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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 25

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

706 head

▼ 369 vs last sale 1,075▲ 88 vs year ago 618 · +14.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 67▼ 3 vs year ago 50 · −6.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 18▼ 16 vs year ago 18 · −88.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with some weaned thin-fleshed 400-600 lb packages suitable for grass sharply higher with very good demand. Yearling steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with some weaned thin-fleshed calves sharply higher with very good demand. Over 550 lb heifers sold steady in a limited comparison. Yearling heifers lightly tested. Slaughter cows and 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 $368.73/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −78.29 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.

Average price

$368.73

116 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$778

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

$133.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.64

vs KY average

+4.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	373.04	2,033	112
Medium and Large 2-3	560	275.00	1,540	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	525	239.07	1,255	3thin

One grade step is worth $133.97/cwt here — about $778 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale116 hd

368.73

—

KY average25 barns · 1,394 hd

344.09

+24.64

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

+4.75

This barn, trailing median34 sales

447.02

−78.29

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	—	Average	1,741	169.21	2,946	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	140.47	1,685	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	140.32	2,038	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	120.98	1,142	9thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,270	130.00	1,651	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,975	1thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	690	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	232	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	974	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,075	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	398.68/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,264	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	338	422.56/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,428	2
Steers	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	378.70/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,439	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	384	422.64/cwt	402.50–437.50	1,623	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	400.50/cwt	391.00–437.00	1,662	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	382.03/cwt	377.00–385.00	1,631	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	428	418.18/cwt	407.00–420.00	1,790	7
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	455	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,602	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	469	383.61/cwt	360.00–397.50	1,799	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,669	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	350.42/cwt	347.00–357.50	1,700	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,696	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	383.24/cwt	345.00–393.00	1,981	57
Steers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	525	239.07/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,255	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,540	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	331.95/cwt	331.00–332.50	1,876	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	369.24/cwt	357.50–373.00	2,131	45
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	1
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	625	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,719	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	642	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,942	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	643	330.75/cwt	327.50–341.00	2,127	39
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	322.16/cwt	320.00–323.00	2,184	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	714	296.02/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,114	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,938	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,908	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	792	279.41/cwt	277.00–280.00	2,213	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	832	273.31/cwt	258.00–275.00	2,274	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	859	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,319	12
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	940	266.75/cwt	266.75–266.75	2,507	56
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	946	249.75/cwt	249.00–250.00	2,363	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	952	259.25/cwt	259.25–259.25	2,468	53
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	985	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,325	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,278	9
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,072	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	233	281.27/cwt	270.00–305.00	655	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,052	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	292.50/cwt	285.00–300.00	863	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	384.92/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,251	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Heifers	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	336.86/cwt	331.00–340.00	1,253	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	382	388.84/cwt	345.00–412.50	1,485	17
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	410	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,015	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	380.01/cwt	350.00–411.00	1,615	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	325.76/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,498	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	470	364.55/cwt	337.50–392.50	1,713	20
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	513	219.11/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,124	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	299.87/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,568	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	326.11/cwt	311.00–340.00	1,741	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	313.56/cwt	307.50–317.00	1,797	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	280.86/cwt	265.00–297.00	1,615	2
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	580	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,378	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	300.28/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,871	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	624	238.71/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,490	4
Heifers	650–700	Small and Medium 1-2	655	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,326	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,970	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	267.94/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,817	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,803	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	247.02/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,774	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	766	251.78/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,929	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,920	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	801	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,994	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	875	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,663	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,068	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	200	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	560	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	943	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	384.46/cwt	357.50–410.00	1,423	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	370.95/cwt	337.50–395.00	1,502	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	435	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,688	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	389.33/cwt	370.00–407.50	1,810	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	368.73/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,726	2
Bulls	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	490	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,090	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,438	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	306.17/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,626	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	341.65/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,828	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	330.05/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,855	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	276.33/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,710	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,096	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,895	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	248.02/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,947	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,722	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,676	163.65/cwt	155.00–171.00	2,743	9
Bulls	—	—	1,839	177.56/cwt	173.00–187.00	3,265	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	100.92/cwt	95.00–110.00	901	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	121.09/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,099	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	128.96/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,261	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	129.69/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,515	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	147.55/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,735	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	139.12/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,713	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,679	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	147.92/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,120	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	140.62/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,067	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,651	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 706Last week 1,075Year ago 618

