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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 26
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129
Receipts
217 head
▲ 159 vs last sale 58▼ 181 vs year ago 398 · −45.5%
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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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,429$3,78926
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,389$3,42150
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,065$3,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,319$2,7136
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)915$3,55912
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,491$3,2827
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,737$4,8703thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,788$4,83411
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,472$4,16038
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,131$4,1215
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,115$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,300$2,4501thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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 1-2—1,4444,013.03/head3,200.00–4,900.004,01318
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0654,102.43/head3,550.00–4,450.004,1023
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,3002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3764,295.15/head3,800.00–4,800.004,29511
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2754,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,4553,564.20/head3,550.00–3,600.003,5643
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1854,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,8205,064.17/head4,100.00–5,525.005,0649
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,7374,870.15/head4,550.00–5,300.004,8703
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,6453,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,060190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0141
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3893,420.87/head2,750.00–3,850.003,42150
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9053,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,3062,594.10/head2,450.00–2,650.002,5944
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2—8402,675.45/head2,600.00–2,750.002,6752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,1153,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,7394,648.23/head4,200.00–5,150.004,6486
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0653,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3452,949.63/head2,900.00–3,000.002,9502
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—9303,735.79/head3,550.00–3,900.003,73610
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4913,282.26/head2,350.00–3,950.003,2827
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9052,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4293,788.54/head3,250.00–4,300.003,78926

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.