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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 25
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129
Receipts
472 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 411▲ 209 vs year ago 263 · +79.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

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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)1,207$4,13214
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,378$3,99924
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$3,15129
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,233$3,11816
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,320$2,8417
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,353$2,7842thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,111$2,6985
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$2,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,198$2,4133thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,083$4,00521
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,360$3,9503thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)992$3,4573thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,662$3,4945
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,298$2,9033thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,475$5,7723thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,679$5,35311
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,353$5,32636
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,539$4,97349
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,505$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,483$3,3863thin

Every lot

30 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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2982,902.70/head1,700.00–3,650.002,9033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6623,494.48/head2,350.00–4,725.003,4945
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28652,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3365,743.25/head4,300.00–6,200.005,74326
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3914,287.00/head3,400.00–4,700.004,2876
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4044,170.75/head4,050.00–4,450.004,1714
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4553,178.69/head3,150.00–3,200.003,1792
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4755,772.31/head5,000.00–6,050.005,7723
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4965,354.92/head3,550.00–6,300.005,35521
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5053,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5244,327.65/head3,500.00–6,000.004,32817
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5403,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6795,353.31/head4,250.00–5,950.005,35311
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7245,476.10/head4,300.00–6,150.005,47610
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29923,457.39/head3,350.00–3,650.003,4573
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0834,004.57/head3,100.00–5,500.004,00521
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,3603,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28852,676.27/head2,600.00–2,750.002,6762
Bred Cows—Small 1-29552,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Small 1-29812,819.87/head2,350.00–3,050.002,8204
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,0502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1262,723.09/head1,900.00–3,300.002,7234
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1982,412.69/head2,250.00–2,700.002,4133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2513,162.26/head2,200.00–3,950.003,16215
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2614,375.13/head2,900.00–5,600.004,37512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,840.88/head2,450.00–3,200.002,8417
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3532,784.20/head2,650.00–2,950.002,7842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3753,151.26/head2,450.00–3,850.003,15129
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4574,234.99/head2,550.00–5,300.004,23520

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.