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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 15, 2025

460 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $342.26/cwt ≈ $3,373/hd at 986 lb · 57 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $413.16/cwt +15.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,978/hd at 479 lb · 27 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $423.78/cwt +33.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,759/hd at 415 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 460 363 530
Feeder cattle 391 306 472
Slaughter cattle 62 43 42
Replacement cattle 7 14 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550lbs sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder steers over 550lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 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
345 345 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,622 —
365–380 373 2 460.00–470.00 $465.10 $1,735 +10.10
415 415 1 447.50 $447.50 $1,857 —
468–495 477 6 425.00–445.00 $433.47 $2,068 +28.11
460–496 value added 481 7 450.00–455.00 $452.05 $2,174 -0.45
506–533 value added 520 10 425.00–435.00 $427.01 $2,220 —
500–532 521 8 400.00–417.50 $404.50 $2,107 +14.07
555–570 560 7 382.50–392.50 $391.08 $2,190 +1.44
575–585 value added 581 4 400.00–402.50 $401.88 $2,335 —
604–630 607 9 382.50–390.00 $383.33 $2,327 -4.17
631 value added 631 5 402.50 $402.50 $2,540 ±0.00
695 695 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,502 -14.21
710–730 721 4 365.00–380.00 $371.25 $2,677 +3.75
750–780 768 3 357.50–370.00 $362.41 $2,783 —
825 825 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,846 —
960 960 1 317.50 $317.50 $3,048 —
986 value added 986 56 342.70 $342.70 $3,379 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 596 3 367.50 $367.50 $2,190 —
615–620 619 4 347.50–360.00 $356.89 $2,209 +9.39
685 685 1 367.50 $367.50 $2,517 +27.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 387.50 $387.50 $2,170 +40.00
625 625 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,281 +53.76
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665–695 677 3 317.50–332.50 $322.41 $2,183 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,744 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,656 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 fancy 323 3 462.50 $462.50 $1,494 —
367–385 380 8 425.00–432.50 $427.76 $1,625 +10.37
400 value added 400 10 442.50 $442.50 $1,770 +27.50
405–445 432 9 392.50–417.50 $402.98 $1,741 +26.90
465–493 475 16 392.50–415.00 $401.88 $1,909 +9.46
465–486 value added 484 11 425.00–430.00 $429.56 $2,079 +24.56
500–530 value added 520 4 397.50–407.50 $403.69 $2,099 +3.69
535–542 540 7 375.00–387.50 $383.96 $2,073 +9.40
550–580 558 14 372.50–377.50 $373.94 $2,087 +5.60
615 615 2 357.50–365.00 $361.25 $2,222 +10.66
750–775 763 2 317.50–320.00 $318.73 $2,432 —
842 842 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,400 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,540 +42.17
420–435 432 5 385.00 $385.00 $1,663 +29.94
470–472 471 3 362.50–370.00 $367.51 $1,731 +22.51
527–547 536 6 350.00–367.50 $359.05 $1,925 +4.58
555–582 569 5 342.50–352.50 $348.41 $1,982 +2.61
600–645 624 6 317.50–320.00 $317.90 $1,984 -9.60
665–670 668 2 295.00–297.50 $296.25 $1,979 -13.75
780 780 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,262 +15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–525 514 4 327.50–345.00 $333.12 $1,712 -4.94
550–595 580 3 330.00–332.50 $331.71 $1,924 +11.71
635 635 1 286.00 $286.00 $1,816 -24.00
665–680 673 2 260.00–282.50 $271.12 $1,825 +8.62
735–741 740 4 262.50–265.00 $263.12 $1,947 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477–493 487 5 337.50–372.50 $358.78 $1,747 +9.42
550–570 560 2 300.00–362.50 $330.69 $1,852 +0.69
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,798 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,331 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,000 —
250 250 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,075 —
360–375 363 5 445.00–447.50 $446.98 $1,623 —
435 435 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,892 +21.07
461–470 463 8 415.00–425.00 $423.10 $1,959 +5.60
465 fancy 465 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,046 —
505–545 518 5 350.00–365.00 $359.94 $1,864 -25.06
560–595 581 7 347.50–367.50 $353.87 $2,056 —
605–645 625 6 337.50–347.50 $339.54 $2,122 +22.04
710–715 713 2 325.00–327.50 $326.25 $2,326 +23.75
776–795 783 7 290.00–300.00 $296.77 $2,324 —
850–865 858 2 265.00–270.00 $267.48 $2,295 —
955 955 1 237.50 $237.50 $2,268 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 400.00–407.50 $403.78 $1,345 —
375 375 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,556 +35.00
445 445 1 412.50 $412.50 $1,836 —
497 497 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,963 +17.43
585 585 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,018 +24.20
605–630 618 2 307.50–320.00 $313.62 $1,938 —
680 680 1 307.50 $307.50 $2,091 +7.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 327.50 $327.50 $1,523 —
510–517 514 4 300.00–307.50 $303.78 $1,561 -13.72
570 570 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,724 —
820 820 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,824 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–580 578 2 282.50–290.00 $286.23 $1,654 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,719 -8.83

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–920 873 85-90% 2 106.00–110.00 $107.89 $942 —
910–1140 1036 85-90% 4 119.00–130.00 $123.68 $1,281 -24.45
890–1260 1133 85-90% 9 133.00–144.00 $138.99 $1,575 —
990–1295 1141 85-90% 14 145.00–153.00 $148.68 $1,696 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1250 1170 80-85% 2 159.00–163.00 $161.14 $1,885 —
1270 1270 80-85% 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,880 -8.50
1150–1475 1327 80-85% 5 166.00–170.00 $168.02 $2,230 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1620 1537 75-80% 3 156.00–160.00 $158.05 $2,429 —
1405–1750 1578 75-80% 2 168.00–170.00 $169.11 $2,669 +4.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1685 1564 4 181.00–186.00 $184.54 $2,886 -4.38
1520–2190 1991 6 192.00–200.00 $195.72 $3,897 -3.28
2170 2170 1 214.00 $214.00 $4,644 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1155 1155 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,275.00 $2,275.00
1240 1240 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
1360 1360 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1370 1370 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,225.00 $2,225.00

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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
1405 1405 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,900.00 $3,900.00 +1,650.00

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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.