Bluegrass Stockyards  - ( Albany, KY )  - April 8, 2026

Frankfort, KY Wed Apr, 08 2026 Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY Weighted Average Report for 4/08/2026 Current Previous Year Ago —————————— —————————— —————————— Total 696 674 613 Feeder Cattle 613 611 570 Slaughter Cattle 63 29 31 Replacement Cattle 20 34 12 Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Several new crop bawling calves in todays sale. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 265-295 280 600.00-660.00 628.39 1 325 325 565.00 565.00 5 376 376 625.00 625.00 Fancy 2 380-385 383 555.00-597.50 576.11 6 400-445 418 552.50-577.50 564.39 2 432 432 587.50 587.50 Value Added 19 455-485 469 515.00-535.00 523.06 5 503-515 507 492.50-515.00 508.98 9 511-516 513 532.50-540.00 535.85 Value Added 2 550 550 495.00-500.00 497.50 Value Added 11 565-590 578 452.50-477.50 462.63 10 605-639 626 450.00-457.50 455.08 Value Added 34 605-643 627 422.00-447.50 437.09 3 650 650 432.50 432.50 Value Added 28 670-691 680 392.50-418.00 413.01 2 700-740 720 377.50-385.00 381.15 12 750-775 758 350.00-361.00 356.22 11 750-788 781 375.00 375.00 Value Added 3 800-815 810 340.00-342.50 341.68 41 818-836 820 350.00-362.50 355.07 Value Added 1 885 885 335.00 335.00 2 915 915 330.00 330.00 4 960-995 978 312.50-317.50 314.96 Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 400-415 410 527.50-532.50 530.87 3 580-582 581 447.50 447.50 1 690 690 405.00 405.00 1 865 865 305.00 305.00 1 920 920 290.00 290.00 Steers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 545 545 417.50 417.50 1 645 645 382.50 382.50 Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 205-240 224 570.00-585.00 579.83 2 325-335 330 540.00-555.00 547.61 4 352-395 364 492.50-520.00 511.25 3 408 408 512.50 512.50 Value Added 9 400-445 422 480.00-505.00 492.37 38 450-495 466 470.00-500.00 482.00 7 450-492 486 512.50-522.50 521.18 Value Added 10 516-535 520 447.50-455.00 449.77 Value Added 29 510-543 538 423.00-437.50 426.40 20 550-593 561 427.50-430.00 429.22 Value Added 7 575-595 586 402.50-407.50 405.01 2 600-620 610 402.50-407.50 404.96 Value Added 6 610-640 617 352.50-372.50 358.83 4 661 661 385.00 385.00 Value Added 15 655-688 670 360.00-377.50 367.30 4 705-725 716 330.00-340.00 335.68 Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 305-340 323 510.00-515.00 512.36 4 385-395 388 470.00-485.00 479.41 3 485 485 455.00-460.00 458.33 3 516 516 420.00 420.00 3 575-577 576 395.00 395.00 1 620 620 340.00 340.00 1 660 660 340.00 340.00 1 715 715 300.00 300.00 Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 265 265 455.00 455.00 1 305 305 460.00 460.00 1 380 380 467.50 467.50 2 470-490 480 420.00-435.00 427.66 3 530-545 540 387.50-392.50 390.00 1 590 590 315.00 315.00 1 600 600 292.50 292.50 Heifers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 375 375 487.50 487.50 5 444 444 467.50 467.50 2 462 462 457.50 457.50 1 535 535 407.50 407.50 1 620 620 340.00 340.00 Heifers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 540-545 543 340.00-360.00 349.95 Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 220 220 645.00 645.00 4 287-290 289 555.00-595.00 575.10 1 320 320 570.00 570.00 4 355-395 371 550.00-580.00 560.46 16 420-435 428 550.00-577.50 558.96 11 450-482 471 535.00-540.00 536.34 12 500-531 524 470.00-500.00 485.94 8 565-595 576 437.50-450.00 444.36 5 612-640 621 400.00-425.00 415.90 2 690 690 365.00-367.50 366.25 3 720-740 733 357.50-362.50 359.14 Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 340 340 520.00 520.00 2 380-385 383 510.00-525.00 517.45 5 425-430 426 520.00-540.00 529.52 7 455-485 475 500.00-517.50 507.34 4 500 500 432.50 432.50 2 755 755 330.00 330.00 Bulls Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 425 425 480.00 480.00 5 465-493 487 490.00-497.50 491.43 2 505-515 510 420.00-437.50 428.84 Bulls Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 400 400 480.00 480.00 3 535-537 536 440.00-445.00 441.66 Slaughter Bulls Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1645-1845 1744 208.00-215.00 211.20 2 1655-2060 1858 221.00-226.00 223.77 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 775-970 873 123.00-127.00 125.22 Very Low Dressing, Lean 4 905-935 923 143.00-150.00 146.47 Lean 3 925-1145 1018 134.00-140.00 137.54 Low Dressing, Lean 9 940-1230 1078 163.00-171.00 166.13 High Dressing, Lean 11 935-1270 1131 173.00-182.00 178.13 Boner 2 1155-1330 1243 160.00-162.00 161.07 Low Dressing, Boner 13 1090-1385 1252 184.00-205.00 191.15 High Dressing, Boner 2 1340-1375 1358 160.00-169.00 164.56 Low Dressing, Breaker 4 1310-1625 1489 182.00-193.00 188.54 High Dressing, Breaker Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 965 965 2,900.00 2,900.00 Young, 1st Stage 1 1030 1030 1,500.00 1,500.00 Aged, 2nd Stage 1 1140 1140 3,550.00 3,550.00 Young, 3rd Stage 2 1165-1240 1203 2,975.00-3,175.00 3,071.88 Middle Aged, 1st Stage 1 1280 1280 2,375.00 2,375.00 Middle Aged/Aged, 2nd Stage 4 1125-1510 1315 2,500.00-3,100.00 2,628.33 Middle Aged, 2nd Stage 1 1645 1645 3,325.00 3,325.00 Middle Aged, 3rd Stage Bred Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 935-960 948 2,675.00-2,700.00 2,687.34 Young, 1st Stage Cow-Calf Pairs Medium 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 755 755 1,000.00 1,000.00 Thin Fleshed, Middle Aged, Open, <150 lb calf Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1135 1135 4,400.00 4,400.00 Young, Open, <150 lb calf