Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 12, 2022

498 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.17/cwt -20.72 vs last sale · ≈ $941/hd at 635 lb · 29 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.00/cwt -6.43 vs last sale · ≈ $843/hd at 620 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.47/cwt -9.51 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 513 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 498 593 528
Feeder cattle 414 511 467
Slaughter cattle 79 73 57
Replacement cattle 5 9 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 368 2 186.00–188.00 $187.05 $688 +17.05
425–445 431 7 170.00–184.00 $175.12 $755 -7.82
480–487 483 14 170.00 $170.00 $821 -5.41
500–545 512 6 146.00–154.00 $148.88 $762 -42.12
550–590 568 21 150.00–164.00 $155.17 $881 -22.34
605–639 634 16 140.00–148.00 $143.03 $907 -24.38
637 value added 637 13 154.50 $154.50 $984 —
650–672 661 4 120.00–134.00 $127.12 $840 -21.87
730 730 3 153.00 $153.00 $1,117 +15.97
760 760 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,049 -24.65
900–910 907 3 129.00–134.00 $130.65 $1,185 +4.65
960–990 975 2 124.00–134.00 $129.08 $1,259 —
1010 1010 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,343 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 170.00 $170.00 $604 —
555–560 558 2 142.00–143.00 $142.50 $795 -7.40
625–640 632 5 129.00–130.00 $129.60 $819 -20.03
710 710 1 135.00 $135.00 $958 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 146.00 $146.00 $664 —
565–570 568 3 130.00–137.00 $132.67 $754 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 133.00 $133.00 $366 —
315–345 330 2 142.00–149.00 $145.66 $481 -2.07
355–392 374 6 140.00–146.00 $143.24 $536 -8.13
416–447 439 18 128.00–138.00 $133.42 $586 -19.98
460–495 479 9 134.00–148.00 $137.98 $661 -11.53
500 value added 500 2 148.00 $148.00 $740 —
505–535 514 19 130.00–145.00 $137.47 $707 -10.51
560–590 572 15 126.00–138.00 $131.86 $754 -17.95
605–647 620 24 125.00–140.00 $136.00 $843 -2.28
665–685 676 7 121.00–129.00 $125.26 $847 -19.53
750–775 760 3 110.00–113.00 $111.33 $846 -32.67
800 800 1 105.00 $105.00 $840 -34.00
850 850 1 104.00 $104.00 $884 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 120.00 $120.00 $492 -20.00
500–545 528 3 120.00–125.00 $121.92 $644 -13.82
600–610 605 2 115.00–118.00 $116.49 $705 -1.51
650–675 665 4 101.00–114.00 $107.69 $716 -21.29
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 115.00 $115.00 $414 —
475–490 482 3 111.00–119.00 $113.66 $548 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1068 1065 4 110.00–113.00 $112.26 $1,196 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 145.00 $145.00 $312 —
275–292 287 4 147.50–161.00 $156.40 $449 +4.42
310–345 328 2 181.00–182.50 $181.71 $596 +31.71
370 fancy 370 1 181.00 $181.00 $670 -6.50
352–395 381 6 156.00–164.00 $161.53 $615 -7.07
400–442 415 10 160.00–176.00 $169.63 $704 +15.70
450–480 476 8 156.00–160.00 $157.26 $749 -7.74
505–530 523 6 130.00–142.00 $137.13 $717 -9.11
555–575 564 4 130.00–136.00 $133.01 $750 -3.34
620–645 630 14 118.00–130.00 $122.59 $772 -14.40
650–660 653 3 111.00–120.00 $113.98 $744 -15.40
705 705 2 115.00 $115.00 $811 -13.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–330 321 3 154.00–162.50 $159.59 $512 —
370–387 381 3 142.50–147.50 $145.88 $556 -3.27
400–435 418 2 131.00–145.00 $137.71 $576 +1.77
460–485 470 6 136.00–145.00 $141.77 $666 -6.13
530–535 533 2 120.00–121.00 $120.50 $642 -10.01
605 605 1 107.00 $107.00 $647 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 124.00 $124.00 $589 —
542 542 2 110.00 $110.00 $596 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1400 1243 80-85% 21 63.00–69.00 $65.71 $817 -13.13
1205–1375 1278 80-85% 6 70.00–77.00 $71.78 $917 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $416 —
865–960 920 85-90% 3 68.00–69.00 $68.31 $628 +14.59
980–1295 1098 85-90% 8 60.00–65.00 $62.19 $683 —
955–1255 1099 85-90% 7 53.00–58.00 $56.08 $616 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1600 1474 75-80% 6 63.00–67.00 $65.17 $961 -4.59
1345–1635 1498 75-80% 6 68.00–74.00 $70.67 $1,059 +0.91

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1580 1321 5 74.00–84.00 $79.81 $1,054 —
1660–2290 1874 4 94.00–100.00 $96.85 $1,815 —
1765–1985 1898 5 102.00–115.00 $106.63 $2,024 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1230 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1320 1320 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1605 1605 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 990.00 $990.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1720 1720 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,190.00 $1,190.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1255 1255 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 740.00 $740.00 —

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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.