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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, May 22
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129
Receipts
243 head
15 vs last sale 258 82 vs year ago 325 · 25.2%
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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)1,356$1,82839
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,167$1,68138
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,005$1,4251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$1,8142thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,028$1,7262thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,548$2,5332thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,077$1,7693thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,743$3,1902thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,313$2,72139
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,440$2,4501thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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 2-31,2482,130.44/head1,950.00–2,375.002,1303
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1011,406.42/head1,225.00–1,500.001,4069
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2411,444.05/head1,375.00–1,475.001,4444
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0051,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-39021,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3182,770.08/head2,400.00–3,000.002,77036
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2081,811.54/head1,550.00–2,350.001,81227
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,7433,189.81/head3,000.00–3,350.003,1902
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3691,872.22/head1,575.00–2,075.001,87235
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1101,814.47/head1,750.00–1,875.001,8142
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5482,532.79/head1,950.00–2,925.002,5332
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0281,725.91/head1,600.00–1,825.001,7262
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0771,769.20/head1,700.00–1,850.001,7693
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4402,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501

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.