Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower with good demand for weaned packages; softer undertone for fleshy offerings. Yearling steers sold 5.00 higher in a limited comparison. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages; over 600 lbs sold steady; except few good quality yearlings 5.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $369.64/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −91.90 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$369.64

88 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$494

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

$74.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.55

vs KY average

−8.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	374.46	2,089	78
Medium and Large 2-3	552	345.79	1,910	7thin
Small and Medium 1-2	532	300.00	1,595	3thin

One grade step is worth $74.46/cwt here — about $494 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

369.64

—

KY average25 barns · 1,255 hd

376.19

−6.55

National average158 barns · 13,435 hd

378.58

−8.94

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−91.90

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	—	Average	1,807	203.33	3,674	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,519	165.05	2,507	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,308	161.62	2,113	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	145.58	1,523	8thin

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)	835	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	961	$2,495	11

Every lot, as filed

107 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	Large 1-2	650–700	677	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,166	2
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	845	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	277.46/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	324.99/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,856	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	328.00/cwt	327.50–330.00	2,171	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	290.08/cwt	280.00–301.00	2,089	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	365.45/cwt	365.00–367.50	2,068	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	307.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	966	264.83/cwt	255.00–275.00	2,558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	355.68/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,244	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	387.68/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	301.83/cwt	287.50–302.60	2,469	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	447	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,715	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	341.23/cwt	338.00–346.00	1,911	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	761	317.82/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,419	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	293.53/cwt	280.00–312.50	2,246	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	368.76/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	324.50/cwt	312.50–331.00	1,966	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	485	417.65/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,026	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	344.55/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,805	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	367.91/cwt	355.00–382.50	2,127	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	384.02/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	283.71/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,006	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	293.24/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,965	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	900–950	910	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	247.29/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,902	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	353.58/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,079	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	292.63/cwt	270.00–304.00	1,990	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	318.81/cwt	292.50–335.00	2,024	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	935	1,769.25/head	1,175.00–2,250.00	1,769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	353.07/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,695	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	417.82/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	360.04/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,948	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	391.45/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,859	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	595	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,726	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	500	305.00/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	455	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,445	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	142.76/cwt	135.00–152.00	1,526	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	159.52/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,755	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	167.45/cwt	164.00–176.00	2,507	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	160.26/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,505	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	148.91/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,863	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	656	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,083	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,451	179.39/cwt	169.00–195.00	2,603	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	158.24/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,978	6
Bulls	—	—	2,323	194.77/cwt	190.00–200.00	4,525	2
Bulls	—	—	1,298	171.48/cwt	160.00–183.00	2,226	2
Bulls	—	—	1,804	219.50/cwt	208.00–226.00	3,960	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	755	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,888	1
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	725	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,066	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	515	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,571	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	938	2,868.38/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,868	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	2,597.40/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,597	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	540	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	635	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	770	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	347.85/cwt	332.50–362.50	1,854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	950–1000	951	291.10/cwt	291.10–291.10	2,768	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	807	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	329.72/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	297.69/cwt	275.00–317.50	2,003	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	344.96/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,932	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	684	320.37/cwt	308.00–332.00	2,191	184
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	870	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	778	282.44/cwt	280.00–282.50	2,197	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	838	263.74/cwt	262.50–265.00	2,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	366	412.09/cwt	411.00–420.00	1,508	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	316.49/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,272	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	257.47/cwt	252.50–260.00	2,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	397.62/cwt	375.00–412.50	2,040	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	305.62/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	333	323.74/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	682	330.56/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,254	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	200	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	561	342.00/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,919	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	330.74/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	264.24/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	254.01/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	369	316.00/cwt	277.50–330.00	1,166	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	955	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,426	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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Jun 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 861Last week 1,393Year ago 405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 205Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 10Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	677	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	725	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	845	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	380.00–395.00	387.68
5	450–500	466	382.50–385.00	384.02
4	500–550	510	367.50–370.00	368.76
11	550–600	566	365.00–367.50	365.45
3	600–650	631	320.00	320.00
5	650–700	662	327.50–330.00	328.00
10	700–750	720	280.00–301.00	290.08
7	750–800	765	280.00–312.50	293.53
56	800–850	818	287.50–302.60	301.83
3	850–900	868	275.00–280.00	277.46
53	900–950	933	291.00	291.00
4	950–1000	966	255.00–275.00	264.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	366	411.00–420.00	412.09
12	450–500	485	410.00–425.00	417.65
18	500–550	513	375.00–412.50	397.62
45	550–600	578	355.00–382.50	367.91
14	600–650	631	355.00–360.00	355.68
18	650–700	682	330.00–332.50	330.56
15	700–750	718	312.50–320.00	316.49
7	750–800	761	312.50–320.00	317.82
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	500	290.00–320.00	305.00
1	550–600	595	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	300.00–365.00	330.74
1	400–450	430	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	450	377.50	377.50
2	500–550	533	332.50–362.50	347.85
5	550–600	560	337.50–360.00	344.96
5	650–700	673	275.00–317.50	297.69
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00
3	800–850	805	252.50–260.00	257.47
3	950–1000	955	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	807	307.50	307.50
57	950–1000	951	291.10	291.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	390	365.00	365.00
8	450–500	480	347.50–355.00	353.07
7	550–600	571	320.00–330.00	324.99
6	600–650	622	300.00–310.00	307.02
3	650–700	670	285.00–297.50	293.24
6	700–750	707	280.00–290.00	283.71
1	750–800	780	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	815	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	930	227.00	227.00
2	950–1000	980	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	372.50	372.50
1	450–500	465	377.50	377.50
35	500–550	524	330.00–355.00	344.55
22	550–600	560	338.00–346.00	341.23
24	600–650	606	312.50–331.00	324.50
184	650–700	684	308.00–332.00	320.37
43	750–800	778	280.00–282.50	282.44
2	800–850	838	262.50–265.00	263.74
2	850–900	870	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	910	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	305.00	305.00
2	600–650	610	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	755	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	333	322.50–325.00	323.74
4	350–400	369	277.50–330.00	316.00
3	450–500	470	315.00–340.00	329.72
1	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
4	550–600	582	300.00–307.50	305.62
3	600–650	622	260.00–267.50	264.24
3	650–700	675	250.00–262.50	254.01
1	700–750	715	222.50	222.50
1	800–850	800	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	410.00–435.00	417.82
4	450–500	475	385.00–397.50	391.45
4	500–550	541	355.00–365.00	360.04
10	550–600	588	345.00–360.00	353.58
5	600–650	635	292.50–335.00	318.81
8	650–700	680	270.00–304.00	292.63
10	750–800	769	240.00–262.50	247.29
1	800–850	840	205.00	205.00
1	900–950	930	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	317.50	317.50
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	656	317.50	317.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	515	325.00	325.00
5	550–600	561	340.00–345.00	342.00
1	600–650	645	312.50	312.50
1	650–700	680	237.50	237.50
1	800–850	845	187.50	187.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	117.50	117.50
1	750–800	770	117.00	117.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	935	1,175.00–2,250.00	1,769.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	938	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,868.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,025	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,597.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	2,350.00	2,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,069	135.00–152.00	142.76
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,100	155.00–167.00	159.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,497	164.00–176.00	167.45
6	—	1,563	158.00–164.00	160.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,251	146.00–153.00	148.91
4	—	1,451	169.00–195.00	179.39
6	—	1,250	154.00–165.00	158.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,323	190.00–200.00	194.77
2	—	1,298	160.00–183.00	171.48
5	—	1,804	208.00–226.00	219.50

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

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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

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