Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 19, 2023

624 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $240.34/cwt +26.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,992/hd at 829 lb · 126 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $236.59/cwt +2.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,365/hd at 577 lb · 55 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $234.22/cwt +0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,216/hd at 519 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 624 920 695
Feeder cattle 567 806 620
Slaughter cattle 48 68 70
Replacement cattle 9 46 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 250.00 $250.00 $612 —
365–390 380 5 260.00 $260.00 $988 +7.60
400 value added 400 3 276.00 $276.00 $1,104 -4.64
435 435 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,114 -3.58
460 value added 460 6 276.00 $276.00 $1,270 +4.03
450–492 472 10 260.00–270.00 $266.31 $1,257 +10.80
505–535 515 3 250.00–265.00 $259.81 $1,338 +4.05
515–520 value added 517 12 277.00–284.00 $279.93 $1,447 -0.38
575–597 590 3 259.00 $259.00 $1,528 -0.71
598 value added 598 4 281.00 $281.00 $1,680 +0.36
615 615 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,568 -0.35
634–640 value added 635 12 273.00–275.00 $273.17 $1,735 -7.78
650–662 657 4 248.00–263.00 $256.05 $1,682 +2.30
702–747 734 7 250.00–251.00 $250.27 $1,837 +5.36
751 751 10 247.00 $247.00 $1,855 —
820–839 value added 829 126 240.00–240.70 $240.34 $1,992 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,090 —
455 455 1 248.00 $248.00 $1,128 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–292 285 5 220.00–235.00 $227.59 $649 +0.09
305 305 1 220.00 $220.00 $671 -3.72
350–395 374 7 220.00–236.00 $226.46 $847 -0.72
400–437 428 11 210.00–235.00 $223.35 $956 -11.10
460–497 481 13 226.00–239.00 $235.18 $1,131 +0.58
502–545 517 11 222.00–233.00 $228.76 $1,183 -2.91
502–538 value added 523 7 239.00–245.00 $242.80 $1,270 -8.20
550–591 566 26 223.00–237.00 $230.39 $1,304 -4.08
565–596 value added 587 29 241.50–244.00 $242.14 $1,421 —
600–637 626 5 222.00–235.00 $227.68 $1,425 -1.31
706 706 8 222.50 $222.50 $1,571 +45.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 207.00–210.00 $208.54 $663 +0.87
360–375 368 2 212.00–213.00 $212.49 $782 +2.18
400–430 412 3 197.00–210.00 $203.30 $838 -15.00
465–495 480 5 200.00–215.00 $209.46 $1,005 +2.08
535 535 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,075 -7.64
560–585 570 5 203.00–219.00 $213.61 $1,218 +8.61
605–620 613 2 200.00–213.00 $206.58 $1,266 -0.46
665 665 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,363 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 190.00 $190.00 $826 —
500–525 513 2 185.00–190.00 $187.56 $962 -3.44
615 615 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,144 —
690 690 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,249 +3.10
765 765 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,247 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,192 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 244.00 $244.00 $561 —
272–290 278 3 242.50–254.00 $246.50 $685 -28.50
330 330 1 246.00 $246.00 $812 +1.83
361–396 381 7 230.00–241.00 $235.95 $899 -12.57
415–430 425 12 230.00–255.00 $236.54 $1,005 -13.43
432 fancy 432 4 263.00 $263.00 $1,136 -19.50
460–485 474 5 225.00–238.00 $231.18 $1,096 -18.45
515–525 521 4 224.00–236.00 $228.97 $1,193 -9.78
550–595 568 8 224.00–238.00 $227.67 $1,293 -3.71
607–630 619 4 213.00–229.00 $222.63 $1,378 -3.34
650–675 663 2 217.00–221.00 $219.04 $1,452 -3.72
715–725 720 2 207.00–210.00 $208.49 $1,501 +2.45
805 805 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,521 —
860 860 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,471 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–432 425 4 194.00–200.00 $196.70 $836 -22.31
458–475 465 10 204.00–220.00 $213.92 $995 —
520–545 531 4 199.00–210.00 $205.20 $1,090 -16.28
580–590 586 7 194.00–214.00 $210.00 $1,231 -3.12
685–695 692 3 194.00–200.00 $197.66 $1,368 -12.34
715 715 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,344 —
855 855 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,411 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 200.00 $200.00 $970 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 188.00 $188.00 $884 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1280 1018 85-90% 15 80.00–90.00 $85.72 $873 -1.74
1025 1025 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $615 -27.46
915–1235 1063 85-90% 17 91.00–105.00 $97.87 $1,040 +2.40
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1480 1300 80-85% 7 101.00–114.00 $106.58 $1,386 —
1340 1340 80-85% 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,300 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615 1615 75-80% 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,744 —
1630–1815 1723 75-80% 2 94.00 $94.00 $1,620 +0.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1580 1485 2 110.00–120.00 $115.32 $1,713 +3.08
1505–2130 1735 3 124.00–128.00 $125.76 $2,182 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,470.00 $1,470.00
990–1185 1058 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 860.00–1,230.00 $1,082.28

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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
1760 1760 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,020.00 $2,020.00 —

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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.