Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 9, 2022

936 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.51/cwt +3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 569 lb · 75 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.89/cwt -4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,002/hd at 573 lb · 57 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.79/cwt -7.32 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 469 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 936 1,026 1,050
Feeder cattle 793 871 911
Slaughter cattle 129 147 111
Replacement cattle 14 8 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers over 500lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–392 374 5 180.00–192.50 $186.67 $698 -3.33
395 fancy 395 1 202.00 $202.00 $798 -2.27
400–435 fancy 411 6 204.00–217.50 $208.97 $859 +3.77
408–420 411 7 185.00–200.00 $195.10 $802 +3.16
455–471 466 8 174.00–187.00 $182.39 $850 -4.76
460–473 fancy 470 5 194.00–199.00 $198.02 $931 -9.98
500–545 519 15 167.00–182.00 $174.71 $907 -9.11
550–595 572 46 163.00–179.00 $171.04 $978 -7.99
578 value added 578 11 191.00 $191.00 $1,104 —
605–608 value added 607 6 175.00–183.00 $180.34 $1,095 -4.66
600–640 614 10 154.00–170.00 $163.11 $1,001 +2.20
652–695 666 9 147.00–161.00 $154.08 $1,026 -12.34
651–688 value added 681 20 164.50–165.00 $164.60 $1,121 —
710–735 715 9 144.00–155.00 $150.88 $1,079 -12.60
810–835 827 8 130.00–145.00 $140.29 $1,160 -0.73
843 value added 843 23 164.75 $164.75 $1,389 —
955–985 970 2 125.00–132.00 $128.45 $1,246 —
1015 1015 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,279 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 5 165.00 $165.00 $769 —
692–697 694 6 135.00–137.00 $136.33 $946 -3.67

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 170.00 $170.00 $357 +11.16
265 265 1 155.00 $155.00 $411 +8.88
320 fancy 320 1 157.50 $157.50 $504 —
302–342 322 6 145.00–152.50 $148.10 $477 -0.02
360–365 fancy 363 2 160.00–165.00 $162.48 $590 -11.02
350–397 373 18 140.00–152.00 $146.46 $546 -5.73
400–445 420 15 143.00–155.00 $151.69 $637 +1.57
445 fancy 445 2 161.00 $161.00 $716 -0.92
450–480 469 32 139.00–154.00 $148.34 $696 -6.34
452–479 fancy 471 7 156.00–157.50 $156.41 $737 -6.59
500–545 518 37 140.00–156.00 $149.10 $772 +4.14
552 value added 552 9 155.00 $155.00 $856 +4.00
550–598 571 66 136.00–151.00 $145.35 $830 +3.60
607–642 626 20 130.00–145.00 $137.07 $858 +8.57
628 value added 628 15 153.50 $153.50 $964 -14.40
666 value added 666 8 154.00 $154.00 $1,026 +7.00
655–685 672 15 121.00–134.00 $127.96 $860 +3.27
710 value added 710 2 164.00 $164.00 $1,164 —
715 715 1 123.00 $123.00 $879 —
753 value added 753 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,167 —
820 820 1 106.00 $106.00 $869 +6.00
925 925 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 130.00 $130.00 $422 —
485 485 1 125.00 $125.00 $606 -15.00
603–620 607 8 126.00–128.00 $127.74 $775 —
665 665 1 118.00 $118.00 $785 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 122.50 $122.50 $490 —
485 485 1 115.00 $115.00 $558 —
510–525 518 2 116.00–120.00 $118.03 $611 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 157.50 $157.50 $378 -19.99
287 287 4 181.00 $181.00 $519 +3.55
320–340 333 3 172.50–182.50 $179.30 $597 —
367–385 377 6 192.50–200.00 $196.71 $742 +16.96
405–430 fancy 416 4 200.00–202.00 $200.52 $834 -0.99
405–445 427 10 185.00–198.00 $192.24 $821 +3.16
455–498 483 15 160.00–177.00 $169.30 $818 -8.32
500 fancy 500 1 170.00 $170.00 $850 -16.00
500–541 511 31 150.00–167.00 $156.06 $797 -12.20
565–590 582 10 131.00–145.00 $136.90 $797 -11.66
605 fancy 605 1 153.00 $153.00 $926 —
600–635 616 12 128.00–142.00 $135.48 $835 -4.73
721–740 725 5 125.00–127.00 $125.41 $909 -1.31
750 750 1 109.00 $109.00 $818 -22.00
915 915 1 106.00 $106.00 $970 -2.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 145.00 $145.00 $471 —
365 365 2 160.00 $160.00 $584 —
400 400 1 136.00 $136.00 $544 —
475–485 480 2 146.00–151.00 $148.47 $713 —
545 545 1 138.00 $138.00 $752 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1510 1257 80-85% 36 62.00–69.00 $64.99 $817 —
1145–1435 1304 80-85% 7 56.00–59.00 $57.59 $751 —
990–1635 1309 80-85% 7 70.00–82.00 $72.45 $948 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1040 968 85-90% 6 66.00–72.00 $68.45 $663 +24.16
885–1315 1034 85-90% 6 34.00–47.00 $41.24 $426 -12.36
915–1245 1041 85-90% 20 50.00–58.00 $54.46 $567 +0.86
730–1215 1056 85-90% 15 59.00–69.00 $61.62 $651 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1635 1503 75-80% 8 68.00–77.00 $71.64 $1,077 —
1410–1645 1520 75-80% 7 64.00–67.00 $64.97 $988 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1245 1158 2 84.00–88.00 $86.15 $998 —
1330–1635 1483 2 90.00–91.00 $90.45 $1,341 —
1750–2120 1909 4 103.00–109.00 $105.57 $2,015 —

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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
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 930.00 $930.00 —
1085–1100 1093 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 680.00–740.00 $710.21 —
1295–1340 1318 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 960.00–1,040.00 $999.32 —

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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.