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Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report, Albany, KY

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 9, 2026

300 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $345.70/cwt +15.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,572/hd at 744 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $355.16/cwt +21.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,815/hd at 511 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $370.68/cwt +22.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,081/hd at 562 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 300 223 1,185
Feeder cattle 264 198 1,073
Slaughter cattle 22 19 60
Replacement cattle 14 6 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,535 —
363–398 381 4 410.00–422.50 $415.96 $1,585 +9.36
405–445 425 8 420.00–437.50 $428.94 $1,823 +66.35
455–483 466 7 407.50–422.50 $416.85 $1,943 +53.53
505–540 522 3 372.50–380.00 $375.09 $1,958 +12.25
558–560 value added 558 10 382.50–385.00 $383.00 $2,137 —
560–566 565 10 345.00–363.00 $358.36 $2,025 +10.63
612 value added 612 8 380.00 $380.00 $2,326 —
620 620 1 362.50 $362.50 $2,248 +23.10
660–677 value added 675 17 362.50–370.00 $366.62 $2,475 —
680 680 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,244 +1.28
715–749 value added 744 33 340.00–357.50 $345.70 $2,572 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 430 3 382.50–387.50 $385.91 $1,659 —
460–495 478 2 390.00–395.00 $392.59 $1,877 +50.09
510 510 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,810 +18.34
555–595 580 3 323.00–340.00 $329.11 $1,909 +0.38
600–640 622 6 325.00–337.50 $333.59 $2,075 +11.09
680–685 683 2 310.00–312.50 $311.25 $2,126 —
700 700 1 307.50 $307.50 $2,152 —
794 794 5 317.00 $317.00 $2,517 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,752 —
645 645 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,064 —
775 775 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,402 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,739 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,092 —
320 320 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,344 +57.50
380–383 382 5 367.50–372.50 $371.51 $1,419 +11.51
405–430 412 7 367.50–382.50 $377.10 $1,554 +7.10
450–462 460 6 370.00 $370.00 $1,702 +28.24
502 value added 502 13 365.00 $365.00 $1,832 —
500–538 528 7 332.50–347.50 $336.89 $1,779 +3.12
560–590 585 11 322.50–330.00 $326.38 $1,909 +6.71
605–630 609 11 325.00–337.50 $335.87 $2,045 +14.91
710–730 720 2 292.50–307.50 $300.10 $2,161 +20.10
768 768 2 297.50 $297.50 $2,285 —
870–890 883 3 270.00–290.00 $276.57 $2,442 —
905 905 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,489 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,088 —
370–395 378 3 355.00–357.50 $355.87 $1,345 +35.87
415–440 428 2 355.00–357.50 $356.29 $1,525 +11.29
465 465 1 343.00 $343.00 $1,595 —
538–545 540 3 310.00–325.00 $319.96 $1,728 +18.75
560 560 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,736 +12.50
645 645 5 287.50–295.00 $293.00 $1,890 —
675 675 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,025 —
725 725 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,066 —
765 765 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,989 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,377 —
469 469 4 352.50 $352.50 $1,653 +45.00
565 565 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,780 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 332.50 $332.50 $1,579 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,328 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,235 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 382.50 $382.50 $1,606 +37.18
480 480 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,872 +55.04
525 525 2 342.50–360.00 $351.25 $1,844 +21.75
558–585 567 6 332.50–352.50 $344.49 $1,953 +20.28
620–640 628 3 317.50–332.50 $324.09 $2,035 +8.39
675–680 678 2 275.00–280.00 $277.49 $1,881 -17.77
720 720 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,944 -8.75
965 965 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,026 —
1020 1020 1 205.00 $205.00 $2,091 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 352.50 $352.50 $1,375 —
610 610 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,693 —
780 780 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,872 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 1 257.50 $257.50 $2,227 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1655 1534 75-80% 4 150.00–156.00 $152.62 $2,341 —
1600–1780 1690 75-80% 2 139.00–148.00 $143.74 $2,429 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–975 928 85-90% 2 110.00–119.00 $114.73 $1,065 —
1005–1185 1095 85-90% 2 91.00–92.00 $91.46 $1,001 -9.17
1140 1140 85-90% 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,550 +10.91
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 80-85% 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,633 —
1330–1530 1422 80-85% 3 142.00–146.00 $144.24 $2,051 —
1465 1465 80-85% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,875 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 1 183.00 $183.00 $2,562 —
1630–1900 1808 3 190.00–197.00 $193.85 $3,505 —
1755–2070 1913 2 202.00–205.00 $203.38 $3,891 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110–1550 1318 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,800.00–2,350.00 $2,131.31
1340 1340 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00

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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
1085 1085 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —

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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.