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Bluegrass Stockyards Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 29, 2026

425 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $350.75/cwt +3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,764/hd at 788 lb · 132 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $371.00/cwt ≈ $2,634/hd at 710 lb · 73 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $362.00/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $3,204/hd at 885 lb · 59 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 425

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 59 362.00 $362.00 $3,204 +7.00
930 930 56 343.75 $343.75 $3,197 +5.00
1000 1000 52 337.25 $337.25 $3,372 +18.25

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 73 371.00 $371.00 $2,634
785–790 788 132 350.75 $350.75 $2,764 +3.88
850 850 53 319.00 $319.00 $2,712

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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.