Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 25, 2023

819 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $169.04/cwt +3.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,193/hd at 706 lb · 109 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.24/cwt +1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $936/hd at 580 lb · 95 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.89/cwt ≈ $1,002/hd at 682 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 819 766 1,064
Feeder cattle 718 699 960
Slaughter cattle 76 67 60
Replacement cattle 25 — 44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
207 207 2 190.00 $190.00 $393 —
310 310 1 170.00 $170.00 $527 -30.00
380 380 1 190.00 $190.00 $722 -10.00
385–390 fancy 388 2 210.00 $210.00 $815 -8.67
405–445 415 11 189.00–202.00 $191.94 $797 -16.63
405–435 fancy 424 5 204.00–221.00 $210.43 $892 -19.75
450–485 fancy 463 4 204.00–216.00 $211.27 $978 -4.68
475–497 486 6 185.00–200.00 $190.75 $927 -13.45
512–545 523 17 180.00–192.00 $187.04 $978 +3.80
520–536 value added 531 17 194.00–209.00 $196.78 $1,045 -6.30
552–570 value added 561 4 194.00 $194.00 $1,088 —
552–597 579 38 175.00–189.00 $177.91 $1,030 -6.80
612–615 value added 614 9 178.00 $178.00 $1,093 +1.13
605–645 617 20 163.00–176.00 $171.65 $1,059 +8.01
650–695 676 38 162.00–174.00 $170.54 $1,153 +5.06
700–708 value added 702 91 169.50–169.85 $169.76 $1,192 —
700–745 724 18 155.00–168.00 $165.40 $1,197 -0.45
750–775 760 17 163.00–169.00 $166.23 $1,263 +3.86
807–819 817 15 159.00–162.50 $161.70 $1,321 +3.88
890 890 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,353 -0.50
905 905 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,385 —
1095 1095 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,500 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 420 2 184.00–185.00 $184.48 $775 —
467–492 480 4 180.00–181.00 $180.49 $866 -3.51
515–522 519 4 170.00–173.00 $171.51 $890 +6.51
555–590 577 3 168.00–172.00 $170.72 $985 +2.26
625 625 1 154.00 $154.00 $962 +14.48
660–690 675 2 146.00–155.00 $150.60 $1,017 —
785 785 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,225 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 165.00 $165.00 $429 +20.81
295 fancy 295 1 180.00 $180.00 $531 —
300–340 320 2 155.00–165.00 $159.69 $511 +13.51
330 fancy 330 2 190.00 $190.00 $627 —
376–395 381 5 168.00–176.00 $170.86 $651 +2.00
402 fancy 402 2 186.00 $186.00 $748 +2.05
410–440 427 10 165.00–178.00 $171.25 $731 +2.07
460–467 fancy 465 4 177.00–178.00 $177.75 $827 +3.84
455–497 480 13 161.00–173.00 $166.65 $800 +1.60
518–520 value added 519 4 171.00–172.00 $171.75 $891 +1.75
505–546 530 19 153.00–168.00 $162.68 $862 +4.45
560–568 value added 564 21 165.00–166.00 $165.48 $933 —
554–595 585 74 151.00–164.00 $160.04 $936 +0.11
600–637 620 29 146.00–157.00 $152.39 $945 +8.29
655–686 682 56 139.00–150.00 $146.89 $1,002 —
705–740 724 12 128.00–137.00 $134.11 $971 +14.11
760–783 773 6 125.00–134.00 $131.21 $1,014 +3.64
855 855 1 115.00 $115.00 $983 —
920 920 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,049 —
980 980 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,127 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 150.00 $150.00 $525 +17.00
400–445 423 2 148.00–155.00 $151.69 $642 —
490–495 493 4 150.00–156.00 $154.24 $760 —
575 575 1 145.00 $145.00 $834 +0.89
632–645 636 3 135.00–140.00 $138.31 $880 +15.75
680–690 685 2 125.00–131.00 $128.02 $877 +0.62
715–720 718 2 113.00–121.00 $117.01 $840 —
760 760 1 114.00 $114.00 $866 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 185.00 $185.00 $416 -15.00
250–295 277 3 162.50–172.00 $166.65 $462 -25.85
325–335 330 2 182.50–190.00 $186.31 $615 +6.31
360–370 365 2 172.50–187.50 $179.90 $657 -2.21
400 400 1 183.00 $183.00 $732 +5.64
470–497 490 4 182.00–187.50 $183.82 $901 +6.09
503 fancy 503 3 184.00 $184.00 $926 -11.00
505–545 529 6 167.00–178.00 $174.55 $923 -8.11
555–595 574 5 161.00–170.00 $166.37 $955 +7.12
600 600 1 166.00 $166.00 $996 +22.70
655–695 678 3 145.00–154.00 $149.26 $1,012 +4.28
700–745 725 3 131.00–136.00 $134.00 $972 -4.45
755 755 1 122.00 $122.00 $921 -2.50
805 805 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,038 +1.50
915 915 1 106.00 $106.00 $970 —
980 980 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,019 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 1 134.00 $134.00 $911 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1220 1170 80-85% 2 64.00 $64.00 $749 +2.70
1050–1325 1205 80-85% 11 66.00–73.00 $70.59 $851 -7.70
1160–1460 1279 80-85% 13 75.00–91.00 $80.42 $1,029 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–900 838 85-90% 2 39.00–45.00 $42.22 $354 —
760–1025 949 85-90% 4 66.00–72.00 $68.98 $655 +24.96
880–1180 1001 85-90% 8 53.00–57.00 $54.58 $546 +0.34
985–1245 1098 85-90% 10 58.00–65.00 $62.44 $686 -5.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1845 1509 75-80% 7 75.00–85.00 $80.45 $1,214 —
1440–1575 1525 75-80% 3 64.00–68.00 $65.99 $1,006 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,200 —
1150–1540 1425 5 77.00–89.00 $82.74 $1,179 —
1475–1865 1720 5 100.00–110.00 $104.57 $1,799 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1200–1525 1363 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 860.00–1,130.00 $1,011.10
1385–1615 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,040.00–1,170.00 $1,100.02

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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
1285–1320 1303 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,060.00–1,180.00 $1,120.81 —
1350–1540 1468 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,080.00–1,530.00 $1,357.67 —
1480 1480 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,240.00 $1,240.00 —
1530 1530 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,230.00 $1,230.00 —

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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.