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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 5, 2025

491 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $305.27/cwt +6.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,618/hd at 530 lb · 34 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $305.57/cwt -2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,896/hd at 620 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $288.07/cwt +5.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,666/hd at 578 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 491 1,024 557
Feeder cattle 425 930 499
Slaughter cattle 58 54 45
Replacement cattle 8 40 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers over 550lbs sold mostly steady on a light test. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 550lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 390.00 $390.00 $878 -5.00
245 fancy 245 1 422.50 $422.50 $1,035 +2.50
275 275 1 397.50 $397.50 $1,093 +22.50
335 fancy 335 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,348 -2.50
360 fancy 360 2 402.50 $402.50 $1,449 +9.44
355–392 380 3 370.00–377.50 $372.34 $1,415 +1.04
405–445 431 19 362.50–377.50 $370.40 $1,596 -9.05
455–475 465 2 375.00–377.50 $376.22 $1,749 -1.82
500–528 520 8 312.50–330.00 $323.84 $1,684 +0.68
500–547 value added 522 13 337.50–347.50 $338.92 $1,769 +2.65
550 fancy 550 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,870 —
570–595 583 2 297.50–300.00 $298.78 $1,742 -12.86
602–630 value added 615 16 310.00–318.00 $312.34 $1,921 +1.73
600–642 626 16 295.00–305.00 $298.81 $1,871 -1.15
655 655 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,801 -0.10
675–695 value added 691 8 293.00–297.50 $295.06 $2,039 -4.96
741 value added 741 4 275.00 $275.00 $2,038 -13.78
762 value added 762 4 278.00 $278.00 $2,118 -1.47
810 810 1 252.50 $252.50 $2,045 +11.68
842 value added 842 5 260.00 $260.00 $2,189 -0.50
900 900 1 244.00 $244.00 $2,196 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,366 -2.46
470–475 473 4 332.50–337.50 $335.01 $1,585 -2.44
545 545 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,540 —
590 590 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,726 +1.49
680 680 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,836 —
765 765 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,817 —
870 870 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,001 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 282 3 322.50–337.50 $327.38 $923 -26.37
330 330 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,106 -5.00
365–385 375 5 337.50–357.50 $349.34 $1,310 +4.18
390–391 fancy 391 6 360.00–362.50 $362.08 $1,416 -1.72
400–442 427 12 352.50–357.50 $356.46 $1,522 +41.29
410–443 value added 436 14 360.00–372.50 $370.11 $1,614 +40.83
452–488 value added 475 6 337.50–347.50 $341.96 $1,624 +20.32
455–490 479 7 315.00–335.00 $326.04 $1,562 +15.20
500–527 value added 509 10 315.00–325.00 $322.44 $1,641 +8.29
505–549 539 24 292.50–302.50 $298.12 $1,607 +9.13
564–590 value added 569 18 292.50–296.00 $294.85 $1,678 —
585–595 592 12 277.00–287.50 $277.91 $1,645 -4.47
605–637 value added 630 11 279.00–280.00 $279.27 $1,759 +6.28
635–642 641 5 268.00–277.50 $272.70 $1,748 +7.49
662 value added 662 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,854 +17.00
685 685 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,658 -5.25
733 733 5 236.00 $236.00 $1,730 -4.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 300.00 $300.00 $840 -30.00
320 320 3 327.50 $327.50 $1,048 —
356–365 360 9 320.00–330.00 $324.70 $1,169 -1.64
400–440 413 4 312.50–335.00 $319.71 $1,320 +21.36
490 490 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,531 +22.45
545 545 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,458 +7.50
586 586 3 262.50 $262.50 $1,538 +5.27
600 600 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,380 -7.61
715 715 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,537 -1.02
760 760 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,573 -1.68
890 890 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,914 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,086 -30.00
490 490 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,421 +35.00
555 555 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,360 +5.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,580 —
625 625 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,438 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,094 —
311–328 320 7 390.00–395.00 $393.24 $1,258 +20.74
350–372 361 5 350.00–370.00 $362.54 $1,309 -19.61
406–445 421 10 355.00–370.00 $363.87 $1,532 -5.30
447 fancy 447 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,699 —
465–480 470 3 375.00–382.50 $379.95 $1,786 +34.00
505–537 525 5 305.00–320.00 $309.39 $1,624 -1.26
550–585 576 7 287.50–310.00 $291.30 $1,678 +8.44
600–635 618 2 262.50–270.00 $266.14 $1,645 -9.01
665 665 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,762 -1.39
870 870 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,805 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,186 +25.00
365 365 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,241 —
435–445 440 2 337.50–345.00 $341.21 $1,501 +18.70
598 598 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,674 +16.22
745 745 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,658 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,056 —
355–395 375 2 307.50–325.00 $316.72 $1,188 —
445 445 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,391 +12.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,510 —
870 870 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,610 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,469 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–920 890 85-90% 2 105.00–108.00 $106.55 $948 —
780–1075 928 85-90% 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,114 —
940 940 85-90% 1 97.00 $97.00 $912 —
860–1100 996 85-90% 8 111.00–118.00 $114.73 $1,143 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1455 1263 80-85% 8 128.00–138.00 $132.88 $1,678 —
1310–1495 1391 80-85% 4 141.00–149.00 $143.54 $1,997 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440 1440 75-80% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,800 +1.00
1400–1575 1488 75-80% 2 132.00–133.00 $132.53 $1,972 —
1535–1635 1598 75-80% 3 142.00–150.00 $146.97 $2,349 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1835 1515 10 150.00–166.00 $158.06 $2,395 —
1440–1775 1608 2 137.00–140.00 $138.66 $2,230 —
1205–2425 1764 6 168.00–180.00 $173.56 $3,062 +12.17

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1195 1195 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1240 1240 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,740.00 $1,740.00

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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.