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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 17
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129
← Nov 19Dec 17Feb 25 →
Receipts
411 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 369▼ 183 vs year ago 594 · −30.8%
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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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,223$3,6502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,314$3,17931
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,335$2,98679
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,067$2,76611
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$2,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,357$2,3725
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$2,30113
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,307$2,2873thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$3,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)923$2,5004thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)907$2,1524thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)936$1,8673thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,427$3,6064thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,705$4,6501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,413$4,0915
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,145$3,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,418$3,51746
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,120$3,4968
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,237$2,44910
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,014$2,1517

Every lot

45 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4273,606.06/head3,200.00–4,000.003,6064
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs20 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0363,103.53/head2,750.00–3,200.003,1045
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1151,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1453,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1551,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1832,179.39/head1,950.00–2,450.002,1792
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2154,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2732,342.93/head2,250.00–2,500.002,3433
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2824,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,3022,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3103,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3223,058.15/head2,650.00–3,450.003,0584
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3723,165.64/head2,800.00–3,550.003,1667
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3963,960.44/head3,900.00–4,050.003,9609
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4113,404.68/head2,900.00–3,700.003,40515
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,5014,004.94/head3,900.00–4,250.004,0057
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,5453,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5684,377.03/head4,350.00–4,400.004,3772
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6854,224.85/head4,200.00–4,250.004,2252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7054,650.00/head4,650.00–4,650.004,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29902,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29952,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4503
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29952,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0202,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0951,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1283,146.34/head2,600.00–3,750.003,1466
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2142,430.97/head2,400.00–2,550.002,4317
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2382,148.99/head1,775.00–2,350.002,1496
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2652,446.56/head1,950.00–2,550.002,4479
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2954,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3072,286.73/head2,100.00–2,550.002,2873
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3343,222.23/head2,750.00–3,900.003,22229
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3503,068.21/head2,600.00–3,700.003,06869
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4222,477.20/head2,450.00–2,500.002,4774
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29072,152.21/head1,950.00–2,350.002,1524
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29232,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5004
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29251,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 29421,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0853,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 27931,363.88/head1,350.00–1,375.001,3642
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2989204.29/cwt187.00–237.502,0209
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1022,465.29/head2,200.00–2,550.002,4655

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
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