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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 26
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129
Receipts
263 head
66 vs last sale 329 10 vs year ago 253 · +4.0%
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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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,297$2,58343
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,269$2,22253
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,500$2,0882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,210$1,7265
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)982$2,28622
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,011$2,17312
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)777$1,5144thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)740$1,5001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,417$2,6443thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,271$2,57723

Every lot, as filed

24 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 1-21,4172,644.24/head2,425.00–2,950.002,6443
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-29651,917.16/head1,800.00–2,025.001,9172
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3322,857.02/head2,550.00–3,325.002,85712
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,3482,139.47/head2,075.00–2,200.002,1392
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,2312,410.72/head2,225.00–2,550.002,4117
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3303,034.99/head2,850.00–3,125.003,03519
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-37401,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-38381,552.19/head1,450.00–1,700.001,5523
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-37771,514.49/head1,300.00–1,625.001,5144
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-39181,713.90/head1,700.00–1,725.001,7142
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0142,228.21/head1,850.00–2,575.002,2289
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29482,243.42/head1,975.00–2,575.002,24313
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-39881,258.68/head1,200.00–1,350.001,2593
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-31,0151,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2801,910.64/head1,725.00–2,150.001,9113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5002,087.54/head2,075.00–2,100.002,0882
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1262,744.14/head2,600.00–3,000.002,7446
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1702,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2782,813.30/head2,750.00–2,950.002,8137
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1951,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2071,760.01/head1,425.00–2,075.001,7603
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2792,290.81/head1,975.00–2,625.002,29121
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0151,565.33/head1,375.00–1,700.001,5656
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3312,295.24/head1,800.00–2,625.002,29537

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.