Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 28, 2025

520 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $346.46/cwt -21.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,653/hd at 477 lb · 45 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $374.88/cwt +4.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,961/hd at 523 lb · 26 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $379.66/cwt -6.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,424/hd at 375 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	520	340	249
Feeder cattle	452	250	221
Slaughter cattle	62	74	28
Replacement cattle	6	16	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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
285	285	4	442.50	$442.50	$1,261	—
315–325	320	2	432.50–442.50	$437.58	$1,400	+9.22
365–396	392	8	427.50–440.00	$436.53	$1,711	-4.56
400–440	419	12	410.00–437.50	$422.68	$1,771	-2.86
464	464	21	404.00	$404.00	$1,875	+10.97
515–522 value added	516	13	384.00–392.50	$385.32	$1,988	—
500–543	530	13	355.00–377.50	$364.44	$1,932	-6.04
552–590	570	12	350.00–372.50	$363.24	$2,070	—
605–645	624	15	325.00–347.50	$334.76	$2,089	+4.76
676	676	4	317.50	$317.50	$2,146	-16.49
700–703	702	5	297.50–315.00	$301.49	$2,116	-24.73
790	790	1	302.50	$302.50	$2,390	—
900	900	1	272.50	$272.50	$2,452	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–487	475	3	382.50–392.50	$385.66	$1,832	+9.90
520–545	533	2	342.50–347.50	$344.94	$1,839	—
565–592	576	8	335.00–345.00	$342.18	$1,971	-16.54
605–630	618	2	310.00–317.50	$313.83	$1,939	—
705–735	720	2	272.50–280.00	$276.33	$1,990	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	377.50	$377.50	$1,699	+10.00
560–593	585	4	327.50–330.00	$328.10	$1,919	+3.08
765	765	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,817	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	387.50	$387.50	$1,763	—
560	560	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,932	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860	860	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,365	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	3	372.50–385.00	$376.74	$1,036	+6.74
300–345	323	12	372.50–390.00	$386.42	$1,248	+3.92
357–390	375	25	377.00–390.00	$379.66	$1,424	-6.53
405–440	428	17	350.00–367.50	$356.99	$1,528	-13.03
450–490	477	45	340.00–362.50	$346.46	$1,653	-21.04
500–546	532	25	325.00–340.00	$331.15	$1,762	-11.41
562–575	566	6	320.00–330.00	$328.31	$1,858	-1.69
602–635	619	9	310.00–322.50	$316.88	$1,961	+10.29
655–670	665	4	297.50–300.00	$298.13	$1,983	—
700	700	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,960	—
825	825	1	242.50	$242.50	$2,001	—
885	885	1	237.50	$237.50	$2,102	—
1030	1030	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,854	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	357.50	$357.50	$1,126	-4.25
360–365	363	2	350.00–360.00	$354.97	$1,289	+2.47
425–445	435	3	330.00–342.50	$334.98	$1,457	—
450–490	479	14	327.50–345.00	$331.89	$1,590	-2.49
510–547	527	8	300.00–337.50	$323.01	$1,702	+13.01
560–595	574	11	307.50–325.00	$318.18	$1,826	+13.18
635–645	640	2	285.00–295.00	$289.96	$1,856	+9.96
700	700	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,680	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	323	2	310.00–327.50	$319.09	$1,031	-20.91
375	375	1	332.50	$332.50	$1,247	-6.21
420	420	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,354	+12.50
450–475	467	6	312.50–325.00	$319.25	$1,491	—
505	505	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,414	—
570	570	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,653	+10.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,422	—
580	580	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,870	-5.00
655	655	1	297.50	$297.50	$1,949	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,005	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,286	—
367–397	382	7	425.00–440.00	$433.04	$1,654	-9.46
400–445	424	4	400.00–417.50	$408.17	$1,731	-19.33
500–545	523	2	355.00–357.50	$356.20	$1,863	+12.43
562	562	2	347.50	$347.50	$1,953	+15.00
600–645	621	4	315.00–330.00	$323.06	$2,006	+1.57
650–675	663	2	325.00–335.00	$329.91	$2,187	—
720	720	1	287.50	$287.50	$2,070	—
755	755	2	287.50	$287.50	$2,171	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	410.00–415.00	$412.37	$1,546	+34.87
420–435	428	2	385.00–390.00	$387.46	$1,658	+2.46
455–490	476	7	370.00–387.50	$377.44	$1,797	—
515–545	530	5	327.50–332.50	$329.03	$1,744	—
555–595	570	5	312.50–335.00	$325.25	$1,854	—
635	635	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,937	—
682	682	2	295.00	$295.00	$2,012	—
765	765	1	267.50	$267.50	$2,046	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,004	+5.00
395	395	1	392.50	$392.50	$1,550	—
435	435	1	342.50	$342.50	$1,490	—
535	535	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,699	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,696	+27.50
625	625	1	297.50	$297.50	$1,859	-30.00
780	780	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,560	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	2	300.00–315.00	$307.44	$1,039	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	347.50	$347.50	$1,442	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1395	1234	80-85%	17	162.00–180.00	$166.94	$2,060	+16.10
1160–1365	1284	80-85%	10	147.00–160.00	$155.24	$1,993	-9.57
1305	1305	80-85%	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,827	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1340	1048	85-90%	9	135.00–145.00	$140.00	$1,467	+0.98
965–1270	1075	85-90%	5	148.00–155.00	$152.77	$1,642	—
1015–1200	1115	85-90%	3	124.00–128.00	$126.23	$1,407	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1645	1501	75-80%	4	152.00–156.00	$154.76	$2,323	+1.32
1495–1730	1613	75-80%	2	161.00–165.00	$163.15	$2,632	+3.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060	1060	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,866	—
1175–1915	1535	7	181.00–198.00	$190.57	$2,925	—
1705–2165	1912	3	201.00–205.00	$203.81	$3,897	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1335	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,650.00–2,175.00	$1,939.02
1330	1330	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00
1320–1475	1398	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,450.00–2,500.00	$2,473.61

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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
1430	1430	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—

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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.