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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 5

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,142 head

▲ 876 vs last sale 266▲ 753 vs year ago 389 · +193.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 29▲ 23 vs year ago 27 · +85.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 2 · +500.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 650 lbs and under were 3.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and strong demand. Yearling steers were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good supply and strong demand, and yearling heifers appeared stronger as well but with no true head to head comparisons. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with good demand. Cooler weather conditions coupled with gains in future market increased cattle movement and the premiums buyers were willing to pay for weaned packages and groups of cattle.

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 $384.12/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −62.90 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.

Average price

$384.12

3 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.26

vs KY average

−5.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	384.12	2,009	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

384.12

—

KY average23 barns · 568 hd

381.86

+2.26

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

−5.90

This barn, trailing median34 sales

447.02

−62.90

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	1,839	208.36	3,831	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,496	181.33	2,713	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	180.31	2,272	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	163.21	1,669	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,045	226.50	2,367	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,181	228.92	2,704	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$3,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,420	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,331	$2,450	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,375	$2,850	1thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium 1-2	355	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,234	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	385	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,761	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	384.12/cwt	377.50–387.50	2,009	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	390.67/cwt	387.50–395.00	2,434	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,240	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,554	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	753	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,636	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	320.46/cwt	313.00–330.00	2,480	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,728	62
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	306.74/cwt	289.00–315.00	2,549	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	873	336.77/cwt	329.75–339.30	2,940	254
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	918	329.31/cwt	326.70–332.00	3,023	156
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	933	302.56/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,823	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	957	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	3,120	96
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Full	1,010	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,172	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	200	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	830	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,183	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,146	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	333	412.68/cwt	407.00–425.00	1,374	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	382.38/cwt	382.00–382.50	1,671	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,764	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	356.19/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,895	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,047	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,080	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	643	361.50/cwt	361.50–361.50	2,324	83
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	674	325.30/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,193	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,120	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	719	338.29/cwt	336.00–339.50	2,432	207
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	797	326.75/cwt	326.75–326.75	2,604	137
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,355	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,005	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,387	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,510	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	306	395.77/cwt	380.00–404.00	1,211	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,669	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	392.37/cwt	387.50–397.50	1,491	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	407	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,974	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1-2	428	294.90/cwt	277.50–312.50	1,262	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,968	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	496	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,947	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,591	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	377.11/cwt	369.00–380.00	1,919	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	326.56/cwt	315.00–332.50	2,067	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,096	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,118	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,181	228.92/cwt	220.00–240.00	2,704	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,045	226.50/cwt	223.00–231.00	2,367	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,625	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	207.41/cwt	204.00–211.00	3,480	2
Bulls	—	—	2,047	221.44/cwt	214.00–228.00	4,533	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,161	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	152.01/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,452	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,015	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,989	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	171.65/cwt	164.00–182.00	1,840	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	186.28/cwt	180.00–194.00	2,366	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	173.87/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,231	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,394	172.97/cwt	167.00–178.00	2,411	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,557	186.35/cwt	181.00–194.00	2,901	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,331	2,449.86/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,450	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	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 Aug 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,142Last week 266Year ago 389

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 29Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	665	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	700	320.00	320.00
4	750–800	774	313.00–330.00	320.46
4	800–850	831	289.00–315.00	306.74
2	900–950	933	295.00–310.00	302.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	457.50	457.50
3	500–550	523	377.50–387.50	384.12
12	600–650	623	387.50–395.00	390.67
7	700–750	735	347.50	347.50
4	750–800	753	350.00	350.00
62	800–850	800	341.00	341.00
254	850–900	873	329.75–339.30	336.77
156	900–950	918	326.70–332.00	329.31
96	950–1000	957	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,010	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	415.00	415.00
1	250–300	290	395.00	395.00
8	400–450	437	382.00–382.50	382.38
1	450–500	490	360.00	360.00
9	600–650	621	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	695	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	745	275.00	275.00
2	800–850	805	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	674	320.00–332.50	325.30
1	1000–1050	1,005	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	540	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	532	350.00–365.00	356.19
2	550–600	557	367.50	367.50
83	600–650	643	361.50	361.50
207	700–750	719	336.00–339.50	338.29
137	750–800	797	326.75	326.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	422.50	422.50
3	300–350	333	407.00–425.00	412.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	306	380.00–404.00	395.77
1	350–400	375	445.00	445.00
2	400–450	435	452.50	452.50
3	450–500	496	392.50	392.50
4	500–550	509	369.00–380.00	377.11
1	550–600	560	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	633	315.00–332.50	326.56
1	650–700	660	317.50	317.50
1	700–750	700	302.50	302.50
1	750–800	755	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	495.00	495.00
2	400–450	407	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	277.50–312.50	294.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	387.50–397.50	392.37
1	450–500	450	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	505	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,270	180.00–194.00	186.28
8	—	1,283	169.00–179.00	173.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	135.00	135.00
6	—	1,072	164.00–182.00	171.65
2	—	955	150.00–154.00	152.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,557	181.00–194.00	186.35
6	—	1,394	167.00–178.00	172.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,181	220.00–240.00	228.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	223.00–231.00	226.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	204.00–211.00	207.41
1	—	1,535	171.00	171.00
3	—	2,047	214.00–228.00	221.44

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,420	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	3,125.00	3,125.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,331	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,449.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	2,850.00	2,850.00

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.