Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 27, 2022

1,186 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $179.78/cwt +36.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,134/hd at 630 lb · 300 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $183.28/cwt +35.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,034/hd at 564 lb · 157 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $181.80/cwt +11.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,022/hd at 562 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,186 695 478
Feeder cattle 1,101 620 444
Slaughter cattle 81 70 34
Replacement cattle 4 5 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Good demand on weaned package groups of feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter 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
345 fancy 345 1 207.50 $207.50 $716 —
360–390 378 4 182.50–191.00 $188.72 $713 +10.72
425 fancy 425 1 190.00 $190.00 $808 —
410–440 428 9 170.00–186.00 $178.31 $763 -4.36
452–499 491 21 174.00–188.00 $185.58 $911 +12.35
502–543 value added 517 11 186.00–189.00 $187.85 $971 —
519–545 526 8 171.00–180.00 $178.70 $940 +2.49
554–592 562 56 172.00–183.50 $181.80 $1,022 +11.41
605–635 623 11 173.00–183.00 $179.79 $1,120 +5.88
655–671 value added 668 38 178.00–182.00 $178.62 $1,193 —
665–685 675 5 162.00–175.00 $168.62 $1,138 +0.09
713 value added 713 25 178.00 $178.00 $1,269 +7.37
750–782 773 7 161.00–161.50 $161.36 $1,247 +4.19
805–806 806 4 153.00–162.00 $159.75 $1,288 +7.80
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 473 2 154.00 $154.00 $728 —
536–540 537 4 166.00–169.00 $166.75 $895 +13.82

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 3 156.00–157.00 $156.33 $489 -2.61
356–392 372 20 161.00–172.00 $169.35 $630 +2.85
411–448 fancy 429 11 170.00–174.00 $171.74 $737 -0.40
427–448 436 13 160.00–168.00 $164.03 $715 +3.24
471–485 fancy 473 13 173.00 $173.00 $818 +1.18
455–495 488 21 158.00–169.00 $164.66 $804 +4.01
500–548 527 34 157.00–171.00 $162.99 $859 +5.41
560 value added 560 101 194.75 $194.75 $1,091 +37.08
550–590 572 56 154.00–167.00 $162.59 $930 +17.45
600–648 611 66 150.00–165.00 $161.27 $985 +17.64
636 value added 636 234 185.00 $185.00 $1,177 —
656–692 673 22 145.00–160.00 $155.90 $1,049 +22.55
678 value added 678 25 173.00 $173.00 $1,173 +24.74
718–732 725 8 158.00–161.00 $159.87 $1,159 +27.83
752–786 761 11 151.00–159.00 $156.75 $1,193 +32.41
845 845 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,208 —
865 865 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,099 +8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 154.00 $154.00 $670 —
470–475 473 2 150.00–151.00 $150.50 $712 -2.41
595 595 1 145.00 $145.00 $863 —
615–627 621 4 137.00–138.00 $137.50 $854 +8.15
650–655 653 2 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $852 +6.50
895 895 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,020 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 4 180.00 $180.00 $497 +17.50
305–325 315 2 172.50–180.00 $176.37 $556 +3.87
373–398 393 15 178.00–186.00 $184.48 $725 +5.17
420 fancy 420 1 183.00 $183.00 $769 —
405–445 434 9 161.00–172.00 $166.92 $724 +0.94
460–493 481 8 158.00–171.00 $164.67 $792 +17.14
503–547 518 7 149.00–160.00 $152.49 $790 +6.90
550–595 579 9 145.00–154.00 $149.87 $868 +15.87
610–635 621 8 150.00–161.00 $154.13 $957 +4.13
665–680 673 4 140.00–152.00 $144.45 $972 -0.89
712–740 727 8 135.00–149.00 $141.95 $1,032 —
825 825 1 121.00 $121.00 $998 -12.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 287 3 160.00–167.50 $162.35 $466 —
390 390 1 169.00 $169.00 $659 —
449 449 6 149.00 $149.00 $669 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1465 1207 80-85% 21 74.00–84.00 $78.12 $943 +11.13
1045–1530 1249 80-85% 13 65.00–73.00 $70.16 $876 +13.16
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–955 873 85-90% 2 45.00–47.00 $46.09 $402 —
785–1010 890 85-90% 4 51.00–58.00 $55.07 $490 —
830–1190 998 85-90% 8 59.00–64.00 $61.41 $613 -5.64
830–1105 1004 85-90% 4 68.00–73.00 $69.31 $696 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1725 1467 75-80% 16 73.00–82.00 $77.19 $1,132 +12.54
1505 1505 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $1,008 -8.57

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1510 1348 2 84.00–94.00 $88.40 $1,192 —
1230–1685 1465 5 102.00–112.00 $107.53 $1,575 —

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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
1115 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 860.00 $860.00 —

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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.