Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 27, 2021

918 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.95/cwt +35.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,047/hd at 727 lb · 63 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.66/cwt +3.11 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 609 lb · 57 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.77/cwt ≈ $1,199/hd at 806 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 918 403 417
Feeder cattle 843 363 348
Slaughter cattle 66 34 61
Replacement cattle 9 6 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last week:Steers 1.00-2.00 higher,heifers mostly steady.Slaughter cows 1.00 higher,slaughter bulls steady.Good 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
315 315 1 165.00 $165.00 $520 +16.00
355–390 376 4 153.00–165.00 $160.50 $603 -4.90
410–430 421 10 148.00–168.00 $161.04 $678 +3.10
427 value added 427 2 170.00 $170.00 $726 —
450–495 473 12 140.00–163.00 $150.83 $713 -1.60
500–547 524 30 132.00–162.00 $149.03 $781 -5.13
550–599 576 37 127.00–156.00 $143.37 $826 +2.11
607 value added 607 50 144.00–153.50 $153.12 $929 -0.88
605–645 622 7 125.00–139.00 $133.06 $828 -3.19
650–695 678 21 121.00–141.00 $133.06 $902 -5.74
705–725 713 3 125.00–131.00 $128.64 $917 -1.36
760 760 2 120.00–122.00 $121.00 $920 -9.00
805–825 value added 806 46 145.50–149.00 $148.77 $1,199 —
863 value added 863 3 143.00 $143.00 $1,234 —
905 905 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,131 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 130.00 $130.00 $377 ±0.00
420–440 432 3 124.00–134.00 $127.72 $552 -5.23
450–475 469 4 130.00–134.00 $131.52 $617 -0.48
510 510 1 105.00 $105.00 $536 -14.79
565–575 570 2 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $681 —
620 620 1 114.00 $114.00 $707 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 342 3 128.00–131.00 $129.01 $441 —
390 390 1 130.00 $130.00 $507 -2.15
405–445 424 21 121.00–139.00 $128.18 $543 -0.95
450–495 478 31 119.00–137.00 $125.60 $600 -7.77
500–545 518 38 117.00–135.00 $129.38 $670 +4.14
550–597 568 21 118.00–129.00 $125.19 $711 -3.00
610–647 636 14 115.00–123.00 $119.25 $758 +3.23
633–649 value added 642 19 126.00–130.50 $128.63 $826 -3.11
650–695 668 3 112.00–124.00 $117.21 $783 +1.75
699 value added 699 24 132.00 $132.00 $923 —
727 value added 727 61 144.85 $144.85 $1,053 —
715–740 728 2 114.00–119.00 $116.46 $848 +8.45
760 760 1 113.00 $113.00 $859 +0.52
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 127.50 $127.50 $357 —
335 335 1 123.00 $123.00 $412 +6.00
350–390 374 8 119.00–125.00 $123.61 $462 +6.62
420–435 428 2 110.00–116.00 $113.05 $484 +2.02
470 470 1 116.00 $116.00 $545 +5.68
505–535 524 4 106.00–116.00 $111.77 $586 +4.66
575 575 2 107.00–114.00 $110.50 $635 —
605–640 620 5 103.00–111.00 $108.19 $671 -1.14
675–690 683 2 102.00–110.00 $105.96 $724 -3.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 162.50 $162.50 $520 +3.10
355–380 367 3 155.00–165.00 $160.39 $589 -5.12
405–445 427 11 144.00–163.00 $155.31 $663 +6.33
450–495 474 7 141.00–159.00 $146.66 $695 +4.32
500–540 513 13 130.00–148.00 $136.39 $700 +0.54
550–597 567 12 126.00–145.00 $135.83 $770 +2.00
605 value added 605 2 143.00 $143.00 $865 —
615–649 646 17 119.00–130.00 $128.86 $832 +7.58
660–675 670 3 119.00–128.00 $122.35 $820 -6.65
715–745 730 2 107.00–118.00 $112.39 $820 +3.39
750–795 780 3 108.00–109.00 $108.34 $845 -3.66
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 383 2 127.00–131.00 $128.93 $494 -4.57
485 485 2 131.00–135.00 $133.00 $645 +5.38
500–530 517 3 111.00–118.00 $115.31 $596 —
555–565 559 7 115.00–122.00 $119.56 $668 -0.01
600–640 618 4 102.00–112.00 $108.78 $672 +0.81
660–695 685 7 103.00–114.00 $109.98 $753 +0.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1225 1133 80-85% 14 49.00–57.00 $53.27 $604 —
1155 1155 80-85% 1 40.00 $40.00 $462 —
1025–1365 1194 80-85% 13 58.00–66.00 $60.48 $722 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–960 920 85-90% 3 28.00–32.00 $30.43 $280 —
885–1035 968 85-90% 6 38.00–45.00 $42.02 $407 -9.12
945–1065 1013 85-90% 7 48.00–60.00 $53.32 $540 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1680 1422 75-80% 6 61.00–65.00 $62.93 $895 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1550 1435 3 71.00–82.00 $76.74 $1,101 —
1240–1740 1504 5 83.00–85.00 $83.95 $1,263 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
1170 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,120.00 $1,120.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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
940 940 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 630.00 $630.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 87.00 $87.00 $383 —

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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.