Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mixed with 400-500 lbs 5.00 higher; 500-700 lbs 5.00 lower with good demand for weaned thin-fleshed offerings. Yearling steers limited comparison with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages. Softer undertone for yearling heifers in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower in a lite test. Slaughter bulls sold steady in a lite test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $362.24/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −99.30 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$362.24

35 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$47.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.50

vs KY average

−10.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	372.57	1,987	25
Medium and Large 2-3	538	337.71	1,817	9thin
Large 1-2	570	325.00	1,853	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.57/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale35 hd

362.24

—

KY average24 barns · 955 hd

365.74

−3.50

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

−10.19

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−99.30

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	2,070	202.26	4,187	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	166.38	2,066	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	163.36	2,388	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	151.55	1,543	7thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1-2Value Added	750–800	774	326.25/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,525	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	360.29/cwt	357.50–361.00	2,028	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	333.36/cwt	332.00–342.50	1,853	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	357.01/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,221	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	329.05/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,932	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	353.18/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,279	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	392.72/cwt	388.00–397.50	1,865	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	302.49/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,090	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	964	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,892	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	367.46/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	352.44/cwt	347.00–357.50	1,537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	352.81/cwt	347.50–357.50	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	383.51/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	347.61/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,641	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	315.64/cwt	315.00–316.25	2,904	112
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	409.33/cwt	402.50–417.50	1,547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	302.50/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,465	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	510	264.13/cwt	247.50–280.00	1,347	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	288.91/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,921	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	550	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,994	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	400	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	575	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,481	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	560	239.15/cwt	202.00–275.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,713	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	141.40/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,454	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	159.17/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,609	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	160.72/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,138	3
Bulls	—	—	2,030	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	4,283	1
Bulls	—	—	2,090	197.89/cwt	194.00–202.00	4,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	334	446.29/cwt	445.00–452.50	1,491	6
Heifers	Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,925	3
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	540	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,796	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	164.95/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,542	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	168.66/cwt	165.00–172.00	2,140	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,700	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,230	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	913	162.75/cwt	162.50–163.00	1,486	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	900–950	933	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,939	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1000–1050	1,006	295.25/cwt	295.25–295.25	2,970	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	321.62/cwt	300.00–342.50	1,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	731	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	325.91/cwt	321.00–331.00	1,346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	413	420.70/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	304.13/cwt	291.00–330.00	1,581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	339.50/cwt	335.00–344.00	1,545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	330.01/cwt	329.00–331.00	1,848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	378.60/cwt	376.00–390.00	1,988	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	631	314.53/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,985	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	341.56/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	356.28/cwt	352.50–365.00	1,703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	689	319.75/cwt	319.75–319.75	2,203	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	732	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	342.55/cwt	318.00–345.75	2,117	98
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	685	349.17/cwt	340.00–351.00	2,392	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,324	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	358.83/cwt	352.50–372.50	1,909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	850–900	882	321.94/cwt	318.50–324.25	2,840	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	345.84/cwt	337.50–351.00	1,788	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	430	372.05/cwt	365.00–379.00	1,600	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	900–950	928	320.75/cwt	320.75–320.75	2,977	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	800–850	817	326.75/cwt	326.75–326.75	2,670	67

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 Jul 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,045Last week 1,060Year ago 888

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 65Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	410.00–427.50	420.70
12	450–500	475	388.00–397.50	392.72
17	500–550	525	376.00–390.00	378.60
26	600–650	622	350.00–358.00	357.01
6	650–700	685	340.00–351.00	349.17
3	700–750	715	325.00	325.00
8	750–800	774	325.00–330.00	326.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	402.50	402.50
4	350–400	378	402.50–417.50	409.33
1	400–450	440	397.50	397.50
2	450–500	465	387.50	387.50
3	500–550	532	352.50–372.50	358.83
5	550–600	563	357.50–361.00	360.29
1	700–750	725	291.00	291.00
1	750–800	790	302.50	302.50
2	800–850	815	295.00–310.00	302.50
112	900–950	920	315.00–316.25	315.64
51	950–1000	964	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	334	445.00–452.50	446.29
1	350–400	355	447.50	447.50
59	900–950	933	315.00	315.00
53	1000–1050	1,006	295.25	295.25
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	260.00	260.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	345.00	345.00
7	450–500	478	352.50–365.00	356.28
6	500–550	527	332.50–350.00	341.56
3	550–600	560	329.00–331.00	330.01
5	600–650	631	312.50–317.50	314.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
67	800–850	817	326.75	326.75
171	850–900	882	318.50–324.25	321.94
54	900–950	928	320.75	320.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	377.50–390.00	383.51
2	300–350	325	347.50–357.50	352.81
6	350–400	362	342.50–360.00	353.18
4	400–450	436	347.00–357.50	352.44
7	450–500	472	335.00–370.00	347.61
19	550–600	587	325.00–332.50	329.05
4	650–700	691	295.00–310.00	302.49
1	700–750	720	288.00	288.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	575	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	616	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	300.00–342.50	321.62
1	500–550	530	317.50	317.50
2	550–600	577	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	430	365.00–379.00	372.05
17	500–550	517	337.50–351.00	345.84
98	600–650	618	318.00–345.75	342.55
79	650–700	689	319.75	319.75
2	700–750	732	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	473	362.50–370.00	367.46
1	500–550	520	355.00	355.00
8	550–600	556	332.00–342.50	333.36
5	650–700	665	280.00–312.50	288.91
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	440	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	480	220.00	220.00
4	500–550	510	247.50–280.00	264.13
2	550–600	560	202.00–275.00	239.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	362.50	362.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	392.50	392.50
2	400–450	413	321.00–331.00	325.91
2	450–500	455	335.00–344.00	339.50
3	500–550	520	291.00–330.00	304.13
5	550–600	562	302.50	302.50
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
5	700–750	731	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	155.00	155.00
5	—	1,269	165.00–172.00	168.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	135.00–147.00	141.40
4	—	1,011	152.00–163.00	159.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	160.00–162.00	160.72
5	—	1,541	163.00–168.00	164.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,030	211.00	211.00
2	—	2,090	194.00–202.00	197.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	162.50–163.00	162.75
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	183.00	183.00

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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