Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2026-10-28

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 28
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
← Oct 21Oct 28latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
566 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 556▲ 374 vs year ago 192 · +194.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 55▲ 42 vs year ago 43 · +97.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 64▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $406.85/cwt on 36 head, up $7.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 35 comparable sales and sits −39.62 against this barn's trailing median of $446.47.
Average price
$406.85
▲ 7.13 vs prior sale
36 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,270
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$371
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$88.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.46
vs KY average
−28.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554415.532,30431
Medium and Large 2560373.752,0932thin
Large 1-2597345.002,0602thin
Medium and Large 2-3590327.501,9321thin
One grade step is worth $88.03/cwt here — about $371 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale36 hd
406.85
—
KY average26 barns · 1,042 hd
398.39
+8.46
National average163 barns · 26,594 hd
435.15
−28.30
This barn, trailing median35 sales
446.47
−39.62
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales
505447389332median 446.4702/2504/2206/2409/0210/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.69, low $345.86, median $446.47 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,701168.482,86713
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,292123.111,59123
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,528122.001,8646thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,096103.921,13921

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,300$3,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,635$3,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,485$3,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,150$2,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)980$2,3251thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2210610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,2811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added429527.50/cwt527.50–527.502,2637
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,2151
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465463.38/cwt455.00–477.502,1555
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,1811
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523443.12/cwt442.50–445.002,3184
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530428.40/cwt415.00–435.002,27111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0061
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558417.53/cwt415.00–420.002,3302
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582397.26/cwt387.50–405.002,31214
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,1791
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,9321
Steers550–600Large 1-2597345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0602
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611397.22/cwt395.00–397.502,4279
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620353.22/cwt340.00–360.002,1906
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623385.05/cwt382.50–387.502,3992
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3636329.16/cwt327.50–332.502,0933
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668394.67/cwt392.50–395.002,63615
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672369.92/cwt357.50–380.002,4868
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2911
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707365.62/cwt362.50–375.002,5854
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725338.38/cwt337.00–342.502,4538
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2778325.01/cwt321.00–332.502,5295
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added841340.41/cwt334.00–344.502,86318
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2845310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6201
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added951327.95/cwt327.95–327.953,119117
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,0351
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2021
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2201
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331442.50/cwt440.00–445.001,4656
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2357457.52/cwt450.00–460.001,6334
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,4923
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385419.81/cwt412.50–427.501,6162
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added404434.28/cwt430.00–437.501,7547
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421412.03/cwt400.00–417.501,7355
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5881
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added456405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8475
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2461387.78/cwt375.00–392.501,78812
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3463332.30/cwt325.00–340.001,5392
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483360.47/cwt352.50–365.001,74111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3513327.51/cwt325.00–330.001,6806
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518372.49/cwt362.50–382.501,92913
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520347.44/cwt342.50–352.501,8073
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540391.24/cwt390.00–392.502,1138
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,1294
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585339.96/cwt337.50–342.501,9893
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2586317.43/cwt315.00–325.001,8604
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,8911
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617331.80/cwt320.00–340.002,04711
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,2212
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,0062
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665316.26/cwt315.00–320.002,1034
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7161
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726315.44/cwt309.00–322.502,2906
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2783293.65/cwt287.50–300.002,2992
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840275.01/cwt270.00–277.502,3103
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added845312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,6412
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2982285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,7992
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,8752
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy205600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,2301
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2225470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,0581
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy268594.67/cwt590.00–600.001,5942
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2295540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5932
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,6801
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323477.91/cwt470.00–485.001,5442
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2338524.91/cwt510.00–535.001,7744
Bulls300–350Medium 1-2340400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3601
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3345450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5532
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375506.27/cwt495.00–525.001,8997
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2376471.28/cwt470.00–475.001,7724
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415543.29/cwt540.00–545.002,2553
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9301
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1392
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3473383.85/cwt380.00–387.501,8162
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485410.26/cwt397.50–422.501,9902
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2526394.18/cwt385.00–402.502,0736
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8991
Bulls550–600Large 1-2570330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8811
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572366.21/cwt352.50–375.002,0957
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2591347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,0543
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9341
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2612332.13/cwt322.50–337.502,0336
Bulls600–650Large 1-2640295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8881
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2648307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,9933
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2668318.30/cwt310.00–327.502,1268
Bulls650–700Large 1-2693305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1143
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2693280.04/cwt270.00–290.001,9412
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2722299.19/cwt295.00–307.502,1603
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,2461
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9381
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2805292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,3552
Bulls800–850Large 1-2820312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,5631
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2835252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,1081
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2860282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,4301
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2191
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2900265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3851
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2995250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,547148.85/cwt131.00–157.002,3033
Bulls——1,676172.02/cwt165.00–175.002,8838
Bulls——2,035183.76/cwt181.00–186.003,7402
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93379.07/cwt70.00–84.007383
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,097110.33/cwt108.00–116.001,2109
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3892
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,159100.59/cwt96.00–104.001,1667
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,272120.73/cwt117.00–127.001,53615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,326130.09/cwt128.00–134.001,7257
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,365110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,528122.00/cwt116.00–125.001,8646
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29802,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4853,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6353,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9802,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251

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.