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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 22
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129
Receipts
259 head
119 vs last sale 140 34 vs year ago 293 · 11.6%
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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 (2-4 yrs)1,145$4,3002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,236$3,5066
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$3,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,193$3,4752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,270$3,3963thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,337$2,85221
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,150$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,302$2,2503thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,069$3,91310
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)928$2,4892thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,399$4,9017
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,119$4,34221
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,625$5,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,164$4,91827
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,338$4,22340
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,176$3,0767
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)842$2,7695
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,103$2,6626

Every lot, as filed

35 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 1-21,2295,185.04/head4,950.00–5,800.005,18513
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28853,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,7505,100.00/head5,100.00–5,100.005,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4685,105.41/head4,900.00–5,500.005,1058
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,6003,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0865,156.02/head4,750.00–5,350.005,1567
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1502,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2354,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1363,283.33/head3,000.00–3,600.003,28312
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3774,425.94/head3,700.00–5,500.004,42618
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29402,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0652,556.57/head2,350.00–2,750.002,5574
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2703,395.80/head3,000.00–3,850.003,3963
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4155,200.00/head5,200.00–5,200.005,2003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4052,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1454,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1652,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2204,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29282,488.68/head2,300.00–2,700.002,4892
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1153,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1932,472.14/head2,350.00–2,600.002,4723
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28901,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2363,505.66/head3,200.00–3,900.003,5066
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0951,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3893,004.46/head2,750.00–3,150.003,00417
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1312,930.02/head2,700.00–3,000.002,9304
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,0472,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1252
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28422,769.36/head2,750.00–2,775.002,7695
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0693,912.80/head3,800.00–4,050.003,91310
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3703,527.28/head3,500.00–3,550.003,5272
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6255,150.00/head5,150.00–5,150.005,1501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1445,476.18/head3,500.00–7,500.005,47612
BullsMedium and Large 21,0862,830.20/head2,550.00–3,100.002,8309
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4265,601.16/head4,700.00–6,050.005,6015
BullsMedium and Large 21,3333,151.59/head2,300.00–4,000.003,1522

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.