Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 23, 2024

678 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $252.50/cwt +3.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,131/hd at 844 lb · 69 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $237.88/cwt -9.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,254/hd at 527 lb · 45 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $225.74/cwt -6.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,079/hd at 478 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	678	530	594
Feeder cattle	560	472	507
Slaughter cattle	89	42	75
Replacement cattle	29	16	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower with feeder steers over 500lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with some instances of 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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
265	265	1	307.50	$307.50	$815	-7.50
320–345	333	2	300.00–315.00	$307.22	$1,023	-42.78
355–390	373	2	300.00–305.00	$302.62	$1,129	-11.16
405–445	418	3	295.00–300.00	$298.23	$1,247	-11.61
445 value added	445	3	335.00	$335.00	$1,491	—
450–482	471	3	292.50–300.00	$294.89	$1,389	-14.11
457–489 value added	480	7	317.50–318.00	$317.86	$1,526	-9.14
505–540	529	14	270.00–287.50	$273.18	$1,445	+1.99
555–565	558	3	270.00–273.00	$270.99	$1,512	+4.68
602–640 value added	609	8	286.00–290.00	$287.76	$1,752	—
610–615	613	3	262.50–271.00	$265.32	$1,626	+5.09
650–675	669	4	250.00–254.00	$253.03	$1,693	+3.61
724 value added	724	10	273.00	$273.00	$1,977	—
705–742	730	6	248.00–258.00	$254.78	$1,860	+5.83
750–785	776	4	244.00–250.00	$245.45	$1,905	-2.28
844 value added	844	69	252.50	$252.50	$2,131	+2.40
902	902	2	213.00	$213.00	$1,921	+6.00
963	963	3	208.00	$208.00	$2,003	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468–482	473	7	279.00–287.50	$282.59	$1,337	+2.63
516–525	518	4	247.50–260.00	$256.83	$1,330	—
552–575	560	3	245.00–250.00	$246.71	$1,382	+0.94
602	602	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,505	+2.50
737	737	2	232.00	$232.00	$1,710	—
772	772	2	226.00	$226.00	$1,745	—
975	975	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,852	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,142	+25.00
520–535	528	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,214	—
625	625	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,375	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,304	—
820	820	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,755	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,476	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–348	333	7	240.00–247.50	$241.11	$803	-13.66
360–395	378	3	240.00–255.00	$247.40	$935	-4.10
400–435	418	2	240.00–242.50	$241.20	$1,008	-14.05
442 value added	442	2	262.50	$262.50	$1,160	—
467–482 value added	470	11	252.00–255.00	$254.44	$1,196	—
490–491	491	6	240.00–247.00	$244.67	$1,201	+4.69
500–545	527	38	230.00–245.00	$235.65	$1,242	-11.27
520–540 value added	527	7	250.00	$250.00	$1,318	—
572 value added	572	2	267.50	$267.50	$1,530	—
575–586	584	7	238.00–245.00	$241.21	$1,409	-2.65
600 value added	600	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,485	—
600–645	635	21	223.00–237.00	$232.76	$1,478	-4.21
657–683	672	11	232.00–233.00	$232.68	$1,564	+2.68
720	720	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,440	—
755–790	778	3	209.00–215.00	$213.06	$1,658	+7.06

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	222.50	$222.50	$756	±0.00
370–395	380	3	235.00–237.50	$235.81	$896	—
400–445	425	12	220.00–230.00	$224.58	$954	-5.42
455–495	478	29	220.00–231.00	$225.74	$1,079	-6.76
505–535	523	7	216.00–227.50	$223.42	$1,168	+0.09
555–595	578	3	221.00–225.00	$222.35	$1,285	-5.15
605–632	619	12	209.00–220.00	$212.97	$1,318	-13.32
680	680	2	208.00	$208.00	$1,414	-6.00
745	745	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,445	—
785	785	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,523	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	2	220.00–225.00	$222.42	$734	—
375	375	1	225.00	$225.00	$844	+10.00
425–430	428	2	216.00–218.00	$216.99	$929	—
455–490	475	4	200.00–217.50	$211.03	$1,002	—
510–545	532	3	210.00–214.00	$212.13	$1,129	+14.63
555–590	573	2	210.00–212.50	$211.21	$1,210	+4.99
600–640	627	3	200.00–205.00	$201.60	$1,264	-9.63
695	695	1	196.00	$196.00	$1,362	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	222.50	$222.50	$979	—
465–475	472	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,038	—
555	555	2	223.00	$223.00	$1,238	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,000	-12.50

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	190.00	$190.00	$912	-20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	4	315.00	$315.00	$1,090	—
370–390	384	4	295.00–300.00	$298.73	$1,147	-31.01
406–446	427	7	283.00–286.00	$285.16	$1,218	+2.41
460–485	476	4	280.00–285.00	$281.25	$1,339	+3.80
510–540	526	5	250.00–262.50	$256.06	$1,347	+5.28
560 fancy	560	2	267.00	$267.00	$1,495	—
586–595	588	10	238.00–240.00	$239.40	$1,408	—
620–645	631	6	232.50–237.50	$234.67	$1,481	+6.24
657–685	667	5	226.00–235.00	$231.57	$1,545	+5.27
705	705	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,636	+11.01
825	825	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,634	+18.00
950	950	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,758	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	373	3	292.50–295.00	$294.19	$1,097	-10.81
430	430	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,150	—
485–490	488	2	250.00–260.00	$254.97	$1,244	+4.80
500	500	2	232.50–247.00	$239.75	$1,199	+9.75
550	550	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,265	—
695	695	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,460	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	368	2	270.00	$270.00	$994	—
445	445	2	240.00–252.50	$246.25	$1,096	—
470–485	478	2	230.00–240.00	$235.08	$1,124	+2.58
530	530	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,073	—
560–565	562	3	210.00–225.00	$217.48	$1,222	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,144	+32.50

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,023	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–875	857	85-90%	3	81.00–93.00	$85.38	$732	—
855–1360	1105	85-90%	16	110.00–118.00	$113.34	$1,252	—
1045–1235	1142	85-90%	3	120.00–125.00	$122.19	$1,395	—
865–1360	1146	85-90%	6	104.00–109.00	$106.62	$1,222	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1335	1228	80-85%	2	110.00–116.00	$112.74	$1,384	—
1060–1470	1242	80-85%	16	119.00–126.00	$122.01	$1,515	—
1330–1405	1370	80-85%	3	130.00–138.00	$132.92	$1,821	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1670	1453	75-80%	12	114.00–120.00	$116.72	$1,696	—
1390–1665	1492	75-80%	7	124.00–131.00	$127.48	$1,902	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–2045	1472	6	140.00–147.00	$142.30	$2,095	—
2175–2255	2215	2	159.00–170.00	$164.60	$3,646	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1210	1104	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,020.00–1,400.00	$1,242.88
1075–1270	1178	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,375.00	$1,289.80
1115–1475	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,410.00–1,900.00	$1,669.78

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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
1175	1175	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,210.00	$1,210.00	—
1190	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
1485–1690	1588	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,325.00–2,725.00	$2,512.09	-187.91

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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.