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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 24, 2025

579 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $359.97/cwt ≈ $3,084/hd at 857 lb · 73 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $384.81/cwt +18.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,049/hd at 533 lb · 26 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $388.00/cwt +50.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,821/hd at 727 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 579 563 477
Feeder cattle 495 491 398
Slaughter cattle 65 67 63
Replacement cattle 19 5 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold mostly steady on a light test. Feeder steers over 500lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with the exception of 400lbs to 475lbs steady. Fleshy,bawling calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,166 —
310–337 325 4 445.00–455.00 $448.60 $1,458 +48.60
365–392 383 3 435.00–455.00 $448.65 $1,718 -5.37
412–435 421 5 432.50–467.50 $450.51 $1,897 -2.42
455–475 467 10 427.50–437.50 $433.94 $2,026 -7.39
507 value added 507 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,129 +5.00
505–542 531 6 387.50–410.00 $398.01 $2,113 +11.26
560–566 566 13 380.00–395.00 $393.86 $2,229 +14.13
630 630 5 387.50 $387.50 $2,441 +30.00
631 value added 631 12 416.00 $416.00 $2,625 —
653–658 656 6 380.00–387.50 $383.74 $2,517 +21.24
727 value added 727 21 388.00 $388.00 $2,821 +28.00
815–825 818 3 325.00–332.50 $327.52 $2,679 —
854 854 7 338.50 $338.50 $2,891 —
857 value added 857 66 362.25 $362.25 $3,104 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 413 2 412.50–425.00 $418.94 $1,730 -3.53
485 485 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,916 -27.02
520 520 2 377.50–380.00 $378.75 $1,970 —
585–587 586 6 352.50–365.00 $360.82 $2,114 +1.78
607–615 610 3 340.00–342.50 $341.66 $2,084 +4.02
697 697 7 362.50 $362.50 $2,527 +32.50
847 847 2 292.50 $292.50 $2,477 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,736 —
565 565 4 375.00 $375.00 $2,119 +5.00
645 645 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,225 +22.50
675 675 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,177 —
860 860 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,709 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,653 -20.00
540 540 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,782 —
595 595 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,964 —
625 625 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,938 -12.50
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 337.50 $337.50 $1,536 —
630 630 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,922 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,750 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 430.00–437.50 $433.82 $1,193 +22.31
300–325 313 7 420.00–425.00 $422.11 $1,321 +24.21
378 378 4 402.50 $402.50 $1,521 +9.68
410–440 424 12 360.00–382.50 $372.18 $1,578 -12.25
456–485 467 20 357.50–380.00 $371.04 $1,733 -2.46
500–525 517 11 355.00–367.50 $362.74 $1,875 +4.67
544 value added 544 15 401.00 $401.00 $2,181 +14.02
550–570 563 7 352.50–360.00 $355.70 $2,003 +4.88
600–645 611 14 327.50–340.00 $336.92 $2,059 +13.02
618 value added 618 3 357.50 $357.50 $2,209 —
651–680 value added 653 16 357.50–370.00 $369.19 $2,411 —
692–697 695 4 330.00–337.50 $333.74 $2,319 —
725–747 740 3 310.00–335.00 $318.17 $2,354 +10.67
752 value added 752 11 360.00 $360.00 $2,707 —
790 790 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,686 —
912 912 5 276.00 $276.00 $2,517 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,223 —
380–395 389 4 367.50–382.50 $378.18 $1,471 —
400–425 414 4 347.50–362.50 $355.69 $1,473 +9.56
450 450 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,530 -8.09
510–545 529 8 335.00–345.00 $342.25 $1,811 +1.58
580–595 585 3 332.50–337.50 $335.85 $1,965 +3.48
675–690 683 2 312.50 $312.50 $2,134 +11.77
832 832 2 277.50 $277.50 $2,309 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–342 330 3 340.00–342.50 $341.73 $1,128 —
380 380 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,292 -5.00
495 495 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,609 —
510–530 520 2 307.50–320.00 $313.63 $1,631 —
590 590 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,770 —
610 610 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,738 -5.00
650 650 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,804 —
725 725 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,812 -27.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,421 —
545 545 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,758 -21.39
560 560 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,708 -17.50
600 600 2 302.50 $302.50 $1,815 —
685 685 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,192 —
950 950 1 257.50 $257.50 $2,446 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,609 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,414 -60.00
427–449 443 7 380.00–390.00 $387.24 $1,715 -22.76
500–515 505 3 377.50–392.50 $385.00 $1,944 +29.58
560–562 561 3 350.00–352.50 $351.67 $1,973 +3.67
600–631 620 6 315.00–330.00 $321.13 $1,991 +1.97
740 740 1 282.50 $282.50 $2,090 -7.50
815 815 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,793 -37.50
850 850 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,040 —
900 900 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,935 -35.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,147 —
305 305 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,327 ±0.00
370 370 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,480 ±0.00
430 430 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,462 -65.00
457 457 2 372.50 $372.50 $1,702 +13.31
530–545 537 3 340.00–350.00 $344.15 $1,848 +6.65
590 590 1 337.50 $337.50 $1,991 +7.85
615–635 625 2 292.50–305.00 $298.85 $1,868 -4.44
655 655 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,949 —
720 720 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,926 —
785–790 788 2 245.00–260.00 $252.52 $1,990 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,304 —
360–380 370 2 375.00–380.00 $377.43 $1,396 —
400 400 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,440 -20.00
450–490 470 2 352.50–355.00 $353.70 $1,662 —
505 505 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,616 -5.00
670 670 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,625 —
895 895 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,768 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–475 463 3 337.50–345.00 $340.84 $1,578 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,309 —
455 455 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,706 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,092 —
455 455 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,399 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,313 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1635 1499 75-80% 6 157.00–162.00 $159.75 $2,395 —
1535–1550 1543 75-80% 2 147.00 $147.00 $2,268 —
1460–1870 1571 75-80% 14 163.00–177.00 $168.22 $2,643 +14.16
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1330 1205 80-85% 6 152.00–160.00 $156.15 $1,882 —
1260 1260 80-85% 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,877 -17.52
1145–1435 1262 80-85% 5 165.00–168.00 $166.20 $2,097 -0.32
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1120 1068 85-90% 2 133.00–139.00 $135.85 $1,451 -7.29
820–1290 1089 85-90% 5 150.00–153.00 $151.52 $1,650 +8.38
1055–1200 1140 85-90% 3 113.00–125.00 $119.60 $1,363 -17.87

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1520 1398 4 168.00–182.50 $175.75 $2,457 —
1285–1950 1604 6 184.00–200.00 $193.68 $3,107 —
1610–1995 1770 4 202.00–214.00 $209.04 $3,700 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00
1065–1160 1113 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,400.00–2,650.00 $2,519.66
980–1370 1168 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,600.00–3,025.00 $2,818.22
1175–1495 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 2,575.00–2,900.00 $2,809.49
1310 1310 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
1335 1335 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 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 AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1685 1685 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,725.00 $3,725.00 —

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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.