Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was mostly steady with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 300-650 lbs were steady to 3.00 higher in spots with a good supply and good demand, while the yearling steers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher with a large supply, except for the 900-950 lbs steers who were sharply higher with strong demand. Feeder heifers 300-600 lbs were mostly steady with a good supply, while the yearling heifers were mixed with a good supply and spotty demand. Slaughter cows were steady with a good supply and slaughter bulls appeared steady but with limited comparisons.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $361.72/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −99.82 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$361.72

92 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$417

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

$76.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.56

vs KY average

−48.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	569	364.15	2,070	86
Medium and Large 2	564	334.90	1,890	5thin
Medium 1-2	575	287.50	1,653	1thin

One grade step is worth $76.65/cwt here — about $417 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 sale92 hd

361.72

—

KY average26 barns · 1,102 hd

372.28

−10.56

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−48.36

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−99.82

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	1,760	190.60	3,355	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,501	160.70	2,412	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	155.60	1,878	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	131.50	1,408	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	180.00	2,232	1thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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 2	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	334.23/cwt	310.00–339.00	2,557	86
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	847	349.74/cwt	347.85–351.60	2,962	189
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	344.65/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	313.48/cwt	309.00–315.00	2,069	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	347.02/cwt	341.00–357.50	1,634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	308.72/cwt	292.50–312.00	1,970	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	328.80/cwt	280.00–342.50	1,414	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	274.65/cwt	262.50–287.00	1,730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,203	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	596	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,012	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	331.68/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,572	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	729	319.35/cwt	302.50–323.00	2,328	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	277.50/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	308	301.26/cwt	300.00–302.50	928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	444.70/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	607	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	295.47/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,859	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	570	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,366	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	900–950	913	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	410.14/cwt	407.50–413.00	1,559	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	770	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	650	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,739	2
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	875	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,284	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	575	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	467	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,083	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	415	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,224	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	165.25/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,578	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	107.88/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,197	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	153.98/cwt	147.00–162.00	1,859	11
Bulls	—	—	1,165	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,015	1
Bulls	—	—	1,748	186.61/cwt	185.00–189.00	3,262	4
Bulls	—	—	2,083	207.39/cwt	206.00–209.00	4,320	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	164.50/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,982	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,232	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	158.76/cwt	156.00–162.00	2,296	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,927	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	134.18/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,422	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	370.49/cwt	365.00–387.50	1,782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,968	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	292.40/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	300.05/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,136	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	404.49/cwt	397.50–420.00	1,755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	420	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	715	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	500–550	531	355.66/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	336.24/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,782	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	364.52/cwt	355.00–377.00	1,564	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	352.08/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,662	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	422.55/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,775	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,193	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	325.96/cwt	321.00–330.00	2,142	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	374.43/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,955	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,671	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	372.50/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	328.67/cwt	317.00–337.50	1,923	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	973	275.03/cwt	263.00–287.00	2,676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	348.85/cwt	348.85–348.85	2,226	72
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	365.16/cwt	355.00–374.00	1,519	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	332.73/cwt	326.00–343.00	2,276	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	365.45/cwt	361.00–367.00	1,780	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,138	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	924	337.09/cwt	335.75–339.95	3,115	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	360.20/cwt	347.50–372.50	2,071	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	302.47/cwt	301.00–310.00	2,843	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	303.93/cwt	300.00–319.00	2,453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	838	316.81/cwt	316.00–317.50	2,655	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	354.75/cwt	354.75–354.75	2,412	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	344.51/cwt	329.00–355.00	2,477	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	336.71/cwt	325.00–349.00	2,111	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	340.25/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,970	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,294	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	356.20/cwt	355.00–357.00	2,422	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	387.20/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	325.06/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,022	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	881	328.74/cwt	328.50–329.00	2,896	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	758	369.91/cwt	369.50–370.00	2,804	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	729	372.25/cwt	372.25–372.25	2,714	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,250	4

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 Nov 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,725Last week 832Year ago 994

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 41Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	345.00	345.00
1	250–300	295	361.00	361.00
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	425	330.00–360.00	344.65
4	450–500	471	341.00–357.50	347.02
1	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	625	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	800	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	407.50–413.00	410.14
5	400–450	434	397.50–420.00	404.49
4	450–500	481	365.00–387.50	370.49
5	500–550	532	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
3	650–700	678	290.00–297.50	292.40
4	700–750	746	294.00	294.00
2	750–800	767	271.00	271.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	357	415.00	415.00
5	400–450	420	420.00–425.00	422.55
7	450–500	460	380.00–395.00	387.20
8	500–550	522	372.50–380.00	374.43
66	550–600	575	347.50–372.50	360.20
17	600–650	627	325.00–349.00	336.71
15	650–700	684	326.00–343.00	332.73
49	700–750	719	329.00–355.00	344.51
86	750–800	765	310.00–339.00	334.23
5	800–850	807	300.00–319.00	303.93
16	850–900	873	306.00	306.00
6	900–950	940	301.00–310.00	302.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	564	379.00	379.00
20	600–650	625	367.00	367.00
49	650–700	680	355.00–357.00	356.20
62	700–750	729	372.25	372.25
69	750–800	758	369.50–370.00	369.91
189	800–850	847	347.85–351.60	349.74
113	850–900	881	328.50–329.00	328.74
163	900–950	924	335.75–339.95	337.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
10	400–450	416	355.00–374.00	365.16
9	450–500	487	361.00–367.00	365.45
2	500–550	517	331.00	331.00
3	550–600	596	337.50	337.50
12	600–650	638	292.50–312.00	308.72
4	650–700	660	309.00–315.00	313.48
18	700–750	729	302.50–323.00	319.35
2	950–1000	973	263.00–287.00	275.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	495	260.00–295.00	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	440.00–450.00	444.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	607	287.00	287.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	875	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	322.50	322.50
4	350–400	382	315.00	315.00
10	400–450	430	280.00–342.50	328.80
8	450–500	474	320.00–340.00	331.68
3	550–600	595	312.50	312.50
2	600–650	630	262.50–287.00	274.65
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00
2	800–850	820	252.50	252.50
1	900–950	905	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	300.00–302.50	301.26
1	400–450	425	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	458	290.00–301.00	295.47
1	550–600	560	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	467	232.00	232.00
1	550–600	570	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	531	350.00–357.50	355.66
4	900–950	913	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	650	267.50	267.50
1	750–800	770	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	367.50–380.00	372.50
18	400–450	429	355.00–377.00	364.52
33	450–500	472	340.00–365.00	352.08
17	500–550	530	320.00–345.00	336.24
20	550–600	585	317.00–337.50	328.67
9	600–650	622	310.00–332.50	325.06
12	650–700	657	321.00–330.00	325.96
9	700–750	712	290.00–305.00	300.05
3	800–850	800	300.00	300.00
4	900–950	900	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	302.50	302.50
1	700–750	715	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
47	550–600	579	340.00–342.50	340.25
72	600–650	638	348.85	348.85
79	650–700	680	354.75	354.75
125	800–850	838	316.00–317.50	316.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,140	207.50	207.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,560	164.00–168.00	165.25
11	—	1,446	156.00–162.00	158.76
1	—	1,460	132.00	132.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	107.00–109.00	107.88
10	—	1,060	129.00–140.00	134.18
1	—	1,095	152.00	152.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,207	147.00–162.00	153.98
2	—	1,205	164.00–165.00	164.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	173.00	173.00
4	—	1,748	185.00–189.00	186.61
2	—	2,083	206.00–209.00	207.39
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	180.00	180.00

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

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