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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 23
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129
Receipts
354 head
190 vs last sale 164 112 vs year ago 466 · 24.0%
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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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,276$2,022158
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,212$1,99815
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,190$1,52215
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,583$3,1512thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,340$2,0522thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,480$2,7382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,346$2,71736

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
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3402,052.05/head1,875.00–2,200.002,0522
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5833,150.95/head2,550.00–3,750.003,1512
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5452,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4153,425.00/head3,425.00–3,425.003,4251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1231,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-31,0701,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2952,613.96/head2,400.00–3,025.002,61428
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0831,314.14/head1,175.00–1,450.001,3147
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2831,704.17/head1,675.00–1,750.001,7048
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1461,891.40/head1,525.00–2,250.001,89112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2911,947.11/head1,600.00–2,350.001,947118
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0801,379.45/head1,200.00–1,500.001,37912
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3682,808.27/head2,000.00–3,150.002,80833
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4782,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4253

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.