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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 25
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129
Receipts
472 head
61 vs last sale 411 209 vs year ago 263 · +79.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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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)1,207$4,13214
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,378$3,99924
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$3,15129
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,233$3,11816
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,320$2,8417
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,353$2,7842thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,111$2,6985
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$2,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,198$2,4133thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,083$4,00521
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,360$3,9503thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)992$3,4573thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,662$3,4945
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,298$2,9033thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,475$5,7723thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,679$5,35311
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,353$5,32636
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,539$4,97349
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,505$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,483$3,3863thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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 1-21,5403,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3365,743.25/head4,300.00–6,200.005,74326
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4965,354.92/head3,550.00–6,300.005,35521
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4553,178.69/head3,150.00–3,200.003,1792
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3914,287.00/head3,400.00–4,700.004,2876
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5053,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,3603,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9503
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-28652,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred CowsSmall 1-21,0502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsSmall 1-29812,819.87/head2,350.00–3,050.002,8204
Bred CowsSmall 1-28852,676.27/head2,600.00–2,750.002,6762
Bred CowsSmall 1-29552,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1262,723.09/head1,900.00–3,300.002,7234
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5244,327.65/head3,500.00–6,000.004,32817
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1982,412.69/head2,250.00–2,700.002,4133
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3532,784.20/head2,650.00–2,950.002,7842
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3202,840.88/head2,450.00–3,200.002,8417
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2513,162.26/head2,200.00–3,950.003,16215
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,7245,476.10/head4,300.00–6,150.005,47610
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2982,902.70/head1,700.00–3,650.002,9033
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29923,457.39/head3,350.00–3,650.003,4573
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1352,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4574,234.99/head2,550.00–5,300.004,23520
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3753,151.26/head2,450.00–3,850.003,15129
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4755,772.31/head5,000.00–6,050.005,7723
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2614,375.13/head2,900.00–5,600.004,37512
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,6623,494.48/head2,350.00–4,725.003,4945
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0834,004.57/head3,100.00–5,500.004,00521
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6795,353.31/head4,250.00–5,950.005,35311
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4044,170.75/head4,050.00–4,450.004,1714

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.