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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 23

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Jun 16Jun 23Jul 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

472 head

▼ 371 vs last sale 843▼ 886 vs year ago 1,358 · −65.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 52▲ 1 vs year ago 60 · +1.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 6▲ 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on good quality offerings; softer undertone on average quality offerings. Very good demand for yearling steers and heifers in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with very good demand. Very hot weather this week with many farmers working in hay.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.82/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −54.51 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.

Average price

$343.82

41 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$51.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.44

vs KY average

+7.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	347.34	1,865	37
Large 1-2	545	327.00	1,782	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	553	295.50	1,633	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.84/cwt here — about $233 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale41 hd

343.82

—

KY average24 barns · 1,224 hd

336.39

+7.44

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

+7.91

This barn, trailing median33 sales

398.34

−54.51

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $321.52, median $398.34 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,431	206.07	2,950	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,314	170.96	2,247	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,441	166.51	2,399	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	151.52	1,564	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,500	190.00	2,850	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,088	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,850	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,040	$2,525	1thin

Every lot

92 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	415.09/cwt	412.50–417.50	1,162	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	396.97/cwt	392.50–399.00	1,489	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,455	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	405	414.04/cwt	412.50–417.00	1,677	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,720	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	462	367.66/cwt	361.00–377.50	1,699	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	414.51/cwt	395.00–417.00	1,956	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	388.46/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,892	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	371.44/cwt	368.00–377.00	1,946	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,496	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	386.20/cwt	377.00–390.00	2,190	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	362.23/cwt	354.00–366.00	2,094	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,900	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	625	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,206	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	340.44/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,135	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,061	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,237	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	339.21/cwt	338.00–341.00	2,341	22
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	830	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,892	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	930	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,241	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	946	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	2,644	28
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	991	277.82/cwt	222.00–279.00	2,753	47
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,419	1
Steers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,541	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	378.92/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,072	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,186	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	374.32/cwt	370.00–387.00	1,273	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	361.55/cwt	355.00–378.00	1,374	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	319.89/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,248	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	358.45/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,480	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	376.76/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,590	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	349.21/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,659	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	487	362.15/cwt	357.50–367.50	1,764	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	358.18/cwt	340.00–364.00	1,863	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	330.50/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,735	4
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	545	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,782	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	321.94/cwt	315.00–329.00	1,835	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	336.40/cwt	336.00–337.00	1,921	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,819	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	306.46/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,897	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	628	348.75/cwt	348.75–348.75	2,190	85
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	258.49/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,745	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,859	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	773	215.56/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,666	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,671	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	880	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,769	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	905	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,045	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	415.27/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,142	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	323	422.86/cwt	412.00–427.00	1,366	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	352	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,496	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	407.75/cwt	392.00–420.00	1,562	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	401	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,524	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,439	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	378.46/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,745	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	390.78/cwt	390.00–391.00	1,817	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	343.88/cwt	337.50–352.00	1,616	3
Bulls	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	490	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,475	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	364.74/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,882	15
Bulls	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	535	319.95/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,712	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	360.75/cwt	347.00–375.00	2,038	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,909	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,798	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	249.77/cwt	247.00–252.50	1,798	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,903	2
Bulls	750–800	Large 1-2	790	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,928	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,843	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,000	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	875	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,466	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,850	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,176	195.74/cwt	190.00–204.00	2,302	10
Bulls	—	—	1,857	223.29/cwt	215.00–235.00	4,146	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	168.95/cwt	159.00–174.00	1,691	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	144.92/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,507	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,408	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,991	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	148.95/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,895	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	179.10/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,416	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	160.09/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,278	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	172.92/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,521	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,075	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,949	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	960	158.13/cwt	145.00–163.00	1,518	3

This sale against other markets

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 (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Jun 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 472Last week 843Year ago 1,358

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 52Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 6Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	422	370.00–380.00	376.76
16	450–500	487	357.50–367.50	362.15
21	500–550	520	340.00–364.00	358.18
10	550–600	571	336.00–337.00	336.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	375.00–382.50	378.92
4	300–350	340	370.00–387.00	374.32
6	350–400	380	355.00–378.00	361.55
4	400–450	413	350.00–367.00	358.45
3	450–500	475	347.50–350.00	349.21
4	500–550	525	327.00–335.00	330.50
2	550–600	570	315.00–329.00	321.94
10	600–650	619	285.00–315.00	306.46
3	650–700	691	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	905	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	402.00	402.00
85	600–650	628	348.75	348.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
5	350–400	390	300.00–340.00	319.89
1	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	585	311.00	311.00
1	600–650	645	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	675	257.00–260.00	258.49
1	700–750	740	220.00	220.00
3	750–800	773	205.00–235.00	215.56
1	800–850	825	202.50	202.50
1	850–900	880	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	412.50–417.50	415.09
4	350–400	375	392.50–399.00	396.97
1	400–450	440	391.00	391.00
5	450–500	487	380.00–392.50	388.46
5	500–550	524	368.00–377.00	371.44
7	550–600	578	354.00–366.00	362.23
3	600–650	627	330.00–355.00	340.44
1	650–700	660	339.00	339.00
47	950–1000	991	222.00–279.00	277.82
1	1050–1100	1,075	225.00	225.00
1	1200–1250	1,210	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	412.50–417.00	414.04
9	450–500	472	395.00–417.00	414.51
7	550–600	567	377.00–390.00	386.20
22	650–700	690	338.00–341.00	339.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	353.00	353.00
28	900–950	946	279.50	279.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	383.00	383.00
3	450–500	462	361.00–377.50	367.66
1	500–550	525	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	580	327.50	327.50
1	650–700	650	317.00	317.00
1	800–850	830	228.00	228.00
1	900–950	930	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	400.00–430.00	415.27
10	350–400	383	392.00–420.00	407.75
3	400–450	401	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	461	375.00–387.50	378.46
15	500–550	516	350.00–375.00	364.74
2	550–600	565	347.00–375.00	360.75
1	600–650	640	281.00	281.00
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	720	247.00–252.50	249.77
2	750–800	780	244.00	244.00
1	800–850	805	229.00	229.00
1	900–950	930	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	323	412.00–427.00	422.86
2	350–400	352	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	301.00	301.00
2	500–550	535	315.00–325.00	319.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	342.50	342.50
3	450–500	470	337.50–352.00	343.88
2	550–600	575	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	465	390.00–391.00	390.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	875	167.50	167.50

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,475.00	2,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	203.00	203.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	960	145.00–163.00	158.13

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	—	1,115	2,850.00	2,850.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,040	2,525.00	2,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,272	144.00–153.00	148.95
14	—	1,349	172.00–185.00	179.10
2	—	1,178	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	170.00–175.00	172.92
2	—	1,423	157.00–164.00	160.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,040	142.00–148.00	144.92
1	—	1,100	128.00	128.00
4	—	1,001	159.00–174.00	168.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,176	190.00–204.00	195.74
6	—	1,857	215.00–235.00	223.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	190.00	190.00

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.