Blue Grass Stockyards Lexington Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, December 17, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	248	—	—

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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
1305–1507	1427	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	3,200.00–4,000.00	$3,606.06	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890–1125	989	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	187.00–237.50	$204.29	$2,020

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1170	1102	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	2,200.00–2,550.00	$2,465.29

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–880	793	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00–1,375.00	$1,363.88

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
976–1305	1128	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,600.00–3,750.00	$3,146.34
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00
1185–1355	1214	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,400.00–2,550.00	$2,430.97
1295 fancy	1295	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	4,300.00	$4,300.00
1165–1385	1307	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,100.00–2,550.00	$2,286.73
1015–1700	1334	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	2,750.00–3,900.00	$3,222.23
1021–2055	1350	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	69	2,600.00–3,700.00	$3,068.21
1297–1547	1422	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,450.00–2,500.00	$2,477.20

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,100.00	$2,100.00
1020	1020	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,550.00	$2,550.00
1095	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
1020–1445	1238	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,775.00–2,350.00	$2,148.99
1140–1437	1265	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,950.00–2,550.00	$2,446.56

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,450.00	$2,450.00
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
897–917	907	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,950.00–2,350.00	$2,152.21
923	923	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,500.00	$2,500.00
925	925	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
942	942	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,950.00	$1,950.00

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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
1017–1110	1036	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	2,750.00–3,200.00	$3,103.53	—
1145	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,750.00	$3,750.00	—
1215 fancy	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,050.00	$4,050.00	—
1282 fancy	1282	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	4,200.00	$4,200.00	—
1310 fancy	1310	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—
1230–1555	1322	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,650.00–3,450.00	$3,058.15	—
1195–1580	1372	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	2,800.00–3,550.00	$3,165.64	—
1330–1600 fancy	1396	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	3,900.00–4,050.00	$3,960.44	—
1200–1720	1411	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	15	2,900.00–3,700.00	$3,404.68	-70.32
1350–1600 fancy	1501	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	3,900.00–4,250.00	$4,004.94	—
1440–1695	1568	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,350.00–4,400.00	$4,377.03	—
1675–1695	1685	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	4,200.00–4,250.00	$4,224.85	—
1705	1705	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	4,650.00	$4,650.00	+887.13

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1115	1115	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
1155	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
1085–1280	1183	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,950.00–2,450.00	$2,179.39	—
1200–1420	1273	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	2,250.00–2,500.00	$2,342.93	—
1545	1545	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	3,850.00	$3,850.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1302	1302	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

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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.