Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends due to Thanksgiving week having low receipts. However, the feeder market appeared sharply stronger in spots with a good supply and good demand for long weaned feeders and value added groups and packages. Slaughter cows and bulls appeared stronger as well with a limited supply and good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $371.67/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −89.88 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$371.67

28 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,054

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$50.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.46

vs KY average

−57.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	375.26	2,061	26
Medium and Large 2	597	325.00	1,940	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.26/cwt here — about $121 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale28 hd

371.67

—

KY average12 barns · 305 hd

361.21

+10.46

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−57.48

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−89.88

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	—	High	1,480	181.49	2,685	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	166.63	2,464	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	153.52	1,919	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	140.76	1,475	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,470	205.00	3,014	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	990	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1-2	700–750	716	287.98/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,062	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	299.68/cwt	295.00–302.50	2,281	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,065	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	398.77/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	353.75/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,825	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	750	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	900–950	905	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,534	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	317.47/cwt	297.00–322.50	2,127	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	377	404.26/cwt	402.50–407.50	1,524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	307.93/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,968	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	311.11/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,972	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	950–1000	955	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	440	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	690	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	526	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,065	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	358.76/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,016	4
Bulls	—	—	1,940	205.95/cwt	205.00–207.00	3,995	2
Bulls	—	—	1,438	181.01/cwt	180.00–182.00	2,603	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	143.91/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,606	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	122.36/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,058	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	176.30/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,641	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	159.37/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,333	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	627	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,834	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	990	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,470	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,014	1
Bulls	—	—	1,270	169.50/cwt	162.50–177.00	2,153	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	153.52/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,919	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	152.84/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	343	414.98/cwt	412.50–420.00	1,423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	403	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,535	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	313.00/cwt	282.50–327.50	1,684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	328.18/cwt	315.00–340.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	301.55/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	335.89/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,279	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	341.28/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	363.02/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	307.70/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	364.91/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	345.62/cwt	337.50–352.50	2,174	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	587	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,055	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	868	332.93/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,890	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	946	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	3,056	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	310.28/cwt	302.50–311.00	2,563	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	275.12/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	326.88/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,896	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	536	399.57/cwt	390.00–407.50	2,142	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,081	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	796	352.60/cwt	352.60–352.60	2,807	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	622	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	367.11/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,729	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	323.87/cwt	317.50–330.00	2,167	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	357.30/cwt	347.00–361.00	2,022	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	308.08/cwt	303.00–322.50	2,344	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	362.50/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	320.21/cwt	312.50–327.50	2,318	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	285.84/cwt	285.00–287.50	2,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	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 Dec 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 705Last week 58Year ago 1,333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 38Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	415	377.50	377.50
22	450–500	471	360.00–370.00	367.11
28	500–550	516	350.00–360.00	353.75
16	550–600	580	310.00–337.50	326.88
12	600–650	634	305.00–320.00	311.11
34	650–700	670	297.00–322.50	317.47
5	700–750	716	285.00–295.00	287.98
8	750–800	761	295.00–302.50	299.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	412.50–420.00	414.98
4	350–400	377	402.50–407.50	404.26
5	400–450	403	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	282.50	282.50
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	690	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	622	332.50	332.50
1	950–1000	955	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	322.50	322.50
2	400–450	415	340.00–342.50	341.28
3	450–500	472	327.50–340.00	335.89
3	500–550	538	282.50–327.50	313.00
5	550–600	572	290.00–305.00	301.55
2	600–650	620	270.00–280.00	275.12
1	750–800	750	266.00	266.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	587	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	310	435.00	435.00
4	350–400	368	422.50	422.50
4	400–450	436	395.00–400.00	398.77
4	550–600	562	355.00–360.00	358.76
8	600–650	639	305.00–330.00	307.93
6	700–750	712	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	427.50	427.50
5	500–550	526	392.50	392.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	526	302.50	302.50
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	825	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	905	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	260.00	260.00
7	900–950	905	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	627	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	385	452.50	452.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	315.00–340.00	328.18
2	400–450	438	360.00–370.00	364.91
6	450–500	487	355.00–365.00	363.02
2	550–600	597	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	623	297.50–317.50	307.70
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	778	285.00–287.50	285.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	536	390.00–407.50	399.57
4	550–600	555	375.00	375.00
3	600–650	616	370.00	370.00
66	750–800	796	352.60	352.60
186	850–900	868	325.00–345.00	332.93
59	900–950	946	323.00	323.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	400	432.50	432.50
2	450–500	457	395.00	395.00
3	500–550	525	360.00–365.00	362.50
10	550–600	566	347.00–361.00	357.30
14	600–650	629	337.50–352.50	345.62
28	650–700	669	317.50–330.00	323.87
22	700–750	724	312.50–327.50	320.21
13	750–800	761	303.00–322.50	308.08
12	800–850	826	302.50–311.00	310.28
1	850–900	850	317.50	317.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,940	205.00–207.00	205.95
2	—	1,438	180.00–182.00	181.01
4	—	1,270	162.50–177.00	169.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,116	139.00–149.00	143.91
2	—	865	119.00–125.00	122.36
2	—	1,095	151.00–155.00	152.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,498	175.00–179.00	176.30
4	—	1,464	155.00–165.00	159.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	150.00–157.00	153.52
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	205.00	205.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	163.00	163.00

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

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