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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 3, 2026

326 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $316.50/cwt +9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,997/hd at 947 lb · 56 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $433.93/cwt -22.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,457/hd at 566 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $408.15/cwt -21.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,305/hd at 565 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 326 229 270
Feeder cattle 306 159 233
Slaughter cattle 20 42 37
Replacement cattle — 28 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers calves sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower with instances of sharply lower on some of the bawling,fleshy and off colored calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,540 —
370 370 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,758 -55.00
410 410 1 472.50 $472.50 $1,937 -31.21
415–420 value added 419 4 512.50–522.50 $520.02 $2,179 —
450–492 472 6 450.00–460.00 $453.35 $2,140 -35.35
483–487 value added 484 6 480.00–490.00 $486.65 $2,355 —
505–533 521 7 422.50–442.50 $428.55 $2,233 -36.38
555–570 564 6 415.00–430.00 $425.01 $2,397 -31.64
567 value added 567 15 437.50 $437.50 $2,481 —
600 value added 600 6 425.00–427.50 $426.67 $2,560 —
625–645 637 3 387.50–397.50 $392.49 $2,500 -21.27
670 670 1 382.50 $382.50 $2,563 -7.44
672 value added 672 8 422.50 $422.50 $2,839 —
710–730 720 2 340.00–360.00 $350.14 $2,521 —
780–785 783 4 330.00–347.50 $338.72 $2,652 —
947 value added 947 56 316.50 $316.50 $2,997 —
1170 1170 2 265.00–272.50 $268.75 $3,144 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,150 —
570 570 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,366 —
690 690 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,346 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 417.50 $417.50 $2,129 -32.50
650–692 678 3 350.00–360.00 $356.80 $2,419 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 392.50 $392.50 $2,021 —
670 670 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,127 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,845 —
600 600 1 337.50 $337.50 $2,025 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,751 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,219 -60.00
305–325 315 2 475.00–485.00 $479.84 $1,511 —
357–375 364 4 450.00–462.50 $453.14 $1,649 -41.81
405–420 416 4 425.00–437.50 $428.04 $1,781 -56.96
465–495 485 6 410.00–415.00 $411.60 $1,996 —
500–540 value added 504 10 402.50–416.00 $414.55 $2,089 —
505–515 512 3 380.00–392.50 $386.66 $1,980 -31.22
552–572 value added 561 10 417.50–420.00 $418.52 $2,348 —
555–577 572 5 382.50–397.50 $387.42 $2,216 -42.58
602–615 value added 606 3 392.50–400.00 $397.46 $2,409 —
630–645 639 9 362.50–375.00 $369.14 $2,359 -0.81
692 value added 692 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,595 —
730 730 1 297.50 $297.50 $2,172 —
750 750 1 337.50 $337.50 $2,531 —
935 935 1 267.50 $267.50 $2,501 -35.00
1012–1045 1021 7 262.50–270.00 $267.81 $2,734 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,386 —
386 386 4 432.50 $432.50 $1,669 —
440 440 1 412.50 $412.50 $1,815 -32.44
460–495 478 2 380.00–382.50 $381.30 $1,823 -66.20
515 515 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,854 -33.33
565–580 576 4 367.50–370.00 $368.11 $2,120 -29.39
625 625 2 325.00–335.00 $330.00 $2,062 —
650–690 677 3 315.00–320.00 $318.40 $2,156 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,414 —
410–440 425 3 400.00–415.00 $405.69 $1,724 —
515 515 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,931 —
553 553 3 377.50 $377.50 $2,088 —
625 625 1 362.50 $362.50 $2,266 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,717 —
560–575 570 3 322.50–342.50 $332.59 $1,896 -37.41
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,981 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,854 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,495 —
350–355 351 5 500.00–502.50 $500.51 $1,757 -34.49
415–420 418 4 450.00–462.50 $455.66 $1,905 -47.90
465–495 483 4 410.00–420.00 $413.05 $1,995 —
520 520 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,106 -50.00
595 595 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,231 —
650 650 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,438 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,760 —
565 565 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,808 —
640 640 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,096 -37.58
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,914 -45.00
480 480 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,824 -68.16
535 535 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,006 -55.76
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 537 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,906 -57.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1135 1043 85-90% 2 152.00–154.00 $152.91 $1,595 +10.72
1085–1100 1092 85-90% 3 165.00–170.00 $167.67 $1,831 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1410 1258 80-85% 2 175.00–179.00 $177.24 $2,230 -0.44
1255–1430 1328 80-85% 3 181.00–185.00 $182.75 $2,427 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375 1375 75-80% 1 178.00 $178.00 $2,448 —
1575 1575 75-80% 1 192.00 $192.00 $3,024 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1540 1518 2 209.00–224.00 $216.39 $3,285 +22.39
1185–1840 1594 4 191.00–196.00 $194.38 $3,098 —

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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.