Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $413.41/cwt on 99 head, down $7.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 32 comparable sales and sits +3.78 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$413.41

▼ 7.52 vs prior sale

99 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,201

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$394

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

$64.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.19

vs KY average

+17.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	419.80	2,233	85
Medium and Large 2	528	388.49	2,051	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	534	373.04	1,992	5thin
Large 1-2	568	363.77	2,066	2thin
Medium 1-2	518	355.00	1,839	2thin

One grade step is worth $64.80/cwt here — about $394 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 sale99 hd

413.41

—

KY average26 barns · 1,257 hd

412.22

+1.19

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

+17.36

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

+3.78

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	1,596	214.13	3,418	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	187.95	2,421	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,564	182.51	2,854	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	159.60	1,619	11

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$2,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,767	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$2,734	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$2,590	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,655	$3,909	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,433	$3,049	2thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	422.29/cwt	417.50–432.50	2,614	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	419.97/cwt	412.50–427.50	2,016	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	371.44/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,121	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	545.29/cwt	535.00–555.00	1,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	384.51/cwt	381.00–390.00	2,569	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	494.85/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,088	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	329.69/cwt	329.00–332.50	2,911	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	446.94/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,543	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	359.76/cwt	355.00–377.50	2,313	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	430.82/cwt	427.50–442.50	2,232	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	372.31/cwt	362.50–373.00	2,640	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	426	444.19/cwt	442.50–447.50	1,892	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	456.66/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	682	397.70/cwt	395.00–412.50	2,712	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	478	503.29/cwt	502.50–505.00	2,406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	524.34/cwt	520.00–527.50	2,228	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	449.01/cwt	440.00–452.50	1,944	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,126	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	467.62/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,212	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	389.39/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,391	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	393.94/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,462	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	397.84/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,319	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	461.24/cwt	452.50–470.00	2,371	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,429	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	526.13/cwt	517.50–535.00	1,747	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	520.07/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	410.41/cwt	405.00–422.50	2,212	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	391.21/cwt	375.00–397.50	2,386	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	362.44/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	395.91/cwt	387.50–405.00	2,273	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	474.02/cwt	470.00–482.50	1,498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	424.19/cwt	412.50–432.50	2,197	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,655	3,908.91/head	3,850.00–3,975.00	3,909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	361.81/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	488.27/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,041	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	173.51/cwt	173.00–174.00	2,256	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	163.90/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,680	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	199.13/cwt	192.00–209.00	2,565	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	176.00/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,818	4
Bulls	—	—	1,381	202.05/cwt	197.00–210.00	2,790	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	177.49/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,792	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	635	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,207	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	132.00/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,287	3
Bulls	—	—	1,938	233.97/cwt	229.00–240.00	4,534	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	217.02/cwt	215.00–219.00	3,592	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	187.53/cwt	185.00–194.00	2,914	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	184.76/cwt	179.00–191.00	2,376	12
Steers	Large 2	650–700	685	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,175	1
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	815	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,486	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	825	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,351	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	568	363.77/cwt	362.50–365.00	2,066	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	470	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,845	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	552	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,167	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	485	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	445	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,602	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	325	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Steers	Large 2	400–450	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	6
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	435	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,947	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	2,589.74/head	2,475.00–2,700.00	2,590	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	3,049.17/head	2,500.00–3,525.00	3,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	562.46/cwt	560.00–565.00	1,828	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,734.29/head	2,225.00–3,275.00	2,734	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	518	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	373.04/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,992	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	386	397.55/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	464	379.35/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,760	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,766.97/head	2,000.00–3,500.00	2,767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	385.05/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	389.79/cwt	382.50–397.50	2,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	672	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	406.01/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,669	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	442.27/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	427.54/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	400.60/cwt	387.50–405.00	2,135	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	426.89/cwt	415.00–432.50	1,618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	367.30/cwt	357.50–375.00	2,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	388.49/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,051	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,864	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	342.58/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,400	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 Jul 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 538Last week 508Year ago 395

