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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 13, 2022

892 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.10/cwt +11.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,167/hd at 715 lb · 82 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.10/cwt +3.82 vs last sale · ≈ $977/hd at 618 lb · 67 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.19/cwt +4.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,380/hd at 811 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 892 938 1,043
Feeder cattle 817 842 965
Slaughter cattle 55 73 72
Replacement cattle 20 23 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600lbs sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600lbs sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 383 3 170.00–178.00 $172.61 $661 —
400–449 432 10 170.00–180.00 $177.66 $767 -3.60
437 fancy 437 4 198.00 $198.00 $865 —
465–472 469 4 171.00–187.00 $179.06 $840 -5.19
480–485 fancy 483 3 193.00–198.00 $196.34 $948 —
505–530 value added 510 6 196.00–198.00 $196.33 $1,001 -1.70
500–545 522 23 175.00–189.00 $181.78 $949 -3.98
551 value added 551 3 187.00 $187.00 $1,030 —
550–597 583 5 169.00–183.00 $175.69 $1,024 -2.53
606–645 636 41 168.00–180.00 $178.27 $1,134 +9.56
631–639 value added 637 16 183.00–184.00 $183.31 $1,168 +3.31
670–697 680 25 172.00–179.00 $176.59 $1,201 +1.25
706 706 3 173.00 $173.00 $1,221 -2.06
755–790 773 15 149.00–161.00 $158.26 $1,223 +2.26
810 810 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,174 —
811 value added 811 62 170.60 $170.60 $1,384 +4.90
920–930 925 2 140.00–151.00 $145.47 $1,346 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 151.00 $151.00 $589 +3.50
485 485 1 160.00 $160.00 $776 +2.24
502–520 508 3 160.00–169.00 $165.93 $843 -9.07
550 550 1 154.00 $154.00 $847 -7.20
623 623 3 159.00 $159.00 $991 —
790 790 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,146 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 3 135.00–145.00 $140.99 $395 —
300–315 305 3 149.00–157.50 $152.25 $464 -14.40
357–387 375 8 150.00–160.00 $156.57 $587 -8.21
385–397 fancy 390 5 169.00–171.00 $170.19 $664 —
400–440 418 13 156.00–169.00 $163.35 $683 +5.75
452–480 468 25 150.00–166.00 $159.31 $746 +0.34
470–472 fancy 471 4 170.00–174.00 $172.00 $810 —
504 value added 504 6 168.00 $168.00 $847 —
502–531 522 37 145.00–160.00 $154.85 $808 -0.55
560–585 571 28 145.00–158.00 $153.41 $876 -1.64
592 value added 592 21 164.00 $164.00 $971 -3.00
600–642 616 18 140.00–146.00 $144.60 $891 +0.97
617–630 value added 619 49 154.50–164.50 $163.06 $1,009 +3.06
652 value added 652 5 164.50 $164.50 $1,073 -4.25
657–665 660 3 148.00–150.00 $148.67 $981 +7.67
700–705 704 4 140.00–149.00 $146.76 $1,033 -4.42
700–749 value added 716 78 157.00–165.00 $163.94 $1,174 —
765 765 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,040 —
773 value added 773 3 156.00 $156.00 $1,206 —
800–805 803 2 136.00–139.00 $137.50 $1,104 —
917 917 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,192 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–485 480 2 145.00–148.00 $146.52 $703 -0.93
545 545 1 138.00 $138.00 $752 -3.26
660 660 2 131.00 $131.00 $865 +1.15
760 760 1 122.00 $122.00 $927 +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
335–345 340 4 161.00–175.00 $168.18 $572 +10.30
375–390 385 4 146.00–162.00 $156.48 $602 -19.52
415 fancy 415 1 172.00 $172.00 $714 —
400–432 418 7 147.00–160.00 $154.42 $645 -25.58
462–485 469 9 150.00–165.00 $158.41 $743 -7.00
485 fancy 485 1 173.00 $173.00 $839 —
500–547 528 12 145.00–160.00 $151.21 $798 -19.79
570–595 578 7 140.00–149.00 $145.41 $840 -28.26
590 fancy 590 1 158.00 $158.00 $932 —
615–627 623 5 145.00–157.00 $149.57 $932 —
650–675 664 4 139.00–144.00 $142.50 $946 —
705–720 715 3 137.00–141.00 $138.68 $992 —
817 817 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,046 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–490 478 2 142.00 $142.00 $679 -3.85

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1435 1211 80-85% 9 75.00–79.00 $77.71 $941 -10.05
1170–1410 1266 80-85% 7 71.00–74.00 $72.57 $919 —
1100–1535 1307 80-85% 12 80.00–86.00 $82.77 $1,082 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1035 901 85-90% 7 60.00–69.00 $64.26 $579 —
890–1165 1035 85-90% 3 71.00–78.00 $74.87 $775 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1465 1391 75-80% 5 78.00–83.00 $80.54 $1,120 —
1435 1435 75-80% 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,234 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1778 1608 3 84.00–97.00 $88.92 $1,430 -39.08
1555–1825 1705 3 104.00–110.00 $108.18 $1,844 -9.95
1800 1800 1 122.00 $122.00 $2,196 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780 780 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
1070 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,030.00 $1,030.00
910–1295 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 760.00–1,090.00 $877.60
955–1235 1095 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 680.00–850.00 $775.87
1000–1210 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 730.00–760.00 $746.43
1290 1290 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1335 1335 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 990.00 $990.00

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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
1070 1070 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 680.00 $680.00 —
1355–1505 1455 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,000.00–1,300.00 $1,206.87 —

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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.