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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Thu, May 28
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129
Receipts
452 head
▲ 193 vs last sale 259▲ 452 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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)1,048$3,1854thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,307$3,14617
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$3,1288
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,283$3,04982
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,141$2,7509
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$2,4752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,261$2,4757
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$2,4299
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,120$1,9003thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,020$3,0001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,155$4,5193thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,555$4,0245
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,253$4,7004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,444$4,54140
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,334$3,84332

Every lot

22 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 1-21,1554,519.05/head3,350.00–5,000.004,5193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5554,023.70/head3,050.00–4,600.004,0245
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1705,350.00/head5,350.00–5,350.005,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2804,482.78/head4,200.00–4,600.004,4833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2984,429.48/head3,600.00–5,350.004,4294
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,351.81/head2,800.00–4,150.003,3525
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3333,957.11/head3,000.00–4,650.003,95725
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4373,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4414,439.26/head3,650.00–5,900.004,43932
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6105,468.01/head5,000.00–5,800.005,4684
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28451,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29503,127.80/head1,950.00–3,800.003,1288
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,0021,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0483,184.55/head2,850.00–3,650.003,1854
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1412,749.84/head2,650.00–2,950.002,7509
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1692,575.82/head1,900.00–2,900.002,5768
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2612,474.75/head1,850.00–2,900.002,4757
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2833,049.17/head2,300.00–3,700.003,04982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3073,146.49/head2,800.00–3,600.003,14617
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3153,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0203,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001

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.