Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,097	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$1,950	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,201	$1,937	43
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,907	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,900	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,286	$1,897	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,851	21
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,713	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,123	$1,650	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,260	$1,591	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,195	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,310	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,675	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2,180	$3,163	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$2,069	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,167	$1,790	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,755	$2,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,394	$2,385	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,305	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,402	$2,057	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,340	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	890	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	893	2,106.49/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,106	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	965	1,879.78/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,880	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	940	1,294.46/head	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,294	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	970	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	1,353.38/head	1,025.00–1,700.00	1,353	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,095	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	1,924.89/head	1,225.00–2,350.00	1,925	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,262	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	910	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	1,896.58/head	1,450.00–2,250.00	1,897	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	130.53/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,253	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,591.27/head	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,591	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,259	1,857.16/head	1,525.00–2,150.00	1,857	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,867.86/head	1,400.00–2,500.00	1,868	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,069.37/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,069	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,755	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	2,187.61/head	1,125.00–2,625.00	2,188	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,180	3,162.76/head	3,150.00–3,175.00	3,163	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,008.00/head	1,400.00–2,150.00	2,008	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,309.97/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,310	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,994.58/head	1,200.00–2,500.00	1,995	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	1,975.94/head	1,825.00–2,225.00	1,976	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,457	2,521.73/head	1,900.00–2,975.00	2,522	17
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	843	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	985	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,235.37/head	1,750.00–2,775.00	2,235	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	2,485.18/head	1,800.00–3,000.00	2,485	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,650.33/head	1,000.00–1,825.00	1,650	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	910	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1

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Receipts 296Last week 253Year ago 427

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As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	893	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,106.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	2,275.00	2,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	1,225.00–2,350.00	1,924.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,755	2,875.00	2,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,413	1,825.00–2,225.00	1,975.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,457	1,900.00–2,975.00	2,521.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,298	1,750.00–2,775.00	2,235.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,251	1,800.00–3,000.00	2,485.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	965	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,879.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	940	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,294.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	1,025.00–1,700.00	1,353.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	843	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,262	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,286	1,450.00–2,250.00	1,896.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,260	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,591.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,259	1,525.00–2,150.00	1,857.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,295	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,234	1,125.00–2,625.00	2,187.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,153	1,400.00–2,150.00	2,008.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,110	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,309.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	—	1,218	1,200.00–2,500.00	1,994.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,123	1,000.00–1,825.00	1,650.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	128.00–133.00	130.53
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,218	1,400.00–2,500.00	1,867.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,355	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,069.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	2,180	3,150.00–3,175.00	3,162.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	910	1,400.00	1,400.00

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