Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with some instances of up to 10.00 lower. 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 $400.84/cwt on 18 head, down $11.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 32 comparable sales and sits −8.79 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$400.84

▼ 11.40 vs prior sale

18 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$54

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

$49.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.26

vs KY average

−6.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	514	419.40	2,155	8thin
Medium and Large 2	549	395.41	2,171	6thin
Large 1-2	590	373.78	2,205	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	597	370.00	2,209	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.39/cwt here — about −$54 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale18 hd

400.84

—

KY average17 barns · 648 hd

410.10

−9.26

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−6.60

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

−8.79

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	—	Low	1,755	221.25	3,883	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	181.94	2,270	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,638	178.83	2,929	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	151.60	1,582	13

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$3,592	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,141	$2,970	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,350	$2,753	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,253	$2,507	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	943	$1,862	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,528	$3,417	2thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	430.76/cwt	422.50–435.00	2,253	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	510.21/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,934	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	448.16/cwt	440.00–452.50	2,129	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	503.39/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	740	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,738	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	413.76/cwt	412.50–415.00	2,536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	488.70/cwt	485.00–492.50	2,370	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	389.94/cwt	382.50–397.50	2,687	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	464.93/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	503.56/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,080	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,891	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	503.71/cwt	497.50–510.00	2,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	494.95/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	456.65/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	417.88/cwt	407.50–427.50	2,123	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	369.95/cwt	367.50–372.50	2,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	296	543.99/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	373.54/cwt	362.50–380.00	2,525	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,511	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,528	3,417.02/head	3,100.00–3,750.00	3,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,953	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,997	1
Bulls	—	—	2,200	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	5,214	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	142.19/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,455	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	164.18/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,909	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	153.47/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,522	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,659	183.79/cwt	180.00–188.00	3,049	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	250–300	290	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	622	365.08/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,271	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	177.68/cwt	177.00–178.00	2,296	3
Bulls	—	—	1,677	225.08/cwt	222.00–229.00	3,775	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	172.62/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,781	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	183.36/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,261	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	630	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,394	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	520	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,002	1
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	825	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,723	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	620	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,496	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	590	373.78/cwt	370.00–377.50	2,205	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	370	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,684	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,753.02/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,753	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	1,861.80/head	1,775.00–1,950.00	1,862	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	3,591.51/head	3,350.00–3,800.00	3,592	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	2,969.93/head	2,125.00–3,600.00	2,970	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	535	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	497	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	597	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,063	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	2,507.18/head	2,150.00–2,950.00	2,507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	402.46/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,309	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	393.33/cwt	390.00–397.50	2,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	444.94/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	472	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,318	1

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 488Year ago 452

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 36Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 14Year ago 6

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with some instances of up to 10.00 lower. 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	500.00–505.00	503.39
4	350–400	379	500.00–515.00	510.21
1	400–450	420	485.00	485.00
3	450–500	475	440.00–452.50	448.16
4	500–550	523	422.50–435.00	430.76
1	550–600	550	420.00	420.00
1	750–800	760	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	296	540.00–550.00	543.99
1	350–400	365	535.00	535.00
7	400–450	413	500.00–505.00	503.56
1	500–550	535	455.00	455.00
1	550–600	555	452.50	452.50
1	600–650	635	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	710	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	525.00	525.00
3	600–650	622	360.00–370.00	365.08
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	540	412.50	412.50
2	550–600	575	400.00–405.00	402.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	472	500.00	500.00
8	700–750	740	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	520.00	520.00
3	350–400	363	490.00–505.00	494.95
1	400–450	435	485.00	485.00
7	500–550	508	407.50–427.50	417.88
1	550–600	555	430.00	430.00
2	600–650	628	367.50–372.50	369.95
5	650–700	676	362.50–380.00	373.54
3	900–950	908	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	455.00	455.00
2	550–600	590	370.00–377.50	373.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	435.00–455.00	444.94
1	450–500	455	447.50	447.50
3	500–550	517	390.00–397.50	393.33
3	550–600	581	397.50	397.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	597	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	530.00	530.00
2	400–450	438	497.50–510.00	503.71
6	450–500	485	485.00–492.50	488.70
2	500–550	523	460.00–470.00	464.93
6	550–600	561	450.00–460.00	456.65
2	600–650	613	412.50–415.00	413.76
12	650–700	689	382.50–397.50	389.94
6	800–850	820	352.50	352.50
1	900–950	935	307.50	307.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	402.50	402.50
1	800–850	825	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	497	442.50	442.50
1	500–550	500	412.50	412.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	467.50	467.50
1	500–550	515	450.00	450.00
1	600–650	630	395.00	395.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,528	3,100.00–3,750.00	3,417.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,350	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,753.02
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	943	1,775.00–1,950.00	1,861.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,295	3,350.00–3,800.00	3,591.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,141	2,125.00–3,600.00	2,969.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,253	2,150.00–2,950.00	2,507.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	194.00	194.00
1	—	2,200	237.00	237.00
3	—	1,677	222.00–229.00	225.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,023	136.00–146.00	142.19
3	—	1,163	162.50–165.00	164.18
5	—	992	148.00–158.00	153.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,659	180.00–188.00	183.79
4	—	1,611	170.00–176.00	172.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,292	177.00–178.00	177.68
9	—	1,233	180.00–189.00	183.36

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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