Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 11, 2023

1,449 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.43/cwt +23.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,014/hd at 632 lb · 157 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.51/cwt -7.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,090/hd at 666 lb · 100 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.62/cwt -3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,052/hd at 617 lb · 85 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,449 709 1,542
Feeder cattle 1,377 614 1,487
Slaughter cattle 72 90 55
Replacement cattle — 5 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder steers over 600lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes with a good quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 228 3 187.50 $187.50 $428 —
267 fancy 267 2 231.00 $231.00 $617 —
302 302 5 182.50 $182.50 $551 —
317 fancy 317 2 230.00 $230.00 $729 +25.00
365–380 fancy 373 15 211.00–222.50 $214.19 $799 —
400–430 fancy 409 10 214.00–224.00 $218.91 $895 +1.62
432–446 443 11 195.00–200.00 $195.89 $868 —
450–480 fancy 461 24 211.00–225.00 $215.34 $993 —
470–487 477 8 195.00–208.00 $202.24 $965 +9.20
508–531 value added 525 16 200.00–202.00 $200.61 $1,053 —
505–545 532 6 185.00–194.00 $189.64 $1,009 +2.87
552–558 value added 557 34 194.00–202.00 $195.52 $1,089 —
551–592 571 48 178.00–191.00 $186.82 $1,067 -0.37
605–647 615 55 158.00–173.00 $165.54 $1,018 -7.39
620 value added 620 30 178.00–180.00 $179.93 $1,116 -1.04
655–658 value added 657 15 170.50–174.00 $171.43 $1,126 -3.57
650–697 668 85 150.00–165.00 $162.11 $1,083 -5.94
703–726 716 19 150.00–169.00 $165.06 $1,182 -0.37
740 value added 740 66 183.90 $183.90 $1,361 +11.40
750–755 751 6 157.00–168.00 $159.67 $1,199 +9.67
784 value added 784 69 177.30 $177.30 $1,390 —
805 value added 805 64 175.75 $175.75 $1,415 —
805–845 828 18 148.00–164.00 $162.31 $1,344 -14.89
855–885 875 17 149.00–159.00 $151.87 $1,329 —
902 value added 902 2 152.00 $152.00 $1,371 —
925 925 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,166 -11.91
950 950 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,330 —
1000 1000 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,240 -9.33
1085 1085 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,486 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 13 175.00 $175.00 $838 +4.00
505–535 522 3 163.00–175.00 $169.95 $887 +4.95
565–596 586 5 162.00–176.00 $173.25 $1,015 +7.25
610 610 1 150.00 $150.00 $915 —
695 695 1 140.00 $140.00 $973 -14.00
705–735 720 2 131.00–145.00 $138.15 $995 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
237 237 2 160.00 $160.00 $379 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 140.00 $140.00 $861 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 fancy 235 1 177.50 $177.50 $417 —
247 247 2 140.00 $140.00 $346 +10.00
258 fancy 258 8 162.50 $162.50 $419 —
270–275 273 3 147.50–152.50 $150.00 $410 —
320–347 336 5 147.50–160.00 $154.10 $518 +4.10
355–370 361 4 169.00–170.00 $169.26 $611 +6.38
357–380 fancy 372 16 183.00–184.00 $183.70 $683 +15.70
413–440 fancy 416 13 178.00–185.00 $182.59 $760 +4.58
400–447 425 27 149.00–175.00 $167.15 $710 +14.43
450–496 485 61 159.00–175.00 $168.97 $820 +5.88
500–545 528 27 149.00–164.00 $157.57 $832 +1.69
