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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 9, 2021

1,076 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.28/cwt +12.27 vs last sale · ≈ $958/hd at 617 lb · 72 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.28/cwt ≈ $1,112/hd at 816 lb · 69 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $131.95/cwt +17.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,185/hd at 898 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,076 430 573
Feeder cattle 1,008 337 517
Slaughter cattle 51 69 44
Replacement cattle 17 24 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold fully steady. 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
300 300 3 171.00 $171.00 $513 —
450–492 value added 465 7 171.00 $171.00 $795 +6.84
450–498 478 29 148.00–168.00 $159.57 $763 +3.12
519 value added 519 5 165.00 $165.00 $856 +8.34
505–540 522 6 151.00–156.00 $154.33 $806 +10.86
550–577 value added 561 23 155.00–159.00 $157.15 $882 +2.77
575–597 587 10 143.00–155.00 $150.25 $882 +6.81
600–628 value added 614 53 147.00–163.25 $160.40 $985 +9.15
605–645 625 19 124.00–147.00 $140.99 $881 +6.23
650–692 671 20 128.00–145.00 $140.03 $940 +7.03
700–745 720 13 117.00–155.00 $134.87 $971 —
706–740 value added 735 25 134.50–136.75 $136.40 $1,003 -3.60
814–841 value added 816 69 129.00–137.00 $136.28 $1,112 —
898 value added 898 56 131.95 $131.95 $1,185 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–392 382 8 130.00–153.00 $143.63 $549 -0.95
400–440 420 8 131.00–150.00 $139.07 $584 -5.27
460–485 473 8 128.00–140.00 $133.63 $632 -9.69
490 value added 490 2 146.00 $146.00 $715 —
506 value added 506 6 143.00 $143.00 $724 -0.82
525–543 537 10 133.00–140.00 $138.12 $742 +1.13
560–580 573 12 125.00–132.00 $128.31 $735 -6.10
566–598 value added 585 20 141.00–144.00 $142.16 $832 —
600–615 606 16 122.00–135.00 $130.61 $791 +17.07
617–618 value added 617 17 136.00–139.00 $137.76 $850 +0.76
655–685 671 9 117.00–125.00 $119.83 $804 +2.08
710–725 721 4 107.00–117.00 $109.46 $789 -1.79
735 value added 735 6 121.00 $121.00 $889 —
771 value added 771 8 118.50 $118.50 $914 —
820 820 2 109.00 $109.00 $894 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 362 6 125.00–145.00 $137.90 $499 -18.10
400 400 1 164.00 $164.00 $656 +11.05
460–496 487 16 145.00–161.00 $147.93 $720 -4.07
508–543 524 19 130.00–155.00 $143.26 $751 +3.31
560–595 581 19 122.00–143.00 $131.55 $764 -1.69
638–645 642 11 129.00–133.00 $129.91 $834 +5.08
652–680 661 7 120.00–124.00 $122.84 $812 +4.40
705 705 1 113.00 $113.00 $797 -0.99
755–770 763 2 104.00–109.00 $106.48 $812 -2.52
965 965 2 98.00 $98.00 $946 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1410 1176 80-85% 7 65.00–72.00 $68.92 $810 +14.92
1135–1410 1279 80-85% 7 68.00–79.00 $73.28 $937 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1550 1431 75-80% 7 68.00–72.00 $70.61 $1,010 —
1460–1490 1475 75-80% 2 74.00–77.00 $75.52 $1,114 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1120 940 85-90% 5 55.00–65.00 $60.26 $566 +0.27
905–1200 1053 85-90% 2 65.00–68.00 $66.29 $698 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–2120 1765 4 94.00–98.00 $96.21 $1,698 —
1780–2350 1985 3 102.00–105.00 $103.80 $2,060 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1435 1218 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 750.00–1,075.00 $955.57
1100–1460 1280 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 710.00–930.00 $835.47
1380 1380 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,090.00 $1,090.00

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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
1180 1180 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 865.00 $865.00 —
1405–1480 1430 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,375.00–1,475.00 $1,409.50 —

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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.