Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 11, 2025

1,028 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $300.00/cwt ≈ $2,745/hd at 915 lb · 171 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $316.31/cwt ≈ $2,583/hd at 817 lb · 128 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $307.10/cwt ≈ $2,633/hd at 857 lb · 62 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,028	286	413
Feeder cattle	976	233	380
Slaughter cattle	39	37	31
Replacement cattle	13	16	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher on a good quality offering with several packages of weaned precondition feeders in todays sale. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 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
280	280	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,204	—
325–345	341	5	430.00–450.00	$439.88	$1,500	—
350–393	379	14	435.00–447.50	$443.35	$1,680	—
405–440	427	13	422.50–442.50	$430.64	$1,839	+9.64
465	465	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,860	-18.87
500–535	518	18	380.00–395.00	$386.10	$2,000	+1.27
502–543 value added	528	15	397.50–410.00	$400.86	$2,117	—
556–586 value added	568	36	394.00–402.00	$398.79	$2,265	—
551–589	576	25	370.00–380.00	$376.74	$2,170	-19.69
630–640 value added	638	4	355.00–362.50	$356.85	$2,277	—
650–668 value added	666	17	359.00–362.50	$359.52	$2,394	—
655–685	677	20	332.50–338.00	$337.43	$2,284	+16.43
702–723 value added	715	5	323.00–330.00	$325.75	$2,329	—
808–816 value added	816	125	301.00–317.60	$316.94	$2,586	—
838	838	3	290.00	$290.00	$2,430	—
857 value added	857	60	307.50	$307.50	$2,635	—
865–870	868	2	295.00	$295.00	$2,561	—
915 value added	915	171	300.00	$300.00	$2,745	—
960	960	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,592	+5.00
1105	1105	1	237.50	$237.50	$2,624	—
1155	1155	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,541	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,636	—
405–449	446	16	408.00–412.50	$408.26	$1,821	+15.89
478	478	3	385.00	$385.00	$1,840	-15.00
555–599	593	7	350.00–360.00	$358.66	$2,127	-5.77
645	645	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,935	-22.48
680–696	694	11	309.00–315.00	$309.62	$2,149	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	382.50	$382.50	$1,817	-5.00
505–540	523	2	360.00–375.00	$367.25	$1,921	-0.25
610	610	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,922	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
617	617	2	317.50	$317.50	$1,959	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
552	552	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,877	+12.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,150	—
312–315	314	4	380.00–397.50	$389.96	$1,224	—
346 fancy	346	3	410.00	$410.00	$1,419	—
365–375	366	13	377.50–396.00	$394.54	$1,444	—
400–437	419	13	352.50–362.50	$358.13	$1,501	+7.34
426 value added	426	5	371.00	$371.00	$1,580	—
455–470	463	12	350.00–360.00	$354.31	$1,640	—
471 value added	471	15	374.00	$374.00	$1,762	—
500–538	520	12	330.00–345.00	$339.04	$1,763	+11.49
518–532 value added	525	34	365.00–368.00	$366.52	$1,924	—
552–597	580	36	325.00–335.00	$330.20	$1,915	+4.97
600–620	611	6	317.50–327.50	$321.71	$1,966	+4.20
660–669	665	10	306.00–316.00	$309.97	$2,061	—
700 value added	700	27	324.50	$324.50	$2,272	—
765	765	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,295	—
791 value added	791	4	291.00	$291.00	$2,302	—
815	815	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,160	—
1155	1155	1	205.00	$205.00	$2,368	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,162	+50.00
395	395	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,402	-8.89
400–425	413	2	332.50–342.50	$337.65	$1,394	+3.90
450–495	483	11	320.00–337.50	$333.52	$1,611	+7.05
520–535	528	4	307.50–317.50	$311.94	$1,647	+8.10
625–645	631	6	280.00–300.00	$290.78	$1,835	+7.02
655–683	672	6	272.50–290.00	$283.86	$1,908	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	367.50	$367.50	$1,341	—
484	484	5	330.00	$330.00	$1,597	—
525	525	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,654	-2.50
760	760	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,166	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,147	—
472	472	7	347.50	$347.50	$1,640	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270 fancy	270	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,256	—
275–290	282	3	425.00–442.50	$434.05	$1,224	+6.57
310–340	324	4	420.00–437.50	$432.45	$1,401	—
325 fancy	325	1	452.50	$452.50	$1,471	—
375–392	384	6	427.50–445.00	$436.19	$1,675	—
402–443	435	12	416.00–432.50	$418.87	$1,822	+13.87
450–465	458	2	400.00–425.00	$412.30	$1,888	+9.80
515–516	516	8	360.00–365.00	$362.50	$1,870	-11.52
565	565	3	347.50–365.00	$353.33	$1,996	-6.67
610–620	619	8	317.50–325.00	$324.08	$2,006	+7.31
670	670	2	310.00	$310.00	$2,077	+15.00
715–724	723	7	269.00–275.00	$269.85	$1,951	-16.44
830	830	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,992	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	402.50	$402.50	$1,389	—
355	355	1	402.50	$402.50	$1,429	+15.00
420–435	428	2	402.50	$402.50	$1,723	+23.23
460–470	465	2	380.00–385.00	$382.53	$1,779	-3.62
525–535	530	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,802	-27.50
583	583	18	329.00	$329.00	$1,918	-6.00
700	700	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,838	±0.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,634	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,596	-17.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1315	1211	80-85%	5	153.00–161.00	$157.89	$1,912	—
1100–1445	1246	80-85%	7	167.00–173.00	$169.91	$2,117	+15.86
1340	1340	80-85%	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,796	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755	755	85-90%	1	109.00	$109.00	$823	—
865–1015	942	85-90%	3	144.00–148.00	$145.64	$1,372	—
910–1015	960	85-90%	3	126.00–131.00	$128.72	$1,236	—
895–1210	1052	85-90%	5	152.00–164.00	$156.82	$1,650	+15.65

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395	1395	75-80%	1	156.00	$156.00	$2,176	—
1405–1690	1548	75-80%	2	164.00–168.00	$166.18	$2,572	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465–1800	1600	4	182.00–194.00	$187.85	$3,006	-7.42
1460–2080	1770	2	203.00–216.00	$210.64	$3,728	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,480.00	$1,480.00
945–1020	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,500.00–2,250.00	$1,889.31
1070	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00
1280	1280	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,810.00	$1,810.00
1295	1295	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,375.00	$2,375.00

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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
1175–1215	1195	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,000.00–2,325.00	$2,165.22	—

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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.