Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 10, 2021

413 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.02/cwt +6.61 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 691 lb · 41 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $111.30/cwt -3.93 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 626 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.76/cwt -2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 518 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 413 420 798
Feeder cattle 361 376 762
Slaughter cattle 52 36 36
Replacement cattle — 8 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers mostly steady.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Supply was light 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
285 285 1 160.00 $160.00 $456 —
323 323 3 171.00 $171.00 $552 +6.00
375 375 1 159.00 $159.00 $596 -2.79
410–435 416 4 145.00–157.00 $152.22 $633 -12.25
455–495 477 7 140.00–161.00 $153.96 $734 +8.89
500–530 value added 523 6 151.00–157.00 $152.15 $796 -1.31
525–540 532 3 131.00–149.00 $142.25 $757 -1.12
567 value added 567 2 152.00 $152.00 $862 —
550–597 592 17 126.00–148.00 $139.43 $825 -0.21
600–630 612 3 121.00–131.00 $127.05 $778 -3.70
620–640 value added 630 2 135.00–136.00 $135.51 $854 -2.81
655–692 value added 691 33 133.50–134.00 $133.51 $923 —
692 692 8 131.00 $131.00 $907 +4.59
709–748 value added 725 13 131.00–132.00 $131.84 $956 +0.38
732–746 741 6 109.00–121.00 $118.66 $879 -1.76
777 value added 777 10 128.25 $128.25 $997 —
770–795 783 3 111.00–115.00 $113.01 $885 -8.96
850–860 853 6 112.00 $112.00 $955 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 142.00 $142.00 $454 —
355 355 1 130.00 $130.00 $462 -12.48
415 415 1 124.00 $124.00 $515 -14.97
465 465 2 131.00 $131.00 $609 +1.00
575 575 3 114.00 $114.00 $656 -6.74
640 640 1 119.00 $119.00 $762 —
685 685 1 116.00 $116.00 $795 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 316 4 130.00–135.00 $132.90 $420 +1.90
392 392 2 143.00 $143.00 $561 +10.74
405–445 418 9 120.00–138.00 $126.25 $528 -3.60
460–497 475 9 122.00–127.00 $124.44 $591 -0.85
512–532 518 19 115.00–123.50 $120.76 $626 -1.63
550–585 565 4 115.00–121.00 $117.49 $664 -1.76
602–648 626 25 104.00–116.00 $111.30 $697 -3.93
662 662 9 114.00 $114.00 $755 +0.36
736 736 6 107.00 $107.00 $788 +0.66
785 785 2 98.00 $98.00 $769 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 123.00 $123.00 $351 —
330 330 1 124.00 $124.00 $409 +1.00
355 355 1 120.00 $120.00 $426 —
455–490 466 6 114.00–117.00 $115.16 $537 +1.52
515 515 1 105.00 $105.00 $541 —
575 575 3 110.00 $110.00 $632 -1.58

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 383 3 150.00–165.00 $156.39 $599 +7.89
440 440 1 153.00 $153.00 $673 +1.76
465 465 1 152.00 $152.00 $707 +14.00
505–545 532 3 131.00–136.00 $134.42 $715 -0.04
605–630 613 3 113.00–131.00 $124.84 $765 —
666–680 670 4 113.00–120.00 $118.22 $792 +5.53
785 785 1 104.00 $104.00 $816 —
815 815 1 105.00 $105.00 $856 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 372 3 125.00–130.00 $126.77 $472 -10.73
415–420 418 2 133.00–137.00 $135.01 $564 -1.99
490 490 2 120.00–137.00 $128.50 $630 -7.50
655 655 1 108.00 $108.00 $707 -1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1155 1140 80-85% 2 46.00–49.00 $47.52 $542 —
1055–1445 1206 80-85% 21 53.00–62.00 $58.34 $704 —
1200–1380 1298 80-85% 6 63.00–66.00 $64.16 $833 -1.84
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–980 960 85-90% 3 46.00–51.00 $49.01 $470 -7.37
810–1070 973 85-90% 5 53.00–61.00 $56.04 $545 +26.04
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1760 1563 75-80% 4 64.00–69.00 $65.51 $1,024 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1375 1318 2 82.00–84.00 $82.96 $1,093 —
1340–2110 1675 3 86.00–89.00 $87.22 $1,461 —
1465–2025 1745 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,745 —

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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.