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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 10, 2024

527 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $291.64/cwt -21.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,502/hd at 515 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $261.27/cwt -8.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,364/hd at 522 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $289.29/cwt -5.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,620/hd at 560 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 527 622 642
Feeder cattle 497 563 571
Slaughter cattle 25 44 47
Replacement cattle 5 15 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 3 322.50 $322.50 $945 —
330 330 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,040 +12.50
350–395 380 6 302.50–315.00 $309.47 $1,176 +0.81
405 value added 405 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,326 -2.50
425–445 440 6 307.00–317.50 $312.79 $1,376 +10.39
455–497 468 17 294.00–300.00 $298.07 $1,395 -11.07
470 value added 470 5 316.00 $316.00 $1,485 -11.26
500–545 515 33 285.00–302.00 $291.64 $1,502 -15.06
550–585 560 30 284.00–297.00 $289.29 $1,620 +3.11
600–620 613 3 270.00–286.00 $278.59 $1,708 +11.59
600–632 value added 626 14 288.00–293.00 $292.17 $1,829 +5.35
665–695 680 4 268.00–275.00 $271.76 $1,848 -0.28
700–741 722 10 247.00–257.00 $251.40 $1,815 —
765–785 775 2 240.00–243.00 $241.52 $1,872 +6.85
820–837 831 3 220.00–226.00 $224.03 $1,862 -11.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,236 —
455–485 482 9 270.00–282.00 $280.29 $1,351 -5.29
505–530 518 2 271.00–280.00 $275.61 $1,428 -9.08
560–595 585 4 270.00–281.00 $277.19 $1,622 +12.19
635 635 2 256.00–268.00 $262.00 $1,664 +14.21
655 655 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,654 +2.68
720 720 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,620 —
775 775 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,868 +23.00
815–817 817 5 211.00–214.00 $211.60 $1,729 —
855–890 873 4 210.00–213.00 $211.53 $1,847 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482–490 485 3 265.00–269.00 $266.35 $1,292 -23.27
545 545 1 259.00 $259.00 $1,412 -23.00
550 550 1 263.00 $263.00 $1,446 —
600 600 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,458 +1.00
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,224 ±0.00
575 575 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,366 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 260.00 $260.00 $858 —
535 535 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,391 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 285.00 $285.00 $684 -9.51
315 fancy 315 1 307.50 $307.50 $969 —
315–348 340 4 290.00–297.50 $291.74 $992 -3.70
350–377 367 7 275.00–292.50 $284.11 $1,043 -12.05
385 fancy 385 2 301.00 $301.00 $1,159 —
413–447 422 12 286.00–298.00 $295.14 $1,245 +3.14
450–455 451 5 276.00–289.00 $286.38 $1,292 -4.68
500–545 522 31 250.00–269.00 $261.27 $1,364 -0.26
580–590 583 4 248.00–255.00 $253.23 $1,476 -3.47
615–630 value added 620 3 247.00–249.00 $248.32 $1,540 -7.18
600–646 625 19 232.00–242.00 $238.93 $1,493 -0.01
660–680 674 14 234.00–238.00 $237.00 $1,597 -2.35
703–740 730 17 212.00–220.00 $217.86 $1,590 -1.32
755 755 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,646 —
862 862 9 198.00 $198.00 $1,707 —
1000 1000 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,700 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 255.00–262.50 $258.55 $848 —
365 365 1 270.00 $270.00 $986 -2.29
405–445 422 10 265.00–275.00 $268.67 $1,134 +8.11
451–498 477 29 254.00–269.00 $263.23 $1,256 +6.73
510–548 536 10 231.00–246.00 $242.50 $1,300 -4.57
580–595 590 3 235.00–239.00 $237.33 $1,400 -6.27
600–615 606 4 213.00–221.00 $217.02 $1,315 -0.93
655 655 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,376 -6.89
710–745 728 2 189.00–195.00 $191.93 $1,397 -8.59
770 770 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,324 -19.00
825 825 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,304 +12.52
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 240.00 $240.00 $828 —
350–390 368 3 240.00–245.00 $241.76 $890 +1.76
400–445 425 4 230.00–247.00 $238.84 $1,015 +4.84
480–495 488 2 235.00–238.00 $236.48 $1,154 -2.42
685 685 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,288 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,263 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,260 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 330.00 $330.00 $842 —
310–315 313 2 302.50–315.00 $308.70 $966 —
365–395 371 5 295.00–310.00 $306.81 $1,138 -0.78
415–440 425 4 307.50–317.50 $313.67 $1,333 +9.64
450–485 457 6 286.00–307.00 $294.06 $1,344 +2.44
465 fancy 465 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,511 —
500–525 512 10 270.00–281.00 $276.05 $1,413 -9.95
571 fancy 571 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,656 —
575–580 578 2 263.00–267.00 $265.01 $1,532 -11.42
602–648 622 8 248.00–264.00 $259.88 $1,616 +5.88
655–675 663 3 240.00–257.50 $249.87 $1,657 -1.13
715 715 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,559 —
765 765 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,668 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 270.00 $270.00 $999 +10.00
425 425 1 284.00 $284.00 $1,207 +3.00
475–485 482 3 279.00–282.50 $280.50 $1,352 +4.08
542–545 543 3 265.00–266.00 $265.67 $1,443 —
595 595 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,577 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–485 470 2 246.00–258.00 $251.81 $1,184 -3.19
540 540 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,242 -15.00
585 585 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,404 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–485 473 2 270.00–274.00 $271.95 $1,286 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1545 1461 75-80% 7 122.00–141.00 $130.49 $1,906 +13.49
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1285 1176 80-85% 6 121.00–134.00 $126.85 $1,492 +1.43
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 106.00 $106.00 $954 +18.25
950–1165 1072 85-90% 3 119.00–121.00 $119.98 $1,286 +5.47
1205 1205 85-90% 1 72.00 $72.00 $868 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,991 +27.00
1400 1400 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,862 —
1615–1820 1741 4 153.00–160.00 $156.58 $2,726 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1230 1230 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,880.00 $1,880.00 —

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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.