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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 23
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129
Receipts
293 head
47 vs last sale 246 35 vs year ago 258 · +13.6%
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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)1,327$2,65024
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$2,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,259$2,23555
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,189$2,0223thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$2,4501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,512$2,8708
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,399$3,25783

Every lot, as filed

16 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1252,132.00/head2,100.00–2,150.002,1322
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4123,603.43/head3,500.00–3,750.003,60329
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4123,154.16/head2,725.00–3,450.003,15448
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,2932,535.54/head2,250.00–2,750.002,5364
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5122,870.09/head2,225.00–3,100.002,8708
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2282,194.76/head2,000.00–2,375.002,1952
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38301,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2191,841.12/head1,600.00–1,975.001,84111
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2872,809.68/head2,700.00–2,975.002,81014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4442,488.42/head2,200.00–2,600.002,4889
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2920181.34/cwt175.00–185.001,6683
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3182,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1702,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2652,306.75/head2,000.00–2,675.002,30741
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-39402,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1101,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751

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.