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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 26
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129
Receipts
451 head
24 vs last sale 427 82 vs year ago 533 · 15.4%
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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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,264$1,26663
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,162$1,236107
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$1,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,002$9356
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,522$2,0083thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,137$1,68118
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,103$2,01011
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,210$1,69351

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 1-2Fancy1,1232,273.15/head2,225.00–2,325.002,2733
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,7152,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1401,562.62/head1,200.00–1,825.001,56315
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4752,115.79/head2,000.00–2,150.002,1167
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2211,869.92/head1,525.00–2,150.001,87024
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,000892.48/head725.00–1,025.008925
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1991,300.51/head1,050.00–1,675.001,30187
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1461,341.77/head1,275.00–1,375.001,3424
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0131,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2761,277.63/head1,100.00–1,575.001,27851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38751,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4521,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7254
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0101,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2042,200.77/head2,025.00–2,500.002,2016
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2171,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,000953.73/head775.00–1,050.0095420
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,096963.25/head850.00–1,050.009638
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-38551,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0761,286.31/head1,075.00–1,450.001,28614

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.