Blue Grass Stockyards

Albany, Kentucky · Feeder and slaughter cattle prices from the USDA report for Wed, Oct 14, 2026. 48 USDA reports in the last 12 months, usually on Wednesday.

Cattle receipts

904 head

Last reported: 707 (Oct 7, 2026)
Year ago: 460

500-599 lb steers

$385.83/cwt

26 head, M&L 1-2
▲ +$6.58 vs last week
▼ -$22.83 vs Oct 15, 2025

700-799 lb steers

$351.42/cwt

60 head, M&L 1-2
▼ -$4.94 vs last week
▼ -$16.04 vs Oct 15, 2025

Reports

48 in 12 mo

Since Oct 15, 2025
Usual day: Wednesday

Prices, Oct 14, 2026 sale

Dollars per hundredweight (cwt). $/head is our estimate: average weight times average price.

Feeder steers, M&L 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
2	275275	575.00575.00	$1,581
2	335335	560.00560.00	$1,876
5	375355-390	496.19475.00-510.00	$1,861
3	415400-422	465.00465.00	$1,930	Value Added
2	435435	430.00430.00	$1,870
20	480455-495	442.53435.00-450.00	$2,124
3	505500-507	381.67380.00-382.50	$1,927
2	520520	410.00410.00	$2,132	Value Added
5	569569	412.50412.50	$2,347	Value Added
16	576550-590	375.25345.00-390.00	$2,161
9	619610-640	379.18372.50-387.50	$2,347
4	638638	382.50382.50	$2,440	Value Added
8	663650-695	357.37350.00-362.50	$2,369
2	665660-670	378.70372.50-385.00	$2,518	Value Added
13	731701-746	352.95350.00-360.00	$2,580	Value Added
47	756756	351.00351.00	$2,654	Value Added
112	1,0181018	307.75307.75	$3,133	Value Added
26	1,0221022	299.50299.50	$3,061

Feeder steers, M&L 2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
2	380380	440.00440.00	$1,672
3	535535	370.00370.00	$1,980
2	577577	367.50367.50	$2,120
3	610610	365.00365.00	$2,226
1	675675	317.50317.50	$2,143
2	747747	337.50337.50	$2,521

Feeder steers, M&L 2-3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
3	415400-445	366.26360.00-377.50	$1,520
1	470470	390.00390.00	$1,833
3	538530-542	341.94327.00-372.50	$1,840
1	560560	262.50262.50	$1,470
1	630630	322.50322.50	$2,032
1	680680	282.50282.50	$1,921

Feeder heifers, M&L 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
11	339320-344	418.38385.00-422.50	$1,418
8	390355-396	394.47365.00-400.00	$1,538
4	414414	417.50417.50	$1,728	Value Added
3	417400-440	400.86397.50-402.50	$1,672
6	468455-471	367.02365.00-377.50	$1,718
28	520505-537	372.40327.50-387.00	$1,936
6	539539	387.50387.50	$2,089	Value Added
1	550550	355.00355.00	$1,952	Value Added
4	575573-580	339.37337.50-340.00	$1,951
12	616605-631	342.47335.00-352.50	$2,110	Value Added
11	622600-636	325.38315.00-337.50	$2,024
17	681679-682	324.35324.00-325.00	$2,209

Feeder heifers, M&L 2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
2	420410-430	392.20380.00-405.00	$1,647
7	454450-455	385.40357.50-390.00	$1,750
2	515500-530	338.40335.00-342.00	$1,743
2	578570-585	316.30312.50-320.00	$1,828
3	615605-635	304.92300.00-310.00	$1,875
3	671662-690	308.94305.00-311.00	$2,073

Feeder heifers, M&L 2-3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	345345	335.00335.00	$1,156
2	373360-385	360.62342.50-380.00	$1,345
1	410410	355.00355.00	$1,456
1	475475	320.00320.00	$1,520
5	534510-542	325.02307.50-335.00	$1,736
7	572555-575	323.07280.00-330.00	$1,848
1	605605	290.00290.00	$1,754
3	682655-695	302.50302.50	$2,063
1	720720	295.00295.00	$2,124
1	755755	295.00295.00	$2,227
1	1,0501050	250.00250.00	$2,625

Feeder bulls, M&L 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	245245	470.00470.00	$1,152
2	332332	425.00425.00	$1,411
2	345345	475.00475.00	$1,639	Value Added
4	383360-390	428.09427.50-430.00	$1,640
3	417415-420	456.64450.00-460.00	$1,904
8	465465	460.00460.00	$2,139
6	524520-525	387.05375.00-410.00	$2,028
2	565560-570	380.09370.00-390.00	$2,148
2	610600-620	323.77322.50-325.00	$1,975
2	642642	362.50362.50	$2,327	Value Added
6	662657-685	306.12287.50-315.00	$2,027
3	733725-745	300.91287.50-307.50	$2,206
4	759755-760	290.00290.00	$2,201

Feeder bulls, M&L 2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
2	388385-390	413.68385.00-442.00	$1,605
1	435435	422.50422.50	$1,838
1	495495	392.00392.00	$1,940
1	555555	355.00355.00	$1,970
1	635635	315.00315.00	$2,000
1	655655	310.00310.00	$2,030
1	720720	290.00290.00	$2,088
1	750750	285.00285.00	$2,138

