Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 21, 2022

685 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.90/cwt +24.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,364/hd at 780 lb · 132 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.19/cwt -0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 518 lb · 50 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.07/cwt -2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 433 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 685 812 502
Feeder cattle 619 712 454
Slaughter cattle 61 88 40
Replacement cattle 5 12 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower with less demand noted due to changing weather conditions and a plainer quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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
307–325 313 3 170.00 $170.00 $532 -16.00
380 380 9 174.00–189.00 $184.00 $699 -3.00
425–445 437 3 182.00–191.00 $185.35 $810 -2.57
455 455 1 182.00 $182.00 $828 -5.98
500–535 529 23 161.00–175.00 $171.07 $905 -6.36
555–580 571 12 154.00–166.00 $158.83 $907 -20.21
600–630 619 11 154.00–166.00 $164.02 $1,015 -3.94
643 value added 643 8 171.00 $171.00 $1,100 —
650–675 659 8 142.00–149.00 $148.10 $976 -15.55
710–730 718 3 154.00–157.00 $155.35 $1,115 +1.35
740 value added 740 17 178.00 $178.00 $1,317 —
764–795 value added 780 132 173.90–175.95 $174.90 $1,364 +12.40
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 168.00 $168.00 $706 +4.54
465–471 470 4 154.00–164.00 $156.48 $735 -17.52
510–525 518 2 141.00–150.00 $145.57 $754 -4.43
607–620 611 3 142.00–144.00 $143.32 $876 -9.68
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 126.00 $126.00 $775 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 143.00 $143.00 $365 -34.50
300–342 320 14 130.00–141.00 $134.08 $429 -22.33
330 fancy 330 2 149.00 $149.00 $492 —
350–386 377 14 145.00–154.00 $151.76 $572 -3.87
420 fancy 420 2 158.00 $158.00 $664 —
415–440 426 14 140.00–150.00 $144.37 $615 -13.81
438 value added 438 27 162.00 $162.00 $710 —
450–490 468 13 135.00–150.00 $140.52 $658 -12.55
510 value added 510 24 164.00 $164.00 $836 —
500–547 525 26 139.00–154.00 $147.06 $772 -8.98
550–590 567 12 138.00–151.00 $142.49 $808 -10.03
614 value added 614 7 154.00 $154.00 $946 —
600–635 618 5 131.00–135.00 $133.42 $825 -7.69
691 691 3 143.00 $143.00 $988 +2.25
722–740 726 5 110.00–119.00 $117.16 $851 -15.89
759 759 5 144.00 $144.00 $1,093 +14.67
845 845 1 113.00 $113.00 $955 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 369 15 120.00–135.00 $130.08 $480 -4.92
400–435 422 6 120.00–132.00 $125.95 $532 -14.05
460 460 1 133.00 $133.00 $612 —
505–545 533 10 120.00–130.00 $127.26 $678 -7.60
577–585 580 4 130.00–135.00 $132.74 $770 —
610–630 619 6 110.00–121.00 $113.83 $705 -11.17
655–656 656 6 120.00–126.00 $125.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 142.50 $142.50 $299 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,361 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 117.00 $117.00 $456 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 154.00 $154.00 $323 —
270–295 283 3 140.00–150.00 $145.15 $411 -38.97
307 307 2 160.00 $160.00 $491 —
360 fancy 360 1 175.00 $175.00 $630 —
360–395 383 8 158.00–172.00 $164.37 $630 -16.10
425–430 fancy 428 2 181.00–183.00 $181.99 $779 —
407–440 429 10 155.00–169.00 $159.30 $683 -24.45
475–480 fancy 478 4 174.00–176.00 $174.50 $834 —
450–498 482 8 148.00–160.00 $156.05 $752 -18.58
500–526 514 8 148.00–161.00 $156.91 $807 -19.55
555–595 574 7 140.00–154.00 $144.56 $830 -12.38
615–640 633 5 141.00–146.00 $143.18 $906 -7.53
650–680 665 10 133.00–142.00 $138.60 $922 -6.18
710–740 731 5 118.00–126.00 $124.45 $910 —
755–760 758 2 115.00–127.00 $120.98 $917 -19.02
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 140.00–141.00 $140.49 $461 -8.51
410–432 427 5 130.00–141.00 $136.35 $582 -27.55
470–495 490 5 130.00–144.00 $136.06 $667 -15.62
500–545 529 4 129.00–140.00 $135.57 $717 -21.42
582 582 2 127.00 $127.00 $739 —
607–615 610 3 125.00–133.00 $130.31 $795 -0.17
680 680 1 120.00 $120.00 $816 -7.98

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $237 —
810–1135 939 85-90% 5 53.00–58.00 $55.09 $517 —
885–1210 1028 85-90% 12 60.00–69.00 $65.16 $670 -9.20
930–1165 1070 85-90% 5 70.00–76.00 $73.03 $781 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1390 1182 80-85% 16 72.00–78.00 $74.65 $882 +0.50
1210 1210 80-85% 1 64.00 $64.00 $774 —
1155–1375 1268 80-85% 3 80.00–84.00 $81.21 $1,030 -1.52
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1600 1452 75-80% 6 72.00–79.00 $76.61 $1,112 —
1505–1610 1558 75-80% 2 84.00–90.00 $86.90 $1,354 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1640 1344 6 85.00–95.00 $91.05 $1,224 —
1695 1695 1 120.00 $120.00 $2,034 —
1675–1965 1820 2 104.00 $104.00 $1,893 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995–1010 1003 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 880.00 $880.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,080.00 $1,080.00 —

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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.