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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 29

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

563 head

▼ 411 vs last sale 974▼ 350 vs year ago 913 · −38.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 137▲ 43 vs year ago 46 · +93.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 23▲ 9 vs year ago 7 · +128.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Yearling steers lite test. Yearling heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with most advance on 600-700 lb packages. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with very good demand.

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 $317.40/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −70.87 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.

Average price

$317.40

37 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$581

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

$115.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.29

vs KY average

−11.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	325.70	1,799	33
Medium and Large 2-3	582	261.85	1,524	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	580	210.00	1,218	1thin

One grade step is worth $115.70/cwt here — about $581 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 sale37 hd

317.40

—

KY average25 barns · 1,270 hd

323.69

−6.29

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−11.94

This barn, trailing median34 sales

388.26

−70.87

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	1,643	173.72	2,853	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,350	149.63	2,020	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	148.47	2,253	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	133.85	1,415	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,360	197.50	2,686	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,563	191.00	2,985	2thin

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)	1,170	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,342	$2,039	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,625	$2,900	1thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	409.55/cwt	401.00–427.50	1,483	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,360	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	417	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,555	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	426.01/cwt	425.00–427.00	1,832	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	417.70/cwt	410.00–419.00	1,834	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,974	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,978	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	507	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,744	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,923	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	396.02/cwt	391.00–403.00	2,115	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,152	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,116	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	349.04/cwt	337.00–362.50	2,157	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	324.17/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,049	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,290	53
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	325.16/cwt	319.00–327.00	2,179	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	308.20/cwt	293.00–318.00	2,244	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	772	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,308	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	772	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,084	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	287.08/cwt	281.00–290.00	2,228	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	813	250.49/cwt	250.00–251.00	2,036	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	274.17/cwt	267.50–280.00	2,243	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	898	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,317	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,185	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,384	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,245	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,322	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	386.96/cwt	385.00–391.00	1,420	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	381	399.26/cwt	397.00–400.00	1,521	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	390.48/cwt	390.00–391.00	1,652	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	367.30/cwt	362.50–372.00	1,568	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	378.14/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,626	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,396	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	343.07/cwt	339.00–349.00	1,612	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	311.87/cwt	287.50–332.00	1,506	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	489	351.82/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,720	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	307.36/cwt	292.50–317.00	1,607	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	343.75/cwt	321.00–352.50	1,815	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	313.65/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,763	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	330.15/cwt	328.00–335.00	1,902	14
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	582	261.85/cwt	235.00–281.00	1,524	3
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	600	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,626	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	334.98/cwt	329.00–339.75	2,043	167
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,873	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	236.84/cwt	231.00–242.50	1,468	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	294.60/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,974	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	254.33/cwt	243.00–265.00	1,704	2
Heifers	650–700	Small and Medium 1-2	675	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,431	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,911	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	731	280.50/cwt	279.00–281.00	2,050	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,995	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,702	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	806	241.64/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,948	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	216.27/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,849	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	875	236.87/cwt	232.50–239.00	2,073	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	960	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,112	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	990	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,881	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,040	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,298	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,017	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,120	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,345	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,343	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	408.00/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,518	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	378	372.75/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,409	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	372.97/cwt	362.50–393.00	1,522	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,692	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,868	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	340.65/cwt	331.00–350.00	1,611	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	392.47/cwt	382.50–397.50	1,970	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,777	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,260	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	579	330.32/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,913	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	312.74/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,923	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,181	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,827	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	704	289.64/cwt	282.50–292.00	2,039	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	189.95/cwt	181.00–199.00	1,653	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,995	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,563	191.00/cwt	185.00–197.50	2,985	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,360	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,686	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,634	170.13/cwt	157.00–177.00	2,780	6
Bulls	—	—	1,668	184.48/cwt	183.00–186.00	3,077	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	745	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	775	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	122.87/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,284	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	143.43/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,571	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	144.31/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,804	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	137.45/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,904	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,404	156.34/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,195	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,889	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	152.28/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,313	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	145.91/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,240	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,625	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,105	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,376	2,102.21/head	1,775.00–2,450.00	2,102	7