Feeder bulls, M&L 2-3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	300300	370.00370.00	$1,110
1	385385	322.50322.50	$1,242
4	479455-495	352.14300.00-422.50	$1,687
3	527500-540	326.66292.50-367.00	$1,721
4	589575-595	324.87297.50-340.00	$1,913
1	615615	285.00285.00	$1,753
4	666655-680	289.22280.00-302.00	$1,926
2	718715-720	277.53270.00-285.00	$1,993

Slaughter bulls, 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	1,0851085	159.00159.00	$1,725	Low dressing
2	1,6401570-1710	184.00184.00	$3,018	Average dressing

Slaughter cows, Breaker 75-80%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
4	1,6221550-1652	123.95119.00-127.00	$2,010	Average dressing

Slaughter cows, Boner 80-85%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
3	1,0501050	115.00115.00	$1,208	Low dressing
11	1,2131155-1345	129.73127.00-131.00	$1,574	Average dressing

Slaughter cows, Lean 85-90%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
4	999952-1045	113.81110.00-118.00	$1,137	Average dressing

52-week trend

Weekly head-weighted average price of Medium and Large 1-2 steers, all lots at this barn with an average weight in the band. 48 weeks with data.

500-599 lb700-799 lb

Show the weekly numbers

Week of	500-599 lb	700-799 lb
Oct 12, 2026	$385.83	$351.42
Oct 5, 2026	$379.25	$356.36
Sep 28, 2026	$406.80	$336.13
Sep 21, 2026	$405.17	$356.16
Sep 14, 2026	$392.67	$344.19
Sep 7, 2026	$371.26	$345.70
Aug 31, 2026	$352.77	$330.27
Aug 24, 2026	$380.12	$322.51
Aug 17, 2026	$435.95	$344.07
Aug 10, 2026	$444.81	$354.60
Aug 3, 2026	$428.88	$373.76
Jul 27, 2026	$416.04	$360.50
Jul 20, 2026	$432.32	$352.50
Jul 13, 2026	$452.39	$373.01
Jul 6, 2026	$481.61	$379.85
Jun 22, 2026	$452.17	-
Jun 15, 2026	$453.53	$355.15
Jun 8, 2026	$468.04	$366.44
Jun 1, 2026	$432.59	$342.53
May 25, 2026	$458.72	-
May 18, 2026	$474.97	$387.93
May 11, 2026	$465.69	$398.23
May 4, 2026	$473.20	$377.50
Apr 27, 2026	$478.61	$370.00
Apr 20, 2026	$489.83	$377.50
Apr 13, 2026	$486.59	$397.50
Apr 6, 2026	$498.20	$366.48
Mar 30, 2026	$498.82	$388.26
Mar 23, 2026	$463.81	$364.40
Mar 16, 2026	$487.91	$386.00
Mar 9, 2026	$463.74	$352.99
Mar 2, 2026	$476.18	$376.55
Feb 23, 2026	$479.04	$384.45
Feb 16, 2026	$491.96	$367.84
Feb 9, 2026	$468.64	$392.70
Feb 2, 2026	$445.01	$364.72
Jan 19, 2026	$469.89	$360.33
Jan 12, 2026	$462.73	$374.06
Jan 5, 2026	$442.21	$364.66
Dec 15, 2025	$420.67	$340.85
Dec 8, 2025	$416.54	$343.57
Dec 1, 2025	$409.91	$332.88
Nov 17, 2025	$356.09	$338.32
Nov 10, 2025	$369.49	$351.78
Nov 3, 2025	$388.44	$338.00
Oct 27, 2025	$370.40	$340.02
Oct 20, 2025	$402.46	$373.49
Oct 13, 2025	$408.66	$367.46

Price slide, Oct 14, 2026

Average $/cwt by 100 lb weight class for Medium and Large 1-2 steers and heifers at this sale. The small number is the change from the next lighter class.

SteersHeifers

Weight	Steers	Heifers
300-399 lb	$514.42	$408.31
400-499 lb	$444.22-70.20	$390.36-17.95
500-599 lb	$385.83-58.39	$370.89-19.47
600-699 lb	$372.13-13.70	$330.07-40.82
700-799 lb	$351.42-20.71	-

Nearby barns

Straight-line miles between town centers. Price is 500-599 lb steers at each barn's latest USDA report, in that barn's benchmark grade.

Barn	Mi	Latest	500-599 lb
Russell Co. StockyardRussell Springs, KY	25	Oct 14	$403.07
Lake Cumberland LivestockSomerset, KY	40	Oct 10	$385.46
Blue Grass StockyardsCampbellsville, KY	47	Oct 14	$391.67
Farmers Regional Livestock MarketGlasgow, KY	49	Oct 12	$377.09
Browning Livestock MarketLafayette, TN	51	Oct 7	$377.16

Source

As of Wed, Oct 14, 2026. Prices are USDA/state Market News reports; verify with the barn before selling.

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY (USDA PDF, report date Oct 14, 2026)
Latest AMS_2189 report on ams.usda.gov

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