Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 21, 2024

965 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $242.59/cwt +20.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,527/hd at 630 lb · 177 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $266.10/cwt +10.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,785/hd at 671 lb · 81 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $233.33/cwt +20.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,575/hd at 675 lb · 52 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	965	448	821
Feeder cattle	876	410	791
Slaughter cattle	60	33	24
Replacement cattle	29	5	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of sharply higher with feeder steers over 650lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of sharply higher with feeder heifers over 700lbs mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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
200	200	1	290.00	$290.00	$580	—
285	285	1	325.00	$325.00	$926	—
305–340 fancy	318	3	365.00–372.50	$369.27	$1,174	—
325–340	333	2	325.00–335.00	$330.11	$1,099	+35.99
350–395	369	6	320.00–342.50	$330.37	$1,219	—
385 fancy	385	2	352.50	$352.50	$1,357	—
410–430 value added	425	5	335.00–340.00	$335.97	$1,428	+5.97
445	445	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,391	+14.28
465–469 value added	469	8	320.00–332.50	$330.95	$1,552	—
472–485	484	22	300.00–308.00	$307.29	$1,487	+13.36
515–530 value added	520	3	310.00–320.00	$316.60	$1,646	+26.94
505–545	526	12	270.00–288.00	$278.38	$1,464	+2.37
570 value added	570	5	291.00	$291.00	$1,659	-4.00
570–595	588	14	274.00–288.00	$282.32	$1,660	-0.39
600–630 value added	609	16	272.50–285.00	$278.56	$1,696	+16.57
600–645	627	13	250.00–269.00	$262.30	$1,645	+13.56
655	655	1	241.00	$241.00	$1,579	-15.00
654–699 value added	671	80	266.00–269.00	$266.41	$1,788	—
702–721	715	8	237.00–248.00	$242.16	$1,731	+3.70
715 value added	715	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,805	-3.78
756–780	765	7	225.00–237.00	$228.63	$1,749	-10.37
842 value added	842	21	225.75	$225.75	$1,901	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,089	—
450–490	470	2	265.00–280.00	$272.18	$1,279	+20.20
520–540	530	2	255.00–265.00	$260.09	$1,378	-7.41
560–585	573	6	255.00–265.00	$259.93	$1,489	+0.21
620–625	623	2	225.00–237.50	$231.28	$1,441	—
675	675	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,552	+7.00
720	720	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,512	—
760	760	1	209.00	$209.00	$1,588	-11.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	3	295.00	$295.00	$1,283	—
475–480	478	2	295.00–298.00	$296.51	$1,417	+26.51
525	525	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,365	—
560	560	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,596	—
647	647	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,585	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	235.00	$235.00	$623	—
522–530	526	4	237.50–240.00	$238.76	$1,256	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	2	255.00–262.00	$258.50	$1,461	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1235	1195	2	174.00–175.00	$174.48	$2,085	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	318	10	257.50–277.50	$267.79	$852	+14.22
355–395	372	6	265.00–277.50	$269.92	$1,004	+5.51
390–395 fancy	394	4	284.00–290.00	$288.51	$1,137	—
405–440	421	13	262.50–272.50	$267.02	$1,124	-0.90
400–440 value added	426	21	282.00–292.50	$285.33	$1,216	-0.21
455 value added	455	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,320	+12.50
470–496	479	25	255.00–277.50	$269.06	$1,289	+9.37
516–533 value added	523	18	267.00–271.00	$268.44	$1,404	-0.31
500–546	535	26	244.00–264.00	$249.11	$1,333	+1.33
571–595	586	20	240.00–255.00	$246.66	$1,445	+1.51
600–640	621	25	225.00–239.00	$233.87	$1,452	+11.63
603–640 value added	631	152	241.00–249.00	$244.02	$1,540	—
650–670	665	4	224.00–229.00	$225.22	$1,498	+12.47
676–679 value added	676	48	233.50–237.00	$234.01	$1,582	—
712–735 value added	717	5	225.00–228.00	$227.38	$1,630	—
700–745	727	9	198.00–213.00	$206.64	$1,502	-1.36
830–836 value added	833	31	197.00–199.00	$197.91	$1,649	—
837	837	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,465	-11.00
865–895	880	2	155.00–160.00	$157.46	$1,386	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	222.50	$222.50	$545	—
365–395	380	5	240.00–247.50	$244.55	$929	—
445	445	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,112	+17.50
480–492	488	7	250.00–252.50	$250.71	$1,223	+16.96
505–545	525	2	227.50–230.00	$228.70	$1,201	-5.30
590	590	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,328	+2.41
610–630	623	3	201.00–217.00	$206.22	$1,285	+11.66
655–685	667	5	200.00–211.00	$206.44	$1,377	+10.44
720–725	723	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,301	-5.00
762–765	764	6	173.00–185.00	$178.92	$1,367	—
890	890	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,210	—
931	931	3	148.00	$148.00	$1,378	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–494	491	7	255.00–258.00	$257.15	$1,263	+18.14
580–585	583	2	225.00–229.00	$227.01	$1,323	—
680	680	2	219.00	$219.00	$1,489	+25.00
780	780	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,178	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	210.00	$210.00	$819	—
450	450	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,035	+25.00
565–590	578	2	180.00–199.00	$189.71	$1,097	—
600	600	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,020	—
625	625	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,062	—
685	685	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,199	—
700	700	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,050	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,128	—

