Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 29, 2024

249 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $265.97/cwt ≈ $1,640/hd at 617 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $308.56/cwt +8.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,633/hd at 529 lb · 20 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $289.51/cwt ≈ $1,998/hd at 690 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	249	425	476
Feeder cattle	221	355	435
Slaughter cattle	28	53	41
Replacement cattle	—	17	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts however a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 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
320	320	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,184	+2.50
380	380	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,235	±0.00
400–405	403	2	337.50–350.00	$343.79	$1,385	+31.40
460–495	478	2	310.00–317.50	$313.89	$1,500	+8.11
515 value added	515	8	321.00	$321.00	$1,653	+11.00
507–545	539	12	292.00–309.00	$300.26	$1,618	+1.62
565	565	1	296.00	$296.00	$1,672	+0.52
623–633	627	9	293.00–303.00	$298.64	$1,872	+23.26
660–692	690	15	289.00–297.00	$289.51	$1,998	—
725–732	730	14	280.00–283.00	$282.15	$2,060	—
760	760	1	268.00	$268.00	$2,037	+16.00
800	800	1	238.00	$238.00	$1,904	—
803 value added	803	6	255.00	$255.00	$2,048	—
1030	1030	1	195.00	$195.00	$2,008	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416	416	4	266.00	$266.00	$1,107	—
507	507	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,318	—
565–577	571	4	253.00–257.00	$254.98	$1,456	—
635	635	1	259.00	$259.00	$1,645	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–448	443	5	302.50–326.00	$321.50	$1,424	+26.50
460	460	1	289.00	$289.00	$1,329	-16.00
560	560	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,568	+12.04
620	620	1	278.00	$278.00	$1,724	+24.00
655	655	1	259.00	$259.00	$1,696	+17.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840	840	1	229.00	$229.00	$1,924	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	1	239.00	$239.00	$1,637	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750	750	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,628	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	429	4	277.00–284.00	$278.76	$1,196	-6.66
450 fancy	450	1	291.00	$291.00	$1,310	—
460–485	476	6	279.00–283.00	$281.15	$1,338	+2.62
505–510 value added	508	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,473	+6.00
525–545	532	9	270.00–286.00	$280.07	$1,490	+12.28
615 value added	615	25	268.00	$268.00	$1,648	—
625–640	630	3	246.00–255.00	$249.05	$1,569	—
770	770	4	223.00	$223.00	$1,717	+14.00
805–840	825	3	184.00–194.00	$188.95	$1,559	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	271.00	$271.00	$1,138	+11.00
475–486	483	5	261.00–266.00	$264.41	$1,277	+12.11
520–530	525	2	257.00–259.00	$257.99	$1,354	+7.23
605	605	2	237.00	$237.00	$1,434	—
685	685	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,514	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	270.00–275.00	$272.50	$858	+20.00
412–430	418	3	256.00–257.50	$256.99	$1,074	—
465	465	1	246.00	$246.00	$1,144	+19.30
535	535	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,177	-17.00
560	560	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,344	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	257.50	$257.50	$850	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,120	+17.39
355	355	1	362.50	$362.50	$1,287	—
445	445	1	314.00	$314.00	$1,397	+0.64
505–535	520	2	286.00–290.00	$287.94	$1,497	+7.14
555	555	1	277.00	$277.00	$1,537	+9.05
620	620	1	274.00	$274.00	$1,699	+15.40
720	720	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,634	-27.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,128	-2.50
435–440	438	2	277.50–282.00	$279.76	$1,225	-6.24
460	460	1	276.00	$276.00	$1,270	-22.40
500	500	1	244.00	$244.00	$1,220	—
575	575	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,466	-8.50
640	640	1	224.00	$224.00	$1,434	+4.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,024	+22.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930	930	85-90%	1	98.00	$98.00	$911	—
770–1170	970	85-90%	2	108.00–109.00	$108.60	$1,053	+2.07
970–1255	1113	85-90%	5	112.00–118.00	$115.50	$1,286	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310	1310	75-80%	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,638	—
1495	1495	75-80%	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,719	-12.43
1385–1630	1535	75-80%	5	132.00–140.00	$135.60	$2,081	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180	1180	80-85%	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,510	-1.11
1210–1395	1303	80-85%	2	135.00–136.00	$135.46	$1,765	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1355	1293	2	146.00–151.00	$148.38	$1,919	—
1690–2250	1950	5	160.00–174.00	$165.30	$3,223	—

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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.