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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 24, 2021

114 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 114 775 245
Feeder cattle 71 637 207
Slaughter cattle 25 86 34
Replacement cattle 18 52 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: All cattle sold steady on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 161.00 $161.00 $700 -2.69
470–475 value added 473 2 166.00–167.00 $166.50 $788 —
495 495 1 163.00 $163.00 $807 +9.40
512 value added 512 2 164.00 $164.00 $840 +0.67
535 535 1 152.00 $152.00 $813 -0.44
562 562 2 153.00 $153.00 $860 +4.87
610–645 value added 628 2 150.00–151.00 $150.51 $945 -1.49
700 value added 700 1 139.00 $139.00 $973 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 127.50 $127.50 $516 —
590 590 1 113.00 $113.00 $667 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 137.50 $137.50 $344 —
340 340 1 125.00 $125.00 $425 -5.84
365–387 376 4 130.00–131.00 $130.49 $491 —
405–445 425 7 121.00–141.00 $129.48 $550 +2.79
450–480 467 3 127.00–139.00 $131.35 $613 +0.29
500–540 513 3 125.00–134.00 $130.84 $671 +0.18
610 610 1 121.00 $121.00 $738 -1.68
625 value added 625 1 129.00 $129.00 $806 —
655 655 1 119.00 $119.00 $779 -5.06
705 705 4 109.00 $109.00 $768 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 123.00 $123.00 $387 —
410 410 2 114.00–119.00 $116.50 $478 —
675 675 1 102.00 $102.00 $688 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 142.50 $142.50 $484 -25.00
410–435 427 3 150.00–159.00 $155.62 $664 +8.00
460 460 1 140.00 $140.00 $644 +7.50
510–545 536 8 120.00–136.00 $127.42 $683 -12.90
570 value added 570 2 153.00 $153.00 $872 —
615–640 624 4 116.00–120.00 $117.52 $733 -8.60
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 132.00 $132.00 $574 —
457–490 472 6 120.00–126.00 $123.15 $581 —
525 525 1 112.00 $112.00 $588 —
585 585 1 119.00 $119.00 $696 —
685 685 1 116.00 $116.00 $795 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1200 1163 80-85% 4 55.00–64.00 $58.27 $678 —
1105–1245 1175 80-85% 2 43.00–44.00 $43.53 $511 —
1065–1315 1192 80-85% 8 45.00–54.00 $50.12 $597 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–925 920 85-90% 2 25.00–29.00 $26.99 $248 -7.59
985 985 85-90% 1 38.00 $38.00 $374 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1410 1392 75-80% 3 47.00–51.00 $49.31 $686 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1810 1560 2 73.00–74.00 $73.58 $1,148 —
1895 1895 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,535 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–1075 979 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 600.00–650.00 $632.04
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 630.00 $630.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1190 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
990–1590 1244 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 725.00–975.00 $820.72

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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
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
1095–1100 1098 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 725.00–775.00 $750.06 —

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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.