Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 7, 2023

907 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $221.11/cwt +0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,602/hd at 725 lb · 66 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $232.00/cwt +13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,791/hd at 772 lb · 66 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $217.15/cwt +17.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,865/hd at 859 lb · 64 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	907	476	589
Feeder cattle	820	435	528
Slaughter cattle	67	41	49
Replacement cattle	20	—	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher with feeder steers over 600lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher with feeder heifers over 600lbs 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	275.00	$275.00	$894	+8.78
405–436	428	4	252.50–265.00	$262.04	$1,122	+8.27
430 value added	430	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,161	—
456–496	473	13	243.00–255.00	$250.16	$1,183	-7.30
450–498 value added	477	16	266.00–270.00	$268.35	$1,280	—
502–535	516	7	230.00–244.00	$240.07	$1,239	-11.39
506–545 value added	533	21	255.00–272.00	$260.39	$1,388	-2.89
550–588 value added	557	34	249.00–261.00	$259.17	$1,444	-1.83
558–595	570	17	230.00–243.00	$236.78	$1,350	-13.59
601–638 value added	615	27	258.00–262.00	$260.00	$1,599	+10.00
632–645	637	8	240.00–253.00	$246.23	$1,568	+4.61
670–682	680	9	229.00–240.00	$234.89	$1,597	—
712–735	723	9	204.00–214.00	$206.87	$1,496	-13.38
705–728 value added	725	57	220.00–234.00	$223.36	$1,619	—
772 value added	772	66	232.00	$232.00	$1,791	—
825	825	2	207.00	$207.00	$1,708	+13.00
858 value added	858	56	220.00	$220.00	$1,888	—
858–887	865	8	189.00–200.00	$197.18	$1,706	-2.85
913	913	3	196.00	$196.00	$1,789	+6.00
1070	1070	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,744	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560–590	573	3	209.00–220.00	$215.38	$1,234	-4.62
615–627	625	5	210.00–215.00	$210.98	$1,319	-7.02
675–680	678	2	208.00–223.00	$215.47	$1,461	-1.53

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	191.00	$191.00	$945	-36.00
570–590	580	2	205.00–207.00	$205.98	$1,195	-19.02
645	645	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,303	+11.00

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,035	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,279	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	202.50	$202.50	$557	—
358–372 fancy	364	5	237.50–240.00	$238.52	$868	—
350–395	376	11	210.00–230.00	$219.79	$826	-9.73
405–445	427	6	227.50–234.00	$232.28	$992	+7.28
457–490 value added	470	7	239.00–243.00	$239.89	$1,127	—
455–497	478	27	220.00–232.00	$227.28	$1,086	-1.06
522 value added	522	16	239.00	$239.00	$1,248	+10.00
510–546	538	36	220.00–235.00	$230.56	$1,240	+10.55
555–596	581	22	220.00–227.00	$224.40	$1,304	+4.48
605–637	615	21	202.00–216.00	$210.25	$1,293	+9.92
605–646 value added	642	25	219.00–227.00	$223.41	$1,434	—
671 value added	671	11	220.00	$220.00	$1,476	—
655–687	681	11	200.00–210.00	$201.75	$1,374	—
700	700	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,260	—
771–777 value added	774	22	189.50–198.00	$192.49	$1,490	—
810 value added	810	12	190.00	$190.00	$1,539	—
815–845	830	2	146.00–157.00	$151.40	$1,257	+3.90
995	995	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,572	—
1045	1045	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,463	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	180.00	$180.00	$603	-21.00
360	360	1	192.00	$192.00	$691	-16.73
450–495	465	5	200.00–211.00	$205.39	$955	-10.61
500–545	514	5	201.00–215.00	$210.90	$1,084	+18.78
570–590	580	2	186.00–196.00	$190.91	$1,107	-10.84
601–630	610	6	182.00–196.00	$190.24	$1,160	+6.13
675–695	685	2	174.00–179.00	$176.54	$1,209	+10.09
715	715	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,165	-2.00
925	925	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,193	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	182.50	$182.50	$575	—
540	540	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,096	—
560	560	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,148	—
625–635	630	2	160.00–167.00	$163.53	$1,030	—
682	682	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,309	—
1055	1055	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,298	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	172.00	$172.00	$843	—
610	610	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,031	+4.78

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	132.00	$132.00	$851	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	160.00	$160.00	$744	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100	1100	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,562	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	240.00	$240.00	$684	-17.50
300–330	315	2	240.00	$240.00	$756	-12.50
315 fancy	315	1	262.50	$262.50	$827	—
367 fancy	367	2	265.00	$265.00	$973	—
350–385	368	2	237.50–242.50	$239.88	$883	-30.12
400–445	421	7	238.00–250.00	$241.81	$1,018	-3.05
455–495	468	7	230.00–240.00	$234.07	$1,095	-19.53
505–545	524	10	213.00–229.00	$222.11	$1,164	+1.36
550 fancy	550	1	241.00	$241.00	$1,326	—
565–590	576	4	214.00–216.00	$215.01	$1,238	+1.07
610–637	626	4	214.00–221.00	$218.06	$1,365	+11.06

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	230.00	$230.00	$978	-5.00
525	525	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,018	-6.00
605–640	623	2	198.00–204.00	$200.92	$1,252	—
670	670	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,199	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	195.00	$195.00	$692	—
400	400	1	212.50	$212.50	$850	+7.50
455	455	1	191.00	$191.00	$869	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,061	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775	775	85-90%	1	52.00	$52.00	$403	—
885–910	898	85-90%	2	63.00–64.00	$63.51	$570	—
865–1175	999	85-90%	13	77.00–87.00	$83.66	$836	—
870–1250	1072	85-90%	16	88.00–104.00	$94.58	$1,014	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1455	1284	80-85%	13	107.00–119.00	$112.34	$1,442	—
1195–1485	1318	80-85%	7	95.00–104.00	$100.20	$1,321	-5.74
1350	1350	80-85%	1	79.00	$79.00	$1,066	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1590	1455	75-80%	6	108.00–117.00	$111.67	$1,625	—
1420–1730	1557	75-80%	3	96.00–100.00	$98.09	$1,527	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1350	1270	3	99.00–106.00	$103.55	$1,315	-4.45
1310	1310	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,546	—
1950	1950	1	130.00	$130.00	$2,535	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1080–1115	1098	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	920.00–1,100.00	$1,011.44
1073–1306	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,100.00–1,425.00	$1,209.24
1180	1180	Young (2-4 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	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–1005	963	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,010.00–1,160.00	$1,088.31

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	136.00	$136.00	$823	—

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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.