Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 1, 2021

456 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $138.62/cwt -4.98 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 525 lb · 20 head
light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.00/cwt +11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $473/hd at 324 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.15/cwt +0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 531 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 456 866 863
Feeder cattle 432 831 770
Slaughter cattle 24 31 93
Replacement cattle — 4 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Sterrs and heifers mostly steady.Slaughter cows 1.00 lower,slaughter bulls not tested.Supply was light 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 1 175.00 $175.00 $385 —
290 290 1 170.00 $170.00 $493 —
317–325 320 3 165.00–174.00 $170.95 $547 -5.05
360 360 1 178.00 $178.00 $641 +7.41
410 value added 410 1 180.00 $180.00 $738 -2.03
402–445 420 9 152.00–176.00 $163.94 $689 -6.11
457–462 460 3 171.00–175.00 $172.32 $793 +0.73
500–547 531 19 131.00–160.00 $155.15 $824 +0.40
582–585 583 3 145.00–147.00 $145.67 $849 -4.32
610–640 627 9 129.00–149.00 $142.33 $892 -5.07
660–695 678 5 131.00–146.00 $137.58 $933 -6.80
715 715 1 133.00 $133.00 $951 -3.43
763 value added 763 4 145.50 $145.50 $1,110 —
750–785 770 5 129.00–140.00 $134.20 $1,033 +14.20
800 800 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,008 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 136.00 $136.00 $490 —
460–485 473 2 134.00–140.00 $137.08 $648 -2.92
680 680 1 119.00 $119.00 $809 -5.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 2 151.00–157.50 $154.11 $362 +9.11
278 278 3 147.00 $147.00 $409 +3.00
312–347 324 20 143.00–151.00 $146.00 $473 +11.00
360–395 377 3 142.00–149.00 $145.92 $550 +2.49
415 fancy 415 2 152.00 $152.00 $631 —
400–445 417 11 131.00–150.00 $143.44 $598 +7.36
455–495 474 6 132.00–144.00 $137.11 $650 -3.54
500–515 value added 508 2 143.00–144.00 $143.51 $729 —
510–545 534 15 130.00–141.00 $134.31 $717 -2.64
562 value added 562 2 145.00 $145.00 $815 —
555–595 570 3 134.00–138.00 $135.63 $773 +0.47
616 value added 616 5 141.00 $141.00 $869 -16.00
600–645 624 7 123.00–133.00 $126.90 $792 -3.58
650 650 1 123.00 $123.00 $800 -4.39
700–745 712 8 106.00–114.00 $109.52 $780 —
737 value added 737 2 134.00 $134.00 $988 —
765 765 1 126.00 $126.00 $964 +13.00
855 855 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,017 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 134.00 $134.00 $402 ±0.00
375 375 1 138.00 $138.00 $518 —
460–475 468 3 121.00–130.00 $126.65 $593 +3.65
555 555 1 120.00 $120.00 $666 -1.39
670 670 1 111.00 $111.00 $744 -1.79

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 fancy 301 3 179.00 $179.00 $539 —
305–337 322 8 150.00–175.00 $163.75 $527 —
350–395 371 7 152.00–171.00 $159.10 $590 -5.95
410–447 438 12 141.00–167.00 $149.90 $657 -7.45
450 450 1 143.00 $143.00 $644 -12.99
502–545 525 20 130.00–151.00 $138.62 $728 -4.98
556–597 578 10 134.00–142.00 $136.22 $787 -3.65
620–640 630 2 127.00–131.00 $128.97 $813 -1.91
655–685 665 5 123.00–128.00 $126.57 $842 +1.29
730–740 735 2 110.00–111.00 $110.50 $812 -6.50
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–265 260 3 147.50–150.00 $149.17 $388 —
425–435 430 3 130.00–138.00 $134.32 $578 -4.64
462–495 473 3 127.00–140.00 $135.47 $641 +0.97
510 510 1 126.00 $126.00 $643 -2.00
590 590 1 125.00 $125.00 $738 -0.14
615–645 625 3 115.00–118.00 $116.97 $731 -4.03
655–695 675 3 115.00–116.00 $115.66 $781 -5.35
730 730 1 108.00 $108.00 $788 +1.00
765 765 1 109.00 $109.00 $834 +0.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1315 1193 80-85% 9 62.00–71.00 $64.42 $769 —
1195 1195 80-85% 2 59.00–60.00 $59.50 $711 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $428 —
745–960 885 85-90% 3 62.00–63.00 $62.64 $554 —
1080 1080 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $648 +13.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1630 1493 75-80% 3 64.00–70.00 $67.36 $1,006 —
1590 1590 75-80% 1 73.00 $73.00 $1,161 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1955 1955 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,838 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–355 354 4 101.00–117.00 $112.98 $400 —
411–422 419 10 100.00–116.50 $110.79 $464 —
456–496 491 49 101.00–109.50 $108.53 $533 —
648 648 17 101.00 $101.00 $654 —

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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.