Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 28, 2020

417 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.14/cwt +3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 519 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.64/cwt +3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 483 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $112.05/cwt -0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $691/hd at 617 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 417 573 655
Feeder cattle 348 510 563
Slaughter cattle 61 54 78
Replacement cattle 8 9 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 1.00 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher,slaughter bulls steady. Weak supply with weak demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 fancy 323 2 160.00–164.00 $162.11 $524 —
395 395 3 157.00 $157.00 $620 +16.14
415 fancy 415 1 153.00 $153.00 $635 —
450 fancy 450 1 152.00 $152.00 $684 —
455 value added 455 1 157.00 $157.00 $714 —
450–490 465 10 131.00–149.00 $141.25 $657 +10.75
510–527 value added 519 4 138.00–147.00 $142.57 $740 —
525–540 533 2 124.00–132.00 $128.06 $683 -5.17
555 value added 555 1 134.00 $134.00 $744 —
550–580 569 10 123.00–131.00 $126.70 $721 -4.22
613–630 value added 620 5 126.00–127.00 $126.59 $785 —
621–635 626 5 116.00–121.00 $118.02 $739 -8.03
680 680 2 120.00 $120.00 $816 -1.43
685 value added 685 1 126.00 $126.00 $863 —
700–740 724 6 111.00–119.00 $116.13 $841 -0.11
765–780 value added 773 2 126.00 $126.00 $974 +1.00
860 value added 860 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,032 —
905 value added 905 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,086 —
930 930 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,079 +7.12
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 128.00 $128.00 $570 +8.94
495 495 1 110.00 $110.00 $544 -12.81
565–580 573 2 111.00–118.00 $114.55 $656 +5.18
620 620 1 111.00 $111.00 $688 —
660–695 677 3 109.00–114.00 $112.00 $758 -1.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–297 279 11 117.00–128.00 $121.28 $338 —
325–330 327 3 116.00–122.00 $119.02 $389 -3.59
365–392 379 8 118.00–123.00 $120.36 $456 +1.91
400–445 425 7 118.00–121.00 $119.99 $510 -0.60
455–495 483 20 115.00–122.00 $119.64 $578 +3.08
503–525 value added 510 12 119.00–123.00 $121.25 $618 —
505–547 532 9 110.00–118.00 $113.99 $606 -0.90
557–595 575 5 110.00–118.00 $114.38 $658 -0.13
585–590 value added 586 5 119.00 $119.00 $697 —
615 value added 615 3 119.00 $119.00 $732 —
605–645 633 6 101.00–113.00 $106.78 $676 -1.46
650 value added 650 1 120.00 $120.00 $780 —
650–680 671 5 100.00–105.00 $102.98 $691 -2.98
860 860 1 99.00 $99.00 $851 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 111.00 $111.00 $400 +1.79
410–436 428 8 101.00–112.00 $104.31 $446 -5.10
530–541 538 4 98.00–101.00 $98.74 $531 -2.63

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 351 4 131.00–140.00 $134.02 $470 -3.70
430–445 438 2 136.00–142.00 $139.05 $609 +7.37
430–441 fancy 438 4 144.00 $144.00 $631 —
465 465 1 125.00 $125.00 $581 -2.72
472 fancy 472 2 148.00 $148.00 $699 —
507 value added 507 2 132.00 $132.00 $669 —
508–540 521 7 116.00–126.00 $122.00 $636 -0.36
550–585 565 9 117.00–128.00 $123.15 $696 +5.13
600–640 617 12 105.00–115.00 $112.05 $691 -0.09
730 730 1 107.00 $107.00 $781 +5.96
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 120.00 $120.00 $438 -6.53
465–490 481 5 110.00–123.00 $117.41 $565 -5.59
500–545 530 3 107.00–110.00 $109.06 $578 —
560–585 578 4 100.00–111.00 $105.54 $610 -7.47
630 630 1 108.00 $108.00 $680 —
655 655 1 100.00 $100.00 $655 -4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 1 35.00 $35.00 $385 —
1010–1440 1212 80-85% 23 46.00–55.00 $49.98 $606 —
1130–1305 1215 80-85% 3 57.00–59.00 $57.72 $701 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $242 —
770–1035 941 85-90% 7 36.00–45.00 $41.00 $386 +12.73
815–1050 970 85-90% 7 47.00–54.00 $50.89 $494 +11.70
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490 1490 75-80% 1 56.00 $56.00 $834 +6.33
1390–1710 1501 75-80% 7 50.00–55.00 $52.33 $785 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–2250 1558 6 72.00–80.00 $74.14 $1,155 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1145 1145 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1180 1180 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00
1460 1460 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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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.