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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 31, 2024

307 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $270.00/cwt +7.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,125/hd at 787 lb · 68 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 307 883 578
Feeder cattle 252 822 514
Slaughter cattle 46 56 62
Replacement cattle 9 5 2

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 300.50 $300.50 $1,277 -24.50
498 498 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,544 -12.32
555 value added 555 4 297.50 $297.50 $1,651 -15.00
560–585 570 4 285.00–292.00 $289.76 $1,652 -11.25
615–627 623 3 275.00–285.00 $278.29 $1,734 +6.93
680 value added 680 5 287.00 $287.00 $1,952 +3.12
710 value added 710 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,059 +22.19
787 value added 787 68 270.00 $270.00 $2,125 +6.25
821 821 6 249.00 $249.00 $2,044 —
870–880 875 2 215.00–219.00 $216.99 $1,899 -10.01
975 975 1 207.00 $207.00 $2,018 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–495 476 4 270.00–290.00 $278.81 $1,327 -20.41
535 535 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,391 -10.00
560–595 578 2 250.00–277.00 $263.91 $1,525 -23.09
600 600 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,605 +7.50
730 730 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,708 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,092 —
670–680 675 2 235.00–239.00 $236.99 $1,600 —
810–820 815 2 218.00–220.00 $219.01 $1,785 —
880–895 888 2 198.00–209.00 $203.55 $1,808 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,192 —
560 560 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,218 —
610 610 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,312 —
875 875 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,312 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–342 335 3 270.00–272.50 $271.70 $910 -8.30
375 375 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,031 -10.17
402–447 423 7 272.50–287.50 $277.75 $1,175 -5.02
440 fancy 440 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,287 —
463 value added 463 3 287.50 $287.50 $1,331 -6.27
490 490 2 282.50 $282.50 $1,384 +1.63
500–545 517 6 267.50–280.00 $272.49 $1,409 +2.07
532 fancy 532 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,516 —
550–580 569 7 262.50–275.00 $268.67 $1,529 +1.61
620 620 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,566 +8.39
635 fancy 635 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,730 —
680 680 2 242.50 $242.50 $1,649 -7.81
695 value added 695 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,876 +4.00
760 760 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,809 +12.00
820 820 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,550 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 318 3 260.00–265.00 $263.19 $837 —
370–395 378 3 250.00–265.00 $258.37 $977 —
440 440 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,122 —
485–488 487 4 260.00–262.50 $260.62 $1,269 -4.38
505–530 518 3 245.00–260.00 $253.46 $1,313 +2.36
570–585 581 4 250.00–257.00 $254.28 $1,477 +10.07
622 622 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,539 +13.40
650 650 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,476 -4.39
710–725 718 2 200.00–225.00 $212.63 $1,527 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 2 240.00–247.50 $243.60 $901 —
470 470 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,081 —
565 565 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,342 —
645 645 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,187 -38.02
945 945 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,606 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,208 —
810 810 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,094 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155–175 165 2 270.00–275.00 $272.65 $450 —
320–325 323 2 295.00–300.00 $297.52 $961 —
385–395 390 2 292.50–300.00 $296.20 $1,155 -32.40
405–425 415 2 280.00–290.00 $284.88 $1,182 -25.12
450–472 462 4 280.00–289.00 $285.21 $1,318 -28.98
505–515 512 3 277.50–280.00 $279.18 $1,429 -5.04
560 560 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,484 -7.53
610–630 617 3 230.00–240.00 $236.36 $1,458 -13.06
660 660 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,452 -22.43
705–735 718 7 216.00–237.50 $226.44 $1,626 -5.20
860 860 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,591 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 220.00 $220.00 $418 —
255 255 1 260.00 $260.00 $663 —
370–385 378 2 270.00–275.00 $272.45 $1,030 -37.55
400–447 429 5 260.00–277.50 $264.44 $1,134 —
467 467 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,261 —
530–545 540 5 242.50–267.50 $259.58 $1,402 -15.42
565–590 580 3 240.00–248.00 $244.61 $1,419 -2.89
790 790 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,438 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 250.00 $250.00 $688 —
455–475 465 2 237.00–240.00 $238.53 $1,109 -21.47
505–515 510 2 212.50–227.00 $219.82 $1,121 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 200.00 $200.00 $630 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1390 1210 80-85% 6 131.00–133.00 $131.72 $1,594 -8.28
1030–1375 1253 80-85% 6 123.00–128.00 $126.06 $1,580 —
1290–1430 1360 80-85% 2 115.00–117.00 $115.95 $1,577 —
1300–1475 1375 80-85% 4 135.00–138.00 $136.71 $1,880 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 85-90% 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,208 —
1025–1120 1061 85-90% 4 85.00–101.00 $95.83 $1,017 -22.56
920–1330 1119 85-90% 6 110.00–118.00 $113.80 $1,273 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555 1555 75-80% 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,975 ±0.00
1620 1620 75-80% 1 133.00 $133.00 $2,155 —
1785 1785 75-80% 1 139.00 $139.00 $2,481 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640–2030 1784 7 153.00–159.00 $155.30 $2,771 +4.70
1770–1840 1805 2 152.00 $152.00 $2,744 —
1630–2065 1824 4 161.00–164.00 $162.79 $2,969 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1805 1473 2 138.00–140.00 $138.77 $2,044 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,382

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1180 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1190–1420 1305 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,850.00–2,025.00 $1,929.79
1310–1580 1445 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 1,700.00–1,925.00 $1,823.01

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,001 —

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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.