Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2020

707 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.83/cwt +0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $600/hd at 477 lb · 60 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.41/cwt -2.30 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 567 lb · 54 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.84/cwt +4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 579 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 707 768 916
Feeder cattle 654 721 864
Slaughter cattle 39 39 52
Replacement cattle 14 8 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers 1.00-3.00 lower,heifers mostly steady.Slaughter cows 3.00 lower,slaughter bulls 5.00 lower.Supply was moderate with good demand on feeder cattle,weak demand on slaughter cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 332 3 155.00–161.00 $157.27 $522 —
350–385 369 4 149.00–158.00 $152.79 $564 -0.21
430 value added 430 2 158.00–159.00 $158.50 $682 —
425–445 433 5 146.00–152.00 $147.80 $640 +2.24
455 value added 455 1 160.00 $160.00 $728 —
460–495 472 10 139.00–151.00 $148.00 $699 +13.00
500–540 508 7 130.00–141.00 $135.51 $688 -0.75
508–527 value added 514 11 144.00–150.00 $147.01 $756 -0.83
562–580 value added 570 15 144.00–147.50 $146.00 $832 —
555–598 585 23 124.00–143.00 $135.82 $795 +0.73
600–645 621 12 121.00–135.00 $128.20 $796 +2.23
607–641 value added 630 7 138.00–142.00 $140.61 $886 +1.02
650–690 674 13 120.00–135.00 $128.48 $866 +1.14
685–693 value added 692 17 136.00–140.50 $139.39 $965 +2.39
705 705 1 123.00 $123.00 $867 —
710–740 value added 725 3 128.00–135.00 $130.99 $950 +1.68
770 770 1 124.00 $124.00 $955 —
776 value added 776 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,055 +8.35
810 value added 810 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 130.00–137.50 $133.67 $452 —
375 375 1 131.00 $131.00 $491 -3.00
400 400 1 131.00 $131.00 $524 —
525 525 1 123.00 $123.00 $646 —
590 590 1 122.00 $122.00 $720 +2.00
640 640 2 110.00–115.00 $112.50 $720 -3.50
660–690 675 2 103.00–105.00 $104.02 $702 —
750 750 1 101.00 $101.00 $758 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 127.50 $127.50 $332 —
330 330 2 124.00–130.00 $127.00 $419 +2.33
350–375 363 8 120.00–128.00 $124.36 $451 -2.12
400–447 423 16 120.00–130.00 $124.85 $528 +0.18
450–495 477 60 119.00–128.00 $125.83 $600 +1.92
503 value added 503 3 128.00 $128.00 $644 +0.45
500–546 526 22 118.00–123.00 $120.72 $635 -1.58
550–587 567 47 117.00–125.00 $121.87 $691 +0.31
568 value added 568 7 126.00 $126.00 $716 -0.48
617 value added 617 6 122.00 $122.00 $753 -6.90
605–640 618 8 110.00–116.00 $114.89 $710 +2.54
650–680 667 9 107.00–117.00 $111.00 $740 -0.94
710–735 725 3 100.00–107.00 $104.04 $754 -4.98
762 762 2 112.00 $112.00 $853 +7.00
825 825 1 115.00 $115.00 $949 —
865 865 1 114.00 $114.00 $986 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 110.00–120.00 $115.08 $374 -3.36
360–395 374 7 111.00–121.00 $118.85 $444 +1.10
412–435 419 4 106.00–112.00 $107.56 $451 +0.56
450–475 459 4 113.00–117.00 $115.21 $529 +6.74
550–597 583 5 115.00–116.00 $115.81 $675 +9.40
605 605 1 90.00 $90.00 $544 -11.00
655–695 672 3 92.00–103.00 $98.39 $661 +0.39
715 715 1 90.00 $90.00 $644 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 150.00 $150.00 $442 —
315–345 328 3 150.00–157.50 $154.71 $507 +14.71
355–397 378 10 142.00–155.00 $148.00 $559 +1.52
410–415 413 2 141.00–150.00 $145.47 $601 +0.99
457–490 473 5 140.00–149.00 $144.91 $685 +12.91
510 value added 510 1 145.00 $145.00 $740 —
500–540 522 15 120.00–142.00 $132.16 $690 +6.88
550–590 563 7 125.00–135.00 $130.11 $733 +2.05
610–640 622 3 115.00–119.00 $116.66 $726 -2.33
655–685 670 2 116.00–118.00 $117.02 $784 +0.53
715–735 728 4 107.00–110.00 $108.74 $792 -1.66
760 760 1 108.00 $108.00 $821 +0.06
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 320 3 122.00–133.00 $126.52 $405 —
385–390 388 2 119.00–132.00 $125.54 $487 -8.46
405–445 422 3 122.00–124.00 $122.66 $518 -6.34
465–490 476 4 121.00–129.00 $126.96 $604 +12.01
540 540 1 110.00 $110.00 $594 -2.59
560 560 1 115.00 $115.00 $644 +4.00
641 641 3 106.00 $106.00 $679 -1.05
655–685 668 3 100.00–110.00 $106.39 $711 -2.77

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 80-85% 1 44.00 $44.00 $521 +0.01
1090–1450 1236 80-85% 12 46.00–53.00 $49.15 $607 -3.49
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1615 1478 75-80% 6 48.00–52.00 $49.67 $734 —
1710–1715 1713 75-80% 2 53.00 $53.00 $908 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–910 870 85-90% 2 23.00–25.00 $23.95 $208 —
930–960 950 85-90% 3 35.00–44.00 $39.72 $377 —
950–1075 1013 85-90% 2 49.00–55.00 $51.81 $525 -0.18

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655 1655 1 71.00 $71.00 $1,175 —
1500–1925 1756 7 72.00–80.00 $75.34 $1,323 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 835.00 $835.00
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1095–1440 1289 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 700.00–760.00 $713.66
1460 1460 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 880.00 $880.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1185–1220 1203 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 785.00–850.00 $817.97 —
1345 1345 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,140.00 $1,140.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257–297 277 5 92.50–101.00 $97.64 $270 —
312–345 329 4 107.00–109.00 $107.95 $355 —
416 416 6 107.00 $107.00 $445 —
520 520 5 99.00 $99.00 $515 —
570 570 2 89.00 $89.00 $507 —

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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.