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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 1, 2022

353 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.31/cwt ≈ $1,364/hd at 861 lb · 61 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $179.08/cwt +3.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,095/hd at 611 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.64/cwt +16.87 vs last sale · ≈ $775/hd at 465 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 353 659 430
Feeder cattle 279 548 337
Slaughter cattle 65 104 69
Replacement cattle 9 7 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 2 185.00 $185.00 $522 +2.50
330 fancy 330 1 190.00 $190.00 $627 —
340 340 2 177.00 $177.00 $602 -2.09
415–430 427 5 176.00–181.00 $179.83 $768 +0.62
455–475 464 4 171.00–181.00 $175.24 $813 -5.68
540 540 2 182.00 $182.00 $983 +14.15
560–597 584 5 159.00–175.00 $167.50 $978 -2.85
600–620 610 4 167.00–174.00 $171.77 $1,048 -3.77
612 value added 612 10 182.00 $182.00 $1,114 —
675 675 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,053 -21.78
760–785 773 2 134.00–141.00 $137.44 $1,062 -9.16
861 value added 861 60 158.70 $158.70 $1,366 —
880 880 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,188 —
915 915 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,180 -6.00
950 950 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,254 +4.52
1021 1021 3 126.00 $126.00 $1,286 +11.48
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 160.00 $160.00 $760 -3.02
515 515 1 164.00 $164.00 $845 +11.71
615 615 1 144.00 $144.00 $886 -18.00
655–690 673 2 143.00–144.00 $143.51 $966 -10.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 160.00 $160.00 $472 +10.90
310–330 320 2 160.00–162.50 $161.21 $516 +6.21
362–390 373 7 155.00–167.00 $162.37 $606 +4.13
400–445 419 7 152.00–166.00 $160.06 $671 +7.72
422 fancy 422 2 171.00 $171.00 $722 +9.74
455–495 465 12 160.00–170.00 $166.64 $775 +16.87
510–530 521 7 145.00–157.00 $153.84 $802 +3.84
550–585 562 6 140.00–152.00 $145.37 $817 -1.21
605–647 630 10 131.00–143.00 $135.86 $856 -2.55
650 650 1 136.00 $136.00 $884 +5.99
705 705 1 122.00 $122.00 $860 -2.41
835 835 1 115.00 $115.00 $960 -7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–495 490 3 150.00–156.00 $154.04 $755 +10.04
540 540 1 140.00 $140.00 $756 —
680 680 1 115.00 $115.00 $782 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 162.50 $162.50 $422 —
320 320 2 177.00 $177.00 $566 +5.19
350–390 370 4 170.00–184.00 $174.61 $646 -0.23
425–440 434 4 156.00–167.00 $160.98 $699 -3.83
450–495 470 6 158.00–172.00 $164.98 $775 +1.60
475 fancy 475 1 176.00 $176.00 $836 -0.99
510 fancy 510 1 170.00 $170.00 $867 —
500–545 529 5 145.00–157.00 $150.05 $794 -1.32
550–575 559 5 140.00–154.00 $145.98 $816 -0.28
580 fancy 580 1 159.00 $159.00 $922 —
600–615 608 2 141.00–147.00 $144.04 $876 +0.09
655 655 2 142.00 $142.00 $930 +18.03
700 700 1 124.00 $124.00 $868 -6.14
755–785 770 2 121.00–125.00 $122.96 $947 -0.09
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 157.50 $157.50 $575 +3.80
482 482 2 154.00 $154.00 $742 +23.00
510–545 528 2 134.00–140.00 $136.90 $723 +6.90
575 575 1 135.00 $135.00 $776 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1110 953 85-90% 15 73.00–86.00 $77.61 $740 —
835–1170 981 85-90% 7 64.00–70.00 $67.77 $665 —
835–1235 1018 85-90% 4 51.00–62.00 $56.08 $571 -11.57
1060 1060 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $477 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1335 1172 80-85% 13 79.00–85.00 $82.57 $968 -0.55
1145–1320 1224 80-85% 5 87.00–89.00 $87.79 $1,075 -0.24
1250 1250 80-85% 1 74.00 $74.00 $925 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 75-80% 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,077 +0.29
1370–1620 1499 75-80% 7 86.00–90.00 $87.45 $1,311 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,190 —
1620–1870 1765 4 112.00–115.00 $113.46 $2,003 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00
1390 1390 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00
1445 1445 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,120.00 $1,120.00

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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
935–965 948 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 720.00–850.00 $790.39 —
1165 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 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.