Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering of mostly load lot groups. Feeder steers under 500 lbs appeared sharply higher with a limited supply, while the 500-700 lbs steers were mostly steady, and the yearling steers were sharply higher with strong demand. Feeder heifers followed a similar path with the light weight heifers under 400 lbs were sharply higher, and the 400-500 lbs heifers were mostly steady, and the yearling heifers appeared sharply higher and with good demand. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for weaned packages and groups. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with a limited supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $383.54/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 9 of 30 comparable sales and sits −22.33 against this barn's trailing median of $405.87.

Average price

$383.54

102 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,153

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$437

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

$82.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.82

vs KY average

+23.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	385.97	2,166	99
Medium and Large 2	570	303.29	1,729	3thin

One grade step is worth $82.68/cwt here — about $437 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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $449.23, low $332.88, median $405.87 across 30 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 sale102 hd

383.54

—

KY average25 barns · 1,049 hd

356.71

+26.82

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

+23.74

This barn, trailing median30 sales

405.87

−22.33

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	1,774	204.23	3,622	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	169.01	2,167	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,571	167.96	2,639	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	996	151.05	1,505	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,225	252.50	3,093	2thin

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,190	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,255	$2,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,075	$3,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1-2	550–600	564	368.69/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,079	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	437.58/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	803	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,871	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	336.09/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,318	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	371.35/cwt	360.00–382.50	2,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	447.43/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	411.38/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	552	384.24/cwt	376.00–387.00	2,121	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	362.54/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	902	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,246	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	550–600	561	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	760	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	371	440.60/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	477	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	488.35/cwt	477.50–500.00	2,124	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	484.58/cwt	463.00–495.00	2,253	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	321.50/cwt	321.00–322.00	1,977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	350–400	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	388.26/cwt	382.50–392.50	1,836	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	419	420.91/cwt	412.50–425.00	1,764	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	167.26/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,071	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	913	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,139	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,760	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	154.57/cwt	146.00–161.00	1,608	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	167.96/cwt	161.00–174.00	2,639	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,570	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,255	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,887	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,195	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	3,286	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	203.76/cwt	202.00–205.00	3,321	2
Bulls	—	—	1,843	193.29/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,562	3
Bulls	—	—	1,813	221.10/cwt	219.00–223.00	4,009	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,343	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	485	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	416.24/cwt	415.00–417.50	1,594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,165	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	503.75/cwt	500.00–507.50	1,814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	355.54/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	408.81/cwt	397.50–412.50	2,077	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	303.29/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	738	344.50/cwt	344.50–344.50	2,542	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	812	335.75/cwt	335.75–335.75	2,726	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	380.23/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	463	494.59/cwt	492.50–505.00	2,290	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	398.76/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,217	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	687	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,490	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	639	370.79/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,369	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	391.25/cwt	391.25–391.25	2,207	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	768	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,680	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,398	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 Aug 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 716Last week 699Year ago 890

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 55Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	445.00–450.00	447.43
2	450–500	455	430.00–445.00	437.58
2	500–550	540	360.00–382.50	371.35
4	550–600	564	360.00–377.50	368.69
1	600–650	645	347.50	347.50
1	700–750	700	342.50	342.50
4	800–850	826	337.50	337.50
2	1000–1050	1,040	288.00	288.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	463	492.50–505.00	494.59
4	500–550	508	397.50–412.50	408.81
4	550–600	556	395.00–400.00	398.76
6	600–650	639	370.00–375.00	370.79
8	650–700	687	362.50	362.50
52	800–850	803	357.50	357.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	360	500.00–507.50	503.75
2	450–500	477	465.00	465.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	392.50	392.50
2	350–400	383	415.00–417.50	416.24
3	400–450	440	360.00–390.00	380.23
2	450–500	485	382.50	382.50
1	500–550	510	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	735	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	755	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	376	400.00–417.50	411.38
2	400–450	432	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	462	369.00	369.00
4	500–550	525	325.00–347.50	336.09
2	600–650	627	315.00	315.00
3	800–850	805	288.00	288.00
4	900–950	902	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	561	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	760	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	430.00–445.00	440.60
6	400–450	419	412.50–425.00	420.91
7	450–500	473	382.50–392.50	388.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	540	352.50–360.00	355.54
87	550–600	564	391.25	391.25
136	700–750	738	344.50	344.50
204	750–800	768	349.00	349.00
67	800–850	812	335.75	335.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	570	300.00–305.00	303.29
1	800–850	805	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	500.00	500.00
11	400–450	435	477.50–500.00	488.35
5	450–500	465	463.00–495.00	484.58
4	550–600	552	376.00–387.00	384.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	400	455.00	455.00
2	450–500	497	435.00	435.00
4	500–550	534	360.00–365.00	362.54
2	600–650	615	321.00–322.00	321.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	390.00	390.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,238	162.00–170.00	167.26
1	—	1,460	176.00	176.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	117.00	117.00
1	—	825	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,035	170.00	170.00
8	—	1,040	146.00–161.00	154.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,571	161.00–174.00	167.96
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	230.00	230.00
1	—	1,195	275.00	275.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	202.00–205.00	203.76
3	—	1,843	190.00–195.00	193.29
2	—	1,813	219.00–223.00	221.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,060	221.00	221.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	3,400.00	3,400.00

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

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle