Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 26, 2023

626 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $236.80/cwt ≈ $2,181/hd at 921 lb · 123 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $242.95/cwt ≈ $2,080/hd at 856 lb · 61 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $241.31/cwt +6.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,154/hd at 478 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	626	624	1,186
Feeder cattle	510	567	1,101
Slaughter cattle	113	48	81
Replacement cattle	3	9	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with feeder heifers over 600lbs mostly steady. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406–445	420	6	250.00–272.50	$257.20	$1,080	+1.20
466–495	475	10	245.00–262.00	$255.24	$1,212	-11.07
500–547	521	17	245.00–267.00	$260.10	$1,355	+0.29
555–592	581	8	256.00–268.00	$259.79	$1,509	+0.79
625	625	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,594	±0.00
661 value added	661	3	263.00	$263.00	$1,738	—
675–677	676	3	240.00–250.00	$246.67	$1,667	-9.38
755 value added	755	2	246.00	$246.00	$1,857	—
770	770	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,740	-21.00
840	840	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,865	—
856 value added	856	61	242.95	$242.95	$2,080	—
921 value added	921	123	236.80	$236.80	$2,181	—
950–960	953	3	194.00–195.00	$194.66	$1,855	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	210.00	$210.00	$903	-35.00
475	475	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,121	-12.00
557–585	566	3	230.00–235.00	$231.72	$1,312	—
600–635	612	3	216.00–231.00	$225.81	$1,382	—
690	690	2	227.00	$227.00	$1,566	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	194.00	$194.00	$815	—
485	485	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,062	—
530	530	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,134	—
680	680	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,374	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805	805	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,618	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	180.00	$180.00	$828	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	232.50	$232.50	$651	+4.91
330	330	1	230.00	$230.00	$759	+10.00
360–395	368	10	233.00–244.00	$234.85	$864	+8.39
420–440 value added	430	8	249.00–252.00	$249.38	$1,072	—
405–447	432	13	227.00–242.00	$236.71	$1,023	+13.36
470–477 value added	475	5	248.00–253.00	$250.40	$1,189	—
465–492	479	21	226.00–245.00	$239.15	$1,146	+3.97
500–535	515	11	231.00–245.00	$238.61	$1,229	+9.85
505–518 value added	515	4	251.00–252.00	$251.75	$1,297	+8.95
550–592	569	12	229.00–247.00	$238.33	$1,356	+7.94
620–645	629	7	214.00–230.00	$223.95	$1,409	-3.73
652–655	653	6	209.00–214.00	$212.33	$1,387	—
755	755	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,336	—
925–935	930	2	136.00–140.00	$137.99	$1,283	—
975	975	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,365	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	195.00	$195.00	$429	—
300–345	327	5	199.00–210.00	$204.51	$669	-4.03
372	372	2	200.00	$200.00	$744	-12.49
400–430	413	8	203.00–220.00	$212.54	$878	+9.24
480–495	488	2	214.00–219.00	$216.46	$1,056	+7.00
525–530	528	2	200.00–211.00	$205.47	$1,085	+4.47
595	595	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,309	+6.39
600–640	621	4	186.00–204.00	$197.86	$1,229	-8.72
675	675	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,343	-6.00
795	795	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,137	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	177.00	$177.00	$991	-25.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	235.00	$235.00	$658	-11.50
340–345	343	3	230.00–252.50	$237.43	$814	-8.57
360–395	382	8	227.50–244.00	$240.22	$918	+4.27
400–440	418	9	234.00–253.00	$241.92	$1,011	+5.38
455–495	474	14	230.00–244.00	$236.04	$1,119	+4.86
635	635	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,384	-4.63
655	655	1	209.00	$209.00	$1,369	-10.04
700–740	724	6	193.00–211.00	$199.12	$1,442	-9.37
810	810	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,296	-29.00
860	860	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,238	-27.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	220.00	$220.00	$902	+23.30
450–495	480	7	210.00–220.00	$213.17	$1,023	-0.75
515–525	520	2	210.00–220.00	$214.95	$1,118	+9.75
630	630	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,254	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	2	200.00	$200.00	$920	+12.00
500–540	525	6	192.00–200.00	$194.45	$1,021	—
590	590	2	196.00–198.00	$197.00	$1,162	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,071	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	165.00	$165.00	$957	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1450	1450	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1340	1229	80-85%	6	90.00–97.00	$94.36	$1,160	—
920–1630	1272	80-85%	37	102.00–119.00	$109.85	$1,397	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–840	773	85-90%	2	59.00–63.00	$61.17	$473	—
795–1115	885	85-90%	4	74.00–78.00	$75.59	$669	—
950–1220	1020	85-90%	5	82.00–90.00	$87.06	$888	+1.34
905–1300	1094	85-90%	23	93.00–107.00	$99.08	$1,084	+1.21

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1560	1425	75-80%	2	90.00–104.00	$96.34	$1,373	—
1410–1795	1567	75-80%	14	108.00–119.00	$113.42	$1,777	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1755	1439	4	113.00–121.00	$116.08	$1,670	—
1595–2075	1913	5	127.00–134.00	$130.89	$2,504	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1295	1295	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,410.00	$1,410.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1215	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,340.00	$1,340.00	—

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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.