Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 22, 2024

425 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $261.66/cwt +11.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,978/hd at 756 lb · 71 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $299.67/cwt -2.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,549/hd at 517 lb · 22 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $288.53/cwt -5.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,218/hd at 422 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	425	414	529
Feeder cattle	355	380	480
Slaughter cattle	53	28	35
Replacement cattle	17	6	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Good demand for all slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304	304	7	367.50	$367.50	$1,117	+35.71
380–390	387	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,258	+3.53
410–445	417	18	304.00–315.00	$312.39	$1,303	-7.27
455–490	475	13	297.00–312.50	$305.78	$1,452	-9.90
500–536	515	20	289.00–306.00	$298.64	$1,538	-3.77
535 value added	535	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,658	—
555–560	558	2	291.00–300.00	$295.48	$1,649	+5.13
605 value added	605	2	293.00	$293.00	$1,773	+3.00
600–640	622	7	269.00–279.00	$275.38	$1,713	-3.95
756 value added	756	70	261.80	$261.80	$1,979	—
765	765	1	252.00	$252.00	$1,928	+2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,283	-10.48
490	490	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,494	+7.24
560–585	573	2	266.00–270.00	$267.96	$1,535	-1.54
605	605	1	254.00	$254.00	$1,537	—
655	655	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,585	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462	462	2	298.00	$298.00	$1,377	+17.00
540	540	1	293.00	$293.00	$1,582	—
600	600	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,590	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
227	227	2	315.00	$315.00	$715	—
280	280	1	300.00	$300.00	$840	±0.00
342	342	10	311.00	$311.00	$1,064	-0.93
360–375	368	2	300.00–310.00	$305.10	$1,123	-6.41
405–410 value added	407	3	301.00–310.00	$306.15	$1,246	+3.18
412–440	425	17	275.00–295.00	$285.42	$1,213	-3.81
460–498	481	18	270.00–289.00	$278.53	$1,340	+6.28
520 value added	520	2	284.00	$284.00	$1,477	+7.11
515–535	524	5	259.00–279.00	$267.79	$1,403	+2.55
550–575	563	7	258.00–273.00	$264.68	$1,490	-1.77
659–670	660	12	248.00	$248.00	$1,637	+8.62
700–725	713	4	207.00–216.00	$210.80	$1,503	—
782	782	2	209.00	$209.00	$1,634	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	292.50	$292.50	$863	—
320–335	328	2	285.00–287.50	$286.28	$939	-6.22
370–385	376	4	279.00–295.00	$285.11	$1,072	-7.39
401–410	403	4	260.00	$260.00	$1,048	-6.70
462–495	473	3	251.00–253.00	$252.30	$1,193	-5.97
500–530	509	5	247.00–253.00	$250.76	$1,276	-2.24
595	595	1	243.00	$243.00	$1,446	-0.09
630–647	644	5	230.00–238.00	$234.20	$1,508	+6.20
925	925	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,554	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	252.50	$252.50	$846	—
475–485	478	3	224.00–232.00	$226.70	$1,084	—
515	515	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,221	+21.00
600	600	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,332	+12.00
690	690	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,490	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,228	—
535–540	538	3	250.00–255.00	$253.34	$1,363	—
615	615	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,445	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,293	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	211	4	337.50–352.50	$348.15	$735	—
325–330	328	2	317.50–347.50	$332.61	$1,091	+2.61
400–425	410	4	305.00–320.00	$313.36	$1,285	+6.96
470–490	483	3	294.00–305.00	$299.26	$1,445	+5.57
500–545	529	4	278.00–285.00	$280.80	$1,485	-1.24
555–570	559	4	261.00–271.00	$267.95	$1,498	-3.05
600–635	618	2	255.00–262.00	$258.60	$1,598	+0.22
655–670	663	2	253.00–260.00	$256.54	$1,701	—
735	735	2	254.00	$254.00	$1,867	+35.00
765–780	773	2	214.00–223.00	$218.46	$1,689	+10.46
810	810	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,709	—
855	855	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,710	+10.00
965	965	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,621	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	2	307.50	$307.50	$1,205	—
445	445	1	286.00	$286.00	$1,273	—
450–470	457	3	292.00–303.00	$298.40	$1,364	+22.40
515–543	536	5	260.00–266.00	$261.76	$1,403	-1.71
560	560	2	259.00–268.00	$263.50	$1,476	+19.50
635	635	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,397	-45.00
715	715	1	229.00	$229.00	$1,637	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490–495	493	2	251.00–270.00	$260.55	$1,285	—
555–590	570	4	239.00–246.00	$241.30	$1,375	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	297.50	$297.50	$982	—
485	485	1	286.00	$286.00	$1,387	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1450	1188	80-85%	13	124.00–133.00	$129.11	$1,534	—
1095–1480	1265	80-85%	11	134.00–146.00	$138.19	$1,748	+22.19

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1090	950	85-90%	3	102.00–110.00	$106.53	$1,012	+5.53
850–1180	1028	85-90%	5	112.00–120.00	$116.62	$1,199	+2.07
945–1160	1050	85-90%	7	122.00–132.00	$125.37	$1,316	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1555	1483	75-80%	2	126.00–129.00	$127.43	$1,890	—
1420–1840	1569	75-80%	7	133.00–143.00	$137.54	$2,158	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–2205	1645	3	157.00–169.00	$165.02	$2,715	—
1535–2305	1792	3	148.00–153.00	$150.71	$2,701	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
900–1120	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,450.00–1,575.00	$1,519.31
1030–1065	1048	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,160.00–1,270.00	$1,215.92
1070	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,210.00	$1,210.00
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00

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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
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,990.00	$1,990.00	—
1115	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,175.00	$2,175.00	—

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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.