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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 22
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129
Receipts
329 head
265 vs last sale 594 233 vs year ago 562 · 41.5%
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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)1,322$2,24849
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,217$2,04765
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,255$1,6683thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)979$2,33018
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,056$2,31424
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)860$1,8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)861$1,5903thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)825$1,5132thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,228$2,3923thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$2,7501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,641$2,7485
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,287$2,34435

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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2441,719.07/head1,575.00–1,775.001,7195
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1951,589.38/head1,475.00–1,700.001,5892
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3751,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5003,125.00/head3,125.00–3,125.003,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,3202,354.07/head2,200.00–2,475.002,3543
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1472,010.68/head1,775.00–2,200.002,01113
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-38601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4072,709.64/head2,425.00–2,875.002,71012
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 2-37551,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-38251,513.26/head1,500.00–1,525.001,5132
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1761,708.08/head1,450.00–1,800.001,70821
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2372,208.89/head1,850.00–2,750.002,20944
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3312,307.94/head1,825.00–2,875.002,30844
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0692,358.78/head1,900.00–2,600.002,35923
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-38611,590.48/head1,575.00–1,625.001,5903
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0082,455.96/head2,000.00–2,700.002,45616
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 2-37451,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3012,201.87/head2,000.00–2,425.002,2026
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1952,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,8053,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5182,620.47/head2,500.00–2,725.002,6202
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5602,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2282,392.23/head2,300.00–2,475.002,3923

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.