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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-20

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 20

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129

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Receipts

529 head

▲ 168 vs last sale 361▲ 146 vs year ago 383 · +38.1%

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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 (2-4 yrs)	963	$1,925	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,341	$1,706	53
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,661	149
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,184	$1,328	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	970	$1,125	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,740	$2,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,605	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,430	$2,373	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$2,350	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,326	$2,266	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,550	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,286	$1,883	6

Every lot

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. 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	1,340	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,740	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,053	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,257	2,386.09/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,386	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,337	2,267.02/head	2,000.00–2,475.00	2,267	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,398	1,889.53/head	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,890	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	2,372.67/head	2,075.00–2,500.00	2,373	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,518	2,240.78/head	2,050.00–2,325.00	2,241	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,550	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,605	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,174	1,199.74/head	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,200	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,649.69/head	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,223	1,229.62/head	950.00–1,400.00	1,230	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,260	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,294	1,234.20/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,234	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,317	1,775.94/head	1,400.00–2,325.00	1,776	116
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,342	1,823.50/head	1,400.00–2,075.00	1,824	41
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,352	1,473.50/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,474	4
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,422	1,439.01/head	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,439	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	970	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages

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Receipts 529Last week 361Year ago 383

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,053	1,525.00	1,525.00

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)	Open	6	—	1,257	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,386.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,398	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,889.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,605	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,337	2,000.00–2,475.00	2,267.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,518	2,050.00–2,325.00	2,240.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,285	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,430	2,075.00–2,500.00	2,372.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,550	2,100.00	2,100.00

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)	8	—	1,294	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,234.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,174	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,199.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,223	950.00–1,400.00	1,229.62

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,649.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	116	—	1,317	1,400.00–2,325.00	1,775.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	41	—	1,342	1,400.00–2,075.00	1,823.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	963	1,925.00	1,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,422	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,439.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,352	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,473.50

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	—	970	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,740	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,340	1,650.00	1,650.00

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.