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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 21, 2023

814 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $217.67/cwt -8.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 573 lb · 58 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $214.90/cwt ≈ $1,837/hd at 855 lb · 56 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $243.69/cwt +1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,539/hd at 631 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 814 651 501
Feeder cattle 698 508 412
Slaughter cattle 112 98 74
Replacement cattle 4 45 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Special Note: Video loads can be viewed at https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_2894.pdf Video Receipts: Steers: Heifers: 54hd 965lbs 200.25 Blk 73hd 710lbs 221.50 Blk 56hd 930lbs 203.6 Blk 72hd 720lbs 219.50 Blk 112hd 930lbs 205.95 Blk 141hd 735lbs 219.25 Blk 62hd 845lbs 219.00 Blk 71hd 735lbs 218.00 Blk 121hd 860 219.00 Blk 70hd 740 217.00 Blk 57hd 915lbs 210.75 Blk 125hd 830lbs 205.00 Blk 58hd 890lbs 213.00 Blk 69hd 750lbs 214.25 Blk 71hd 730lbs 218.00 Blk Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, good demand on all feeder classes with strongest still being on weaned packages. Slaughter cows remained mostly steady this week. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 down. Groups of 20 head or more: Steer: 56hd 855lbs 214.90 Mixed

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 242.50 $242.50 $703 —
325 325 2 238.00–245.00 $241.50 $785 -8.50
360–395 370 10 220.00–237.50 $232.17 $859 -27.83
420–447 437 5 240.00–260.00 $252.68 $1,104 -7.67
445 value added 445 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,206 —
450–485 value added 474 7 255.00–272.50 $263.21 $1,248 —
460–490 475 4 239.00–251.00 $246.49 $1,171 -7.38
505–525 value added 515 12 251.00–263.00 $257.24 $1,325 -0.29
500–542 527 16 230.00–249.00 $238.80 $1,258 -8.04
550–580 560 15 224.00–239.00 $232.57 $1,302 -14.10
550–590 value added 569 21 240.00–250.00 $246.88 $1,405 -14.12
605–645 625 5 220.00–235.00 $228.34 $1,427 -9.96
605–647 value added 632 50 240.00–250.00 $245.23 $1,550 -4.77
670–680 675 2 224.00–238.00 $231.05 $1,560 -6.96
710–717 714 4 219.00–222.00 $220.49 $1,574 -0.23
795 795 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,614 -13.31
800–805 802 3 207.00–213.00 $210.34 $1,687 —
855 value added 855 56 214.90 $214.90 $1,837 —
980 980 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,715 —
1120 1120 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,792 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 2 222.50–230.00 $226.40 $720 —
395 395 1 217.50 $217.50 $859 —
400–435 420 4 215.00–230.00 $221.09 $929 —
455–470 460 4 213.00–232.00 $221.21 $1,018 -14.84
520–545 537 5 212.00–223.00 $218.45 $1,173 —
560 560 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,137 —
615–620 618 2 194.00–207.00 $200.53 $1,239 —
730 730 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,518 —
830 830 3 196.00 $196.00 $1,627 —
935 935 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,393 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 165.00 $165.00 $602 —
435 435 1 212.00 $212.00 $922 —
490 490 1 187.50 $187.50 $919 —
525 525 1 190.00 $190.00 $998 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 235.50 $235.50 $989 —
525 525 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,208 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 137.50 $137.50 $653 —
575 575 1 142.50 $142.50 $819 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,485 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 245.00 $245.00 $466 —
315 315 1 235.00 $235.00 $740 +22.42
350–387 373 11 205.00–217.50 $210.22 $784 -13.81
405–447 431 24 210.00–229.00 $223.97 $965 +1.00
425–447 fancy 437 5 230.00–240.00 $232.83 $1,017 —
452–483 fancy 460 13 221.00–233.00 $227.83 $1,048 -12.17
460–497 480 18 210.00–225.00 $220.31 $1,057 -5.09
506–524 fancy 514 20 228.00–229.00 $228.46 $1,174 —
505–545 531 19 200.00–220.00 $212.99 $1,131 -13.12
550–595 573 58 205.00–224.00 $217.67 $1,247 -8.69
620–636 624 29 200.00–213.00 $210.60 $1,314 -1.27
650–688 669 8 180.00–200.00 $191.09 $1,278 —
712 fancy 712 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,552 —
770 770 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,424 —
830 830 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,394 -24.00
