Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends on feeder and slaughter cattle due to limited comparisons.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $286.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −145.92 against this barn's trailing median of $431.92.

Average price

$286.00

5 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$631

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

$116.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.46

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	572	314.17	1,796	3thin
Medium and Large 2	500	290.00	1,450	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	590	197.50	1,165	1thin

One grade step is worth $116.67/cwt here — about $631 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $505.21, low $318.69, median $431.92 across 16 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 sale5 hd

286.00

—

KY average20 barns · 352 hd

319.46

−33.46

This barn, trailing median16 sales

431.92

−145.92

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	1,794	180.18	3,233	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	154.81	2,318	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	146.62	1,780	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,058	137.94	1,459	7thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	154.00	1,840	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,765	167.00	2,948	1thin

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)	1,180	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,140	$2,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,570	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	243.32/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,828	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,392	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	139.48/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,901	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,840	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,715	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	170.12/cwt	162.50–174.00	2,977	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	550	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,664	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,027	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	338.29/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	322.82/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,979	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,138	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,139	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	154.81/cwt	148.00–161.00	2,318	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	143.98/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,493	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	133.41/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,431	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	149.00/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,734	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,765	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,948	1
Bulls	—	—	1,973	191.34/cwt	190.00–193.00	3,775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,478	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 Nov 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 58Last week 1,725Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 73Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 1

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends on feeder and slaughter cattle due to limited comparisons.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	365.00	365.00
3	550–600	556	372.50	372.50
7	600–650	620	327.00	327.00
4	650–700	683	313.00	313.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	628	240.00–247.50	243.32
1	650–700	675	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	795	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	197.50	197.50
1	850–900	870	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	335.00–345.00	338.29
1	500–550	545	317.50	317.50
2	550–600	585	312.50	312.50
7	600–650	613	320.00–340.00	322.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	327.50	327.50
3	650–700	681	285.00	285.00
2	800–850	840	295.00	295.00
1	900–950	925	285.00	285.00
1	950–1000	995	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	570	287.50	287.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,570	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,650.00	2,650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	139.00–140.00	139.48
6	—	1,164	144.00–156.00	149.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,497	148.00–161.00	154.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	143.00–146.00	143.98
4	—	1,073	129.00–140.00	133.41
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	154.00	154.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	178.00	178.00
2	—	1,750	162.50–174.00	170.12
2	—	1,973	190.00–193.00	191.34
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	167.00	167.00

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

Bulls · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle