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Bluegrass Stockyards Livestock Video/Internet Auction

Kentucky · Albany · Wed, Apr 19
● As filed384 headUSDA AMS · slug 2894

The sale in one line

Forward delivery · estimated weights
3 lots covering 384 head for Current delivery. Weights are USDA’s estimates — these cattle had not been weighed when they sold.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold steady with feeder steers over 500lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Current delivery

3 lots · 384 head
ClassGradeWeightEst. wtPriceRangeHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2None750–800785190.00/cwt190.0067
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2None650–700690198.25/cwt198.2576
SteersMedium and Large 1-2None850–900865200.80/cwt200.80241

Where the buyers were

As USDA grouped them
RegionStates
SoutheastAL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV
Source: USDA AMS · Frankfort, KY. Prices are as filed, F.O.B. at origin, with the buyer taking freight — they are not comparable to a spot ring price and never enter a barn average. Weights are USDA’s estimates — these cattle had not been weighed when they sold. Delivery months differ between lots; a price for one month is not a price for another. Head is summed from the lots as reported.