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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 2

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Nov 25Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

705 head

▲ 647 vs last sale 58▼ 628 vs year ago 1,333 · −47.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 38▼ 10 vs year ago 36 · −27.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 2▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trends due to Thanksgiving week having low receipts. However, the feeder market appeared sharply stronger in spots with a good supply and good demand for long weaned feeders and value added groups and packages. Slaughter cows and bulls appeared stronger as well with a limited supply and 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 $371.67/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −75.35 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.

Average price

$371.67

28 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,054

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$50.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.46

vs KY average

−57.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	375.26	2,061	26
Medium and Large 2	597	325.00	1,940	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.26/cwt here — about $121 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 sale28 hd

371.67

—

KY average12 barns · 305 hd

361.21

+10.46

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−57.48

This barn, trailing median34 sales

447.02

−75.35

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	1,480	181.49	2,685	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	166.63	2,464	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	153.52	1,919	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	140.76	1,475	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,470	205.00	3,014	1thin

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	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	990	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	328.18/cwt	315.00–340.00	902	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,535	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,742	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,730	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	364.91/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,598	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,805	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	363.02/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,768	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	362.50/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,903	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	399.57/cwt	390.00–407.50	2,142	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,081	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	357.30/cwt	347.00–361.00	2,022	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	597	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,940	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,279	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	307.70/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,917	2
Steers	600–650	Medium 1-2	627	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,834	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	345.62/cwt	337.50–352.50	2,174	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	323.87/cwt	317.50–330.00	2,167	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	320.21/cwt	312.50–327.50	2,318	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,950	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	761	308.08/cwt	303.00–322.50	2,344	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	285.84/cwt	285.00–287.50	2,224	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	796	352.60/cwt	352.60–352.60	2,807	66
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	826	310.28/cwt	302.50–311.00	2,563	12
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,699	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	868	332.93/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,890	186
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	905	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,534	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	946	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	3,056	59
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	855	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	343	414.98/cwt	412.50–420.00	1,423	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	377	404.26/cwt	402.50–407.50	1,524	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	403	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,632	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,567	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	341.28/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,416	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	440	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,243	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	367.11/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,729	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	335.89/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,585	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	353.75/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,825	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	313.00/cwt	282.50–327.50	1,684	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	301.55/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,725	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	326.88/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,896	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	587	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,055	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	275.12/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,706	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	622	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,068	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	311.11/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,972	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	317.47/cwt	297.00–322.50	2,127	34
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	690	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,811	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	287.98/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,062	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,995	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	761	299.68/cwt	295.00–302.50	2,281	8
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	955	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,364	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,349	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,555	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,731	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	398.77/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,739	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	526	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,065	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,591	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	358.76/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,016	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	307.93/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,968	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,065	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,629	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	905	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,448	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,470	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,014	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,270	169.50/cwt	162.50–177.00	2,153	4
Bulls	—	—	1,438	181.01/cwt	180.00–182.00	2,603	2
Bulls	—	—	1,940	205.95/cwt	205.00–207.00	3,995	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	122.36/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,058	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	152.84/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,674	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	143.91/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,606	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	153.52/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,919	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	159.37/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,333	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	176.30/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,641	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	990	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,785	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 Dec 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 705Last week 58Year ago 1,333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 38Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	415	377.50	377.50
22	450–500	471	360.00–370.00	367.11
28	500–550	516	350.00–360.00	353.75
16	550–600	580	310.00–337.50	326.88
12	600–650	634	305.00–320.00	311.11
34	650–700	670	297.00–322.50	317.47
5	700–750	716	285.00–295.00	287.98
8	750–800	761	295.00–302.50	299.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	412.50–420.00	414.98
4	350–400	377	402.50–407.50	404.26
5	400–450	403	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	282.50	282.50
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	690	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	622	332.50	332.50
1	950–1000	955	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	322.50	322.50
2	400–450	415	340.00–342.50	341.28
3	450–500	472	327.50–340.00	335.89
3	500–550	538	282.50–327.50	313.00
5	550–600	572	290.00–305.00	301.55
2	600–650	620	270.00–280.00	275.12
1	750–800	750	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	587	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	310	435.00	435.00
4	350–400	368	422.50	422.50
4	400–450	436	395.00–400.00	398.77
4	550–600	562	355.00–360.00	358.76
8	600–650	639	305.00–330.00	307.93
6	700–750	712	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	400–450	405	427.50	427.50
5	500–550	526	392.50	392.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	526	302.50	302.50
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	825	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	905	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	260.00	260.00
7	900–950	905	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	627	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	385	452.50	452.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	315.00–340.00	328.18
2	400–450	438	360.00–370.00	364.91
6	450–500	487	355.00–365.00	363.02
2	550–600	597	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	623	297.50–317.50	307.70
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	778	285.00–287.50	285.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	536	390.00–407.50	399.57
4	550–600	555	375.00	375.00
3	600–650	616	370.00	370.00
66	750–800	796	352.60	352.60
186	850–900	868	325.00–345.00	332.93
59	900–950	946	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	400	432.50	432.50
2	450–500	457	395.00	395.00
3	500–550	525	360.00–365.00	362.50
10	550–600	566	347.00–361.00	357.30
14	600–650	629	337.50–352.50	345.62
28	650–700	669	317.50–330.00	323.87
22	700–750	724	312.50–327.50	320.21
13	750–800	761	303.00–322.50	308.08
12	800–850	826	302.50–311.00	310.28
1	850–900	850	317.50	317.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,940	205.00–207.00	205.95
2	—	1,438	180.00–182.00	181.01
4	—	1,270	162.50–177.00	169.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,116	139.00–149.00	143.91
2	—	865	119.00–125.00	122.36
2	—	1,095	151.00–155.00	152.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,498	175.00–179.00	176.30
4	—	1,464	155.00–165.00	159.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	150.00–157.00	153.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	205.00	205.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	163.00	163.00

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.