Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 14, 2022

812 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.12/cwt +11.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,496/hd at 864 lb · 72 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.52/cwt -12.31 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 570 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.04/cwt -5.48 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 525 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 812 1,120 653
Feeder cattle 712 1,001 577
Slaughter cattle 88 103 59
Replacement cattle 12 16 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower on a plainer quality offering. Feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. 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
342 342 2 186.00 $186.00 $636 -22.64
385 385 1 187.00 $187.00 $720 -19.44
405–449 441 7 180.00–190.00 $187.92 $829 -9.34
465–480 475 3 180.00–194.00 $187.98 $893 -4.00
477 fancy 477 2 198.00 $198.00 $944 -12.00
500–540 521 12 171.00–183.00 $177.43 $924 -15.92
505–530 value added 521 11 191.00–202.00 $195.92 $1,021 -9.08
556 value added 556 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,084 —
558–580 570 21 175.00–189.00 $179.04 $1,021 -15.90
603 value added 603 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,079 -8.51
600–645 616 15 161.00–175.00 $167.96 $1,035 -6.91
660 value added 660 3 173.00 $173.00 $1,142 -8.50
651–695 678 35 155.00–169.00 $163.65 $1,110 -16.08
706 706 5 154.00 $154.00 $1,087 -22.71
760–775 value added 768 2 162.00–163.00 $162.50 $1,248 -10.00
755–791 779 5 142.00–153.00 $145.13 $1,131 -20.92
820 820 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,320 +11.00
862 value added 862 66 174.95 $174.95 $1,508 —
885 885 6 153.00 $153.00 $1,354 -9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–430 415 3 160.00–170.00 $163.46 $678 —
470 470 2 174.00 $174.00 $818 —
525 525 1 150.00 $150.00 $788 —
565–595 574 13 152.00–168.00 $164.97 $947 -3.94
600 600 1 153.00 $153.00 $918 —
805 805 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,167 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 165.00 $165.00 $380 +12.50
253 253 3 177.50 $177.50 $449 —
320–342 332 6 150.00–164.00 $156.41 $519 -3.82
355–395 374 14 148.00–162.00 $155.63 $582 -4.15
400–445 421 18 150.00–165.00 $158.18 $666 -2.43
455–495 477 18 148.00–163.00 $153.07 $730 -9.27
500–543 525 39 148.00–161.00 $156.04 $819 -5.48
550–597 570 42 145.00–160.00 $152.52 $869 -8.27
608–622 615 18 136.00–148.00 $141.11 $868 -10.88
655–692 664 12 135.00–145.00 $140.75 $935 -0.57
707–740 711 8 120.00–135.00 $133.05 $946 -2.18
752–753 752 9 122.00–133.00 $129.33 $973 -6.67
801 801 3 132.00 $132.00 $1,057 -7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 3 135.00 $135.00 $508 —
425 425 1 140.00 $140.00 $595 ±0.00
520–525 521 7 128.00–138.00 $134.86 $703 +4.51
625 625 1 125.00 $125.00 $781 -12.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 3 180.00–187.50 $184.12 $521 —
350–396 371 15 175.00–185.00 $180.47 $670 -19.53
415–447 440 12 178.00–187.00 $183.75 $808 -8.01
455–491 477 11 167.00–181.00 $174.63 $833 -10.08
514–545 529 15 170.00–184.00 $176.46 $933 -4.11
555–575 570 5 152.00–167.00 $156.94 $895 -5.43
627–640 631 4 144.00–157.00 $150.71 $951 -8.77
660–695 678 4 141.00–146.00 $144.78 $982 -8.20
755 755 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,057 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 172.50 $172.50 $483 —
335 335 1 149.00 $149.00 $499 —
410–430 420 2 160.00–168.00 $163.90 $688 +1.40
450–465 455 3 151.00–153.00 $151.68 $690 -1.32
505–535 523 3 155.00–159.00 $156.99 $821 -1.49
625–630 628 2 125.00–136.00 $130.48 $819 —
650–660 655 2 126.00–130.00 $127.98 $838 —
750 750 1 126.00 $126.00 $945 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1360 1180 80-85% 19 67.00–78.00 $74.15 $875 +0.29
1110–1495 1259 80-85% 18 79.00–90.00 $82.73 $1,042 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–930 890 85-90% 2 43.00–45.00 $44.04 $392 —
845–955 900 85-90% 2 52.00–57.00 $54.65 $492 —
780–1245 986 85-90% 12 63.00–69.00 $65.07 $642 -10.02
960–1085 1013 85-90% 7 71.00–78.00 $74.36 $753 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1495 1358 75-80% 6 72.00–78.00 $75.17 $1,021 —
1245–1725 1534 75-80% 11 81.00–94.00 $85.11 $1,306 —
1640 1640 75-80% 1 53.00 $53.00 $869 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1660–1885 1789 5 102.00–110.00 $106.61 $1,907 —
1880–2315 2098 2 118.00–119.00 $118.45 $2,485 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
1000–1215 1073 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 800.00–1,230.00 $984.10

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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
1030 1030 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1035 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1565 1565 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,310.00 $1,310.00 —

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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.