Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 2, 2022

1,026 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $172.98/cwt +21.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,364/hd at 789 lb · 120 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.98/cwt +21.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,067/hd at 647 lb · 81 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.11/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 481 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,026 886 697
Feeder cattle 871 763 585
Slaughter cattle 147 104 102
Replacement cattle 8 19 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Good demand on all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 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
295 fancy 295 1 202.50 $202.50 $597 —
322 fancy 322 2 200.00 $200.00 $644 —
330 330 3 197.50 $197.50 $652 —
356–390 fancy 362 9 200.00–215.00 $204.27 $739 —
380 380 1 190.00 $190.00 $722 -5.00
415–435 fancy 420 7 200.00–210.00 $205.20 $862 -0.80
400–437 428 11 180.00–197.50 $191.94 $822 -4.26
452 fancy 452 4 208.00 $208.00 $940 —
465–497 481 4 177.00–198.00 $187.15 $900 -4.24
511–535 value added 516 9 194.00–200.00 $195.71 $1,010 +1.20
501–545 521 36 173.00–187.00 $183.82 $958 +4.82
551–585 575 17 175.00–189.00 $179.03 $1,029 +0.20
607 value added 607 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,123 -1.86
603–645 619 15 150.00–165.00 $160.91 $996 -6.31
650–695 670 13 160.00–169.00 $166.42 $1,115 +4.35
725–742 738 6 162.00–168.00 $163.48 $1,206 +9.23
756–760 757 11 150.00–156.00 $152.91 $1,158 +2.39
792 value added 792 109 175.00 $175.00 $1,386 +16.00
820–840 830 2 139.00–143.00 $141.02 $1,170 -5.48
890–895 893 2 135.00–145.00 $139.99 $1,250 -7.40
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 172.00 $172.00 $679 —
529–535 530 8 160.00–165.00 $160.63 $851 +5.02
570 570 1 160.00 $160.00 $912 +4.64
672 672 2 140.00 $140.00 $941 —
710 710 1 139.00 $139.00 $987 +8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–237 234 4 152.50–165.00 $158.84 $372 +22.84
270–290 280 2 142.50–150.00 $146.12 $409 +1.03
315–327 324 4 142.50–150.00 $148.12 $480 -4.17
367–390 375 10 145.00–157.00 $152.19 $571 +8.56
377 fancy 377 25 173.50 $173.50 $654 —
400–445 417 17 147.00–153.00 $150.12 $626 -1.77
406–448 fancy 432 15 161.00–164.00 $161.92 $699 -2.10
460–491 475 34 148.00–158.00 $154.68 $735 +6.83
495 fancy 495 14 163.00 $163.00 $807 -1.17
512 value added 512 7 160.00 $160.00 $819 +2.67
501–540 514 31 140.00–156.00 $144.96 $745 -5.28
550–595 567 22 133.00–149.00 $141.75 $804 -4.55
577 value added 577 2 151.00 $151.00 $871 -7.50
605–625 619 6 122.00–132.00 $128.50 $795 -6.15
649 value added 649 75 167.90 $167.90 $1,090 +7.40
660–680 672 3 120.00–131.00 $124.69 $838 -13.76
678 value added 678 6 147.00 $147.00 $997 -0.91
820 820 2 100.00 $100.00 $820 -13.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 130.00 $130.00 $306 —
470 470 1 140.00 $140.00 $658 —
525–540 533 2 135.00 $135.00 $720 -1.02
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1182 1182 2 106.00 $106.00 $1,253 —
1255 1255 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,280 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
204–240 209 7 170.00–179.00 $177.49 $371 —
260–270 265 2 175.00–180.00 $177.45 $470 —
305–342 fancy 327 5 202.50–215.00 $206.58 $676 —
360–365 364 4 175.00–184.00 $179.75 $654 +0.95
370–395 fancy 380 4 199.00–210.00 $204.66 $778 +3.96
400–430 423 6 180.00–195.00 $189.08 $800 -2.10
415–428 fancy 425 4 200.00–202.00 $201.51 $856 +4.01
460–465 fancy 463 2 195.00–198.00 $196.51 $910 +6.51
450–490 473 14 174.00–190.00 $177.62 $840 +11.03
500 fancy 500 2 186.00 $186.00 $930 —
510–537 528 3 162.50–171.00 $168.26 $888 +6.46
560–595 571 14 144.00–157.00 $148.56 $848 +1.67
605–645 625 8 135.00–147.00 $140.21 $876 -4.69
655–665 660 3 134.00–147.00 $138.70 $915 -2.87
700–745 730 3 124.00–128.00 $126.72 $925 -6.10
765 765 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,002 +6.51
845 845 1 113.00 $113.00 $955 -10.59
850–890 867 3 102.00–109.00 $104.64 $907 —
905 905 1 108.00 $108.00 $977 +2.00
1015–1035 1025 2 110.00–120.00 $115.05 $1,179 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 2 155.00 $155.00 $383 —
380 380 1 155.00 $155.00 $589 —
435–445 440 2 171.00–176.00 $173.47 $763 +3.60
507 507 3 150.00 $150.00 $760 +14.85
550–590 567 3 131.00–137.00 $134.73 $764 +4.73
645 645 1 121.00 $121.00 $780 -9.00
670 670 1 127.00 $127.00 $851 +2.03
735 735 1 110.00 $110.00 $808 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 138.00 $138.00 $704 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1155 923 85-90% 15 59.00–65.00 $61.90 $571 —
800–1145 957 85-90% 10 34.00–49.00 $44.29 $424 —
920–1100 1015 85-90% 7 66.00–72.00 $67.77 $688 -0.72
840–1205 1017 85-90% 7 50.00–58.00 $53.60 $545 -14.89
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1405 1217 80-85% 3 53.00–60.00 $55.57 $676 -2.26
1045–1430 1218 80-85% 22 61.00–69.00 $65.39 $796 +7.56
995–1530 1220 80-85% 12 70.00–86.00 $74.53 $909 +16.70
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1530 1470 75-80% 2 65.00–67.00 $65.96 $970 -5.31
1400–1995 1557 75-80% 13 68.00–77.00 $71.83 $1,118 —
1385–1830 1608 75-80% 2 50.00–56.00 $52.58 $845 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1860 1587 6 75.00–88.00 $81.43 $1,292 —
1690 1690 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,758 —
1505–2300 1775 6 90.00–98.00 $94.06 $1,670 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1225–1255 1240 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 720.00–780.00 $750.36
1190–1455 1323 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 750.00–940.00 $854.52
1675 1675 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00

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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
1235 1235 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 5 117.00 $117.00 $429 —
472 472 2 118.00 $118.00 $557 —

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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.