Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 6, 2023

935 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $244.90/cwt +2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,996/hd at 815 lb · 132 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $254.20/cwt +21.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,944/hd at 765 lb · 72 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $267.55/cwt +21.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,655/hd at 618 lb · 54 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	935	1,303	1,120
Feeder cattle	860	1,228	1,001
Slaughter cattle	66	69	103
Replacement cattle	9	6	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold steady. Feeder steers over 600lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 400lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for weaned packages of feeder calves. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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
295	295	1	265.00	$265.00	$782	—
335	335	1	245.00	$245.00	$821	-15.00
415 fancy	415	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,162	—
400–445	424	5	255.00–270.00	$261.33	$1,108	+7.58
455–465 value added	461	6	272.50–287.50	$282.51	$1,302	—
450–498	470	17	248.00–265.00	$253.67	$1,192	-14.27
500–547	527	12	245.00–258.00	$253.17	$1,334	+0.79
525–547 value added	538	28	262.00–277.00	$273.19	$1,470	—
551–597 value added	572	13	261.00–267.50	$264.09	$1,511	—
550–595	575	14	241.00–257.00	$252.69	$1,453	-3.37
615–629 value added	617	49	269.00–272.00	$269.50	$1,663	+8.50
600–645	633	5	242.50–258.00	$248.40	$1,572	+5.87
650–675	669	11	252.00–255.50	$254.75	$1,704	+19.47
703 value added	703	4	250.50	$250.50	$1,761	-1.51
715–745	731	6	229.00–232.00	$230.65	$1,686	-6.82
750–790 value added	764	70	245.00–259.75	$255.18	$1,950	—
795	795	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,749	-12.80
815 value added	815	132	244.90	$244.90	$1,996	+1.90
880	880	11	231.50	$231.50	$2,037	+12.52

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	230.00	$230.00	$840	—
430	430	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,032	—
460	460	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,104	-0.46
515	515	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,159	-10.79
580	580	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,334	-14.00
675–690	682	3	220.00–234.00	$227.36	$1,551	+2.36
735	735	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,507	-12.02
795	795	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,550	-9.00
840	840	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,764	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–545	533	2	215.00–230.00	$222.32	$1,185	—
560	560	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,274	+0.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	222.50	$222.50	$946	—
620	620	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,116	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	3	240.00–245.00	$243.35	$677	+0.85
340	340	1	247.50	$247.50	$842	+7.29
372 fancy	372	4	270.00	$270.00	$1,004	+11.12
355–395	375	17	232.50–250.00	$243.08	$912	+5.20
420 fancy	420	1	257.00	$257.00	$1,079	—
415–447	433	14	237.50–249.00	$244.91	$1,060	-1.59
452–497	481	35	231.00–246.00	$238.19	$1,146	-2.35
515–525 value added	519	5	244.00–248.00	$245.62	$1,275	-3.06
500–545	524	14	230.00–240.00	$235.97	$1,236	+1.26
550–590	563	11	230.00–243.00	$237.21	$1,335	+4.86
600–642	624	8	221.00–231.00	$226.62	$1,414	-7.17
700	700	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,379	-10.56
835–845	840	2	180.00–182.50	$181.26	$1,523	+21.60
900	900	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,332	—
975	975	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,404	-26.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	217.50	$217.50	$674	—
355	355	2	220.00	$220.00	$781	—
425–445	434	6	222.00–229.00	$224.96	$976	—
530–540	535	2	220.00–222.50	$221.26	$1,184	+6.26
555	555	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,254	—
600–635	622	3	205.00–212.50	$209.24	$1,301	-9.76
655	655	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,382	-4.57
715	715	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,108	-15.97
820	820	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,296	+19.51

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	415	2	225.00–227.50	$226.30	$939	—
485	485	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,101	+5.60
535	535	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,177	—
590	590	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,339	—
1240	1240	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,897	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	180.00	$180.00	$387	—
385	385	1	207.50	$207.50	$799	—
400	400	1	210.00	$210.00	$840	—
540	540	1	209.00	$209.00	$1,129	—
640	640	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,152	-12.33

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	200.00	$200.00	$500	—
475	475	1	175.00	$175.00	$831	—
510	510	1	180.00	$180.00	$918	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	305.00	$305.00	$610	+35.00
250	250	1	280.00	$280.00	$700	—
335	335	1	250.00	$250.00	$838	+3.81
350–396	379	8	255.00–270.00	$260.47	$987	+2.97
410–435	421	10	240.00–260.00	$252.76	$1,064	+2.57
450–497	474	23	240.00–265.00	$252.93	$1,199	+13.60
505–525	513	9	237.00–257.50	$244.70	$1,255	+12.34
550–580	570	4	225.00–240.00	$230.40	$1,313	-1.22
610–635	619	11	221.00–232.00	$226.53	$1,402	+4.94
655–675	662	3	214.00–224.00	$219.00	$1,450	+5.49
710–735	725	4	185.00–210.00	$197.46	$1,432	+21.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	232.50	$232.50	$512	—
355–395	375	2	230.00–240.00	$234.73	$880	—
460–495	480	5	226.00–235.00	$230.85	$1,108	—
650–670	660	2	207.50–210.00	$208.77	$1,378	+20.27
760	760	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,277	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,004	—
572	572	2	222.50	$222.50	$1,273	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	217.50	$217.50	$783	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–750	743	85-90%	3	67.00–68.00	$67.66	$503	—
900–1060	988	85-90%	3	73.00–78.00	$76.14	$752	—
840–1290	1040	85-90%	11	84.00–97.00	$91.61	$953	-14.42
890–1210	1078	85-90%	8	99.00–108.00	$104.04	$1,122	+8.93

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1330	1243	80-85%	5	111.00–114.00	$112.33	$1,396	—
1165–1475	1290	80-85%	10	101.00–109.00	$105.31	$1,358	-10.77

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1635	1496	75-80%	4	110.00–116.00	$112.84	$1,688	—
1440–1760	1600	75-80%	2	101.00–104.00	$102.65	$1,642	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1675	1417	7	119.00–127.00	$124.10	$1,758	—
1345–1545	1485	4	106.00–118.00	$112.98	$1,678	—
1980	1980	1	130.00	$130.00	$2,574	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1050	1050	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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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.