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 67Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 18Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	410	247.50	247.50
3	500–550	513	210.00–237.50	219.11
1	550–600	580	237.50	237.50
1	650–700	655	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	372	331.00–340.00	336.86
3	450–500	460	322.50–332.50	325.76
3	500–550	523	295.00–305.00	299.87
2	550–600	575	265.00–297.00	280.86
2	650–700	678	265.00–271.00	267.94
7	700–750	718	245.00–248.00	247.02
2	750–800	770	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	800	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	880	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	382	345.00–412.50	388.84
22	400–450	425	350.00–411.00	380.01
20	450–500	470	337.50–392.50	364.55
26	500–550	534	311.00–340.00	326.11
23	550–600	573	307.50–317.00	313.56
15	600–650	623	280.00–312.50	300.28
18	650–700	661	298.00	298.00
1	700–750	700	257.50	257.50
5	750–800	766	250.00–253.00	251.78
12	800–850	801	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	270.00–305.00	281.27
2	250–300	295	285.00–300.00	292.50
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
4	600–650	624	230.00–245.00	238.71
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	875	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	382.50	382.50
2	300–350	325	380.00–390.00	384.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	317	385.00–405.00	398.68
2	350–400	380	375.00–382.50	378.70
4	400–450	427	377.00–385.00	382.03
3	450–500	470	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	510	332.50	332.50
9	550–600	565	331.00–332.50	331.95
1	700–750	715	271.00	271.00
10	800–850	832	258.00–275.00	273.31
12	850–900	859	270.00	270.00
4	900–950	946	249.00–250.00	249.75
1	950–1000	985	236.00	236.00
9	1000–1050	1,008	226.00	226.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
3	500–550	525	232.50–242.50	239.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	352.00	352.00
1	600–650	625	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	352.50	352.50
8	450–500	485	347.00–357.50	350.42
1	550–600	560	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	600	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	720	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	232	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	338	420.00–425.00	422.56
7	400–450	428	407.00–420.00	418.18
56	900–950	940	266.75	266.75
53	950–1000	952	259.25	259.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	642	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	384	402.50–437.50	422.64
19	400–450	415	391.00–437.00	400.50
8	450–500	469	360.00–397.50	383.61
57	500–550	517	345.00–393.00	383.24
45	550–600	577	357.50–373.00	369.24
39	600–650	643	327.50–341.00	330.75
16	650–700	678	320.00–323.00	322.16
16	700–750	714	280.00–310.00	296.02
5	750–800	792	277.00–280.00	279.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	388.00	388.00
6	450–500	465	370.00–407.50	389.33
5	500–550	535	325.00–347.50	341.65
5	550–600	562	320.00–332.50	330.05
2	650–700	655	315.00–325.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	357.50–410.00	384.46
3	400–450	405	337.50–395.00	370.95
2	450–500	468	367.50–370.00	368.73
4	500–550	531	302.50–310.00	306.17
4	600–650	619	265.00–280.00	276.33
1	700–750	715	265.00	265.00
3	750–800	785	239.00–255.00	248.02
1	800–850	820	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	290	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	380	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	500	287.50	287.50
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	222.50	222.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	118.00–124.00	121.09
5	—	978	127.00–130.00	128.96
2	—	893	95.00–110.00	100.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,470	135.00–145.00	140.62
2	—	1,433	146.00–150.00	147.92
1	—	1,365	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	127.00–133.00	129.69
5	—	1,231	135.00–141.00	139.12
4	—	1,176	143.00–150.00	147.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,676	155.00–171.00	163.65
6	—	1,839	173.00–187.00	177.56

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,975.00	1,975.00

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.