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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 12, 2025

493 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $359.90/cwt -6.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,045/hd at 568 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $347.23/cwt +12.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,794/hd at 517 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $350.97/cwt +13.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,033/hd at 579 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 493 660 937
Feeder cattle 451 551 884
Slaughter cattle 38 70 49
Replacement cattle 4 39 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold mostly steady with feeder steers over 600lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady with the exception of the weaned preconditioned packages they sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady on a lighter test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 value added 400 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,860 —
452–485 465 4 417.50–427.50 $423.67 $1,970 +8.67
510–511 value added 511 4 390.00–417.50 $410.64 $2,098 -19.36
512–545 528 8 367.50–385.00 $375.30 $1,982 -10.93
557–590 568 21 352.50–367.50 $358.35 $2,035 -8.28
575 value added 575 1 392.50 $392.50 $2,257 —
600–641 value added 617 10 360.00–367.50 $362.47 $2,236 —
605–645 625 8 340.00–357.50 $345.25 $2,158 +17.56
650–697 676 6 340.00–355.00 $349.53 $2,363 —
677 value added 677 14 359.00 $359.00 $2,430 —
710 710 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,432 +14.88
702–749 value added 730 17 350.00–355.00 $354.38 $2,587 +8.38
760 value added 760 4 360.00 $360.00 $2,736 —
750–778 768 7 340.00–347.50 $342.11 $2,627 +17.11
816 value added 816 6 340.00 $340.00 $2,774 —
852 852 12 320.00 $320.00 $2,726 -12.00
924 value added 924 11 300.00 $300.00 $2,772 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 397.50 $397.50 $1,749 +10.00
450–485 473 3 377.50–385.00 $382.62 $1,810 +7.12
507–545 527 16 345.00–362.50 $356.33 $1,878 -11.01
555 555 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,887 -8.33
620 620 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,922 -10.89
665–675 672 3 300.00–305.00 $301.65 $2,027 -13.32
708 708 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,266 +16.48
765–790 778 2 300.00–317.50 $308.61 $2,401 —
835 835 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,463 —
875–895 885 2 305.00–310.00 $307.47 $2,721 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
616 616 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,094 +40.00
690 690 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,174 —
730 730 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,263 ±0.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 337.50 $337.50 $1,468 —
480 480 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,248 —
555 555 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,707 —
695 695 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,807 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,682 —
725 725 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,030 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 390.00–405.00 $397.70 $1,125 —
290 fancy 290 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,232 —
331–340 333 5 380.00–400.00 $395.91 $1,318 -5.31
360–365 363 3 375.00–395.00 $388.39 $1,410 +29.95
410–430 420 4 370.00–380.00 $374.88 $1,574 +22.74
450–453 452 10 367.50–370.00 $368.50 $1,666 +20.26
502–519 value added 511 9 355.00–367.50 $360.45 $1,842 —
505–540 521 12 330.00–345.00 $337.32 $1,757 +2.21
572–588 value added 577 16 355.00–357.50 $356.59 $2,058 —
577–595 586 5 325.00–337.50 $332.99 $1,951 -4.91
604–620 value added 610 8 344.00–345.00 $344.38 $2,101 —
607–639 629 11 320.00–333.00 $328.62 $2,067 +27.83
680–690 681 7 295.00–302.50 $301.42 $2,053 —
701 value added 701 8 314.00–317.50 $315.31 $2,210 +2.31
735–740 738 3 285.00–302.50 $296.69 $2,190 +37.96
752–785 value added 775 20 310.00–319.00 $312.62 $2,423 -0.38
825 825 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,228 —
850–870 868 12 260.00–270.00 $269.18 $2,336 —
975 975 1 247.50 $247.50 $2,413 —
1030 1030 2 235.00 $235.00 $2,420 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,232 +10.00
377 377 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,338 +12.50
405–445 431 5 337.50–357.50 $348.74 $1,503 +28.74
460–485 477 3 337.50–345.00 $340.89 $1,626 +21.49
505–542 532 7 305.00–327.50 $321.58 $1,711 +11.85
555–595 581 5 300.00–310.00 $305.02 $1,772 -3.81
610–647 633 5 282.50–300.00 $292.84 $1,854 +19.93
655–675 667 3 275.00–285.00 $279.19 $1,862 +6.69
705 705 3 260.00–275.00 $265.00 $1,868 +25.00
760 760 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,824 -20.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,223 —
470 470 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,504 +18.76
560 560 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,652 +32.50
610–645 628 2 260.00–262.50 $261.22 $1,640 +6.22
665–675 672 3 250.00–265.00 $257.54 $1,731 +1.13
725 725 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,595 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,369 +2.50
475–490 485 3 322.50–340.00 $334.29 $1,621 —
550–595 567 3 292.50–315.00 $300.72 $1,705 +10.72
770 770 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,752 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 3 307.50 $307.50 $1,507 +27.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,410 +50.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 318 3 405.00–427.50 $412.66 $1,312 -4.35
390–395 393 3 407.50–415.00 $412.52 $1,621 +6.69
411–425 fancy 414 5 455.00 $455.00 $1,884 +13.82
400–430 415 2 407.50–415.00 $411.39 $1,707 +2.64
455–490 476 6 365.00–382.50 $371.54 $1,769 -12.86
500–542 521 6 340.00–347.50 $342.02 $1,782 -16.79
555–580 568 2 322.50–332.50 $327.39 $1,860 -7.62
610–620 615 3 312.50–325.00 $319.15 $1,963 -1.17
720 720 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,196 +46.71
805 805 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,214 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 392.50 $392.50 $1,531 +12.50
500–520 510 2 322.50–330.00 $326.32 $1,664 -9.89
628–645 632 4 282.50–300.00 $286.96 $1,814 -16.34
660 660 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,864 +10.81
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,390 —
540 540 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,634 +2.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,170 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–975 879 85-90% 4 92.00–110.00 $101.74 $894 —
840–1355 1058 85-90% 6 129.00–138.00 $135.30 $1,431 +12.78
920–1165 1058 85-90% 4 110.00–120.00 $117.12 $1,239 -5.40
900–1200 1088 85-90% 3 140.00–152.00 $144.04 $1,567 +21.52
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1380 1235 80-85% 4 140.00–148.00 $144.47 $1,784 +0.69
1275–1310 1293 80-85% 2 151.00–154.00 $152.48 $1,972 -2.35
1275–1685 1480 80-85% 2 125.00–137.00 $131.83 $1,951 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1720 1494 75-80% 4 155.00–163.00 $158.08 $2,362 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1760 1627 3 183.00–186.00 $184.64 $3,004 —
1800 1800 1 191.00 $191.00 $3,438 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1235 1235 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00
1385 1385 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00

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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
1490 1490 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 -773.90

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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.