Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Good demand for all feeder and slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $328.10/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −124.44 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$328.10

29 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$43.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.28

vs KY average

−12.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	331.11	1,796	27
Medium and Large 2	587	287.50	1,688	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.61/cwt here — about $108 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.69, low $400.18, median $452.54 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 sale29 hd

328.10

—

KY average25 barns · 1,392 hd

317.82

+10.28

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

−12.84

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−124.44

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	1,590	153.19	2,436	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,614	146.08	2,357	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	133.22	1,643	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	101.00	934	1thin

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,445	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	940	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2	400–450	437	335.31/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	283.88/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,493	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	257.44/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	261.89/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	327.97/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,007	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	802	275.90/cwt	275.90–275.90	2,213	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	271.41/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,680	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	677	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	366.27/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,725	6
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	835	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	370.57/cwt	370.00–372.50	1,416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	983	229.84/cwt	227.50–231.00	2,259	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	295.11/cwt	294.00–297.00	2,001	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	326.67/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,725	1
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	770	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,110	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	319.71/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,806	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	296.83/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,897	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	412	393.77/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,622	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,768	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	704	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,035	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	878	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	148.44/cwt	142.00–157.00	2,276	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,855	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,578	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	133.22/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,643	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	934	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	156.92/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,479	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	278.09/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	318.33/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	303.08/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,540	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	386	346.76/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	344.54/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	272.50/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,523	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	313.63/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,540	49

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 330Last week 1,291Year ago 1,229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 43Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 51Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	322.50	322.50
3	350–400	368	317.50–320.00	318.33
6	400–450	437	330.00–342.50	335.31
49	450–500	491	302.50–320.00	313.63
7	500–550	526	275.00–290.00	283.88
7	550–600	559	265.00–280.00	272.50
4	600–650	609	257.50–265.00	261.89
1	650–700	660	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	460	292.50	292.50
1	800–850	840	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	255.00–260.00	257.44
1	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	508	297.50–310.00	303.08
5	550–600	553	290.00	290.00
11	600–650	619	270.00–275.00	271.41
5	650–700	677	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	386	340.00–350.00	346.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	382	370.00–372.50	370.57
2	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
6	450–500	471	365.00–372.50	366.27
6	500–550	530	312.50–330.00	326.67
9	550–600	565	310.00–322.50	319.71
8	600–650	639	290.00–299.00	296.83
13	650–700	678	294.00–297.00	295.11
4	700–750	728	258.00	258.00
4	800–850	826	258.00	258.00
2	900–950	918	227.50	227.50
3	950–1000	983	227.50–231.00	229.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	412	390.00–400.00	393.77
9	500–550	520	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	566	347.50	347.50
5	600–650	612	325.00–330.00	327.97
5	700–750	704	289.00	289.00
6	750–800	770	274.00	274.00
68	800–850	802	275.90	275.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	392.50	392.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	835	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	587	287.50	287.50
1	600–650	600	287.50	287.50
1	700–750	700	239.00	239.00
1	800–850	810	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	355.00	355.00
1	250–300	250	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	378	335.00–355.00	344.54
2	400–450	412	332.50	332.50
1	450–500	450	327.50	327.50
4	550–600	588	270.00–282.50	278.09
1	600–650	610	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	322.50	322.50
1	450–500	465	302.50	302.50
1	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	445	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	545	257.50	257.50
1	550–600	580	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,533	142.00–157.00	148.44
1	—	1,855	139.00	139.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,233	127.00–137.00	133.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	101.00	101.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	142.00	142.00
3	—	1,580	155.00–159.00	156.92

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
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	1,950.00	1,950.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

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