Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 7, 2021

978 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.51/cwt -11.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,067/hd at 793 lb · 76 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.95/cwt +9.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,192/hd at 877 lb · 63 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.26/cwt +7.19 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 484 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 978 676 863
Feeder cattle 918 648 803
Slaughter cattle 53 24 60
Replacement cattle 7 4 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher with good demand.Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 higher.Supply was heavy 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
220 220 1 192.50 $192.50 $424 —
270–295 278 3 182.50–190.00 $187.57 $521 +15.07
305 305 1 180.00 $180.00 $549 —
315 fancy 315 1 200.00 $200.00 $630 —
350 value added 350 2 205.00 $205.00 $718 —
355–398 379 10 161.00–194.00 $173.34 $657 -9.11
420–440 428 7 159.00–182.00 $173.68 $743 +10.44
438 value added 438 9 193.00 $193.00 $845 —
465 value added 465 1 185.00 $185.00 $860 —
450–495 467 21 154.00–179.00 $166.29 $777 +9.96
500–540 518 26 141.00–162.00 $157.51 $816 +5.52
505–535 value added 523 19 163.00–178.00 $175.37 $917 +11.04
560–590 578 7 143.00–158.00 $151.30 $875 +2.38
587–595 value added 594 11 162.00–164.00 $162.36 $964 +3.36
605–640 value added 620 24 146.00–163.00 $156.69 $971 +4.37
600–647 623 6 137.00–145.00 $140.13 $873 -2.36
655–664 value added 663 9 147.00–152.50 $151.90 $1,007 +0.40
655–695 670 5 131.00–140.00 $136.58 $915 -4.88
706–747 value added 711 17 134.90–138.00 $137.62 $978 -1.90
700–733 714 7 123.00–129.00 $126.36 $902 +3.35
755–780 777 8 130.00–134.00 $130.49 $1,014 -2.51
785–796 value added 795 68 134.90–135.50 $134.98 $1,073 -11.61
810 value added 810 41 135.00 $135.00 $1,094 —
810–840 825 2 125.00–127.00 $126.02 $1,040 —
877 value added 877 63 135.95 $135.95 $1,192 —
992 992 4 119.00 $119.00 $1,180 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 144.00 $144.00 $490 —
390 390 1 146.00 $146.00 $569 —
435–440 438 3 140.00–145.00 $143.35 $628 +12.35
535 535 1 128.00 $128.00 $685 ±0.00
550–585 568 2 124.00 $124.00 $704 —

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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 1 157.50 $157.50 $386 —
255 fancy 255 1 175.00 $175.00 $446 —
265–270 267 3 150.00–157.50 $154.51 $413 +4.28
300–345 320 4 159.00–163.00 $160.96 $515 +11.96
340 fancy 340 1 165.50 $165.50 $563 —
345 value added 345 1 166.00 $166.00 $573 —
350–395 368 9 145.00–159.00 $150.82 $555 +2.56
390 value added 390 1 165.00 $165.00 $644 —
400–448 432 29 141.00–151.00 $148.91 $643 +8.96
405–442 value added 434 12 155.00–164.00 $162.07 $703 +12.07
455–490 value added 466 5 154.00–162.00 $158.40 $738 —
450–495 486 50 141.00–153.00 $149.45 $726 +6.38
500–543 value added 523 27 142.00–156.00 $149.00 $779 +5.00
515–546 540 21 130.00–141.00 $138.46 $748 +5.23
556–597 575 15 128.00–141.00 $137.13 $788 +4.17
620–645 634 4 117.00–127.00 $121.99 $773 -4.16
605–648 value added 645 26 130.00–135.00 $134.55 $868 -0.16
650–691 679 7 123.00–124.00 $123.72 $840 +6.35
660–685 value added 684 41 130.00–135.00 $134.88 $923 —
700–704 703 6 122.00 $122.00 $858 +12.00
706–712 value added 707 12 129.00–131.00 $130.66 $924 —
753–794 value added 781 51 122.00–131.75 $127.33 $994 —
775–791 787 4 110.00–121.00 $118.29 $931 —
827–840 value added 834 8 120.00–124.50 $122.23 $1,019 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 2 140.00 $140.00 $385 —
380–385 383 2 121.00–122.00 $121.50 $465 +1.50
505–510 508 2 117.00–123.00 $120.01 $610 +4.01
595 595 2 121.00 $121.00 $720 +1.00
605 605 1 110.00 $110.00 $666 +0.74
685 685 1 106.00 $106.00 $726 +6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 285 4 167.50–190.00 $173.36 $494 —
315 315 1 160.00 $160.00 $504 -15.88
305–335 value added 318 3 190.00–205.00 $198.46 $631 —
370–395 383 3 161.00–182.00 $172.86 $662 +7.86
385 value added 385 1 187.00 $187.00 $720 —
405–435 value added 418 9 181.00–190.00 $186.45 $779 —
400–446 434 11 152.00–178.00 $171.00 $742 +15.00
450–488 474 20 159.00–172.00 $168.33 $798 +21.21
515–545 538 12 131.00–155.00 $147.75 $795 +6.19
505–547 value added 543 13 161.00–162.00 $161.92 $879 +5.92
555 value added 555 35 160.00 $160.00 $888 —
550–580 563 10 131.00–159.00 $148.66 $837 +8.72
600–611 value added 608 4 143.00–147.00 $143.99 $875 +3.99
645 645 1 136.00 $136.00 $877 —
650 value added 650 1 145.00 $145.00 $942 —
650–695 676 6 124.00–137.00 $130.34 $881 +7.34
792 792 2 111.00 $111.00 $879 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 160.00 $160.00 $440 —
375 375 1 155.00 $155.00 $581 +16.00
415–430 423 2 130.00–145.00 $137.37 $581 -2.98
467 467 2 141.00 $141.00 $658 +0.89
620 620 1 125.00 $125.00 $775 —
775 775 1 104.00 $104.00 $806 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1415 1171 80-85% 10 56.00–65.00 $62.63 $733 —
1025–1405 1181 80-85% 13 67.00–71.00 $69.07 $816 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–910 850 85-90% 4 45.00–55.00 $49.57 $421 +7.57
850–1075 956 85-90% 7 56.00–67.00 $63.83 $610 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1510 1468 75-80% 2 61.00–64.00 $62.54 $918 —
1340–1595 1483 75-80% 5 66.00–71.00 $68.35 $1,014 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1880 1595 4 86.00–89.00 $87.69 $1,399 +5.69
1750 1750 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,470 —
1820–1835 1828 2 97.00–104.00 $100.51 $1,837 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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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 1 980.00 $980.00 —
1395 1395 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,285.00 $1,285.00 —
1510 1510 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00 —

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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.