Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 15, 2021

855 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.16/cwt +7.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,244/hd at 791 lb · 79 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.05/cwt +5.73 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 574 lb · 42 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.43/cwt +5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 522 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	855	945	761
Feeder cattle	770	841	649
Slaughter cattle	58	77	96
Replacement cattle	27	27	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last :Steers 1.00-3.00 higher,heifers 3.00-4.00 higher.Slaughter cows bulls 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253–290 fancy	269	5	216.00–220.00	$218.15	$587	+16.07
330–335 value added	333	3	224.00–225.00	$224.67	$748	+16.92
350–385 value added	361	6	192.50–224.00	$215.98	$780	+20.38
370–395	385	3	175.00–189.00	$180.07	$693	—
410	410	1	157.50	$157.50	$646	—
400–445 value added	424	6	180.00–202.00	$189.76	$805	+1.69
460–487 value added	468	13	180.00–200.00	$193.46	$905	+14.45
455–495	474	8	157.00–178.00	$166.82	$791	-1.77
500–540	529	8	144.00–163.00	$156.58	$828	-0.41
502–546 value added	534	12	173.00–180.00	$174.68	$933	-0.03
555–592	578	36	137.00–164.00	$156.05	$902	+0.19
615–645	625	4	140.00–146.00	$143.46	$897	+2.18
600–639 value added	626	15	149.00–163.00	$156.85	$982	+1.02
650–680	665	8	136.00–146.00	$142.23	$946	+7.26
655–674 value added	670	19	156.00–157.00	$156.10	$1,046	+8.50
700–715 value added	708	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,027	-6.45
752–795	760	10	127.00–142.00	$139.91	$1,063	+10.89
760–798 value added	796	69	146.00–160.25	$159.66	$1,271	—
802–805	803	3	125.00–126.00	$125.67	$1,009	-9.33
810–828 value added	823	14	139.00–140.00	$139.28	$1,146	-14.64
850–890	863	3	125.00–131.00	$127.66	$1,102	—
900–943	933	9	121.00–128.00	$123.90	$1,156	-6.10
996	996	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,295	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	160.00	$160.00	$376	—
310	310	1	155.00	$155.00	$480	±0.00
440	440	2	140.00	$140.00	$616	-1.24
475–495	486	4	132.00–142.00	$137.86	$670	-2.89
565–585	575	2	129.00–130.00	$129.51	$745	+9.51
610–635	623	2	124.00–125.00	$124.49	$776	+9.83
670	670	1	120.00	$120.00	$804	—
755–780	768	2	116.00–119.00	$117.48	$902	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
222 fancy	222	4	162.50	$162.50	$361	—
310–340	327	9	135.00–155.00	$145.66	$476	+2.51
361 value added	361	4	160.00	$160.00	$578	—
350–395	378	22	135.00–152.00	$146.19	$553	+8.83
400–445	422	9	136.00–148.00	$144.02	$608	+10.45
430–435 value added	433	4	151.00–152.00	$151.50	$656	—
455–495	474	20	130.00–149.00	$141.02	$668	+5.60
500–540	520	19	127.00–147.00	$136.24	$708	-0.95
519–526 value added	524	17	149.00–150.00	$149.35	$783	—
550–595	574	42	127.00–146.00	$140.05	$804	+5.73
600–639	627	29	120.00–135.00	$128.16	$804	+2.03
630 value added	630	1	140.00	$140.00	$882	-6.48
652–680	665	6	120.00–130.00	$121.64	$809	-0.34
705–728	717	13	104.00–120.00	$116.39	$835	-2.49
750–767	760	6	105.00–114.00	$109.53	$832	-9.49
825–835	830	2	108.00	$108.00	$896	-10.00

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	215	2	140.00	$140.00	$301	+5.00
290	290	1	142.50	$142.50	$413	+20.00
440	440	1	127.00	$127.00	$559	+9.46
455–490	468	4	116.00–125.00	$119.97	$561	-3.01
500–530	520	3	108.00–122.00	$116.60	$606	-3.40
570–590	580	3	119.00–120.00	$119.66	$694	+5.75
605–640	626	4	109.00–119.00	$115.06	$720	+2.51
665–695	677	3	103.00–113.00	$108.59	$735	-0.29
715	715	2	97.00–100.00	$98.50	$704	+8.50
750–755	753	2	91.00–97.00	$94.01	$708	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
212 fancy	212	2	212.50	$212.50	$450	—
280	280	1	190.00	$190.00	$532	—
316–345 value added	321	6	200.00–215.00	$212.31	$682	+32.31
310–345	323	5	170.00–187.50	$176.66	$571	—
360–370 value added	367	3	205.00–207.50	$206.68	$759	—
355–385	371	12	160.00–187.50	$174.98	$649	+4.98
400–446 value added	417	18	180.00–200.00	$191.02	$797	+3.02
410–435	423	4	150.00–175.00	$162.35	$687	-6.70
450–495	468	9	153.00–179.00	$166.45	$779	—
500–535 value added	512	9	161.00–179.00	$167.59	$858	-1.30
500–545	521	7	136.00–156.00	$146.26	$762	-5.68
550–560 value added	555	3	158.00–161.00	$159.33	$884	—
550–590	574	11	133.00–157.00	$144.98	$832	+11.02
610–615	613	2	129.00–138.00	$133.52	$818	+2.57
605–622 value added	616	3	142.00–146.00	$143.31	$883	+1.80
670–685	678	2	122.00–132.00	$126.94	$861	+0.25
735–745	742	3	116.00–119.00	$116.99	$868	+4.29
757	757	2	119.00	$119.00	$901	+10.46

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	2	132.50–150.00	$141.17	$400	—
300	300	1	142.50	$142.50	$428	—
370–385	376	4	130.00–152.50	$140.81	$529	—
430	430	1	143.00	$143.00	$615	+6.85
460–487	478	3	130.00–136.00	$134.08	$641	+1.85
505–530	519	4	111.00–124.00	$118.83	$617	+11.33
565–587	580	3	120.00–123.00	$122.03	$708	+4.57
630–640	635	2	109.00–110.00	$109.50	$695	+0.50
675–685	680	2	116.00–122.00	$119.02	$809	+8.45
740	740	1	100.00	$100.00	$740	—
765–795	780	2	103.00–104.00	$103.49	$807	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1305	1177	80-85%	12	49.00–58.00	$54.65	$643	+2.50
1070–1345	1219	80-85%	14	59.00–64.00	$61.52	$750	—
1115–1460	1242	80-85%	3	35.00–46.00	$40.86	$507	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1000	823	85-90%	3	45.00–48.00	$46.28	$381	—
835–1020	907	85-90%	3	27.00–35.00	$30.95	$281	—
860–1050	974	85-90%	7	49.00–59.00	$55.29	$539	+1.56

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1770	1530	75-80%	9	59.00–68.00	$63.76	$976	—
1630	1630	75-80%	1	57.00	$57.00	$929	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290	1290	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,032	—
1610–2220	1796	4	85.00–93.00	$88.96	$1,598	+3.88
1970	1970	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,852	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–1225	1039	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	500.00–660.00	$590.43
1005–1090	1047	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	780.00–860.00	$831.07
975–1435	1113	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	675.00–890.00	$750.37
1075–1245	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	630.00–710.00	$661.63
1100–1265	1183	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	930.00–1,040.00	$981.16

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1040–1220	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	640.00–660.00	$650.80	—
1185	1185	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	890.00	$890.00	—

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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.