Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 24, 2024

1,296 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $221.76/cwt +5.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,751/hd at 790 lb · 216 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $215.85/cwt +17.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,879/hd at 871 lb · 146 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $213.24/cwt +14.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,411/hd at 662 lb · 67 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,296	1,793	819
Feeder cattle	1,229	1,701	718
Slaughter cattle	48	62	76
Replacement cattle	19	30	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week due to inclement weather and no market report.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,059	-10.83
400–440	415	3	267.50–290.00	$277.23	$1,151	-0.13
410–446 value added	439	5	300.00–317.50	$303.27	$1,331	-4.84
455–460	458	2	250.00–272.50	$261.19	$1,196	-19.57
490 fancy	490	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,360	—
515–540	528	2	245.00–255.00	$249.88	$1,319	-18.00
536 value added	536	3	282.50	$282.50	$1,514	-8.33
557–573 value added	568	7	260.00	$260.00	$1,477	-8.50
550–595	584	10	230.00–250.00	$237.01	$1,384	-7.81
615	615	2	237.50–243.00	$240.25	$1,478	+2.20
655–695	685	14	232.00–245.00	$237.41	$1,626	+3.90
710	710	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,448	-15.82
700–745 value added	729	13	218.00–225.00	$219.86	$1,603	-8.82
763–792 value added	787	166	224.00–225.00	$224.85	$1,770	—
799	799	50	211.50	$211.50	$1,690	-5.13
805–842	820	5	203.00–205.00	$203.82	$1,671	+1.94
857	857	14	205.00	$205.00	$1,757	+7.00
872 value added	872	132	217.00	$217.00	$1,892	—
900 value added	900	23	206.00	$206.00	$1,854	—
915	915	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,821	+13.75
977	977	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,807	+15.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–447	440	6	247.50–260.00	$253.37	$1,115	+2.01
500–530	515	2	225.00–230.00	$227.57	$1,172	-14.80
580	580	1	233.00	$233.00	$1,351	+10.69
605–628	623	5	200.00–218.00	$213.70	$1,331	-7.72
650–675	668	7	198.00–211.00	$209.19	$1,397	-4.23
772	772	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,505	-9.00
864	864	6	180.00	$180.00	$1,555	-8.00
925	925	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,563	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–620	615	3	212.00–215.00	$212.98	$1,310	—
870	870	4	197.50–209.00	$206.13	$1,793	—
1025	1025	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,712	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,129	±0.00
682–695	686	3	187.00–194.00	$189.36	$1,299	—
745	745	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,266	—
810	810	1	183.00	$183.00	$1,482	—
860	860	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,591	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,018	-3.50
615	615	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,107	-20.00
721	721	3	171.00	$171.00	$1,233	—
810	810	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,304	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–345	322	4	222.50–240.00	$232.83	$750	+8.99
410 fancy	410	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,046	—
420 value added	420	20	247.50	$247.50	$1,040	-13.33
400–445	423	16	230.00–245.00	$235.68	$997	-6.32
450–495	473	19	220.00–239.00	$227.15	$1,074	-2.22
482–485 value added	484	14	249.00–251.00	$249.85	$1,209	+8.45
510–527	524	5	229.00–231.00	$230.61	$1,208	+15.49
526–547 value added	535	10	238.00–240.00	$239.20	$1,280	+10.66
550–553 value added	550	50	232.00–236.50	$235.78	$1,297	+14.28
556–565	558	4	220.00–225.00	$221.27	$1,235	+7.83
602–635	619	14	195.00–210.00	$200.45	$1,241	-6.73
620–639 value added	638	22	213.00–214.00	$213.04	$1,359	-4.35
656	656	3	197.00	$197.00	$1,292	-1.39
662 value added	662	64	214.00	$214.00	$1,417	—
701–718 value added	704	33	194.00–200.00	$196.13	$1,381	-1.87
743	743	3	191.00	$191.00	$1,419	+4.68
752–777 value added	764	51	193.75–195.00	$194.38	$1,485	—
765–790	775	3	185.00–192.00	$188.30	$1,459	+13.04
801–812	805	18	188.50–194.50	$190.52	$1,534	—
923	923	9	180.50	$180.50	$1,666	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	207.50	$207.50	$560	-0.21
435–445	440	3	220.00–224.00	$221.33	$974	+2.88
475–490	483	2	210.00–212.00	$211.02	$1,019	-1.25
530–545	534	4	201.00–213.00	$206.53	$1,103	+8.96
555–595	581	13	194.00–206.00	$200.12	$1,163	+4.57
600–635	620	8	174.00–190.00	$184.34	$1,143	-10.36
662–667	665	4	180.00	$180.00	$1,197	-0.07
760	760	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,155	—
895	895	4	148.00	$148.00	$1,325	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	190.00	$190.00	$646	—
555–575	570	4	179.00–180.00	$179.24	$1,022	-5.76
640	640	1	152.00	$152.00	$973	-28.00
655–670	663	2	150.00–157.50	$153.71	$1,019	-19.17
740	740	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,021	—
790	790	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,007	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,182	+2.00
656–670	663	6	196.00–198.00	$196.99	$1,306	—
987	987	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,530	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	176.00	$176.00	$862	-24.00
602	602	2	168.00	$168.00	$1,011	-6.39
697	697	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,115	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–367	363	3	287.50–295.00	$289.94	$1,052	+19.66
380 fancy	380	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,178	+2.50
420 value added	420	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,239	—
425 fancy	425	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,275	—
425–440	430	6	250.00–275.00	$266.61	$1,146	-3.78
453–470	457	8	247.50–257.00	$254.29	$1,162	+0.56
475 fancy	475	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,306	—
500–525	515	3	225.00–240.00	$231.75	$1,194	+12.05
500–530 fancy	516	9	247.50	$247.50	$1,277	—
560 fancy	560	2	242.00	$242.00	$1,355	—
570	570	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,282	+15.90
630	630	2	202.00	$202.00	$1,273	-4.15
655	655	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,290	-0.09
725–740	733	3	178.00–190.00	$185.30	$1,358	+1.30
780–790	785	2	172.00–174.00	$172.99	$1,358	-4.01
850	850	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,224	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–493	490	4	200.00–205.00	$201.23	$986	—
530	530	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,118	+8.00
565–595	582	6	204.00–216.00	$211.69	$1,232	—
670	670	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,266	+7.51

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	327	3	210.00–220.00	$214.21	$700	—
450	450	1	190.00	$190.00	$855	+0.21
550	550	2	160.00	$160.00	$880	—
610	610	1	140.00	$140.00	$854	—
875	875	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,050	—
950	950	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,226	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,167	—
655	655	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,258	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1045	912	85-90%	3	68.00–78.00	$74.44	$679	—
785–1190	982	85-90%	9	79.00–87.00	$83.61	$821	+20.34
860–1175	1052	85-90%	10	90.00–104.00	$96.01	$1,010	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1385	1223	80-85%	13	101.00–114.00	$105.05	$1,285	+16.74
1075–1420	1254	80-85%	7	91.00–99.00	$94.46	$1,185	-2.03

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1715	1489	75-80%	4	109.00–114.00	$112.31	$1,672	+21.02

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460	1460	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,781	—
1670–1805	1738	2	126.00–132.00	$129.12	$2,244	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00
1070	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00
1195	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,160.00	$1,160.00
1275	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1385	1385	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1560	1560	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,680.00	$1,680.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–965	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,160.00–1,270.00	$1,216.16

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855	855	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,197	—

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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.