Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 10, 2021

1,380 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.77/cwt +5.60 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 674 lb · 105 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.46/cwt -3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 475 lb · 101 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.07/cwt +4.83 vs last sale · ≈ $926/hd at 671 lb · 92 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,380 738 964
Feeder cattle 1,306 681 897
Slaughter cattle 56 53 62
Replacement cattle 18 4 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers 1.00 - 2.00 higher,heifers steady 1.00 higher.Heavy supply with good demand.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 331 8 160.00–174.00 $168.38 $557 -8.07
330–345 fancy 338 2 185.00–186.00 $185.49 $627 —
368–397 value added 377 8 195.00–200.00 $198.31 $748 —
378 fancy 378 4 185.00 $185.00 $699 —
355–392 379 21 160.00–183.00 $171.46 $650 -2.63
400–435 value added 425 7 176.00–183.00 $179.98 $765 +0.53
415–445 432 12 150.00–169.00 $157.61 $681 -1.98
450–492 476 30 130.00–168.00 $157.83 $751 -7.58
500–527 value added 509 7 156.00–165.00 $161.40 $822 +4.99
500–545 512 26 133.00–154.00 $147.01 $753 -0.16
560 value added 560 1 155.00 $155.00 $868 -2.85
550–595 571 39 136.00–154.00 $148.76 $849 +4.74
607–645 628 20 128.00–142.00 $136.69 $858 -1.31
605–640 value added 629 9 143.00–146.00 $144.44 $909 -1.00
651 value added 651 12 143.00 $143.00 $931 —
655–695 674 80 126.00–140.00 $137.33 $926 +4.09
720 value added 720 2 130.00 $130.00 $936 -1.89
715–742 731 9 114.00–128.00 $120.06 $878 -2.94
755–791 773 13 114.00–128.00 $120.06 $928 -2.62
803 value added 803 10 124.00 $124.00 $996 -4.00
925 925 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,073 +5.00
1003 1003 3 108.00 $108.00 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 150.00 $150.00 $405 —
320 320 3 148.00 $148.00 $474 —
370–385 378 2 145.00–150.00 $147.55 $558 -2.45
407–425 413 3 140.00–142.00 $141.31 $584 —
455–487 476 7 121.00–144.00 $135.24 $644 —
525 525 1 119.00 $119.00 $625 -2.00
595 595 1 126.00 $126.00 $750 +9.00
630–640 635 2 114.00–120.00 $117.02 $743 —
680–695 688 2 110.00–112.00 $111.01 $764 -10.50
750 750 1 109.00 $109.00 $818 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 279 8 139.00–150.00 $141.78 $396 —
300–345 323 22 131.00–150.00 $142.67 $461 +2.15
355–398 385 56 130.00–145.00 $138.73 $534 -2.55
400–435 411 42 125.00–142.00 $134.50 $553 -5.01
450–497 475 101 125.00–142.00 $133.46 $634 -1.60
507–540 value added 516 29 134.00–136.00 $135.62 $700 +0.55
506–545 528 42 118.00–133.50 $128.85 $680 -0.73
550–595 572 28 118.00–133.00 $127.03 $727 +3.10
610 value added 610 54 128.75 $128.75 $785 +1.08
600–645 621 27 107.00–122.00 $118.49 $736 +2.52
650–683 666 28 112.00–122.00 $117.17 $780 ±0.00
677 value added 677 77 124.80 $124.80 $845 —
702–745 735 15 101.00–112.00 $109.14 $802 -1.93
755 755 3 100.00–101.00 $100.33 $757 —
820 820 1 95.00 $95.00 $779 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 135.00 $135.00 $324 ±0.00
280–297 291 6 120.00–131.00 $127.84 $372 —
315–345 327 3 123.00–124.00 $123.67 $404 —
355–395 374 6 116.00–126.00 $121.68 $455 -7.32
410–425 415 3 120.00–121.00 $120.33 $499 —
465–480 473 3 115.00–122.00 $118.98 $563 -1.02
505–520 514 4 110.00–116.00 $113.73 $585 -5.27
575–585 578 3 116.00–117.00 $116.67 $674 +0.17
625 625 1 106.00 $106.00 $662 —
705 705 1 94.00 $94.00 $663 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 270 3 172.50 $172.50 $466 —
275 fancy 275 1 200.00 $200.00 $550 —
305 value added 305 1 182.50 $182.50 $557 —
300–341 325 9 150.00–179.00 $171.10 $556 —
325 fancy 325 2 184.00 $184.00 $598 —
350–370 fancy 360 2 182.00–182.50 $182.26 $656 —
360–397 385 10 150.00–178.00 $160.41 $618 -0.59
400–437 value added 424 14 168.00–184.00 $170.90 $725 —
400–445 431 13 147.00–165.00 $155.45 $670 +10.45
451–465 value added 456 12 170.00–173.00 $171.33 $781 —
450–495 465 16 145.00–164.00 $157.71 $733 +3.72
505 value added 505 8 159.00 $159.00 $803 —
500–543 533 22 126.00–163.00 $138.04 $736 +2.04
555–597 576 21 125.00–140.00 $131.57 $758 -1.74
605–645 635 13 119.00–132.00 $128.50 $816 -0.78
650–690 661 5 120.00–134.00 $128.26 $848 +4.26
700 700 1 112.00 $112.00 $784 ±0.00
765 765 1 107.00 $107.00 $819 —
805 805 1 102.00 $102.00 $821 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 2 150.00–152.50 $151.14 $340 —
255–280 274 4 140.00–151.00 $145.55 $399 +3.05
312–345 326 4 126.00–141.00 $135.23 $441 -15.77
350–390 370 7 134.00–142.50 $139.25 $515 -5.75
405–445 424 7 120.00–142.00 $129.80 $550 -4.76
470–485 476 4 129.00–141.00 $132.52 $631 -0.35
515–535 525 2 110.00–124.00 $117.13 $615 —
555–595 575 2 117.00–122.00 $119.41 $687 —
615 615 1 114.00 $114.00 $701 —
650–695 674 7 100.00–114.00 $109.53 $738 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1395 1191 80-85% 13 50.00–60.00 $55.43 $660 +11.42
1130–1360 1230 80-85% 5 40.00–49.00 $45.22 $556 -10.10
1320 1320 80-85% 1 66.00 $66.00 $871 +2.63
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1130 958 85-90% 4 35.00–39.00 $36.00 $345 -11.09
700–1120 966 85-90% 8 43.00–50.00 $46.68 $451 -0.41
960–1055 1001 85-90% 6 53.00–57.00 $54.65 $547 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 75-80% 1 66.00 $66.00 $937 —
1485 1485 75-80% 3 55.00–60.00 $58.33 $866 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,032 —
1430–1825 1606 4 72.00–82.00 $79.27 $1,273 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1085 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 830.00–850.00 $839.95
1095–1135 1115 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 640.00–670.00 $654.73
1035–1240 1138 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 650.00–750.00 $695.49
905–1315 1172 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 480.00–730.00 $639.84

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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
1160 1160 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 61 115.00 $115.00 $438 —
496 496 27 113.50 $113.50 $563 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 86.00 $86.00 $404 —

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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.