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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 1, 2026

674 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $377.10/cwt +4.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,601/hd at 690 lb · 90 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $423.20/cwt +6.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,406/hd at 569 lb · 39 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $389.50/cwt +30.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,991/hd at 768 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 674 415 467
Feeder cattle 611 355 434
Slaughter cattle 29 48 33
Replacement cattle 34 12 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Good quality offering with favorable body condition in todays sale. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 fancy 235 1 715.00 $715.00 $1,680 —
280 fancy 280 1 655.00 $655.00 $1,834 —
285 285 1 635.00 $635.00 $1,810 +40.00
305 fancy 305 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,982 —
340 340 2 630.00 $630.00 $2,142 —
380 380 1 560.00 $560.00 $2,128 +24.79
382 fancy 382 4 625.00 $625.00 $2,388 —
407–445 423 7 540.00–575.00 $556.19 $2,353 +53.69
421–442 value added 431 12 585.00–600.00 $596.20 $2,570 —
460 value added 460 2 597.50 $597.50 $2,748 —
451–495 470 6 535.00–555.00 $543.08 $2,552 +60.55
500–530 value added 511 4 522.50–537.50 $527.47 $2,695 —
520–545 533 2 482.50–497.50 $489.82 $2,611 +12.89
555–557 value added 557 5 495.00–510.00 $507.01 $2,824 +27.01
565–585 581 8 470.00–485.00 $481.63 $2,798 +35.42
606–627 value added 608 18 440.00–455.00 $453.28 $2,756 -1.72
605–635 620 2 400.00–407.50 $403.84 $2,504 -22.21
660 value added 660 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,838 —
675–696 695 17 393.00–405.00 $393.69 $2,736 -26.99
720 value added 720 1 392.50 $392.50 $2,826 +2.50
720–730 725 2 362.50–367.50 $364.98 $2,646 -5.04
768 value added 768 34 389.50 $389.50 $2,991 +17.00
903 903 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,890 +13.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,348 —
275 275 1 555.00 $555.00 $1,526 —
395 395 1 522.50 $522.50 $2,064 —
430–440 434 4 500.00–512.50 $503.80 $2,186 —
460–485 473 2 510.00–522.50 $516.08 $2,441 +66.08
530 530 2 442.50 $442.50 $2,345 -10.00
585–590 586 4 447.50–457.50 $453.13 $2,655 —
605–640 623 2 382.50–400.00 $391.00 $2,436 +8.96
650 650 1 382.50 $382.50 $2,486 -5.00
725 725 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,465 —
785 785 1 337.50 $337.50 $2,649 —
860 860 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,688 +9.28
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 457.50 $457.50 $1,876 +7.50
455–480 473 4 460.00–477.50 $471.40 $2,230 —
590 590 1 417.50 $417.50 $2,463 -5.00
692 692 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,318 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 423 4 487.50–490.00 $488.74 $2,067 —
485 485 1 467.50 $467.50 $2,267 —
550–560 555 2 442.50 $442.50 $2,456 —
605 605 1 402.50 $402.50 $2,435 —
745 745 1 352.50 $352.50 $2,626 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,458 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 fancy 291 3 560.00 $560.00 $1,630 —
295 295 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,475 —
300–305 303 2 500.00–505.00 $502.52 $1,523 —
320 fancy 320 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,824 —
356 fancy 356 3 565.00 $565.00 $2,011 —
367–391 378 11 497.50–535.00 $520.62 $1,968 +3.12
400–440 value added 418 9 515.00–532.50 $525.19 $2,195 +14.60
410–448 422 8 480.00–507.50 $493.21 $2,081 +7.27
455–475 value added 460 14 510.00–525.00 $518.17 $2,384 +10.67
455–496 481 16 477.50–497.50 $485.22 $2,334 +0.95
510–515 value added 511 4 450.00–467.50 $460.60 $2,354 —
520–547 535 7 430.00–447.50 $435.65 $2,331 +6.02
553–555 value added 554 12 440.00 $440.00 $2,438 —
552–583 575 27 402.50–422.50 $415.74 $2,391 -0.78
620 620 1 367.50 $367.50 $2,278 +6.32
617–630 value added 621 4 375.00–385.00 $380.59 $2,363 -1.47
682 682 12 360.00 $360.00 $2,455 —
655–692 value added 691 78 372.50–380.00 $379.73 $2,624 +7.23
750 750 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,362 —
769 value added 769 22 341.00 $341.00 $2,622 —
800 800 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,360 —
