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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 23
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129
← Sep 14Sep 23latest
Receipts
176 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 150▼ 155 vs year ago 331 · −46.8%
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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)1,320$3,09312
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,359$2,91945
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,331$2,4795
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)933$2,3752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,278$2,1423thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,245$2,1376
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)977$3,0502thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)905$2,2001thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,785$3,6751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,195$3,1001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,373$2,7732thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,397$4,7002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,366$3,53633
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,040$2,8333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,413$2,7304thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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—1,4902,840.21/head2,750.00–2,900.002,8403
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3803,782.83/head3,000.00–5,050.003,78317
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,1802,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,0972,360.21/head1,950.00–2,550.002,3604
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,0732,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4273,612.56/head3,150.00–4,000.003,6139
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3974,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—9773,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,2752,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9802,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3592,918.65/head2,500.00–3,200.002,91945
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,010210.25/cwt195.00–225.002,1243
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,7853,675.00/head3,675.00–3,675.003,6751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3503,202.06/head3,100.00–3,400.003,20210
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5583,740.05/head3,550.00–3,950.003,7402
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1953,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,2622,373.61/head2,100.00–2,500.002,3744
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,1672,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—8852,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2782,142.11/head1,850.00–2,300.002,1423
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3732,772.68/head2,700.00–2,850.002,7732
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9753,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,6052,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2452,136.77/head1,500.00–2,450.002,1376
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—9052,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001

How this sale compares

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