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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 23

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2129

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Receipts

176 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 150▼ 155 vs year ago 331 · −46.8%

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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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,320	$3,093	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,359	$2,919	45
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,331	$2,479	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$2,375	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,278	$2,142	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$2,137	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	977	$3,050	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	905	$2,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,785	$3,675	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,195	$3,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,373	$2,773	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,397	$4,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,366	$3,536	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,833	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,413	$2,730	4thin

Every lot

25 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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,373	2,772.68/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,773	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,785	3,675.00/head	3,675.00–3,675.00	3,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,073	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,097	2,360.21/head	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,360	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,180	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,275	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	3,782.83/head	3,000.00–5,050.00	3,783	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,397	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,427	3,612.56/head	3,150.00–4,000.00	3,613	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	2,840.21/head	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,840	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,558	3,740.05/head	3,550.00–3,950.00	3,740	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	977	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	885	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,167	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	2,136.77/head	1,500.00–2,450.00	2,137	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,262	2,373.61/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,374	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	2,142.11/head	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,142	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	3,202.06/head	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,202	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,359	2,918.65/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,919	45
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,605	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	210.25/cwt	195.00–225.00	2,124	3

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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Blue Grass Stockyards Lexington - Replacement Livestock Sale - Lexington, KY

Wed Sep 23, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Receipts 176Last week 150Year ago 331

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	1,490	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,840.21
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,380	3,000.00–5,050.00	3,782.83
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,427	3,150.00–4,000.00	3,612.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,397	4,700.00	4,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,558	3,550.00–3,950.00	3,740.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,097	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,360.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,073	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	2,950.00	2,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	977	3,050.00	3,050.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	2,200.00	2,200.00

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)	1	—	980	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	—	1,359	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,918.65
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,350	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,202.06
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,278	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,142.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,605	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,245	1,500.00–2,450.00	2,136.77

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)	4	—	1,262	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,373.61
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,167	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,010	195.00–225.00	210.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,785	3,675.00	3,675.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,195	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,373	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,772.68

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.