Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 19, 2023

614 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $203.49/cwt +19.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,582/hd at 778 lb · 84 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $208.54/cwt +4.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,218/hd at 584 lb · 76 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $239.75/cwt +14.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,462/hd at 610 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 614 642 668
Feeder cattle 533 571 563
Slaughter cattle 71 47 80
Replacement cattle 10 24 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold steady with feeder steers over 500lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 242.50 $242.50 $509 —
235 fancy 235 1 262.50 $262.50 $617 —
325 325 1 255.00 $255.00 $829 +24.42
372 372 2 256.00 $256.00 $952 +13.18
445 445 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,068 +3.49
458–490 473 12 235.00–247.50 $240.41 $1,137 +1.43
500–545 value added 517 8 248.00–267.00 $257.60 $1,332 +17.73
535–545 541 9 221.00–239.00 $229.55 $1,242 +9.22
580 value added 580 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,404 +6.81
550–595 581 4 219.00–234.00 $226.43 $1,316 +2.48
600–617 609 4 221.00–232.00 $227.07 $1,383 +3.81
609–620 value added 610 21 239.00–242.50 $242.16 $1,477 +7.16
672 672 4 222.00 $222.00 $1,492 -2.07
710–720 value added 718 6 209.00–214.00 $209.99 $1,508 -4.51
715–725 719 8 185.00–195.00 $190.76 $1,372 -8.24
760–773 770 5 197.00–199.00 $197.39 $1,520 +13.32
760–780 value added 778 79 201.00–204.00 $203.88 $1,586 —
815–837 830 3 192.00–197.00 $195.36 $1,621 +12.36
921 921 8 180.00 $180.00 $1,658 +2.00
960 960 2 182.00 $182.00 $1,747 +12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 200.00 $200.00 $500 —
335 335 2 227.50 $227.50 $762 —
350 350 1 237.50 $237.50 $831 —
403–425 409 4 215.00–227.50 $218.25 $893 —
495 495 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,099 —
510–520 515 2 210.00–216.00 $212.97 $1,097 +3.97
615–645 628 3 205.00–208.00 $206.32 $1,296 —
695 695 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,425 +17.00
810 810 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,296 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,014 -4.00
810 810 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,393 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,193 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 205.00 $205.00 $420 —
250–292 268 5 205.00–217.50 $210.18 $563 -2.32
297 fancy 297 5 235.00 $235.00 $698 —
305–315 311 4 230.00 $230.00 $715 +9.37
355–395 372 16 210.00–221.00 $216.53 $805 -2.45
410–442 437 12 210.00–215.00 $213.60 $933 -1.20
445 fancy 445 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,068 +12.00
452–495 468 18 204.00–220.00 $209.91 $982 -3.54
500 value added 500 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,075 -2.24
510–545 526 13 193.00–207.00 $201.18 $1,058 +3.79
552–599 577 16 193.00–203.00 $195.56 $1,128 -4.08
550–598 value added 586 60 212.00 $212.00 $1,242 +1.14
605 605 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,053 -16.20
650 value added 650 12 201.50 $201.50 $1,310 —
655–680 671 11 174.00–189.50 $185.77 $1,247 -2.02
705 705 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,170 -4.02
746 value added 746 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,343 —
770–795 783 2 174.00–178.00 $176.03 $1,378 —
920 920 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,288 +21.00
1080 1080 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,555 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–485 483 2 176.00–180.00 $177.99 $860 -8.54
511–515 512 4 170.00 $170.00 $870 -10.00
587 587 2 163.00 $163.00 $957 —
652 652 5 140.00 $140.00 $913 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 206.00 $206.00 $711 +4.82
395 395 1 201.00 $201.00 $794 —
400 400 2 190.00 $190.00 $760 —
510–515 512 3 180.00–185.00 $181.68 $930 -8.04
555 555 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,049 +5.59
635 635 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,032 -13.50
665–670 668 2 157.00–160.00 $158.51 $1,059 -15.49
720 720 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,066 +1.00
810 810 1 107.00 $107.00 $867 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 2 232.50–240.00 $236.58 $532 —
285–287 286 3 252.50–265.00 $256.65 $734 +9.15
307–348 331 8 250.00–257.50 $253.38 $839 +16.30
375–396 385 8 222.50–235.00 $226.52 $872 -5.67
458–470 461 8 220.00–238.00 $224.86 $1,037 -0.51
556 556 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,212 +8.04
600–625 613 2 182.00–189.00 $185.43 $1,137 -8.07
617 fancy 617 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,271 —
651 fancy 651 3 204.00 $204.00 $1,328 —
725 725 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,287 +7.50
790 790 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,288 +0.58
800–815 808 2 159.00–169.00 $163.95 $1,325 +8.95
865–895 880 2 143.00–157.00 $149.88 $1,319 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 2 230.00–232.50 $231.24 $712 —
520–545 535 3 180.00–191.00 $184.38 $986 -12.62
575 575 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,064 -10.00
630 630 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,178 —
690 690 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,173 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 212.50 $212.50 $638 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1185 1115 80-85% 3 98.00–108.00 $103.35 $1,152 +11.62
1105–1370 1240 80-85% 27 86.00–97.00 $91.11 $1,130 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1020 946 85-90% 7 70.00–76.00 $73.65 $697 —
950–1165 1059 85-90% 11 81.00–93.00 $88.14 $933 +0.92
760–1310 1077 85-90% 3 50.00–64.00 $56.91 $613 -30.31
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1630 1538 75-80% 2 93.00–94.00 $93.53 $1,438 +1.49
1455–1700 1564 75-80% 4 101.00–109.00 $103.49 $1,619 —
1700 1700 75-80% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,428 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 1 80.00 $80.00 $920 —
1060–2100 1593 11 104.00–117.00 $110.21 $1,756 —
1970 1970 1 122.00 $122.00 $2,403 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1355 1355 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00

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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
820–860 840 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00–1,240.00 $1,171.67 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 6 153.00 $153.00 $733 —

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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.