Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 21, 2024

1,088 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $237.71/cwt +17.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,033/hd at 855 lb · 181 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $232.64/cwt -2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,928/hd at 829 lb · 126 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $256.48/cwt -11.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,890/hd at 737 lb · 74 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,088	1,137	349
Feeder cattle	1,001	1,069	258
Slaughter cattle	78	54	56
Replacement cattle	9	14	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Yearling steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	300.00	$300.00	$990	-40.00
347 fancy	347	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,110	—
412–415	413	3	297.00–315.00	$303.03	$1,252	-27.57
462 value added	462	8	326.00	$326.00	$1,506	—
450–495	478	6	287.50–292.50	$289.99	$1,386	-32.44
502 value added	502	7	312.00	$312.00	$1,566	-8.00
511–546	532	15	280.00–297.50	$290.98	$1,548	-20.61
551 value added	551	6	303.00	$303.00	$1,670	-7.78
560–590	573	5	275.00–292.50	$282.97	$1,621	-8.81
600–630	615	3	252.50–267.50	$257.38	$1,583	-32.08
610–629 value added	627	10	270.00–279.00	$278.12	$1,744	-22.21
652 value added	652	6	281.00	$281.00	$1,832	—
655–675	658	8	250.00–264.00	$262.20	$1,725	-18.03
725–735	730	2	237.50–238.00	$237.75	$1,736	-7.54
737 value added	737	72	257.00	$257.00	$1,894	-11.23
755–764	763	6	247.50–252.00	$251.26	$1,917	—
813 fancy	813	3	248.00	$248.00	$2,016	—
812–843 value added	829	123	225.50–237.90	$232.27	$1,926	—
855 value added	855	180	237.80	$237.80	$2,033	—
880	880	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,954	+2.00
959 value added	959	57	222.10	$222.10	$2,130	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	260.00	$260.00	$858	—
409	409	17	288.00	$288.00	$1,178	—
515–520	518	2	270.00–277.50	$273.77	$1,418	-21.23
575	575	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,552	-11.73
635–636	636	6	240.00–249.00	$246.00	$1,565	-26.69
805	805	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,707	—
850	850	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,828	+2.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
527	527	2	252.50	$252.50	$1,331	—
645	645	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,484	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,358	-10.00
700	700	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,558	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	2	212.50–225.00	$218.75	$1,389	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,307	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260	1260	1	177.00	$177.00	$2,230	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	250.00	$250.00	$688	—
312 fancy	312	2	280.00	$280.00	$874	—
360–386	380	5	250.00–265.00	$261.15	$992	+2.75
398 fancy	398	3	277.50	$277.50	$1,104	-10.00
417–430 value added	421	3	272.50–275.00	$274.15	$1,154	—
400–440	424	20	252.50–267.50	$261.38	$1,108	-11.01
451 value added	451	6	282.50	$282.50	$1,274	-17.50
453–490	476	8	255.00–267.50	$263.04	$1,252	-17.79
510 value added	510	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,326	-25.91
502–535	525	17	240.00–245.00	$243.03	$1,276	-23.91
570 value added	570	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,482	-37.24
550–599	585	10	235.00–249.00	$240.43	$1,407	-20.23
607–621 value added	615	17	242.00–243.00	$242.41	$1,491	-11.74
612–647	627	6	230.00–237.50	$233.46	$1,464	-11.49
664 value added	664	14	238.50	$238.50	$1,584	—
693	693	3	233.00	$233.00	$1,615	-2.10
732	732	2	206.00	$206.00	$1,508	-4.00
710–738 value added	735	28	227.00–229.50	$229.24	$1,685	—
787	787	2	193.00	$193.00	$1,519	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	315	3	232.50–240.00	$236.73	$746	—
375–390	381	4	245.00	$245.00	$933	+0.84
425–445	438	4	240.00–242.50	$241.89	$1,059	-14.51
486–497	491	10	230.00–244.00	$239.57	$1,176	-8.91
555–580	565	3	222.50–232.50	$226.62	$1,280	—
600–630	616	6	211.00–220.00	$215.89	$1,330	-8.30
660–685	668	6	200.00–216.00	$209.29	$1,398	-13.21

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,230	+5.00
720	720	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,260	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,068	—
685	685	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,322	-18.84

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,106	-32.51
390 fancy	390	2	327.50	$327.50	$1,277	—
425–440	430	3	282.50–290.00	$286.68	$1,233	-17.67
455 fancy	455	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,410	—
460–495	485	8	275.00–290.00	$279.70	$1,357	-27.19
503–520	507	4	277.50–280.00	$279.36	$1,416	-10.75
555–560	559	5	262.50–263.00	$262.90	$1,470	-12.48
600–621	611	10	224.00–236.00	$231.58	$1,415	-5.86
613 fancy	613	4	252.50	$252.50	$1,548	—
652–688	674	6	222.50–230.00	$228.24	$1,538	-3.65
710	710	2	206.00	$206.00	$1,463	-10.69
800–835	818	2	185.00–190.00	$187.55	$1,534	-10.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	270.00	$270.00	$864	-33.06
365–395	385	4	260.00–272.50	$268.90	$1,035	-36.30
465–495	482	5	262.50–272.50	$269.59	$1,299	-29.35
500–515	508	2	255.00–265.00	$259.93	$1,320	-0.07
575	575	2	257.50–262.50	$260.00	$1,495	+10.00
640	640	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,402	-4.12
675	675	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,350	-12.50
755	755	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,412	-22.24
865	865	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,393	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402	402	2	245.00	$245.00	$985	—
480–490	485	2	225.00–240.00	$232.42	$1,127	—
590–595	593	2	225.00–230.00	$227.49	$1,349	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,479	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–995	890	85-90%	9	112.00–120.00	$117.18	$1,043	—
850–1085	946	85-90%	4	93.00–108.00	$102.54	$970	+3.34
850–1175	983	85-90%	11	121.00–128.00	$126.04	$1,239	—
1015–1165	1090	85-90%	2	130.00–134.00	$132.14	$1,440	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1455	1223	80-85%	14	134.00–144.00	$139.03	$1,700	-3.24
1220–1305	1254	80-85%	6	147.00–153.00	$148.88	$1,867	—
1265–1430	1345	80-85%	4	122.00–132.00	$127.42	$1,714	-30.96

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1465	1388	75-80%	2	146.00–148.00	$147.06	$2,041	+12.06
1325–1730	1449	75-80%	7	141.00–145.00	$142.66	$2,067	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245	1245	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,843	—
1360–1775	1529	7	155.00–165.00	$160.20	$2,449	-5.45
1700–2075	1815	6	167.00–174.00	$170.01	$3,086	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
1100–1215	1158	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,620.00	$1,562.98
1580	1580	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,995.00	$1,995.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400	1400	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,880.00	$1,880.00	—

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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.