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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-15

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

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,045 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 1,060▲ 157 vs year ago 888 · +17.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 65▼ 2 vs year ago 26 · −7.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 20▲ 3 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 mixed with 400-500 lbs 5.00 higher; 500-700 lbs 5.00 lower with good demand for weaned thin-fleshed offerings. Yearling steers limited comparison with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages. Softer undertone for yearling heifers in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower in a lite test. Slaughter bulls sold steady in a lite test.

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 $362.24/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −84.77 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.

Average price

$362.24

35 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$47.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.50

vs KY average

−10.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	372.57	1,987	25
Medium and Large 2-3	538	337.71	1,817	9thin
Large 1-2	570	325.00	1,853	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.57/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale35 hd

362.24

—

KY average24 barns · 955 hd

365.74

−3.50

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

−10.19

This barn, trailing median34 sales

447.02

−84.77

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	2,070	202.26	4,187	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	166.38	2,066	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	163.36	2,388	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	151.55	1,543	7thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	334	446.29/cwt	445.00–452.50	1,491	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,389	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,589	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	409.33/cwt	402.50–417.50	1,547	4
Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	400	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,040	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	413	420.70/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,737	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	432	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,490	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,749	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,802	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	392.72/cwt	388.00–397.50	1,865	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	356.28/cwt	352.50–365.00	1,703	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	378.60/cwt	376.00–390.00	1,988	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	527	341.56/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,800	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	358.83/cwt	352.50–372.50	1,909	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	330.01/cwt	329.00–331.00	1,848	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	360.29/cwt	357.50–361.00	2,028	5
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	357.01/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,221	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	631	314.53/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,985	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	349.17/cwt	340.00–351.00	2,392	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,324	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,110	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	774	326.25/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,525	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,390	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	302.50/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,465	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	817	326.75/cwt	326.75–326.75	2,670	67
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	882	321.94/cwt	318.50–324.25	2,840	171
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	315.64/cwt	315.00–316.25	2,904	112
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	928	320.75/cwt	320.75–320.75	2,977	54
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	933	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,939	59
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	964	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,892	51
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,006	295.25/cwt	295.25–295.25	2,970	53
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	383.51/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,016	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	352.81/cwt	347.50–357.50	1,147	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	353.18/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,279	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	372.05/cwt	365.00–379.00	1,600	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	321.62/cwt	300.00–342.50	1,393	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	352.44/cwt	347.00–357.50	1,537	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	347.61/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,641	7
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	345.84/cwt	337.50–351.00	1,788	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,683	1
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	540	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,796	1
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	575	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,481	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	577	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,789	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	329.05/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,932	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2Value Added	616	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,925	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	342.55/cwt	318.00–345.75	2,117	98
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	689	319.75/cwt	319.75–319.75	2,203	79
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	302.49/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,090	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,074	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	732	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,214	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	250	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	981	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,230	1
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	413	325.91/cwt	321.00–331.00	1,346	2
Bulls	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	339.50/cwt	335.00–344.00	1,545	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	367.46/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,738	3
Bulls	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Bulls	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	510	264.13/cwt	247.50–280.00	1,347	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,846	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	304.13/cwt	291.00–330.00	1,581	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,994	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	333.36/cwt	332.00–342.50	1,853	8
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	560	239.15/cwt	202.00–275.00	1,339	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	562	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,700	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	288.91/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,921	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	731	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,718	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,030	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	4,283	1
Bulls	—	—	2,090	197.89/cwt	194.00–202.00	4,136	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	159.17/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,609	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	141.40/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,454	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,713	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	168.66/cwt	165.00–172.00	2,140	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	160.72/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,138	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	164.95/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,542	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	913	162.75/cwt	162.50–163.00	1,486	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,040	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 Jul 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,045Last week 1,060Year ago 888

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 65Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	410.00–427.50	420.70
12	450–500	475	388.00–397.50	392.72
17	500–550	525	376.00–390.00	378.60
26	600–650	622	350.00–358.00	357.01
6	650–700	685	340.00–351.00	349.17
3	700–750	715	325.00	325.00
8	750–800	774	325.00–330.00	326.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	402.50	402.50
4	350–400	378	402.50–417.50	409.33
1	400–450	440	397.50	397.50
2	450–500	465	387.50	387.50
3	500–550	532	352.50–372.50	358.83
5	550–600	563	357.50–361.00	360.29
1	700–750	725	291.00	291.00
1	750–800	790	302.50	302.50
2	800–850	815	295.00–310.00	302.50
112	900–950	920	315.00–316.25	315.64
51	950–1000	964	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	334	445.00–452.50	446.29
1	350–400	355	447.50	447.50
59	900–950	933	315.00	315.00
53	1000–1050	1,006	295.25	295.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	345.00	345.00
7	450–500	478	352.50–365.00	356.28
6	500–550	527	332.50–350.00	341.56
3	550–600	560	329.00–331.00	330.01
5	600–650	631	312.50–317.50	314.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
67	800–850	817	326.75	326.75
171	850–900	882	318.50–324.25	321.94
54	900–950	928	320.75	320.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	377.50–390.00	383.51
2	300–350	325	347.50–357.50	352.81
6	350–400	362	342.50–360.00	353.18
4	400–450	436	347.00–357.50	352.44
7	450–500	472	335.00–370.00	347.61
19	550–600	587	325.00–332.50	329.05
4	650–700	691	295.00–310.00	302.49
1	700–750	720	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	575	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	616	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	300.00–342.50	321.62
1	500–550	530	317.50	317.50
2	550–600	577	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	430	365.00–379.00	372.05
17	500–550	517	337.50–351.00	345.84
98	600–650	618	318.00–345.75	342.55
79	650–700	689	319.75	319.75
2	700–750	732	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	473	362.50–370.00	367.46
1	500–550	520	355.00	355.00
8	550–600	556	332.00–342.50	333.36
5	650–700	665	280.00–312.50	288.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	440	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	480	220.00	220.00
4	500–550	510	247.50–280.00	264.13
2	550–600	560	202.00–275.00	239.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	392.50	392.50
2	400–450	413	321.00–331.00	325.91
2	450–500	455	335.00–344.00	339.50
3	500–550	520	291.00–330.00	304.13
5	550–600	562	302.50	302.50
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
5	700–750	731	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	155.00	155.00
5	—	1,269	165.00–172.00	168.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	135.00–147.00	141.40
4	—	1,011	152.00–163.00	159.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	160.00–162.00	160.72
5	—	1,541	163.00–168.00	164.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,030	211.00	211.00
2	—	2,090	194.00–202.00	197.89

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	—	913	162.50–163.00	162.75

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	1	—	1,115	183.00	183.00

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.