Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was stronger in spots with a good quality offering of mostly yearling cattle. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were mostly steady with a limited supply, except for the 400-500 lbs steers who were sharply higher with strong demand for that weight range. Yearling steers were 3.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and strong demand for value added groups and packages. Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were unevenly steady with a limited supply and good demand for long weaned and guaranteed open heifers. Yearling heifers were sharply higher with a large supply and strong demand for quality groups and value added loads. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $384.59/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −76.96 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$384.59

33 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,125

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$767

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

$111.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.29

vs KY average

−59.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	394.24	2,179	29
Medium and Large 2	567	325.26	1,844	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	500	282.50	1,413	1thin

One grade step is worth $111.74/cwt here — about $767 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

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 sale33 hd

384.59

—

KY average24 barns · 978 hd

395.87

−11.29

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

−59.51

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−76.96

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	1,681	193.92	3,260	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,504	166.52	2,504	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	159.32	1,944	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,051	143.93	1,513	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,415	168.00	2,377	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,588	134.52	2,136	2thin

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,335	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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	500–550	538	342.11/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,841	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	340.01/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	338.26/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	291.65/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	300.31/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	322.92/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,178	229.26/cwt	226.00–232.50	2,701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	343.65/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	481	388.18/cwt	382.50–392.50	1,867	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	764	337.36/cwt	325.50–341.00	2,577	290
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	401.84/cwt	392.50–405.00	1,748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	745	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	351.36/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,862	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	922	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	275.10/cwt	260.00–282.50	2,008	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	319.01/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,885	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	262.37/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	294.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	387.23/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	242.59/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	150–200	160	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,610	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	179.71/cwt	174.00–185.00	1,794	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	202.90/cwt	196.00–209.00	3,547	12
Bulls	—	—	1,694	184.66/cwt	182.00–190.00	3,128	4
Bulls	—	—	1,395	170.37/cwt	163.00–177.00	2,377	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	143.12/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,799	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	175.99/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,100	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	159.20/cwt	153.00–167.00	1,939	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,588	134.52/cwt	134.00–135.00	2,136	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	171.50/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,593	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	989	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	140.77/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,557	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	159.23/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	620	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,057	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	876	353.95/cwt	353.95–353.95	3,101	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	980	316.75/cwt	316.75–316.75	3,104	52
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	600–650	622	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,729	31
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	650–700	676	271.00/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,832	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	451.34/cwt	442.50–465.00	1,963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	425.06/cwt	410.00–437.50	1,964	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	346.44/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,321	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700–750	700	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,135	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	350.76/cwt	342.50–367.50	1,999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	404	487.17/cwt	482.50–490.00	1,968	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	469	475.66/cwt	462.50–480.00	2,231	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	386.40/cwt	372.50–400.00	1,758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	325.00/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	325.26/cwt	312.50–337.50	1,844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	933	326.60/cwt	326.60–326.60	3,047	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	782	358.39/cwt	356.00–362.00	2,803	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	391.49/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,216	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	502	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,234	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	324.47/cwt	312.50–332.50	2,336	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	333.41/cwt	332.50–337.50	2,134	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	383.23/cwt	377.50–387.50	1,636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	362.80/cwt	352.50–375.00	1,738	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	318.25/cwt	318.25–318.25	2,530	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	827	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,605	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	319.14/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,998	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	308.41/cwt	305.00–322.50	2,103	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,113	229.43/cwt	219.00–240.00	2,554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,345	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	340.50/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,992	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	165.02/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,477	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,377	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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,314Last week 1,709Year ago 602

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 93Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 11Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	347	387.50	387.50
1	350–400	385	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	427	377.50–387.50	383.23
13	450–500	479	352.50–375.00	362.80
5	500–550	538	332.50–347.50	342.11
7	550–600	585	327.50–345.00	340.50
19	600–650	626	312.50–327.50	319.14
5	650–700	682	305.00–322.50	308.41
2	700–750	747	310.00	310.00
13	750–800	795	318.25	318.25
1	950–1000	975	247.50	247.50
2	1100–1150	1,113	219.00–240.00	229.43
2	1150–1200	1,178	226.00–232.50	229.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	345.00	345.00
3	300–350	340	337.50–342.50	340.01
3	350–400	383	330.00–342.50	338.26
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	478	340.00–347.50	343.65
5	500–550	527	317.50–327.50	322.92
4	550–600	568	290.00–310.00	300.31
1	600–650	640	295.00	295.00
3	650–700	658	290.00–292.50	291.65
1	700–750	700	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	392.50–405.00	401.84
11	450–500	481	382.50–392.50	388.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	522	372.50	372.50
290	750–800	764	325.50–341.00	337.36
70	800–850	827	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	485	375.00	375.00
4	500–550	530	340.00–355.00	351.36
5	550–600	591	317.50–325.00	319.01
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	730	260.00–282.50	275.10
2	750–800	787	242.50	242.50
2	800–850	807	232.50	232.50
1	850–900	865	211.00	211.00
2	900–950	922	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	380.00–395.00	387.23
4	550–600	590	290.00–300.00	294.98
3	600–650	632	257.50–270.00	262.37
1	650–700	675	282.50	282.50
2	700–750	728	237.50–247.50	242.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	495	272.50	272.50
1	550–600	560	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	497.50	497.50
1	350–400	370	510.00	510.00
1	500–550	525	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	620	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,055	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	402.50	402.50
19	550–600	566	380.00–397.50	391.49
3	600–650	616	395.00	395.00
199	750–800	782	356.00–362.00	358.39
62	850–900	876	353.95	353.95
54	900–950	933	326.60	326.60
52	950–1000	980	316.75	316.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	322	427.50	427.50
3	350–400	378	460.00	460.00
5	400–450	435	442.50–465.00	451.34
9	450–500	462	410.00–437.50	425.06
2	500–550	512	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	570	342.50–367.50	350.76
8	600–650	640	332.50–337.50	333.41
13	650–700	670	330.00–360.00	346.44
7	700–750	720	312.50–332.50	324.47
3	750–800	771	310.00	310.00
6	800–850	825	317.50	317.50
2	850–900	875	310.00	310.00
1	1100–1150	1,135	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	310	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	390	392.50	392.50
2	450–500	455	372.50–400.00	386.40
3	550–600	567	312.50–337.50	325.26
2	600–650	615	322.50–327.50	325.00
3	650–700	667	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	352.50	352.50
1	500–550	500	282.50	282.50
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	505.00	505.00
8	400–450	404	482.50–490.00	487.17
4	450–500	469	462.50–480.00	475.66
4	500–550	502	445.00	445.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	600–650	622	278.00	278.00
157	650–700	676	270.00–272.00	271.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,610	2,375.00	2,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,900.00	1,900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	998	174.00–185.00	179.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,748	196.00–209.00	202.90
4	—	1,694	182.00–190.00	184.66
3	—	1,395	163.00–177.00	170.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,257	141.00–145.00	143.12
3	—	1,193	174.00–177.00	175.99
12	—	1,218	153.00–167.00	159.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	170.00–173.00	171.50
10	—	1,501	161.00–169.00	165.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	117.00	117.00
6	—	1,106	132.00–147.00	140.77
3	—	1,010	155.00–165.00	159.23
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	134.00–135.00	134.52
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	168.00	168.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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