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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 29, 2022

930 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.11/cwt +15.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,379/hd at 835 lb · 78 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.73/cwt +11.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,396/hd at 874 lb · 64 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.78/cwt +10.35 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 516 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 930 501 504
Feeder cattle 812 412 436
Slaughter cattle 100 74 49
Replacement cattle 18 15 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold 6.00 - 8.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 - 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 - 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
285 285 1 160.00 $160.00 $456 —
310 310 1 181.00 $181.00 $561 —
363–375 fancy 366 4 188.00–192.00 $190.98 $699 —
395 395 2 175.00–182.00 $178.50 $705 +10.01
416 fancy 416 10 186.00 $186.00 $774 -4.95
415–445 434 5 165.00–170.00 $167.18 $726 -4.88
453–490 466 10 155.00–170.00 $163.69 $763 -3.23
480–496 fancy 493 6 179.00–180.00 $179.16 $883 —
505–547 value added 532 18 189.00–190.00 $189.57 $1,009 —
510–542 534 4 175.00–182.00 $179.27 $957 +11.63
550–595 566 4 170.00–180.00 $172.92 $979 +8.03
567 value added 567 10 186.00–188.00 $187.20 $1,061 +10.20
601–647 627 14 163.00–172.00 $167.80 $1,052 +11.89
636–645 value added 637 20 174.00–178.00 $177.14 $1,128 —
655–656 value added 656 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,115 —
650–670 662 5 153.00–169.00 $162.89 $1,078 +0.51
714 value added 714 8 162.50 $162.50 $1,160 —
710–730 720 3 140.00–155.00 $144.93 $1,043 -11.34
833 833 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,166 -9.49
832–835 value added 835 74 158.00–168.10 $166.47 $1,390 —
870 870 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,244 -5.00
874 value added 874 63 160.00 $160.00 $1,398 —
990 990 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,336 -4.00
1055 1055 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,319 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 165.00 $165.00 $528 —
385–395 390 2 163.00–165.00 $164.01 $640 —
410 410 1 142.00 $142.00 $582 —
520–540 534 7 161.00–164.00 $163.57 $873 +9.57
560–595 578 2 152.00–163.00 $157.67 $911 —
605–630 618 2 155.00–158.00 $156.53 $967 +11.53
670–682 681 15 147.00–151.00 $147.26 $1,003 —
710 710 1 138.00 $138.00 $980 +3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 150.00–166.00 $158.24 $522 +4.72
365–390 378 13 152.00–168.00 $159.14 $602 +0.89
383–388 fancy 385 7 176.00–181.00 $178.16 $686 —
400–445 423 28 151.00–166.00 $161.51 $683 +2.75
466 fancy 466 4 168.00 $168.00 $783 —
450–495 478 21 152.00–165.00 $159.11 $761 +6.37
505 value added 505 8 167.00 $167.00 $843 —
500–545 519 32 151.00–164.00 $161.72 $839 +9.29
550–562 value added 558 3 163.00–164.00 $163.67 $913 —
555–598 574 26 145.00–160.00 $153.85 $883 +3.24
602–646 632 35 142.00–153.00 $148.13 $936 +12.79
650 value added 650 1 140.00 $140.00 $910 —
650–695 672 8 125.00–135.00 $130.34 $876 -14.27
715–740 728 2 120.00–121.00 $120.49 $877 -27.51
755–770 766 4 137.00–140.00 $139.26 $1,067 -1.53
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582 582 2 137.00 $137.00 $797 —
600–605 602 3 122.00–135.00 $130.01 $783 —
785 785 1 120.00 $120.00 $942 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 160.00 $160.00 $504 -7.00
375–385 378 6 166.00–172.00 $168.48 $637 +12.94
402–445 420 5 166.00–169.00 $167.65 $704 +17.09
491 491 5 167.00 $167.00 $820 +6.63
500–545 523 2 150.00–152.00 $150.96 $790 +7.11
560–590 584 12 150.00–159.00 $156.26 $913 +14.26
605–645 619 5 147.00–156.00 $153.53 $950 +12.46
655–665 660 2 142.00–154.00 $148.05 $977 +23.05
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 130.00 $130.00 $442 —
371–380 375 5 145.00–149.00 $148.19 $556 —
412–425 416 3 146.00–147.00 $146.66 $610 —
495 495 1 140.00 $140.00 $693 -4.00
550–585 564 5 134.00–140.00 $136.16 $768 —
667 667 2 134.00 $134.00 $894 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1390 1171 80-85% 17 75.00–84.00 $80.17 $939 -7.04
1180–1240 1210 80-85% 2 71.00 $71.00 $859 —
1190–1340 1239 80-85% 5 85.00–93.00 $87.47 $1,084 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695–720 708 85-90% 2 44.00–46.00 $44.98 $318 —
805–1015 880 85-90% 5 54.00–59.00 $56.71 $499 +0.71
840–1070 959 85-90% 8 66.00–71.00 $69.00 $662 —
855–1155 983 85-90% 8 73.00–80.00 $76.77 $755 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1440 1420 75-80% 2 72.00–73.00 $72.51 $1,030 —
1430–1730 1555 75-80% 11 79.00–86.00 $82.15 $1,277 —
1495–1710 1598 75-80% 8 87.00–94.00 $90.38 $1,444 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,300 —
1650–1950 1848 5 120.00–125.00 $122.71 $2,268 —
1570–2230 1896 4 110.00–118.00 $113.83 $2,158 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 630.00 $630.00
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
1035–1385 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,010.00–1,260.00 $1,153.08

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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
1090 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 920.00 $920.00 —
1055–1190 1128 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 850.00–1,625.00 $1,393.49 —
1275 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,070.00 $1,070.00 -223.33
1510 1510 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —

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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.