Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was spotty with a wide rage of quality, kind, and price throughout the sale. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were steady to 4.00 lower with a moderate supply and spotty demand, while the yearling steers and heifers appeared stronger, but with limited comparisons. The above average weather temperatures and the increasing number of fat bawling calves entering the market has limited buyers interest and increased the discounts on plainer, off colored and bawling calves severely. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $338.14/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −67.73 against this barn's trailing median of $405.87.

Average price

$338.14

29 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$71.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.38

vs KY average

−30.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	343.50	1,835	26
Medium and Large 2	505	301.25	1,521	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	570	272.50	1,553	1thin

One grade step is worth $71.00/cwt here — about $282 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale29 hd

338.14

—

KY average26 barns · 1,637 hd

357.51

−19.38

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−30.77

This barn, trailing median30 sales

405.87

−67.73

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	—	Low	1,843	197.51	3,641	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,581	165.70	2,619	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,271	162.49	2,065	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	150.23	1,579	13

Every lot, as filed

102 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	900–950	906	335.76/cwt	332.00–336.00	3,042	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,528	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	989	294.82/cwt	294.00–300.00	2,916	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,246	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	398.40/cwt	395.00–400.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	343.34/cwt	330.00–353.00	1,782	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	361.31/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,255	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,322	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	355.83/cwt	350.00–361.00	2,039	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	354.82/cwt	337.50–357.75	2,860	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	321.28/cwt	312.50–330.00	2,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	679	372.12/cwt	365.00–382.50	2,527	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	395.44/cwt	393.00–400.00	2,254	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	697	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,474	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,820	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,055	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	356.61/cwt	340.00–379.00	1,548	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	348.44/cwt	344.00–355.00	1,659	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	335.16/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,414	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	341.66/cwt	327.50–347.50	2,149	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	306.57/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,916	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	332.43/cwt	321.00–343.00	1,915	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	352.86/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,881	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	768	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	304.55/cwt	302.50–311.00	2,028	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	221.25/cwt	220.00–222.50	2,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	900–950	925	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	602	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,137	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	850–900	872	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,681	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,737	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,359	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	158.30/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,703	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	169.54/cwt	167.00–172.00	2,769	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	161.85/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,473	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	167.92/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,097	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	158.97/cwt	151.00–164.00	2,043	17
Bulls	—	—	1,975	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,456	1
Bulls	—	—	1,751	202.60/cwt	196.00–209.00	3,548	5
Bulls	—	—	1,853	188.28/cwt	184.00–192.00	3,489	2
Bulls	—	—	2,155	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	4,590	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	250–300	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	425	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,152	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	585	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,808	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	602	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	482	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,145	4
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	515	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,300	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	900–950	940	294.25/cwt	294.25–294.25	2,766	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	305.92/cwt	302.50–307.00	1,487	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,000	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	495	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	680	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	655	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	358.09/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	305.47/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	927	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,005	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	711	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,133	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	341.54/cwt	327.50–356.00	1,653	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,035	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	321.21/cwt	304.00–337.50	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	331.34/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	912	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	311.91/cwt	309.00–322.50	1,369	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	301.25/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	278.79/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	295.05/cwt	285.00–300.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,413	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 Sep 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 607Last week 1,180Year ago 912

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 74Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	370	413.00	413.00
8	400–450	445	409.00	409.00
1	550–600	575	375.00	375.00
14	600–650	624	345.00–370.00	361.31
15	650–700	683	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	708	312.50–330.00	321.28
36	800–850	806	337.50–357.75	354.82
35	900–950	906	332.00–336.00	335.76
7	950–1000	989	294.00–300.00	294.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	531	397.00	397.00
6	550–600	570	393.00–400.00	395.44
5	650–700	679	365.00–382.50	372.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	715	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	785	281.00	281.00
1	800–850	815	295.00	295.00
1	900–950	940	230.00	230.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	240.00	240.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	467.00	467.00
4	450–500	482	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	337.50	337.50
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	395.00–400.00	398.40
1	350–400	390	357.00	357.00
14	400–450	422	330.00–355.00	335.16
14	450–500	476	344.00–355.00	348.44
18	500–550	519	330.00–353.00	343.34
7	550–600	573	350.00–361.00	355.83
13	600–650	629	327.50–347.50	341.66
5	650–700	651	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	650–700	697	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	602	355.00	355.00
4	750–800	768	305.00	305.00
6	850–900	872	307.50	307.50
1	900–950	925	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	540	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	680	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	425	271.00	271.00
1	600–650	610	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	325.00	325.00
4	300–350	323	320.00–355.00	331.34
3	350–400	370	304.00–337.50	321.21
5	400–450	439	309.00–322.50	311.91
2	450–500	497	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	505	297.50–305.00	301.25
2	650–700	663	275.00–282.50	278.79
1	700–750	700	267.50	267.50
1	800–850	820	283.00	283.00
2	900–950	912	230.00	230.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	305.00	305.00
3	300–350	318	285.00–300.00	295.05
1	400–450	405	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	570	272.50	272.50
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	345.00–370.00	358.09
14	400–450	434	340.00–379.00	356.61
12	450–500	484	327.50–356.00	341.54
4	500–550	518	300.00–311.00	305.47
4	700–750	711	300.00	300.00
2	900–950	927	180.00	180.00
2	1000–1050	1,005	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	392.50	392.50
1	300–350	320	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	440	412.50	412.50
1	450–500	480	395.00	395.00
11	500–550	533	350.00–360.00	352.86
21	550–600	576	321.00–343.00	332.43
9	600–650	625	300.00–325.00	306.57
5	650–700	666	302.50–311.00	304.55
1	700–750	700	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	755	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	800	247.50	247.50
2	900–950	935	220.00–222.50	221.25
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	309.00	309.00
2	600–650	602	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	457.00	457.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	360	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	445	317.50	317.50
4	450–500	486	302.50–307.00	305.92
1	800–850	805	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	187.50	187.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	900–950	940	294.25	294.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	143.00	143.00
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,070	127.00	127.00
10	—	1,076	151.00–165.00	158.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,633	167.00–172.00	169.54
5	—	1,528	156.00–164.00	161.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,249	165.00–171.00	167.92
17	—	1,285	151.00–164.00	158.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	175.00	175.00
5	—	1,751	196.00–209.00	202.60
2	—	1,853	184.00–192.00	188.28
1	—	2,155	213.00	213.00

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