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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 10, 2026

383 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $340.00/cwt +23.50 vs last sale · ≈ $3,213/hd at 945 lb · 56 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $428.01/cwt +19.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,239/hd at 523 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $421.97/cwt +40.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,030/hd at 481 lb · 18 head
Albany, KY 9-weight steers sold at $340/cwt, mid-pack for the state—$5/cwt above the KY average ($335) and $7/cwt under Stanford, KY ($347). KY 9-weight steers are down $12 from their mid-May peak of $344. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 383 326 1,028
Feeder cattle 355 306 976
Slaughter cattle 19 20 39
Replacement cattle 9 — 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady. Yearling steers sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,378 —
315–335 325 2 575.00–585.00 $579.85 $1,885 +74.85
375 375 1 527.50 $527.50 $1,978 +52.50
410–413 412 5 512.50–520.00 $518.51 $2,136 +46.01
460–470 465 2 470.00–477.50 $473.79 $2,203 +20.44
518–526 522 9 460.00–472.50 $468.04 $2,443 +39.49
628–645 630 10 422.50 $422.50 $2,662 +30.01
658 658 3 417.50 $417.50 $2,747 +35.00
707 707 2 387.50 $387.50 $2,740 +37.36
785–796 794 5 350.00–360.00 $358.02 $2,843 +19.30
945 value added 945 56 340.00 $340.00 $3,213 +23.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 532.50 $532.50 $1,757 —
395 395 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,955 —
440 440 1 487.50 $487.50 $2,145 —
480–495 488 4 442.50–455.00 $449.38 $2,193 —
525–546 538 12 427.50–440.00 $437.91 $2,356 +20.41
590 590 1 417.50 $417.50 $2,463 —
657–695 673 5 382.50–387.50 $385.49 $2,594 +28.69
765 765 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,524 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 407.50 $407.50 $2,384 -7.50
645 645 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,548 —
765 765 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,295 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,520 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,178 +22.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,386 +10.00
300–340 321 5 490.00–520.00 $507.78 $1,630 +27.94
360–396 382 5 477.50–495.00 $484.10 $1,849 +30.96
415–445 425 14 450.00–470.00 $461.31 $1,961 +33.27
450–460 455 4 445.00–457.50 $451.18 $2,053 +39.58
516 value added 516 8 439.00 $439.00 $2,265 +24.45
500–538 529 10 412.50–432.50 $419.22 $2,218 +32.56
562 value added 562 2 427.50 $427.50 $2,403 +8.98
562–585 580 12 386.00–387.50 $386.37 $2,241 -1.05
611–635 617 6 372.50–387.50 $381.63 $2,355 +12.49
697 697 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,230 —
710–712 711 7 316.00–329.00 $320.14 $2,276 +22.64
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 2 455.00–470.00 $462.09 $1,493 +12.09
370–385 375 3 460.00–467.50 $462.57 $1,735 +30.07
472–490 481 18 415.00–427.50 $421.97 $2,030 +40.67
500–505 503 5 382.50–400.00 $390.03 $1,962 +30.03
601 601 3 332.50 $332.50 $1,998 +2.50
660 660 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,211 +16.60
860 860 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,279 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 432.50 $432.50 $1,968 —
515–520 518 2 387.50–400.00 $393.72 $2,039 +18.72
555 555 1 357.50 $357.50 $1,984 -20.00
640 640 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,096 -35.00
660 660 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,079 —
740 740 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,238 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 2 442.50–445.00 $443.80 $1,642 —
415 415 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,577 —
590 590 2 347.50 $347.50 $2,050 +14.91

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–313 312 6 555.00–560.00 $557.49 $1,739 +97.49
403–425 405 10 482.50–507.50 $504.63 $2,044 +48.97
450–481 471 8 460.00–482.50 $473.87 $2,232 +60.82
503–535 516 10 432.50–452.50 $444.20 $2,292 +39.20
560–570 565 2 410.00–427.50 $418.67 $2,365 +43.67
600–609 606 8 390.00–400.00 $395.95 $2,399 —
705 705 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,538 —
890 890 1 287.50 $287.50 $2,559 —
935 935 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,571 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,690 —
407–445 420 3 465.00–467.50 $465.88 $1,957 +25.88
475 475 1 457.50 $457.50 $2,173 +77.50
545 545 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,098 +10.00
560–575 566 4 382.50–392.50 $387.56 $2,194 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,850 —
520 520 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,184 —
560 560 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,268 +85.00
650–660 655 2 320.00–347.50 $333.85 $2,187 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 407.50 $407.50 $1,773 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,943 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,316 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1305 1217 80-85% 3 186.00–192.00 $189.18 $2,302 —
1275 1275 80-85% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,040 -17.24
1205–1385 1313 80-85% 3 174.00–179.00 $177.13 $2,326 -5.62
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1045 1025 85-90% 2 162.00–164.00 $162.98 $1,671 +10.07
960–1150 1055 85-90% 2 134.00–139.00 $136.73 $1,443 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 75-80% 1 188.00 $188.00 $2,764 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480 1480 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,960 —
1170–1955 1608 4 210.00–223.00 $217.01 $3,490 —
1705–2035 1870 2 229.00–237.00 $232.65 $4,351 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1545 1237 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,400.00–2,675.00 $2,594.20
1245 1245 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00
1365 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1720 1720 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00

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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
1120 1120 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,525.00 $2,525.00 —
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —

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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.