Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 16, 2022

1,100 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.16/cwt -8.46 vs last sale · ≈ $981/hd at 667 lb · 72 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.89/cwt +11.19 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 513 lb · 64 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.29/cwt -2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,143/hd at 667 lb · 64 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,100	1,362
Feeder cattle	978	1,167
Slaughter cattle	110	165
Replacement cattle	12	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold steady-1.00 lower with lower quality offering, feeders sold with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower with lower quality offering, Slaughter bulls sold steady-2.00 lower. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with moderate offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in feeder steers and cattle with favorable condition.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	3	188.00	$188.00	$630	+8.00
375	375	1	190.00	$190.00	$712	+8.00
410–445 fancy	425	5	203.00–211.00	$206.81	$879	+6.58
415–445	425	6	173.00–188.00	$180.72	$768	-6.28
467–490	476	8	169.00–185.00	$179.39	$854	-3.42
450–490 fancy	478	6	194.00–208.00	$200.08	$956	+7.08
505–542	533	17	155.00–180.00	$167.26	$891	-3.63
535–545 value added	542	6	182.50–187.00	$185.59	$1,006	-1.20
550–580	567	8	156.00–181.00	$169.52	$961	-4.62
562–587 value added	579	15	182.00–187.00	$183.26	$1,061	-2.53
602–615 value added	606	3	181.00–184.00	$182.01	$1,103	+2.01
602–647	626	30	145.00–173.00	$167.53	$1,049	+1.51
666 value added	666	41	175.00	$175.00	$1,166	+0.98
650–680	669	23	150.00–170.00	$164.68	$1,102	-3.18
702–741	727	54	148.00–160.00	$154.21	$1,121	-6.90
750–795	778	40	148.00–155.50	$151.49	$1,179	-2.83
806–816	814	23	148.00–148.50	$148.41	$1,208	—
965	965	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,341	—
1115	1115	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,327	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	162.50	$162.50	$455	—
420	420	1	157.50	$157.50	$662	+17.50
475	475	1	161.00	$161.00	$765	+4.00
515–535	522	3	134.00–158.00	$144.63	$755	-9.37
555–570	562	3	133.00–152.00	$140.42	$789	—
600	600	1	152.00	$152.00	$912	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	238	3	170.00–175.00	$171.64	$409	-5.86
290–295	293	2	170.00–177.50	$173.72	$509	+8.93
305–335	323	4	142.50–162.00	$156.18	$504	—
360–395	377	6	151.00–166.00	$159.24	$600	+1.00
400–440	420	28	141.00–166.00	$158.43	$665	+8.11
450–495	471	16	143.00–166.00	$152.34	$718	+0.20
509 value added	509	41	173.75	$173.75	$884	—
502–545	520	23	132.00–156.00	$146.32	$761	-6.38
550–587	568	18	135.00–150.00	$142.56	$810	-7.67
550–593 value added	589	21	160.00–160.50	$160.46	$945	-3.59
606–607 value added	607	34	151.00–159.00	$158.30	$961	—
600–645	636	22	125.00–143.00	$136.37	$867	-1.38
650–685	665	30	121.00–147.50	$137.94	$917	-6.55
668 value added	668	42	153.75	$153.75	$1,027	-3.25
700–745	725	5	120.00–134.00	$128.72	$933	-3.98
755–765	760	3	125.00–133.00	$128.33	$975	+1.33
870	870	1	110.00	$110.00	$957	-24.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–395	369	5	121.00–152.00	$127.64	$471	—
410–440	423	7	107.00–138.00	$130.76	$553	—
460–490	479	5	117.50–138.00	$132.54	$635	-0.46
515–535	523	3	122.00–132.00	$126.62	$662	-1.08
550	550	1	118.00	$118.00	$649	—
610–635	623	2	109.00–122.00	$115.37	$719	—
650	650	1	116.00	$116.00	$754	—
715	715	2	118.00	$118.00	$844	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	370	3	169.00–175.00	$172.73	$639	+6.43
405–440	420	3	165.00–182.00	$171.24	$719	+15.24
460–490	472	11	160.00–184.00	$170.64	$805	+2.57
510–545	525	8	160.00–183.00	$174.24	$915	+17.79
530–545 fancy	537	7	180.00–186.00	$184.72	$992	—
550–570	563	4	152.00–175.00	$163.67	$921	+12.24
610–640	625	2	145.00–149.00	$146.95	$918	+5.66
710	710	1	129.00	$129.00	$916	—
780	780	1	125.00	$125.00	$975	—
815	815	1	115.00	$115.00	$937	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–460	458	2	131.00–140.00	$135.52	$621	—
515–535	525	2	132.00–135.00	$133.47	$701	—
580	580	1	136.00	$136.00	$789	—
795	795	1	110.00	$110.00	$874	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1910	1910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	2,125.00	$2,125.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1105	982	85-90%	7	48.00–57.00	$52.95	$520	+0.35
950–1025	988	85-90%	2	66.00–67.00	$66.52	$657	+13.92
880–1190	1016	85-90%	8	52.00–62.00	$57.10	$580	-11.29

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1260	1188	80-85%	4	46.50–59.00	$55.21	$656	-22.71
1025–1340	1202	80-85%	10	62.00–71.00	$64.94	$781	—
1245–1255	1250	80-85%	2	72.00–74.00	$73.00	$912	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1430	1397	75-80%	5	64.50–72.00	$68.65	$959	—
1320–1905	1584	75-80%	9	73.00–80.00	$77.41	$1,226	-6.90

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1225	1195	65-75%	2	96.00	$96.00	$1,147	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375	1375	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,100	—
1440–2200	1879	8	100.00–108.00	$104.89	$1,971	—
1925–2075	2000	2	94.00–95.00	$94.52	$1,890	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1325–1600	1422	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	910.00–1,180.00	$1,017.57
1425–1460	1443	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,125.30

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1175	1038	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,075.00–1,250.00	$1,149.04

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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.