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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 8, 2025

527 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $267.34/cwt +10.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,676/hd at 627 lb · 36 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $315.04/cwt +13.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,458/hd at 463 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $296.31/cwt +15.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,565/hd at 528 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 527 791 1,793
Feeder cattle 467 737 1,701
Slaughter cattle 49 39 62
Replacement cattle 11 15 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to being closed for christmas and new years holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 value added 425 2 370.00–387.50 $378.44 $1,608 -4.06
410–446 430 8 347.50–357.50 $350.37 $1,507 +7.45
460–495 476 14 335.00–352.50 $343.83 $1,637 -8.62
520–547 536 20 312.50–330.00 $320.39 $1,717 +1.42
550–580 564 6 290.00–312.50 $301.11 $1,698 -1.92
600–640 614 8 267.50–287.50 $281.57 $1,729 +3.35
630–643 value added 638 7 290.00–295.00 $293.23 $1,871 +1.54
650–672 value added 657 10 290.00–293.00 $292.19 $1,920 +7.19
650–693 674 11 267.50–287.50 $276.98 $1,867 +9.20
720–725 value added 721 7 272.00–273.00 $272.14 $1,962 +8.14
705–745 738 11 262.50–266.00 $265.39 $1,959 +20.80
750–790 771 9 250.00–266.00 $260.74 $2,010 +5.74
816 816 15 244.00 $244.00 $1,991 —
860–885 876 7 226.00–239.00 $230.51 $2,019 -0.07
955–960 958 2 215.00 $215.00 $2,060 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472–477 475 6 317.50–320.00 $319.17 $1,516 +2.76
523–545 535 9 297.50–307.50 $300.90 $1,610 +9.03
560–598 590 13 282.50–290.00 $283.87 $1,675 +13.87
645 645 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,564 —
760 760 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,824 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,730 —
795 795 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,848 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,482 —
740 740 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,554 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,161 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 383 5 302.50–325.00 $312.18 $1,196 -4.55
401–415 405 6 310.00–322.50 $313.79 $1,271 +23.34
455–456 value added 456 7 332.50–337.50 $335.36 $1,529 +21.98
450–487 465 23 300.00–319.00 $308.86 $1,436 +18.40
505–528 value added 523 19 295.00–312.50 $304.88 $1,595 -2.19
510–549 538 10 267.50–287.50 $280.03 $1,507 +5.50
554–580 value added 557 19 282.50–287.50 $286.75 $1,597 —
555–588 577 9 255.00–275.00 $266.45 $1,537 +21.45
610–635 value added 613 13 270.00–277.50 $273.61 $1,677 +17.01
600–643 635 23 250.00–267.50 $263.80 $1,675 —
670–692 690 13 250.00–254.00 $253.70 $1,751 —
700–742 737 29 210.00–232.50 $229.40 $1,691 —
755–775 758 6 217.50–225.00 $223.72 $1,696 +13.72
805–830 813 3 210.00–222.50 $216.10 $1,757 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 297.50 $297.50 $699 +15.00
302 302 2 285.00 $285.00 $861 —
410–417 415 3 290.00–295.00 $291.65 $1,210 +11.08
460–495 482 3 275.00–290.00 $281.49 $1,357 +12.81
625 625 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,500 —
665–680 673 2 220.00–230.00 $224.94 $1,514 -2.60
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 300.00 $300.00 $705 —
382 382 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,146 —
600 600 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,485 —
740 740 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,498 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,159 +16.16
625 625 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,312 +10.86
740 740 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,406 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 380.00 $380.00 $893 —
360–385 365 8 345.00–367.50 $360.91 $1,317 —
395 fancy 395 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,521 —
430 430 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,430 —
430 fancy 430 5 367.50 $367.50 $1,580 —
475–497 492 8 317.50–325.00 $322.20 $1,585 —
510–530 521 7 285.00–297.50 $293.54 $1,529 +11.34
560–595 578 12 272.50–292.50 $277.98 $1,607 -7.30
600–610 605 2 270.00–272.50 $271.24 $1,641 +23.10
730 730 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,788 +19.83
780 780 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,736 —
830–835 833 2 210.00–212.50 $211.25 $1,760 +18.75
1030 1030 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,957 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580–585 583 2 252.50–267.50 $260.03 $1,516 +3.74
640 640 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,504 —
695 695 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,494 —
745 745 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,620 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 290.00 $290.00 $884 —
840 840 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,491 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,304 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,416 +17.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1075 1028 85-90% 3 84.00–94.00 $88.64 $911 +6.30
955–1210 1059 85-90% 6 100.00–109.00 $106.03 $1,123 —
985–1320 1135 85-90% 4 110.00–117.00 $114.50 $1,300 +18.72
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1530 1327 80-85% 8 121.00–131.00 $125.80 $1,669 +11.55
1315–1390 1358 80-85% 4 110.00–117.00 $114.98 $1,561 —
1395 1395 80-85% 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,479 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1515 1473 75-80% 2 121.00–122.00 $121.49 $1,790 —
1435–1510 1473 75-80% 2 102.00–110.00 $105.90 $1,560 —
1400–1855 1608 75-80% 4 126.00–135.00 $130.81 $2,103 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1840 1840 1 133.00 $133.00 $2,447 —
1630–2400 2014 9 139.00–150.00 $145.59 $2,932 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1095–1385 1183 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 2,225.00–2,450.00 $2,376.04
1190 1190 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1190 1190 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00

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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.