Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2020

768 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.54/cwt ≈ $876/hd at 661 lb · 65 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.71/cwt ≈ $781/hd at 622 lb · 57 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.02/cwt ≈ $646/hd at 517 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 768 912 783
Feeder cattle 721 — 687
Slaughter cattle 39 — 84
Replacement cattle 8 — 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers 2.00-3.00 lower,heifers steady 2.00 lower.Slaughter cows steady,slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.Supply was good with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
376 376 4 153.00 $153.00 $575
410–440 421 10 140.00–151.00 $145.56 $613
470 470 1 135.00 $135.00 $634
505 fancy 505 2 144.00 $144.00 $727
500–545 522 9 128.00–142.00 $136.26 $711
513–536 value added 522 8 146.00–149.00 $147.84 $772
550–590 572 30 122.00–142.50 $135.09 $773
612–629 value added 625 37 139.00–139.75 $139.59 $872
600–645 631 13 121.00–133.00 $125.97 $795
658 value added 658 35 137.00 $137.00 $901
657–681 665 30 125.00–131.00 $127.34 $847
705–740 value added 728 7 125.00–133.00 $129.31 $941
755–797 value added 780 20 124.00–129.50 $127.65 $996
880 880 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,065
925–927 926 3 118.00–120.00 $118.67 $1,099
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
370 370 1 134.00 $134.00 $496
460–495 483 4 118.00–131.00 $126.91 $613
595 595 1 120.00 $120.00 $714
610 610 1 116.00 $116.00 $708

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
202 202 2 125.00 $125.00 $252
310–330 320 3 124.00–125.00 $124.67 $399
355–398 382 14 120.00–130.00 $126.48 $483
422 fancy 422 2 132.00 $132.00 $557
400–445 427 20 119.00–128.00 $124.67 $532
450–497 477 24 117.00–129.00 $123.91 $591
487 value added 487 8 128.50 $128.50 $626
501–542 value added 509 28 126.00–128.00 $127.55 $649
500–545 525 26 117.00–125.00 $122.30 $642
550–595 564 18 117.00–125.00 $121.56 $686
554–587 value added 573 32 126.00–126.50 $126.48 $725
618 value added 618 46 128.90 $128.90 $797
610–645 637 11 105.00–119.00 $112.35 $716
658 value added 658 4 121.00 $121.00 $796
650–698 673 14 107.00–116.00 $111.94 $753
714 value added 714 12 117.50 $117.50 $839
715–725 720 2 106.00–112.00 $109.02 $785
780 780 1 105.00 $105.00 $819
902 902 7 97.00 $97.00 $875
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
275 275 1 110.00 $110.00 $302
300–335 326 4 116.00–120.00 $118.44 $386
375–385 378 4 116.00–120.00 $117.75 $445
410 410 2 105.00–109.00 $107.00 $439
465–495 486 4 105.00–112.00 $108.47 $527
512–530 521 4 107.00–112.00 $110.73 $577
560–595 578 3 100.00–112.00 $106.41 $615
640 640 1 101.00 $101.00 $646
675 675 1 98.00 $98.00 $662

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
310 310 1 140.00 $140.00 $434
365–395 376 7 141.00–154.00 $146.48 $551
407–430 414 4 143.00–146.00 $144.48 $598
460 460 2 132.00 $132.00 $607
500–545 532 11 120.00–132.00 $125.28 $666
555–595 578 24 118.00–133.00 $128.06 $740
600–648 633 20 114.00–121.00 $118.99 $753
671–685 677 6 114.00–118.00 $116.49 $789
700–735 713 3 108.00–115.00 $110.40 $787
751 value added 751 25 117.00 $117.00 $879
755–785 770 2 105.00–111.00 $107.94 $831
840 840 1 102.00 $102.00 $857
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
200 200 1 145.00 $145.00 $290
270 270 1 126.00 $126.00 $340
385 385 1 134.00 $134.00 $516
440 440 1 129.00 $129.00 $568
450–475 463 2 113.00–117.00 $114.95 $532
500–545 519 5 109.00–115.00 $112.59 $584
555 555 1 111.00 $111.00 $616
620–645 628 3 100.00–111.00 $107.05 $672
651–695 660 5 106.00–110.00 $109.16 $720

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1175–1200 1188 80-85% 2 43.00–45.00 $43.99 $523
1095–1305 1200 80-85% 2 58.00–62.00 $59.83 $718
1060–1360 1244 80-85% 13 46.00–56.00 $52.64 $655
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
795 795 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $238
850–1065 938 85-90% 5 38.00–46.00 $42.51 $399
1010–1040 1022 85-90% 3 51.00–53.00 $51.99 $531
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1425–1750 1583 75-80% 6 52.00–54.00 $53.12 $841

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1555–1780 1698 3 65.00–79.00 $72.28 $1,227
1705–2375 2048 4 79.00–85.00 $83.00 $1,700

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1335 1335 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
1385 1385 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1315–1475 1413 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00–770.00 $741.33

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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.