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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, May 24
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129
Receipts
325 head
126 vs last sale 451 208 vs year ago 533 · 39.0%
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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)1,158$1,27724
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,199$1,24432
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$1,0342thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)940$1,0751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$1,0252thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)854$97017
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)863$9504thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,373$1,8505
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,485$2,0212thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,282$1,88072
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,104$1,8636

Every lot, as filed

23 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 1-21,3731,850.36/head1,400.00–2,100.001,8505
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0951,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3282,088.34/head1,900.00–2,350.002,08839
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2902,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4852,021.46/head1,850.00–2,200.002,0212
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2861,672.77/head1,425.00–1,825.001,67324
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-3830825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29351,150.53/head1,100.00–1,200.001,1512
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2750675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2720675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39801,034.06/head850.00–1,175.001,0342
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0501,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-3840875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-39401,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28751,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39831,203.44/head1,025.00–1,400.001,2034
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-3859963.32/head775.00–1,075.0096313
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0421,386.40/head1,000.00–1,575.001,3863
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1131,826.95/head1,725.00–1,875.001,8273
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0491,099.99/head1,050.00–1,175.001,1008
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3441,412.81/head1,225.00–1,575.001,41315
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0711,095.12/head900.00–1,175.001,09517
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2121,366.25/head1,225.00–1,725.001,36616

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.