Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 11, 2026

885 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $418.42/cwt +5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,851/hd at 681 lb · 95 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $398.08/cwt ≈ $2,839/hd at 713 lb · 84 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $418.85/cwt +3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,183/hd at 521 lb · 64 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	885	278	569
Feeder cattle	844	246	541
Slaughter cattle	40	27	17
Replacement cattle	1	5	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with the exception of the weaned and preconditioned packages they sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Good to very good demand on all classes of feeders. Good quality offering of weaned preconditioned feeders in todays sale. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	368	3	545.00–565.00	$551.61	$2,030	-2.79
370 fancy	370	4	590.00	$590.00	$2,183	+15.00
405–428 value added	419	11	550.00–605.00	$567.78	$2,379	+17.78
410–446	434	13	500.00–532.50	$508.66	$2,208	-2.75
450	450	1	477.50	$477.50	$2,149	—
460 value added	460	1	515.00	$515.00	$2,369	-0.92
515–547	537	30	422.50–487.50	$468.11	$2,514	+29.33
555–565 value added	561	10	477.50–487.50	$481.46	$2,701	+23.96
551–587	562	26	450.00–470.00	$464.33	$2,610	+31.47
600–647	620	14	392.50–417.50	$405.61	$2,515	-4.39
611–638 value added	624	32	437.50–457.50	$447.74	$2,794	+2.60
681 value added	681	69	421.00	$421.00	$2,867	-6.50
661–697	682	26	392.50–414.00	$411.56	$2,807	+1.77
700–730 value added	711	75	395.00–402.00	$400.38	$2,847	—
725–736	731	9	370.00–382.50	$378.91	$2,770	—
757 value added	757	15	383.00	$383.00	$2,899	+18.28
761–783	774	11	360.00–372.50	$364.82	$2,824	—
812	812	2	327.50	$327.50	$2,659	+15.00
834–842 value added	840	28	350.50–367.50	$354.44	$2,977	—
860–863 value added	862	18	350.00–360.00	$352.22	$3,036	+2.22
873	873	4	340.00	$340.00	$2,968	+25.00
967	967	5	322.50	$322.50	$3,119	—
1155	1155	1	287.50	$287.50	$3,321	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	497.50	$497.50	$1,915	-22.50
405–440	424	5	475.00–492.50	$483.53	$2,050	—
555–585	577	12	442.50–447.50	$445.03	$2,568	+32.53
665–686	681	4	375.00–385.00	$377.44	$2,570	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,518	—
595	595	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,202	—
695	695	2	325.00	$325.00	$2,259	—
840	840	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,562	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	377.50	$377.50	$1,906	—
590	590	2	427.50	$427.50	$2,522	—
685	685	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,398	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,299	-7.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,421	-40.00
340–345	343	2	455.00–470.00	$462.45	$1,586	+12.45
355–399	387	12	455.00–480.00	$469.10	$1,815	-18.40
416 value added	416	7	502.50	$502.50	$2,090	+13.05
400–448	435	16	440.00–467.50	$451.59	$1,964	+0.79
468 value added	468	11	467.50	$467.50	$2,188	-18.19
450–496	475	15	432.50–455.00	$445.90	$2,118	—
501–548	517	42	395.00–420.00	$416.13	$2,151	+5.13
509–541 value added	529	22	422.50–430.00	$424.05	$2,243	-3.47
550–594	582	23	380.00–397.50	$390.01	$2,270	-19.99
552–596 value added	586	9	402.50–407.50	$406.45	$2,382	—
600–640	621	9	352.50–365.00	$359.69	$2,234	+19.69
625–633 value added	626	47	375.00–398.50	$393.78	$2,465	+26.28
658 value added	658	8	371.00	$371.00	$2,441	—
691	691	7	355.00	$355.00	$2,453	+27.33
720 value added	720	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,412	—
757–794 value added	777	15	339.00–341.00	$339.91	$2,641	—
780	780	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,340	—
800	800	1	307.50	$307.50	$2,460	—
885–890	888	2	280.00–290.00	$285.01	$2,531	—
915	915	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,654	—
1045	1045	1	262.50	$262.50	$2,743	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–415	413	2	405.00–427.50	$416.18	$1,719	-11.32
450–488	479	16	402.50–425.00	$418.45	$2,004	—
515–530	523	2	375.00–385.00	$379.93	$1,987	-7.57
607–645	620	5	330.00–345.00	$338.44	$2,098	—
650	650	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,112	—
722	722	2	290.00	$290.00	$2,094	—
825–845	835	2	270.00–280.00	$274.94	$2,296	—
855	855	1	272.50	$272.50	$2,330	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–535	522	3	340.00–355.00	$344.79	$1,800	—
577–590	581	4	355.00–360.00	$357.49	$2,077	—
650	650	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,690	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
532	532	2	412.50	$412.50	$2,194	—
590	590	1	337.50	$337.50	$1,991	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,564	—

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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	2	550.00–575.00	$562.50	$1,462	—
375–390	379	4	495.00–517.50	$507.60	$1,924	—
410–445	427	5	475.00–492.50	$482.32	$2,060	+15.89
455–495	475	4	440.00–452.50	$445.60	$2,117	+8.10
505–525	511	7	420.00–440.00	$423.53	$2,164	+31.03
565	565	1	420.00	$420.00	$2,373	+42.50
610–645	627	7	372.50–385.00	$377.85	$2,369	+37.85
660–665	663	2	375.00–377.50	$376.25	$2,495	—
700–740	720	4	335.00–357.50	$346.72	$2,496	—
805–807	806	3	302.50–315.00	$306.66	$2,472	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,354	—
315	315	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,402	—
385	385	1	482.50	$482.50	$1,858	—
435	435	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,979	—
545	545	1	405.00	$405.00	$2,207	—
590–595	593	2	387.50	$387.50	$2,298	+35.00
605–635	620	2	345.00–355.00	$349.88	$2,169	—
687	687	2	350.00	$350.00	$2,404	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,280	—
440	440	1	455.00	$455.00	$2,002	—
550	550	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,035	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,007	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,785	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1235	1113	85-90%	6	129.00–136.00	$133.65	$1,488	—
1025–1275	1135	85-90%	4	110.00–120.00	$116.15	$1,318	—
1020–1250	1138	85-90%	5	140.00–150.00	$146.46	$1,667	—
1205–1255	1230	85-90%	2	157.00–165.00	$161.08	$1,981	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1665	1512	75-80%	3	154.00–164.00	$158.97	$2,404	—
1450–1715	1601	75-80%	6	171.00–182.00	$175.76	$2,814	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340	1340	80-85%	1	173.00	$173.00	$2,318	—
1390	1390	80-85%	1	182.00	$182.00	$2,530	-10.37
1290–1490	1393	80-85%	3	159.00–164.00	$161.09	$2,244	-31.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1555	1499	4	189.00–194.00	$192.28	$2,882	—
1575	1575	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,678	-19.69
1805	1805	1	201.00	$201.00	$3,628	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1375	1375	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00

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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.