USDA Lexington, KY Tues Cattle 08/12 15:45
08/12/2025 | 3:45 pm CDT USDA Lexington, KY Tues Cattle 08/12 15:45
AMS_2128 MARS
Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY
Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky-Lexington,KY
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 08/12/2025 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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FEEDER CATTLE 699 1142 1016
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 10 12 6
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 55 50 46
Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was mostly steady with an average
quality offering. Good quality feeder steers 650 lbs and under appeared
stronger, and even sharply stronger in spots, with a good supply but limited
comparisons with the previous week . Yearling steers were mostly steady with a
good supply and good demand . Feeder heifers 650 lbs and under were unevenly
steady ranging from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher across the weight classes with a
good supply and good demand for weaned and guaranteed open females. Slaughter
cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady
with good demand.
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 545-545 545 232.5-232.5 232.5
1 660-660 660 232.5-232.5 232.5
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 250-260 255 395-412 403.67
1 445-445 445 400-400 400
3 546-546 546 340-340 340
1 650-650 650 325-325 325
2 715-740 728 281-300 290.66
4 750-762 759 250-260 253.12
1 835-835 835 246-246 246
1 895-895 895 249-249 249
BULLS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 435-440 438 355-371 363.05
1 630-630 630 282.5-282.5 282.5
1 835-835 835 215-215 215
HEIFERS - Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 565-565 565 312.5-312.5 312.5
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1015-1015 1015 268-268 268 Guaranteed Open
1 335-335 335 410-410 410 Fancy
2 375-375 375 422.5-422.5 422.5 Fancy
2 402-402 402 412.5-412.5 412.5 Fancy
3 460-460 460 385-385 385 Fancy
11 470-499 494 357.5-373 369.92
5 511-545 519 332.5-340 337.03
16 515-537 533 350-365 362.89 Value Added
2 565-590 578 329-330 329.51
13 577-587 580 361-362.5 361.69 Value Added
4 600-600 600 347.5-347.5 347.5 Guaranteed Open
166 604-616 610 365.75-366.25 366 Value Added
2 625-640 633 325-337.5 331.32
3 660-677 671 322.5-330 324.96 Guaranteed Open
29 660-680 679 347-349 347.13 Value Added
6 705-705 705 317-317 317 Guaranteed Open
5 762-768 766 297-309 304.22 Guaranteed Open
3 807-825 813 307-307.5 307.17 Guaranteed Open
1 855-855 855 232.5-232.5 232.5 Fleshy
1 880-880 880 297-297 297 Guaranteed Open
1 910-910 910 265-265 265
1 990-990 990 270-270 270 Guaranteed Open
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 405-405 405 350-350 350
1 570-570 570 302.5-302.5 302.5
2 625-645 635 300-302.5 301.27
4 663-690 670 287.5-290 289.36
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 240-240 240 510-510 510
3 340-340 340 462.5-462.5 462.5 Value Added
1 435-435 435 397.5-397.5 397.5
10 470-480 477 395-405 397.96
14 516-548 526 394-418 408.67 Value Added
3 545-545 545 380-380 380
10 557-580 570 384-407.5 393.48 Value Added
17 552-596 581 350-375 368.82
31 600-635 612 377.5-397.5 390.5 Value Added
7 642-647 645 340-360 350.71
3 672-685 676 322.5-336 327.06
10 711-748 731 308-334 324.05
30 765-777 774 345-346 345.77 Value Added
6 805-845 833 322.5-330 327.81
51 849-849 849 339-339 339 Value Added
52 859-859 859 340.75-340.75 340.75 Value Added
2 850-880 865 323-329 325.95
56 925-925 925 328-328 328 Value Added
1 945-945 945 301-301 301
49 993-993 993 313.5-313.5 313.5 Value Added
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 460-470 465 380-387.5 383.71
2 550-585 568 329-339 333.85
1 605-605 605 313-313 313
2 705-710 708 292.5-297.5 295.01
1 785-785 785 270-270 270
1 910-910 910 271-271 271
STEERS - Medium and Large 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 450-450 450 325-325 325
1 545-545 545 290-290 290
1 655-655 655 265-265 265
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REPLACEMENT CATTLE
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BRED COWS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 880-880 880 1800-1800 1800
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1380-1380 1380 2600-2600 2600
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1300-1300 1300 2575-2575 2575
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 875-875 875 1400-1400 1400 T1
1 925-925 925 1200-1200 1200 T1
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 835-835 835 1500-1500 1500
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1030-1030 1030 235-235 235
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1220-1220 1220 2950-2950 2950 O
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE
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BULLS - 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1430-1430 1430 222-222 222 Average
BULLS - 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
3 1285-1695 1455 189-194 191.74 Average
4 1145-2115 1758 200-213 209.44 High
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
8 1010-1310 1126 164-175 170.16 Average
5 1125-1480 1317 178-184 181.04 High
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
9 1305-1705 1434 167-176 172.59 Average
10 1470-1905 1617 177-188 180.92 High
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
5 935-1195 1097 154-161 157.23 Average
6 970-1405 1147 165-173 166.95 High
HEIFERS - Choice 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 950-950 950 217.5-217.5 217.5 Average
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