Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 14, 2024

448 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $245.72/cwt +7.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,921/hd at 782 lb · 75 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $262.43/cwt +10.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,363/hd at 519 lb · 73 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $282.79/cwt +25.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,215/hd at 430 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	448	1,400	863
Feeder cattle	410	1,251	798
Slaughter cattle	33	101	52
Replacement cattle	5	48	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Good demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter 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
301–317	307	5	290.00–300.00	$294.12	$903	—
413 value added	413	3	330.00	$330.00	$1,363	+17.09
415–435	425	3	290.00–305.00	$298.22	$1,267	+9.33
455–485	475	7	290.00–307.50	$293.93	$1,396	+4.65
495 fancy	495	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,547	—
507–535	522	9	270.00–285.00	$276.01	$1,441	-3.15
532–545 value added	536	3	289.00–290.00	$289.66	$1,553	-7.03
558 value added	558	4	295.00	$295.00	$1,646	+19.00
570–571	571	7	279.00–285.00	$282.71	$1,614	+15.64
605–610 value added	608	4	260.00–264.00	$261.99	$1,593	+1.53
605–645	626	13	240.00–257.00	$248.74	$1,557	+0.42
650	650	7	256.00	$256.00	$1,664	+16.56
705–722 value added	715	10	250.00–259.50	$256.28	$1,832	+17.22
700–740	727	5	233.00–241.00	$238.46	$1,734	+11.49
755	755	3	239.00	$239.00	$1,804	+12.13
783 value added	783	72	246.00	$246.00	$1,926	+6.08
815–847	832	4	220.00–224.00	$220.99	$1,839	+2.98
1085	1085	1	188.00	$188.00	$2,040	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–495	490	2	250.00–254.00	$251.98	$1,235	-19.30
525	525	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,404	+10.04
555–585	568	4	258.00–263.00	$259.72	$1,475	+11.66
650	650	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,450	—
765	765	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,683	+9.00
820	820	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,648	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,323	—
780	780	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,646	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,093	+3.00
590	590	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,357	-2.26

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	250.00	$250.00	$612	-22.38
260–265	263	2	245.00–262.50	$253.83	$668	-7.18
310–340	315	7	242.50–260.00	$253.57	$799	+7.30
380–395	390	4	260.00–275.00	$264.41	$1,031	+10.14
410–435	416	5	260.00–277.50	$267.92	$1,115	+16.59
420–440 value added	432	27	285.00–287.50	$285.54	$1,234	+13.04
450–490	469	12	252.50–267.50	$259.69	$1,218	+8.21
475–490 value added	485	3	277.50	$277.50	$1,346	+7.73
503–545	516	22	242.50–257.50	$247.78	$1,279	+6.51
521 value added	521	51	268.75	$268.75	$1,400	+5.53
550–590	559	9	234.00–250.00	$245.15	$1,370	+15.28
557–565 value added	560	3	252.00–256.00	$254.65	$1,426	+11.49
620–647	632	13	211.00–228.00	$222.24	$1,405	-5.31
650–665	658	2	212.50–213.00	$212.75	$1,400	-10.27
725	725	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,508	+8.87
845	845	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,572	-14.93

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	232.50	$232.50	$674	+2.50
420	420	1	232.50	$232.50	$976	+7.07
460	460	2	230.00–237.50	$233.75	$1,075	-5.17
540	540	2	234.00	$234.00	$1,264	+14.53
555–595	582	3	211.00–228.00	$222.59	$1,295	+9.55
607–645	622	5	190.00–197.00	$194.56	$1,210	-18.34
655	655	1	196.00	$196.00	$1,284	-8.96
730	730	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,350	+12.00
845	845	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,268	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490–495	493	2	238.00–240.00	$239.01	$1,178	—
531	531	3	237.00	$237.00	$1,258	—
640	640	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,293	—
655	655	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,271	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	200.00	$200.00	$880	-10.00
470	470	1	205.00	$205.00	$964	-1.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	290.00	$290.00	$624	+2.50
358	358	4	315.00	$315.00	$1,128	+36.81
430	430	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,161	-9.22
450–485	463	3	270.00–285.00	$276.85	$1,282	+2.32
463 fancy	463	3	294.00	$294.00	$1,361	-3.50
570–590	580	2	238.00–245.00	$241.56	$1,401	+8.47
605–647	631	7	217.00–233.00	$229.05	$1,445	+0.36

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	260.00	$260.00	$962	+2.70
435	435	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,088	-14.51
478	478	3	257.00	$257.00	$1,228	+3.68
570	570	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,297	+11.35
615	615	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,292	+4.24
690	690	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,408	+1.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	239.00	$239.00	$1,386	+11.50

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	225.00	$225.00	$990	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	220.00	$220.00	$726	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015	1015	85-90%	1	70.00	$70.00	$710	-14.87
930–1180	1068	85-90%	5	78.00–89.00	$83.22	$889	—
1005–1260	1094	85-90%	4	93.00–102.00	$98.58	$1,078	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1315	1247	80-85%	6	103.00–109.00	$106.24	$1,325	—
1335	1335	80-85%	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,562	—
1265–1420	1338	80-85%	3	89.00–95.00	$92.55	$1,238	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540	1540	75-80%	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,294	-22.76
1570	1570	75-80%	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,758	-0.97
1340–1750	1595	75-80%	4	98.00–106.00	$100.81	$1,608	-12.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–1545	1493	3	113.00–120.00	$116.72	$1,743	—
1595–1975	1798	3	127.00–135.00	$131.54	$2,365	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,340.00	$1,340.00
1315	1315	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,460.00	$1,460.00

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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.