500–535 value added 531 8 166.00–168.00 $166.24 $883 +0.24
557–565 value added 561 45 164.00–165.00 $164.51 $923 +5.27
550–588 572 27 150.00–161.00 $156.71 $896 +4.22
600–641 625 31 140.00–152.00 $144.14 $901 +10.40
605–641 value added 634 126 155.00–169.75 $164.44 $1,043 +19.44
660–699 686 43 131.00–143.50 $138.87 $953 +18.08
700–730 706 7 123.00–133.00 $124.90 $882 -8.70
702–747 value added 734 7 141.00–142.00 $141.73 $1,040 +0.98
770 770 1 129.00 $129.00 $993 +11.00
845 845 5 129.00 $129.00 $1,090 +1.00
855 855 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,060 —
900 900 1 109.00 $109.00 $981 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 135.00–140.00 $137.46 $460 —
380 380 2 146.00 $146.00 $555 —
460–470 463 4 150.00–154.00 $152.26 $705 +3.26
500–515 505 4 138.00–146.00 $141.53 $715 +0.53
555–565 560 2 130.00–142.00 $135.95 $761 —
620–640 628 9 123.00–137.00 $129.72 $815 —
650–665 655 3 120.00–124.00 $122.65 $803 +12.65
785 785 1 112.00 $112.00 $879 —
885 885 1 109.00 $109.00 $965 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 160.00 $160.00 $336 —
255 255 1 162.50 $162.50 $414 —
325–345 335 2 170.00–183.00 $176.69 $592 —
330–345 fancy 338 2 200.00–216.00 $208.18 $704 —
360–380 373 6 190.00–191.00 $190.17 $709 +4.33
360–395 fancy 377 3 206.00–215.00 $212.13 $800 +4.68
401 fancy 401 4 223.00 $223.00 $894 +20.90
415–440 426 7 180.00–194.00 $185.00 $788 -5.00
450–495 472 14 176.00–190.00 $183.47 $866 —
455–491 fancy 483 13 193.00–197.00 $194.08 $937 —
520 fancy 520 7 187.00 $187.00 $972 —
505–545 530 11 165.00–174.00 $169.61 $899 +8.20
565–570 fancy 567 3 170.00–171.00 $170.34 $966 —
550–595 570 6 151.00–165.00 $158.92 $906 -14.78
605–615 fancy 613 4 169.00–176.00 $170.73 $1,047 —
605–630 618 2 150.00–158.00 $153.92 $951 +9.15
650–670 fancy 660 2 149.00–150.00 $149.49 $987 -12.51
650–695 667 7 130.00–142.00 $136.34 $909 +2.58
780–788 786 4 125.00–128.00 $125.74 $988 -6.26
820 820 1 120.00 $120.00 $984 —
952 952 2 95.00 $95.00 $904 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 152.50 $152.50 $496 —
355–390 373 2 152.50–161.00 $156.55 $584 +9.05
425 425 1 150.00 $150.00 $638 —
495 495 1 139.00 $139.00 $688 —
520–545 533 2 140.00 $140.00 $746 —
590–595 594 4 135.00–140.00 $136.99 $814 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–472 465 4 160.00–161.00 $160.51 $746 —
615–645 625 7 130.00–138.00 $136.54 $853 +6.03

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1310 1158 80-85% 4 77.00–82.00 $79.27 $918 +6.75
1025–1385 1187 80-85% 17 66.00–74.00 $69.32 $823 -3.20
1080–1340 1223 80-85% 8 52.00–64.00 $59.81 $731 -24.30
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1750 1506 75-80% 7 76.00–81.00 $78.80 $1,187 —
1410–1955 1651 75-80% 4 65.00–73.00 $69.39 $1,146 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1040 960 85-90% 3 46.00–49.00 $47.69 $458 -12.94
985 985 85-90% 1 72.00 $72.00 $709 +11.37
1080–1130 1105 85-90% 2 58.00–61.00 $59.53 $658 -7.94
1080–1155 1123 85-90% 3 53.00–57.00 $55.72 $626 -11.75

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1905 1466 5 90.00–96.00 $92.45 $1,355 —
1005–2045 1469 7 74.00–86.00 $81.74 $1,201 —
1805–2035 1903 3 100.00–108.00 $103.88 $1,977 —

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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.