Blue Grass Stockyards Lexington Market Report

Lexington, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special)

Sale of Wednesday, November 19, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	277	—	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1170–1370	1258	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	1,800.00–3,000.00	$2,253.88	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1010	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	1,800.00–2,350.00	$1,835.91

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1088	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	183.00	$183.00	$1,991

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
870–1135	1032	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	2,600.00–3,000.00	$2,796.24
970–1405	1108	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	2,850.00–3,925.00	$3,268.41
955–1475	1239	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	2,650.00–3,500.00	$3,038.76
1205–1381	1312	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,675.00–2,700.00	$2,327.13
1012–1855	1378	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	89	2,400.00–3,800.00	$3,183.28
1200–1510	1388	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,650.00–2,375.00	$2,146.79

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00
945	945	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1205	1205	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105	1105	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1130–1175	1153	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,600.00–2,300.00	$1,956.83

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–895	861	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,150.00–2,250.00	$2,057.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00
945–1105	1061	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,550.00–3,125.00	$3,001.83

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1115–1267	1206	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	3,000.00–4,500.00	$4,085.65	+661.78
1235	1235	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	-423.87
1160–1290	1247	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	3,850.00–4,200.00	$4,063.13	+639.26
1265	1265	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,850.00	$3,850.00	—
1430	1430	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,475.00	$3,475.00	—
1435–1502	1480	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,625.00–3,700.00	$3,649.25	+749.25
1270–1895	1522	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	22	2,750.00–4,150.00	$3,689.87	+189.81
1325–1750	1524	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	16	3,150.00–4,250.00	$3,662.35	+162.29
1625–1775	1700	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	3,500.00–4,050.00	$3,762.87	-62.42
1965	1965	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,775.00	$3,775.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
915	915	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,875.00	$2,875.00	—
1240	1240	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,550.00	$3,550.00	—
1365	1365	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	3,675.00	$3,675.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.