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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-22

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 22

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129

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Receipts

329 head

▼ 265 vs last sale 594▼ 233 vs year ago 562 · −41.5%

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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)	1,322	$2,248	49
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,217	$2,047	65
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,668	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	979	$2,330	18
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,056	$2,314	24
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	861	$1,590	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$1,513	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,228	$2,392	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,641	$2,748	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,287	$2,344	35

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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	2,392.23/head	2,300.00–2,475.00	2,392	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,176	1,708.08/head	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,708	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,195	1,589.38/head	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,589	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,237	2,208.89/head	1,850.00–2,750.00	2,209	44
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,244	1,719.07/head	1,575.00–1,775.00	1,719	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,331	2,307.94/head	1,825.00–2,875.00	2,308	44
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,147	2,010.68/head	1,775.00–2,200.00	2,011	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,301	2,201.87/head	2,000.00–2,425.00	2,202	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,320	2,354.07/head	2,200.00–2,475.00	2,354	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,407	2,709.64/head	2,425.00–2,875.00	2,710	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,518	2,620.47/head	2,500.00–2,725.00	2,620	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,560	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,805	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	745	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	755	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	1,513.26/head	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,513	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	860	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	861	1,590.48/head	1,575.00–1,625.00	1,590	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	2,455.96/head	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,456	16
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,069	2,358.78/head	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,359	23

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 Jan 22, 2025

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

Receipts 329Last week 594Year ago 562

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	5	—	1,244	1,575.00–1,775.00	1,719.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,589.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,176	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,708.08

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)	1	—	1,375	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	44	—	1,237	1,850.00–2,750.00	2,208.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	44	—	1,331	1,825.00–2,875.00	2,307.94

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	1	—	1,500	3,125.00	3,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,407	2,425.00–2,875.00	2,709.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,301	2,000.00–2,425.00	2,201.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,805	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,518	2,500.00–2,725.00	2,620.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,560	2,400.00	2,400.00

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	3	—	1,320	2,200.00–2,475.00	2,354.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,147	1,775.00–2,200.00	2,010.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	1,800.00	1,800.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	825	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,513.26
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	861	1,575.00–1,625.00	1,590.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	745	1,325.00	1,325.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,069	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,358.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,008	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,455.96

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	3	—	1,228	2,300.00–2,475.00	2,392.23

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.