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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 28

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129

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Receipts

333 head

▲ 162 vs last sale 171▲ 276 vs year ago 57 · +484.2%

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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)	1,363	$2,258	47
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,307	$1,911	28
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,119	$1,494	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,426	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$1,769	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,168	$1,898	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,328	$2,583	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,414	86
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,515	$2,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,465	$2,275	1thin

Every lot

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. 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 2-3	1,035	1,586.71/head	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,587	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,053.92/head	1,850.00–2,325.00	2,054	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,100	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,246	2,485.28/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,485	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,255	2,009.84/head	1,975.00–2,125.00	2,010	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,273	2,141.59/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,142	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	2,469.22/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,469	48
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,465	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,506	2,817.99/head	2,800.00–2,825.00	2,818	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,515	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,562	2,763.98/head	2,525.00–2,975.00	2,764	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,575	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,002	1,273.38/head	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,273	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,028	1,323.42/head	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,323	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,189	1,627.05/head	1,475.00–1,775.00	1,627	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	1,890.81/head	1,625.00–2,050.00	1,891	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,352	2,365.98/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,366	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,411	2,115.30/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,115	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,472	2,214.87/head	2,100.00–2,525.00	2,215	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	925	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	987	2,526.27/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,526	8
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,769.42/head	1,500.00–2,075.00	1,769	3

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 Aug 28, 2024

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

Receipts 333Last week 171Year ago 57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,035	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,586.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,235	1,850.00–2,325.00	2,053.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,506	2,800.00–2,825.00	2,817.99

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)	3	—	1,246	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,485.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,575	2,875.00	2,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,515	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,273	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,141.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	48	—	1,430	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,469.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,562	2,525.00–2,975.00	2,763.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,465	2,275.00	2,275.00

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	—	1,255	1,975.00–2,125.00	2,009.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,675.00	1,675.00

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)	18	—	1,290	1,625.00–2,050.00	1,890.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,411	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,115.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,189	1,475.00–1,775.00	1,627.05

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)	29	—	1,352	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,365.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,472	2,100.00–2,525.00	2,214.87

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,002	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,273.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,028	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,323.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,625.00	1,625.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	987	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,526.27
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,500.00–2,075.00	1,769.42

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.