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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 23
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129
Receipts
57 head
15 vs last sale 72 148 vs year ago 205 · 72.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Hot humid weather slowed cattle movement this week.

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 (2-4 yrs)1,151$1,9817
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,163$1,9482thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$1,8227
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,396$1,4753thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,388$1,4352thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,399$1,4116
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,403$1,3967
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,175$1,2501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,220$1,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,590$1,7394thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,465$1,7001thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,7571,885.00/head1,885.00–1,885.001,8852
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,4231,593.50/head1,500.00–1,675.001,5942
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4651,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1631,948.12/head1,925.00–1,975.001,9482
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1511,981.43/head1,925.00–2,000.001,9817
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1751,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,821.85/head1,675.00–1,925.001,8227
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3881,435.27/head1,325.00–1,525.001,4352
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3961,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4753
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4451,478.33/head1,325.00–1,600.001,4784
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,3071,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2752
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2201,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4731,455.01/head1,425.00–1,475.001,4555
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2271,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502

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.