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Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

USDA-reported auction results · regular sale day Wednesday

SALE OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2026

Blue Grass Stockyards in Albany, Kentucky held its last reported cattle auction on September 30, 2026.
Receipts: 852 head (vs 525 a year ago).
500-600 lb Medium & Large 1-2 steers averaged $406.80/cwt on 21 head.
Against this barn's September 23, 2026 sale: 500–600 lb steers sold near steady at $406.80 ($/cwt, our head-weighted averages). Receipts 852 head vs 694 last sale.
Regular sale day: Wednesday.

This sale852

Last reported694

Year ago525

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower on a light test. Supply included: 94% Feeder Cattle ( 43% Steers, 44% Heifers, 13% Bulls); 6% Slaughter Cattle ( 93% Cows, 8% Bulls). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 58%. Groups of 20 hd or more: Steers: Heifers: 59 hd 904 lbs 325.75 BLK 37 hd 893 lbs 308.00 BLK 116 hd 883 lbs 328.00 BLK 70 hd 813 lbs 319.75 BLK 31 hd 694 lbs 360.00 BLKUSDA market reporter, Albany, KY

The ledger

Head	Wt range (lbs)	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
1	235	235	600.00	600.00
2	280–295	288	540.00–570.00	554.61
2	322	322	535.00	535.00
1	395	395	450.00	450.00
3	400–430	420	475.00–480.00	476.59
1	405	405	495.00	495.00	Value Added
14	455–495	486	420.00–445.00	425.73
2	515	515	427.50	427.50
6	500–536	527	432.50–440.00	435.43	Value Added
9	555–575	564	380.00–395.00	385.02
4	576	576	402.50	402.50	Value Added
6	600–645	619	350.00–362.50	356.29
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
2	347	347	445.00	445.00
2	485–495	490	400.00	400.00
3	527–540	531	372.50–390.00	384.07
10	580–591	589	360.00–365.00	361.24
2	630–640	635	330.00–332.50	331.24
2	715–725	720	280.00–300.00	290.07
STEERS - Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
1	320	320	400.00	400.00
1	465	465	412.50	412.50
2	505–545	525	355.00–357.50	356.30
STEERS - Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
1	605	605	352.50	352.50
STEERS - Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
1	520	520	325.00	325.00
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
10	305–343	336	417.50–425.00	419.90
8	370–395	387	402.50–410.00	406.26
12	400–430	413	392.50–416.00	406.66
20	461–478	470	377.00–400.00	391.08
42	502–545	536	345.00–362.50	353.76
14	500–528	526	372.50	372.50	Value Added
11	550–581	571	340.00–357.50	349.98
16	602–619	617	335.00	335.00
6	671	671	326.00	326.00
1	745	745	307.50	307.50
12	756	756	310.00	310.00	Value Added
70	813	813	319.75	319.75	Value Added
37	893	893	308.00	308.00	Value Added
1	940	940	265.00	265.00
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
1	280	280	405.00	405.00
1	325	325	402.50	402.50
2	370–385	378	380.00–390.00	385.10
1	435	435	387.50	387.50
8	455–495	480	350.00–370.00	362.20
4	500–535	523	330.00–342.50	338.23
10	587–588	588	337.50	337.50
10	605–646	628	300.00–317.50	311.37
4	660–685	670	290.00–302.50	296.79
3	720–735	727	285.00–292.50	287.49
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
1	325	325	395.00	395.00
20	450–496	490	320.00–342.50	327.31
1	520	520	297.50	297.50
HEIFERS - Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
2	465–470	468	377.50–380.00	378.76
1	500	500	330.00	330.00
1	635	635	307.50	307.50
1	685	685	292.50	292.50
HEIFERS - Large 2 ($/cwt)
3	450–470	463	350.00–352.50	351.69
HEIFERS - Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
1	495	495	305.00	305.00
1	550	550	317.50	317.50
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
1	240	240	550.00	550.00
2	330–340	335	500.00–530.00	514.78
5	350–370	355	500.00–530.00	512.83
4	410–440	429	435.00–447.50	442.50
2	410–415	413	462.50–470.00	466.27	Fancy
5	450–497	485	395.00–410.00	399.09
1	470	470	425.00	425.00	Fancy
15	500–547	525	370.00–397.50	388.57
8	565–595	580	342.50–357.50	348.79
10	600–645	622	322.50–340.00	330.44
5	650–695	675	310.00–317.50	313.94
4	725–745	738	300.00–310.00	303.78
2	840	840	260.00	260.00
BULLS - Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
2	342	342	487.50	487.50
3	367–390	375	475.00	475.00
7	407–448	432	402.50–427.50	416.33
4	460–490	475	372.50–390.00	381.79
4	515–520	519	352.50–360.00	357.51
2	570–590	580	322.50–342.50	332.67
1	645	645	290.00	290.00
3	675–680	677	285.00–300.00	291.66
BULLS - Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
1	445	445	382.50	382.50
BULLS - Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
2	480–485	483	362.50–380.00	371.30
1	500	500	347.50	347.50
1	585	585	322.50	322.50
1	705	705	295.00	295.00
COWS - Breaker 75-80% ($/cwt)
4	1310–1725	1514	130.00–137.00	134.37	Average
2	1565–1985	1775	141.00–145.00	143.24	High
COWS - Boner 80-85% ($/cwt)
10	1125–1440	1304	129.00–136.00	131.88	Average
2	1410–1490	1450	140.00–143.00	141.54	High
COWS - Lean 85-90% ($/cwt)
10	815–1140	1054	119.00–127.00	122.58	Average
3	1155–1230	1182	130.00–138.00	133.65	High
4	990–1115	1046	108.00–116.00	111.61	Low
BULLS - 1-2 ($/cwt)
3	1895–1990	1938	194.00–198.00	195.67	High

Download this barn’s results (CSV) · Official USDA report (PDF)

Recent sales

500–600 lb Medium and Large 1-2 steers at Blue Grass Stockyards, $/cwt by sale date (our head-weighted average of the USDA-reported rows).

Sale date	Receipts	500–600 lb steers	700–800 lb steers
September 30, 2026	852	$406.80	-
September 23, 2026	694	$406.39	-
September 16, 2026	363	$392.67	$344.19
September 9, 2026	300	-	-
September 2, 2026	223	-	-
August 26, 2026	408	-	-
August 19, 2026	257	-	-

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About the Albany sale

What day is the sale at Blue Grass Stockyards?

Blue Grass Stockyards in Albany, Kentucky normally sells on Wednesdays. USDA posts the results the same evening or the next morning, and this page updates with them.

What were cattle bringing at Blue Grass Stockyards this week?

At the September 30, 2026 sale, 500-600 lb Medium and Large 1-2 steers averaged $406.80/cwt. The full ledger above carries every class, weight and grade USDA reported.

Are these the auction's own numbers?

They are USDA's. A federal market reporter covers the sale and publishes the official report; this page is that report, parsed. The original PDF is linked above.