Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 29, 2025

1,254 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $272.86/cwt -1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,097/hd at 769 lb · 83 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $282.19/cwt -15.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,462/hd at 518 lb · 81 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $297.17/cwt -11.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,862/hd at 627 lb · 80 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,254	348	1,166
Feeder cattle	1,197	330	1,133
Slaughter cattle	50	12	32
Replacement cattle	7	6	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Weaned and precondition feeders still bringing large premiums. 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
215 fancy	215	1	450.00	$450.00	$968	—
327–330	328	3	365.00–375.00	$371.65	$1,219	—
345 fancy	345	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,397	—
375–395	382	3	360.00–377.50	$371.77	$1,420	+1.20
405–445	422	28	350.00–372.50	$362.53	$1,530	+12.53
415–440 value added	429	8	387.50–405.00	$393.01	$1,686	-0.76
450–472	460	9	350.00–365.00	$360.75	$1,659	-5.52
465–472 value added	469	4	380.00–390.00	$382.48	$1,794	—
500–535 value added	512	23	340.00–348.00	$346.20	$1,773	+6.20
500–547	517	14	315.00–335.00	$325.58	$1,683	-1.09
555–590	567	22	300.00–327.50	$309.07	$1,752	-10.64
600–635	613	16	282.50–297.50	$289.87	$1,777	-6.96
630 value added	630	64	299.00	$299.00	$1,884	-28.97
656–677	664	5	277.50–279.00	$278.39	$1,849	-16.72
705–725 value added	718	17	270.00	$270.00	$1,939	-19.00
710–745	724	22	250.00–267.50	$261.12	$1,891	+3.12
750–795	766	9	250.00–265.00	$259.34	$1,987	—
769 value added	769	74	274.50	$274.50	$2,111	+0.50
808–830	819	9	250.00–262.50	$256.19	$2,098	-1.81
830 value added	830	40	267.00	$267.00	$2,216	-8.90
860–870	866	8	242.50–254.00	$252.01	$2,182	—
912–937	925	4	246.00–247.00	$246.49	$2,280	+18.99
1125	1125	1	217.50	$217.50	$2,447	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–486	472	17	327.50–345.00	$338.84	$1,599	—
510–540	527	3	295.00–300.00	$297.48	$1,568	—
585–590	586	4	285.00–295.00	$291.74	$1,710	+4.24
605–645	627	8	260.00–280.00	$274.09	$1,719	-13.41
652	652	4	257.50–272.50	$265.00	$1,728	—
705–715	710	2	235.00–247.50	$241.21	$1,713	+2.21
795	795	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,749	—
840	840	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,911	+10.00
860–895	873	3	220.00–235.00	$227.41	$1,985	—
945	945	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,126	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	295.00	$295.00	$870	—
420	420	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,323	—
450–495	477	3	315.00–322.50	$318.44	$1,519	—
565	565	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,568	—
620–630	623	3	252.50	$252.50	$1,573	-7.50
670	670	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,675	—
850	850	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,849	—
900	900	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,845	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–495	490	2	330.00–335.00	$332.47	$1,629	—
525–545	535	2	315.00–320.00	$317.45	$1,698	—
640	640	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,728	—
700	700	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,698	+2.50
805	805	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,932	+12.50

