Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 1, 2023

291 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.11/cwt +9.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,328/hd at 746 lb · 73 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $181.99/cwt +8.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,153/hd at 634 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $182.33/cwt +2.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,054/hd at 578 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 291 819 1,110
Feeder cattle 272 718 1,043
Slaughter cattle 19 76 67
Replacement cattle — 25 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher on a light test due to the unfavorable weather conditions. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 200.00 $200.00 $700 +10.00
375 fancy 375 1 211.00 $211.00 $791 +1.00
410–420 415 2 197.00–199.00 $197.99 $822 +6.05
445 fancy 445 1 219.00 $219.00 $975 +8.57
462–475 fancy 471 6 213.00–216.00 $215.02 $1,013 +3.75
465–498 487 6 188.00–206.00 $202.44 $986 +11.69
505–535 521 6 178.00–186.00 $180.86 $942 -6.18
540 value added 540 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,042 -3.78
550–581 578 15 182.00–186.00 $182.33 $1,054 +4.42
619 value added 619 7 189.00 $189.00 $1,170 +11.00
610–648 640 16 173.00–180.00 $178.92 $1,145 +7.27
655 value added 655 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,192 —
660–671 670 10 168.50–172.00 $168.84 $1,131 -1.70
706–715 708 4 163.00–165.00 $164.50 $1,165 -0.90
748 value added 748 69 178.90 $178.90 $1,338 —
756 756 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,247 -1.23
932 932 2 152.00 $152.00 $1,417 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 181.00 $181.00 $769 -3.48
580 580 1 161.00 $161.00 $934 -9.72
630 630 1 150.00 $150.00 $945 -4.00
680 680 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,020 -0.60

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 167.50 $167.50 $461 +2.50
326–340 330 4 152.00–157.50 $156.08 $515 -3.61
365–385 374 14 165.00–179.00 $173.68 $650 +2.82
405 fancy 405 2 190.00 $190.00 $770 +4.00
425 425 6 155.00–173.00 $161.67 $687 -9.58
450–490 463 9 169.00–175.00 $170.35 $789 +3.70
485 fancy 485 3 180.00 $180.00 $873 +2.25
500–532 517 6 156.00–168.00 $163.94 $848 +1.26
565 565 2 153.00 $153.00 $864 -7.04
610–620 615 2 140.00–151.00 $145.54 $895 -6.85
655–670 660 3 142.00–149.00 $144.37 $953 -2.52
740 740 1 114.00 $114.00 $844 -20.11
755 755 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,012 +2.79
830 830 1 115.00 $115.00 $954 —
855 855 1 106.00 $106.00 $906 -9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 145.00 $145.00 $442 —
385 385 2 159.00 $159.00 $612 +9.00
490 490 1 145.00 $145.00 $710 -9.24
692 692 2 131.00 $131.00 $907 +2.98
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 137.50 $137.50 $399 —
355 355 1 132.50 $132.50 $470 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 202.50 $202.50 $496 +17.50
305–330 318 5 180.00–190.00 $186.56 $593 +0.25
350 350 1 205.00 $205.00 $718 +25.10
405–430 416 8 183.00–197.00 $188.00 $782 +5.00
480–498 494 5 170.00–184.00 $173.00 $855 -10.82
516 fancy 516 4 185.00 $185.00 $955 +1.00
527 527 2 164.00 $164.00 $864 -10.55
565 565 1 160.00 $160.00 $904 -6.37
663 663 3 154.00 $154.00 $1,021 +4.74
755–777 764 5 132.00–135.00 $133.22 $1,018 +11.22
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 378 2 150.00–152.50 $151.24 $572 —
400 400 1 176.00 $176.00 $704 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 155.00 $155.00 $395 —
410 410 1 160.00 $160.00 $656 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1155 1076 80-85% 4 76.00–84.00 $79.28 $853 —
1190 1190 80-85% 1 69.00 $69.00 $821 +5.00
1315–1395 1345 80-85% 3 91.00–96.00 $93.71 $1,260 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 51.00 $51.00 $459 —
850–1120 977 85-90% 3 60.00–66.00 $62.35 $609 —
1020 1020 85-90% 1 73.00 $73.00 $745 +18.42
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425 1425 75-80% 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,183 —
1540–1840 1690 75-80% 2 87.00–96.00 $91.90 $1,553 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2085–2200 2143 3 109.00–113.00 $111.34 $2,386 —

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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.