90	2,800	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	388.72/cwt	377.00–392.00	1,870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	265.68/cwt	262.50–269.00	2,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	383.88/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,278	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	388.25/cwt	381.00–402.50	1,708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	373.25/cwt	365.00–381.00	1,377	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	303.13/cwt	295.00–313.00	2,346	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,482	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	250–300	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	424.00/cwt	423.00–425.00	1,420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	372.38/cwt	360.00–382.50	2,119	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	294.95/cwt	285.00–315.00	2,177	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,518	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,200	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,412	1
Bulls	—	—	1,683	207.21/cwt	197.00–216.00	3,487	8
Bulls	—	—	1,685	177.87/cwt	175.00–187.00	2,997	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,558	163.99/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,555	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,570	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,292	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	143.66/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,784	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,133	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	147.02/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,657	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	155.29/cwt	149.00–162.00	1,674	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,174	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	159.94/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,366	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	153.59/cwt	152.00–155.00	2,364	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,309	1
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	860	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,279	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	151.60/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,966	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	164.39/cwt	158.00–175.00	2,135	19
Steers	Select	—	1,745	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	314.43/cwt	313.00–317.50	1,519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	331	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	240	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	900–950	917	292.76/cwt	291.10–293.60	2,685	181
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	160.72/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,551	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	178.18/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,750	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	264.62/cwt	242.50–280.00	1,675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	361.56/cwt	347.50–375.00	1,717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	230	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	882	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	325.89/cwt	317.50–333.00	2,021	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	463	398.02/cwt	395.00–399.00	1,843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	666	326.69/cwt	322.50–335.00	2,176	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	430	416.83/cwt	412.50–422.50	1,792	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	440	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,940	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	375.73/cwt	351.00–382.00	2,307	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	329.14/cwt	322.50–329.50	2,179	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	418	373.78/cwt	363.00–380.00	1,562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	905	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	348.18/cwt	327.50–367.00	1,831	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	333.86/cwt	327.50–340.00	2,073	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	297.37/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	338.32/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,905	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	380	411.68/cwt	411.00–417.50	1,564	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	466	365.30/cwt	352.50–371.00	1,702	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	343	417.15/cwt	407.50–421.00	1,431	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	407.72/cwt	403.00–416.00	2,124	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	315.27/cwt	290.00–341.00	1,781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,153	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 May 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,021Last week 1,125Year ago 895

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 66Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 31Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	343	407.50–421.00	417.15
9	350–400	380	411.00–417.50	411.68
6	400–450	418	363.00–380.00	373.78
36	450–500	466	352.50–371.00	365.30
71	500–550	526	327.50–367.00	348.18
13	550–600	563	320.00–345.00	338.32
27	600–650	620	317.50–333.00	325.89
19	650–700	662	322.50–329.50	329.14
13	700–750	733	281.00–296.00	289.51
53	750–800	774	274.75–297.50	276.43
2	850–900	882	267.50	267.50
4	900–950	905	259.00	259.00
8	950–1000	978	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	380.00–392.50	383.88
4	350–400	369	365.00–381.00	373.25
8	400–450	435	342.50–357.50	346.35
11	450–500	483	339.00–352.00	343.88
1	550–600	595	315.00	315.00
8	600–650	616	305.00–317.50	312.99
1	700–750	710	269.00	269.00
2	750–800	778	262.50–269.00	265.68
2	800–850	843	235.00–246.00	240.52
1	900–950	910	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
15	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
4	750–800	782	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	295.00	295.00
3	450–500	483	313.00–317.50	314.43
3	500–550	532	285.00–305.00	297.37
1	550–600	555	297.00	297.00
5	600–650	633	242.50–280.00	264.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	423.00–425.00	424.00
1	350–400	375	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	471	390.00–405.00	400.23
1	500–550	500	385.00	385.00
5	550–600	585	375.00–381.00	376.14
1	650–700	685	337.50	337.50
4	700–750	709	322.50–332.50	327.51
1	800–850	810	293.00	293.00
113	850–900	877	289.50	289.50
15	950–1000	951	274.00	274.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	440	441.00	441.00
38	500–550	521	403.00–416.00	407.72
11	550–600	573	382.50–387.50	384.60
34	600–650	614	351.00–382.00	375.73
21	650–700	690	345.00–360.00	355.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	440.00	440.00
3	300–350	331	455.00	455.00
181	900–950	917	291.10–293.60	292.76
59	950–1000	971	287.50	287.50
58	1050–1100	1,058	262.00–264.90	264.65
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	860	265.00	265.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	450	377.50	377.50
1	500–550	510	369.00	369.00
1	800–850	820	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	410.00	410.00
3	400–450	440	381.00–402.50	388.25
5	450–500	481	377.00–392.00	388.72
11	500–550	527	367.50–382.00	376.72
13	550–600	569	360.00–382.50	372.38
4	650–700	660	305.00–307.00	306.00
3	700–750	738	285.00–315.00	294.95
13	750–800	774	295.00–313.00	303.13
1	800–850	840	200.00	200.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	442.50	442.50
1	350–400	355	427.50	427.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	347.50–375.00	361.56
1	500–550	545	321.00	321.00
2	550–600	565	290.00–341.00	315.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	430	412.50–422.50	416.83
4	450–500	463	395.00–399.00	398.02
6	600–650	621	327.50–340.00	333.86
6	650–700	666	322.50–335.00	326.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	201.00	201.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	179.00	179.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,683	197.00–216.00	207.21
4	—	1,685	175.00–187.00	177.87
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	163.00–165.00	163.99
1	—	1,570	146.00	146.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	143.00–144.00	143.66
9	—	1,297	147.00–155.00	151.60
19	—	1,299	158.00–175.00	164.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,127	144.00–149.00	147.02
10	—	1,078	149.00–162.00	155.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	143.00	143.00
17	—	1,479	156.00–164.00	159.94
7	—	1,539	152.00–155.00	153.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	3,450.00	3,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	965	155.00–167.00	160.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	982	170.00–200.00	178.18

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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