Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 12, 2025

635 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $383.16/cwt +19.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,591/hd at 415 lb · 50 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $325.29/cwt +20.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,718/hd at 528 lb · 43 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $358.60/cwt +25.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,877/hd at 524 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	635	491	550
Feeder cattle	570	425	505
Slaughter cattle	54	58	43
Replacement cattle	11	8	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder steers over 600lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	2	400.00–417.50	$409.16	$1,097	+11.66
313 fancy	313	3	450.00	$450.00	$1,408	+47.50
355	355	1	412.50	$412.50	$1,464	+40.16
386 fancy	386	11	475.00	$475.00	$1,834	+72.50
405–423	416	13	390.00–402.50	$394.50	$1,641	+24.10
465 value added	465	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,814	—
465–496	482	20	372.50–385.00	$377.05	$1,817	+0.83
514–528 value added	518	16	362.50–372.50	$370.61	$1,920	+31.69
510–537	529	16	325.00–357.50	$346.59	$1,833	+22.75
550–587	569	13	337.50–350.00	$344.99	$1,963	+46.21
608–635 value added	623	17	317.50–327.50	$320.15	$1,995	+7.81
605–635	625	4	295.00–312.50	$305.09	$1,907	+6.28
680–695	684	6	282.50–290.00	$286.34	$1,959	+11.34
700–717 value added	710	28	290.00–300.00	$299.01	$2,123	+24.01
742	742	2	282.50	$282.50	$2,096	—
780	780	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,145	—
803 value added	803	16	270.25	$270.25	$2,170	—
825	825	2	252.00	$252.00	$2,079	-0.50
1027 value added	1027	54	238.85	$238.85	$2,453	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	377.50	$377.50	$1,453	—
435	435	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,392	±0.00
557–595	570	3	310.00–325.00	$315.22	$1,797	+22.72
685	685	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,781	-10.00
710	710	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,864	—
905	905	1	227.50	$227.50	$2,059	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
576	576	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,642	—
620	620	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,782	—
680	680	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,802	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,565	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	342.50	$342.50	$702	—
275	275	1	362.50	$362.50	$997	+35.12
310–335	323	2	362.50–372.50	$367.69	$1,188	+32.69
331 fancy	331	3	392.50	$392.50	$1,299	—
356 fancy	356	3	395.00	$395.00	$1,406	+32.92
365	365	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,259	-4.34
400–420 value added	413	38	375.00–397.50	$390.68	$1,614	+20.57
420–432	422	12	347.50–365.00	$359.35	$1,516	+2.89
450–495	470	10	330.00–345.00	$340.20	$1,599	+14.16
462–482 value added	472	4	352.50–362.50	$357.39	$1,687	+15.43
505–545	526	19	310.00–322.50	$316.82	$1,666	+18.70
510–535 value added	530	24	326.00–337.50	$332.00	$1,760	+9.56
550–570 value added	559	5	310.00–322.50	$315.45	$1,763	+20.60
550–595	582	17	295.00–305.00	$298.16	$1,735	+20.25
605–625 value added	615	4	287.50–297.50	$292.42	$1,798	+13.15
610–645	624	7	262.50–275.00	$268.91	$1,678	-3.79
670–688	685	6	259.00–272.50	$261.20	$1,789	+19.20
720	720	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,764	+9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	2	330.00–347.50	$338.20	$940	+38.20
360–387	380	4	310.00–325.00	$316.72	$1,204	-7.98
400–410	407	3	327.50–340.00	$332.54	$1,353	+12.83
520–545	536	7	290.00–307.50	$301.03	$1,614	+33.53
645	645	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,564	—
660–695	676	6	237.50–252.50	$245.77	$1,661	—
750	750	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,594	+5.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,003	—
415–440	435	5	310.00–325.00	$318.60	$1,386	—
475–490	483	2	290.00–295.00	$292.46	$1,413	+2.46
562	562	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,517	+25.00
685	685	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,576	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,136	—
515	515	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,635	+25.00
790	790	2	207.50	$207.50	$1,639	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,510	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,160	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	279	5	392.50–415.00	$407.74	$1,138	+12.74
345	345	1	402.50	$402.50	$1,389	+9.26
370–395	385	7	392.50–412.50	$401.98	$1,548	+39.44
410–445	420	5	380.00–402.50	$391.77	$1,645	+27.90
451–475	460	7	375.00–395.00	$384.48	$1,769	+4.53
512–530 fancy	518	3	345.00	$345.00	$1,787	—
500–545	531	12	317.50–337.50	$326.28	$1,733	+16.89
550–595	570	17	300.00–322.50	$315.93	$1,801	+24.63
572 fancy	572	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,888	—
605–615	611	4	272.50–282.50	$278.73	$1,703	+12.59
657–695	667	7	275.00–282.50	$280.30	$1,870	+15.30
732–745	736	3	265.00–267.50	$266.66	$1,963	—
798	798	4	242.50	$242.50	$1,935	—
855	855	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,838	+7.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,026	—
300	300	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,080	-5.00
350–375	363	2	375.00–382.50	$378.62	$1,374	+38.62
435–445	440	4	360.00–375.00	$365.56	$1,608	+24.35
455–490	482	5	350.00–367.50	$359.40	$1,732	—
530	530	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,616	—
585	585	1	292.50	$292.50	$1,711	+12.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	342.50	$342.50	$1,182	+22.50
445	445	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,468	+17.50
460	460	1	342.50	$342.50	$1,576	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,544	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,438	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–925	850	85-90%	3	100.00–108.00	$103.88	$883	—
980–1125	1053	85-90%	2	96.00	$96.00	$1,011	—
950–1325	1074	85-90%	9	110.00–119.00	$115.07	$1,236	—
1015–1320	1113	85-90%	6	121.00–129.00	$124.89	$1,390	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1340	1241	80-85%	8	128.00–135.00	$130.38	$1,618	—
1215–1460	1312	80-85%	3	141.00–145.00	$142.98	$1,876	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1445	1388	75-80%	2	139.00	$139.00	$1,929	—
1415	1415	75-80%	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,712	-4.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425	1425	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,881	—
1535–1980	1745	4	152.00–166.00	$159.97	$2,791	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00
895–1020	958	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,875.00–2,150.00	$2,021.48
1460	1460	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–1005	898	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,875.00–2,000.00	$1,944.99

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
915	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—

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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.