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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 10, 2021

1,050 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.61/cwt +10.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,235/hd at 789 lb · 74 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.84/cwt ≈ $1,245/hd at 866 lb · 51 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.72/cwt +0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 478 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,050 697 877
Feeder cattle 911 585 787
Slaughter cattle 111 102 81
Replacement cattle 28 10 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week:Steers steady 2.00 lower,heifers 2.00-3.00 lower.Slaughter cow and bulls 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 160.00 $160.00 $512 -9.00
328 value added 328 3 179.00 $179.00 $587 —
352–357 value added 355 4 170.00 $170.00 $604 —
350–390 374 4 152.00–165.00 $161.61 $604 -0.99
400–440 430 13 140.00–164.00 $156.56 $673 -0.45
437 value added 437 2 182.00 $182.00 $795 —
465 value added 465 2 177.00 $177.00 $823 —
450–497 481 11 147.00–161.00 $156.24 $752 -0.80
510–521 value added 517 8 162.00–166.00 $163.64 $846 —
500–546 523 36 131.00–155.00 $143.25 $749 -12.03
550–597 577 21 135.00–156.00 $142.41 $822 -8.09
600–630 value added 620 15 143.00–150.00 $146.99 $911 —
600–640 624 9 126.00–141.00 $136.91 $854 -7.12
656 value added 656 8 145.00 $145.00 $951 —
670–685 679 6 129.00–137.00 $131.98 $896 -13.34
705–730 value added 712 10 140.00–146.00 $144.52 $1,029 -4.98
700–747 732 15 121.00–138.00 $132.80 $972 -1.70
755–785 765 6 126.00–139.00 $131.73 $1,008 -11.28
791 value added 791 68 158.80 $158.80 $1,256 +10.80
800–835 value added 804 8 136.00–139.50 $139.05 $1,118 —
820–840 830 2 123.00–129.00 $125.96 $1,045 -12.04
865 value added 865 47 145.25 $145.25 $1,256 —
860–895 876 4 123.00–132.00 $127.24 $1,115 —
980 980 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,176 +5.00
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 142.50 $142.50 $399 —
365–390 378 2 130.00–144.00 $136.77 $517 —
445 445 1 131.00 $131.00 $583 —
450–495 475 6 131.00–137.00 $134.35 $638 —
530 530 1 126.00 $126.00 $668 —
595 595 1 124.00 $124.00 $738 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 135.00 $135.00 $290 —
285 285 1 130.00 $130.00 $370 —
300–340 321 4 126.00–130.00 $128.01 $411 +0.35
350–385 361 4 127.00–131.00 $128.56 $464 +0.41
400–445 418 21 120.00–135.00 $127.86 $534 -0.34
450–495 478 48 121.00–139.00 $131.72 $630 +0.23
500–545 520 22 118.00–135.00 $127.17 $661 -4.20
550–595 561 41 121.00–134.00 $128.77 $722 -0.31
610–612 value added 611 6 127.00 $127.00 $776 —
603–640 616 17 113.00–126.00 $121.20 $747 +0.21
655–695 683 5 113.00–116.00 $115.40 $788 -1.38
717 value added 717 5 129.00 $129.00 $925 —
705–730 720 5 106.00–111.00 $108.39 $780 -5.89
750–773 765 11 100.00–112.00 $108.45 $830 —
802–815 809 4 97.00–109.00 $101.02 $817 —
855 value added 855 22 117.50 $117.50 $1,005 —
877 877 2 94.00 $94.00 $824 -39.00
945 945 1 99.00 $99.00 $936 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 122.50 $122.50 $276 —
310 310 1 121.00 $121.00 $375 —
365–375 372 3 119.00–123.00 $121.02 $450 —
405–435 414 7 110.00–116.00 $112.88 $467 —
460–485 471 8 110.00–118.00 $113.99 $537 —
520–545 537 3 110.00–116.00 $112.28 $603 —
550–575 567 6 100.00–117.00 $108.61 $616 —
670–690 683 3 108.00–110.00 $109.35 $747 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 147.00–167.50 $156.98 $452 +4.94
320 320 1 152.50 $152.50 $488 -7.50
385–390 388 2 150.00–151.00 $150.50 $584 +2.59
412–440 421 7 148.00–165.00 $154.49 $650 +2.47
450–490 464 14 136.00–161.00 $142.86 $663 -2.97
515–540 529 5 129.00–135.00 $130.99 $693 -12.57
565–595 579 8 123.00–139.00 $132.75 $769 -11.21
600–645 622 6 118.00–128.00 $123.12 $766 -5.19
665–670 668 5 114.00–118.00 $116.80 $780 -0.72
700–745 724 6 105.00–114.00 $110.29 $798 -3.21
760 760 3 101.00–107.00 $105.00 $798 -3.00
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 132.50 $132.50 $351 —
390–395 393 2 123.00–129.00 $126.02 $495 —
425–440 433 2 130.00 $130.00 $563 —
455–495 478 5 125.00–136.00 $129.21 $618 —
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 —
585 585 1 120.00 $120.00 $702 —
610 610 1 116.00 $116.00 $708 —
655–670 663 4 106.00–112.00 $108.76 $721 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1470 1192 80-85% 29 47.00–57.00 $51.99 $620 -4.13
1135–1275 1202 80-85% 5 40.00–45.00 $42.86 $515 —
1010–1390 1217 80-85% 12 56.00–64.00 $58.83 $716 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1555 1419 75-80% 6 52.00–55.00 $54.04 $767 —
1345–1760 1503 75-80% 18 56.00–63.00 $59.20 $890 -2.52
1745 1745 75-80% 1 42.00 $42.00 $733 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–870 818 85-90% 2 24.00–33.00 $28.79 $236 —
750–1035 923 85-90% 10 46.00–55.00 $51.90 $479 +27.90
920–1035 965 85-90% 5 38.00–44.00 $41.43 $400 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1970 1485 7 70.00–79.00 $75.04 $1,114 —
1435–1940 1652 9 81.00–90.00 $84.39 $1,394 —
1980–1985 1982 3 92.00–95.00 $93.67 $1,857 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00
960–1245 1064 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 550.00–690.00 $641.68
1035–1295 1147 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 720.00–780.00 $745.58
1070–1325 1203 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 800.00–930.00 $885.22
1185–1365 1272 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 700.00–740.00 $719.48

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00

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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
1425 1425 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 920.00 $920.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
790 790 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 780.00 $780.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 91.00 $91.00 $460 —
594 594 5 98.00 $98.00 $582 —
701 701 23 96.00 $96.00 $673 —

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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.