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,332	—
620	620	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,457	—
650	650	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,495	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	315.00	$315.00	$882	—
325–340	336	5	310.00–320.00	$316.99	$1,065	-5.51
360 fancy	360	2	342.50	$342.50	$1,233	-4.26
350–395	365	7	315.00–325.00	$320.30	$1,169	+1.97
405–447	424	26	310.00–325.00	$320.10	$1,357	-15.21
460–475 value added	464	6	322.50–325.00	$324.59	$1,506	—
455–491	472	39	296.00–315.00	$301.13	$1,421	-12.50
500–535 value added	515	39	286.00–292.50	$288.29	$1,485	-14.79
500–545	521	42	270.00–282.50	$276.53	$1,441	-7.35
555–595	571	27	267.50–280.00	$273.46	$1,561	+0.96
600–618 value added	613	29	270.00–274.00	$271.76	$1,666	+0.35
600–645	632	26	252.50–267.50	$264.12	$1,669	+2.23
652–691	677	14	247.50–257.50	$250.81	$1,698	-4.19
702–745	716	10	220.00–237.50	$229.74	$1,645	—
702–743 value added	740	31	240.00–247.00	$240.43	$1,779	—
750–760	755	4	220.00–230.00	$224.75	$1,697	—
765	765	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,454	—
760–775 value added	773	6	236.00–238.00	$237.67	$1,837	—
846	846	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,861	—
930	930	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,953	—
970	970	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,892	—
1145	1145	1	182.50	$182.50	$2,090	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
291	291	3	317.50	$317.50	$924	—
365–390	375	10	300.00–315.00	$305.97	$1,147	—
411–440	418	16	287.00–307.50	$299.12	$1,250	—
462–495	484	17	280.00–292.50	$285.47	$1,382	-7.03
520–540	528	3	250.00–262.50	$256.70	$1,355	—
550–595	571	10	250.00–265.00	$258.72	$1,477	—
610–640	626	5	220.00–235.00	$228.36	$1,430	—
657–685	669	11	232.50–245.00	$240.43	$1,608	—
710–740	723	3	210.00–215.00	$211.71	$1,531	—
775	775	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,686	—
810–845	828	2	191.00–200.00	$195.40	$1,618	+12.90
925–930	928	2	182.50–190.00	$186.26	$1,728	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	292.50	$292.50	$1,068	—
440	440	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,199	—
460–495	482	8	262.50–275.00	$271.22	$1,307	+13.78
550–590	577	7	230.00–245.00	$238.64	$1,377	+18.64
605–630	622	3	207.50–225.00	$213.18	$1,326	—
660–665	662	5	205.00–217.50	$210.51	$1,394	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	300.00	$300.00	$930	—
402–430	410	5	272.50–275.00	$274.48	$1,125	—
465–470	468	2	285.00–305.00	$295.05	$1,381	—
660	660	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,518	—
730	730	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,533	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,225	—
625–630	628	2	195.00–200.00	$197.49	$1,240	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,336	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	264	6	367.50–380.00	$374.55	$989	+4.55
270 fancy	270	1	422.50	$422.50	$1,141	—
305 fancy	305	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,205	—
320–345	325	5	350.00–360.00	$354.92	$1,153	—
365–377	370	5	350.00–367.50	$359.97	$1,332	+15.43
388–395 fancy	390	5	370.00–377.50	$372.52	$1,453	—
410–412 fancy	411	3	370.00–390.00	$383.35	$1,576	—
400–445	418	13	347.50–367.50	$361.19	$1,510	+28.69
450–452 fancy	452	4	360.00–362.50	$361.88	$1,636	—
450–495	480	17	330.00–347.50	$339.17	$1,628	+11.67
500–545	518	24	297.50–317.50	$310.09	$1,606	—
505–545 fancy	518	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,658	—
550–560 fancy	555	2	312.50–317.50	$314.98	$1,748	—
550–576	565	12	282.50–302.50	$293.59	$1,659	+15.50
600–647	623	16	260.00–272.50	$263.98	$1,645	-3.52
661–692	675	12	249.00–257.50	$252.72	$1,706	—
700–745	727	7	232.50–247.50	$240.09	$1,745	—
750	750	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,744	—
800–840	820	2	217.50–235.00	$226.46	$1,857	—
980	980	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,862	—
1018	1018	3	194.00	$194.00	$1,975	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	342	3	335.00–337.50	$335.84	$1,149	+13.34
360–395	375	3	337.50–342.50	$340.06	$1,275	—
420–430	425	2	335.00–345.00	$340.06	$1,445	—
465–495	486	11	310.00–327.50	$317.89	$1,545	+15.39
505–542	520	5	282.50–292.50	$287.36	$1,494	—
575–585	577	5	265.00–280.00	$269.00	$1,552	—
605–640	631	7	240.00–250.00	$247.18	$1,560	—
650	650	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,560	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,044	+32.50
360–390	380	3	315.00–327.50	$318.95	$1,212	—
400–445	423	2	312.50–320.00	$316.05	$1,337	+51.05
465–497	486	3	270.00–295.00	$287.03	$1,395	—
680	680	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,550	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,474	—
475	475	1	327.50	$327.50	$1,556	—
520	520	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,612	—
595	595	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,606	—
610–630	620	2	257.50	$257.50	$1,596	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160	1160	80-85%	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,241	—
1055–1600	1278	80-85%	11	127.00–137.00	$132.63	$1,695	—
1195–1500	1328	80-85%	4	140.00–143.00	$141.40	$1,878	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1780	1474	75-80%	7	127.00–138.00	$133.68	$1,970	—
1490–2130	1741	75-80%	4	140.00–147.00	$143.54	$2,499	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1360	1170	85-90%	3	120.00–126.00	$123.03	$1,439	—
1090–1285	1213	85-90%	4	100.00–108.00	$104.41	$1,266	—
1235–1285	1255	85-90%	3	113.00–119.00	$117.02	$1,469	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500	1500	1	144.00	$144.00	$2,160	—
1465–1620	1543	2	148.00–157.00	$152.27	$2,350	—
1815–1995	1868	4	160.00–164.00	$162.29	$3,032	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,235.00	$1,235.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
895 thin fleshed	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

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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.