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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 17, 2022

991 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $184.11/cwt +22.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,521/hd at 826 lb · 124 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.19/cwt +16.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,526/hd at 913 lb · 63 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $186.44/cwt +19.35 vs last sale · ≈ $981/hd at 526 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 991 510 979
Feeder cattle 860 475 897
Slaughter cattle 115 33 48
Replacement cattle 16 2 34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Good quality offerings on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 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
265 265 1 212.50 $212.50 $563 —
330 330 1 206.00 $206.00 $680 +26.00
360 360 1 200.00 $200.00 $720 +16.43
385 fancy 385 1 220.00 $220.00 $847 +5.00
405–435 fancy 416 6 208.00–216.00 $212.00 $882 +5.44
410–445 430 8 194.00–206.00 $202.44 $870 +12.44
455–495 476 9 187.00–200.00 $195.01 $928 +1.99
502–532 value added 517 8 204.00–208.00 $206.74 $1,069 +7.56
501–545 527 19 190.00–200.00 $196.50 $1,036 +11.09
570–577 value added 573 5 198.00 $198.00 $1,135 —
550–595 588 11 182.00–195.00 $189.72 $1,116 +2.27
600 value added 600 4 196.00 $196.00 $1,176 —
600–640 632 27 174.00–187.00 $183.71 $1,161 -0.38
660–692 680 6 170.00–183.00 $179.04 $1,217 -2.21
722–745 739 15 169.00–180.50 $176.18 $1,302 +1.41
824–828 value added 826 124 180.90–186.95 $184.11 $1,521 —
910 910 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,365 —
913 value added 913 61 167.75 $167.75 $1,532 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 177.00 $177.00 $965 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 3 161.00 $161.00 $456 —
310–330 320 3 162.50–170.00 $165.00 $528 +4.12
355–385 374 13 164.00–173.00 $169.81 $635 +3.95
365–385 fancy 374 7 175.00–180.00 $178.42 $667 —
412–425 fancy 416 4 175.00–177.00 $175.76 $731 -1.24
405–447 425 26 162.00–173.00 $168.50 $716 +2.07
455–495 483 16 168.00–178.00 $173.67 $839 +2.03
491 fancy 491 4 180.00 $180.00 $884 —
510–540 521 21 160.00–174.00 $171.69 $895 +5.40
536 value added 536 13 180.00 $180.00 $965 +6.00
550–588 576 16 158.00–172.00 $169.25 $975 +10.61
600–645 619 24 148.00–161.00 $153.10 $948 +2.28
605–643 value added 634 9 162.00–165.00 $163.10 $1,034 -6.90
655–690 678 8 152.00–153.00 $152.75 $1,036 +0.75
720–741 733 5 159.00–163.00 $160.57 $1,177 +23.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 190.00 $190.00 $466 +10.00
265 265 1 175.00 $175.00 $464 -17.50
290 fancy 290 2 210.00 $210.00 $609 —
305 fancy 305 1 207.00 $207.00 $631 —
337 337 2 205.00 $205.00 $691 +25.87
365–395 383 3 203.00–207.00 $205.04 $785 +7.29
400–437 fancy 422 9 207.00–215.00 $210.50 $888 —
410–445 434 14 193.00–201.00 $198.12 $860 -1.85
455–490 469 14 183.00–199.00 $188.06 $882 +9.05
450–485 fancy 470 12 200.00–209.00 $203.21 $955 -2.10
500–545 526 24 175.00–188.00 $183.08 $963 +15.99
505–535 fancy 527 12 191.00–196.00 $193.17 $1,018 —
560 fancy 560 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,042 —
550–590 565 14 163.00–178.00 $170.49 $963 +6.69
600–645 617 17 158.50–171.00 $161.75 $998 +18.75
650–695 670 3 156.00–163.00 $159.92 $1,071 +4.34
715–720 717 3 158.00–161.00 $159.00 $1,140 +8.36
770–785 780 4 141.00–144.00 $142.74 $1,113 -1.26
835 835 1 114.00 $114.00 $952 —
850–865 858 2 116.00–128.00 $121.95 $1,046 +1.95
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 170.00 $170.00 $654 —
440 440 1 175.00 $175.00 $770 —
515 515 2 164.00 $164.00 $845 +9.00
630 630 1 150.00 $150.00 $945 —
700 700 1 134.00 $134.00 $938 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1385 1176 80-85% 15 79.00–85.00 $82.17 $966 -4.25
1040–1390 1244 80-85% 17 86.00–100.00 $88.98 $1,107 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1850 1508 75-80% 9 84.00–89.00 $86.73 $1,308 —
1345–1815 1547 75-80% 15 91.00–101.00 $94.55 $1,463 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–845 828 85-90% 2 46.00–50.00 $48.04 $398 —
780–920 850 85-90% 2 60.00–62.00 $60.92 $518 —
740–1095 913 85-90% 6 66.00–75.00 $69.76 $637 +13.19
790–1185 1025 85-90% 11 76.00–86.00 $78.98 $810 +11.98

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1395 1287 3 104.00–107.00 $105.08 $1,352 —
1565–1845 1672 3 110.00–114.00 $111.28 $1,861 +8.28
1625–2095 1825 4 122.00–129.00 $124.61 $2,274 -1.31

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
1005–1190 1098 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 920.00–1,150.00 $1,044.69
980–1210 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 760.00–1,120.00 $972.97
1125–1305 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–1,130.00 $1,023.52
1525 1525 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795–805 800 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 750.00–920.00 $835.53

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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
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,190.00 $1,190.00 —

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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.