Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 30, 2025

466 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $326.51/cwt ≈ $2,984/hd at 914 lb · 115 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $339.43/cwt ≈ $2,752/hd at 811 lb · 58 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $340.91/cwt +8.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,936/hd at 568 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	466	507	307
Feeder cattle	429	475	252
Slaughter cattle	28	29	46
Replacement cattle	9	3	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Yearling steers sold very strong. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Good to very good demand for all feeder and slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	3	432.50–447.50	$437.50	$1,466	+22.50
340 fancy	340	2	470.00	$470.00	$1,598	—
350–397	373	5	422.50–442.50	$432.36	$1,613	+9.77
425–436	433	4	405.00–422.50	$418.21	$1,811	+6.18
470	470	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,880	-9.66
512–545	531	10	370.00–395.00	$381.26	$2,024	+21.26
550–597	577	14	370.00–387.50	$383.59	$2,213	+22.36
600–627 value added	607	8	380.00–381.00	$380.74	$2,311	—
600–635	626	4	347.50–360.00	$357.01	$2,235	+28.03
681–685	682	4	332.50	$332.50	$2,268	-5.00
708 value added	708	10	378.50	$378.50	$2,680	—
711	711	5	332.50	$332.50	$2,364	+17.50
805	805	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,496	—
811 value added	811	57	339.95	$339.95	$2,757	—
902–927 value added	914	115	324.25–328.75	$326.51	$2,984	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,369	-15.00
440	440	1	377.50	$377.50	$1,661	—
455	455	1	382.50	$382.50	$1,740	+1.23
550–590	573	5	340.00–352.50	$348.60	$1,997	-1.40
625	625	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,062	+18.68

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,012	—
430	430	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,333	—
585	585	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,887	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,224	—
725	725	1	327.50	$327.50	$2,374	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,312	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	400.00	$400.00	$940	—
345	345	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,276	-23.13
370	370	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,480	+16.26
405–445	432	6	385.00–390.00	$387.12	$1,672	+9.21
455–460	458	5	372.50–385.00	$380.52	$1,743	+9.43
503–540	518	9	340.00–365.00	$353.66	$1,832	+7.70
555–595	568	17	330.00–350.00	$340.91	$1,936	+8.50
773	773	3	271.00	$271.00	$2,095	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–435	428	3	350.00–360.00	$355.78	$1,523	+0.78
490–495	492	3	355.00–360.00	$356.68	$1,755	+15.86
500–515	511	6	322.50–332.50	$326.65	$1,669	+6.65
580–595	585	3	312.50–327.50	$321.70	$1,882	—
600–627	618	3	295.00	$295.00	$1,823	+2.50

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	377.50	$377.50	$1,208	—
450–455	453	2	342.50–345.00	$343.74	$1,557	+6.21
505	505	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,616	—
565–595	590	8	307.50–321.00	$318.64	$1,880	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,336	±0.00
450–478	471	4	315.00–337.50	$332.13	$1,564	+6.00
520	520	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,560	—
590	590	1	297.50	$297.50	$1,755	+10.91
625	625	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,625	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,594	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,320	-22.50
350–397	372	5	412.50–417.50	$414.38	$1,541	+5.55
400–435	419	8	400.00–415.00	$407.35	$1,707	+38.71
460	460	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,794	—
500 fancy	500	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,900	+27.50
500–525	516	5	355.00–372.50	$359.41	$1,855	+31.86
555–580	571	5	332.50–352.50	$341.96	$1,953	+15.06
600–635	615	3	307.50–315.00	$309.94	$1,906	+8.08
740	740	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,146	+15.02
750	750	1	277.50	$277.50	$2,081	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	382.50	$382.50	$1,645	+27.50
455–470	462	3	360.00–380.00	$366.57	$1,694	+24.93
538–545	540	4	335.00–337.50	$335.63	$1,812	+24.69
565–590	578	2	310.00–320.00	$314.89	$1,820	+4.01
675–677	676	3	272.50–275.00	$273.33	$1,848	—
780	780	1	262.50	$262.50	$2,048	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–470	465	3	335.00–350.00	$345.05	$1,604	+11.30

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,859	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1115	1043	85-90%	2	134.00–135.00	$134.53	$1,403	-4.47
860–1245	1063	85-90%	5	153.00–167.00	$161.38	$1,715	—
1095–1180	1143	85-90%	3	139.00–150.00	$142.70	$1,631	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1205	1160	80-85%	2	162.00–164.00	$162.96	$1,890	+19.96
1160–1375	1252	80-85%	6	169.00–181.00	$172.90	$2,165	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1665	1520	75-80%	4	169.00–176.00	$172.94	$2,629	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1990	1570	2	186.00–194.00	$191.07	$3,000	—
1620–2110	1878	6	215.00–224.00	$219.27	$4,118	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1180	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,850.00–1,950.00	$1,906.73
1100	1100	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00

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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
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
1055	1055	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
1080	1080	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

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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.