Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was mixed and spotty with an increased variability of quality throughout the sale. Feeder steers and heifers 650 lbs and under were steady to 6.00 lower or greater in spots with a good supply and moderate demand, while the yearling steers and heifers were 2.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and strong demand. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for weaned packages and groups, while showing a very limited interest in the increased supply of bawling calves and plainer quality feeders that are hitting the market. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $372.08/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −89.46 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$372.08

25 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$751

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

$96.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.86

vs KY average

−45.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	571	378.84	2,164	22
Medium and Large 2	542	342.50	1,856	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	500	282.50	1,413	1thin

One grade step is worth $96.34/cwt here — about $751 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 sale25 hd

372.08

—

KY average24 barns · 1,163 hd

384.94

−12.86

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

−45.01

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−89.46

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	1,550	184.05	2,853	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,297	159.62	2,071	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,580	158.38	2,502	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,096	133.78	1,466	25

Every lot, as filed

94 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 2	300–350	346	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,263	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	356.75/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,156	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	297.45/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	393.04/cwt	389.00–397.00	2,299	168
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	378.96/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	372.28/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,170	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	397.47/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,297	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	872	355.33/cwt	354.50–355.75	3,098	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	693	379.75/cwt	379.75–379.75	2,632	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	543	395.75/cwt	395.75–395.75	2,149	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	372.83/cwt	362.50–387.50	1,570	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	344.13/cwt	334.00–350.00	1,962	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	823	366.65/cwt	347.25–372.25	3,018	253
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,981	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	357.74/cwt	351.00–370.00	1,646	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	727	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	389.35/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,791	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1000–1050	1,035	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	906	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	351.93/cwt	347.50–355.00	2,013	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	316.23/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,947	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,872	3
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	555	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	348.87/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,863	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	360.45/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	900–950	909	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,663	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1150–1200	1,175	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	3,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	292.67/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,911	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	86.81/cwt	82.00–91.00	780	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	125.76/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,381	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,015	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,898	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	170.76/cwt	166.00–177.00	2,264	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	155.60/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,035	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	148.00/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,924	3
Bulls	—	—	1,395	181.68/cwt	178.00–189.00	2,534	4
Bulls	—	—	1,263	161.79/cwt	151.00–171.00	2,043	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	157.49/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,674	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	142.30/cwt	133.00–149.00	1,608	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	169.04/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,350	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,634	155.34/cwt	152.00–161.00	2,538	7
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	525	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	631	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,767	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	1
Bulls	—	—	1,871	200.93/cwt	195.00–206.00	3,759	4
Bulls	—	—	2,035	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	4,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1100–1150	1,124	266.42/cwt	264.00–270.00	2,995	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	728	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,384	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	465	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	625	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	700–750	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	900–950	900	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,799	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	323.75/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,027	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	284.65/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,810	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	942	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	368.90/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,553	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	275.95/cwt	262.00–290.00	1,816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,129	147.50/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	298.00/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	336.06/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,385	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	334.31/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	996	2

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 Sep 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,180Last week 1,083Year ago 1,539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 69Year ago 128

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	346	365.00	365.00
7	400–450	421	360.00–372.50	368.90
2	500–550	542	342.50	342.50
6	600–650	626	320.00–340.00	323.75
2	700–750	725	290.00–305.00	297.45
2	800–850	810	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	402.50	402.50
8	450–500	460	385.00–390.00	389.35
3	500–550	506	370.00	370.00
13	550–600	583	365.00–375.00	372.28
2	600–650	615	370.00–387.50	378.96
1	650–700	655	347.50	347.50
2	700–750	712	347.50	347.50
6	850–900	872	338.00	338.00
3	900–950	906	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	578	390.00–405.00	397.47
2	600–650	632	392.50	392.50
60	650–700	693	379.75	379.75
5	700–750	727	372.50	372.50
253	800–850	823	347.25–372.25	366.65
174	850–900	872	354.50–355.75	355.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	312.50	312.50
1	400–450	430	282.50	282.50
1	500–550	500	282.50	282.50
2	600–650	610	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	310.00	310.00
5	300–350	321	360.00	360.00
3	350–400	371	355.00–360.00	356.75
5	400–450	412	315.00–350.00	336.06
6	450–500	482	320.00–342.00	334.31
3	500–550	526	331.00	331.00
6	600–650	613	297.00–300.00	298.00
2	650–700	658	262.00–290.00	275.95
1	750–800	770	251.00	251.00
1	800–850	805	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	855	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
93	500–550	543	395.75	395.75
168	550–600	585	389.00–397.00	393.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	362.00	362.00
1	350–400	397	375.00	375.00
14	400–450	421	362.50–387.50	372.83
30	450–500	460	351.00–370.00	357.74
17	500–550	534	342.50–357.50	348.87
13	550–600	570	334.00–350.00	344.13
2	600–650	635	312.00	312.00
1	750–800	750	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	728	327.50	327.50
15	900–950	909	293.00	293.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	269.00	269.00
5	1100–1150	1,124	264.00–270.00	266.42
2	1150–1200	1,175	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	555	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	430	287.50	287.50
1	700–750	715	222.00	222.00
1	800–850	815	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	442	341.00	341.00
1	450–500	460	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	500	312.50	312.50
7	600–650	636	280.00–290.00	284.65
1	650–700	690	253.00	253.00
1	700–750	720	260.00	260.00
2	900–950	942	160.00	160.00
4	1100–1150	1,129	140.00–150.00	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	485	395.00	395.00
5	500–550	508	357.50–365.00	360.45
12	550–600	572	347.50–355.00	351.93
2	600–650	608	312.50–320.00	316.23
3	650–700	653	290.00–295.00	292.67
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	631	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	335.00	335.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	900–950	900	311.00	311.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	82.00–91.00	86.81
8	—	1,098	118.00–129.00	125.76
2	—	1,063	153.00–162.00	157.49
13	—	1,130	133.00–149.00	142.30
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	187.00	187.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,326	166.00–177.00	170.76
12	—	1,308	150.00–162.00	155.60
3	—	1,300	147.00–149.00	148.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	168.00–170.00	169.04
7	—	1,634	152.00–161.00	155.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,395	178.00–189.00	181.68
4	—	1,263	151.00–171.00	161.79
4	—	1,871	195.00–206.00	200.93
1	—	2,035	215.00	215.00

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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