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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 5, 2024

589 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $278.83/cwt -3.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,466/hd at 526 lb · 55 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $313.69/cwt +17.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,784/hd at 569 lb · 34 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $295.67/cwt +13.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,375/hd at 465 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 589 249 907
Feeder cattle 465 221 820
Slaughter cattle 91 28 67
Replacement cattle 33 — 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,015 —
300–305 303 2 227.50–342.50 $284.52 $862 -85.48
355–365 fancy 362 3 367.50–370.00 $368.32 $1,333 —
395 395 1 317.00 $317.00 $1,252 -8.00
405–446 436 16 307.50–324.00 $320.83 $1,399 -22.96
450–485 467 13 303.00–313.00 $309.22 $1,444 -4.67
522–546 537 14 320.00 $320.00 $1,718 +19.74
563 value added 563 20 325.00 $325.00 $1,830 —
560–593 577 14 293.00–306.00 $297.53 $1,717 +1.53
620–637 627 14 280.00–296.00 $287.83 $1,805 -10.81
655–680 664 10 287.00–294.00 $289.47 $1,922 -0.04
735–745 738 3 252.00–262.00 $255.36 $1,885 -26.79
766–770 767 5 255.00–262.00 $260.59 $1,999 -7.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 314.00 $314.00 $1,225 —
430–447 441 3 291.00–302.50 $294.73 $1,300 -26.77
450–495 488 8 281.00–298.00 $293.40 $1,432 +4.40
503–512 508 7 297.00–299.00 $298.15 $1,515 —
557–590 572 5 270.00–284.00 $277.52 $1,587 -2.48
607–645 620 3 258.00–274.00 $268.45 $1,664 -9.55
665–693 679 8 250.00–275.00 $268.37 $1,822 +9.37
715 715 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,730 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 266.00 $266.00 $1,530 +11.02
655 655 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,389 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 259.00 $259.00 $1,606 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 259.00 $259.00 $1,658 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 300.00 $300.00 $675 —
285 285 1 307.50 $307.50 $876 —
385 385 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,174 —
400–442 423 11 280.00–299.00 $286.96 $1,214 +8.20
421–430 value added 425 13 305.00–314.00 $311.00 $1,322 —
460 value added 460 16 305.00 $305.00 $1,403 —
450–485 471 13 277.00–290.00 $284.19 $1,339 +3.04
500–540 520 30 264.00–278.00 $273.72 $1,423 -6.35
503–545 value added 533 25 280.00–288.00 $284.96 $1,519 -5.04
550–571 value added 562 11 274.00–278.00 $276.56 $1,554 —
550–595 580 11 257.00–272.00 $268.05 $1,555 —
610–618 value added 614 9 267.00–269.00 $268.23 $1,647 +0.23
601–630 620 10 250.00–262.00 $254.29 $1,577 +5.24
655–670 662 3 239.00–246.00 $243.67 $1,613 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 280.00 $280.00 $714 —
355 355 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,021 —
430 430 3 260.00–276.00 $270.00 $1,161 -1.00
470–490 478 4 261.00–273.00 $268.76 $1,285 +4.35
535 535 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,332 -8.99
625–635 630 2 230.00–243.00 $236.55 $1,490 -0.45
705–725 715 2 213.00–215.00 $213.99 $1,530 —
770–785 777 3 198.00–200.00 $199.33 $1,549 —
895 895 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,468 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,047 —
435 435 2 266.00 $266.00 $1,157 —
560 560 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,428 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
597 597 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,415 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,024 —
645 645 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,451 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 262 3 320.00–340.00 $331.66 $869 —
320 320 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,152 +10.00
375 375 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,284 -20.00
410–425 418 4 307.00–320.00 $315.42 $1,318 +1.42
465 465 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,400 —
500–547 526 10 273.00–290.00 $282.69 $1,487 -5.25
550 550 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,568 +8.00
600–610 603 5 255.00–264.00 $260.18 $1,569 -13.82
655–670 663 2 247.00–249.00 $248.01 $1,644 —
725 725 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,762 +16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 2 300.00–315.00 $307.55 $1,209 +2.55
437 437 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,311 +20.24
455–485 465 3 290.00–300.00 $295.87 $1,376 +19.87
570–595 583 2 259.00–268.00 $263.40 $1,536 +8.40
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,102 —
420–440 430 2 272.00–288.00 $280.19 $1,205 —
462 462 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,317 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,037 -15.00
515 515 1 259.00 $259.00 $1,334 —
600 600 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,470 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1390 1206 80-85% 15 132.00–142.00 $136.51 $1,646 —
1185–1425 1302 80-85% 13 143.00–157.00 $149.07 $1,941 +13.61
1300–1340 1313 80-85% 3 118.00–127.00 $123.01 $1,615 -12.45
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 85-90% 1 93.00 $93.00 $739 —
870–1090 1009 85-90% 6 124.00–129.00 $125.59 $1,267 —
815–1220 1110 85-90% 13 111.00–120.00 $115.08 $1,277 -0.42
1075–1315 1183 85-90% 7 104.00–110.00 $107.79 $1,275 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1440 1417 75-80% 3 130.00–140.00 $133.72 $1,895 —
1355–1745 1510 75-80% 8 141.00–158.00 $145.74 $2,201 +10.14
1510 1510 75-80% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,933 -7.60

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1465 1360 2 143.00–148.00 $145.69 $1,981 —
1290–2330 1575 5 159.00–168.00 $164.47 $2,590 —
1655–2275 1919 5 172.00–190.00 $180.42 $3,462 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070–1110 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,725.00–1,825.00 $1,775.92
935–1270 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,475.00–2,000.00 $1,838.80
1165–1365 1293 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,610.00–2,010.00 $1,816.83
1310 1310 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00
1365 1365 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00
1115–1765 1517 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,400.00–2,410.00 $2,091.58
1450–1675 1563 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,925.00–2,275.00 $2,112.60

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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
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,175.00 $2,175.00 —
1390 1390 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00 —
1930 1930 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,125.00 $3,125.00 —

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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.