Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 8, 2023

881 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $226.96/cwt -0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,835/hd at 808 lb · 84 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $268.25/cwt +12.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,251/hd at 466 lb · 30 head

light 8-weight M&L 2 steers $203.19/cwt ≈ $1,678/hd at 826 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	881	701	936
Feeder cattle	805	614	793
Slaughter cattle	63	74	129
Replacement cattle	13	13	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold mostly steady with feeder steers over 500lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Good demand for weaned and vaccinated calves with favorable body condition. Slaughter cows and 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
372 fancy	372	2	297.50	$297.50	$1,107	+5.00
408–445	426	8	250.00–265.00	$256.04	$1,091	-3.96
450–475	465	11	247.50–257.50	$252.13	$1,172	+1.90
452–495 value added	467	19	271.00–282.50	$277.58	$1,296	+14.58
500–516	513	10	237.50–245.00	$241.84	$1,241	-13.67
550–585	564	14	237.50–247.50	$242.59	$1,368	-19.60
631–645	639	13	219.00–231.00	$225.95	$1,444	-10.31
656–676	667	19	220.00–235.00	$224.63	$1,498	-12.65
715–748	743	6	211.00–219.00	$217.72	$1,618	-25.16
806 value added	806	69	227.95	$227.95	$1,837	—
817–845	819	15	221.00–222.50	$222.40	$1,821	-4.85
925	925	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,804	+5.00
997	997	2	184.00	$184.00	$1,834	-14.50
1120	1120	1	183.00	$183.00	$2,050	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	228.00	$228.00	$946	—
460–470	463	3	227.50–232.00	$229.02	$1,060	—
581–597	589	10	227.50–232.50	$230.08	$1,355	+10.08
600	600	5	212.00	$212.00	$1,272	-9.00
662–695	674	9	200.00–214.00	$209.28	$1,411	-11.72
700–742	729	5	182.00–196.00	$190.29	$1,387	-36.46
750–778	761	11	195.00–204.00	$201.71	$1,535	-4.81
802–838	826	30	197.00–209.00	$203.19	$1,678	—
852	852	2	189.00	$189.00	$1,610	—
1000–1035	1018	2	162.00–168.00	$164.95	$1,679	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386–395	388	4	220.00–230.00	$227.46	$883	—
490	490	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,152	—
763	763	3	201.00	$201.00	$1,534	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–465	460	2	198.00–210.00	$203.93	$938	—
655	655	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,179	—
890–895	891	4	173.00–177.00	$176.00	$1,568	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	180.00	$180.00	$927	-14.00
580–585	583	2	212.00–214.00	$213.00	$1,242	—
660–670	665	2	177.00–180.00	$178.49	$1,187	-11.51

