Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $392.27/cwt on 43 head, up $8.73 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −56.73 against this barn's trailing median of $448.99.

Average price

$392.27

▲ 8.73 vs prior sale

43 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,122

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$70.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.72

vs KY average

−13.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	405.17	2,178	31
Medium and Large 2	543	367.76	1,996	8thin
Large 1-2	595	357.50	2,127	1thin
Large 2	555	337.50	1,873	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	335.00	1,859	2thin

One grade step is worth $70.17/cwt here — about $318 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

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.69, low $345.86, median $448.99 across 34 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 sale43 hd

392.27

—

KY average27 barns · 746 hd

381.55

+10.72

National average175 barns · 12,027 hd

405.41

−13.14

This barn, trailing median34 sales

448.99

−56.73

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	1,731	185.95	3,219	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,367	145.90	1,995	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	142.99	2,231	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	126.15	1,385	27

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)	1,090	$3,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$2,650	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,193	$2,114	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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 1-2	400–450	413	429.84/cwt	422.50–437.50	1,775	5
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	595	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,127	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,320	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	2,114.35/head	1,950.00–2,275.00	2,114	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	428.82/cwt	422.50–435.00	2,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	347.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,512	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	323.29/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,027	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,569	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	405.46/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,881	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	448.21/cwt	442.50–457.50	1,694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,591	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	403.13/cwt	395.00–412.50	1,693	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	351.99/cwt	347.50–367.50	1,844	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	402.40/cwt	395.00–412.50	2,109	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	275.03/cwt	272.50–277.50	2,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	448.22/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	336.66/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	332.10/cwt	322.50–337.50	2,039	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	364.53/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,413	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	341.28/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,921	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	390.75/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,790	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	444.38/cwt	437.50–455.00	1,258	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	313.31/cwt	312.50–315.00	2,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	407.83/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	282.58/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,012	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	426.67/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	391.59/cwt	387.50–397.50	1,985	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	957	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,976	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,338	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	941	307.75/cwt	307.75–307.75	2,896	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	355.03/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	385.70/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,430	42
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,005	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	370	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	415	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,629	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	645	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	455	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,877	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	122.47/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,392	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	101.35/cwt	100.00–103.00	930	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	133.31/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,481	15
Bulls	—	—	1,645	197.08/cwt	196.00–198.00	3,242	2
Bulls	—	—	1,717	185.17/cwt	181.00–190.00	3,179	5
Steers	Large 2	550–600	555	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,873	1
Bulls	—	—	1,853	176.79/cwt	175.00–179.00	3,276	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	144.31/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,815	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,522	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	131.94/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,910	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	139.60/cwt	134.00–143.00	2,136	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	148.07/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	422.60/cwt	417.50–425.00	1,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	304.95/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,049	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	370.06/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	395.76/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	373.69/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,969	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	408.24/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	323.11/cwt	317.50–332.50	1,868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,189	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	349.96/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	358.58/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,728	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	330.42/cwt	312.50–337.50	1,926	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	413.72/cwt	412.50–415.00	1,924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	330.79/cwt	327.50–332.50	2,359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,069	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	457	456.50/cwt	455.00–457.50	2,086	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,188	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	360.31/cwt	357.50–361.00	2,598	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	359.23/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,882	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	319.59/cwt	317.50–332.50	2,128	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	368.56/cwt	352.50–372.50	2,296	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,886	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,150	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	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 Sep 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 628Last week 332Year ago 495

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 29Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 2Year ago 19

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	545.00	545.00
1	250–300	265	540.00	540.00
3	300–350	345	420.00–440.00	426.67
5	350–400	378	442.50–457.50	448.21
5	400–450	413	422.50–437.50	429.84
4	450–500	464	400.00–420.00	405.46
11	500–550	524	350.00–370.00	359.23
3	550–600	560	347.50–360.00	355.03
6	600–650	627	315.00–335.00	323.29
3	650–700	672	312.50–315.00	313.31
1	750–800	755	292.50	292.50
1	850–900	860	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	480.00	480.00
2	400–450	410	460.00	460.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	400.00–417.50	408.24
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	465	412.50–415.00	413.72
2	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
5	550–600	583	312.50–337.50	330.42
1	600–650	600	302.50	302.50
1	650–700	660	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	455	412.50	412.50
1	600–650	645	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	700	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	365.00–380.00	370.06
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	357.50	357.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	475.00	475.00
2	350–400	385	485.00	485.00
6	400–450	410	440.00–455.00	448.22
2	450–500	470	422.50–435.00	428.82
16	500–550	524	395.00–412.50	402.40
1	550–600	550	375.00	375.00
15	600–650	623	352.50–372.50	368.56
11	650–700	662	350.00–367.50	364.53
6	700–750	729	340.00–350.00	347.94
3	750–800	768	330.00–340.00	336.66
13	800–850	818	314.00	314.00
1	850–900	855	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	382.50	382.50
1	500–550	535	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	575	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	730	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	520.00	520.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	457	455.00–457.50	456.50
7	500–550	521	420.00	420.00
7	550–600	583	401.00	401.00
42	600–650	630	380.00–390.00	385.70
2	650–700	662	377.50	377.50
26	700–750	721	357.50–361.00	360.31
58	900–950	941	307.75	307.75
55	950–1000	957	311.00	311.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	486	387.50–400.00	395.76
6	500–550	527	370.00–382.50	373.69
2	550–600	590	345.00–355.00	349.96
7	600–650	630	347.50	347.50
1	650–700	655	332.50	332.50
3	700–750	713	327.50–332.50	330.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	437.50–455.00	444.38
5	350–400	365	400.00–412.50	407.83
14	400–450	420	395.00–412.50	403.13
8	450–500	458	375.00–400.00	390.75
26	500–550	524	347.50–367.50	351.99
6	550–600	563	337.50–347.50	341.28
23	600–650	614	322.50–337.50	332.10
7	650–700	666	317.50–332.50	319.59
4	700–750	712	280.00–290.00	282.58
2	750–800	770	272.50–277.50	275.03
3	800–850	810	287.50	287.50
2	850–900	880	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	507	387.50–397.50	391.59
5	550–600	563	367.50	367.50
4	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	375	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	420	342.50	342.50
1	450–500	470	322.50	322.50
4	650–700	667	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	415	392.50	392.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	395.00	395.00
3	250–300	281	417.50–425.00	422.60
1	300–350	335	397.50	397.50
15	450–500	482	350.00–362.50	358.58
1	500–550	525	337.50	337.50
3	550–600	578	317.50–332.50	323.11
2	600–650	625	315.00	315.00
3	650–700	672	300.00–310.00	304.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,193	1,950.00–2,275.00	2,114.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	3,700.00	3,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	3,550.00	3,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	3,550.00	3,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,137	114.00–127.00	122.47
3	—	918	100.00–103.00	101.35
15	—	1,111	129.00–139.00	133.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	139.00–149.00	144.31
1	—	1,425	177.00	177.00
2	—	1,448	130.00–134.00	131.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,530	134.00–143.00	139.60
4	—	1,606	146.00–152.00	148.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,645	196.00–198.00	197.08
5	—	1,717	181.00–190.00	185.17
2	—	1,853	175.00–179.00	176.79

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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