Bluegrass Stockyards Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 17, 2026

556 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $370.25/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,666/hd at 720 lb · 145 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $350.75/cwt +4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,753/hd at 785 lb · 132 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $352.49/cwt -15.27 vs last sale · ≈ $3,148/hd at 893 lb · 116 head

Albany, KY 7-weight heifers sold at $361/cwt, the top of the state and $10/cwt above the KY average ($351). The class is tracking with recent strength across the region, with 556 head on the day. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	556	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–895	893	116	350.00–355.00	$352.49	$3,148	-15.27
915	915	57	349.75	$349.75	$3,200	+4.75
950	950	55	344.75	$344.75	$3,275	—
1020	1020	51	329.75	$329.75	$3,363	+6.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–725	720	145	369.75–370.75	$370.25	$2,666	+0.50
785	785	132	350.25–351.25	$350.75	$2,753	+4.75

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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.