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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 31, 2022

1,044 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $187.38/cwt +20.52 vs last sale · ≈ $812/hd at 433 lb · 107 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $183.97/cwt +22.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,442/hd at 784 lb · 70 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.43/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $988/hd at 620 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,044 1,230 456
Feeder cattle 984 1,080 432
Slaughter cattle 56 104 24
Replacement cattle 4 46 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Light weight steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher.Feeder steers over 500lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 200.00 $200.00 $600 +14.00
360–390 370 5 190.00–200.00 $193.08 $714 +8.08
400–430 fancy 410 4 220.00–228.00 $225.79 $926 +25.79
435–445 437 15 200.00–215.00 $205.86 $900 —
460–490 478 32 194.00–204.00 $198.27 $948 +6.64
505–540 533 34 192.00–200.00 $197.82 $1,054 +5.76
560–580 value added 575 6 195.00–197.00 $196.00 $1,127 —
555–597 585 19 184.00–191.00 $185.95 $1,088 -6.53
600–643 614 41 180.00–193.00 $187.86 $1,153 -3.31
655–687 680 7 182.00–189.00 $183.26 $1,246 +2.72
687 value added 687 21 190.00 $190.00 $1,305 —
700–734 724 23 174.00–185.00 $183.11 $1,326 +25.01
755 755 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,246 +3.42
784 value added 784 69 184.25 $184.25 $1,445 —
835–840 838 2 154.00–167.00 $160.52 $1,345 -0.48
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 180.00 $180.00 $729 —
470 470 1 175.00 $175.00 $822 —
535–545 540 3 180.00–189.00 $184.35 $995 —
600–630 619 4 167.00–169.00 $168.27 $1,042 -6.73
675–693 689 5 146.00–156.00 $154.04 $1,061 -15.96

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 172.50 $172.50 $509 +10.00
350–380 369 28 162.00–177.00 $171.28 $632 +7.34
380 fancy 380 1 187.00 $187.00 $711 —
400–420 fancy 407 3 187.00–189.00 $187.69 $764 —
400–447 432 35 171.00–185.00 $181.19 $783 +14.33
435 value added 435 69 190.50 $190.50 $829 —
455–497 480 21 168.00–181.00 $174.45 $837 -1.33
466–495 fancy 485 15 185.00–189.00 $187.53 $910 +4.14
500–542 522 40 160.00–173.00 $163.94 $856 -6.11
500–535 value added 523 6 176.00–177.00 $176.68 $924 —
555 value added 555 1 169.00 $169.00 $938 -10.96
550–595 577 42 156.00–166.00 $162.97 $940 +0.90
611–621 value added 615 31 158.50–166.00 $163.64 $1,006 -1.36
610–635 628 18 141.00–156.00 $152.19 $956 -5.77
672–684 678 13 150.00–157.00 $153.26 $1,039 -7.25
725–738 735 4 134.00–135.00 $134.25 $987 -25.75
760–790 780 5 137.00–144.00 $141.16 $1,101 +2.16
820 820 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,148 -2.50
935 935 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,019 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 140.00–152.00 $145.91 $482 —
430–442 438 3 156.00–165.00 $158.95 $696 +6.19
480 480 1 143.00 $143.00 $686 -16.78
550 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 ±0.00
610–620 614 4 129.00–132.00 $131.00 $804 -7.93
660–675 668 3 128.00–136.00 $131.36 $877 -1.81
770 770 1 127.00 $127.00 $978 +8.00
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 440 2 133.00–134.00 $133.51 $587 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 144.00 $144.00 $482 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 205.00 $205.00 $420 —
270 270 1 190.00 $190.00 $513 -2.00
336 336 3 190.00 $190.00 $638 -4.72
365–390 373 3 185.00 $185.00 $690 -6.81
395 fancy 395 2 216.00–222.00 $219.00 $865 +15.00
405–425 fancy 413 3 215.00–230.00 $221.61 $915 —
407–440 417 6 190.00–201.00 $196.07 $818 +11.23
460 fancy 460 1 200.00 $200.00 $920 -13.00
470–496 488 19 180.00–195.00 $186.39 $910 -0.16
505 fancy 505 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,000 +1.00
508–543 522 12 173.00–187.00 $182.68 $954 -1.26
550–595 572 21 169.00–182.00 $173.72 $994 +15.58
555–597 fancy 583 3 186.00–190.00 $187.27 $1,092 +11.27
600–635 620 3 165.00–173.00 $168.01 $1,042 +3.67
610–630 fancy 625 4 177.00–178.00 $177.76 $1,111 -5.24
650 650 8 167.00 $167.00 $1,086 +6.53
700–725 713 2 144.00–148.00 $146.04 $1,041 +11.20
755 755 1 123.00 $123.00 $929 -5.60
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 172.50 $172.50 $431 —
430 430 1 182.00 $182.00 $783 +12.00
525 525 2 165.00 $165.00 $866 -3.10
570 570 3 149.00 $149.00 $849 —
630 630 1 131.00 $131.00 $825 -25.00
685 685 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,028 +4.49
715 715 1 130.00 $130.00 $930 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 3 162.50–167.50 $165.04 $545 —
390 390 1 145.00 $145.00 $566 —
400 400 1 157.50 $157.50 $630 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–940 865 85-90% 2 40.00–46.00 $42.74 $370 -2.41
880–975 915 85-90% 3 59.00–62.00 $61.04 $559 +0.81
860–1140 984 85-90% 7 64.00–69.00 $67.40 $663 -1.25
920–1195 1025 85-90% 12 73.00–79.00 $75.63 $775 -3.98
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1305 1151 80-85% 7 74.00–79.00 $77.58 $893 -4.87
1080–1335 1212 80-85% 7 81.00–87.00 $84.34 $1,022 +11.38
1265 1265 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $886 -21.25
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425 1425 75-80% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,197 -3.00
1445–1820 1603 75-80% 4 87.00–96.00 $90.84 $1,456 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 1 83.00 $83.00 $884 —
1525–2185 1768 4 104.00–116.00 $111.32 $1,968 —
1710–1835 1773 2 120.00–127.00 $123.62 $2,192 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1407 1407 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,110.00 $1,110.00

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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
1210 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,560.00 $1,560.00 +399.88

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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.