Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Good quality feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were 3.00 to 10.00 higher or greater in several spots with a good supply and good demand for weaned and value added packages. Yearling steers and heifers appeared steady with a large supply but limited comparisons. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for quality feeders and long weaned calves, while discounting plainer and off colored calves severely. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower for the leans with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $416.28/cwt on 124 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −45.26 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$416.28

124 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,246

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$389

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

$95.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.96

vs KY average

−14.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	423.48	2,275	114
Large 1-2	561	341.00	1,913	5thin
Medium and Large 2	576	327.54	1,886	5thin

One grade step is worth $95.94/cwt here — about $389 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale124 hd

416.28

—

KY average27 barns · 1,467 hd

397.33

+18.96

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−14.35

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−45.26

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	1,699	186.32	3,165	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,525	158.85	2,423	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	156.64	2,019	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,131	132.54	1,499	19
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,890	155.00	2,930	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,370	230.00	3,151	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,760	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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 1-2Fancy	500–550	528	440.77/cwt	438.00–443.50	2,327	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	554	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,327	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	338.32/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,162	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	499.74/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,025	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	363.22/cwt	347.50–367.50	1,664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	326.92/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	297	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	341.51/cwt	323.00–347.00	2,322	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	401.86/cwt	400.00–403.00	1,656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	348.22/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,421	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	388.90/cwt	382.50–400.00	1,863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,012	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,925	2
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	618	337.65/cwt	319.00–345.00	2,087	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	292.08/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,833	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	361.67/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	369.70/cwt	357.00–383.00	2,373	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	367.35/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,123	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	467.56/cwt	443.00–480.00	1,763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	402.38/cwt	389.00–411.00	2,153	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	921	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700–750	740	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,651	1
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	745	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	391.59/cwt	387.50–397.00	2,291	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	600	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	320.85/cwt	317.00–330.00	2,329	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	687	381.82/cwt	379.95–402.50	2,623	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,007	312.27/cwt	307.50–316.00	3,145	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	319.45/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,479	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	924	321.05/cwt	315.00–325.95	2,967	169
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	770	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	332	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	411.69/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,557	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	783	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,662	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	320.60/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,943	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	394.11/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,446	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,465	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,151	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,890	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,930	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	144.05/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,204	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	160.33/cwt	153.00–169.00	2,445	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	143.55/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,806	3
Bulls	—	—	1,408	160.75/cwt	157.00–167.00	2,263	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	115.42/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,339	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	157.63/cwt	151.00–163.00	2,033	16
Bulls	—	—	1,977	200.55/cwt	197.00–204.00	3,965	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	188.44/cwt	184.00–192.00	3,081	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	204.15/cwt	180.00–230.00	1,854	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	1,760.11/head	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,760	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	950–1000	975	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	355.82/cwt	339.00–363.00	2,039	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	824	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,085	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	436	393.86/cwt	390.00–402.50	1,717	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	792	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	2,427	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,257	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	289.47/cwt	280.00–300.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	596	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,955	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	403.27/cwt	392.50–408.50	1,895	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	288.62/cwt	282.50–295.00	2,098	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	314.00/cwt	311.00–319.00	2,044	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	335.05/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,074	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	291.66/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	370.29/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,537	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	338.54/cwt	332.50–357.50	1,449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	358.61/cwt	347.00–365.00	1,854	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	217	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	2,195	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	221	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	388.10/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,140	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	467	418.86/cwt	417.50–420.00	1,956	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	375.50/cwt	375.50–375.50	2,155	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	376.51/cwt	370.00–383.00	1,943	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	637	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,351	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	308	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,255	4
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	561	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,913	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	711	324.45/cwt	321.00–332.00	2,307	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,216	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	3,417	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	959	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	152.29/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,770	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,457	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	135.42/cwt	127.00–141.00	1,518	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 Dec 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,709Last week 705Year ago 1,344

