Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 23, 2021

530 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.90/cwt +12.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,154/hd at 807 lb · 64 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.07/cwt -1.22 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 426 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.91/cwt -1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 538 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 530 543 734
Feeder cattle 424 472 640
Slaughter cattle 72 49 69
Replacement cattle 34 22 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers Steady 1.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-5.00 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
280 280 1 177.50 $177.50 $497 —
360 value added 360 3 184.00 $184.00 $662 —
360–395 380 7 150.00–169.00 $162.66 $618 +5.10
405–425 414 7 149.00–168.00 $156.61 $648 -2.04
415 value added 415 2 175.00 $175.00 $726 -2.00
456–468 value added 463 7 170.00–175.00 $172.11 $797 —
450–487 470 11 150.00–160.00 $154.35 $725 -6.92
520–546 value added 537 13 162.00–163.00 $162.61 $873 -0.39
510–547 538 14 142.00–158.00 $153.55 $826 +3.17
552–592 571 13 134.00–158.00 $145.51 $831 -4.23
600–615 608 2 137.00–145.00 $140.95 $857 -3.05
600–625 value added 613 2 149.00–150.00 $149.51 $916 -5.18
650 value added 650 2 146.00 $146.00 $949 -6.19
651–665 657 7 138.00–145.00 $142.42 $936 +6.37
700 700 1 124.00 $124.00 $868 -8.00
765–770 768 2 131.00–134.00 $132.50 $1,018 -0.50
807 value added 807 63 143.10 $143.10 $1,155 +12.60
835 835 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,086 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 421 4 125.00–146.00 $135.71 $571 -0.35
465–485 475 2 137.00–144.00 $140.57 $668 +12.57
515 515 1 126.00 $126.00 $649 —
575 575 1 120.00 $120.00 $690 -7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 2 144.00 $144.00 $399 -5.83
300 300 1 162.50 $162.50 $488 —
362 fancy 362 2 159.00 $159.00 $576 —
355–395 377 13 135.00–155.00 $144.79 $546 -2.45
415–431 value added 425 8 149.00–152.00 $150.63 $640 +1.96
400–445 426 20 131.00–146.00 $140.04 $597 +0.14
457 value added 457 2 150.00 $150.00 $686 +2.36
452–496 476 21 130.00–146.00 $137.78 $656 -1.08
520–545 536 20 124.00–140.00 $135.07 $724 -0.72
555–592 579 17 124.00–139.00 $132.91 $770 -1.45
621–635 value added 625 9 133.00–135.00 $134.22 $839 +0.47
612–645 628 13 114.00–127.00 $120.58 $757 -2.03
685–687 686 4 115.00–124.00 $120.75 $828 -4.38
707–740 716 6 103.00–114.00 $109.19 $782 -4.56
767–785 773 3 108.00–111.00 $109.98 $850 -0.98
835 835 1 106.00 $106.00 $885 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 137.50 $137.50 $358 +17.50
350–385 368 2 129.00–131.00 $130.05 $479 +7.05
460–490 473 4 121.00–124.00 $123.27 $583 -1.73
545 545 1 116.00 $116.00 $632 —
580 580 1 115.00 $115.00 $667 —
650–695 673 2 105.00–110.00 $107.42 $723 —
745 745 1 94.00 $94.00 $700 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 177.50 $177.50 $595 +14.50
395–398 397 5 152.00–154.00 $153.60 $610 —
420–445 432 3 141.00–155.00 $147.95 $639 -6.36
465 465 1 152.00 $152.00 $707 +4.28
535–545 538 3 133.00–140.00 $136.98 $737 +0.16
550–575 562 6 129.00–137.00 $133.66 $751 -2.65
615–635 620 6 120.00–139.00 $128.28 $795 +1.27
650–690 667 3 122.00–134.00 $126.29 $842 -2.70
710–730 720 2 114.00–122.00 $117.94 $849 -3.01
760–790 768 4 104.00–110.00 $108.46 $833 -2.02
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 2 152.50 $152.50 $313 +2.50
330 330 1 139.00 $139.00 $459 +2.00
450–495 470 4 131.00–141.00 $135.91 $639 +0.45
520–535 528 2 118.00–123.00 $120.54 $636 -3.46
585–590 588 2 111.00–112.00 $111.50 $656 -3.53

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1345 1227 80-85% 29 60.00–69.00 $63.87 $784 -11.44
1170–1290 1235 80-85% 4 52.00–59.00 $56.52 $698 -18.79
1165–1365 1269 80-85% 5 70.00–71.00 $70.60 $896 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 85-90% 1 48.00 $48.00 $379 —
820–1060 987 85-90% 7 60.00–67.00 $62.83 $620 -4.49
895–1095 998 85-90% 9 52.00–59.00 $57.06 $569 -10.26
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1755 1563 75-80% 6 61.00–67.00 $64.03 $1,001 —
1525–1920 1687 75-80% 3 70.00–72.00 $70.92 $1,196 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,092 —
1525–2325 1880 4 93.00–102.00 $97.45 $1,832 —
1920 1920 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,997 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
1155 1155 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 680.00 $680.00
1140–1295 1233 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 800.00–1,180.00 $943.33
1110–1380 1246 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 925.00–1,125.00 $1,024.30
955–1595 1252 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 760.00–1,040.00 $972.64
1245–1535 1346 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 800.00–970.00 $865.09

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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
845–910 878 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00–1,300.00 $1,287.04 —
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
1130–1210 1170 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 890.00–1,025.00 $959.81 —
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —

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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.