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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 22, 2025

348 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $274.91/cwt +7.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,208/hd at 803 lb · 72 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $313.63/cwt -11.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,540/hd at 491 lb · 49 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $297.48/cwt +3.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,527/hd at 513 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 348 1,385 1,296
Feeder cattle 330 1,291 1,229
Slaughter cattle 12 43 48
Replacement cattle 6 51 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Good demand for all feeder and slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 fancy 380 1 392.50 $392.50 $1,492 —
350–393 382 4 370.00–372.50 $370.57 $1,416 +13.76
403–445 value added 412 15 390.00–400.00 $393.77 $1,622 —
400–430 415 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,452 -10.81
469–480 471 6 365.00–372.50 $366.27 $1,725 +20.99
512–522 value added 520 9 340.00 $340.00 $1,768 -7.61
520–532 530 6 312.50–330.00 $326.67 $1,731 -2.95
565–567 565 9 310.00–322.50 $319.71 $1,806 +1.14
566 value added 566 3 347.50 $347.50 $1,967 +16.98
606–620 value added 612 5 325.00–330.00 $327.97 $2,007 +24.22
600–647 639 8 290.00–299.00 $296.83 $1,897 +10.99
655–693 678 13 294.00–297.00 $295.11 $2,001 +12.62
704 value added 704 5 289.00 $289.00 $2,035 +4.45
728 728 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,878 -2.23
770 value added 770 6 274.00 $274.00 $2,110 +3.97
802 value added 802 68 275.90 $275.90 $2,213 +7.17
826 826 4 258.00 $258.00 $2,131 +4.00
910–925 918 2 227.50 $227.50 $2,088 -13.32
980–985 983 3 227.50–231.00 $229.84 $2,259 +2.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
587 587 2 287.50 $287.50 $1,688 -1.02
600 600 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,725 —
700 700 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,673 —
810 810 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,762 -15.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,740 —
835 835 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,900 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,612 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,064 +2.49
365–370 368 3 317.50–320.00 $318.33 $1,171 -13.54
375–392 fancy 386 3 340.00–350.00 $346.76 $1,338 +3.60
427–445 437 6 330.00–342.50 $335.31 $1,465 +8.68
460–498 491 49 302.50–320.00 $313.63 $1,540 -6.98
505–530 value added 508 17 297.50–310.00 $303.08 $1,540 -6.57
510–535 526 7 275.00–290.00 $283.88 $1,493 -7.81
553 value added 553 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,604 +4.62
553–580 559 7 265.00–280.00 $272.50 $1,523 -3.56
600–615 609 4 257.50–265.00 $261.89 $1,595 -7.85
611–640 value added 619 11 270.00–275.00 $271.41 $1,680 -7.36
660 660 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,683 -0.42
677 value added 677 5 269.00 $269.00 $1,821 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 290.00 $290.00 $740 —
460 460 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,346 +0.06
840 840 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,533 -10.04
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–495 483 2 255.00–260.00 $257.44 $1,243 -7.52
580 580 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,276 -12.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 355.00 $355.00 $781 —
250 250 1 370.00 $370.00 $925 +14.56
360–395 378 2 335.00–355.00 $344.54 $1,302 -18.81
412 412 2 332.50 $332.50 $1,370 -27.30
450 450 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,474 -15.78
585–595 588 4 270.00–282.50 $278.09 $1,635 -1.01
610 610 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,632 +5.01
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 270.00 $270.00 $878 —
445 445 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,179 —
545 545 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,403 —
580 580 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,421 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,016 -2.50
465 465 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,407 -16.85
690 690 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,518 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1405 1233 80-85% 6 127.00–137.00 $133.22 $1,643 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1685 1533 75-80% 3 142.00–157.00 $148.44 $2,276 —
1855 1855 75-80% 1 139.00 $139.00 $2,578 +1.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 85-90% 1 101.00 $101.00 $934 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1915 1580 3 155.00–159.00 $156.92 $2,479 —
1620 1620 1 142.00 $142.00 $2,300 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1445 1445 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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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.