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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 16, 2022

797 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.29/cwt +16.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,224/hd at 732 lb · 101 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.30/cwt -2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $900/hd at 637 lb · 49 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.15/cwt -2.95 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 528 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 797 936 775
Feeder cattle 745 793 637
Slaughter cattle 42 129 86
Replacement cattle 10 14 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and 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
300 fancy 300 1 206.00 $206.00 $618 —
305–340 326 6 165.00–179.00 $175.94 $574 —
363–380 367 4 188.00–192.00 $189.03 $694 +2.36
408–442 425 12 183.00–196.00 $188.55 $801 -6.55
420–434 fancy 432 18 200.00–216.00 $201.73 $871 -7.24
468 fancy 468 6 201.00 $201.00 $941 +2.98
477–497 485 6 184.00–192.00 $188.01 $912 +5.62
518 value added 518 5 187.00 $187.00 $969 —
505–540 522 28 167.00–182.00 $176.02 $919 +1.31
550 value added 550 2 176.00 $176.00 $968 -15.00
562–595 570 16 160.00–172.00 $169.15 $964 -1.89
600 value added 600 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,002 -13.34
605–646 630 20 140.00–155.00 $148.67 $937 -14.44
650–687 669 11 136.00–149.00 $142.86 $956 -11.22
700–745 724 35 141.00–155.00 $150.38 $1,089 -0.50
736 value added 736 66 176.25 $176.25 $1,297 —
777 value added 777 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,243 —
785 785 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,099 —
810 value added 810 6 164.50 $164.50 $1,332 -0.25
815 815 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,141 -0.29
850–885 876 4 144.00–146.00 $145.51 $1,275 —
927 927 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,307 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 160.00 $160.00 $536 —
362–380 368 3 167.00–175.00 $172.25 $634 —
425–435 430 3 160.00–166.00 $163.32 $702 —
465–490 478 2 164.00–170.00 $167.08 $799 +2.08
550–555 553 2 150.00–151.00 $150.50 $832 —
615 615 1 131.00 $131.00 $806 —
665 665 1 120.00 $120.00 $798 -16.33
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 146.00 $146.00 $676 —
580–586 585 4 143.00–144.00 $143.75 $841 —
615 615 1 110.00 $110.00 $676 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–230 228 2 140.00–145.00 $142.53 $325 -27.47
255–290 273 2 139.00–142.50 $140.64 $384 -14.36
305–345 320 8 132.50–146.00 $139.58 $447 -8.52
371 fancy 371 4 160.00 $160.00 $594 -2.48
350–398 384 20 136.00–152.00 $144.11 $553 -2.35
401–435 418 10 140.00–151.00 $145.10 $607 -6.59
462 fancy 462 7 161.00 $161.00 $744 +4.59
450–497 473 30 137.00–151.00 $142.93 $676 -5.41
502–548 527 35 135.00–150.00 $144.56 $762 -4.54
533–535 value added 534 9 152.00–153.00 $152.33 $813 —
567 value added 567 4 154.00 $154.00 $873 -1.00
550–595 577 31 135.00–150.00 $141.74 $818 -3.61
600–645 622 18 120.00–136.00 $128.96 $802 -8.11
645–646 value added 646 31 147.50–149.00 $148.47 $959 -5.03
652–664 value added 663 17 140.00–142.00 $141.77 $940 -12.23
661–695 681 11 120.00–134.00 $122.36 $833 -5.60
705–720 714 4 111.00–118.00 $115.25 $823 -7.75
738 value added 738 3 129.00 $129.00 $952 -35.00
780 value added 780 12 139.50 $139.50 $1,088 -15.50
760–799 787 14 128.00–131.00 $129.27 $1,017 —
805 805 1 119.00 $119.00 $958 +13.00
855 855 2 115.00–120.00 $117.50 $1,005 —
970 970 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,018 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421–445 427 4 130.00–133.00 $130.78 $558 —
475 475 1 125.00 $125.00 $594 ±0.00
520 520 1 130.00 $130.00 $676 —
615–620 616 5 118.00 $118.00 $727 -9.74
670–685 677 3 110.00–118.00 $114.68 $776 -3.32
705 705 1 101.00 $101.00 $712 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 110.00 $110.00 $341 —
450 450 1 125.00 $125.00 $562 +10.00
525 525 1 119.00 $119.00 $625 +0.97
560 560 1 128.00 $128.00 $717 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,344 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 152.50 $152.50 $435 -28.50
315–345 335 3 160.00–170.00 $166.87 $559 -12.43
355–397 383 3 164.00–177.50 $173.33 $664 -23.38
400 400 2 154.00–160.00 $157.00 $628 -35.24
460–475 468 6 163.00–174.00 $169.48 $793 +0.18
520–548 546 14 134.00–144.50 $143.79 $785 -12.27
550–595 578 12 131.00–138.00 $133.89 $774 -3.01
600–626 619 14 130.00–136.00 $131.55 $814 -3.93
650–673 662 10 125.00–133.00 $129.33 $856 —
700–740 724 4 111.00–123.00 $118.86 $861 -6.55
857 857 2 106.00 $106.00 $908 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 385 3 142.50–151.00 $148.31 $571 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 140.00 $140.00 $434 -5.00
585 585 1 114.00 $114.00 $667 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1305 1148 80-85% 9 64.00–69.00 $66.63 $765 —
1085–1280 1208 80-85% 6 70.00–76.00 $73.15 $884 —
1170–1270 1220 80-85% 2 58.00 $58.00 $708 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–885 855 85-90% 2 40.00–45.00 $42.59 $364 —
875–1170 993 85-90% 6 50.00–56.00 $52.29 $519 -16.16
880–1150 1036 85-90% 5 59.00–64.00 $62.05 $643 +20.81
875–1165 1042 85-90% 3 68.00–69.00 $68.28 $711 +13.82
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1730 1530 75-80% 3 71.00–78.00 $74.52 $1,140 +9.55
1735 1735 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $1,041 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1940 1487 3 80.00–84.00 $82.18 $1,222 -8.27
2250 2250 1 103.00 $103.00 $2,318 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030–1340 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 920.00–1,200.00 $1,110.14
1050–1605 1323 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 720.00–1,040.00 $908.99
1545 1545 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 115.00 $115.00 $276 —
415 415 1 100.00 $100.00 $415 —

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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.