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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 22
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129
Receipts
427 head
173 vs last sale 600 146 vs year ago 573 · 25.5%
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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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,244$1,43549
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,217$1,39434
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)825$9501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$1,3504thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)921$1,30317
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)876$1,2404thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,760$2,5251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,184$1,6914thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,027$1,4235
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,069$1,8256
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,347$1,68845

Every lot, as filed

20 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards Lexington - Replacement Livestock Sale - Lexington, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,7602,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0271,422.64/head1,250.00–1,625.001,4235
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1841,691.02/head1,350.00–1,850.001,6914
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39701,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1621,381.85/head1,275.00–1,475.001,3823
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-38501,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29671,397.81/head1,300.00–1,800.001,39812
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-37511,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3825950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2431,446.40/head1,325.00–1,575.001,44626
Bred HeifersLarge 1-29371,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2752
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-38151,204.60/head1,125.00–1,275.001,2052
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1031,198.54/head1,125.00–1,275.001,19913
Bred HeifersLarge 1-29001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1341,225.01/head1,200.00–1,275.001,2258
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2951,520.00/head1,350.00–1,925.001,52036
Bred HeifersLarge 1-21,0271,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0421,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3701,722.18/head1,325.00–1,950.001,72241
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1131,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9755

How this sale compares

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.