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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 25, 2020

245 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.26/cwt -8.96 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 522 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $109.22/cwt ≈ $493/hd at 451 lb · 13 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $151.82/cwt -3.32 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 377 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 245 877 0
Feeder cattle 207 787 0
Slaughter cattle 34 81 0
Replacement cattle 4 9 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: no comparison due to last week's sale not reported.Supply was light with light demand with Thanksgiving Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 160.00 $160.00 $608 —
415 415 1 158.00 $158.00 $656 —
520 520 2 137.00 $137.00 $712 +0.80
605–612 609 4 124.00–126.00 $125.01 $761 -2.31
671 671 3 120.00 $120.00 $805 -4.14
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 -11.95
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 120.00 $120.00 $378 —
435 435 1 120.00 $120.00 $522 -5.25
545 545 1 123.00 $123.00 $670 +2.00
560–570 563 3 106.00–120.00 $111.99 $631 -10.01
605 605 1 101.00 $101.00 $611 -8.96
675 675 1 114.00 $114.00 $770 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 332 7 100.00–115.00 $111.20 $369 -1.95
350–375 360 3 112.00–116.00 $114.38 $412 -5.62
415–440 422 5 100.00–112.00 $107.64 $454 -1.85
450–460 451 13 100.00–110.00 $109.22 $493 —
540 540 1 101.00 $101.00 $545 -8.76
565–580 573 2 99.00–108.00 $103.44 $593 -9.90
600–631 616 6 86.00–100.00 $92.10 $567 -9.89
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 414 4 116.00–126.00 $121.48 $503 -8.90
450–490 479 4 116.00–121.00 $118.79 $569 -10.70
500–545 522 13 112.00–121.00 $117.26 $612 -8.23
550 550 1 117.00 $117.00 $644 -7.25
600–640 608 10 104.00–120.50 $117.73 $716 +0.80
650–670 660 2 103.00–106.00 $104.48 $690 -9.37

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 140.00 $140.00 $434 —
360–390 377 10 146.00–157.50 $151.82 $572 -1.35
450–475 466 7 135.00–157.00 $151.49 $706 +4.52
515 value added 515 1 146.00 $146.00 $752 -2.00
580–582 582 5 120.00–127.00 $125.60 $731 -2.00
615 615 1 124.00 $124.00 $763 -2.67
657–660 658 3 113.00–119.00 $116.99 $770 +5.66
830 830 1 100.00 $100.00 $830 -2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 120.00 $120.00 $438 -13.67
435 435 1 125.00 $125.00 $544 -2.04
460 460 1 116.00 $116.00 $534 -9.01
560 560 1 115.00 $115.00 $644 —
605 605 1 101.00 $101.00 $611 —
680 680 1 107.00 $107.00 $728 +3.34

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1385 1252 80-85% 12 46.00–55.00 $50.98 $638 +6.15
1125–1490 1262 80-85% 3 56.00–64.00 $60.55 $764 +2.74
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1575 1455 75-80% 2 56.00–57.00 $56.46 $821 +3.78
1415–1690 1495 75-80% 7 48.00–55.00 $52.59 $786 -0.09
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1035 1001 85-90% 4 52.00–56.00 $53.77 $538 +4.27
1005–1015 1010 85-90% 2 39.00–40.00 $39.50 $399 -10.00
1015 1015 85-90% 1 26.00 $26.00 $264 -23.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1840 1683 2 75.00 $75.00 $1,262 +0.76
2320 2320 1 98.00 $98.00 $2,274 —
2400 2400 1 84.00 $84.00 $2,016 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1265–1295 1280 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 600.00–640.00 $619.77

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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
1010 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 595.00 $595.00 —

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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.