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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 17, 2024

657 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $255.90/cwt +47.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,180/hd at 852 lb · 131 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $259.43/cwt ≈ $2,039/hd at 786 lb · 99 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $237.00/cwt -3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,176/hd at 918 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 657 480 615
Feeder cattle 612 421 567
Slaughter cattle 45 57 48
Replacement cattle — 2 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher on a good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter Light test on slaughter bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 fancy 350 7 347.50 $347.50 $1,216 —
385–395 390 2 327.50–332.50 $329.97 $1,287 —
410–435 423 3 315.00–337.50 $328.18 $1,388 +19.69
461–495 475 5 306.00–312.00 $308.50 $1,465 -0.04
500–535 516 8 295.00–299.00 $297.08 $1,533 -10.91
550–568 561 33 294.00–310.00 $301.75 $1,693 -1.47
611–620 value added 616 8 290.00–298.00 $293.97 $1,811 —
620–630 626 34 274.00–282.00 $277.26 $1,736 +18.76
651–670 662 10 260.00–270.00 $266.50 $1,764 +5.88
681 value added 681 20 284.50 $284.50 $1,937 —
715 715 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,766 +6.20
719 value added 719 14 263.50 $263.50 $1,895 —
752–799 value added 786 99 250.50–262.75 $259.43 $2,039 —
820 820 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,886 +2.33
852 value added 852 131 255.90 $255.90 $2,180 —
918 value added 918 60 237.00 $237.00 $2,176 -3.75
1075 1075 1 208.00 $208.00 $2,236 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,112 +45.00
495 495 1 293.00 $293.00 $1,450 +4.20
505 505 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,389 -8.74
635 635 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,588 +23.55
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–675 663 2 240.00–253.00 $246.62 $1,635 —
720 720 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,656 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
852 852 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,704 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,320 -8.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 1 162.00 $162.00 $2,292 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 275.00 $275.00 $578 —
346 346 7 280.00 $280.00 $969 ±0.00
370 370 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,054 +7.86
405–435 415 3 271.00–280.00 $276.86 $1,149 -4.28
460–490 470 8 267.50–283.00 $277.64 $1,305 -8.17
512–540 528 13 267.50–276.00 $272.24 $1,437 +11.37
541 value added 541 5 288.00 $288.00 $1,558 —
551–555 552 4 274.00–276.00 $275.50 $1,521 +13.61
607–631 628 15 253.00–257.00 $254.06 $1,595 +15.33
633 value added 633 14 266.00 $266.00 $1,684 +5.01
698 698 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,738 +28.69
700 value added 700 9 233.00 $233.00 $1,631 —
707–730 715 3 206.00–209.00 $207.02 $1,480 -2.98
770 770 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,617 -4.00
818 818 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,513 —
920 920 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,665 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,355 +6.50
565–586 582 9 240.00–251.00 $244.76 $1,425 +6.90
600–630 617 3 232.00–235.00 $233.99 $1,444 +19.02
715 715 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,394 —
885 885 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,425 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,283 +9.50
695 695 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,453 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1235 1195 2 155.00–165.00 $159.83 $1,910 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,359 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 378 2 302.50–310.00 $306.13 $1,157 +28.63
455 455 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,422 +38.02
555 555 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,421 -5.42
600–643 632 4 235.00–240.00 $236.19 $1,493 -2.47
650–670 657 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,577 +15.25
700 700 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,698 +21.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–427 422 4 285.00–297.50 $291.94 $1,232 —
480 480 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,356 +37.19
725 725 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,613 +13.89

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1095 985 85-90% 2 94.00–104.00 $99.56 $981 -42.77
970–1195 1073 85-90% 3 137.00–142.00 $139.82 $1,500 +25.50
980–1200 1078 85-90% 9 110.00–119.00 $114.79 $1,237 +0.47
1060–1170 1100 85-90% 4 124.00–127.00 $125.23 $1,378 -3.39
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1615 1478 75-80% 6 131.00–139.00 $135.61 $2,004 —
1360–1805 1641 75-80% 6 141.00–148.00 $144.26 $2,367 —
1755 1755 75-80% 1 129.00 $129.00 $2,264 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1305 1223 80-85% 3 134.00–140.00 $136.34 $1,667 —
1245–1365 1299 80-85% 5 141.00–154.00 $146.91 $1,908 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1490 1388 2 147.00–150.00 $148.61 $2,063 —
1790 1790 1 159.00 $159.00 $2,846 —

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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.