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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 4, 2025

286 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $418.87/cwt +14.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,998/hd at 477 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $364.43/cwt +22.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,081/hd at 571 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $325.23/cwt -3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,864/hd at 573 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 286 520 589
Feeder cattle 233 452 465
Slaughter cattle 37 62 91
Replacement cattle 16 6 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on a light test. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 9 421.00 $421.00 $1,772 -1.68
473–480 477 29 417.00–420.00 $418.87 $1,998 +14.87
510–545 528 4 380.00–395.00 $384.83 $2,032 +20.39
550–551 551 7 390.00–397.50 $396.43 $2,184 +33.19
600–630 615 2 330.00–342.50 $336.10 $2,067 +1.34
674 674 6 321.00 $321.00 $2,164 +3.50
745 745 1 297.50 $297.50 $2,216 —
755 755 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,359 +10.00
980 980 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,597 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 433 2 385.00–400.00 $392.37 $1,699 —
460–470 463 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,852 +14.34
530 530 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,908 +15.06
560–575 571 13 360.00–365.00 $364.43 $2,081 +22.25
635–645 640 2 320.00–325.00 $322.48 $2,064 +8.65
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 387.50 $387.50 $1,744 ±0.00
520 520 1 367.50 $367.50 $1,911 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,566 —
555 555 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,818 -0.60

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,066 —
315 315 2 352.50–357.50 $355.00 $1,118 -2.50
353–390 362 7 362.50–365.00 $363.89 $1,317 +8.92
425–440 435 4 330.00–340.00 $333.75 $1,452 -1.23
450–495 478 10 320.00–330.00 $326.47 $1,561 -5.42
510–525 518 2 297.50–310.00 $303.84 $1,574 -19.17
640–645 643 2 280.00–287.50 $283.76 $1,825 -6.20
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 420 3 350.00–352.50 $350.79 $1,473 -6.20
515–545 528 3 325.00–330.00 $327.55 $1,729 -3.60
555–590 573 10 320.00–330.00 $325.23 $1,864 -3.08
615–620 618 2 315.00–320.00 $317.51 $1,962 +0.63
700–745 730 3 270.00–272.50 $271.70 $1,983 -8.30
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,435 ±0.00
620 620 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,612 —
670 670 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,809 —
705 705 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,727 —
765 765 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,855 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 317.50 $317.50 $1,635 —
555 555 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,748 -7.50
610 610 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,647 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,122 —
480 480 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,320 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 2 387.50 $387.50 $1,500 -24.87
420–435 430 3 370.00–387.50 $379.27 $1,631 -8.19
450–475 463 2 382.50–390.00 $386.15 $1,788 +8.71
535 535 1 367.50 $367.50 $1,966 +38.47
595 595 6 335.00 $335.00 $1,993 +9.75
701 701 3 262.50 $262.50 $1,840 —
875 875 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,881 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 425.00–430.00 $427.48 $1,253 —
405 405 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,640 -3.17
480 480 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,932 —
510–537 528 3 370.00–382.50 $374.02 $1,975 +17.82
550 550 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,980 +12.50
600–630 620 3 310.00–320.00 $316.77 $1,964 -6.29
675 675 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,991 -34.91
700–715 708 2 282.50–290.00 $286.29 $2,027 -1.21
865–880 873 2 235.00–237.50 $236.26 $2,063 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,172 —
455–470 463 2 355.00–360.00 $357.46 $1,655 —
535 535 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,752 +10.00
585–587 586 3 302.50–317.50 $312.51 $1,831 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,242 —
405 405 1 382.50 $382.50 $1,549 -7.50
465 465 1 382.50 $382.50 $1,779 —
525 525 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,798 —
607 607 2 317.50 $317.50 $1,927 +20.00
680 680 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,972 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,680 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1110 1081 85-90% 4 134.00–145.00 $141.17 $1,526 -11.60
880–1200 1108 85-90% 9 148.00–161.00 $153.61 $1,702 +27.38
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 80-85% 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,286 —
1155–1315 1248 80-85% 4 151.00–156.00 $154.05 $1,923 -12.89
1025–1450 1303 80-85% 6 162.00–184.00 $171.74 $2,238 +31.74
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1620 1570 75-80% 4 164.00–172.00 $169.21 $2,657 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1790 1614 4 190.00–198.00 $195.27 $3,152 —
1775–2130 1953 2 208.00–210.00 $208.91 $4,080 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1155 1155 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00
1165 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1205 1205 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,075.00 $2,075.00
1350–1420 1382 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,275.00–2,525.00 $2,376.93
1445 1445 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,275.00 $2,275.00
1520 1520 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,925.00 $2,925.00
1410–1725 1568 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,500.00–2,575.00 $2,541.27

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1215–1435 1325 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 2,400.00–2,900.00 $2,670.75 —
1345 1345 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00 —
1305–1550 1387 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,800.00–3,175.00 $3,035.28 —

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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.