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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 11

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Nov 4Nov 11Nov 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

832 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 886▼ 181 vs year ago 1,013 · −17.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 61▼ 49 vs year ago 90 · −54.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 10▼ 12 vs year ago 16 · −75.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was mostly steady with a good quality offering. Light weight steers 350 lbs and under appeared stronger but with a light test, while the 400-600 lbs steers were mostly steady to 6.00 lower in spots with a good supply and good demand for higher quality cattle. Yearling steers were mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and strong demand. Feeder heifers 500 lbs and under were mostly steady with a limited supply, while the yearling heifers appeared stronger with a good supply but limited comparisons. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for long weaned groups and packages with a more favorable body condition score. Slaughter cows appeared steady with a moderate supply and good demand, and no test on slaughter bulls.

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 $333.76/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −54.50 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.

Average price

$333.76

15 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$26.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.23

vs KY average

−30.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	335.53	1,893	14thin
Medium and Large 2	525	309.00	1,622	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.53/cwt here — about $271 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale15 hd

333.76

—

KY average24 barns · 1,472 hd

329.53

+4.23

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−30.20

This barn, trailing median34 sales

388.26

−54.50

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	1,405	176.00	2,473	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,541	153.66	2,368	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,307	143.78	1,880	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	122.17	1,340	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,346	164.00	2,207	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,678	174.50	2,928	2thin

Every lot

74 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 2	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	341	427.42/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,458	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,736	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,647	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,835	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,922	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	396.27/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,847	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	501	381.81/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,913	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	337.45/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,795	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,896	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	572	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,830	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	325.67/cwt	321.00–335.00	1,889	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	361.82/cwt	355.00–362.50	2,128	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,940	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	332.86/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,070	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	360.28/cwt	352.50–370.00	2,288	35
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	374.42/cwt	374.00–376.00	2,464	47
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	304.09/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,047	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	340.79/cwt	335.00–344.00	2,450	32
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	373.50/cwt	373.50–373.50	2,700	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	741	303.02/cwt	301.00–305.00	2,245	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	368.63/cwt	365.00–374.50	2,857	51
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	837	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,925	12
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	931	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	3,016	55
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	307	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,182	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,348	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,336	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,542	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,654	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,458	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,622	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,823	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	335.38/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,898	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	361.38/cwt	360.00–363.00	2,190	43
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	626	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,634	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	319.23/cwt	312.50–330.00	2,018	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,096	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	695	337.33/cwt	335.75–346.00	2,344	94
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,953	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	346.75/cwt	346.75–346.75	2,490	68
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	764	264.82/cwt	260.00–266.00	2,023	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	784	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	2,622	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,260	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	817	337.20/cwt	337.20–337.20	2,755	123
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,974	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,320	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	360.49/cwt	360.00–361.00	1,363	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,718	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,707	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	390.33/cwt	385.00–397.00	1,874	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	370.94/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,899	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	315.19/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,825	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	316.83/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,980	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	300.78/cwt	299.00–302.50	2,030	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,260	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,678	174.50/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,928	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,346	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,207	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,405	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,473	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	748	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	111.83/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,109	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,182	133.91/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,583	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	136.51/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,717	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	153.47/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,107	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	153.66/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,368	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	212.11/cwt	187.50–223.00	2,393	4

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 Nov 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 832Last week 886Year ago 1,013

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 61Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 10Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	355.00	355.00
4	400–450	425	387.50	387.50
12	500–550	532	330.00–345.00	337.45
3	550–600	580	321.00–335.00	325.67
2	600–650	612	317.00	317.00
6	650–700	673	300.00–312.50	304.09
4	700–750	741	301.00–305.00	303.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	405.00–435.00	427.42
1	350–400	390	445.00	445.00
10	400–450	437	420.00	420.00
7	450–500	466	385.00–405.00	396.27
3	500–550	538	352.50	352.50
11	550–600	588	355.00–362.50	361.82
7	600–650	622	320.00–335.00	332.86
2	650–700	650	340.00	340.00
32	700–750	719	335.00–344.00	340.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	501	380.00–382.50	381.81
35	600–650	635	352.50–370.00	360.28
47	650–700	658	374.00–376.00	374.42
21	700–750	723	373.50	373.50
51	750–800	775	365.00–374.50	368.63
12	800–850	837	349.50	349.50
55	900–950	931	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	572	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	422.50	422.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	600–650	606	360.00–363.00	361.38
94	650–700	695	335.75–346.00	337.33
68	700–750	718	346.75	346.75
123	800–850	817	337.20	337.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	307	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	362	372.50	372.50
2	400–450	410	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	455	339.00	339.00
1	500–550	540	337.50	337.50
13	550–600	566	317.50–340.00	335.38
5	600–650	632	312.50–330.00	319.23
3	650–700	676	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	810	279.00	279.00
1	850–900	885	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	750–800	784	334.50	334.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	626	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	342.50	342.50
1	400–450	435	335.00	335.00
3	450–500	490	337.50	337.50
1	500–550	525	309.00	309.00
2	700–750	710	275.00	275.00
5	750–800	764	260.00–266.00	264.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	490	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	360.00–361.00	360.49
1	400–450	445	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	382.50	382.50
2	400–450	435	392.50	392.50
3	450–500	480	385.00–397.00	390.33
3	500–550	512	360.00–377.50	370.94
6	550–600	579	300.00–320.00	315.19
3	600–650	625	310.00–330.00	316.83
2	650–700	675	299.00–302.50	300.78
2	700–750	705	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	895	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,182	129.00–141.00	133.91
1	—	935	80.00	80.00
5	—	992	104.00–117.00	111.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,258	134.00–139.00	136.51
3	—	1,373	147.00–159.00	153.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,541	149.00–159.00	153.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	173.00–176.00	174.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,346	164.00	164.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,128	187.50–223.00	212.11

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.