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,010	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	323	5	217.50–230.00	$224.81	$726	—
381–385	382	4	235.00–245.00	$242.48	$926	+19.98
407–415	410	3	220.00–238.00	$231.92	$951	+6.12
500–540	520	17	214.00–230.00	$222.73	$1,158	+5.12
630–638	635	22	218.00–219.00	$218.36	$1,387	+2.16
650–682	672	20	195.00–205.00	$200.24	$1,346	-10.76
701–705 value added	704	20	210.00	$210.00	$1,478	-4.00
725	725	2	197.00	$197.00	$1,428	+15.00
752–795	774	4	184.00–186.00	$184.97	$1,432	-9.44
818	818	6	180.00	$180.00	$1,472	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
247	247	2	197.50	$197.50	$488	—
255–283	277	5	197.50–205.00	$203.62	$564	—
300–335	318	5	200.00–212.50	$206.32	$656	+23.82
355–380	368	4	200.00–212.50	$204.52	$753	—
410–449	430	17	195.00–211.00	$200.10	$860	+1.09
450–485	460	16	190.00–199.00	$195.70	$900	—
501–545	517	7	190.00–200.00	$194.26	$1,004	-1.74
555–598	588	15	188.00–202.00	$194.02	$1,141	+4.02
602–640	619	9	190.00–199.00	$193.91	$1,200	-0.27
655–697	670	17	183.00–191.00	$188.89	$1,266	+0.39
725–735	730	4	177.50–183.00	$180.23	$1,316	+0.23
1110	1110	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,532	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–365	363	2	180.00–185.00	$182.48	$662	—
400–440	417	16	180.00–188.00	$185.27	$773	+25.27
463–488	474	20	180.00–185.00	$182.59	$865	+18.70
520	520	1	175.00	$175.00	$910	—
550–590	571	5	178.00–185.00	$180.98	$1,033	—
615–640	633	7	170.00–186.00	$177.72	$1,125	-8.28
650–695	673	2	170.00–177.00	$173.62	$1,168	+8.60
705	705	1	141.00	$141.00	$994	-19.00
770	770	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,147	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	195.00	$195.00	$448	—
361	361	3	200.00	$200.00	$722	—
460–493	480	15	190.00–200.00	$193.83	$930	+7.83
535–545	540	2	170.00–174.00	$172.02	$929	—
595	595	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,184	—
640	640	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,133	—
675	675	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,174	-14.68
995	995	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,393	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565–586	581	4	150.00–166.00	$162.11	$942	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	176.00	$176.00	$739	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	223	2	252.50–257.50	$255.14	$569	—
305–332	327	6	230.00–240.00	$238.44	$780	—
350–375	363	6	230.00–240.00	$236.79	$860	-23.21
420 fancy	420	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,144	+12.50
407–426	421	9	240.00–252.50	$248.98	$1,048	+3.46
460	460	8	239.00–244.00	$242.81	$1,117	-1.59
500–516	512	11	215.00–230.00	$220.56	$1,129	—
560	560	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,232	+11.00
627	627	2	199.00	$199.00	$1,248	-7.67
700–735	721	4	170.00–184.00	$176.49	$1,272	-17.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	220.00	$220.00	$473	—
270	270	1	212.50	$212.50	$574	±0.00
310–315	313	2	210.00–212.50	$211.24	$661	-11.26
365–370	368	2	200.00–215.00	$207.45	$763	-15.05
485	485	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,067	-4.40
500–540	535	12	197.00–210.00	$206.21	$1,103	+2.25
562–595	573	3	190.00–198.00	$195.23	$1,119	-14.77
610–647	630	5	183.00–188.00	$185.58	$1,169	-1.95
655	655	2	194.00	$194.00	$1,271	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467–480	474	4	190.00–201.00	$195.42	$926	-9.74
505–515	512	3	181.00–190.00	$187.04	$958	—
560–590	575	2	171.00–185.00	$177.82	$1,022	—
640–647	645	3	168.00–173.00	$171.35	$1,105	-3.65
650	650	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,072	-8.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	185.00	$185.00	$897	-39.00

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	188.00	$188.00	$855	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	130.00	$130.00	$611	-50.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–940	853	85-90%	2	47.00–58.00	$53.06	$453	—
870–1190	966	85-90%	4	63.00–70.00	$66.66	$644	—
865–1170	1040	85-90%	5	83.00–87.00	$84.76	$882	—
920–1325	1162	85-90%	14	72.00–81.00	$75.42	$876	-9.57

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1410	1248	80-85%	10	84.00–93.00	$88.45	$1,104	—
1240–1355	1298	80-85%	2	95.00–96.00	$95.48	$1,239	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540	1540	75-80%	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,340	+2.32
1480–1830	1642	75-80%	6	90.00–100.00	$94.00	$1,543	+18.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1815	1412	11	93.00–106.00	$100.50	$1,419	—
1430–1755	1618	5	108.00–114.00	$110.30	$1,785	—
2025	2025	1	122.00	$122.00	$2,470	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	680.00	$680.00
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	940.00	$940.00
1170	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,180.00	$1,180.00
1190	1190	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00
1230	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	870.00	$870.00
1240	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,110.00	$1,110.00

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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.