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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 28
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129
Receipts
253 head
309 vs last sale 562 347 vs year ago 600 · 57.8%
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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)1,143$1,71842
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,048$1,53924
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$1,5218
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)917$2,0252thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,083$1,98825
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)919$1,5885
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)730$1,3001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,478$2,0106
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,159$2,4088
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,227$2,01326

Every lot, as filed

21 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 1-21,5392,157.49/head1,750.00–2,575.002,1575
BullsMedium and Large 2-31,1751,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1592,408.44/head2,250.00–2,500.002,4088
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2872,176.60/head1,925.00–2,400.002,17718
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39901,570.50/head1,450.00–1,775.001,5713
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1511,691.12/head1,400.00–1,875.001,6915
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0481,574.62/head1,425.00–1,750.001,5756
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39831,249.78/head875.00–1,400.001,25010
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy9172,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1281,873.67/head1,825.00–1,900.001,8748
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1811,992.62/head1,950.00–2,075.001,99318
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1341,643.57/head1,450.00–1,875.001,64418
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0391,880.75/head1,750.00–1,975.001,88113
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-39801,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-38181,364.15/head1,125.00–1,525.001,3643
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0541,118.75/head850.00–1,400.001,1196
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0811,537.90/head1,450.00–1,700.001,5387
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1452,184.32/head2,000.00–2,275.002,18411
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0701,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9252
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-37301,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.