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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 12, 2024

413 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $233.01/cwt ≈ $2,139/hd at 918 lb · 57 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $260.22/cwt -0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,625/hd at 624 lb · 43 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $280.12/cwt +1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,429/hd at 510 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 413 589 651
Feeder cattle 380 465 508
Slaughter cattle 31 91 98
Replacement cattle 2 33 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,172 +65.48
355 fancy 355 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,314 +1.68
384 384 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,344 +33.00
417–442 431 5 307.00–317.00 $310.25 $1,337 -10.58
460–461 460 13 309.00–323.00 $314.39 $1,446 +5.17
518–545 523 7 304.00–317.00 $313.14 $1,638 -6.86
520–536 value added 531 14 324.00–330.00 $327.41 $1,739 —
550–560 value added 558 4 312.50–317.00 $315.89 $1,763 -9.11
557–585 567 4 293.00–305.00 $299.67 $1,699 +2.14
600 600 3 294.00 $294.00 $1,764 +6.17
615 value added 615 7 304.00 $304.00 $1,870 —
657 657 2 297.00 $297.00 $1,951 +7.53
732 value added 732 7 268.00 $268.00 $1,962 —
810 810 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,895 —
910 910 1 239.00 $239.00 $2,175 —
918 value added 918 56 232.90 $232.90 $2,138 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 258.00 $258.00 $1,380 -40.15
575–590 585 4 274.00–285.00 $281.80 $1,649 +4.28
615 615 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,624 -4.45
685 685 1 259.00 $259.00 $1,774 -9.37

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 427 20 280.00–295.00 $286.97 $1,225 +0.01
450–497 483 7 270.00–282.00 $278.26 $1,344 -5.93
503–511 value added 507 29 280.00–284.00 $282.22 $1,431 -2.74
500–535 525 6 267.00–273.00 $269.98 $1,417 -3.74
550 value added 550 7 278.00 $278.00 $1,529 +1.44
550–591 585 12 255.00–269.00 $262.81 $1,537 -5.24
610–615 613 2 250.00–259.00 $254.52 $1,560 +0.23
625 value added 625 41 260.50 $260.50 $1,628 -7.73
710–735 718 3 210.00–212.00 $210.68 $1,513 —
714–733 value added 720 24 239.50–244.00 $241.03 $1,735 —
835 835 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,620 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 255.00 $255.00 $880 —
392 392 2 274.00 $274.00 $1,074 —
402–435 413 3 277.00–277.50 $277.18 $1,145 +7.18
485–495 490 2 253.00–268.00 $260.42 $1,276 -8.34
520–540 530 2 252.00–257.00 $254.55 $1,349 +5.55
585 585 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,410 —
735–740 738 2 198.00–204.00 $201.01 $1,483 -12.98
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,082 —
535 535 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,284 —
550 550 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,232 —
630–640 635 2 210.00–212.00 $210.99 $1,340 -14.01
665–680 673 2 217.00–223.00 $219.97 $1,480 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,138 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 2 327.50–340.00 $333.30 $917 +1.64
380 380 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,216 -22.50
407–445 430 6 294.00–310.00 $303.68 $1,306 -11.74
455–460 458 2 292.00–298.00 $295.02 $1,351 -5.98
502–510 505 3 275.00–292.00 $286.27 $1,446 +3.58
550–570 566 6 269.00–274.00 $272.52 $1,542 -12.48
600–610 604 4 265.00–269.00 $267.00 $1,613 +6.82
665 665 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,662 +1.99
720 720 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,800 +7.00
820 820 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,861 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 307.50 $307.50 $1,015 —
390 390 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,170 -7.55
540 540 7 264.00–269.00 $268.29 $1,449 —
690 690 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,497 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 272.50 $272.50 $981 -17.50
575 575 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,276 —
680 680 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,367 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1645 1473 75-80% 6 130.00–136.00 $132.35 $1,950 —
1335–1595 1489 75-80% 5 116.00–128.00 $122.64 $1,826 —
1655–1845 1750 75-80% 2 141.00–144.00 $142.58 $2,495 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 80-85% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,357 —
1085–1315 1203 80-85% 6 130.00–141.00 $134.18 $1,614 -2.33
1285–1410 1348 80-85% 2 150.00–153.00 $151.57 $2,043 +28.56
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1125 988 85-90% 2 106.00–108.00 $106.86 $1,056 —
1060 1060 85-90% 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,314 —
1105 1105 85-90% 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,337 +5.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595 1595 1 146.00 $146.00 $2,329 -18.47
1610–1925 1757 3 155.00–167.00 $159.65 $2,805 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00

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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.