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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 15

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,005 head

▲ 830 vs last sale 175▲ 66 vs year ago 939 · +7.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 24▲ 19 vs year ago 62 · +30.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 7▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs traded noticeably higher in a limited comparison with last week's lite test. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 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 $350.72/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −96.30 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.

Average price

$350.72

89 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$62.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.61

vs KY average

−14.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	352.12	1,961	87
Medium and Large 2-3	595	290.00	1,726	2thin

One grade step is worth $62.12/cwt here — about $236 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 sale89 hd

350.72

—

KY average24 barns · 1,062 hd

353.33

−2.61

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

−14.04

This barn, trailing median34 sales

447.02

−96.30

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	1,582	166.02	2,626	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,277	146.20	1,867	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,471	146.10	2,149	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,121	131.73	1,476	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,015	180.00	1,827	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,263	$3,188	2thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	380.68/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,230	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	342	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,457	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,559	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,473	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	418	408.95/cwt	400.00–421.00	1,709	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,456	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,828	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	385.65/cwt	370.00–391.00	1,685	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	394.42/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,889	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	368.69/cwt	360.00–381.00	1,766	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,670	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	366.35/cwt	355.00–379.00	1,927	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	351.28/cwt	337.00–363.00	2,013	45
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	331.79/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,928	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	290.00/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,726	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	333.75/cwt	318.00–348.00	2,086	38
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	628	278.16/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,747	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	635	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,810	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	665	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,895	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	303.58/cwt	287.00–314.00	2,025	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	323.41/cwt	319.00–330.00	2,183	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	312.51/cwt	287.00–319.00	2,234	105
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	265.57/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,963	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,027	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	767	286.64/cwt	285.00–288.00	2,199	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	810	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,952	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	811	275.25/cwt	275.25–275.25	2,232	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	261.17/cwt	256.00–265.00	2,142	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	867	250.99/cwt	248.00–263.00	2,176	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	880	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,002	2
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	890	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,092	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	919	272.36/cwt	270.50–274.25	2,503	106
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,277	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	930	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,046	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	998	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,375	7
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,273	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,112	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,224	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	322	297.44/cwt	292.50–300.00	958	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	337.83/cwt	315.00–361.00	1,125	2
Heifers	300–350	Large 1-2	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,216	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	286.33/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,059	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	437	350.18/cwt	333.00–357.00	1,530	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	316.02/cwt	307.50–321.00	1,498	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	482	349.32/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,684	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	320.35/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,659	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	549	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,702	8
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	570	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,647	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	301.34/cwt	292.50–307.00	1,736	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	318.58/cwt	310.00–321.00	1,838	79
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	286.25/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,660	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	602	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,610	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	291.80/cwt	283.00–305.00	1,841	28
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	295.66/cwt	287.00–296.50	1,948	102
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	673	247.13/cwt	247.00–247.50	1,663	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,788	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	256.23/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,817	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	275.51/cwt	264.00–276.00	1,970	76
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	267.01/cwt	257.00–268.60	2,056	79
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	220.38/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,803	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	858	217.28/cwt	207.50–227.00	1,864	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,097	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,316	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,576	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,886	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	537	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,504	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,832	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	305.73/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,902	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,923	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	281.02/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,040	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,034	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	890	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,424	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,640	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,015	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,827	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,198	145.64/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,745	2
Bulls	—	—	1,477	162.86/cwt	153.00–169.00	2,405	7
Bulls	—	—	1,832	176.51/cwt	169.00–185.00	3,234	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	980	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	108.69/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,177	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	127.41/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,402	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	149.23/cwt	135.00–160.00	1,746	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	142.82/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,775	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	157.46/cwt	149.00–165.00	2,189	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	143.64/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,040	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	151.72/cwt	147.00–161.00	2,311	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	133.63/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,091	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	880	146.00/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,285	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	170.35/cwt	159.00–189.00	1,751	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,410	3,575.00/head	3,575.00–3,575.00	3,575	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 Apr 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,005Last week 175Year ago 939

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 24Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	342	426.00	426.00
1	400–450	430	425.00	425.00
14	800–850	811	275.25	275.25
106	900–950	919	270.50–274.25	272.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	370.00–400.00	380.68
1	350–400	385	405.00	405.00
10	400–450	437	370.00–391.00	385.65
8	450–500	479	360.00–381.00	368.69
4	500–550	506	330.00	330.00
12	550–600	581	325.00–335.00	331.79
27	650–700	667	287.00–314.00	303.58
7	700–750	739	265.00–269.00	265.57
1	750–800	765	265.00	265.00
11	800–850	820	256.00–265.00	261.17
5	850–900	867	248.00–263.00	250.99
1	900–950	920	247.50	247.50
7	950–1000	998	238.00	238.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	225.00	225.00
2	1100–1150	1,112	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	382.50	382.50
1	400–450	425	342.50	342.50
2	550–600	595	287.50–292.50	290.00
3	600–650	628	260.00–295.00	278.16
2	850–900	880	227.50	227.50
1	900–950	930	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	890	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	635	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	665	285.00	285.00
2	800–850	810	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	400.00–421.00	408.95
11	450–500	479	385.00–400.00	394.42
26	500–550	526	355.00–379.00	366.35
45	550–600	573	337.00–363.00	351.28
38	600–650	625	318.00–348.00	333.75
14	650–700	675	319.00–330.00	323.41
105	700–750	715	287.00–319.00	312.51
9	750–800	767	285.00–288.00	286.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	292.50–300.00	297.44
2	350–400	370	280.00–292.50	286.33
2	550–600	580	285.00–287.50	286.25
4	650–700	673	247.00–247.50	247.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	437	333.00–357.00	350.18
23	450–500	482	330.00–357.50	349.32
18	500–550	518	315.00–330.00	320.35
79	550–600	577	310.00–321.00	318.58
28	600–650	631	283.00–305.00	291.80
102	650–700	659	287.00–296.50	295.66
76	700–750	715	264.00–276.00	275.51
79	750–800	770	257.00–268.60	267.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	315.00–361.00	337.83
1	350–400	355	342.50	342.50
6	450–500	474	307.50–321.00	316.02
8	500–550	549	310.00	310.00
7	550–600	576	292.50–307.00	301.34
2	600–650	602	267.50	267.50
2	650–700	685	261.00	261.00
4	700–750	709	250.00–260.00	256.23
3	800–850	818	211.00–225.00	220.38
2	850–900	858	207.50–227.00	217.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	570	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	327.50	327.50
1	350–400	375	351.00	351.00
3	400–450	403	391.00	391.00
2	500–550	535	352.50	352.50
3	550–600	578	317.00	317.00
5	600–650	622	297.50–317.50	305.73
4	650–700	663	290.00	290.00
4	700–750	726	275.00–285.00	281.02
1	750–800	790	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	537	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	890	160.00	160.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,832	169.00–185.00	176.51
2	—	1,198	142.00–149.00	145.64
7	—	1,477	153.00–169.00	162.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	107.00–111.00	108.69
2	—	1,100	120.00–134.00	127.41
1	—	990	99.00	99.00
5	—	1,170	135.00–160.00	149.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	130.00–138.00	133.63
11	—	1,523	147.00–161.00	151.72
15	—	1,420	140.00–146.00	143.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	149.00–165.00	157.46
10	—	1,243	140.00–146.00	142.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	880	143.00–149.00	146.00

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	4	—	1,028	159.00–189.00	170.35

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	1	—	1,115	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	3,575.00	3,575.00

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.