Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $418.73/cwt on 65 head, up $14.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 32 comparable sales and sits +9.09 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$418.73

▲ 14.31 vs prior sale

65 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,234

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$50.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.84

vs KY average

+7.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	421.40	2,248	59
Medium and Large 2	529	403.12	2,133	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	371.25	2,014	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.15/cwt here — about $234 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale65 hd

418.73

—

KY average26 barns · 1,346 hd

417.89

+0.84

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

+7.23

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

+9.09

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	—	Average	1,612	208.30	3,358	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,394	174.31	2,430	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,596	173.00	2,761	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,064	143.17	1,523	18

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,115	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,067	$2,081	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$1,611	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	443.82/cwt	442.50–445.00	1,882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	350.07/cwt	347.50–352.50	2,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	983	258.31/cwt	255.00–262.50	2,539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	430.67/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,097	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	488.41/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,115	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	438.11/cwt	430.00–447.50	2,458	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	460.71/cwt	452.50–467.50	1,976	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	748	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,539	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	891	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	3,225	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	445.64/cwt	442.50–450.00	2,340	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	957	343.90/cwt	343.90–343.90	3,291	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	436.53/cwt	432.50–438.00	2,698	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	468.94/cwt	460.00–472.50	2,176	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	3,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	465.56/cwt	465.00–467.50	2,388	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	691	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	422	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	365.03/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,343	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	396.80/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,464	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	386.33/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,194	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	544.97/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,717	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	490.75/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,796	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	326.32/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,314	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	417.53/cwt	412.50–422.50	2,159	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	262	592.50/cwt	592.50–592.50	1,552	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	458.87/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,170	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	481.48/cwt	475.00–482.50	2,051	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	173.00/cwt	172.00–174.00	2,761	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	176.57/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,525	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,980	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	122.94/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,137	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	134.12/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,347	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	155.73/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,816	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	465	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,011	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	147.46/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,582	5
Bulls	—	—	1,571	208.58/cwt	204.00–212.00	3,277	7
Bulls	—	—	1,605	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,001	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	217.99/cwt	217.00–219.00	3,837	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	455	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,831	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	660	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,442	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	2
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	755	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,610.74/head	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,611	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	2,081.27/head	1,700.00–2,275.00	2,081	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	335.26/cwt	322.50–347.50	2,612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	463.71/cwt	462.50–465.00	1,971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	450.72/cwt	442.50–457.50	1,916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	789	345.08/cwt	332.50–345.50	2,723	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	420.98/cwt	420.00–422.50	2,366	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	455	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,082	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	429.24/cwt	429.00–432.50	2,275	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	512.45/cwt	507.50–517.50	1,927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	478.15/cwt	472.50–480.00	1,769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	408.12/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,914	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	403.12/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,133	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	423.99/cwt	420.00–432.50	1,993	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,150	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 Jun 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 574Last week 355Year ago 550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 19Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 9Year ago 47

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	472.50–480.00	478.15
4	400–450	424	442.50–445.00	443.82
5	450–500	470	420.00–432.50	423.99
4	500–550	529	400.00–405.00	403.12
2	600–650	618	347.50–352.50	350.07
1	900–950	925	252.50	252.50
3	950–1000	983	255.00–262.50	258.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	375	465.00	465.00
6	450–500	469	400.00–417.50	408.12
1	500–550	510	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	575	362.50	362.50
1	600–650	640	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	315	540.00–550.00	544.97
6	400–450	429	452.50–467.50	460.71
14	450–500	487	430.00–440.00	430.67
14	500–550	517	412.50–422.50	417.53
6	550–600	568	380.00–392.50	386.33
3	600–650	642	360.00–367.50	365.03
1	700–750	720	315.00	315.00
3	750–800	776	312.50	312.50
1	800–850	825	290.00	290.00
1	950–1000	955	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	455	457.50	457.50
34	500–550	530	429.00–432.50	429.24
5	550–600	562	420.00–422.50	420.98
1	600–650	620	392.50	392.50
41	700–750	748	339.50	339.50
61	750–800	789	332.50–345.50	345.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	262	592.50	592.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	465	432.50	432.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	402.50	402.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	505.00	505.00
1	350–400	385	475.00	475.00
3	400–450	425	442.50–457.50	450.72
1	450–500	475	435.00	435.00
1	550–600	585	402.50	402.50
1	700–750	725	307.50	307.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	550.00	550.00
10	350–400	366	480.00–500.00	490.75
7	400–450	426	475.00–482.50	481.48
18	450–500	473	440.00–460.00	458.87
1	500–550	500	442.50	442.50
1	550–600	590	387.50	387.50
8	600–650	621	375.00–400.00	396.80
4	700–750	709	320.00–340.00	326.32
1	800–850	805	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	630.00	630.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	545.00	545.00
7	400–450	433	475.00–495.00	488.41
9	450–500	464	460.00–472.50	468.94
4	500–550	525	442.50–450.00	445.64
12	550–600	561	430.00–447.50	438.11
1	650–700	685	392.50	392.50
1	700–750	710	380.00	380.00
4	750–800	779	322.50–347.50	335.26
1	800–850	830	352.50	352.50
1	900–950	915	322.50	322.50
1	1000–1050	1,000	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	422	500.00	500.00
18	500–550	513	465.00–467.50	465.56
27	600–650	618	432.50–438.00	436.53
3	650–700	691	412.00	412.00
2	750–800	750	382.50	382.50
57	850–900	891	362.00	362.00
57	950–1000	957	343.90	343.90
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	645	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	660	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	755	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	365	482.50	482.50
1	450–500	475	412.50	412.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	525.00	525.00
4	350–400	376	507.50–517.50	512.45
2	400–450	425	462.50–465.00	463.71
1	450–500	470	457.50	457.50
1	500–550	520	432.50	432.50
3	550–600	568	420.00	420.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	2,400.00	2,400.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,610.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,067	1,700.00–2,275.00	2,081.27
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,596	172.00–174.00	173.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,430	174.00–180.00	176.57
1	—	1,215	163.00	163.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	120.00–128.00	122.94
4	—	1,004	130.00–137.00	134.12
6	—	1,166	152.00–161.00	155.73
5	—	1,073	143.00–150.00	147.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,571	204.00–212.00	208.58
1	—	1,605	187.00	187.00
2	—	1,760	217.00–219.00	217.99

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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