Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was lower with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were 3.00 to 8.00 lower in spots and sharply lower in several comparisons with a good supply and moderate demand. Continued negative pressure from the futures market is limiting buyers interest and the premiums that they are willing to pay quality cattle. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $375.78/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −85.76 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$375.78

25 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$63.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.03

vs KY average

−53.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	378.31	2,051	24
Medium 1-2	545	315.00	1,717	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.31/cwt here — about $334 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

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

375.78

—

KY average23 barns · 1,160 hd

391.81

−16.03

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−53.94

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−85.76

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	1,822	196.76	3,585	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	159.46	2,042	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	157.90	2,405	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	136.11	1,411	15

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,313	$2,177	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,198	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	416.11/cwt	410.00–422.50	1,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	336.74/cwt	329.00–352.50	2,307	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	988	315.25/cwt	315.25–315.25	3,115	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	704	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,316	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	346.41/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,130	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	379.10/cwt	371.00–385.00	2,350	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,559	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	334.17/cwt	327.00–349.00	2,426	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	328.65/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,837	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	397.46/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,689	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	390.49/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,042	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	397.61/cwt	391.00–413.00	1,932	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	341.78/cwt	333.00–351.00	1,825	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	310.04/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,031	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	766	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	316.20/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,112	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	225.10/cwt	221.00–226.00	2,183	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	351.56/cwt	341.00–361.00	1,842	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	550–600	555	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,931	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	335.61/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,900	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	373.67/cwt	363.00–379.00	2,100	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	298.09/cwt	292.50–302.00	2,128	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	500–550	522	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,900	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	376.03/cwt	375.00–377.00	1,749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	354.74/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	357.86/cwt	350.00–369.00	1,703	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	430.50/cwt	430.00–431.00	1,765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	917	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,192	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	155.06/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,024	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	115.80/cwt	105.00–123.00	1,021	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	155.02/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,656	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	136.57/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,472	9
Bulls	—	—	1,751	191.61/cwt	186.00–196.00	3,355	5
Bulls	—	—	1,940	205.34/cwt	199.00–210.00	3,984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	667	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	465	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,335	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	545	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,717	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,105	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,254	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	157.90/cwt	151.00–165.00	2,405	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	172.66/cwt	172.00–173.00	2,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,818	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	191.24/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,874	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	2,176.76/head	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	652	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,210	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	823	299.92/cwt	297.00–303.00	2,468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	334.82/cwt	331.00–342.50	1,299	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	894	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,673	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	938	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	3,086	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	861	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,923	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	316.19/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,698	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	295.22/cwt	282.00–302.00	1,668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	288.41/cwt	283.00–290.00	2,235	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	859	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,106	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,455	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	316.23/cwt	310.00–319.00	2,239	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	812	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	317.67/cwt	315.00–323.00	2,167	12

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 Oct 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 702Last week 974Year ago 1,134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 76Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	255	422.50	422.50
2	350–400	370	407.50	407.50
7	400–450	425	395.00–400.00	397.46
2	450–500	465	375.00–377.00	376.03
5	500–550	524	341.00–361.00	351.56
4	550–600	566	320.00–347.00	335.61
4	650–700	655	300.00–320.00	310.04
1	700–750	745	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	430.00–431.00	430.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	440	377.00	377.00
1	450–500	475	341.00	341.00
1	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	565	282.00–302.00	295.22
3	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	690	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	302.50	302.50
1	450–500	475	332.00	332.00
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	410.00–422.50	416.11
3	400–450	438	427.00	427.00
7	450–500	486	391.00–413.00	397.61
3	500–550	533	350.00–365.00	354.74
11	550–600	562	363.00–379.00	373.67
19	600–650	615	340.00–365.00	346.41
22	650–700	685	329.00–352.50	336.74
13	700–750	726	327.00–349.00	334.17
14	750–800	773	331.00	331.00
6	800–850	829	338.00	338.00
5	850–900	859	330.00	330.00
8	1100–1150	1,106	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	523	380.00–395.00	390.49
31	600–650	620	371.00–385.00	379.10
67	850–900	861	339.50	339.50
61	900–950	938	329.00	329.00
58	950–1000	988	315.25	315.25
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	617	331.00	331.00
12	650–700	682	315.00–323.00	317.67
10	700–750	708	310.00–319.00	316.23
2	800–850	823	297.00–303.00	299.92
13	850–900	894	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	680	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	700–750	704	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	363.00	363.00
1	400–450	445	363.00	363.00
8	450–500	476	350.00–369.00	357.86
10	500–550	534	333.00–351.00	341.78
11	550–600	559	320.00–335.00	328.65
2	600–650	602	302.00	302.00
14	650–700	668	300.00–317.50	316.20
5	700–750	714	292.50–302.00	298.09
9	750–800	775	283.00–290.00	288.41
1	800–850	810	243.00	243.00
4	900–950	917	239.00	239.00
12	950–1000	970	221.00–226.00	225.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	522	364.00	364.00
6	550–600	555	348.00	348.00
10	650–700	652	339.00	339.00
4	750–800	766	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	287.00	287.00
2	650–700	667	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1100–1150	1,105	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	388	331.00–342.50	334.82
1	400–450	445	341.00	341.00
5	450–500	487	339.00	339.00
7	500–550	537	305.00–325.00	316.19
2	600–650	645	285.00–290.00	287.50
2	650–700	690	270.00	270.00
2	800–850	812	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,305	150.00–160.00	155.06
3	—	1,207	172.00–173.00	172.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	882	105.00–123.00	115.80
3	—	1,068	150.00–161.00	155.02
9	—	1,078	130.00–147.00	136.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,523	151.00–165.00	157.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,751	186.00–196.00	191.61
3	—	1,940	199.00–210.00	205.34

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	190.00–192.50	191.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,313	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,176.76

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

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle