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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, May 22
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129
Receipts
243 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 258▼ 82 vs year ago 325 · −25.2%
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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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,356$1,82839
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,167$1,68138
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,005$1,4251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$1,8142thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,028$1,7262thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,548$2,5332thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,077$1,7693thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,743$3,1902thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,313$2,72139
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,440$2,4501thin

Every lot

14 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0771,769.20/head1,700.00–1,850.001,7693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5482,532.79/head1,950.00–2,925.002,5332
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2482,130.44/head1,950.00–2,375.002,1303
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3182,770.08/head2,400.00–3,000.002,77036
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4402,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7433,189.81/head3,000.00–3,350.003,1902
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-39021,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0051,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1011,406.42/head1,225.00–1,500.001,4069
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2081,811.54/head1,550.00–2,350.001,81227
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2411,444.05/head1,375.00–1,475.001,4444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3691,872.22/head1,575.00–2,075.001,87235
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0281,725.91/head1,600.00–1,825.001,7262
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,814.47/head1,750.00–1,875.001,8142

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.