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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 11, 2024

762 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $244.03/cwt -2.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,445/hd at 592 lb · 70 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $246.25/cwt -6.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,313/hd at 533 lb · 62 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 2-3 steers $198.25/cwt ≈ $1,941/hd at 979 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 762 1,086 1,154
Feeder cattle 688 1,011 1,021
Slaughter cattle 67 58 117
Replacement cattle 7 17 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with some instances of sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 16 293.00 $293.00 $1,392 -10.11
512–532 517 8 272.50–285.00 $276.95 $1,432 -5.99
555–580 570 3 260.00–272.50 $267.60 $1,525 -23.37
593 value added 593 22 286.00 $286.00 $1,696 -21.79
600–642 621 20 273.00–278.00 $275.87 $1,713 -8.39
655–685 672 3 247.50–265.00 $255.74 $1,719 -14.61
700–733 719 10 230.00–246.00 $242.12 $1,741 -0.06
723 value added 723 25 257.00 $257.00 $1,858 -8.87
795 795 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,797 -9.98
822 822 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,874 —
850–860 857 3 217.50–232.50 $225.64 $1,934 +6.64
950 950 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,924 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 2 237.50 $237.50 $1,378 —
600–620 610 2 225.00–229.00 $226.97 $1,385 —
672 672 2 234.00 $234.00 $1,572 +13.00
979 value added 979 58 198.25 $198.25 $1,941 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486–497 490 6 250.00–265.00 $255.07 $1,250 -27.43
500–535 518 2 257.50–267.50 $262.33 $1,359 -3.55
552–580 571 7 257.50–265.00 $261.02 $1,490 —
605–635 626 7 237.00–245.00 $239.21 $1,497 —
655–690 667 12 240.00–255.00 $246.98 $1,647 +7.51
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,443 —
655 655 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,487 —
760 760 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,672 —
820 820 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,640 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 252.50 $252.50 $871 -4.28
350–395 379 6 235.00–245.00 $240.35 $911 -9.04
432–440 434 7 240.00–242.00 $241.57 $1,048 -18.16
438–445 value added 439 12 269.00–270.00 $269.17 $1,182 —
465–470 468 2 242.50–252.50 $247.53 $1,158 -7.30
500–536 526 28 229.00–235.00 $233.20 $1,227 -18.55
529–544 value added 539 34 257.00 $257.00 $1,385 -6.00
552–575 564 4 230.00–236.00 $233.06 $1,314 -13.82
571–597 value added 594 66 244.30–248.00 $244.69 $1,453 —
605–640 623 12 210.00–222.50 $217.04 $1,352 -21.08
653–669 664 10 211.00–213.00 $211.59 $1,405 -22.45
700–723 718 10 200.00–217.00 $203.31 $1,460 -5.69
729 value added 729 23 221.00 $221.00 $1,611 -3.91
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 220.00 $220.00 $825 -12.50
415–445 430 2 220.00–235.00 $227.24 $977 -12.76
485–490 487 3 220.00–230.00 $223.36 $1,088 -12.68
572–585 579 4 225.00–227.50 $226.26 $1,310 -3.74
600–640 623 3 195.00–205.00 $199.97 $1,246 -20.53
655–680 668 2 196.00–204.00 $199.93 $1,336 -22.57
710–745 726 5 170.00–184.00 $175.54 $1,274 —
792 792 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,426 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,192 +8.40
557–598 575 7 220.00–222.00 $221.11 $1,271 —
610–640 625 2 205.00–217.00 $210.86 $1,318 —
657 657 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,314 —
740 740 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,436 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,086 -12.50
555 555 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,179 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,228 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 310.00 $310.00 $868 —
312 312 2 300.00 $300.00 $936 -21.70
385 385 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,155 -14.24
425–445 439 5 270.00–272.50 $270.48 $1,187 -19.54
545 545 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,254 -19.27
556–597 572 5 218.00–221.00 $219.25 $1,254 -35.75
605–645 629 5 220.00–225.00 $222.95 $1,402 -7.53
711–727 717 7 207.00–209.00 $207.79 $1,490 +1.94
885–895 890 2 170.00–177.50 $173.73 $1,546 -11.27
905 905 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,561 —
950–980 965 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,544 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,000 —
425–440 433 4 250.00–262.50 $258.16 $1,118 -14.34
450–485 464 4 247.50–252.50 $250.02 $1,160 -17.47
620–630 623 3 190.00–191.00 $190.34 $1,186 —
665–685 675 2 208.00–210.00 $208.99 $1,411 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 257.50 $257.50 $901 —
640 640 2 186.00 $186.00 $1,190 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,300 -12.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 260.00 $260.00 $975 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1215 1195 80-85% 2 119.00–121.00 $120.02 $1,434 —
1295–1465 1380 80-85% 3 138.00–148.00 $144.87 $1,999 —
1275–1535 1389 80-85% 15 124.00–136.00 $129.90 $1,804 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1080 985 85-90% 2 104.00–106.00 $104.90 $1,033 —
885–1210 1040 85-90% 7 110.00–115.00 $113.14 $1,177 -0.82
1050–1250 1151 85-90% 5 117.00–123.00 $120.78 $1,390 -2.87
1190 1190 85-90% 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,583 +29.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1485 1402 75-80% 5 123.00–127.00 $125.17 $1,755 -9.58
1350–1585 1449 75-80% 5 110.00–118.00 $114.68 $1,662 -20.07
1550–1625 1588 75-80% 2 131.00–133.00 $132.02 $2,096 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–2310 1589 5 132.00–149.00 $142.99 $2,272 —
1545–2135 1933 5 150.00–160.00 $155.19 $3,000 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1260 1260 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,660.00 $1,660.00

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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
1480 1480 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,075.00 $2,075.00 —
1530 1530 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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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.