Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 10, 2025

640 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $329.50/cwt +25.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,995/hd at 909 lb · 66 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $361.48/cwt +12.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,449/hd at 678 lb · 39 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $447.19/cwt +30.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,174/hd at 486 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	640	391	750
Feeder cattle	599	329	675
Slaughter cattle	35	50	56
Replacement cattle	6	12	19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher with feeder heifers over 550lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Good quality offering of weaned preconditioned feeders in todays sale. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	4	490.00	$490.00	$1,460	+55.00
390 fancy	390	3	475.00	$475.00	$1,852	—
395	395	3	420.00–440.00	$433.33	$1,712	-34.17
420 value added	420	1	505.00	$505.00	$2,121	+30.00
435	435	1	470.00	$470.00	$2,044	+57.50
470–488 value added	482	14	455.00–465.00	$461.31	$2,224	+8.81
475–495	489	20	425.00–445.00	$437.31	$2,138	+30.37
510 value added	510	10	452.50	$452.50	$2,308	+20.00
500–542	532	15	407.50–430.00	$409.72	$2,180	+22.29
565–595	582	5	375.00–390.00	$382.45	$2,226	+4.91
555–597 value added	589	21	407.50–420.00	$412.41	$2,429	+15.44
600–630 value added	613	24	395.00–410.00	$405.18	$2,484	+26.70
605–635	624	4	365.00–385.00	$379.53	$2,368	+29.53
675–676 value added	675	29	360.00–377.50	$363.02	$2,450	—
660–688	685	10	352.50–357.50	$357.02	$2,446	+7.98
711–736 value added	729	27	350.00–355.00	$351.69	$2,564	+9.19
715–740	730	4	320.00–340.00	$333.14	$2,432	+8.14
770–798	782	14	327.50–332.50	$330.90	$2,588	—
802–818 value added	810	10	325.00–340.00	$332.20	$2,691	+10.97
909 value added	909	66	329.50	$329.50	$2,995	—
950–987	975	3	282.50–295.00	$286.56	$2,794	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416	416	3	420.00	$420.00	$1,747	—
470	470	1	392.50	$392.50	$1,845	+7.50
585	585	2	365.00	$365.00	$2,135	+17.50
605–645	634	4	347.50–352.50	$349.97	$2,219	+17.47
670–675	673	2	322.50–332.50	$327.48	$2,204	—
742	742	2	312.50	$312.50	$2,319	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790	790	3	305.00	$305.00	$2,410	—
940	940	1	277.50	$277.50	$2,608	—
1020	1020	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,856	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	3	345.00	$345.00	$1,504	—
480	480	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,440	—
580	580	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,972	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,725	—
630	630	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,922	—
650–675	663	2	302.50–312.50	$307.59	$2,039	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
291	291	3	397.50	$397.50	$1,157	—
310	310	1	387.50	$387.50	$1,201	-37.50
330 fancy	330	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,419	—
405–430	421	5	375.00–395.00	$390.13	$1,642	+30.54
455	455	2	367.50–382.50	$375.00	$1,706	+14.47
460–496 value added	488	22	405.00–408.00	$406.87	$1,986	+31.87
503–525 value added	512	14	370.00–395.00	$384.31	$1,968	+12.95
510–535	521	10	345.00–367.50	$350.74	$1,827	+10.72
566–580 value added	574	11	350.00–357.50	$352.52	$2,023	+0.83
570–599	590	11	327.50–345.00	$339.20	$2,001	+3.94
600–637	619	5	310.00–325.00	$317.67	$1,966	-10.85
607–630 value added	620	28	332.50–342.50	$337.68	$2,094	-9.82
650–661 value added	652	15	327.50–338.00	$335.87	$2,190	—
691	691	4	300.00	$300.00	$2,073	—
725–742 value added	733	14	302.50–310.00	$305.75	$2,241	—
750 value added	750	10	302.50	$302.50	$2,269	—
760	760	1	282.50	$282.50	$2,147	+20.00
820	820	2	280.00	$280.00	$2,296	—
850	850	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,338	-10.00
850 value added	850	2	310.00	$310.00	$2,635	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,008	—
305	305	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,068	—
355–385	363	4	367.50–375.00	$369.49	$1,341	+0.30
422–440	428	3	360.00	$360.00	$1,541	—
480–485	483	2	352.50–357.50	$354.99	$1,715	—
515–545	540	11	336.00–340.00	$336.86	$1,819	+9.36
585–595	590	2	310.00–312.50	$311.24	$1,836	+18.74
620–622	621	3	292.50–305.00	$300.84	$1,868	+20.84
665	665	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,862	-8.59
740	740	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,868	—
850	850	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,040	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,008	—
485	485	1	332.50	$332.50	$1,613	—
525–530	528	2	280.00–285.00	$282.49	$1,492	-2.51
570–585	577	3	280.00–292.50	$287.45	$1,659	+27.45
790	790	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,817	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,633	—
510	510	1	332.50	$332.50	$1,696	—
590	590	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,740	—
630	630	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,780	—
675	675	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,789	-2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,209	—
387	387	2	475.00	$475.00	$1,838	+68.43
417 fancy	417	2	445.00	$445.00	$1,856	+25.00
415–425	422	3	405.00–410.00	$406.64	$1,716	+8.00
483	483	3	415.00	$415.00	$2,004	+30.62
505	505	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,818	-1.18
566	566	3	377.50	$377.50	$2,137	+26.29
600	600	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,935	—
707–735	716	3	270.00–292.50	$284.80	$2,039	-10.20

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,599	—
470	470	1	397.50	$397.50	$1,868	—
695	695	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,929	—
840	840	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,268	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–435	433	3	375.00–382.50	$378.35	$1,638	—
545	545	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,826	—
940	940	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,856	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,331	+23.75
595	595	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,726	—
630	630	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,827	—
675	675	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,721	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,311	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1090	972	85-90%	3	92.50–111.00	$102.54	$997	—
1065	1065	85-90%	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,491	—
1005–1200	1103	85-90%	2	127.00–132.00	$129.28	$1,426	+8.02
1140–1345	1223	85-90%	3	113.00–116.00	$114.75	$1,403	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1290	1245	80-85%	5	152.00–160.00	$157.17	$1,957	—
1275	1275	80-85%	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,683	-24.33
1275–1390	1335	80-85%	3	142.00–151.00	$146.05	$1,950	+15.05

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1485	1453	75-80%	2	130.00–140.00	$134.89	$1,960	-33.67
1425–1635	1547	75-80%	3	146.00–156.00	$151.86	$2,349	—
1475–1775	1621	75-80%	4	160.00–170.00	$164.47	$2,666	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1545	1423	2	160.00–169.00	$164.89	$2,346	—
1345–1835	1564	4	179.00–187.00	$182.89	$2,860	+11.65
2220–2295	2258	2	196.00–204.00	$200.07	$4,518	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1330	1330	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00
1230–1445	1338	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,425.00–2,775.00	$2,614.07

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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.