Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 3, 2021

420 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.61/cwt +5.76 vs last sale · ≈ $934/hd at 715 lb · 65 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.72/cwt -6.92 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 532 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.22/cwt -10.62 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 477 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 420 1,208 635
Feeder cattle 376 1,167 586
Slaughter cattle 36 41 43
Replacement cattle 8 — 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers steady 1.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.Supply was light with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 165.00 $165.00 $528 -4.42
367–390 379 4 155.00–169.00 $161.79 $613 -12.25
405–410 408 2 160.00–169.00 $164.47 $671 -0.41
458 value added 458 4 171.00 $171.00 $783 -0.67
455–492 481 21 141.00–150.00 $145.07 $698 -13.08
500–540 532 26 130.00–150.00 $143.37 $763 -1.79
520–545 value added 533 4 152.00–155.00 $153.46 $818 -5.14
566–598 575 24 126.00–147.00 $139.64 $803 -3.57
600–626 value added 620 15 137.00–140.00 $138.32 $858 -0.22
630–635 634 4 130.00–131.00 $130.75 $829 +1.47
652–697 676 6 123.00–132.00 $126.41 $855 -1.71
712–738 value added 715 60 128.00–132.75 $131.46 $940 +5.51
711–745 719 5 119.00–123.00 $120.42 $866 -1.85
757–785 762 8 115.00–123.00 $121.97 $929 -0.18
801–815 804 7 116.00–121.00 $120.28 $967 +1.69
851 851 5 117.00 $117.00 $996 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 2 139.00–146.00 $142.48 $510 —
410–445 432 3 137.00–140.00 $138.97 $600 —
450 450 2 130.00 $130.00 $585 -10.00
562–595 574 4 120.00–121.00 $120.74 $693 +1.16

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 131.00 $131.00 $321 —
270–290 277 3 130.00–133.00 $131.05 $363 -4.08
320 320 2 131.00 $131.00 $419 -1.02
360–385 378 8 130.00–136.00 $132.26 $500 -2.11
410–446 434 10 125.00–135.00 $129.85 $564 +2.49
455–497 475 14 120.00–129.00 $125.29 $595 -0.32
510 value added 510 3 128.00 $128.00 $653 —
500–546 524 10 120.00–125.00 $122.39 $641 +1.20
560–585 578 15 115.00–121.00 $119.25 $689 -1.35
600–645 607 18 105.00–117.00 $115.23 $699 -2.67
660–697 690 5 110.00–114.50 $113.64 $784 +5.28
710–712 711 3 99.00–110.00 $106.34 $756 +1.53
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 123.00 $123.00 $412 -1.49
480–498 494 5 107.00–119.00 $113.64 $561 +0.28
550–595 579 5 105.00–114.00 $111.58 $646 +0.21
630 630 1 99.00 $99.00 $624 -1.00
781 781 3 90.00 $90.00 $703 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 145.00–165.00 $154.84 $488 -8.29
380 380 2 146.00–151.00 $148.50 $564 -14.95
430–440 436 7 147.00–168.00 $151.24 $659 -6.10
480 480 1 138.00 $138.00 $662 -11.67
525–535 530 2 130.00–139.00 $134.46 $713 -7.05
560–595 575 4 121.00–134.00 $126.74 $729 -7.58
650–665 655 3 111.00–116.00 $112.69 $738 -1.52
710–730 720 2 102.00–107.00 $104.53 $753 -2.96
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 137.50 $137.50 $378 —
330–345 338 2 126.00–137.50 $131.88 $446 -13.12
360 360 1 137.50 $137.50 $495 -11.50
405–410 408 2 137.00 $137.00 $559 —
455 455 1 136.00 $136.00 $619 +3.92
555 555 1 118.00 $118.00 $655 -1.00
620 620 1 110.00 $110.00 $682 —
665 665 1 109.00 $109.00 $725 +9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1040 954 85-90% 9 52.00–60.00 $56.38 $538 +1.72
970 970 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $291 -24.66
890–1040 979 85-90% 4 44.00–52.00 $49.12 $481 -5.54
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 80-85% 1 48.00 $48.00 $564 —
1025–1350 1194 80-85% 10 52.00–60.00 $57.16 $682 —
1280 1280 80-85% 1 66.00 $66.00 $845 +4.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1695 1503 2 81.00–82.00 $81.56 $1,226 -3.47
1415–2120 1626 6 86.00–94.00 $89.86 $1,461 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130–1295 1187 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 750.00–800.00 $776.78
1060–1335 1198 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 660.00–690.00 $676.72

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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
980 980 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 830.00 $830.00 —

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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.