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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 22
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129
Receipts
259 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 140▼ 34 vs year ago 293 · −11.6%
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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)1,145$4,3002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,236$3,5066
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$3,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,193$3,4752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,270$3,3963thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,337$2,85221
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,150$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,302$2,2503thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,069$3,91310
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)928$2,4892thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,399$4,9017
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,119$4,34221
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,625$5,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,164$4,91827
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,338$4,22340
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,176$3,0767
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)842$2,7695
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,103$2,6626

Every lot

35 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 · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,0862,830.20/head2,550.00–3,100.002,8309
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1445,476.18/head3,500.00–7,500.005,47612
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,3333,151.59/head2,300.00–4,000.003,1522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4265,601.16/head4,700.00–6,050.005,6015
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs14 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28853,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29402,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0652,556.57/head2,350.00–2,750.002,5574
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0865,156.02/head4,750.00–5,350.005,1567
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1363,283.33/head3,000.00–3,600.003,28312
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2295,185.04/head4,950.00–5,800.005,18513
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2354,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3703,527.28/head3,500.00–3,550.003,5272
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3774,425.94/head3,700.00–5,500.004,42618
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4155,200.00/head5,200.00–5,200.005,2003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4685,105.41/head4,900.00–5,500.005,1058
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,6003,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6255,150.00/head5,150.00–5,150.005,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7505,100.00/head5,100.00–5,100.005,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28901,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0951,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1153,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1454,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1652,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1932,472.14/head2,350.00–2,600.002,4723
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2204,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2363,505.66/head3,200.00–3,900.003,5066
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2703,395.80/head3,000.00–3,850.003,3963
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3893,004.46/head2,750.00–3,150.003,00417
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4052,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29282,488.68/head2,300.00–2,700.002,4892
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0693,912.80/head3,800.00–4,050.003,91310
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28422,769.36/head2,750.00–2,775.002,7695
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,0472,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1252
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1312,930.02/head2,700.00–3,000.002,9304

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.