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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 11, 2020

877 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.13/cwt +10.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,188/hd at 842 lb · 140 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.13/cwt +16.60 vs last sale · ≈ $905/hd at 707 lb · 88 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.11/cwt +16.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,053/hd at 768 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 877 723 502
Feeder cattle 787 670 442
Slaughter cattle 81 50 52
Replacement cattle 9 3 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 higher.Heavy supply with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 fancy 295 1 185.00 $185.00 $546 —
320 fancy 320 1 180.00 $180.00 $576 —
365 fancy 365 1 167.50 $167.50 $611 —
405–435 value added 424 6 156.00–164.00 $158.30 $671 —
460–497 481 18 139.00–151.00 $144.71 $696 -0.82
477–498 value added 486 10 152.00–159.00 $155.73 $757 —
490 fancy 490 1 157.00 $157.00 $769 +5.00
500–525 value added 517 17 145.00–155.00 $149.76 $774 -2.24
505–547 539 19 124.00–143.00 $136.20 $734 -1.65
550–591 570 20 124.00–139.00 $131.78 $751 -1.13
600–646 627 13 120.00–134.00 $127.32 $798 +2.35
650–685 671 8 120.00–127.00 $124.14 $833 +2.56
700–720 713 7 116.00–125.00 $122.14 $871 -4.18
740 value added 740 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,014 —
750–785 768 2 120.00–124.00 $121.95 $937 +1.51
768 value added 768 47 137.75 $137.75 $1,058 —
810–840 823 3 126.00–129.00 $127.65 $1,051 -0.35
825–849 value added 842 137 130.00–143.90 $141.43 $1,191 +9.43
962 962 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,174 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 141.00 $141.00 $508 —
415–442 430 4 122.00–129.00 $125.25 $539 —
455 455 1 132.00 $132.00 $601 +12.43
545 545 1 121.00 $121.00 $659 +3.00
575 575 1 122.00 $122.00 $702 —
615–620 618 2 101.00–119.00 $109.96 $680 -3.10

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 326 6 128.00–136.00 $133.66 $436 +8.66
350–395 376 13 125.00–138.00 $130.60 $491 +8.59
400–447 435 29 120.00–134.00 $130.38 $567 +7.63
450–495 480 25 121.00–132.00 $129.49 $622 +2.19
486 fancy 486 3 137.00 $137.00 $666 —
512 value added 512 2 135.00 $135.00 $691 +7.91
500–545 529 24 116.00–130.00 $125.49 $664 +1.33
557–595 574 27 117.00–133.00 $124.25 $713 +1.01
605–610 value added 607 3 121.00–123.00 $122.34 $743 —
600–645 624 25 112.00–120.00 $116.93 $730 -0.85
655–672 662 21 106.00–116.00 $113.85 $754 +1.77
701–729 value added 706 85 124.00–129.90 $128.82 $909 —
710–745 725 3 100.00–118.00 $108.48 $786 -3.05
750–782 766 5 100.00–110.00 $104.32 $799 -2.68
916–920 917 4 99.00–103.00 $102.00 $935 +16.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 120.00 $120.00 $342 —
300–320 307 3 109.00–120.00 $113.15 $347 —
360–380 370 2 120.00 $120.00 $444 +6.58
405–425 414 4 104.00–115.00 $109.49 $453 —
510–540 521 6 101.00–115.00 $109.76 $572 —
550–577 564 6 110.00–115.00 $113.34 $639 -0.66
625–633 631 4 101.00–105.00 $101.99 $644 -4.01
655 655 1 105.00 $105.00 $688 —
715 715 2 86.00–89.00 $87.50 $626 -5.50
755 755 1 95.00 $95.00 $717 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 157.50 $157.50 $441 +17.50
285 fancy 285 1 180.00 $180.00 $513 —
335 fancy 335 1 175.00 $175.00 $586 —
375 fancy 375 1 165.00 $165.00 $619 —
380–395 391 5 142.00–159.00 $153.17 $599 —
405–427 421 5 143.00–154.00 $146.72 $618 +5.67
475 value added 475 1 154.00 $154.00 $732 —
460–498 486 14 140.00–150.00 $146.97 $714 +17.97
500–545 519 6 120.00–127.00 $122.91 $638 -10.40
522 value added 522 2 148.00 $148.00 $773 —
555–590 569 6 120.00–139.00 $127.60 $726 -3.38
615–630 623 3 122.00–130.00 $126.67 $789 +4.29
655–668 664 9 107.00–115.00 $111.33 $739 -5.67
715–745 733 3 105.00–110.00 $106.68 $782 -0.80
765 765 2 111.00 $111.00 $849 ±0.00
803 803 3 102.00 $102.00 $819 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 130.00–137.50 $133.82 $381 —
355–390 377 3 130.00–137.00 $133.67 $504 +14.43
410–425 418 2 125.00–129.00 $127.04 $531 +14.32
455–490 475 8 120.00–130.00 $125.01 $594 +31.01
515–545 530 6 113.00–119.00 $116.34 $617 —
650–660 657 3 101.00–106.00 $103.66 $681 +3.66
728 728 4 96.00 $96.00 $699 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1395 1245 80-85% 27 48.00–55.00 $51.81 $645 +3.79
1105–1380 1256 80-85% 4 43.00–46.00 $44.83 $563 —
1125–1395 1261 80-85% 14 56.00–61.00 $57.81 $729 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1520 1485 75-80% 3 52.00–54.00 $52.68 $782 —
1410–1740 1539 75-80% 9 56.00–60.00 $57.83 $890 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $221 -9.00
880–1070 986 85-90% 4 40.00–45.00 $43.13 $425 —
930–1080 1019 85-90% 5 48.00–53.00 $49.50 $504 -6.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–2085 1695 5 70.00–79.00 $74.24 $1,258 —
1885–2180 2057 3 82.00–84.00 $82.99 $1,707 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1180–1190 1185 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 625.00–675.00 $650.11
1210 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1420 1420 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00

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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.