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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 26

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129

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Receipts

263 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 329▲ 10 vs year ago 253 · +4.0%

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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)	1,297	$2,583	43
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,269	$2,222	53
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,500	$2,088	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,726	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	982	$2,286	22
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,011	$2,173	12
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	777	$1,514	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	740	$1,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,417	$2,644	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,271	$2,577	23

Every lot

24 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	1,417	2,644.24/head	2,425.00–2,950.00	2,644	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	965	1,917.16/head	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,917	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,231	2,410.72/head	2,225.00–2,550.00	2,411	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,332	2,857.02/head	2,550.00–3,325.00	2,857	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,348	2,139.47/head	2,075.00–2,200.00	2,139	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	988	1,258.68/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,259	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,015	1,565.33/head	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,565	6
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	1,015	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,195	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,207	1,760.01/head	1,425.00–2,075.00	1,760	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,278	2,813.30/head	2,750.00–2,950.00	2,813	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,279	2,290.81/head	1,975.00–2,625.00	2,291	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	1,910.64/head	1,725.00–2,150.00	1,911	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,330	3,034.99/head	2,850.00–3,125.00	3,035	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,331	2,295.24/head	1,800.00–2,625.00	2,295	37
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	2,087.54/head	2,075.00–2,100.00	2,088	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	777	1,514.49/head	1,300.00–1,625.00	1,514	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	838	1,552.19/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,552	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	918	1,713.90/head	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,714	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	2,243.42/head	1,975.00–2,575.00	2,243	13
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,014	2,228.21/head	1,850.00–2,575.00	2,228	9
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,126	2,744.14/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,744	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,170	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1

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 Feb 26, 2025

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

Receipts 263Last week 329Year ago 253

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,417	2,425.00–2,950.00	2,644.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,917.16

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	12	—	1,332	2,550.00–3,325.00	2,857.02

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	2	—	1,348	2,075.00–2,200.00	2,139.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,231	2,225.00–2,550.00	2,410.72

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)	19	—	1,330	2,850.00–3,125.00	3,034.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,278	2,750.00–2,950.00	2,813.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	988	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,258.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,275.00	1,275.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,280	1,725.00–2,150.00	1,910.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,500	2,075.00–2,100.00	2,087.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,279	1,975.00–2,625.00	2,290.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	—	1,331	1,800.00–2,625.00	2,295.24

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)	1	—	1,195	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,207	1,425.00–2,075.00	1,760.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,015	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,565.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	838	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,552.19
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	777	1,300.00–1,625.00	1,514.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	918	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,713.90

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)	9	—	1,014	1,850.00–2,575.00	2,228.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	948	1,975.00–2,575.00	2,243.42

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)	6	—	1,126	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,744.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,600.00	2,600.00

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.