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 563Last week 974Year ago 913

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 137Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 23Year ago 7

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	135.00–139.00	137.45
11	—	1,404	150.00–166.00	156.34
7	—	1,250	140.00–149.00	144.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,519	149.00–159.00	152.28
11	—	1,535	141.00–148.00	145.91
2	—	1,410	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	104.00	104.00
10	—	1,095	140.00–147.00	143.43
6	—	1,045	119.00–128.00	122.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	185.00–197.50	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	183.00–186.00	184.48
6	—	1,634	157.00–177.00	170.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,625	2,900.00	2,900.00

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	—	1,105	1,600.00	1,600.00

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	—	1,170	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,376	1,775.00–2,450.00	2,102.21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	380.00	380.00
3	350–400	367	385.00–391.00	386.96
5	400–450	427	362.50–372.00	367.30
6	450–500	470	339.00–349.00	343.07
7	500–550	523	292.50–317.00	307.36
5	550–600	562	310.00–319.00	313.65
1	600–650	610	307.00	307.00
2	650–700	670	290.00–299.00	294.60
1	700–750	700	273.00	273.00
3	750–800	760	262.50	262.50
4	800–850	806	237.50–245.00	241.64
2	850–900	855	212.50–220.00	216.27
1	950–1000	990	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	875	232.50–239.00	236.87
2	950–1000	960	220.00	220.00
2	1000–1050	1,040	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	430	375.00–385.00	378.14
6	450–500	489	350.00–356.00	351.82
7	500–550	528	321.00–352.50	343.75
14	550–600	576	328.00–335.00	330.15
167	600–650	610	329.00–339.75	334.98
4	700–750	731	279.00–281.00	280.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	407.00	407.00
4	350–400	381	397.00–400.00	399.26
2	400–450	423	390.00–391.00	390.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	675	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	361.00	361.00
2	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	435	321.00	321.00
4	450–500	483	287.50–332.00	311.87
3	550–600	582	235.00–281.00	261.85
2	600–650	620	231.00–242.50	236.84
2	650–700	670	243.00–265.00	254.33
1	750–800	770	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	340	395.00	395.00
3	350–400	372	390.00–417.50	408.00
3	400–450	408	362.50–393.00	372.97
1	450–500	450	415.00	415.00
6	500–550	502	382.50–397.50	392.47
1	550–600	575	393.00	393.00
12	600–650	615	310.00–320.00	312.74
4	700–750	704	282.50–292.00	289.64
2	850–900	870	181.00–199.00	189.95
3	950–1000	950	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	393.00	393.00
1	300–350	330	407.50	407.50
2	350–400	378	360.00–385.00	372.75
1	400–450	435	389.00	389.00
2	450–500	473	331.00–350.00	340.65
1	500–550	540	329.00	329.00
8	550–600	579	325.00–335.00	330.32
1	700–750	700	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	659	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	362	401.00–427.50	409.55
10	400–450	439	410.00–419.00	417.70
2	450–500	472	419.00	419.00
1	500–550	510	377.00	377.00
2	550–600	592	357.50	357.50
6	600–650	632	320.00–327.00	324.17
9	650–700	670	319.00–327.00	325.16
6	750–800	776	281.00–290.00	287.08
9	800–850	818	267.50–280.00	274.17
3	850–900	898	258.00	258.00
1	950–1000	950	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	534	391.00–403.00	396.02
27	550–600	559	385.00	385.00
15	600–650	618	337.00–362.50	349.04
53	650–700	660	347.00	347.00
13	700–750	728	293.00–318.00	308.20
2	750–800	772	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	367.50	367.50
2	400–450	417	373.00	373.00
2	500–550	507	344.00	344.00
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	772	270.00	270.00
2	800–850	813	250.00–251.00	250.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	425.00–427.00	426.01
1	450–500	470	420.00	420.00

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.