Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 25, 2026

673 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $384.28/cwt +14.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,982/hd at 776 lb · 83 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $388.70/cwt -7.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,388/hd at 614 lb · 57 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $352.29/cwt +2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,946/hd at 836 lb · 46 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	673	863	1,024
Feeder cattle	604	765	930
Slaughter cattle	65	77	54
Replacement cattle	4	21	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Weaned preconditioned feeders still bringing large premiums. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Good demand for all slaughter and feeder classes. calves

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	2	600.00	$600.00	$1,200	—
260–295	278	2	620.00–645.00	$631.71	$1,756	+28.89
300–315 fancy	308	2	690.00–695.00	$692.56	$2,133	+67.56
310	310	1	622.50	$622.50	$1,930	+47.50
350–382	371	3	547.50–585.00	$559.28	$2,075	-35.08
400 fancy	400	1	560.00	$560.00	$2,240	—
410–440	428	3	510.00–542.50	$529.79	$2,268	-3.89
460–485	474	10	502.50–517.50	$513.76	$2,435	+25.13
510–526	522	4	480.00–512.50	$504.56	$2,634	+12.70
550–570	567	6	460.00–472.50	$462.02	$2,620	-8.19
600–615 value added	605	12	460.00–475.00	$469.92	$2,843	+19.76
615–628	625	14	427.50–445.00	$441.66	$2,760	+9.00
650–695	680	15	390.00–417.50	$400.03	$2,720	-4.36
712–726 value added	719	8	377.50–395.00	$386.16	$2,776	+17.67
754–781 value added	776	83	377.50–385.20	$384.28	$2,982	+14.07
820–835	828	4	330.00–342.50	$334.95	$2,773	-10.96
815–841 value added	837	42	351.75–367.50	$353.94	$2,962	-8.56
876	876	3	345.00	$345.00	$3,022	+7.50
884 value added	884	10	348.00	$348.00	$3,076	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	328	3	550.00–560.00	$556.50	$1,825	—
350	350	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,785	—
405	405	1	500.00	$500.00	$2,025	—
465–490	479	5	480.00–492.50	$488.48	$2,340	—
525–540	530	3	455.00–475.00	$468.21	$2,482	+5.71
610	610	1	410.00	$410.00	$2,501	+1.00
690	690	1	367.50	$367.50	$2,536	-20.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–531	526	4	440.00–450.00	$442.43	$2,327	+62.43
695	695	1	367.50	$367.50	$2,554	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	412.50	$412.50	$2,434	-27.50
655	655	1	397.50	$397.50	$2,604	—
760	760	2	341.00	$341.00	$2,592	+33.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,311	—
260 fancy	260	2	567.50	$567.50	$1,476	—
260–295	278	2	520.00–530.00	$525.32	$1,460	—
310–340	326	5	500.00–512.50	$507.46	$1,654	+15.94
350–395	374	9	477.50–497.50	$488.05	$1,825	+5.88
410 value added	410	2	512.50	$512.50	$2,101	-0.93
405–435	418	16	465.00–482.50	$473.97	$1,981	+13.88
452–480	462	9	460.00–480.00	$468.91	$2,166	-8.97
460–477 value added	465	7	490.00–522.50	$504.50	$2,346	+5.39
500–515	507	5	460.00–470.00	$463.96	$2,352	+24.97
555–592	560	17	397.50–420.00	$415.12	$2,325	+8.97
602–642 value added	614	56	382.50–397.50	$389.57	$2,392	-15.90
630	630	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,142	-37.51
650 value added	650	4	385.00–387.50	$386.25	$2,511	+4.07
650–685	667	3	330.00–345.00	$336.70	$2,246	-5.19
701–730 value added	714	19	350.00–354.00	$352.49	$2,517	—
715–730	723	2	327.50–332.50	$330.03	$2,386	+8.41
760–780	768	7	322.50–338.00	$335.01	$2,573	+6.26
801 value added	801	15	336.00	$336.00	$2,691	—
800–840	820	2	310.00–312.50	$311.22	$2,552	—
990	990	4	282.50	$282.50	$2,797	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
262	262	2	497.50	$497.50	$1,303	—
335	335	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,608	—
352–385	366	4	472.50–482.50	$478.74	$1,752	—
435	435	1	460.00	$460.00	$2,001	+25.00
450–497	474	9	442.50–457.50	$449.98	$2,133	-5.45
510–542	523	15	415.00–435.00	$426.63	$2,231	+11.96
555–587	575	4	380.00–392.50	$385.50	$2,217	+4.23
670	670	1	327.50	$327.50	$2,194	+6.68
765	765	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,142	—
805	805	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,254	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,428	—
377	377	2	455.00	$455.00	$1,715	+55.00
410–420	415	2	420.00–432.50	$426.33	$1,769	—
465–490	473	3	432.50–437.50	$435.77	$2,061	+18.27
500–545	522	3	400.00–402.50	$400.80	$2,092	+24.90
576	576	3	350.00	$350.00	$2,016	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311	311	3	480.00	$480.00	$1,493	—
390	390	1	487.50	$487.50	$1,901	—
490	490	1	382.50	$382.50	$1,874	—
635	635	1	322.50	$322.50	$2,048	—
650	650	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,275	+25.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–495	483	2	360.00–380.00	$370.26	$1,788	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,282	—
260–295	278	6	580.00–600.00	$590.90	$1,643	+0.81
290 fancy	290	1	640.00	$640.00	$1,856	—
325–340	333	2	545.00–552.50	$548.83	$1,828	+3.83
350–365	356	4	540.00–565.00	$550.50	$1,960	+1.03
405–415	410	2	502.50–527.50	$514.85	$2,111	+4.22
460–472	466	4	510.00–512.50	$511.23	$2,382	+28.76
500 fancy	500	1	472.50	$472.50	$2,362	—
505–525	515	4	435.00–447.50	$440.52	$2,269	-20.26
595	595	1	397.50	$397.50	$2,365	—
635	635	1	387.50	$387.50	$2,461	-12.70
895	895	2	280.00–290.00	$285.00	$2,551	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277	277	2	560.00	$560.00	$1,551	—
340	340	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,734	—
390–395	391	6	500.00–522.50	$512.09	$2,002	+8.67
440	440	1	472.50	$472.50	$2,079	-19.23
480	480	1	455.00	$455.00	$2,184	-13.13
628	628	3	367.50	$367.50	$2,308	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	535.00	$535.00	$1,444	—
515–530	523	2	412.50–417.50	$414.96	$2,170	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1060	921	85-90%	4	130.00–136.00	$133.37	$1,228	+17.25
805–1110	948	85-90%	4	115.00–120.00	$117.47	$1,114	+1.35
885–1235	1044	85-90%	7	140.00–150.00	$144.32	$1,507	—
950–1225	1099	85-90%	5	153.00–163.00	$155.90	$1,713	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145	1145	80-85%	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,832	—
1140–1190	1165	80-85%	2	167.00–170.00	$168.53	$1,963	—
1210–1475	1341	80-85%	10	174.00–185.00	$179.45	$2,406	+16.10

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1465	1430	75-80%	3	169.00–175.00	$171.38	$2,451	—
1550	1550	75-80%	1	166.00	$166.00	$2,573	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1715	1715	65-75%	1	205.00	$205.00	$3,516	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1685	1535	2	163.00–173.00	$168.49	$2,586	—
1280–2130	1693	4	191.00–203.00	$198.04	$3,353	—
1995–2095	2042	3	212.00–226.00	$216.56	$4,422	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–1020	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,625.00–2,100.00	$1,862.61
1050–1125	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,350.00–2,450.00	$2,398.28

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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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.