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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 24
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129
Receipts
258 head
38 vs last sale 296 193 vs year ago 451 · 42.8%
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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)1,373$1,8209
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,283$1,62358
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,288$1,4083thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)987$1,34911
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,420$3,23014
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,654$2,6435
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,670$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,372$2,35544

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
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4362,592.12/head2,275.00–3,200.002,5924
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-21,2781,472.21/head1,400.00–1,550.001,4722
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6702,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1303,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4802,688.81/head2,400.00–2,975.002,68923
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Registered1,4133,485.50/head3,000.00–4,050.003,48610
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3121,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3731,820.44/head1,475.00–2,125.001,8209
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-21,2171,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3261,698.71/head1,475.00–1,900.001,69949
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1791,827.39/head1,600.00–2,000.001,82711
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,4262,123.04/head1,875.00–2,175.002,1236
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-38941,134.14/head975.00–1,200.001,1345
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2401,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0021,157.62/head1,100.00–1,225.001,1587
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0651,528.82/head1,300.00–1,850.001,5296
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,6542,643.17/head2,050.00–3,025.002,6435

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.