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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 17

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

695 head

▲ 311 vs last sale 384▼ 106 vs year ago 801 · −13.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 50▼ 2 vs year ago 54 · −3.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 3▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady in a limited comparison with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand; softer undertone on calves under 600 lbs in a limited comparison. Yearlings sold steady in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very 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 $373.66/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −73.36 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.

Average price

$373.66

29 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$43.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.27

vs KY average

+1.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	376.69	2,110	27
Medium and Large 2-3	540	332.75	1,797	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.94/cwt here — about $313 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 sale29 hd

373.66

—

KY average24 barns · 899 hd

374.93

−1.27

National average146 barns · 8,317 hd

371.92

+1.74

This barn, trailing median34 sales

447.02

−73.36

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	—	Low	1,686	210.72	3,553	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	165.09	2,149	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	164.31	2,357	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,125	200.00	2,250	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,295	196.36	2,543	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,975	1thin

Every lot

95 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	351	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,615	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	392.91/cwt	392.50–395.00	1,737	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,828	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,978	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,732	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	388.59/cwt	382.50–391.00	2,063	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	368.35/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,974	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,026	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,862	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	584	377.11/cwt	377.00–377.50	2,202	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,060	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	377.20/cwt	360.00–378.50	2,407	85
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	356.05/cwt	352.50–357.50	2,350	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,065	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	322.38/cwt	319.00–325.00	2,331	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	756	324.15/cwt	317.50–332.50	2,451	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	298.01/cwt	297.50–299.00	2,259	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,372	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	830	324.95/cwt	324.95–324.95	2,697	62
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	858	302.08/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,592	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	892	309.85/cwt	309.85–309.85	2,764	56
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	918	305.65/cwt	298.40–309.80	2,806	171
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	973	246.54/cwt	243.00–250.00	2,399	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,256	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	387.47/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,434	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	386	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,554	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,356	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	377.36/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,555	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	433	413.43/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,790	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	461	388.91/cwt	379.00–399.00	1,793	4
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	465	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	988	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,741	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	482	331.32/cwt	317.50–338.00	1,597	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	347.85/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,781	6
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	515	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,352	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	306.65/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,625	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	326.93/cwt	322.50–332.00	1,749	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	345.22/cwt	341.00–347.50	1,926	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	292.85/cwt	272.50–312.50	1,655	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	328.42/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,905	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	309.75/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,883	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	336.02/cwt	323.00–340.00	2,117	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	656	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,198	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,143	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,901	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,083	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	305.49/cwt	305.00–307.50	2,200	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,993	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	767	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,167	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	800	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,800	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	830	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,366	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	263.80/cwt	260.00–267.50	2,303	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,099	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,395	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,423	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	409.49/cwt	409.00–410.00	1,466	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,668	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	409	353.65/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,446	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,637	2
Bulls	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	471	312.16/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,470	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	356.79/cwt	335.00–373.00	1,695	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	353.41/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,831	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	535	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,006	1
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	555	290.10/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,610	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	571	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,956	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,018	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	297.50/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,785	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,158	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	658	280.49/cwt	279.00–282.00	1,846	2
Bulls	650–700	Small and Medium 2-3	685	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,524	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	306.97/cwt	301.00–310.00	2,158	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,580	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,244	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	910	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,729	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,964	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,295	196.36/cwt	193.00–200.00	2,543	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,125	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,250	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,065	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,608	1
Bulls	—	—	1,534	198.79/cwt	191.00–211.00	3,049	5
Bulls	—	—	1,859	225.65/cwt	218.00–236.00	4,195	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	163.31/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,989	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	170.46/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,255	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	151.67/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,067	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	159.38/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,188	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	147.41/cwt	144.00–151.00	2,101	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,471	170.81/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,513	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,015	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	170.39/cwt	160.00–183.00	1,539	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,065	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 Jun 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 695Last week 384Year ago 801

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 50Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	442	392.50–395.00	392.91
2	450–500	457	400.00	400.00
5	500–550	536	362.50–377.50	368.35
3	550–600	555	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	615	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	700	295.00	295.00
3	750–800	758	297.50–299.00	298.01
2	800–850	818	290.00	290.00
6	850–900	858	300.00–302.50	302.08
2	950–1000	973	243.00–250.00	246.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	351	460.00	460.00
3	450–500	480	412.00	412.00
6	500–550	531	382.50–391.00	388.59
13	550–600	584	377.00–377.50	377.11
85	600–650	638	360.00–378.50	377.20
13	650–700	660	352.50–357.50	356.05
10	700–750	723	319.00–325.00	322.38
4	750–800	756	317.50–332.50	324.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	800–850	830	324.95	324.95
56	850–900	892	309.85	309.85
171	900–950	918	298.40–309.80	305.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	520	333.00	333.00
1	550–600	560	332.50	332.50
1	650–700	650	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	720	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	402.50	402.50
8	400–450	433	390.00–430.00	413.43
4	450–500	461	379.00–399.00	388.91
6	500–550	512	345.00–352.00	347.85
22	550–600	558	341.00–347.50	345.22
24	600–650	630	323.00–340.00	336.02
3	650–700	656	335.00	335.00
10	700–750	720	305.00–307.50	305.49
2	750–800	767	282.50	282.50
1	800–850	830	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	370	385.00–390.00	387.47
3	400–450	412	370.00–387.50	377.36
2	450–500	477	365.00	365.00
10	500–550	535	322.50–332.00	326.93
3	550–600	580	325.00–330.00	328.42
10	600–650	608	300.00–320.00	309.75
4	650–700	675	317.50	317.50
1	700–750	700	297.50	297.50
2	750–800	752	265.00	265.00
2	850–900	873	260.00–267.50	263.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	212.50	212.50
1	500–550	515	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	400	339.00	339.00
5	450–500	482	317.50–338.00	331.32
3	500–550	530	305.00–310.00	306.65
2	550–600	565	272.50–312.50	292.85
2	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	685	277.50	277.50
1	800–850	800	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	412.50	412.50
2	350–400	358	409.00–410.00	409.49
2	400–450	417	392.50	392.50
3	500–550	518	350.00–360.00	353.41
1	550–600	575	351.00	351.00
2	650–700	652	331.00	331.00
3	700–750	703	301.00–310.00	306.97
1	850–900	880	255.00	255.00
1	900–950	935	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	380	439.00	439.00
1	500–550	535	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	471	305.00–327.50	312.16
3	550–600	555	280.00–310.00	290.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	372.50	372.50
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	409	340.00–385.00	353.65
4	450–500	475	335.00–373.00	356.79
3	550–600	571	342.50	342.50
2	600–650	600	275.00–320.00	297.50
2	650–700	658	279.00–282.00	280.49
1	800–850	810	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	910	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	193.00–200.00	196.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	144.00–151.00	147.41
9	—	1,471	165.00–176.00	170.81
5	—	1,373	154.00–165.00	159.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	150.00–153.00	151.67
6	—	1,323	167.00–177.00	170.46
3	—	1,218	161.00–165.00	163.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	151.00	151.00
5	—	1,534	191.00–211.00	198.79
8	—	1,859	218.00–236.00	225.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	200.00	200.00

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	1	—	720	141.00	141.00

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	2	—	903	160.00–183.00	170.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	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.