Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 29, 2023

908 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $222.50/cwt ≈ $1,800/hd at 809 lb · 82 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $227.15/cwt -11.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,446/hd at 637 lb · 60 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $197.19/cwt -9.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,142/hd at 579 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	908	789	816
Feeder cattle	804	707	700
Slaughter cattle	85	82	105
Replacement cattle	19	—	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to being closed to observe the thanksgiving holiday last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	308	3	262.50–265.00	$263.35	$811	+12.18
323 fancy	323	4	292.50	$292.50	$945	—
360–385	370	3	250.00–265.00	$256.51	$949	+1.51
375 fancy	375	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,041	—
408–430	414	10	255.00–270.00	$262.49	$1,087	+18.42
455–496	478	24	240.00–262.50	$253.78	$1,213	+5.87
508–544	528	21	235.00–250.00	$240.51	$1,270	-13.49
553 value added	553	3	257.50	$257.50	$1,424	+0.50
550–590	573	19	229.00–242.50	$234.36	$1,343	-5.51
600–649	636	27	210.00–221.00	$217.26	$1,382	-21.74
637 value added	637	33	235.25	$235.25	$1,499	—
652–680	666	9	208.00–219.00	$212.60	$1,416	-13.73
707 value added	707	6	217.00	$217.00	$1,534	—
705–735	717	14	204.00–210.00	$205.06	$1,470	-11.42
785	785	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,413	-39.43
808 value added	808	71	228.00	$228.00	$1,842	—
815	815	11	187.00	$187.00	$1,524	—
900	900	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,683	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,095	—
570–595	587	3	219.00–226.00	$223.73	$1,313	+0.73
600–645	630	3	200.00–202.50	$200.79	$1,265	-14.43
665–668	667	4	192.00–200.00	$198.01	$1,321	-15.99
703–715	708	5	186.00–190.00	$187.62	$1,328	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,282	+48.50
595	595	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,324	+26.50
600	600	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,185	—
785	785	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,484	—
1035	1035	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,656	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,085	+9.00
580	580	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,189	—
770	770	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,232	-18.00

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
587	587	2	164.00	$164.00	$963	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	192.50	$192.50	$962	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–382	379	10	210.00–220.00	$218.07	$826	+15.86
400–440	428	8	194.00–207.00	$197.28	$844	-13.21
452–497	470	27	188.00–203.00	$197.26	$927	-6.25
510–545	531	22	187.50–203.00	$197.14	$1,047	-13.52
555–595	577	33	184.00–200.00	$191.47	$1,105	-15.35
583 value added	583	16	209.00	$209.00	$1,218	—
600–647	626	20	182.00–194.00	$187.25	$1,172	-20.75
651–697	681	20	178.00–189.00	$187.01	$1,274	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	200.00	$200.00	$550	+5.85
320–335	328	2	185.00–197.50	$191.39	$628	+0.39
365–385	376	4	190.00–202.50	$195.62	$736	+8.12
405–435	417	5	180.00–190.00	$183.82	$767	-9.43
465–490	472	5	173.00–180.00	$177.24	$837	-11.96
590	590	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,062	-7.92
647	647	2	171.00	$171.00	$1,106	-15.45
650–670	657	3	170.00–172.50	$171.65	$1,128	+0.53
708	708	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,097	+7.50
855	855	2	169.00	$169.00	$1,445	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	177.50	$177.50	$470	—
365	365	2	180.00–182.50	$181.25	$662	—
412	412	7	165.00	$165.00	$680	-19.38
465	465	2	165.00	$165.00	$767	—
590	590	1	159.00	$159.00	$938	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	2	187.50–189.00	$188.25	$960	—
560–590	575	2	181.00–187.50	$184.17	$1,059	—
605	605	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,074	—
655	655	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,041	—
895	895	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,244	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	160.00	$160.00	$808	—
585	585	3	164.00	$164.00	$959	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,032	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–277	269	4	250.00–270.00	$254.84	$686	+8.22
310–345	335	6	252.50–267.50	$260.37	$872	+7.78
350–390	359	11	245.00–262.50	$252.03	$905	+3.82
400–440	422	10	242.50–253.00	$251.62	$1,062	+7.85
450–480	463	6	240.00–247.50	$244.28	$1,131	+4.16
507	507	2	209.00	$209.00	$1,060	-0.90
538 fancy	538	7	230.00	$230.00	$1,237	—
565	565	3	222.00	$222.00	$1,254	+22.00
600	600	3	193.00	$193.00	$1,158	+7.00
665–680	673	2	177.00–186.00	$181.45	$1,221	-0.93
760	760	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,338	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	217.50	$217.50	$435	—
250–270	260	2	222.50–230.00	$226.39	$589	—
380	380	1	235.00	$235.00	$893	+4.98
453–493	479	26	216.00–227.00	$219.44	$1,051	+13.43
520	520	2	185.00	$185.00	$962	-7.84
550–595	580	5	182.50–190.00	$185.63	$1,077	-3.33
680	680	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,122	-6.00
745	745	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,103	—
805	805	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,119	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	240.00	$240.00	$948	—
510	510	1	192.50	$192.50	$982	—
605	605	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,059	—
650–665	658	2	159.00–164.00	$161.47	$1,062	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790	790	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,090	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,015	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935	935	85-90%	1	58.00	$58.00	$542	—
890–1325	1072	85-90%	9	64.00–70.00	$67.80	$727	-20.56
995–1205	1116	85-90%	7	83.00–90.00	$84.89	$947	—
980–1310	1147	85-90%	12	71.00–81.00	$75.13	$862	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1345	1217	80-85%	20	83.00–93.00	$88.18	$1,073	-2.49
1200–1280	1246	80-85%	5	95.00–108.00	$98.32	$1,225	+7.65
1325–1545	1389	80-85%	4	74.00–80.00	$77.85	$1,081	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1690	1482	75-80%	8	80.00–90.00	$87.09	$1,291	—
1415–1920	1575	75-80%	9	91.00–100.00	$94.76	$1,492	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1610	1610	1	127.00	$127.00	$2,045	—
1445–1840	1698	5	88.00–103.00	$95.34	$1,619	—
1650–2090	1873	3	106.00–115.00	$109.64	$2,054	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1210	1210	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1240	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,190.00	$1,190.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	780.00	$780.00

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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
1075–1310	1202	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,400.00–1,790.00	$1,655.53	—
1275	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
1330	1330	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,310.00	$1,310.00	—
1455	1455	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,460.00	$1,460.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—

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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.