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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 31, 2021

676 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.49/cwt +9.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,125/hd at 768 lb · 132 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.07/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 470 lb · 48 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.60/cwt +7.14 vs last sale · ≈ $873/hd at 580 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 676 714 1,393
Feeder cattle 648 637 1,319
Slaughter cattle 24 64 60
Replacement cattle 4 13 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher.Slaughter cows 2.00 higher slaughter bulls steady.Moderate supply 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
250 250 1 172.50 $172.50 $431 —
360–395 380 9 169.00–191.00 $182.45 $693 -2.55
420–445 430 9 151.00–180.00 $163.24 $702 -3.90
455–483 474 10 151.00–172.00 $156.33 $741 -9.10
512–515 value added 513 3 163.00–165.00 $164.33 $843 +3.67
509–545 521 26 138.00–158.00 $151.99 $792 +4.87
579 value added 579 7 159.00 $159.00 $921 —
550–597 580 35 135.00–156.50 $148.92 $864 +5.46
610–640 value added 634 23 148.00–158.00 $152.32 $966 +7.99
605–646 637 18 130.00–145.00 $142.49 $908 +6.03
655–660 value added 658 4 151.00–152.00 $151.50 $997 —
655–696 686 30 128.00–142.00 $141.46 $970 +8.33
700–715 708 2 122.00–124.00 $123.01 $871 +3.01
707–742 value added 722 11 137.00–147.00 $139.52 $1,007 +4.52
750 750 1 133.00 $133.00 $998 +2.99
755–773 value added 768 131 141.00–149.50 $146.59 $1,126 +6.59
865 865 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,090 +16.00
920–941 931 6 117.00–123.00 $119.97 $1,117 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 407 2 131.00 $131.00 $533 -10.01
460–490 475 5 130.00–147.00 $140.39 $667 +2.48
530 530 1 128.00 $128.00 $678 +6.00
650 650 1 126.00 $126.00 $819 +8.46

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 2 145.00–155.00 $150.23 $418 +1.96
325 325 2 149.00 $149.00 $484 +9.07
355–375 365 3 145.00–153.00 $148.26 $541 +7.46
405–445 424 14 135.00–147.00 $139.95 $593 +2.49
400–446 value added 435 4 150.00 $150.00 $652 —
450–490 470 48 128.00–147.00 $143.07 $672 +6.26
511 value added 511 9 144.00 $144.00 $736 +6.86
500–545 522 27 126.00–139.00 $133.23 $695 +2.32
555–568 value added 567 15 141.00–142.75 $142.64 $809 +6.74
550–590 573 12 120.00–139.00 $132.96 $762 +7.38
601–620 value added 611 21 130.00–137.50 $134.71 $823 +0.96
615–640 628 7 123.00–127.00 $126.15 $792 +8.23
660–675 662 8 115.00–123.00 $117.37 $777 +4.37
716 716 3 110.00 $110.00 $788 +1.39
750 750 4 123.00 $123.00 $922 —
810–840 825 3 105.00–117.00 $110.02 $908 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 120.00 $120.00 $474 -3.00
420–425 423 3 121.00–125.00 $123.68 $523 +3.68
460–480 470 2 120.00–125.00 $122.55 $576 —
530 530 1 116.00 $116.00 $615 +11.00
595 595 1 120.00 $120.00 $714 —
600–640 613 3 106.00–111.00 $109.26 $670 —
655 655 2 100.00 $100.00 $655 -3.72
705 705 1 96.00 $96.00 $677 -1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337–347 340 6 164.00–182.00 $175.88 $598 +6.04
370–375 373 4 161.00–169.00 $165.00 $615 +2.50
400 400 1 156.00 $156.00 $624 -4.92
467–485 477 5 131.00–164.00 $147.12 $702 -3.02
500–537 517 6 133.00–145.00 $141.56 $732 +2.38
520 value added 520 2 156.00 $156.00 $811 +3.00
550–572 562 5 132.00–152.00 $139.94 $786 +4.10
600 600 1 134.00 $134.00 $804 +7.59
615 value added 615 3 140.00 $140.00 $861 —
685 685 1 123.00 $123.00 $843 -3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 140.00 $140.00 $336 —
330 330 1 155.00 $155.00 $512 —
370 370 1 139.00 $139.00 $514 -4.00
401–420 408 5 130.00–143.00 $140.35 $573 +6.66
455–495 474 6 136.00–145.00 $140.11 $664 +5.09
580 580 1 116.00 $116.00 $673 +12.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1385 1385 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,380.00 $1,380.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–910 860 85-90% 2 42.00 $42.00 $361 —
820–990 895 85-90% 3 57.00–63.00 $60.19 $539 —
820–1035 918 85-90% 4 46.00–51.00 $49.05 $450 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1375 1221 80-85% 4 64.00–72.00 $66.74 $815 +11.48
1260–1280 1270 80-85% 2 60.00–63.00 $61.49 $781 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440 1440 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $893 —
1445 1445 75-80% 1 66.00 $66.00 $954 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,037 —
1410–1775 1593 2 82.00 $82.00 $1,306 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
910 910 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 550.00 $550.00 —

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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.