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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 7

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

277 head

▼ 330 vs last sale 607▼ 594 vs year ago 871 · −68.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 71▼ 15 vs year ago 53 · −28.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 4 · +25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market appeared stronger in spots with a smaller, but average quality offering. No trends in the feeder steer market due to limited head to head comparisons, however the yearling steers appeared stronger and with good demand. Feeder heifers 400-500 lbs were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while the 500-600 lbs heifers were steady with a limited supply and good demand. Heavy rain and muddy conditions coupled with several schools on fall break has limited cattle movement today, however buyers are still active and willing to pay premiums for quality and value added packages and groups. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher with most gains seen in the leans and the high dressing individuals, while the slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 lower with a moderate supply and 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 $354.84/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −33.43 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.

Average price

$354.84

34 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$827

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

$163.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.22

vs KY average

−29.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	363.06	2,007	30
Medium and Large 2	560	324.17	1,815	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	590	200.00	1,180	1thin

One grade step is worth $163.06/cwt here — about $827 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 sale34 hd

354.84

—

KY average24 barns · 944 hd

346.61

+8.22

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−29.55

This barn, trailing median34 sales

388.26

−33.43

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	—	Low	1,682	183.75	3,091	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	162.20	1,634	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	159.53	2,380	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,332	155.85	2,075	7thin

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)	1,050	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,645	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,400	$3,150	1thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	962	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,196	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,071	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,169	3
Steers	650–700	Medium 1-2	670	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,926	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,617	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	857	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,982	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	896	342.25/cwt	342.25–342.25	3,067	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	919	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	976	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	333.67/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,398	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,533	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	367.84/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,733	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	507	374.48/cwt	372.50–377.50	1,899	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	349.35/cwt	327.50–357.50	1,876	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,771	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,062	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	350.70/cwt	347.50–357.50	2,027	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,903	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	323.33/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,056	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	637	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,389	82
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,926	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	309.85/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,076	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,023	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	704	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,306	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	775	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,015	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,419	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,625	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	920	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,070	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	929	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,092	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,258	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1-2	410	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,076	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,855	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	281.24/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,477	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	354.19/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,012	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,103	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,008	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,150	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,168	162.74/cwt	150.00–172.00	1,901	3
Bulls	—	—	1,801	187.84/cwt	180.00–193.00	3,383	5
Bulls	—	—	1,998	197.94/cwt	195.00–202.00	3,955	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	144.65/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,357	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	970	180.07/cwt	177.50–182.50	1,747	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	162.00/cwt	156.00–169.00	1,737	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,964	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	147.58/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,749	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,449	156.44/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,267	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	149.67/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,208	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	172.51/cwt	172.00–173.00	2,553	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,517	160.74/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,438	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,860	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,645	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	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 Oct 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 607Year ago 871

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 71Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	420	365.00	365.00
7	450–500	471	362.50–370.00	367.84
4	500–550	537	327.50–357.50	349.35
3	550–600	578	347.50–357.50	350.70
6	600–650	636	310.00–330.00	323.33
2	650–700	670	305.00–315.00	309.85
2	800–850	820	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	875	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	322.50	322.50
1	300–350	320	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	419	330.00–337.50	333.67
2	500–550	545	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	590	322.50	322.50
2	600–650	642	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	680	297.50	297.50
1	900–950	920	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	507	372.50–377.50	374.48
18	550–600	565	365.00	365.00
82	600–650	637	375.00	375.00
5	700–750	704	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	380.00	380.00
2	700–750	727	360.00	360.00
2	850–900	857	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	850–900	896	342.25	342.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	670	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	425	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	460	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	638	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	498	372.50	372.50
1	500–550	540	345.00	345.00
6	550–600	568	350.00–355.00	354.19
2	700–750	715	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	765	262.50	262.50
1	900–950	945	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	326	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	390	322.50	322.50
4	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	725	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	315.00	315.00
2	500–550	525	280.00–282.50	281.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	140.00–149.00	144.65
5	—	1,072	156.00–169.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,517	159.00–164.00	160.74
3	—	1,475	149.00–150.00	149.67
2	—	1,480	172.00–173.00	172.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	145.00–151.00	147.58
1	—	1,155	170.00	170.00
4	—	1,449	153.00–162.00	156.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	970	177.50–182.50	180.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,168	150.00–172.00	162.74
3	—	1,998	195.00–202.00	197.94
5	—	1,801	180.00–193.00	187.84

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,645	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,775.00	1,775.00

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	—	1,400	3,150.00	3,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,300	220.00	220.00

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.