1170 1170 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,860 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 192.50–210.00 $201.25 $483 —
255–295 275 2 187.50–190.00 $188.84 $519 -18.66
317–340 325 7 200.00–212.50 $205.37 $667 +2.87
355–395 368 7 180.00–200.00 $188.83 $695 -12.17
410–440 429 6 186.00–207.00 $193.75 $831 -18.75
470–480 475 3 185.00–208.00 $199.25 $946 -11.88
505–530 518 3 180.00–200.00 $189.90 $984 -23.10
550–595 569 11 181.00–202.00 $191.22 $1,088 -13.85
615–645 631 4 178.00–198.00 $186.90 $1,179 -11.76
650–670 660 3 160.00–175.00 $168.38 $1,111 -22.88
700–743 732 4 166.00–186.00 $181.22 $1,327 +17.22
1150–1160 1155 2 144.00–152.00 $147.98 $1,709 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 220 2 155.00–170.00 $161.82 $356 —
320 320 1 185.00 $185.00 $592 —
420 420 1 175.00 $175.00 $735 -10.00
455–470 465 5 170.00–180.00 $173.96 $809 -21.04
500–530 519 6 166.00–174.00 $169.33 $879 -22.67
550–565 558 2 172.50–174.00 $173.26 $967 -25.74
610–640 633 4 148.00–168.00 $158.39 $1,003 —
700–705 703 2 158.00–161.00 $159.49 $1,121 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 4 204.00 $204.00 $908 —
520 520 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,087 +29.00
707 707 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,322 —
755 755 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,261 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 150.00–155.00 $152.56 $516 —
395 395 1 142.00 $142.00 $561 —
550 550 1 140.00 $140.00 $770 —
675 675 1 140.00 $140.00 $945 —
745 745 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,028 —
750 750 1 127.50 $127.50 $956 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 235.00 $235.00 $446 —
205 205 1 245.00 $245.00 $502 —
250 250 1 242.50 $242.50 $606 —
255 fancy 255 1 265.00 $265.00 $676 —
305–340 323 2 240.00–242.50 $241.18 $779 -24.48
370–395 382 5 220.00–232.00 $226.41 $865 -33.79
408–440 423 7 220.00–232.00 $226.78 $959 -24.56
450–490 481 13 219.00–238.00 $225.80 $1,086 -8.14
500–549 538 14 220.00–231.00 $228.99 $1,232 -4.77
560–585 574 8 215.00–224.00 $219.37 $1,259 -13.77
605–633 626 12 211.00–223.00 $213.05 $1,334 -9.00
705–710 705 19 189.00–191.00 $190.89 $1,346 -9.11
792 792 2 178.00 $178.00 $1,410 -12.58
1105 1105 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,436 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 224.00 $224.00 $616 -6.00
325–335 330 3 200.00–207.00 $202.33 $668 —
390–395 393 2 210.00–211.00 $210.50 $827 -23.74
400–445 420 5 202.00–219.00 $210.23 $883 -22.27
455–495 471 9 200.00–217.00 $208.25 $981 -22.30
505–510 508 2 200.00–210.00 $205.02 $1,042 -7.06
590 590 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,150 -8.00
625 625 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,088 —
670 670 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,213 -21.50
715 715 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,287 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,212 —
901 901 6 164.00 $164.00 $1,478 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 180.00 $180.00 $702 —
400–425 413 2 187.00–197.50 $192.41 $795 -17.59
460 460 1 190.00 $190.00 $874 +9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 150.00 $150.00 $592 —
400 400 1 140.00 $140.00 $560 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1030 963 80-85% 5 70.00–79.00 $73.66 $709 —
905–1645 1199 80-85% 54 80.00–98.00 $90.45 $1,084 +0.99
860–1450 1203 80-85% 9 100.00–108.00 $103.63 $1,247 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1585 1506 75-80% 5 106.00–114.00 $108.59 $1,635 —
1440–1785 1563 75-80% 18 80.00–95.00 $87.89 $1,374 -9.39
1665 1665 75-80% 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,299 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $194 —
790–830 810 85-90% 2 65.00–67.00 $65.98 $534 —
765–930 874 85-90% 8 73.00–80.00 $76.44 $668 +4.06

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955 955 1 85.00 $85.00 $812 —
1200–2035 1686 7 107.00–125.00 $115.71 $1,951 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,080.00 $1,080.00
1120 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,090.00 $1,090.00

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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
1720 1720 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,780.00 $1,780.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
202 202 2 165.00 $165.00 $333 —

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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.