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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2025-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-22

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 22

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129

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Receipts

188 head

▼ 143 vs last sale 331▼ 166 vs year ago 354 · −46.9%

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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 (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$3,415	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,504	$3,319	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,146	$3,191	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,052	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,428	$3,043	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,473	$2,602	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,414	$2,514	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	839	$2,708	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	655	$1,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,428	$2,907	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	895	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,303	$4,678	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,645	$3,537	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,535	$3,400	6
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	920	$2,791	21

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	895	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,428	2,907.09/head	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,907	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	655	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	2,327.78/head	1,800.00–2,800.00	2,328	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	925	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	3,423.87/head	3,150.00–3,700.00	3,424	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,307	4,879.04/head	4,350.00–5,350.00	4,879	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,347	3,925.00/head	3,925.00–3,925.00	3,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,485	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,545	3,500.06/head	3,350.00–3,550.00	3,500	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,552	3,381.61/head	3,100.00–3,550.00	3,382	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,725	3,825.29/head	3,725.00–3,925.00	3,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,761	3,671.39/head	3,525.00–3,800.00	3,671	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,052	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,071	2,845.96/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,846	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,110	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,135	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,160	3,414.92/head	3,400.00–3,425.00	3,415	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,185	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,198	3,515.01/head	3,475.00–3,550.00	3,515	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,418	2,915.45/head	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,915	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,465	3,100.34/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,100	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,473	2,601.64/head	2,225.00–2,850.00	2,602	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,487	3,373.86/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,374	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	2,710.96/head	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,711	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,557	3,610.25/head	3,550.00–3,650.00	3,610	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	2,791.06/head	2,075.00–2,975.00	2,791	21

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 188Last week 331Year ago 354

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	810	1,800.00–2,800.00	2,327.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	3,850.00	3,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,552	3,100.00–3,550.00	3,381.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,545	3,350.00–3,550.00	3,500.06
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,725	3,725.00–3,925.00	3,825.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	3,150.00–3,700.00	3,423.87
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,761	3,525.00–3,800.00	3,671.39

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,347	3,925.00	3,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,307	4,350.00–5,350.00	4,879.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,325.00	2,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,071	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,845.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,490	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,710.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,473	2,225.00–2,850.00	2,601.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,052	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,418	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,915.45
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,465	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,100.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,198	3,475.00–3,550.00	3,515.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,160	3,400.00–3,425.00	3,414.92
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,557	3,550.00–3,650.00	3,610.25
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,487	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,373.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	21	—	920	2,075.00–2,975.00	2,791.06

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	2	—	1,428	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,907.09
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	895	1,950.00	1,950.00

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.