850 850 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,338 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,306 —
365–390 380 4 470.00–480.00 $476.97 $1,812 +16.90
430 430 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,021 +15.85
450 450 3 465.00 $465.00 $2,092 —
520 520 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,106 +0.91
620–645 633 2 332.50–340.00 $336.18 $2,128 +16.18
665–675 670 2 320.00–335.00 $327.56 $2,195 -4.94
705 705 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,044 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,652 +20.00
445 445 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,958 —
480–495 488 2 420.00–425.00 $422.54 $2,062 +20.11
585 585 1 352.50 $352.50 $2,062 +7.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,300 —
725 725 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,211 -15.00
970 970 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,643 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 2 412.50 $412.50 $1,700 —
495 495 1 387.50 $387.50 $1,918 +7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 595.00 $595.00 $1,250 —
300 fancy 300 1 660.00 $660.00 $1,980 —
318–338 323 12 635.00–640.00 $637.05 $2,058 +49.53
367 fancy 367 2 610.00 $610.00 $2,239 —
370–393 383 6 555.00–562.50 $560.05 $2,145 -24.95
400–410 fancy 403 17 570.00–607.50 $588.70 $2,372 +41.20
400–445 423 2 545.00–555.00 $550.27 $2,328 +35.44
467 fancy 467 2 585.00 $585.00 $2,732 —
465–493 487 13 510.00–532.50 $523.29 $2,548 +32.41
500–541 fancy 525 5 510.00–515.00 $511.91 $2,688 —
535–540 538 2 475.00–490.00 $482.47 $2,596 +9.97
562 fancy 562 6 477.50 $477.50 $2,684 —
560–570 563 3 452.50–460.00 $457.47 $2,576 —
630 fancy 630 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,614 —
625–645 633 3 387.50–397.50 $392.46 $2,484 -7.85
655 655 1 387.50 $387.50 $2,538 -7.50
745 745 1 352.50 $352.50 $2,626 —
800–830 815 2 305.00–312.50 $308.68 $2,516 —
850–870 860 2 295.00–297.50 $296.24 $2,548 +13.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 532.50 $532.50 $1,571 —
425–445 437 3 500.00–522.50 $510.70 $2,232 —
480–490 486 5 502.50–507.50 $504.48 $2,452 +64.48
510–515 513 2 452.50–467.50 $459.96 $2,360 +14.96
580 580 2 437.50 $437.50 $2,538 -5.00
665 665 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,427 —
755–790 778 3 280.00–300.00 $292.39 $2,275 —
970 970 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,425 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 475.00–480.00 $477.50 $2,196 +47.39
985 985 1 237.50 $237.50 $2,339 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,988 —
990 990 1 227.50 $227.50 $2,252 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1275 1052 85-90% 7 145.00–158.00 $150.82 $1,587 —
970–1125 1054 85-90% 4 162.00–170.00 $164.35 $1,732 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1285 1151 80-85% 6 171.00–177.00 $174.96 $2,014 -0.59
1175–1190 1183 80-85% 2 183.00–188.00 $185.48 $2,194 +9.93
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1605 1563 75-80% 2 176.00–186.00 $181.14 $2,831 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595–1885 1735 4 205.00–212.00 $209.61 $3,637 -13.45
1560–2340 1931 5 218.00–237.00 $228.75 $4,417 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1175 1051 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,350.00–3,150.00 $2,837.96
1030–1095 1063 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,575.00–2,750.00 $2,659.82
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
1180 1180 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,650.00 $3,650.00

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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
955 955 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00 —
1170 1170 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 4,000.00 $4,000.00 —
1190–1225 1208 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 4,000.00 $4,000.00 —
1260 1260 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
1285 1285 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,700.00 $3,700.00 —
1290 1290 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 3,600.00–4,050.00 $3,825.00 —

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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.