Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 20, 2022

695 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.71/cwt +8.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,314/hd at 788 lb · 79 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.22/cwt -6.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,202/hd at 723 lb · 44 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.39/cwt -9.54 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 574 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 695 892 741
Feeder cattle 620 817 673
Slaughter cattle 70 55 63
Replacement cattle 5 20 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower on a plainer quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 - 7.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 270 2 170.00–182.50 $176.13 $476 —
300–313 308 5 172.50–185.00 $177.37 $546 —
365 365 1 178.00 $178.00 $650 +5.39
400–410 403 3 180.00–185.00 $182.67 $736 +5.01
455–490 473 6 169.00–183.00 $173.23 $819 -5.83
505–540 529 11 166.00–180.00 $176.21 $932 -5.57
550–597 574 35 162.00–175.00 $170.39 $978 -5.30
610–647 632 10 164.00–177.00 $173.91 $1,099 -4.36
675–695 681 4 159.00–173.00 $168.53 $1,148 -8.06
700–745 715 23 155.00–165.50 $162.20 $1,160 -10.80
708–736 value added 732 21 170.25–173.00 $170.63 $1,249 —
755–773 770 11 155.50–161.00 $157.17 $1,210 -1.09
791 value added 791 68 168.25 $168.25 $1,331 —
805–825 815 2 148.00–156.00 $151.95 $1,238 +6.95
823 value added 823 17 165.50 $165.50 $1,362 -5.10
881 881 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,119 —
935 935 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,393 +3.53
981 981 4 147.00 $147.00 $1,442 —
1000 1000 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,420 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 162.50 $162.50 $447 —
510–545 528 2 151.00–155.00 $152.93 $807 -13.00
605–635 611 8 145.00–151.00 $146.41 $895 -12.59
765–790 773 3 143.00 $143.00 $1,105 -2.00
800 800 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,120 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 157.00 $157.00 $432 +16.01
327–340 331 4 151.00–165.00 $158.94 $526 +6.69
385–395 388 4 164.00–170.00 $166.50 $646 +9.93
400–435 412 14 153.00–166.00 $160.79 $662 -2.56
415–425 fancy 424 7 172.00–173.00 $172.14 $730 —
466–495 fancy 473 11 170.00–173.00 $171.82 $813 -0.18
460–495 474 8 156.00–166.00 $160.65 $761 +1.34
501–520 value added 506 18 169.00–174.00 $171.34 $867 +3.34
500–547 530 11 151.00–165.00 $157.58 $835 +2.73
550–555 value added 552 3 157.00–159.00 $157.67 $870 —
550–592 579 14 141.00–150.00 $145.14 $840 -8.27
600–640 615 23 140.00–150.00 $143.63 $883 -0.97
652–680 659 8 130.00–135.00 $133.35 $879 -15.32
685–698 value added 693 12 146.00–149.00 $148.26 $1,027 —
700–722 715 5 126.00–137.00 $132.04 $944 -14.72
733 value added 733 13 150.50 $150.50 $1,103 -13.44
755–775 762 3 124.00–125.00 $124.34 $947 -11.66
865 865 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,029 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 2 150.00 $150.00 $580 —
455–492 477 4 151.00–159.00 $152.91 $729 +6.39
500–535 526 4 145.00–146.00 $145.25 $764 +7.25
620–635 625 3 127.00–131.00 $129.35 $808 —
685 685 1 124.00 $124.00 $849 -7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 162.50 $162.50 $479 —
310 310 1 172.50 $172.50 $535 +4.32
355 fancy 355 1 190.00 $190.00 $674 —
353–385 364 9 170.00–185.00 $179.31 $653 +22.83
425–429 428 6 164.00–176.00 $165.98 $710 +11.56
450–492 471 5 146.00–150.00 $147.53 $695 -10.88
505 fancy 505 1 161.00 $161.00 $813 —
522–535 525 5 144.00–146.00 $145.59 $764 -5.62
588 588 3 134.00 $134.00 $788 -11.41
615 615 1 150.00 $150.00 $922 +0.43
650–690 670 2 140.00–151.00 $145.34 $974 +2.84
770 770 1 129.00 $129.00 $993 —
810 810 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,077 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 473 2 125.00–139.00 $131.74 $623 -10.26
512 512 2 135.00 $135.00 $691 —
600 600 2 136.00–138.00 $137.00 $822 —
685 685 1 130.00 $130.00 $890 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1360 1148 80-85% 8 74.00–86.00 $76.67 $880 —
1050–1470 1231 80-85% 22 61.00–72.00 $66.99 $825 -10.72
1240 1240 80-85% 1 57.00 $57.00 $707 -20.71
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $361 —
895–1135 969 85-90% 7 57.00–64.00 $60.77 $589 —
910–1090 973 85-90% 5 50.00–56.00 $54.10 $526 —
850–1260 996 85-90% 7 65.00–69.00 $67.05 $668 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1730 1493 75-80% 3 62.00–68.00 $64.65 $965 —
1305–1925 1535 75-80% 8 72.00–81.00 $75.57 $1,160 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1780 1780 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,566 —
1585–2080 1815 4 100.00–109.00 $104.21 $1,891 -17.79

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1190 1190 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1380 1380 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00

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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
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.