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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 25, 2023

594 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $233.93/cwt ≈ $1,898/hd at 811 lb · 74 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $213.02/cwt -12.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,007/hd at 473 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $211.40/cwt +7.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,106/hd at 523 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 594 556 886
Feeder cattle 507 467 763
Slaughter cattle 75 81 104
Replacement cattle 12 8 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Weaned feeders with vaccinations still bringing good premiums. Fleshy bawling and off color feeders still facing big discounts. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,089 +3.49
465 465 1 261.00 $261.00 $1,214 +3.50
505 505 4 242.00–243.00 $242.25 $1,223 -11.45
600–635 618 2 210.00–220.00 $214.86 $1,328 -18.91
625–649 value added 646 7 247.00–259.00 $257.34 $1,662 +1.34
675–680 678 3 218.00–232.00 $223.35 $1,514 -11.05
730 730 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,686 +19.04
755–785 770 2 210.00–221.00 $215.39 $1,659 +2.39
810 value added 810 66 236.50 $236.50 $1,916 —
805–826 823 8 212.00–218.00 $212.73 $1,751 —
920–940 926 4 192.00–195.00 $192.89 $1,786 —
1000 1000 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,840 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–478 474 4 227.50–228.00 $227.88 $1,080 —
520–540 525 4 219.00–222.00 $220.00 $1,155 —
550–592 570 9 216.00–228.00 $223.72 $1,275 -16.60
635 635 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,283 —
660–695 678 2 196.00–211.00 $203.31 $1,378 -10.69
700–735 718 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,508 +4.00
780 780 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,560 —
870 870 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,696 —
900 900 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,530 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,018 —
955 955 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,643 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 200.00 $200.00 $660 —
360 360 1 182.50 $182.50 $657 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–370 360 5 221.00–225.00 $221.82 $799 -3.18
400–440 421 7 209.00–223.00 $215.29 $906 +1.29
430 value added 430 3 230.00 $230.00 $989 —
457 value added 457 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,056 —
455–495 476 20 200.00–218.00 $209.42 $997 -14.91
510 value added 510 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,158 +15.00
500–545 527 14 198.00–211.00 $206.94 $1,091 +7.63
560–596 583 12 199.00–216.00 $208.77 $1,217 +7.02
607 607 2 223.00 $223.00 $1,354 +26.80
617 value added 617 7 234.00 $234.00 $1,444 +7.50
720–730 725 2 160.00–170.00 $164.97 $1,196 -34.03
750–777 768 3 160.00–164.00 $162.70 $1,250 -38.30
988 988 3 178.00 $178.00 $1,759 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 188.00 $188.00 $517 —
317–345 326 3 180.00–190.00 $186.48 $608 —
370–390 380 2 196.00–197.50 $196.73 $748 +16.73
410–440 432 8 180.00–194.00 $185.77 $803 -12.25
465 465 1 181.00 $181.00 $842 -17.47
505–545 528 6 190.00–195.00 $191.67 $1,012 +6.37
550–575 562 8 180.00–193.00 $188.32 $1,058 —
605–645 624 9 170.00–186.00 $179.04 $1,117 —
685 685 2 168.00 $168.00 $1,151 -18.00
710–745 725 3 140.00–155.00 $149.01 $1,080 —
755 755 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 170.00 $170.00 $731 —
565 565 1 167.00 $167.00 $944 —
612–640 626 4 152.00–158.00 $155.07 $971 -13.45
690 690 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,104 -7.47
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 195.00 $195.00 $790 —
455 455 1 201.00 $201.00 $915 —
570 570 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,083 —
625 625 1 150.00 $150.00 $938 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 230.00–235.00 $232.46 $663 —
335 335 3 230.00–257.50 $248.33 $832 -19.17
371–397 378 8 240.00–255.00 $244.86 $926 —
410–445 419 6 233.00–247.50 $240.15 $1,006 -14.76
472 472 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,086 -12.33
503–526 515 15 217.00–226.00 $220.43 $1,135 -15.44
585 585 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,287 +11.78
600–632 617 8 195.00–218.00 $207.91 $1,283 -10.24
660 660 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,432 +4.95
700–715 707 3 180.00–195.00 $185.06 $1,308 —
783 783 3 176.00 $176.00 $1,378 —
970 970 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,455 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 230.00 $230.00 $598 —
398 398 3 227.50 $227.50 $905 —
410–430 420 2 213.00–225.00 $219.14 $920 +1.64
460–475 468 2 215.00–220.00 $217.54 $1,018 —
510 510 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,010 -6.85
555–590 569 5 190.00–205.00 $197.28 $1,123 —
605–645 630 5 175.00–191.00 $184.28 $1,161 -1.66
680 680 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,115 -19.00
760 760 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,163 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 192.50 $192.50 $751 -10.00
480–495 488 2 190.00–207.00 $198.63 $969 +23.59
505 505 1 180.00 $180.00 $909 -4.00
580 580 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,009 —
610–645 628 2 160.00–162.00 $160.97 $1,011 —
670 670 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,005 —
885 885 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,212 —
925 925 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,249 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 200.00 $200.00 $790 +5.00
520 520 1 178.00 $178.00 $926 -17.00
561 561 3 184.00 $184.00 $1,032 +14.00
670 670 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,126 -26.00
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 160.00 $160.00 $848 —
560 560 1 152.00 $152.00 $851 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 180.00 $180.00 $648 —
505 505 1 167.00 $167.00 $843 +26.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1265 976 85-90% 8 56.00–70.00 $63.48 $620 —
795–1205 1044 85-90% 9 86.00–93.00 $88.87 $928 —
785–1425 1091 85-90% 24 72.00–84.00 $77.84 $849 -4.10
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1655 1522 75-80% 5 93.00–100.00 $95.24 $1,450 —
1405–1845 1584 75-80% 7 86.00–92.00 $88.77 $1,406 -6.94
1705 1705 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,262 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1420 1320 80-85% 10 83.00–94.00 $88.86 $1,173 +0.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1920 1601 4 100.00–107.00 $104.55 $1,674 —
1345–2170 1763 9 110.00–120.00 $113.75 $2,005 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 680.00 $680.00
1375 1375 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
795 795 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.