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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report, Albany, KY

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 5, 2026

504 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $325.25/cwt +35.25 vs last sale · ≈ $3,191/hd at 981 lb · 114 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $352.75/cwt ≈ $3,125/hd at 886 lb · 58 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $377.77/cwt +28.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,358/hd at 624 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 504 440 789
Feeder cattle 463 380 721
Slaughter cattle 32 49 57
Replacement cattle 9 11 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher on a limited comparison. 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
327 327 2 532.50 $532.50 $1,741 —
411 411 3 517.50 $517.50 $2,127 +52.50
460–480 476 8 480.00–492.50 $483.40 $2,301 +74.75
530–545 537 4 462.50–467.50 $463.73 $2,490 +81.21
565 fancy 565 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,656 —
560–586 582 8 390.00–410.00 $406.31 $2,365 +43.88
600–635 618 2 377.50–382.50 $379.93 $2,348 +2.43
637 value added 637 11 410.00 $410.00 $2,612 -17.55
655–665 660 2 370.00–392.50 $381.16 $2,516 —
665 value added 665 15 412.00 $412.00 $2,740 +12.95
700–725 712 15 370.00–373.00 $371.59 $2,646 —
730 value added 730 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,847 +17.00
886 value added 886 58 352.75 $352.75 $3,125 —
981 value added 981 114 325.25 $325.25 $3,191 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 8 462.50 $462.50 $2,234 +112.50
590 590 1 352.50 $352.50 $2,080 —
625 625 1 352.50 $352.50 $2,203 +15.00
690 690 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,363 +5.00
715 715 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,360 —
1060 1060 1 295.00 $295.00 $3,127 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 417.50 $417.50 $1,858 -2.50
460 460 1 462.50 $462.50 $2,128 —
515–530 523 3 420.00–435.00 $429.94 $2,249 +79.10
645 645 1 362.50 $362.50 $2,338 —
660 660 2 337.50 $337.50 $2,228 -10.00
755 755 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,529 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,058 —
540 540 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,160 —
590 590 1 372.50 $372.50 $2,198 +40.00
622 622 2 322.50 $322.50 $2,006 -15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,089 —
255 255 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,160 —
340 340 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,598 +30.00
385 385 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,656 +38.23
410–435 425 3 420.00–427.50 $424.25 $1,803 +53.05
455 value added 455 3 437.50 $437.50 $1,991 —
455–487 474 6 407.50–425.00 $414.41 $1,964 +49.67
505 fancy 505 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,222 —
510–528 522 13 395.00–417.50 $399.03 $2,083 +52.40
555–570 563 2 382.50–390.00 $386.30 $2,175 +37.12
610–625 620 3 352.50–367.50 $362.58 $2,248 +13.40
614–644 value added 625 14 372.50–386.00 $381.03 $2,381 —
665–699 691 9 342.50–357.50 $354.29 $2,448 +45.53
745 745 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,272 -5.00
770 770 1 297.50 $297.50 $2,291 -20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,056 —
417 417 2 402.50 $402.50 $1,678 +15.00
475–490 485 5 390.00–402.50 $396.00 $1,921 —
510–540 528 6 380.00–382.50 $381.22 $2,013 +46.22
570–580 575 4 352.50–365.00 $357.52 $2,056 —
605–620 609 4 340.00–345.00 $341.27 $2,078 —
680 680 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,972 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 4 410.00 $410.00 $1,866 —
570 570 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,895 —
600 600 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,010 —
665 665 1 347.50 $347.50 $2,311 +60.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,598 —
565 565 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,949 +65.00
740 740 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,980 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–332 321 3 510.00–525.00 $520.33 $1,670 —
395 395 1 502.50 $502.50 $1,985 —
482 482 2 427.50 $427.50 $2,061 +22.88
520 520 1 387.50 $387.50 $2,015 +30.84
557–587 572 5 387.50–392.50 $389.95 $2,231 +41.27
600–625 621 9 360.00–377.50 $367.24 $2,281 +34.78
670 670 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,278 +22.50
750 750 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,100 -32.50
853–865 855 5 292.50–302.50 $300.48 $2,569 +25.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,768 —
450 450 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,868 +33.95
532 532 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,862 +15.00
555 555 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,901 +12.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,114 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1365 1365 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 3,750.00 $3,750.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,620 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 85-90% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,256 —
880–1175 1016 85-90% 4 148.00–156.00 $153.27 $1,557 —
970–1160 1038 85-90% 4 160.00–166.00 $163.84 $1,701 —
1095–1120 1108 85-90% 2 172.00–178.00 $174.97 $1,939 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1350 1234 80-85% 4 172.00–180.00 $177.55 $2,191 +4.07
1355 1355 80-85% 1 164.00 $164.00 $2,222 —
1255–1440 1365 80-85% 4 186.00–202.00 $190.22 $2,597 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1755 1505 75-80% 4 181.00–190.00 $184.50 $2,777 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615 1615 1 201.00 $201.00 $3,246 —
1205–2065 1692 3 218.00–228.00 $221.96 $3,756 —
1755–2255 2099 6 230.00–245.00 $236.61 $4,966 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1225–1570 1366 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,150.00–2,950.00 $2,600.05

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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.