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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 18

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129

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Receipts

594 head

▲ 101 vs last sale 493▲ 65 vs year ago 529 · +12.3%

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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)	1,336	$2,330	29
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,234	$2,202	184
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,578	30
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$2,749	13
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,074	$2,505	26
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,047	$2,452	55
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	948	$2,440	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,850	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,220	$2,250	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,442	$2,160	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,615	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,538	$3,175	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,293	$2,997	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,450	$2,898	38

Every lot

29 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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,280	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,483	2,281.83/head	1,925.00–2,950.00	2,282	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	937	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	2,440.47/head	2,325.00–2,625.00	2,440	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	963	1,959.64/head	1,625.00–2,175.00	1,960	12
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	2,465.24/head	2,425.00–2,525.00	2,465	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,050	2,833.99/head	2,775.00–3,100.00	2,834	10
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,062	2,473.97/head	2,275.00–2,675.00	2,474	17
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,064	2,738.37/head	2,700.00–2,875.00	2,738	12
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	2,532.28/head	2,300.00–2,675.00	2,532	31
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,125	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,143	2,711.00/head	2,700.00–2,725.00	2,711	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,226	2,939.93/head	2,725.00–3,200.00	2,940	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,299	2,343.62/head	2,275.00–2,450.00	2,344	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,364	2,493.52/head	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,494	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,471	3,029.87/head	2,600.00–3,250.00	3,030	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,601	3,326.51/head	3,275.00–3,400.00	3,327	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,605	3,475.00/head	3,475.00–3,475.00	3,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,615	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,765	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,058	1,523.90/head	1,350.00–1,625.00	1,524	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,138	1,553.38/head	1,350.00–1,775.00	1,553	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	2,221.82/head	1,800.00–2,475.00	2,222	140
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	2,285.27/head	2,025.00–2,475.00	2,285	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,320	2,546.07/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,546	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	1,931.09/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,931	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,461	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	6

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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Receipts 594Last week 493Year ago 529

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	31	—	1,073	2,300.00–2,675.00	2,532.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,020	2,425.00–2,525.00	2,465.24
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	948	2,325.00–2,625.00	2,440.47
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,062	2,275.00–2,675.00	2,473.97

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	963	1,625.00–2,175.00	1,959.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,850.00	1,850.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	937	2,050.00	2,050.00

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)	10	—	1,050	2,775.00–3,100.00	2,833.99
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,143	2,700.00–2,725.00	2,711.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,064	2,700.00–2,875.00	2,738.37

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	1	—	1,220	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,483	1,925.00–2,950.00	2,281.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,280	1,675.00	1,675.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,226	2,725.00–3,200.00	2,939.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,765	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,615	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,471	2,600.00–3,250.00	3,029.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,601	3,275.00–3,400.00	3,326.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,470	2,875.00	2,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,605	3,475.00	3,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,364	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,493.52

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	6	—	1,299	2,275.00–2,450.00	2,343.62

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)	4	—	1,335	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,931.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	140	—	1,230	1,800.00–2,475.00	2,221.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,303	2,025.00–2,475.00	2,285.27

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)	6	—	1,461	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,320	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,546.07

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,138	1,350.00–1,775.00	1,553.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	—	1,058	1,350.00–1,625.00	1,523.90

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.