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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 30, 2022

816 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.37/cwt +21.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,361/hd at 780 lb · 68 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.03/cwt +7.88 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 521 lb · 54 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $188.66/cwt +10.98 vs last sale · ≈ $976/hd at 518 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 816 797 739
Feeder cattle 700 745 691
Slaughter cattle 105 42 32
Replacement cattle 11 10 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to last weeks Thanksgiving Holiday. Good demand on all feeder classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–307 fancy 305 3 202.50–205.00 $204.18 $623 -1.82
376–397 fancy 383 7 210.00–215.00 $211.48 $810 —
436 fancy 436 4 220.00 $220.00 $959 +18.27
445 445 1 193.00 $193.00 $859 +4.45
455–497 484 14 182.00–194.00 $187.68 $908 -0.33
506–547 value added 515 26 189.00–200.00 $192.23 $990 +5.23
515–540 527 7 170.00–180.00 $175.41 $924 -0.61
550–595 576 24 173.00–186.00 $180.86 $1,042 +11.71
605–639 631 12 150.00–164.00 $156.71 $989 +8.04
635–637 value added 636 3 170.00–175.00 $171.66 $1,092 —
650–690 678 8 154.00–161.00 $158.40 $1,074 +15.54
727–745 733 8 144.00–156.00 $149.31 $1,094 -1.07
755–765 760 2 152.00–155.00 $153.51 $1,167 +13.51
781 value added 781 66 175.00 $175.00 $1,367 +15.00
800–830 812 3 140.00–152.00 $145.67 $1,183 +5.67
872 872 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,247 -2.51
905–930 918 2 141.00–143.00 $141.99 $1,303 +0.99
993 993 11 151.00 $151.00 $1,499 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 3 161.00 $161.00 $737 -6.08
505–512 510 3 160.00–164.00 $162.68 $830 —
557–575 566 4 151.00–169.00 $159.13 $901 +8.63
665 665 1 144.00 $144.00 $958 +24.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 283 4 140.00–142.50 $141.69 $401 +1.05
307–337 326 9 143.00–155.00 $150.03 $489 +10.45
360 fancy 360 1 159.00 $159.00 $572 -1.00
352–396 375 28 140.00–156.00 $149.95 $562 +5.84
415–445 432 5 140.00–150.00 $145.39 $628 +0.29
452–495 463 14 137.00–149.00 $143.34 $664 +0.41
455–493 fancy 469 14 153.00–158.00 $155.90 $731 -5.10
510–537 value added 520 19 162.00–164.00 $162.78 $846 +10.45
500–547 522 35 140.00–157.00 $149.28 $779 +4.72
550–595 572 13 135.00–149.00 $142.65 $816 +0.91
570–583 value added 580 11 151.00–155.50 $153.74 $892 -0.26
600–640 614 7 126.00–134.00 $129.71 $796 +0.75
617–630 value added 624 4 144.00 $144.00 $899 -4.47
658–666 value added 661 7 141.00–142.00 $141.57 $936 -0.20
655–695 678 3 123.00–131.00 $126.66 $859 +4.30
700–730 714 7 114.00–127.00 $120.67 $862 +5.42
755 755 1 114.00 $114.00 $861 -15.27
1060–1080 1070 2 104.00–109.00 $106.52 $1,140 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–442 433 3 132.00–134.00 $133.36 $577 +2.58
510–535 525 3 120.00–126.00 $123.63 $649 -6.37
570 570 1 129.00 $129.00 $735 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 120.00 $120.00 $546 -5.00
500 500 1 100.00 $100.00 $500 -19.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 180.00 $180.00 $468 +27.50
300–340 320 6 179.00–190.00 $183.12 $586 +16.25
320 fancy 320 1 210.00 $210.00 $672 —
355–385 fancy 365 3 200.00–207.50 $202.64 $740 —
355–390 371 8 179.00–195.00 $184.85 $686 +11.52
405–421 418 5 184.00–191.00 $186.38 $779 +29.38
400–435 fancy 424 4 202.50–210.00 $208.12 $882 —
455–467 461 9 179.00–188.00 $186.01 $858 +16.53
510–540 526 5 142.00–154.00 $144.95 $762 +1.16
551–597 576 13 130.00–145.00 $138.90 $800 +5.01
605–618 611 7 125.00–140.00 $132.42 $809 +0.87
615 value added 615 1 144.00 $144.00 $886 —
626–640 fancy 629 5 151.00–156.00 $154.98 $975 —
650–695 677 6 134.00–148.00 $142.31 $963 +12.98
715 715 1 111.00 $111.00 $794 -7.86
750–780 765 5 120.00–133.00 $125.63 $961 —
805 805 1 104.00 $104.00 $837 —
920 920 1 100.00 $100.00 $920 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 118.00 $118.00 $749 —
655 655 1 122.00 $122.00 $799 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 102.00 $102.00 $515 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1140 932 85-90% 11 40.00–47.00 $42.68 $398 —
830–1185 1038 85-90% 18 49.00–58.00 $54.07 $561 -7.98
975–1135 1055 85-90% 2 65.00–66.00 $65.54 $691 —
955–1195 1083 85-90% 6 59.00–62.00 $60.22 $652 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1300 1216 80-85% 5 71.00–75.00 $72.52 $882 +14.52
1070–1380 1263 80-85% 21 61.00–69.00 $64.33 $812 —
1065–1390 1275 80-85% 5 57.00–60.00 $57.83 $737 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1520 1380 75-80% 8 63.00–67.00 $64.74 $893 —
1480–1635 1558 75-80% 2 71.00–73.00 $72.05 $1,123 —
1505–1725 1615 75-80% 3 56.00–59.00 $58.00 $937 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1800 1405 6 80.00–88.00 $84.00 $1,180 —
1320–1920 1616 6 90.00–95.00 $92.28 $1,491 —
1600–1825 1680 3 100.00–104.00 $101.91 $1,712 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00
1130 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 670.00 $670.00
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
1215–1270 1243 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–860.00 $830.66
1120–1515 1318 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 810.00–1,040.00 $942.24

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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
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 720.00 $720.00 —
1180 1180 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 680.00 $680.00 —

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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.