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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 25
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129
Receipts
466 head
161 vs last sale 305 222 vs year ago 244 · +91.0%
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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)1,200$1,393159
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,176$1,38144
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,104$1,13411
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,017$1,3752thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)999$1,30310
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,750$2,1751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,181$1,9255
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,485$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,274$1,65734
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,3001thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2191,471.55/head1,200.00–1,700.001,472133
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1281,011.94/head875.00–1,075.001,0127
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1851,451.20/head1,200.00–1,700.001,45137
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39961,025.05/head875.00–1,075.001,0257
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2921,323.54/head1,275.00–1,500.001,3244
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4851,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,2361,220.35/head1,125.00–1,275.001,2204
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0261,378.64/head1,250.00–1,575.001,3797
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0171,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-39361,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,101990.54/head775.00–1,175.0099126
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2271,582.06/head1,400.00–1,875.001,58222
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1151,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4212,082.44/head1,950.00–2,175.002,0828
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,7502,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
BullsMedium and Large 2-38251,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2702,062.25/head1,625.00–2,325.002,0624

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.