Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 24, 2021

930 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $144.25/cwt +11.23 vs last sale · ≈ $958/hd at 664 lb · 100 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.87/cwt +11.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,038/hd at 764 lb · 91 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.80/cwt +12.05 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 585 lb · 86 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 930 413 1,058
Feeder cattle 866 361 961
Slaughter cattle 62 52 82
Replacement cattle 2 — 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No trend due to weather conditions.Supply was good with good demand for all classes

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 160.00–162.50 $161.26 $456 +1.26
315–330 fancy 323 2 180.00–182.00 $180.98 $585 —
325–345 335 3 160.00–162.50 $161.67 $542 -9.33
360 fancy 360 1 180.00 $180.00 $648 —
350–380 367 3 162.50–179.00 $173.06 $635 +14.06
400–440 value added 423 7 168.00–172.00 $169.73 $718 —
405–447 435 15 146.00–164.00 $158.51 $690 +6.29
450–495 469 22 141.00–165.00 $155.08 $727 +1.12
450–497 value added 480 13 166.00–176.00 $168.76 $810 —
500–545 value added 527 30 152.00–164.00 $159.83 $842 +7.68
515–545 536 7 137.00–150.00 $145.91 $782 +3.66
555–597 581 33 137.00–150.00 $145.68 $846 +6.25
555–592 value added 588 53 152.00–158.00 $157.24 $925 +5.24
600–615 610 6 130.00–139.00 $136.02 $830 +8.97
607–641 value added 634 18 140.00–149.00 $147.66 $936 +12.15
659–665 value added 659 76 144.00–147.85 $147.75 $974 +14.24
665–688 681 24 122.00–139.00 $133.17 $907 +2.17
708–740 value added 717 13 133.00–135.00 $134.60 $965 +2.76
705–735 723 3 112.00–122.00 $115.59 $836 -3.07
755–795 value added 761 78 128.00–139.75 $137.67 $1,048 +9.42
758–788 780 13 120.00–127.00 $125.08 $976 +12.07
840–845 843 2 110.00–119.00 $114.49 $965 —
895 895 3 119.00 $119.00 $1,065 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 361 4 130.00–146.00 $136.52 $493 +6.52
445 445 1 121.00 $121.00 $538 -3.00
475–495 487 5 125.00–138.00 $129.98 $633 -1.02
505 505 1 126.00 $126.00 $636 —
555–575 565 2 120.00–121.00 $120.51 $681 +6.51
615–640 628 2 105.00–120.00 $112.65 $707 -6.35
670 670 1 114.00 $114.00 $764 -2.00
740 740 1 105.00 $105.00 $777 —

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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 1 132.50 $132.50 $325 —
267–298 277 3 131.00–143.00 $138.70 $384 —
315–347 328 17 130.00–144.00 $139.59 $458 +6.69
350–383 value added 378 7 149.00–150.00 $149.13 $564 —
365–395 389 11 131.00–142.00 $135.69 $528 -7.31
405–415 value added 410 3 141.00–145.00 $142.33 $584 —
410–445 432 17 128.00–139.00 $136.16 $588 +9.91
463–466 value added 465 9 140.00 $140.00 $651 —
450–495 477 29 129.00–139.00 $135.99 $649 +11.55
505–526 value added 512 28 132.00–137.00 $132.61 $679 —
505–548 533 31 120.00–129.00 $124.32 $663 +3.56
550 value added 550 19 132.00 $132.00 $726 —
555–595 573 43 119.00–127.00 $123.72 $709 +6.23
600–630 value added 620 3 123.00–125.00 $124.35 $771 —
602–645 622 13 109.00–120.00 $113.26 $704 +1.96
650–695 662 35 106.00–119.00 $115.02 $761 +1.02
669 value added 669 6 121.50 $121.50 $813 —
725–740 733 2 98.00–100.00 $98.99 $726 -8.01
750–796 783 7 104.00–113.00 $108.74 $851 +10.74
845 845 3 109.00 $109.00 $921 —
880 880 1 92.00 $92.00 $810 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 275 4 126.00–130.00 $128.14 $352 +5.14
305–340 323 2 124.00–125.00 $124.47 $402 +0.47
400 400 1 111.00 $111.00 $444 —
460–490 472 3 114.00–120.00 $116.40 $549 +1.24
515 515 2 117.00–118.00 $117.50 $605 +12.50
555–585 570 2 110.00–116.00 $113.08 $645 +3.08
620–640 630 2 95.00–101.00 $97.95 $617 —
730 730 1 95.00 $95.00 $694 —
765–795 780 2 90.00–91.00 $90.51 $706 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 175.00 $175.00 $455 —
350–385 375 4 152.50–158.00 $156.21 $586 -0.18
405–415 value added 409 4 166.00–173.00 $169.72 $694 —
405–440 425 4 140.00–160.00 $152.02 $646 -0.98
450–497 475 6 139.00–152.00 $144.89 $688 -7.11
520 520 1 141.00 $141.00 $733 +6.58
505–544 value added 526 16 151.00–154.00 $152.17 $800 —
550–570 559 4 129.00–139.00 $134.72 $753 —
565 value added 565 2 150.00 $150.00 $848 —
630–635 633 2 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $756 -5.34
660–665 663 2 112.00–116.00 $113.99 $756 -4.23
805 805 1 101.00 $101.00 $813 -4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 152.50 $152.50 $389 —
315–320 318 2 130.00–140.00 $134.96 $429 —
430 430 1 129.00 $129.00 $555 -6.01
475 475 1 129.00 $129.00 $613 +0.50
545 545 1 116.00 $116.00 $632 —
675 675 1 111.00 $111.00 $749 +3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 80-85% 1 43.00 $43.00 $484 -4.52
1095–1325 1219 80-85% 6 63.00–66.00 $63.85 $778 +5.51
1080–1475 1274 80-85% 21 51.00–62.00 $57.13 $728 -7.03
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1080 995 85-90% 3 45.00–51.00 $48.83 $486 -7.21
925–1065 995 85-90% 7 53.00–60.00 $56.84 $566 +0.80
970–1065 1018 85-90% 2 38.00–42.00 $40.09 $408 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425 1425 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $926 —
1415–1585 1505 75-80% 3 54.00–61.00 $58.21 $876 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1965 1713 4 79.00–84.00 $82.01 $1,405 -17.99
1560–2310 1969 5 93.00–96.00 $94.77 $1,866 —
1815–2265 2085 3 100.00–104.00 $101.86 $2,124 —

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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
1175 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 770.00 $770.00 —
1190 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 870.00 $870.00 —

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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.