Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 22, 2023

821 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $203.58/cwt -11.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,148/hd at 564 lb · 81 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.49/cwt +13.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,179/hd at 726 lb · 70 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $176.27/cwt +5.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,034/hd at 587 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 821 863 606
Feeder cattle 791 798 566
Slaughter cattle 24 52 32
Replacement cattle 6 13 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher with feeder steers over 400lbs steady. Feeder heifers under 400lbs sold sharply higher with feeder heifers over 400lbs unevenly steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 207.50–217.50 $212.54 $708 +10.39
365–370 367 3 215.00–230.00 $224.95 $826 +20.35
385–395 fancy 390 2 232.50–242.00 $237.31 $926 +17.31
410 fancy 410 1 240.00 $240.00 $984 ±0.00
410–435 423 8 200.00–215.00 $207.69 $879 -14.56
460–477 470 26 200.00–212.00 $204.46 $961 -9.48
455–491 fancy 482 26 218.00–227.00 $220.62 $1,063 -6.37
505–535 value added 531 8 207.50–215.00 $213.35 $1,133 -4.94
505–545 533 21 191.00–198.00 $195.57 $1,042 -4.71
557–567 value added 560 41 207.00–215.00 $212.83 $1,192 -10.17
555–576 568 40 185.00–198.00 $194.10 $1,102 -7.95
600–640 615 30 172.00–186.00 $178.23 $1,096 -6.34
610–646 value added 637 8 194.00 $194.00 $1,236 +1.12
650–695 675 7 172.00–185.00 $179.10 $1,209 +3.14
660–681 value added 677 10 190.50–192.00 $190.79 $1,292 +2.79
700–735 705 12 166.00–179.00 $169.49 $1,195 +11.48
710–715 value added 712 5 182.00 $182.00 $1,296 —
760–790 781 9 165.00–179.00 $171.43 $1,339 +9.07
830 830 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,336 +1.15
865 865 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,419 +22.07
922 922 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,457 +16.20
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 190.00 $190.00 $712 —
420 420 1 188.00 $188.00 $790 -11.96
465–495 482 7 180.00–193.00 $189.08 $911 -7.25
550–585 563 10 181.00–186.00 $184.49 $1,039 +1.50
670–675 673 2 157.00 $157.00 $1,057 -6.46
725–740 733 3 151.00–162.00 $156.98 $1,151 —
835 835 2 126.00–139.00 $132.50 $1,106 +0.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 165.00 $165.00 $866 —

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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 1 172.50 $172.50 $474 -31.50
287 fancy 287 2 217.50 $217.50 $624 -3.50
322–345 330 3 180.00–197.50 $191.40 $632 +8.98
330 fancy 330 1 216.00 $216.00 $713 +13.74
350–395 362 7 180.00–198.00 $188.14 $681 -5.86
360–390 fancy 373 7 205.00–217.50 $211.12 $787 +2.87
410–440 423 8 174.00–189.00 $180.93 $765 -2.65
430 fancy 430 1 195.00 $195.00 $838 +2.33
450–495 475 32 169.00–182.00 $173.80 $826 -8.43
500–542 519 28 158.00–172.00 $165.92 $861 -7.51
523–534 value added 527 13 180.00–183.00 $181.83 $958 -7.67
550–590 580 17 161.00–175.00 $170.46 $989 +2.63
550–593 value added 589 46 177.00–180.00 $178.42 $1,051 -0.09
600–645 627 11 150.00–160.00 $156.58 $982 +3.67
631 value added 631 5 168.50 $168.50 $1,063 -4.67
650–688 671 22 145.00–159.00 $156.10 $1,047 +6.45
705 705 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,093 +10.56
702–733 value added 727 66 162.50–165.00 $162.94 $1,185 +9.44
800 value added 800 13 154.00 $154.00 $1,232 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 373 2 172.50–175.00 $173.69 $648 +5.36
415–448 436 5 154.00–163.00 $155.71 $679 -4.89
480–495 488 7 161.00–166.00 $163.28 $797 +13.28
560 560 2 152.00–159.00 $155.50 $871 +14.50
645 645 1 146.00 $146.00 $942 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1205 1143 2 100.00–112.00 $106.33 $1,215 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 150.00 $150.00 $712 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 157.50 $157.50 $441 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 3 210.00–215.00 $211.65 $578 -0.85
300–335 316 12 202.00–219.00 $211.40 $668 -8.60
300–328 fancy 322 5 221.00–235.00 $232.39 $748 -10.11
350–390 367 12 190.00–204.00 $196.76 $722 -15.80
370–380 fancy 375 3 210.00–214.00 $212.18 $796 -28.15
402–432 422 11 188.00–197.00 $192.18 $811 -14.10
470–490 482 17 180.00–197.00 $184.71 $890 -14.56
500–530 520 12 170.00–187.00 $183.45 $954 -2.27
560–566 564 5 169.00–180.00 $173.37 $978 -11.09
617 fancy 617 2 177.00 $177.00 $1,092 -4.00
610–647 632 5 160.00–167.00 $164.46 $1,039 -2.69
655–695 675 3 161.00–165.00 $162.66 $1,098 -11.32
715–735 725 2 156.00–157.00 $156.49 $1,135 +13.47
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 165.00 $165.00 $412 —
335 335 1 162.50 $162.50 $544 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 150.00 $150.00 $855 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1345 1113 80-85% 5 77.00–84.00 $81.72 $910 —
1165–1240 1205 80-85% 4 87.00–93.00 $90.05 $1,085 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–945 858 85-90% 2 60.00 $60.00 $515 +13.02
930 930 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $465 —
935–1070 981 85-90% 4 72.00–79.00 $75.64 $742 +12.65
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1380 1365 75-80% 2 86.00–92.00 $88.97 $1,214 —
1695 1695 75-80% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,305 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 1 85.00 $85.00 $948 —
1145 1145 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,076 —
1310–1895 1661 4 108.00–127.00 $117.09 $1,945 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1315 1315 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00

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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
1100 1100 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 840.00 $840.00 —
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1230 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
1395 1395 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,440.00 $1,440.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 860.00 $860.00 —

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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.