Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 2, 2021

430 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.32/cwt +15.32 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 484 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.27/cwt +4.24 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 517 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.50/cwt +11.09 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 526 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 430 261 734
Feeder cattle 337 244 714
Slaughter cattle 69 13 18
Replacement cattle 24 4 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week:Steers 2.00-4.00 higher,heifers steady 2.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.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
290 290 1 175.00 $175.00 $508 —
365–395 380 2 156.00–162.00 $159.12 $605 -3.88
429–437 value added 431 7 169.00–170.00 $169.29 $730 —
440–445 443 2 158.00–160.00 $158.99 $704 +3.99
460–473 value added 471 6 164.00–165.00 $164.16 $773 —
476–490 481 15 151.00–158.00 $156.45 $753 +6.45
510–526 value added 517 14 154.00–161.00 $156.66 $810 —
537–543 539 9 138.00–151.00 $143.47 $773 +3.06
565–595 value added 579 5 153.00–156.00 $154.38 $894 —
570–595 590 5 139.00–149.00 $143.44 $846 +2.54
605–615 608 4 134.00–136.00 $134.76 $819 -5.24
610–645 value added 626 4 148.00–155.00 $151.25 $947 +6.14
685–693 value added 691 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,036 +2.85
695 695 1 133.00 $133.00 $924 —
701 value added 701 3 140.00 $140.00 $981 —
860–875 868 2 114.00–115.00 $114.50 $994 -8.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 438 3 133.00–143.00 $138.75 $608 +16.75
477 477 2 130.00 $130.00 $620 -9.00
515 515 1 124.00 $124.00 $639 —
580 580 1 120.00 $120.00 $696 —
640 640 1 110.00 $110.00 $704 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 145.00 $145.00 $326 —
285–290 288 2 140.00–147.50 $143.78 $414 —
300–330 306 5 135.00–144.00 $142.06 $435 —
350–395 370 5 135.00–149.00 $144.58 $535 +6.04
400–440 416 11 135.00–148.00 $144.34 $600 +2.47
465–498 484 31 130.00–147.00 $143.32 $694 +15.32
505–525 value added 510 12 142.00–145.00 $143.82 $733 —
500–545 523 13 126.00–142.00 $136.99 $716 +0.96
550–595 578 15 123.00–139.00 $134.41 $777 +3.54
610 value added 610 6 137.00 $137.00 $836 +4.00
605–640 623 2 112.00–115.00 $113.54 $707 -4.11
651–690 660 9 114.00–122.00 $117.75 $777 -2.04
700–740 711 4 104.00–115.00 $111.25 $791 -1.89
760–782 775 3 101.00–106.00 $104.36 $809 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 128.00 $128.00 $416 —
397 397 2 129.00 $129.00 $512 +4.00
405–445 425 2 113.00–128.00 $120.15 $511 —
460 460 1 125.00 $125.00 $575 +3.99
625 625 1 100.00 $100.00 $625 -4.00
650–690 670 2 101.00–103.00 $101.97 $683 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 156.00 $156.00 $608 +1.00
400–435 418 3 145.00–164.00 $152.95 $639 -1.81
450–495 471 10 144.00–164.00 $152.00 $716 +12.00
500–545 516 19 128.00–146.00 $139.95 $722 +7.24
550–585 561 4 128.00–139.00 $133.24 $747 -0.17
600–649 639 8 115.00–127.00 $124.83 $798 +0.38
650–685 676 4 117.00–123.00 $118.44 $801 +2.44
710–720 715 2 113.00–115.00 $113.99 $815 +4.96
780 780 1 109.00 $109.00 $850 —
815 815 2 97.00 $97.00 $791 —
850 850 1 97.00 $97.00 $824 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 138.00 $138.00 $483 —
407–425 413 3 128.00–139.00 $131.77 $544 —
455 455 1 137.00 $137.00 $623 —
515 515 2 122.00 $122.00 $628 -2.00
550 550 1 121.00 $121.00 $666 -3.00
690 690 1 104.00 $104.00 $718 -4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 80-85% 1 54.00 $54.00 $637 —
1000–1425 1215 80-85% 21 61.00–66.00 $63.88 $776 -5.57
1230–1390 1334 80-85% 4 67.00–75.00 $70.07 $935 -5.43
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1790 1503 75-80% 11 58.00–66.00 $63.62 $956 —
1385–1725 1559 75-80% 7 67.00–73.00 $69.16 $1,078 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 85-90% 1 32.00 $32.00 $238 —
785–940 863 85-90% 2 53.00–56.00 $54.63 $471 —
715–1075 934 85-90% 9 58.00–65.00 $59.99 $560 +5.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 1 81.00 $81.00 $944 —
1570–1610 1590 2 90.00–92.00 $91.01 $1,447 —
2105 2105 1 100.00 $100.00 $2,105 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–1155 1023 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 880.00–1,000.00 $947.78
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 990.00 $990.00
995–1155 1094 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 650.00–690.00 $673.02
1265–1300 1283 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 780.00–870.00 $825.61
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1055–1610 1357 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 800.00–1,000.00 $923.99

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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
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 870.00 $870.00 —
1285–1410 1348 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,060.00–1,160.00 $1,112.32 —

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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.