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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 4, 2026

278 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $415.72/cwt +26.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,212/hd at 532 lb · 56 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $500.79/cwt +29.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,430/hd at 485 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $443.07/cwt +54.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,777/hd at 627 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 278 1,166 820
Feeder cattle 246 1,124 758
Slaughter cattle 27 40 58
Replacement cattle 5 2 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to being closed for inclement weather last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 595.00 $595.00 $1,874 +89.77
350 fancy 350 1 575.00 $575.00 $2,012 —
355–395 382 3 547.50–565.00 $554.40 $2,118 +33.10
430–432 431 7 500.00–520.00 $511.41 $2,204 +13.72
447 value added 447 2 550.00 $550.00 $2,458 —
465–475 value added 468 3 510.00–527.50 $515.92 $2,415 +18.92
470–491 489 14 475.00–505.00 $497.55 $2,433 +40.65
510 value added 510 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,448 —
510–542 529 4 437.50–440.00 $438.78 $2,321 -50.83
555–592 572 7 430.00–440.00 $432.86 $2,476 -14.98
576 value added 576 6 457.50 $457.50 $2,635 —
605 605 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,480 +28.97
613–638 value added 628 16 440.00–447.50 $445.14 $2,795 +32.77
650–685 value added 673 3 427.50 $427.50 $2,877 —
681–695 686 14 390.00–417.50 $409.79 $2,811 +28.27
752–765 value added 753 9 362.50–365.00 $364.72 $2,746 -1.07
830 830 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,594 -15.17
850 value added 850 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,975 +0.90
875 875 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,756 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 520.00 $520.00 $2,054 —
480–491 489 6 457.50–460.00 $457.91 $2,239 +32.91
577 577 2 412.50 $412.50 $2,380 +15.97
810 810 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,390 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,340 —
625 625 1 387.50 $387.50 $2,422 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,615 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,537 —
335 335 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,508 -9.86
357 fancy 357 2 512.50 $512.50 $1,830 —
380 380 2 480.00–495.00 $487.50 $1,852 +42.44
415–430 422 3 445.00–457.50 $450.80 $1,902 +22.48
400–447 value added 424 9 482.50–495.00 $489.45 $2,075 —
452–472 value added 461 9 480.00–492.50 $485.69 $2,239 +43.19
505–538 value added 520 16 422.50–432.50 $427.52 $2,223 +29.64
500–545 537 40 395.00–415.00 $411.00 $2,207 +42.56
550 550 3 410.00 $410.00 $2,255 —
606 value added 606 5 367.50 $367.50 $2,227 +9.50
635 635 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,159 -2.91
655–685 670 2 320.00–335.00 $327.67 $2,195 +5.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 427.50 $427.50 $1,817 +14.10
525 525 1 387.50 $387.50 $2,034 +57.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,702 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,677 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,826 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,519 -51.42
420–445 433 2 460.00–472.50 $466.43 $2,020 +3.08
460 460 1 437.50 $437.50 $2,012 -19.34
525 525 1 392.50 $392.50 $2,061 -20.09
570 570 1 377.50 $377.50 $2,152 -7.50
640 640 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,176 -21.76
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 482.50 $482.50 $1,858 +62.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 352.50 $352.50 $1,992 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1105 887 85-90% 5 120.00–132.00 $123.90 $1,099 -7.10
1000–1030 1015 85-90% 2 139.00–141.00 $140.01 $1,421 —
940–1335 1090 85-90% 7 154.00–169.00 $160.88 $1,754 +41.90
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1375 1188 80-85% 5 178.00–180.00 $179.46 $2,132 —
1245–1495 1372 80-85% 3 185.00–197.00 $192.37 $2,639 —
1505 1505 80-85% 1 163.00 $163.00 $2,453 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 1 218.00 $218.00 $2,888 —
1500 1500 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,250 —
1480–1800 1592 3 189.00–190.00 $189.69 $3,020 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1290 1290 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690 690 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
835 835 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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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.