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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 7

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

350 head

▼ 252 vs last sale 602▼ 1,810 vs year ago 2,160 · −83.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 44▼ 46 vs year ago 83 · −55.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 4▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison with last week due to Holiday; however market active for yearling heifers with very good demand and good demand for slaughter cows today. Winter storm over the weekend brought 6-12" of snow, combined with freezing rain and ice created dangerous roads. Many stockyards closed throughout Kentucky this week due to weather.

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 $265.42/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −122.85 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.

Average price

$265.42

12 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.58

vs KY average

−39.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	265.42	1,472	12thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

265.42

—

KY average7 barns · 241 hd

263.84

+1.58

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−39.82

This barn, trailing median34 sales

388.26

−122.85

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

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $449.23, low $315.42, median $388.26 across 34 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	—	High	1,650	161.00	2,657	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	132.17	1,971	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	128.50	1,632	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,032	107.59	1,111	10

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)	1,171	$1,892	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,349	$1,801	10

Every lot

41 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. 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,575	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,862	14
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	692	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,661	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	246.01/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,784	12
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,097	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	255.22/cwt	250.00–260.00	722	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	689	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	813	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	928	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,153	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,439	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,517	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,535	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	629	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,472	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	727	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,857	95
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,734	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	763	249.80/cwt	249.80–249.80	1,906	78
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	826	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,040	75
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	748	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,030	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,175	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,334	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,587	3
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,661	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,650	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,657	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	833	75.38/cwt	70.00–80.00	628	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	123.29/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,285	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	111.05/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,228	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,218	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,559	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	127.19/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,578	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	133.99/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,704	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	119.98/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,659	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,628	134.25/cwt	131.00–137.00	2,186	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,039	1,659.31/head	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,659	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,254	2,036.85/head	1,800.00–2,275.00	2,037	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,334	1,601.34/head	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,601	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,371	2,100.59/head	1,800.00–2,325.00	2,101	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	148.97/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,527	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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Jan 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 602Year ago 2,160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 44Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	262.50	262.50
1	300–350	335	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	355	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	405	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	417	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	538	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	820	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	500	315.00	315.00
14	650–700	691	269.50	269.50
12	700–750	725	241.00–247.00	246.01
1	1050–1100	1,070	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	692	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	250.00–260.00	255.22
2	300–350	322	252.50	252.50
2	350–400	350	265.00	265.00
4	400–450	403	286.00	286.00
7	500–550	538	267.50	267.50
5	550–600	578	262.50	262.50
5	600–650	620	247.50	247.50
5	700–750	730	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	237.50	237.50
12	600–650	629	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
95	700–750	727	255.50	255.50
78	750–800	763	249.80	249.80
75	800–850	826	247.00	247.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,254	1,800.00–2,275.00	2,036.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,371	1,800.00–2,325.00	2,100.59

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,334	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,601.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,039	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,659.31

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	3	—	1,025	145.00–155.00	148.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,042	119.00–127.00	123.29
5	—	1,106	108.00–114.00	111.05
2	—	833	70.00–80.00	75.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	119.00–121.00	119.98
8	—	1,241	123.00–130.00	127.19
5	—	1,272	130.00–142.00	133.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	128.00	128.00
4	—	1,628	131.00–137.00	134.25

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.