Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 15, 2022

612 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.18/cwt +2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,336/hd at 845 lb · 125 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.27/cwt -10.14 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 512 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.48/cwt -7.49 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 475 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 612 589 543
Feeder cattle 542 528 472
Slaughter cattle 64 49 49
Replacement cattle 6 12 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 - 6.00 lower with moderate demand. Heat advisory for the area. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for all slaughter cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 327 3 170.00–178.00 $175.51 $574 -7.92
370–380 375 2 184.00–185.00 $184.51 $692 +2.92
417 fancy 417 5 180.00 $180.00 $751 -8.00
400–445 428 10 161.00–172.00 $167.34 $716 -0.23
465 fancy 465 2 174.00 $174.00 $809 —
455–495 477 14 158.00–170.00 $163.84 $782 -8.54
500–540 512 21 158.00–170.00 $162.27 $831 -10.14
550–590 574 16 158.00–169.00 $162.64 $934 -14.53
620–630 value added 621 7 159.00–160.00 $159.86 $993 -19.97
605–640 622 7 143.00–156.00 $148.38 $923 -15.96
660–690 679 4 140.00–151.00 $144.78 $983 -21.37
705–745 720 3 142.00–148.00 $144.30 $1,039 -10.14
746 value added 746 4 157.00 $157.00 $1,171 -8.50
762 value added 762 2 152.00 $152.00 $1,158 —
765 765 1 127.00 $127.00 $972 -20.60
830 830 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,237 —
842–848 value added 845 124 157.60–158.90 $158.25 $1,337 +2.25
870 870 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,288 —
900 900 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,260 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 378 2 161.00–166.00 $163.52 $618 —
407–430 415 3 150.00–158.00 $155.23 $644 —
480–495 488 2 144.00–153.00 $148.43 $724 -14.57
540 540 1 130.00 $130.00 $702 -14.00
575–594 591 7 141.00–150.00 $148.75 $879 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 140.00 $140.00 $322 -20.00
252 252 2 167.50 $167.50 $422 —
310–345 331 7 141.00–145.00 $143.21 $474 -16.79
350–390 374 13 138.00–149.00 $143.92 $538 -17.08
377 fancy 377 2 158.00 $158.00 $596 -22.00
435 fancy 435 1 163.00 $163.00 $709 —
400–448 436 14 138.00–151.00 $144.42 $630 -15.54
456–490 473 15 142.00–152.00 $148.48 $702 -7.84
487 fancy 487 2 157.00 $157.00 $765 -13.00
505 value added 505 2 159.00 $159.00 $803 —
500–540 515 15 144.00–154.00 $151.53 $780 -4.78
550–595 581 12 138.00–149.00 $144.51 $840 -8.11
600–646 619 16 134.00–146.00 $142.79 $884 -4.60
680 value added 680 1 139.00 $139.00 $945 -9.85
675–695 685 2 123.00–133.00 $127.93 $876 -13.73
715–727 724 4 120.00–133.00 $128.24 $928 +2.45
752 752 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,090 —
805 805 1 113.00 $113.00 $910 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 287 3 145.00–150.00 $146.63 $421 +2.63
485 485 1 131.00 $131.00 $635 -13.50
530 530 1 137.00 $137.00 $726 -3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
299 299 5 170.00 $170.00 $508 —
315–340 328 2 152.50–160.00 $156.39 $513 -16.80
370 370 2 154.00–165.00 $159.50 $590 -2.47
400–430 417 5 140.00–153.00 $147.08 $613 -18.39
451–493 475 11 145.00–157.00 $155.17 $737 -7.32
515–530 521 4 150.00–158.00 $152.99 $797 -4.89
567 fancy 567 2 151.00 $151.00 $856 -18.00
570–595 579 5 130.00–145.00 $135.58 $785 -24.13
612 612 2 139.00 $139.00 $851 -18.15
670–685 675 3 121.00–125.00 $123.35 $833 -13.65
780 780 1 123.00 $123.00 $959 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 2 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $617 —
600 600 1 115.00 $115.00 $690 -21.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1375 1162 80-85% 20 78.00–86.00 $82.00 $953 —
1150–1330 1240 80-85% 2 72.00–75.00 $73.39 $910 +0.84
1120–1335 1244 80-85% 8 87.00–97.00 $91.41 $1,137 +18.86
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1005 910 85-90% 2 60.00–62.00 $61.10 $556 —
830–1045 949 85-90% 5 64.00–69.00 $66.62 $632 —
935–1090 1002 85-90% 7 73.00–86.00 $76.54 $767 +0.96
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 75-80% 1 72.00 $72.00 $943 —
1040–1645 1412 75-80% 5 82.00–85.00 $83.53 $1,179 —
1375–1710 1557 75-80% 8 86.00–89.00 $88.02 $1,370 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,332 —
1400–1905 1653 2 111.00–115.00 $113.31 $1,873 -7.69

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,070.00 $1,070.00
1515 1515 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00

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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
1165 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 102.00 $102.00 $367 —
423 423 3 100.00 $100.00 $423 —
499 499 10 125.00 $125.00 $624 —

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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.