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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 17, 2026

638 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $343.55/cwt ≈ $2,709/hd at 788 lb · 64 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $362.00/cwt ≈ $3,225/hd at 891 lb · 57 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $343.90/cwt ≈ $3,291/hd at 957 lb · 57 head
Albany, KY's 7-weight heifers sold at $342/cwt, near the bottom of the state and $9/cwt below the KY average ($351). The class is down $10/cwt from its mid-May peak of $351. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 638 383 629
Feeder cattle 574 355 550
Slaughter cattle 45 19 32
Replacement cattle 19 9 47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 545.00 $545.00 $1,635 -34.85
422 value added 422 2 500.00 $500.00 $2,110 —
423–445 433 7 475.00–495.00 $488.41 $2,115 -30.10
455–473 464 9 460.00–472.50 $468.94 $2,176 -4.85
511–520 value added 513 18 465.00–467.50 $465.56 $2,388 —
515–545 525 4 442.50–450.00 $445.64 $2,340 -22.40
555–565 561 12 430.00–447.50 $438.11 $2,458 —
611–637 value added 618 27 432.50–438.00 $436.53 $2,698 —
685 685 1 392.50 $392.50 $2,689 -25.00
691 value added 691 3 412.00 $412.00 $2,847 —
710 710 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,698 -7.50
750 value added 750 2 382.50 $382.50 $2,869 —
762–795 779 4 322.50–347.50 $335.26 $2,612 -22.76
830 830 1 352.50 $352.50 $2,926 —
891 value added 891 57 362.00 $362.00 $3,225 —
915 915 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,951 —
957 value added 957 57 343.90 $343.90 $3,291 —
1000 1000 1 302.50 $302.50 $3,025 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,680 -7.50
372–380 376 4 507.50–517.50 $512.45 $1,927 +17.45
410–440 425 2 462.50–465.00 $463.71 $1,971 -23.79
470 470 1 457.50 $457.50 $2,150 +8.12
520 520 1 432.50 $432.50 $2,249 -5.41
562–580 568 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,386 +2.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,064 -75.00
660 660 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,442 —
755 755 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,567 +40.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,125 —
365 365 1 482.50 $482.50 $1,761 —
475 475 1 412.50 $412.50 $1,959 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 fancy 262 2 592.50 $592.50 $1,552 —
300–326 315 7 540.00–550.00 $544.97 $1,717 +37.19
410–440 429 6 452.50–467.50 $460.71 $1,976 -0.60
455 value added 455 11 457.50 $457.50 $2,082 —
455–499 487 14 430.00–440.00 $430.67 $2,097 -20.51
500–540 517 14 412.50–422.50 $417.53 $2,159 -1.69
520–542 value added 530 34 429.00–432.50 $429.24 $2,275 -9.76
552–568 value added 562 5 420.00–422.50 $420.98 $2,366 -6.52
550–587 568 6 380.00–392.50 $386.33 $2,194 -0.04
620 value added 620 1 392.50 $392.50 $2,434 —
635–645 642 3 360.00–367.50 $365.03 $2,343 -16.60
720 720 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,268 -5.14
748 value added 748 41 339.50 $339.50 $2,539 —
776 776 3 312.50 $312.50 $2,425 —
782–789 value added 789 61 332.50–345.50 $345.08 $2,723 —
825 825 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,392 —
955 955 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,722 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–377 370 4 472.50–480.00 $478.15 $1,769 +15.58
400–447 424 4 442.50–445.00 $443.82 $1,882 —
460–490 470 5 420.00–432.50 $423.99 $1,993 +2.02
505–545 529 4 400.00–405.00 $403.12 $2,133 +13.09
600–635 618 2 347.50–352.50 $350.07 $2,163 +17.57
925 925 1 252.50 $252.50 $2,336 —
970–995 983 3 255.00–262.50 $258.31 $2,539 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,426 —
375 375 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,744 +21.20
456–487 469 6 400.00–417.50 $408.12 $1,914 —
510 510 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,938 —
575 575 1 362.50 $362.50 $2,084 +15.00
640 640 1 332.50 $332.50 $2,128 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,476 —
465 465 1 432.50 $432.50 $2,011 ±0.00
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,831 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 fancy 230 1 630.00 $630.00 $1,449 —
315 315 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,732 -7.49
362–385 366 10 480.00–500.00 $490.75 $1,796 —
405–429 426 7 475.00–482.50 $481.48 $2,051 -23.15
464–480 473 18 440.00–460.00 $458.87 $2,170 -15.00
500 500 1 442.50 $442.50 $2,212 -1.70
590 590 1 387.50 $387.50 $2,286 -31.17
619–635 621 8 375.00–400.00 $396.80 $2,464 +0.85
700–720 709 4 320.00–340.00 $326.32 $2,314 -33.68
805 805 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,294 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,666 -15.00
385 385 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,829 —
410–440 425 3 442.50–457.50 $450.72 $1,916 -15.16
475 475 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,066 -22.50
585 585 1 402.50 $402.50 $2,355 +14.94
725 725 1 307.50 $307.50 $2,229 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,620 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1020 925 85-90% 3 120.00–128.00 $122.94 $1,137 —
935–1050 1004 85-90% 4 130.00–137.00 $134.12 $1,347 -28.86
995–1130 1073 85-90% 5 143.00–150.00 $147.46 $1,582 +10.73
1080–1275 1166 85-90% 6 152.00–161.00 $155.73 $1,816 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 80-85% 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,980 -26.18
1360–1525 1430 80-85% 5 174.00–180.00 $176.57 $2,525 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–2020 1596 75-80% 4 172.00–174.00 $173.00 $2,761 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1795 1571 7 204.00–212.00 $208.58 $3,277 —
1605 1605 1 187.00 $187.00 $3,001 -30.01
1745–1775 1760 2 217.00–219.00 $217.99 $3,837 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
975–1015 995 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,525.00–1,700.00 $1,610.74
870–1330 1067 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,700.00–2,275.00 $2,081.27
1115 1115 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
1230 1230 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
825 825 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00

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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.