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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 29, 2025

235 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $356.73/cwt -15.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,830/hd at 513 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 235 637 646
Feeder cattle 192 528 566
Slaughter cattle 43 96 80
Replacement cattle — 13 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower with some instances of sharply lower on the fleshy, bawling or off color feeder calves. Uncertainty in the futures market had buyers concerned. Rain in the forecast most of this week slowed cattle movement which made for a light test on feeder calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 2 415.00–427.50 $421.42 $1,559 -63.58
400 400 4 405.00–422.50 $418.13 $1,673 -24.37
410 fancy 410 1 442.50 $442.50 $1,814 —
468–496 482 8 412.50–415.00 $413.71 $1,994 -12.74
505 505 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,894 -40.11
552–576 564 7 362.50–375.00 $369.74 $2,085 -19.55
600–635 623 3 332.50–337.50 $334.10 $2,081 -43.44
730–735 733 3 330.00–345.00 $340.02 $2,492 -17.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,368 —
480 480 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,824 -22.50
730 730 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,263 —
795 795 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,484 —
1000 1000 1 289.00 $289.00 $2,890 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 337.50 $337.50 $1,468 —
595 595 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,740 -60.00
810 810 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,268 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,178 -38.29
380 380 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,482 -15.00
410–421 419 5 362.50–365.00 $362.99 $1,521 -16.27
455–475 466 6 355.00–362.50 $361.23 $1,683 -15.21
505–540 513 10 355.00–357.50 $356.73 $1,830 -15.33
555–587 579 6 330.00 $330.00 $1,911 -33.80
610–620 615 2 320.00–322.50 $321.24 $1,976 -11.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 325 3 362.50–367.50 $365.78 $1,189 —
352 352 2 357.50 $357.50 $1,258 -15.00
467–485 476 5 332.50–340.00 $336.54 $1,602 -23.02
505–530 518 2 315.00–337.50 $326.52 $1,691 -20.50
550–570 560 2 310.00–317.50 $313.68 $1,757 -29.71
632 632 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,770 -25.83
650–690 680 5 275.00–287.50 $281.96 $1,917 —
740 740 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,739 -50.00
785 785 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,766 -55.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 378 2 322.50–330.00 $326.13 $1,233 +1.13
420 420 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,344 —
460–485 474 5 320.00–327.50 $322.94 $1,531 -24.56
510 510 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,530 -22.50
585–590 588 2 275.00–277.50 $276.26 $1,624 -16.59
635 635 2 257.50 $257.50 $1,635 -23.78
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–485 481 4 300.00–302.50 $300.63 $1,446 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,550 —
705 705 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,727 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,548 -30.00
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,634 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,404 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,257 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 385.00–397.50 $391.44 $1,292 -53.50
370–385 378 2 402.50–410.00 $406.32 $1,536 -31.16
415 415 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,722 -2.89
521–535 526 5 335.00–342.50 $336.53 $1,770 -45.13
600–630 612 7 292.50–307.50 $303.25 $1,856 -31.65
690 690 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,949 -17.50
715–722 720 4 250.00–260.00 $253.75 $1,827 -41.25
815–835 825 2 242.50–245.00 $243.77 $2,011 —
925 925 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,873 -52.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 370.00 $370.00 $758 —
305 305 1 367.50 $367.50 $1,121 -55.00
430–440 435 2 367.50–380.00 $373.68 $1,626 -33.82
455–495 474 5 332.50–342.50 $339.05 $1,607 -43.45
505–545 525 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,575 -59.08
565 565 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,822 -22.53
635 635 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,730 —
790 790 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,916 —
820 820 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,784 —
980 980 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,740 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,628 +25.00
505–535 520 2 270.00–290.00 $280.29 $1,458 -69.71
600–625 613 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,716 -12.50
765 765 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,932 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,048 —
435 435 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,392 —
475–480 478 2 315.00–320.00 $317.49 $1,518 -37.56
550 550 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,622 —
685 685 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,764 -23.00
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,344 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1320 1024 85-90% 6 118.00–124.00 $120.95 $1,239 -1.61
1010–1315 1125 85-90% 4 134.00–142.00 $138.53 $1,558 —
1120–1190 1169 85-90% 4 146.00–154.00 $149.69 $1,750 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 80-85% 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,932 —
1065–1395 1221 80-85% 8 151.00–160.00 $155.39 $1,897 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1575 1476 75-80% 4 150.00–159.00 $154.35 $2,278 -4.13
1460–1605 1532 75-80% 3 164.00–167.00 $165.05 $2,529 —
1755 1755 75-80% 1 134.00 $134.00 $2,352 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560–1810 1705 3 150.00–181.00 $168.13 $2,867 —
1475–2305 1820 4 185.00–195.00 $190.47 $3,467 —
1765–2105 1935 2 197.00–201.00 $198.82 $3,847 —

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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.