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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 22, 2023

767 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $219.81/cwt +3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,369/hd at 623 lb · 72 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.06/cwt +13.98 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 421 lb · 56 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $191.36/cwt +1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,093/hd at 571 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 767 793 844
Feeder cattle 682 712 709
Slaughter cattle 80 58 120
Replacement cattle 5 23 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: feeder steers under 600lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher with feeder steers over 600lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher with feeder heifers over 450lbs 4.00 to 6.00 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
282 282 2 241.00 $241.00 $680 +11.39
337–340 338 3 220.00–236.00 $230.64 $780 -17.70
350–355 353 2 225.00–232.50 $228.72 $807 +6.10
374–387 fancy 379 14 242.50–247.50 $244.27 $926 -22.91
405–422 419 11 230.00–246.00 $239.70 $1,004 -5.24
420–440 fancy 435 4 252.00–260.00 $253.93 $1,105 -17.96
455–461 fancy 459 21 250.00–260.00 $256.50 $1,177 +10.28
460–491 479 8 231.00–247.00 $236.64 $1,134 +17.58
501–536 517 24 225.00–239.00 $235.52 $1,218 +20.04
510–540 value added 525 4 244.00–248.00 $245.94 $1,291 +10.75
555–590 581 7 217.00–225.00 $222.60 $1,293 +9.43
604–623 value added 621 47 224.00–225.00 $224.90 $1,397 +1.15
600–642 626 25 203.00–218.00 $210.23 $1,316 -1.52
655–690 671 13 200.00–214.00 $207.41 $1,392 -2.35
700–745 730 4 180.00–191.00 $188.36 $1,375 -7.49
750 750 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,418 +2.56
820 820 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,468 +3.92
852–865 856 3 176.00–178.00 $177.33 $1,518 +3.64
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 214.00 $214.00 $749 +7.00
430–440 435 2 217.50–220.00 $218.76 $952 -2.24
470–495 490 9 207.00–215.00 $210.76 $1,033 +16.76
515 515 1 190.00 $190.00 $978 —
570 570 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,049 -7.90
650–690 670 2 182.00–184.00 $182.97 $1,226 +4.97
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,092 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 131.00 $131.00 $576 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 290 2 204.00–205.00 $204.51 $593 -3.37
301–302 fancy 301 5 220.00–230.00 $225.99 $680 —
325–347 333 9 204.00–215.00 $210.97 $703 +13.22
353–390 fancy 362 8 223.00–233.00 $231.13 $837 +18.13
350–395 380 15 201.00–216.00 $206.58 $785 +2.55
400–445 417 23 203.00–221.00 $212.06 $884 +8.11
415–432 fancy 423 33 224.00–231.00 $225.64 $954 +12.64
460–471 fancy 469 10 218.00–219.00 $218.80 $1,026 -4.20
450–495 476 16 195.00–215.00 $205.94 $980 +3.58
512 value added 512 4 207.00 $207.00 $1,060 +2.75
500–545 527 26 185.00–200.00 $193.99 $1,022 +6.52
550–561 value added 559 8 200.00–205.00 $200.62 $1,121 +5.22
550–591 575 28 181.00–196.00 $188.71 $1,085 +2.65
607 value added 607 6 194.00 $194.00 $1,178 +18.00
600–645 630 19 170.00–185.00 $180.33 $1,136 +13.93
660–672 667 8 155.00–164.00 $162.13 $1,081 -4.46
700–712 707 4 153.00–159.00 $156.52 $1,107 +15.60
756–761 758 11 146.00–147.00 $146.54 $1,111 +6.54
820–825 823 2 146.00–147.00 $146.50 $1,206 +3.50
875 875 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,164 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 198.00 $198.00 $624 +17.09
350–395 359 5 181.00–195.00 $187.01 $671 —
420–435 428 3 182.00–196.00 $188.38 $806 +6.38
455–495 476 8 180.00–193.00 $186.03 $886 +1.31
525 525 2 170.00–180.00 $175.00 $919 —
555–595 568 3 170.00–175.00 $171.74 $975 +7.67
625–630 628 2 154.00–156.00 $155.00 $973 —
650 650 2 148.00–153.00 $150.50 $978 —
715–740 723 3 120.00–139.00 $127.80 $924 —
795 795 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,137 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 3 177.00 $177.00 $648 —
430 430 1 172.50 $172.50 $742 +2.83
465–492 483 3 172.00 $172.00 $831 -17.00
665 665 1 129.00 $129.00 $858 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 160.00 $160.00 $528 -2.37
560–590 575 4 145.00–149.00 $146.95 $845 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 160.00 $160.00 $496 —
460 460 1 135.00 $135.00 $621 -22.50
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 140.00 $140.00 $847 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 274 4 225.00–242.50 $230.10 $630 -6.90
340 340 1 237.00 $237.00 $806 +7.00
355–375 364 4 240.00–248.00 $243.93 $888 +16.23
400–430 414 6 224.00–247.00 $236.74 $980 +21.29
457–495 469 15 222.00–247.00 $235.15 $1,103 +18.44
500–545 527 9 194.00–206.00 $202.10 $1,065 +5.70
550–595 565 10 194.00–210.00 $204.85 $1,157 +15.86
565 fancy 565 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,243 +19.00
605–640 619 5 190.00–205.00 $198.22 $1,227 +6.24
660–675 667 3 174.00–189.00 $181.87 $1,213 +5.16
715 715 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,223 +14.50
755 755 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,276 —
865 865 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,107 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 210.00 $210.00 $693 —
375–395 385 2 215.00–220.00 $217.44 $837 —
435–447 442 4 210.00–212.00 $211.01 $933 —
485–494 492 8 198.00–214.00 $210.79 $1,037 —
520–540 525 9 182.00–193.00 $189.76 $996 —
695 695 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,202 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 162.50 $162.50 $869 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 180.00 $180.00 $882 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1420 1186 80-85% 21 81.00–91.00 $85.55 $1,015 +10.08
1100–1485 1271 80-85% 16 92.00–101.00 $95.17 $1,210 -0.49
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–780 778 85-90% 2 42.00–48.00 $45.01 $350 -11.52
720–900 823 85-90% 4 57.00–61.00 $59.14 $487 —
890–1080 974 85-90% 5 67.00–73.00 $70.58 $687 -9.52
900–1125 1023 85-90% 14 77.00–89.00 $83.21 $851 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1650 1553 75-80% 4 86.00–90.00 $88.26 $1,371 —
1415–1795 1603 75-80% 4 100.00–102.00 $101.24 $1,623 +17.76

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–2055 1658 4 104.00–115.00 $108.98 $1,807 —
1660–2450 2060 3 123.00–133.00 $129.11 $2,660 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1230 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,120.00 $1,120.00
1175–1315 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,090.00–1,150.00 $1,121.69
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760 760 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00

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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.