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 37Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 16Year ago 4

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	520.00–527.50	524.34
3	450–500	478	502.50–505.00	503.29
27	600–650	619	417.50–432.50	422.29
8	650–700	682	395.00–412.50	397.70
4	700–750	718	392.50	392.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	422	480.00–500.00	494.85
4	450–500	473	465.00–470.00	467.62
8	500–550	514	452.50–470.00	461.24
13	550–600	569	440.00–460.00	446.94
11	600–650	625	382.50–400.00	393.94
10	650–700	668	381.00–390.00	384.51
24	700–750	709	362.50–373.00	372.31
2	750–800	765	342.50	342.50
5	850–900	883	329.00–332.50	329.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	433	440.00–452.50	449.01
2	450–500	462	445.00	445.00
3	500–550	538	445.00	445.00
4	550–600	580	420.00–430.00	427.54
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	685	317.50	317.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	447.50	447.50
1	800–850	815	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	485.00	485.00
2	400–450	440	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	480	380.00–390.00	385.05
2	500–550	525	382.50–397.50	389.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	480.00	480.00
3	300–350	316	470.00–482.50	474.02
6	350–400	357	455.00–465.00	456.66
5	400–450	414	432.50	432.50
6	450–500	480	412.50–427.50	419.97
11	500–550	539	405.00–422.50	410.41
7	550–600	571	360.00–375.00	371.44
16	600–650	643	355.00–377.50	359.76
4	650–700	673	360.00–367.50	361.81
1	700–750	720	305.00	305.00
11	750–800	771	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	426	442.50–447.50	444.19
12	450–500	475	447.50	447.50
58	500–550	518	427.50–442.50	430.82
9	550–600	583	390.00–402.50	397.84
8	600–650	614	380.00–392.50	389.39
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	362.50–365.00	363.77
1	800–850	825	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	445	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	485	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	518	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	422.50	422.50
5	350–400	386	392.50–400.00	397.55
1	400–450	400	380.00	380.00
4	450–500	464	375.00–382.50	379.35
5	500–550	534	367.50–375.00	373.04
1	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	720	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	435.00–450.00	442.27
5	350–400	379	415.00–432.50	426.89
7	400–450	411	400.00–410.00	406.01
6	450–500	466	400.00	400.00
5	500–550	528	385.00–395.00	388.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	595.00	595.00
2	250–300	263	535.00–555.00	545.29
7	300–350	332	517.50–535.00	526.13
4	350–400	365	515.00–535.00	520.07
3	400–450	418	485.00–495.00	488.27
16	500–550	518	412.50–432.50	424.19
8	550–600	574	387.50–405.00	395.91
17	600–650	610	375.00–397.50	391.21
2	650–700	655	355.00–370.00	362.44
1	700–750	710	337.50	337.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	390	447.50	447.50
1	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	465	425.00	425.00
5	500–550	533	387.50–405.00	400.60
3	550–600	575	357.50–375.00	367.30
2	650–700	673	340.00–345.00	342.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	560.00–565.00	562.46
1	350–400	365	595.00	595.00
1	400–450	400	507.50	507.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	392.50	392.50
2	550–600	552	392.50	392.50
1	600–650	635	347.50	347.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	672	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,655	3,850.00–3,975.00	3,908.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	2,475.00–2,700.00	2,589.74
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,875.00	2,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,170	2,225.00–3,275.00	2,734.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,105	2,000.00–3,500.00	2,766.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,433	2,500.00–3,525.00	3,049.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	173.00–174.00	173.51
6	—	1,288	192.00–209.00	199.13
12	—	1,286	179.00–191.00	184.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	158.00–168.00	163.90
4	—	1,033	171.00–180.00	176.00
3	—	975	124.00–137.00	132.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,573	174.00–182.00	177.49
4	—	1,554	185.00–194.00	187.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,381	197.00–210.00	202.05
2	—	1,938	229.00–240.00	233.97
3	—	1,655	215.00–219.00	217.02

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Feeder Cattle

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