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 26Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 2Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	370	495.00–515.00	499.74
16	450–500	467	417.50–420.00	418.86
70	500–550	528	438.00–443.50	440.77
5	550–600	554	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	297	397.50	397.50
1	350–400	360	415.00	415.00
7	400–450	408	340.00–350.00	348.22
5	450–500	458	347.50–367.50	363.22
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	586	320.00–330.00	326.92
18	600–650	639	320.00–345.00	338.32
2	750–800	795	270.00	270.00
2	850–900	875	267.50	267.50
1	1000–1050	1,025	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	425	312.50	312.50
6	650–700	675	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	445.00	445.00
3	350–400	377	443.00–480.00	467.56
3	400–450	412	400.00–403.00	401.86
4	450–500	479	382.50–400.00	388.90
3	500–550	523	360.00–362.50	361.67
4	550–600	578	350.00–375.00	367.35
22	600–650	642	357.00–383.00	369.70
18	650–700	680	323.00–347.00	341.51
9	700–750	726	317.00–330.00	320.85
32	750–800	776	315.00–330.00	319.45
1	850–900	855	310.00	310.00
3	900–950	921	300.00	300.00
12	950–1000	970	290.00–295.00	292.08
2	1000–1050	1,012	289.00	289.00
6	1200–1250	1,216	281.00	281.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	561	341.00	341.00
7	600–650	618	319.00–345.00	337.65
1	700–750	745	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	535	389.00–411.00	402.38
10	550–600	585	387.50–397.00	391.59
155	600–650	621	400.00–420.00	411.69
82	650–700	687	379.95–402.50	381.82
57	750–800	783	340.00	340.00
169	900–950	924	315.00–325.95	321.05
89	1000–1050	1,007	307.50–316.00	312.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	332	545.00	545.00
3	700–750	740	349.00	349.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	287.50	287.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	390.00–400.00	394.11
2	500–550	522	372.50	372.50
3	550–600	550	370.00	370.00
10	600–650	606	320.00–322.00	320.60
4	650–700	655	329.00	329.00
1	750–800	765	267.00	267.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	465.00	465.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	286.00	286.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	522	312.50	312.50
1	550–600	595	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	975	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	221	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	311	385.00	385.00
4	350–400	372	387.50–390.00	388.10
6	400–450	415	360.00–372.50	370.29
18	500–550	517	347.00–365.00	358.61
38	550–600	573	339.00–363.00	355.82
20	600–650	619	325.00–350.00	335.05
32	650–700	651	311.00–319.00	314.00
4	700–750	727	282.50–295.00	288.62
2	750–800	767	287.00	287.00
1	800–850	815	267.00	267.00
1	900–950	940	257.00	257.00
1	1100–1150	1,140	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	824	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	436	390.00–402.50	393.86
51	450–500	470	392.50–408.50	403.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	516	370.00–383.00	376.51
90	550–600	574	375.50	375.50
87	600–650	637	369.00	369.00
70	650–700	662	331.50	331.50
51	700–750	711	321.00–332.00	324.45
70	750–800	792	306.50	306.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	230.00	230.00
2	300–350	328	280.00–300.00	289.47
1	400–450	445	310.00	310.00
3	600–650	615	290.00–292.50	291.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	217	365.00	365.00
5	300–350	342	367.50	367.50
4	400–450	428	332.50–357.50	338.54
1	450–500	470	317.50	317.50
1	500–550	510	337.00	337.00
15	550–600	596	328.00	328.00
2	600–650	642	321.00	321.00
1	900–950	900	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	407.50	407.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	230.00	230.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	155.00	155.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	140.00–148.00	144.05
20	—	1,525	153.00–169.00	160.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,258	140.00–147.00	143.55
16	—	1,290	151.00–163.00	157.63
1	—	1,365	180.00	180.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,160	109.00–119.00	115.42
1	—	1,065	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,162	150.00–154.00	152.29
12	—	1,121	127.00–141.00	135.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	157.00–167.00	160.75
3	—	1,977	197.00–204.00	200.55
4	—	1,635	184.00–192.00	188.44

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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	3	—	908	180.00–230.00	204.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	880	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,760.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	2,300.00	2,300.00

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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