Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $421.91/cwt on 28 head, up $8.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 32 comparable sales and sits +12.27 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$421.91

▲ 8.92 vs prior sale

28 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,337

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$470

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$48.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.93

vs KY average

−5.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	428.08	2,370	23
Medium and Large 2	580	400.00	2,320	3thin
Large 1-2	535	387.50	2,073	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	500	380.00	1,900	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.08/cwt here — about $470 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.28, low $357.45, median $409.64 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

421.91

—

KY average25 barns · 994 hd

412.97

+8.93

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−5.99

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

+12.27

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,724	210.69	3,632	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	176.99	2,268	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,508	173.15	2,612	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	147.91	1,590	16

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	670	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,437	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,318	$2,279	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$3,313	2thin

Every lot, as filed

91 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	605.03/cwt	595.00–610.00	1,888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	586.28/cwt	582.50–590.00	2,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	506.73/cwt	502.50–515.00	2,427	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	423.50/cwt	422.50–427.50	2,575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	478.75/cwt	477.50–480.00	2,681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	450.01/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,565	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	420	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	401.04/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	577.10/cwt	565.00–590.00	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	480.63/cwt	470.00–487.50	2,047	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	440	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	535	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	339.13/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,571	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	450	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	800	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	377.51/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	541.85/cwt	540.00–547.50	2,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,095	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	492.45/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	615.00/cwt	605.00–625.00	1,814	2
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	730	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	452.57/cwt	447.50–465.00	2,611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	523.18/cwt	515.00–532.50	2,265	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	485.79/cwt	480.00–492.50	2,536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	423	544.93/cwt	540.00–547.50	2,305	3
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	460	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	470.64/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,480	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,375	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	179.64/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,614	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,207	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	137.52/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,588	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	164.07/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,861	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	155.03/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,699	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	116.65/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,044	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	173.49/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,221	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	169.49/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,720	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	185.50/cwt	181.00–195.00	2,345	7
Bulls	—	—	2,030	227.27/cwt	222.00–235.00	4,614	3
Bulls	—	—	1,494	198.26/cwt	181.00–204.00	2,962	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	2,279.08/head	1,650.00–2,700.00	2,279	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	670	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	820	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,110	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,436.84/head	1,800.00–3,175.00	2,437	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	501.60/cwt	495.00–507.50	2,398	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	521.53/cwt	510.00–537.50	2,190	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	422.57/cwt	410.00–427.50	2,637	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	487.50/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	547.47/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	428.45/cwt	412.50–435.00	2,451	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	632	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	469.14/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,200	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	585.58/cwt	570.00–607.50	2,137	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	306.21/cwt	302.50–310.00	2,633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	506.89/cwt	500.00–517.50	1,825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	481.21/cwt	475.00–487.50	1,771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	427.60/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,266	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	420	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	446.63/cwt	442.50–455.00	1,934	3

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Wed May 6, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 297Year ago 292

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 53Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 9Year ago 5

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	605.00–625.00	615.00
3	300–350	312	595.00–610.00	605.03
2	350–400	353	582.50–590.00	586.28
7	400–450	433	515.00–532.50	523.18
8	450–500	479	502.50–515.00	506.73
3	500–550	522	480.00–492.50	485.79
5	550–600	577	447.50–465.00	452.57
5	600–650	608	422.50–427.50	423.50
3	650–700	698	401.00	401.00
1	700–750	745	377.50	377.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	540.00–547.50	544.93
1	500–550	510	527.50	527.50
2	550–600	560	477.50–480.00	478.75
2	600–650	610	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	540.00–547.50	541.85
2	400–450	403	485.00–500.00	492.45
1	450–500	450	492.50	492.50
1	650–700	670	392.50	392.50
1	700–750	720	345.00	345.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	462.50	462.50
1	700–750	730	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	650.00	650.00
1	300–350	310	590.00	590.00
3	350–400	365	570.00–607.50	585.58
5	400–450	420	510.00–537.50	521.53
6	450–500	478	495.00–507.50	501.60
20	500–550	527	465.00–480.00	470.64
7	550–600	570	445.00–460.00	450.01
8	600–650	624	410.00–427.50	422.57
1	650–700	690	372.50	372.50
1	700–750	730	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	775	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	835	330.00	330.00
2	850–900	860	302.50–310.00	306.21
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	502.50	502.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	385	545.00–550.00	547.47
2	400–450	440	475.00–500.00	487.50
1	500–550	510	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	660	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	437.50	437.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	565.00	565.00
1	250–300	270	580.00	580.00
2	300–350	310	565.00–590.00	577.10
2	350–400	373	537.50	537.50
14	400–450	426	470.00–487.50	480.63
14	450–500	469	460.00–480.00	469.14
10	500–550	530	420.00–437.50	427.60
13	550–600	572	412.50–435.00	428.45
5	600–650	627	395.00–405.00	401.04
2	650–700	653	375.00–380.00	377.51
2	700–750	712	325.00	325.00
9	750–800	758	330.00–345.00	339.13
1	1050–1100	1,095	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	535.00	535.00
1	300–350	340	530.00	530.00
4	350–400	360	500.00–517.50	506.89
3	400–450	433	442.50–455.00	446.63
3	550–600	580	400.00	400.00
2	650–700	655	362.50	362.50
1	750–800	795	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	525.00	525.00
1	450–500	450	500.00	500.00
1	600–650	610	425.00	425.00
2	800–850	800	357.50	357.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	467.50	467.50
1	500–550	535	387.50	387.50
2	600–650	632	352.50	352.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	368	475.00–487.50	481.21
1	500–550	500	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	675	332.50	332.50
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	161.00	161.00
3	—	1,455	179.00–180.00	179.64
2	—	1,605	169.00–170.00	169.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	156.00	156.00
11	—	1,280	169.00–179.00	173.49
7	—	1,264	181.00–195.00	185.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	134.00–142.00	137.52
4	—	1,134	160.00–166.00	164.07
7	—	1,096	150.00–158.00	155.03
3	—	895	110.00–120.00	116.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,030	222.00–235.00	227.27
4	—	1,494	181.00–204.00	198.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,318	1,650.00–2,700.00	2,279.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,213	1,800.00–3,175.00	2,436.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	3,525.00	3,525.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Albany Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

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