Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 1, 2023

701 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $251.67/cwt +20.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,804/hd at 717 lb · 57 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $216.20/cwt -15.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,323/hd at 612 lb · 41 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $208.71/cwt +46.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,592/hd at 763 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	701	594	1,026
Feeder cattle	614	507	871
Slaughter cattle	74	75	147
Replacement cattle	13	12	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher on a good quality offering. Weaned and vaccinated packages of feeders still bringing large premiums. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 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
315 fancy	315	4	307.50	$307.50	$969	—
374 fancy	374	9	292.50	$292.50	$1,094	—
430	430	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,118	-2.50
445 value added	445	7	280.00	$280.00	$1,246	—
472 value added	472	3	263.00	$263.00	$1,241	—
490–498	496	4	249.00–254.00	$250.23	$1,241	-10.77
505 value added	505	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,490	—
530–535	534	4	246.00–265.00	$255.51	$1,364	+13.26
552–570 value added	554	21	278.00–279.00	$278.10	$1,541	—
565–590	581	7	253.00–267.00	$262.19	$1,523	—
600–620	608	7	231.00–241.00	$236.26	$1,436	+21.40
619–630 value added	625	15	255.00–264.00	$259.84	$1,624	+2.50
660–699	692	7	237.00–238.00	$237.28	$1,642	+13.93
700–716 value added	713	49	251.00–253.50	$253.10	$1,805	—
705–744	739	8	242.00–243.00	$242.88	$1,795	+11.88
766–781	779	18	236.00–239.00	$236.49	$1,842	+21.10
805–835	819	7	219.00–230.00	$227.25	$1,861	+14.52
855	855	2	218.00	$218.00	$1,864	—
910	910	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,729	-2.89
995	995	8	198.50	$198.50	$1,975	—
1019	1019	7	181.50	$181.50	$1,849	-2.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,254	-3.72
625–635	632	3	221.00	$221.00	$1,397	+19.00
660	660	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,459	+17.69
705–715	713	4	226.00–227.00	$226.75	$1,617	+16.75
770–775	773	2	200.00–213.00	$206.52	$1,596	+6.52

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	248.00	$248.00	$1,302	—
560	560	1	239.00	$239.00	$1,338	+54.00
685	685	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,589	—
725	725	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,522	—
1130	1130	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,876	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	194.00	$194.00	$980	—
695	695	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,320	—
700	700	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,267	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,005	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,130	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313 fancy	313	3	235.00	$235.00	$736	—
365 fancy	365	1	242.50	$242.50	$885	—
385	385	1	222.50	$222.50	$857	+0.68
422 value added	422	15	242.50	$242.50	$1,023	+12.50
415–433	423	9	215.00–229.00	$225.80	$955	+10.51
456–490	476	20	214.00–231.00	$224.63	$1,069	+15.21
517–535	524	9	212.00–226.00	$217.61	$1,140	+10.67
557 value added	557	18	229.00	$229.00	$1,276	—
550–590	564	14	215.00–221.00	$216.89	$1,223	+8.12
600–635	612	41	205.00–221.00	$216.20	$1,323	-6.80
680	680	4	211.00	$211.00	$1,435	—
702 value added	702	21	214.00	$214.00	$1,502	—
706	706	3	182.00	$182.00	$1,285	+17.03
752 value added	752	25	215.00	$215.00	$1,617	—
772–790	787	11	194.00–194.50	$194.41	$1,530	+31.71
908	908	11	187.50	$187.50	$1,702	—
1020	1020	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,591	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	182.50	$182.50	$584	-3.98
425–430	428	2	198.00–200.00	$199.01	$852	+13.24
535	535	1	196.00	$196.00	$1,049	+4.33
570	570	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,083	+1.68
622–635	626	6	193.00–198.00	$194.18	$1,216	+15.14
650	650	2	185.00–192.00	$188.50	$1,225	+20.50
740	740	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,332	+30.99
900	900	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,467	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	160.00	$160.00	$544	—
405	405	1	160.00	$160.00	$648	-10.00
450–475	467	3	161.00–170.00	$163.89	$765	—
645	645	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,200	+30.93
685–690	688	2	160.00–170.00	$165.02	$1,135	+5.02
735	735	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,176	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	2	186.00	$186.00	$884	-15.00
665–667	666	3	180.00–193.00	$188.68	$1,257	—
715	715	3	165.00–171.00	$167.00	$1,194	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740	740	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,036	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	260.00	$260.00	$949	+15.14
400 fancy	400	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,040	—
420–435	426	4	240.00–255.00	$245.52	$1,046	+5.37
455–475	465	2	240.00–249.00	$244.40	$1,136	+14.40
595	595	1	209.00	$209.00	$1,244	-11.00
607–615	610	3	206.00–208.00	$206.67	$1,261	-1.24
706	706	4	194.00	$194.00	$1,370	+8.94
775	775	1	183.00	$183.00	$1,418	+7.00
910	910	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,456	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	212.50	$212.50	$627	-17.50
325	325	1	222.50	$222.50	$723	—
360	360	1	222.50	$222.50	$801	—
415	415	1	220.00	$220.00	$913	+0.86
460–480	470	2	220.00–229.00	$224.40	$1,055	+6.86
505–520	513	2	201.00–207.00	$203.96	$1,046	+5.96
550	550	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,155	+12.72
615–640	628	2	186.00–189.00	$187.53	$1,178	+3.25
715	715	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,305	—
995	995	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,244	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	200.00	$200.00	$770	+7.50
440	440	1	200.00	$200.00	$880	—
450–475	463	2	199.00–211.00	$205.16	$950	+6.53
635	635	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,111	+14.03
655	655	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,133	+23.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	224.00	$224.00	$1,008	—
772	772	2	187.00	$187.00	$1,444	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	180.00	$180.00	$837	—
665	665	1	140.00	$140.00	$931	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	158.00	$158.00	$948	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1310	1121	85-90%	4	66.00–70.00	$69.13	$775	—
835–1420	1134	85-90%	17	71.00–80.00	$75.30	$854	—
1105–1210	1156	85-90%	7	82.00–89.00	$84.99	$982	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1690	1489	75-80%	6	91.00–94.00	$92.47	$1,377	—
1420–1805	1548	75-80%	10	80.00–88.00	$84.68	$1,311	-10.56
1645	1645	75-80%	1	76.00	$76.00	$1,250	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1490	1183	80-85%	4	95.00–100.00	$97.12	$1,149	—
1290–1495	1396	80-85%	5	83.00–90.00	$86.85	$1,212	—
1405	1405	80-85%	1	77.00	$77.00	$1,082	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1565	1565	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,675	—
1705	1705	1	124.00	$124.00	$2,114	—
1670–1850	1730	4	112.00–116.00	$113.95	$1,971	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,390.00	$1,390.00
1080–1295	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,110.00–1,240.00	$1,180.88
1205–1215	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,170.00	$1,109.75
1215–1305	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,051.79

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	680.00	$680.00

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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
1160	1160	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.