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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-22

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 22

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129

← Jan 25Feb 22Mar 22 →

Receipts

600 head

▲ 96 vs last sale 504▲ 330 vs year ago 270 · +122.2%

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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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,349	$1,537	180
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,313	$1,284	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,187	$1,204	65
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,200	$1,408	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,391	47
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,058	20
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,615	$2,252	5
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,900	$1,987	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,517	$2,092	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,138	$1,632	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,373	$1,605	48

Every lot

26 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,615	2,252.24/head	1,625.00–2,750.00	2,252	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,900	1,986.88/head	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,987	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	1,631.92/head	1,475.00–1,775.00	1,632	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,159	1,133.18/head	975.00–1,225.00	1,133	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,271	1,333.71/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,334	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,404	1,690.04/head	1,425.00–1,875.00	1,690	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,517	2,092.36/head	1,950.00–2,275.00	2,092	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,697	2,226.33/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,226	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	884	883.85/head	725.00–1,000.00	884	13
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	908	1,009.79/head	750.00–1,075.00	1,010	17
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	910	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	1,456.99/head	1,175.00–1,650.00	1,457	17
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	1,381.20/head	1,175.00–1,575.00	1,381	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,172	1,801.97/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,802	13
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,407.54/head	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,408	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	745	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	927	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	3
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	945	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,100	989.09/head	900.00–1,075.00	989	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,110	1,101.68/head	800.00–1,175.00	1,102	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,116	1,067.71/head	775.00–1,175.00	1,068	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,274	1,333.56/head	1,185.00–1,550.00	1,334	34
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,379	2,022.76/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,023	40
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,403	1,488.94/head	1,250.00–1,675.00	1,489	112
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,427	1,454.05/head	1,350.00–1,585.00	1,454	7

This sale against other markets

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.

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Blue Grass Stockyards Lexington - Replacement Livestock Sale - Lexington, KY

Wed Feb 22, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Receipts 600Last week 504Year ago 270

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,615	1,625.00–2,750.00	2,252.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,900	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,986.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,517	1,950.00–2,275.00	2,092.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,404	1,425.00–1,875.00	1,690.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,697	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,226.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	1,475.00–1,775.00	1,631.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,159	975.00–1,225.00	1,133.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,271	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,333.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,073	1,175.00–1,575.00	1,381.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,017	1,175.00–1,650.00	1,456.99
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,200	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,407.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	884	725.00–1,000.00	883.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	908	750.00–1,075.00	1,009.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,172	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,801.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,274	1,185.00–1,550.00	1,333.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	112	—	1,403	1,250.00–1,675.00	1,488.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,427	1,350.00–1,585.00	1,454.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	927	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	685.00	685.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	745	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	40	—	1,379	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,022.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	1,116	775.00–1,175.00	1,067.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	900.00–1,075.00	989.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,110	800.00–1,175.00	1,101.68

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.