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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 20
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129
Receipts
529 head
168 vs last sale 361 146 vs year ago 383 · +38.1%
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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 (2-4 yrs)963$1,9253thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$1,8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,341$1,70653
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$1,661149
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,184$1,3287
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,260$1,1751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,1251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)970$1,1251thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,740$2,0001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,340$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,605$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,430$2,3733thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,285$2,3503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,326$2,26634
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,550$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,265$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,286$1,8836

Every lot, as filed

25 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 2-31,0531,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5253
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2572,386.09/head2,100.00–2,600.002,3866
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3981,889.53/head1,800.00–1,975.001,8902
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6052,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2941,234.20/head1,100.00–1,375.001,2348
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2652,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2601,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2101,649.69/head1,575.00–1,725.001,6502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1741,199.74/head1,025.00–1,325.001,2005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39501,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3171,775.94/head1,400.00–2,325.001,776116
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3372,267.02/head2,000.00–2,475.002,26726
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0351,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3421,823.50/head1,400.00–2,075.001,82441
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29631,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2231,229.62/head950.00–1,400.001,23029
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-39701,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,4221,439.01/head1,325.00–1,475.001,4394
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3521,473.50/head1,450.00–1,500.001,4744
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5182,240.78/head2,050.00–2,325.002,2413
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2852,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4302,372.67/head2,075.00–2,500.002,3733
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5502,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,7402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3401,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

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.