Cattle Market Pulse

Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 12, 2025

569 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $287.49/cwt +24.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,075/hd at 722 lb · 75 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $268.00/cwt +12.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,857/hd at 693 lb · 63 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $265.73/cwt -11.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,046/hd at 770 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 569 820 448
Feeder cattle 541 758 410
Slaughter cattle 17 58 33
Replacement cattle 11 4 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady except for the weaned preconditioned packages which sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher on a good quality offering. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower. No trend on slaughter bulls due to a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 fancy 205 1 415.00 $415.00 $851 —
285 285 2 357.50 $357.50 $1,019 -17.50
400–440 411 6 337.50–357.50 $345.49 $1,420 +4.73
455–497 479 4 325.00–332.50 $327.39 $1,568 -5.36
500 500 3 312.50–325.00 $320.83 $1,604 —
535 value added 535 6 347.50 $347.50 $1,859 +10.38
550–575 563 2 320.00–325.00 $322.44 $1,815 +18.77
578 value added 578 20 309.00 $309.00 $1,786 —
620–641 631 26 283.00–290.00 $286.76 $1,809 -0.24
705–731 721 11 267.50–277.50 $270.66 $1,951 +13.63
700–724 value added 722 64 290.00–295.00 $290.38 $2,097 +20.38
770–782 value added 770 62 265.50–272.50 $265.73 $2,046 -14.07
809 value added 809 31 260.00 $260.00 $2,103 +10.00
933 933 6 225.00 $225.00 $2,099 +15.00
950 950 9 225.50 $225.50 $2,142 +10.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–472 465 5 310.00–317.50 $313.05 $1,456 +8.52
515–538 532 7 280.00–297.50 $293.34 $1,561 +5.20
567–587 578 5 277.50–287.50 $280.49 $1,621 -3.95
680 680 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,802 +0.48
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–690 678 4 230.00–247.50 $237.03 $1,607 +2.23
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,179 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,458 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,026 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 332.50 $332.50 $815 +5.00
350–393 386 25 319.00–330.00 $320.96 $1,239 -2.45
435 435 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,294 -15.78
460–498 492 18 286.00–291.00 $290.22 $1,428 -13.23
501–520 508 8 271.00–282.50 $274.93 $1,397 -2.93
553–570 564 30 278.00–279.50 $278.49 $1,571 -1.73
617–626 value added 619 16 262.50–263.00 $262.87 $1,627 +1.38
622 622 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,493 -9.19
693 value added 693 63 268.00 $268.00 $1,857 +12.97
704 value added 704 43 262.75 $262.75 $1,850 —
730–742 735 11 236.00–245.00 $240.87 $1,770 +23.72
826 826 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,858 —
915 915 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,922 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,119 +5.07
455–485 467 3 257.50–267.50 $262.61 $1,226 -17.68
535–545 540 2 257.50–265.00 $261.22 $1,411 +0.37
565–578 576 8 242.50–247.00 $246.45 $1,420 -8.44
625 625 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,406 -4.92
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 292.50 $292.50 $1,141 —
542 542 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,393 +9.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,162 -10.67
525–530 528 2 240.00–247.50 $243.73 $1,287 +3.73
615 615 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,215 -9.81
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,268 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,170 -0.88
430 430 2 332.50–337.50 $335.00 $1,440 +10.34
520 520 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,508 +15.48
690 690 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,587 -10.83
780 780 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,833 +25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,324 +15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1015 988 85-90% 2 90.00–92.00 $91.03 $899 —
1090 1090 85-90% 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,068 -15.04
1175–1215 1195 85-90% 2 115.00–119.00 $116.97 $1,398 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1755 1530 75-80% 2 137.00–138.00 $137.43 $2,103 +8.03
1475–1735 1572 75-80% 3 125.00–135.00 $130.34 $2,049 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1340 1275 80-85% 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,632 -0.35
1100–1500 1300 80-85% 2 138.00–145.00 $140.96 $1,832 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680 1680 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,705 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1170 1170 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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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.