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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	300.00	$300.00	$645	+10.00
275	275	1	320.00	$320.00	$880	—
370–375	373	2	300.00–315.00	$307.55	$1,147	-7.45
390 fancy	390	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,306	—
402–425 fancy	415	6	337.50–342.50	$339.97	$1,411	—
405–445	430	5	310.00–312.50	$311.03	$1,337	+41.03
455 fancy	455	2	310.00–315.00	$312.50	$1,422	+18.50
466–490	477	6	290.00–303.00	$298.47	$1,424	+21.62
505–540	526	11	260.00–275.00	$268.59	$1,413	—
500–540 fancy	527	5	282.00–287.50	$283.87	$1,496	—
565–570	568	2	252.50–260.00	$256.23	$1,455	+14.67
695	695	2	232.00	$232.00	$1,612	—
705–740	720	3	202.50–218.00	$208.49	$1,501	—
765	765	2	203.00	$203.00	$1,553	—
855–895	875	2	192.00–194.00	$193.02	$1,689	—
935	935	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,683	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	262.50	$262.50	$932	+2.50
425	425	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,148	+20.00
455	455	2	270.00–275.00	$272.50	$1,240	+15.50
530	530	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,285	—
585–590	588	2	231.00–247.50	$239.29	$1,407	+11.79
620	620	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,240	-10.00
680	680	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,455	+10.00
880	880	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,496	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,122	—
480	480	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,308	—
530	530	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,298	—
575	575	1	253.00	$253.00	$1,455	+14.00
725	725	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,450	—
925	925	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,212	—
960	960	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,296	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	227.50	$227.50	$819	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1370	1197	80-85%	20	104.00–114.00	$109.76	$1,314	—
1015–1560	1225	80-85%	11	116.00–129.00	$119.17	$1,460	+12.93

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1030	907	85-90%	3	75.00–80.00	$77.57	$704	—
990	990	85-90%	1	66.00	$66.00	$653	—
800–1235	1019	85-90%	9	100.00–111.00	$104.96	$1,070	+34.96
775–1320	1048	85-90%	8	93.00–98.00	$95.37	$999	+25.37

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1595	1422	75-80%	5	114.00–120.00	$116.13	$1,651	—
1335–1730	1437	75-80%	5	103.00–110.00	$106.39	$1,529	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1925	1571	8	118.00–126.00	$121.78	$1,913	—
1700–2155	1928	2	128.00	$128.00	$2,468	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,540.00	$1,540.00
1200–1245	1223	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,440.00	$1,371.29
1190–1450	1312	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,480.00–1,710.00	$1,573.39

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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
880 thin fleshed	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	785.00	$785.00	—
1315	1315	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,660.00	$1,660.00	—

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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.