| Year | Team | Amount | Retain | Note |
|---|
| 2024 | Lucknow Supergiants | 16 crore | Retained | As of the latest update, no specific details regarding KL Rahul's auction amount for IPL 2024 are available, as he was retained by the team. | |
| 2023 | Lucknow Supergiants | 17 crore | Retained | Lokesh Rahul was not part of the IPL 2023 auction as he was retained by Lucknow Super Giants before the auction. | |
| 2022 | Lucknow Supergiants | 17 crore | Bought | Lokesh Rahul was not part of the main auction as he was directly drafted by Lucknow Super Giants for IPL 2022. | |
| 2021 | Kings XI Punjab | 11 crore | Retained | Lokesh Rahul was not part of the IPL 2021 auction. He was retained by Kings XI Punjab ahead of the auction. | |
| 2020 | Kings XI Punjab | 11 crore | Retained | Lokesh Rahul was retained by Kings XI Punjab for the IPL 2020 season and was not part of the auction as he was already part of their squad from previous seasons. | |
| 2019 | Kings XI Punjab | 11 crore | Retained | Lokesh Rahul was retained by Kings XI Punjab for the 2019 IPL season after being bought for 11 crore in the 2018 auction. | |
| 2018 | Kings XI Punjab | 11 crore | Bought | Lokesh Rahul was one of the top buys in the IPL 2018 auction and was acquired by Kings XI Punjab for 11 crore INR. | |
| 2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 1 crore | Bought | Lokesh Rahul was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for 1 crore in the IPL 2016 auction. | |
| 2015 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1 crore | Bought | Lokesh Rahul was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2015 auction for 1 crore INR. | |
| 2014 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1 crore | Bought | Lokesh Rahul was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2014 IPL auction. | |
| 2013 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 1 crore | Bought | Lokesh Rahul was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2013 IPL auction for 1 crore INR. | |