Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report, Albany, KY

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 24, 2026

245 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $327.00/cwt -16.90 vs last sale · ≈ $3,192/hd at 976 lb · 53 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $449.29/cwt +11.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,581/hd at 574 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $455.38/cwt +12.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,168/hd at 476 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	245	638	193
Feeder cattle	212	574	155
Slaughter cattle	25	45	36
Replacement cattle	8	19	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test.

▲ Feeder heifers: Feeder steer and heifers calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher on a light test
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder steer and heifers calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher on a light test
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test
→ Slaughter cows: 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	2	497.50	$497.50	$2,055	+9.09
455–490	465	4	490.00–497.50	$494.30	$2,298	+25.36
523–528	526	5	455.00–467.50	$462.53	$2,433	+16.89
552 value added	552	5	472.50	$472.50	$2,608	—
575–595	583	13	432.50–445.00	$440.36	$2,567	+2.25
600–633	620	8	433.00–447.50	$441.28	$2,736	—
976 value added	976	53	327.00	$327.00	$3,192	-16.90

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	447.50	$447.50	$1,969	-16.21
495	495	1	465.00	$465.00	$2,302	+7.50
560–595	578	2	427.50–432.50	$429.92	$2,485	+9.92
715	715	1	347.50	$347.50	$2,485	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	442.50	$442.50	$2,080	+30.00
538	538	2	397.50	$397.50	$2,139	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	455.00	$455.00	$2,138	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	425.00	$425.00	$2,082	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	545.00	$545.00	$1,580	—
315–340	328	2	500.00–520.00	$509.62	$1,672	-35.35
375	375	3	492.50–497.50	$494.17	$1,853	—
430	430	3	462.50	$462.50	$1,989	+1.79
455–495	476	16	450.00–467.50	$455.38	$2,168	+24.71
540–545	541	6	422.50–425.00	$424.58	$2,297	+7.05
555	555	1	430.00	$430.00	$2,386	+43.67
610–643	628	5	382.50–395.00	$391.08	$2,456	+26.05
710	710	2	335.00	$335.00	$2,378	+20.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,797	-23.15
400	400	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,700	-18.82
480–485	483	2	430.00–440.00	$434.97	$2,101	+10.98
510	510	1	387.50	$387.50	$1,976	-15.62
560	560	1	407.50	$407.50	$2,282	—
630	630	1	362.50	$362.50	$2,284	+12.43

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,892	—
490	490	1	377.50	$377.50	$1,850	-55.00
535	535	1	405.00	$405.00	$2,167	—
650–685	668	2	320.00–335.00	$327.30	$2,186	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,615	-40.00
445	445	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,847	—
600–640	620	2	325.00	$325.00	$2,015	-7.50
670	670	1	322.50	$322.50	$2,161	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–545	533	2	360.00–365.00	$362.44	$1,932	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	660.00	$660.00	$1,518	—
325	325	1	565.00	$565.00	$1,836	+15.00
415–425	421	5	482.50–505.00	$492.00	$2,071	+10.52
475–498	486	5	465.00–487.50	$474.79	$2,307	+15.92
503–520	512	4	447.50–462.50	$456.78	$2,339	+14.28
550–563	560	4	417.50–430.00	$420.57	$2,355	+33.07
745	745	1	337.50	$337.50	$2,514	—
785	785	1	282.50	$282.50	$2,218	—
980	980	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,548	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	505.00	$505.00	$1,894	+30.00
428–435	430	3	460.00–472.50	$468.29	$2,014	+17.57
540	540	1	440.00	$440.00	$2,376	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,776	+70.00
415	415	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,805	—
510	510	1	395.00	$395.00	$2,014	—
555	555	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,970	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,071	—
420	420	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,848	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	417.50	$417.50	$2,317	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1395	1360	75-80%	4	171.00–180.00	$177.52	$2,414	—
1460	1460	75-80%	1	156.00	$156.00	$2,278	—
1335–1620	1483	75-80%	3	183.00–197.00	$191.10	$2,834	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–960	915	85-90%	3	144.00–153.00	$148.77	$1,361	+25.83
1190	1190	85-90%	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,904	+4.27

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1270	1255	80-85%	2	184.00–188.00	$186.02	$2,335	—
1330	1330	80-85%	1	180.00	$180.00	$2,394	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1770	1770	1	214.00	$214.00	$3,788	-3.99
1750–2030	1897	3	230.00–236.00	$233.68	$4,433	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00
930–1210	1080	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,000.00–2,300.00	$2,194.91

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1110	1110	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—

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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.