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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 26

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129

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Receipts

246 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 263▼ 50 vs year ago 296 · −16.9%

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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)	1,238	$2,452	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,311	30
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,293	$2,177	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,069	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$2,840	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,162	$2,805	8
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	881	$2,000	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	838	$1,875	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,227	$2,948	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,537	$2,921	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,421	$3,095	53
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,838	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,013	$2,700	2thin

Every lot

27 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 1-2	1,227	2,948.03/head	2,300.00–3,500.00	2,948	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,537	2,920.84/head	2,225.00–3,550.00	2,921	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,035	2,320.77/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,321	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,080	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,173	2,023.99/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,024	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,191	2,805.09/head	2,525.00–3,000.00	2,805	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,496	3,138.83/head	2,825.00–3,375.00	3,139	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,522	3,865.80/head	3,700.00–3,975.00	3,866	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,680	3,527.47/head	3,400.00–3,650.00	3,527	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,701	3,680.07/head	3,375.00–3,800.00	3,680	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	905	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,162	1,905.92/head	1,725.00–2,025.00	1,906	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,210	1,841.39/head	1,650.00–2,075.00	1,841	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,232	2,493.63/head	2,200.00–2,775.00	2,494	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	2,363.50/head	2,100.00–2,625.00	2,364	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	2,176.89/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,177	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,365	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	838	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	881	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,162	2,805.34/head	2,400.00–2,975.00	2,805	8
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,288	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	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 Mar 26, 2025

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Receipts 246Last week 263Year ago 296

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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,227	2,300.00–3,500.00	2,948.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	9	—	1,537	2,225.00–3,550.00	2,920.84

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	4	—	1,701	3,375.00–3,800.00	3,680.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,522	3,700.00–3,975.00	3,865.80

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)	1	—	1,180	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,496	2,825.00–3,375.00	3,138.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,680	3,400.00–3,650.00	3,527.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	2,875.00	2,875.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,675.00	2,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,035	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,320.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,191	2,525.00–3,000.00	2,805.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	2,525.00	2,525.00

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	—	1,173	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,023.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,162	1,725.00–2,025.00	1,905.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,210	1,650.00–2,075.00	1,841.39

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)	2	—	1,200	2,475.00	2,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,232	2,200.00–2,775.00	2,493.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,260	2,100.00–2,625.00	2,363.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,293	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,176.89

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	—	1,020	2,250.00	2,250.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	881	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	838	1,875.00	1,875.00

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)	8	—	1,162	2,400.00–2,975.00	2,805.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	2,650.00	2,650.00

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)	3	—	1,288	3,100.00	3,100.00

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.