Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to being closed for christmas and new years holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $288.41/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −121.23 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$288.41

57 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+16.92

vs KY average

−16.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	288.41	1,573	57

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale57 hd

288.41

—

KY average10 barns · 509 hd

271.49

+16.92

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−16.83

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

−121.23

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	1,997	144.33	2,882	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,541	122.25	1,883	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,342	120.95	1,623	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	104.62	1,125	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,183	$2,376	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	960	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,190	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	286.75/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,597	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	304.88/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,595	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	456	335.36/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,529	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	302	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	260.74/cwt	250.00–266.00	2,010	9
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	685	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	320.39/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,717	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,991	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	272.14/cwt	272.00–273.00	1,962	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	281.57/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,729	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	350.37/cwt	347.50–357.50	1,507	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	343.83/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,637	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	301.11/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	958	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	300.90/cwt	297.50–307.50	1,610	9
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	795	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	265.39/cwt	262.50–266.00	1,959	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	276.98/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,867	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	230.51/cwt	226.00–239.00	2,019	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	293.23/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,871	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	253.70/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,751	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	263.80/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,675	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	308.86/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,436	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	266.45/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,537	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	281.49/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	291.65/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	378.44/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	292.19/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,920	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	283.87/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,675	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	319.17/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,516	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	293.54/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,529	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	277.98/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,607	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,580	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	114.98/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,561	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	114.50/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,300	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	125.80/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,669	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	106.03/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,123	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	105.90/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,560	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	130.81/cwt	126.00–135.00	2,103	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,790	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,479	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	88.64/cwt	84.00–94.00	911	3
Bulls	—	—	1,840	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,447	1
Bulls	—	—	2,014	145.59/cwt	139.00–150.00	2,932	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	2,376.04/head	2,225.00–2,450.00	2,376	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,957	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	360.91/cwt	345.00–367.50	1,317	8
Bulls	Large 2	800–850	840	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	211.25/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,760	2
Bulls	Large 2	300–350	305	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	322.20/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,585	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	273.61/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,677	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	260.03/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	271.24/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,641	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	600	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,485	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	200–250	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	216.10/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,757	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	740	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	224.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	312.18/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,196	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	382	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	280.03/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,507	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	223.72/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,696	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	313.79/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,271	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	229.40/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,691	29

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 Jan 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 467Last week 737Year ago 1,701

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 39Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 15Year ago 30

No trend due to being closed for christmas and new years holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	456	332.50–337.50	335.36
19	500–550	523	295.00–312.50	304.88
19	550–600	557	282.50–287.50	286.75
13	600–650	613	270.00–277.50	273.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	297.50	297.50
2	300–350	302	285.00	285.00
3	400–450	415	290.00–295.00	291.65
3	450–500	482	275.00–290.00	281.49
1	600–650	625	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	673	220.00–230.00	224.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	257.50	257.50
1	600–650	625	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	740	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	302.50–325.00	312.18
6	400–450	405	310.00–322.50	313.79
23	450–500	465	300.00–319.00	308.86
10	500–550	538	267.50–287.50	280.03
9	550–600	577	255.00–275.00	266.45
23	600–650	635	250.00–267.50	263.80
13	650–700	690	250.00–254.00	253.70
29	700–750	737	210.00–232.50	229.40
6	750–800	758	217.50–225.00	223.72
3	800–850	813	210.00–222.50	216.10
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	382	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	600	247.50	247.50
1	700–750	740	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	430	347.50–357.50	350.37
14	450–500	476	335.00–352.50	343.83
20	500–550	536	312.50–330.00	320.39
6	550–600	564	290.00–312.50	301.11
8	600–650	614	267.50–287.50	281.57
11	650–700	674	267.50–287.50	276.98
11	700–750	738	262.50–266.00	265.39
9	750–800	771	250.00–266.00	260.74
15	800–850	816	244.00	244.00
7	850–900	876	226.00–239.00	230.51
2	950–1000	958	215.00	215.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	252.50	252.50
1	750–800	795	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	370.00–387.50	378.44
7	600–650	638	290.00–295.00	293.23
10	650–700	657	290.00–293.00	292.19
7	700–750	721	272.00–273.00	272.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	302.50	302.50
1	700–750	740	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	475	317.50–320.00	319.17
9	500–550	535	297.50–307.50	300.90
13	550–600	590	282.50–290.00	283.87
1	600–650	645	242.50	242.50
1	750–800	760	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	380.00	380.00
8	350–400	365	345.00–367.50	360.91
1	400–450	430	332.50	332.50
8	450–500	492	317.50–325.00	322.20
7	500–550	521	285.00–297.50	293.54
12	550–600	578	272.50–292.50	277.98
2	600–650	605	270.00–272.50	271.24
1	700–750	730	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	780	222.50	222.50
2	800–850	833	210.00–212.50	211.25
1	1000–1050	1,030	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	583	252.50–267.50	260.03
1	600–650	640	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	695	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	745	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	385.00	385.00
5	400–450	430	367.50	367.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	840	177.50	177.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,358	110.00–117.00	114.98
8	—	1,327	121.00–131.00	125.80
1	—	1,395	106.00	106.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,135	110.00–117.00	114.50
6	—	1,059	100.00–109.00	106.03
3	—	1,028	84.00–94.00	88.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	102.00–110.00	105.90
4	—	1,608	126.00–135.00	130.81
2	—	1,473	121.00–122.00	121.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	133.00	133.00
9	—	2,014	139.00–150.00	145.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,183	2,225.00–2,450.00	2,376.04

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle