Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 6, 2024

557 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $254.24/cwt -4.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,850/hd at 728 lb · 60 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $309.12/cwt +17.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,593/hd at 515 lb · 38 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $200.50/cwt ≈ $1,859/hd at 927 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	557	581	674
Feeder cattle	499	509	556
Slaughter cattle	45	39	89
Replacement cattle	13	33	29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady with the exception of 400lbs to 650lbs preconditioned packages 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 400lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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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	301	3	330.00	$330.00	$993	-9.24
360 fancy	360	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,278	—
395	395	2	327.50	$327.50	$1,294	-4.18
426–430 value added	427	6	345.00	$345.00	$1,473	—
445–447	446	3	310.00–327.50	$321.68	$1,435	+15.39
450–475 value added	467	7	340.00–343.00	$341.26	$1,594	—
457–485	470	11	300.00–327.50	$314.16	$1,477	+8.78
504–538 value added	515	27	315.00–319.00	$316.45	$1,630	—
504–538	516	11	284.00–296.00	$291.13	$1,502	-0.39
560–598	593	13	280.00–296.00	$294.24	$1,745	-3.47
600–615	611	7	255.00–266.00	$260.27	$1,590	-19.73
601–627 value added	617	8	288.00–297.50	$291.47	$1,798	—
657 value added	657	11	282.00	$282.00	$1,853	—
655–666	663	4	244.00–255.00	$246.72	$1,636	-26.54
702–718 value added	717	31	260.00–265.00	$264.68	$1,898	-0.32
700–746	739	29	233.00–250.00	$243.07	$1,796	-9.73
832	832	2	229.00	$229.00	$1,905	-5.01
860–862	861	10	220.00	$220.00	$1,894	-5.00
927	927	28	200.50	$200.50	$1,859	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,068	—
455–485	475	3	265.00–285.00	$271.39	$1,289	-20.30
505–535	520	3	265.00–280.00	$270.88	$1,409	-11.12
562–580	574	10	253.00–274.00	$258.75	$1,485	-13.75
605	605	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,464	—
870–880	875	2	205.00–215.00	$209.97	$1,837	—
945	945	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,824	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	263.00	$263.00	$1,525	—
620–647	638	3	248.00–255.00	$250.27	$1,597	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
566	566	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,358	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,386	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	270.00	$270.00	$594	+10.00
280	280	1	285.00	$285.00	$798	+25.00
300–340	318	3	260.00–280.00	$267.91	$852	-9.28
330–345 fancy	342	5	290.00–311.00	$306.95	$1,050	+9.45
350–375	363	2	260.00–270.00	$264.83	$961	+7.93
380 fancy	380	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,083	—
400–405	403	2	280.00–290.00	$284.97	$1,148	+11.54
460–490	474	9	267.50–276.00	$270.65	$1,283	+2.02
517–540	525	6	248.00–265.00	$253.89	$1,333	-2.02
537 value added	537	4	274.00	$274.00	$1,471	-4.00
561–565 value added	563	6	267.00–269.00	$268.16	$1,510	+3.16
552–595	576	12	240.00–256.00	$250.50	$1,443	+2.89
615 value added	615	14	264.00	$264.00	$1,624	+16.00
610–645	631	7	231.00–249.00	$237.51	$1,499	+2.02
650–663	660	5	238.00–239.00	$238.20	$1,572	+3.37
712 value added	712	18	247.50	$247.50	$1,762	—
740	740	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,569	—
760	760	2	214.00	$214.00	$1,626	+7.00
803	803	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,606	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	252.50	$252.50	$707	+2.50
360	360	2	237.50	$237.50	$855	+0.71
432	432	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,102	+5.42
470–492	485	3	240.00–242.50	$241.69	$1,172	-10.12
520	520	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,160	-6.97
565–595	589	6	210.00–227.00	$221.94	$1,307	-5.07
600–636	620	7	210.00–225.00	$220.21	$1,365	—
660–665	662	3	205.00–210.00	$207.67	$1,375	-1.92
720	720	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,368	+0.10
915	915	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,670	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–475	472	3	260.00–267.50	$265.04	$1,251	—
540–545	543	2	230.00–239.00	$234.52	$1,273	—
550–565	560	3	228.00–234.00	$229.96	$1,288	—
730	730	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,270	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615–645	630	2	187.00–202.00	$194.68	$1,226	—
670	670	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,206	—
795	795	3	173.00	$173.00	$1,375	—
865	865	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,427	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,311	—
810	810	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,357	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,013	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,040	+25.00
370–385	375	3	307.50–322.50	$317.37	$1,190	-11.74
395 fancy	395	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,382	—
405–435	425	3	290.00–294.00	$292.22	$1,242	-7.78
435 fancy	435	1	332.50	$332.50	$1,446	±0.00
465	465	3	322.50	$322.50	$1,500	+30.27
468 fancy	468	4	340.00	$340.00	$1,591	—
503–530	511	7	264.00–275.00	$268.73	$1,373	-15.90
520–525 fancy	523	2	280.00–286.00	$282.99	$1,480	—
550–575	563	8	250.00–265.00	$259.44	$1,461	-1.60
615–647	637	4	222.00–239.00	$232.32	$1,480	-10.17
655–675	664	6	230.00–250.00	$238.28	$1,582	+14.87
725–740	730	3	211.00–220.00	$213.98	$1,562	+1.99
755–770	763	2	210.00–213.00	$211.49	$1,614	—
825	825	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,568	—
855	855	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,667	+4.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	285.00	$285.00	$955	+10.00
435	435	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,142	+12.50
490–495	493	3	262.50–275.00	$269.15	$1,327	+4.98
500–545	529	5	249.00–259.00	$253.21	$1,339	-9.62
595	595	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,458	+16.54
610–645	628	2	212.50–220.00	$216.15	$1,357	+26.15
650–695	676	4	214.00–225.00	$219.90	$1,487	+9.90
795	795	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,212	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,460	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,288	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	247.50	$247.50	$582	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860	860	85-90%	1	84.00	$84.00	$722	—
880–1125	1003	85-90%	2	63.00–66.00	$64.32	$645	—
920–1125	1053	85-90%	9	104.00–113.00	$108.12	$1,139	+1.62
955–1270	1094	85-90%	8	90.00–101.00	$96.53	$1,056	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1265	1161	80-85%	5	103.00–114.00	$110.02	$1,277	—
1060–1300	1212	80-85%	8	116.00–125.00	$119.54	$1,449	+6.19
1315	1315	80-85%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,315	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405	1405	75-80%	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,560	—
1300–1590	1472	75-80%	5	118.00–131.00	$121.23	$1,785	+13.77

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1885	1501	6	126.00–130.00	$127.98	$1,921	—
1830–1940	1890	3	132.00–135.00	$133.30	$2,519	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	880.00	$880.00
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,340.00	$1,340.00
1285	1285	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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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
1155–1260	1208	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,323.91	-171.33
1315	1315	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,370.00	$1,370.00	—

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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.