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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 27
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129
← Jun 25Aug 27Sep 24 →
Receipts
398 head
▲ 301 vs last sale 97▲ 65 vs year ago 333 · +19.5%
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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 (2-4 yrs)1,312$3,0194thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,053$2,8094thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,355$2,79340
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$2,7122thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,430$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,338$2,66638
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,022$2,4029
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,274$2,1607
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,211$2,1086
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,283$2,09410
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,458$2,8947
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,038$2,0592thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,597$3,8016
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,525$3,60011
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,362$3,5502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,184$3,52527
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,697$3,3002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,225$3,2634thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,335$3,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,399$3,20342
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,191$2,23310

Every lot, as filed

60 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 2—8551,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—9781,708.94/head1,200.00–2,300.001,7093
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—9552,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 2—1,5503,292.96/head2,550.00–4,000.003,2933
Bred CowsLarge 2—1,2001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsLarge 2—1,3351,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred CowsMedium 2—1,0901,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—9902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium 2—9351,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
BullsMedium 1-2—1,1701,907.69/head1,850.00–1,975.001,9082
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—1,1053,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—1,3553,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,2012,250.17/head1,950.00–2,400.002,2503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3402,934.07/head2,600.00–3,150.002,93411
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1433,487.84/head3,050.00–3,600.003,4885
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2-3—1,1201,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2Thin Fleshed—1,0872,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—9452,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3743,271.19/head3,000.00–3,900.003,27111
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 2—1,5402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 2—1,6753,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 2—1,4852,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—9152,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,3402,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsLarge 2—1,1252,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5553,722.26/head3,000.00–4,100.003,7229
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3373,928.91/head3,700.00–4,300.003,9298
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,6973,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,1903,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—913221.53/cwt215.00–237.002,0234
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0382,059.34/head2,000.00–2,125.002,0592
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5733,288.19/head2,450.00–4,000.003,2885
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5973,800.84/head3,050.00–4,100.003,8016
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0532,809.26/head2,550.00–2,900.002,8094
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,030247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,5441
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3802,752.50/head2,300.00–3,250.002,75332
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4302,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,3302,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,1752,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0832,569.71/head2,000.00–3,150.002,5706
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—7951,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,1972,395.51/head2,300.00–2,450.002,3963
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2252,335.85/head2,025.00–2,500.002,3363
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2832,094.07/head1,975.00–2,250.002,09410
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3662,817.55/head2,600.00–3,300.002,81838
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9652,711.92/head2,700.00–2,725.002,7122
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3033,125.19/head2,850.00–3,250.003,1253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,1281,881.93/head1,750.00–2,000.001,8822
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3623,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,1102,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2992,283.33/head2,250.00–2,350.002,2835
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,0802,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3702,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3353,225.00/head3,225.00–3,225.003,2251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—1,4952,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5973,821.38/head3,450.00–4,250.003,8219
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,3502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2003,425.00/head3,425.00–3,425.003,4252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1463,492.08/head2,850.00–3,725.003,49212

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