Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower with moderate demand. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady in a lite test. Heat advisory today slowed feeder demand some.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $367.14/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −94.40 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$367.14

7 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

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

$21.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.29

vs KY average

−2.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	376.25	2,013	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	562	355.00	1,994	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.25/cwt here — about $19 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale7 hd

367.14

—

KY average25 barns · 630 hd

365.85

+1.29

National average140 barns · 6,212 hd

369.58

−2.44

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−94.40

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	1,651	203.82	3,366	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	163.80	1,873	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	163.61	2,339	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	153.40	1,526	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,843	163.72	3,017	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,135	210.00	2,384	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,298	223.67	2,903	2thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	700–750	711	270.49/cwt	257.50–277.50	1,923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	376.25/cwt	372.50–380.00	2,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	492	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	706	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	2,093	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	891	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,504	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,229	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	338.91/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,952	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	685	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	750–800	797	313.50/cwt	313.50–313.50	2,499	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	349.59/cwt	327.50–355.00	2,115	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	314.96/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	929	281.11/cwt	245.00–282.00	2,612	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	286.07/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,817	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	850–900	871	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,700	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	289.49/cwt	289.00–290.00	2,244	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	493	277.54/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	447	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	316.73/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,948	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,364	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	560	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,414	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	520	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,599	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	159.45/cwt	156.00–163.00	2,229	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	804	276.98/cwt	273.00–300.00	2,227	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	950–1000	951	291.75/cwt	291.75–291.75	2,775	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	349.19/cwt	330.00–353.00	1,763	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	632	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	288.75/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	990	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	318.14/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	359.34/cwt	359.00–360.00	2,390	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	850–900	886	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	2,716	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	900–950	900	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	301.50/cwt	275.00–317.50	1,607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	272.15/cwt	262.50–292.50	1,562	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	1
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	850	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,338	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	186.97/cwt	178.00–197.00	1,744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	240	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1050–1100	1,051	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,943	50
Heifers	Choice	—	1,135	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,384	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,298	223.67/cwt	215.00–235.00	2,903	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,666	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,221	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,379	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	175.70/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,968	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,843	163.72/cwt	161.00–166.00	3,017	2
Bulls	—	—	1,505	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,221	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	201.27/cwt	187.00–209.00	3,397	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	160.10/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,601	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	170.63/cwt	169.00–172.00	2,421	5

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 624Last week 695Year ago 1,160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 52Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	367.50	367.50
2	450–500	475	342.50	342.50
15	600–650	635	284.00–300.00	286.07
2	650–700	695	295.00	295.00
4	700–750	711	257.50–277.50	270.49
1	850–900	875	245.00	245.00
1	950–1000	955	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
12	500–550	505	330.00–353.00	349.19
23	550–600	576	327.50–345.00	338.91
6	600–650	615	312.50–322.50	316.73
19	700–750	706	296.50	296.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	505	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	560	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	322.50	322.50
5	500–550	533	275.00–317.50	301.50
4	550–600	574	262.50–292.50	272.15
2	600–650	645	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	900	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	492	387.50	387.50
4	500–550	535	372.50–380.00	376.25
26	600–650	605	327.50–355.00	349.59
18	650–700	665	359.00–360.00	359.34
2	700–750	710	310.00–320.00	314.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	600	295.00	295.00
6	700–750	743	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	775	289.00–290.00	289.49
7	800–850	804	273.00–300.00	276.98
54	850–900	891	281.00	281.00
42	900–950	929	245.00–282.00	281.11
1	950–1000	985	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	750–800	797	313.50	313.50
68	850–900	871	310.00	310.00
60	950–1000	951	291.75	291.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	387.50	387.50
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	525	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	580	352.50	352.50
2	600–650	632	297.50	297.50
2	650–700	683	287.50–290.00	288.75
1	950–1000	990	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
61	850–900	886	306.50	306.50
50	1050–1100	1,051	280.00	280.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	685	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	735	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	493	270.00–285.00	277.54
1	500–550	520	307.50	307.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	270.00	270.00
4	500–550	535	317.50–320.00	318.14
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	425.00	425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	156.00–163.00	159.45
1	—	1,575	141.00	141.00
5	—	1,419	169.00–172.00	170.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,120	173.00–178.00	175.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,000	156.00–164.00	160.10
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	210.00	210.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	215.00–235.00	223.67
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,843	161.00–166.00	163.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	214.00	214.00
4	—	1,688	187.00–209.00	201.27

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	2	—	933	178.00–197.00	186.97

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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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle