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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 6, 2022

453 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.37/cwt -13.10 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 468 lb · 38 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.48/cwt -8.99 vs last sale · ≈ $768/hd at 517 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $163.41/cwt -7.13 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 515 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 453 988 978
Feeder cattle 346 901 918
Slaughter cattle 51 82 53
Replacement cattle 56 5 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 180.00 $180.00 $441 —
330 330 1 165.00 $165.00 $544 -22.78
405–425 409 10 170.00–194.00 $186.55 $763 -1.91
435 value added 435 3 199.00 $199.00 $866 —
450–490 468 11 159.00–180.00 $169.28 $792 -16.34
517–535 value added 520 11 180.00–190.00 $183.19 $953 -10.44
515–525 523 6 165.00–171.00 $168.34 $880 -12.82
560–580 566 10 157.00–172.00 $167.93 $950 -9.81
565–595 value added 578 13 171.00–179.00 $175.15 $1,012 —
602–635 value added 619 13 151.00–166.00 $160.32 $992 -18.17
682–688 value added 685 14 150.00–158.00 $154.59 $1,059 —
712 712 2 132.00 $132.00 $940 -10.02
705–722 value added 719 5 148.00–151.00 $150.41 $1,081 —
750–792 771 4 136.00–140.00 $137.95 $1,064 -3.13
767–781 value added 778 10 146.00–149.00 $148.41 $1,155 —
800–810 804 12 132.00–139.00 $133.99 $1,077 -2.75
910–920 915 2 124.00–129.00 $126.49 $1,157 -8.76
955 955 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,175 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 3 167.00 $167.00 $392 —
290–295 291 4 151.00–166.00 $154.80 $450 -7.70
303–320 307 8 150.00–154.00 $152.96 $470 -1.67
360 360 5 152.00 $152.00 $547 -11.92
417 value added 417 5 165.00 $165.00 $688 —
400–445 424 21 144.00–155.00 $150.69 $639 -14.12
465 value added 465 5 156.00 $156.00 $725 —
450–495 468 33 139.00–159.00 $148.37 $694 -13.67
500–539 516 24 135.00–153.00 $146.71 $757 -10.76
522 value added 522 5 157.00 $157.00 $820 —
576–582 value added 578 10 149.00–150.00 $149.40 $864 —
566–598 584 15 139.00–146.00 $143.14 $836 -10.06
600–640 623 6 123.00–135.00 $130.84 $815 -7.52
601–638 value added 626 9 138.00–144.00 $139.92 $876 —
655–695 678 12 122.00–130.00 $127.31 $863 -10.16
740 740 3 119.00 $119.00 $881 —
760–790 780 3 115.00–119.00 $116.30 $907 -6.66
820–835 828 2 111.00–119.00 $115.04 $953 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 134.00 $134.00 $623 —
470 470 3 129.00 $129.00 $606 —
573 573 3 127.00 $127.00 $728 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 1 110.00 $110.00 $814 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 278 10 149.00–185.00 $167.24 $465 -17.76
302 302 4 180.00 $180.00 $544 —
350–380 368 12 158.00–184.00 $168.90 $622 -9.06
405–445 423 27 155.00–193.00 $172.43 $729 -3.69
450–485 474 22 159.00–185.00 $169.74 $805 -4.21
500–535 515 28 154.00–172.00 $163.41 $842 -7.13
550–590 571 19 147.00–169.00 $154.39 $882 -13.49
600–630 610 15 140.00–160.00 $151.42 $924 -4.23
655–695 675 20 128.00–140.00 $131.49 $888 -18.44
710–720 715 4 130.00–133.00 $131.49 $940 +2.59
790 790 1 117.00 $117.00 $924 —
850 850 1 112.00 $112.00 $952 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $660 —
1000–1410 1152 80-85% 13 74.00–83.00 $77.70 $895 -8.21
900–1495 1159 80-85% 5 67.00–74.00 $71.71 $831 -14.20
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–980 960 85-90% 2 62.00–63.00 $62.49 $600 -3.47
945–1140 1036 85-90% 6 66.00–69.00 $68.00 $704 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1700 1419 75-80% 6 77.00–85.00 $81.34 $1,154 —
1530–1710 1620 75-80% 2 74.00–78.00 $76.11 $1,233 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1775 1628 2 95.00–99.00 $97.18 $1,582 —
1680–1870 1760 3 108.00–114.00 $110.78 $1,950 —
1595–1890 1788 3 114.00–123.00 $119.97 $2,145 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
900–1000 950 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 570.00–670.00 $622.63
980 980 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
900–1340 1087 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–1,000.00 $889.11
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 820.00 $820.00
1145 1145 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00

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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
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 700.00 $700.00 —

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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.