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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 18
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129
Receipts
594 head
101 vs last sale 493 65 vs year ago 529 · +12.3%
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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)1,336$2,33029
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,234$2,202184
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,095$1,57830
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,043$2,74913
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,074$2,50526
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,047$2,45255
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)948$2,4403thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$1,8501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,220$2,2501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,442$2,1605
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,615$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,538$3,1754thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,293$2,9978
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,450$2,89838

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0732,532.28/head2,300.00–2,675.002,53231
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0202,465.24/head2,425.00–2,525.002,4653
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2202,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
BullsMedium and Large 2-31,2801,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4832,281.83/head1,925.00–2,950.002,2824
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2262,939.93/head2,725.00–3,200.002,9407
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,7653,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6153,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-39631,959.64/head1,625.00–2,175.001,96012
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29482,440.47/head2,325.00–2,625.002,4403
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3351,931.09/head1,800.00–2,100.001,9314
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0502,833.99/head2,775.00–3,100.002,83410
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1432,711.00/head2,700.00–2,725.002,7117
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-31,1251,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-39372,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4612,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5006
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0622,473.97/head2,275.00–2,675.002,47417
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2302,221.82/head1,800.00–2,475.002,222140
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3032,285.27/head2,025.00–2,475.002,28523
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1381,553.38/head1,350.00–1,775.001,55318
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0581,523.90/head1,350.00–1,625.001,52426
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4713,029.87/head2,600.00–3,250.003,03021
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0642,738.37/head2,700.00–2,875.002,73812
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6013,326.51/head3,275.00–3,400.003,3276
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,2992,343.62/head2,275.00–2,450.002,3446
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4702,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6053,475.00/head3,475.00–3,475.003,4752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3642,493.52/head2,450.00–2,550.002,4945
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3202,546.07/head2,500.00–2,600.002,54626

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.