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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 18

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Mar 11Mar 18Mar 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,075 head

▲ 363 vs last sale 712▼ 15 vs year ago 1,090 · −1.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 42▲ 19 vs year ago 48 · +39.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 17▲ 16 vs year ago 2 · +800.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for 550-650 lbs and very good demand for yearling packages. Feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold fully 10.00 higher with several good quality and replacement quality packages sharply higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $358.19/cwt on 131 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −88.83 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.

Average price

$358.19

131 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$51.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.44

vs KY average

+1.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	566	358.98	2,030	129
Medium and Large 2-3	575	307.50	1,768	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.48/cwt here — about $262 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale131 hd

358.19

—

KY average24 barns · 1,306 hd

345.75

+12.44

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

+1.03

This barn, trailing median34 sales

447.02

−88.83

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.70, low $353.17, median $447.02 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	1,866	171.59	3,201	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	144.92	2,059	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	141.74	1,771	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	116.46	1,209	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,385	117.00	1,620	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)	1,400	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,303	$2,463	4thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	260	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	988	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	921	1
Steers	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	325	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	886	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	371	339.63/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,260	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	396.38/cwt	390.00–399.00	1,498	4
Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	390	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,063	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	409	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,391	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	416	394.86/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,643	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	437	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,715	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	477	314.98/cwt	295.00–329.00	1,502	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	478	383.33/cwt	359.00–390.00	1,832	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	329.50/cwt	322.50–342.00	1,578	12
Steers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	480	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,224	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	354.01/cwt	332.50–372.50	1,859	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	319.99/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,786	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,768	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	361.55/cwt	348.00–369.00	2,097	94
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	322.56/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,981	55
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	624	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,122	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,641	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	316.35/cwt	307.50–322.00	2,135	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	272.78/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,855	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	711	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,339	71
Steers	700–750	Small and Medium 1-2	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	739	294.36/cwt	282.00–305.00	2,175	44
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	740	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,065	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,803	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	65
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	259.75/cwt	255.00–262.00	2,031	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	787	272.12/cwt	266.00–291.00	2,142	30
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,163	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	842	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,054	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	859	279.25/cwt	279.25–279.25	2,399	58
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	877	260.86/cwt	260.00–261.00	2,288	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	914	270.17/cwt	269.00–271.25	2,469	117
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	928	224.02/cwt	221.00–227.00	2,079	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	988	252.25/cwt	252.25–252.25	2,492	49
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,045	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,944	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,091	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	230	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	748	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	992	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	325	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,162	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	358	355.93/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,274	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,521	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	414	366.43/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,517	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	312.59/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,329	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,196	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	308.38/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,465	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	478	325.32/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,555	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	303.46/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,557	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	532	274.62/cwt	260.00–283.00	1,461	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	297.50/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,699	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	321.09/cwt	319.00–327.00	1,894	50
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	277.61/cwt	265.00–284.00	1,638	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	606	323.80/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,962	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	304.91/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,903	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	306.65/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,045	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	233.49/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,576	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	680	313.63/cwt	312.00–315.00	2,133	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,815	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	728	290.61/cwt	284.00–298.00	2,116	32
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,769	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	775	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,356	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,825	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	810	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,179	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,116	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	368.24/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,705	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	330.02/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,723	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,494	3
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	555	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,288	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	305.88/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,731	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	306.51/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,854	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,042	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,664	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,618	166.70/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,697	3
Bulls	—	—	2,014	174.53/cwt	172.00–181.00	3,515	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	752	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	103.97/cwt	101.00–110.00	996	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	131.48/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,363	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	121.72/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,430	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,555	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	138.60/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,713	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	145.71/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,842	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,292	140.56/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,816	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,318	131.93/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,739	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	148.18/cwt	143.00–158.00	2,169	16
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,385	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,620	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	158.11/cwt	153.00–163.00	1,818	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	2,463.08/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,463	4

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 Mar 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,075Last week 712Year ago 1,090

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 42Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 17Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	272.50	272.50
1	350–400	390	272.50	272.50
2	450–500	480	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	730	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	390.00–399.00	396.38
5	400–450	409	340.00	340.00
12	450–500	479	322.50–342.00	329.50
2	550–600	558	317.50–322.50	319.99
1	600–650	640	290.00	290.00
3	750–800	782	255.00–262.00	259.75
1	800–850	810	267.00	267.00
7	850–900	877	260.00–261.00	260.86
1	1100–1150	1,130	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	437	392.50	392.50
20	600–650	624	340.00	340.00
71	700–750	711	329.00	329.00
65	750–800	765	310.00	310.00
58	850–900	859	279.25	279.25
117	900–950	914	269.00–271.25	270.17
49	950–1000	988	252.25	252.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	315	292.50	292.50
6	350–400	371	310.00–365.00	339.63
2	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
3	450–500	477	295.00–329.00	314.98
2	550–600	575	307.50	307.50
1	600–650	625	262.50	262.50
6	650–700	680	270.00–285.00	272.78
1	700–750	745	242.00	242.00
2	900–950	928	221.00–227.00	224.02
1	1000–1050	1,045	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	416	380.00–425.00	394.86
22	450–500	478	359.00–390.00	383.33
33	500–550	525	332.50–372.50	354.01
94	550–600	580	348.00–369.00	361.55
55	600–650	614	315.00–335.00	322.56
25	650–700	675	307.50–322.00	316.35
44	700–750	739	282.00–305.00	294.36
30	750–800	787	266.00–291.00	272.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	842	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	357.50	357.50
3	350–400	358	347.50–360.00	355.93
13	400–450	414	330.00–390.00	366.43
6	450–500	478	320.00–335.00	325.32
50	550–600	590	319.00–327.00	321.09
7	600–650	624	300.00–310.00	304.91
3	650–700	667	300.00–310.00	306.65
11	700–750	723	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	606	320.00–327.00	323.80
11	650–700	680	312.00–315.00	313.63
32	700–750	728	284.00–298.00	290.61
5	750–800	775	304.00	304.00
8	800–850	810	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	395	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	320	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	460	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	532	260.00–283.00	274.62
3	550–600	590	265.00–284.00	277.61
1	600–650	605	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	675	225.00–242.50	233.49
1	700–750	745	237.50	237.50
1	750–800	785	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	425	310.00–317.50	312.59
9	450–500	475	295.00–317.50	308.38
6	500–550	513	295.00–312.50	303.46
6	550–600	571	292.50–300.00	297.50
4	800–850	805	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	910	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	370.00	370.00
4	500–550	522	320.00–340.00	330.02
5	550–600	566	300.00–330.00	305.88
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	283.00	283.00
1	600–650	625	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	765	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	463	340.00–380.00	368.24
5	600–650	605	297.50–317.50	306.51
1	650–700	665	307.00	307.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,264	143.00–153.00	145.71
1	—	1,215	128.00	128.00
7	—	1,236	136.00–142.00	138.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	958	101.00–110.00	103.97
5	—	1,037	127.00–138.00	131.48
5	—	1,175	117.00–126.00	121.72
1	—	835	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,464	143.00–158.00	148.18
3	—	1,318	128.00–135.00	131.93
3	—	1,292	137.00–143.00	140.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,014	172.00–181.00	174.53
3	—	1,618	160.00–171.00	166.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,150	153.00–163.00	158.11

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	—	1,400	1,975.00	1,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,303	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,463.08

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.