Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 16, 2024

530 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $248.85/cwt +6.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,089/hd at 840 lb · 73 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $255.25/cwt -10.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,105/hd at 433 lb · 35 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $277.88/cwt -14.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,475/hd at 531 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	530	698	556
Feeder cattle	472	600	467
Slaughter cattle	42	73	81
Replacement cattle	16	25	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers over 700lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with the exception of 500lbs to 600lbs 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	315.00	$315.00	$929	—
313	313	4	350.00	$350.00	$1,096	—
366–370	367	4	310.00–325.00	$313.78	$1,152	-6.22
415–435	422	3	300.00–315.00	$309.84	$1,308	+7.25
455 value added	455	6	327.00	$327.00	$1,488	—
496	496	5	309.00	$309.00	$1,533	+15.90
508 value added	508	4	313.00	$313.00	$1,590	—
515–537	535	21	270.00–280.00	$271.19	$1,451	-20.97
571–577	575	16	265.00–271.00	$266.31	$1,531	-13.61
603–640	612	20	250.00–269.00	$260.23	$1,593	-6.17
650 value added	650	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,820	—
655–697	685	14	240.00–253.00	$249.42	$1,709	-16.84
707–745	722	13	239.00–252.00	$248.95	$1,797	+1.05
750–767	761	3	239.00–252.00	$247.73	$1,885	+2.73
810–842	835	7	229.00–240.00	$237.06	$1,979	+2.54
840 value added	840	66	250.10	$250.10	$2,101	+5.10
900	900	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,863	—
1045	1045	1	201.00	$201.00	$2,100	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,083	—
400	400	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,080	—
450–498	484	9	277.50–290.00	$279.96	$1,355	-2.54
560–585	577	3	242.50–250.00	$245.77	$1,418	-11.84
630	630	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,559	-1.61
665	665	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,546	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,279	—
525	525	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,339	-30.00
560	560	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,484	+26.00
600	600	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,470	-16.73

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
543	543	3	227.50	$227.50	$1,235	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	237.50	$237.50	$998	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	255.00	$255.00	$574	-2.50
300–331	322	7	250.00–260.00	$254.77	$820	-7.73
353–387	368	12	242.00–260.00	$251.50	$926	-13.50
405–444	433	35	247.50–257.50	$255.25	$1,105	-2.51
460–490	476	5	237.50–242.50	$239.98	$1,142	-11.00
500–545	527	20	242.50–254.50	$246.92	$1,301	+11.21
560–595	574	16	232.50–250.00	$243.86	$1,400	+2.70
600–640	615	10	232.50–247.50	$236.97	$1,457	+14.20
677	677	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,557	-7.35
755	755	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,555	-20.50
800	800	2	202.00	$202.00	$1,616	-3.73
990	990	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,663	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	222.50	$222.50	$690	-19.50
405–445	425	2	230.00	$230.00	$978	-8.88
470	470	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,093	-8.79
500–540	520	3	220.00–230.00	$223.33	$1,161	-0.16
555	555	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,263	+6.85
600–635	618	2	225.00–227.50	$226.29	$1,398	+14.17
682	682	4	214.00	$214.00	$1,459	+4.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	215.00	$215.00	$838	—
510	510	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,007	—
570–575	573	2	200.00–212.50	$206.22	$1,182	—
600–620	610	2	210.00–212.50	$211.23	$1,289	+17.73

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	237.50	$237.50	$772	—
355	355	1	230.00	$230.00	$816	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,035	—
520	520	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,105	+7.50

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	210.00	$210.00	$976	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110	1110	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,942	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	369	8	315.00–340.00	$329.74	$1,217	—
410 fancy	410	3	327.50	$327.50	$1,343	—
405–440	432	5	272.50–286.00	$282.75	$1,221	-6.45
455–470	462	3	270.00–287.50	$277.45	$1,282	-4.20
525–545	537	3	240.00–257.50	$250.78	$1,347	-7.54
600–645	624	5	222.50–235.00	$228.43	$1,425	+0.70
670	670	5	222.50–230.00	$226.30	$1,516	+7.64
700–710	705	2	220.00–222.00	$220.99	$1,558	—
805	805	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,449	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,190	+14.00
460–495	484	8	245.00–255.00	$250.17	$1,211	-8.79
520	520	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,196	—
591	591	4	234.00	$234.00	$1,383	+0.86
615	615	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,322	—
715	715	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,376	-1.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,116	—
625	625	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,188	—
660	660	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,304	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,062	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800	800	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,360	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	202.50	$202.50	$932	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915	915	85-90%	1	84.00	$84.00	$769	—
980–1020	1000	85-90%	2	100.00–102.00	$100.98	$1,010	-20.44
850–1175	1055	85-90%	8	110.00–118.00	$113.54	$1,198	-0.38
1060–1115	1088	85-90%	2	120.00–128.00	$123.90	$1,348	+9.98

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1420	1345	75-80%	3	114.00–120.00	$117.49	$1,580	—
1390–1760	1523	75-80%	9	123.00–132.00	$127.85	$1,947	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1415	1258	80-85%	6	120.00–127.00	$123.76	$1,557	+10.76
1245–1300	1273	80-85%	2	130.00–135.00	$132.55	$1,687	+19.55

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–2040	1748	2	139.00–148.00	$142.75	$2,495	-0.88
1620–1915	1768	2	153.00	$153.00	$2,705	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,520.00	$1,520.00
1350	1350	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00
1590–1670	1640	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,860.00–2,260.00	$2,076.75

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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
1335–1490	1437	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,250.00–2,450.00	$2,327.76	+525.28
1440	1440	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,175.00	$2,175.00	+372.52
1580	1580	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—

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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.