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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 28
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129
Receipts
333 head
162 vs last sale 171 276 vs year ago 57 · +484.2%
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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)1,363$2,25847
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,307$1,91128
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,119$1,4948
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$2,4269
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,000$1,7693thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,168$1,8986
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,328$2,5834thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,400$2,41486
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,515$2,2751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,465$2,2751thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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 2-31,0351,586.71/head1,575.00–1,600.001,5872
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2352,053.92/head1,850.00–2,325.002,0544
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,5062,817.99/head2,800.00–2,825.002,8187
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2462,485.28/head2,400.00–2,550.002,4853
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5752,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5152,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2901,890.81/head1,625.00–2,050.001,89118
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-39251,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29872,526.27/head2,500.00–2,550.002,5268
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0001,769.42/head1,500.00–2,075.001,7693
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3522,365.98/head2,200.00–2,550.002,36629
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0021,273.38/head1,175.00–1,450.001,2733
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0281,323.42/head1,150.00–1,400.001,3233
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4112,115.30/head1,950.00–2,200.002,11517
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38751,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2732,141.59/head2,000.00–2,500.002,14216
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1891,627.05/head1,475.00–1,775.001,6275
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4302,469.22/head2,200.00–2,700.002,46948
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,2552,009.84/head1,975.00–2,125.002,0107
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5622,763.98/head2,525.00–2,975.002,7647
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1001,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4652,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4722,214.87/head2,100.00–2,525.002,2157

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.