Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $297.52/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −155.02 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$297.52

53 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$61.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.24

vs KY average

−44.86 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	311.79	1,673	32
Medium and Large 2	539	287.00	1,548	13thin
Large 1-2	550	276.25	1,519	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	251.85	1,405	4thin
Large 2	580	250.00	1,450	2thin

One grade step is worth $61.79/cwt here — about $223 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

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 sale53 hd

297.52

—

KY average24 barns · 1,351 hd

319.75

−22.24

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−44.86

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−155.02

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	1,820	147.92	2,692	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	134.36	1,708	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,530	126.17	1,930	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	108.60	1,109	19

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,335	$1,595	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,180	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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	Large 1-2	800–850	810	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	255.59/cwt	255.00–258.00	2,004	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	243.28/cwt	237.00–247.00	2,107	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	366.11/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,355	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	279.10/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,867	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	288.14/cwt	282.50–294.00	1,527	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	303.67/cwt	292.50–312.50	1,746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	239.09/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,927	22
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	870	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,958	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	550	276.25/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	254.89/cwt	247.50–258.00	1,448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	250.46/cwt	240.00–260.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	239.87/cwt	232.00–248.00	1,492	3
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	780	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	304.90/cwt	298.00–322.50	1,643	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	260.67/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,230	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	340.76/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,475	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	295.27/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,231	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	294.20/cwt	289.00–302.50	1,542	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	261.49/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,616	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	492	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	595	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	255.03/cwt	254.00–257.50	1,721	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	214.36/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	280.29/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,343	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	260.85/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,356	3
Steers	Large 2	550–600	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	257.03/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,887	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	259.13/cwt	252.00–262.50	1,482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	287.00/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,774	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	332.75/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,551	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	337.45/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	264.52/cwt	259.00–267.50	1,786	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	304.53/cwt	301.00–312.50	1,416	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	320.61/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	284.44/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	269.86/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	234.80/cwt	227.50–242.00	1,585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	234.87/cwt	232.50–236.00	1,693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	299.54/cwt	298.00–303.00	1,887	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	801	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,003	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	712	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,922	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	337.12/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,713	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	770	279.80/cwt	279.80–279.80	2,154	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	405	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,590	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	144.28/cwt	138.00–152.00	1,855	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	104.64/cwt	98.00–109.00	983	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,464	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	86.13/cwt	80.00–93.00	742	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	124.43/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,436	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	113.04/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,212	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,576	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	129.40/cwt	124.00–136.00	2,004	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	128.35/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,624	9
Bulls	—	—	1,598	136.27/cwt	134.00–140.00	2,178	2
Bulls	—	—	1,931	153.74/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,969	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,595.00/head	1,595.00–1,595.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	325.88/cwt	317.50–332.50	1,225	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	292.91/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,385	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	343.67/cwt	335.00–352.50	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	324.66/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,328	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	251.09/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,562	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	278.70/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,352	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	274.52/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,406	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	261.18/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	240.83/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	329.12/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,096	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,819	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	532	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,357	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	380	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	440	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	222	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	315.66/cwt	310.00–325.00	988	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	195.09/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	297.56/cwt	292.50–305.00	937	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	297.43/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,124	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	249.19/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	323.41/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,232	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	280.22/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,578	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	229.92/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,423	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	313.28/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,347	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	277.86/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,450	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	525	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	189.95/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	217.15/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	227.25/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,752	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	303.45/cwt	293.00–317.50	1,414	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	710	205.58/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,122	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	185.94/cwt	183.00–192.00	1,633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	192.50/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	207.31/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	253.87/cwt	240.00–262.50	952	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	239.03/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	251.94/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,423	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,806	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 Feb 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 758Last week 1,197Year ago 1,251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 50Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 7Year ago 48

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	270.00–282.50	276.25
1	750–800	780	237.50	237.50
1	800–850	810	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	870	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	375.00	375.00
6	350–400	370	350.00–377.50	366.11
11	400–450	433	335.00–352.50	340.76
14	450–500	466	322.50–340.00	332.75
21	500–550	539	298.00–322.50	304.90
4	550–600	575	292.50–312.50	303.67
17	600–650	618	280.00–296.00	287.00
23	650–700	669	274.00–285.00	279.10
11	700–750	734	250.00–259.00	257.03
10	750–800	784	255.00–258.00	255.59
22	800–850	806	235.00–242.00	239.09
8	850–900	866	237.00–247.00	243.28
1	900–950	940	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	970	215.00	215.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	335.00–340.00	337.45
4	400–450	435	317.50–322.50	320.61
6	450–500	465	301.00–312.50	304.53
9	500–550	530	282.50–294.00	288.14
4	550–600	560	280.00–289.00	284.44
7	600–650	629	260.00–275.00	269.86
11	650–700	675	259.00–267.50	264.52
3	700–750	721	232.50–236.00	234.87
1	850–900	875	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	485	282.50	282.50
1	500–550	515	230.00	230.00
3	550–600	572	252.00–262.50	259.13
3	600–650	622	232.00–248.00	239.87
2	650–700	675	227.50–242.00	234.80
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	405	392.50	392.50
7	500–550	508	335.00–342.50	337.12
33	600–650	630	298.00–303.00	299.54
10	700–750	712	270.00	270.00
69	750–800	770	279.80	279.80
17	800–850	801	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	302.50	302.50
6	300–350	315	292.50–305.00	297.56
6	350–400	378	292.50–305.00	297.43
7	400–450	417	285.00–302.50	295.27
7	450–500	479	272.50–285.00	280.29
3	500–550	520	250.00–267.50	260.85
6	550–600	568	247.50–258.00	254.89
7	600–650	619	220.00–235.00	229.92
4	650–700	670	212.50–220.00	214.36
2	700–750	728	190.00–200.00	195.09
3	750–800	778	185.00–200.00	189.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	240.00–260.00	250.46
5	350–400	375	240.00–262.50	253.87
1	400–450	425	265.00	265.00
6	450–500	472	250.00–263.00	260.67
2	500–550	520	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	590	235.00	235.00
3	600–650	628	200.00–217.50	207.31
2	650–700	675	185.00–200.00	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	500–550	524	289.00–302.50	294.20
10	600–650	618	260.00–263.00	261.49
24	650–700	675	254.00–257.50	255.03
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	492	247.50	247.50
1	500–550	525	247.50	247.50
2	700–750	710	200.00–211.00	205.58
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	222	327.50	327.50
7	300–350	313	310.00–325.00	315.66
13	350–400	381	315.00–330.00	323.41
18	400–450	430	310.00–325.00	313.28
12	450–500	466	293.00–317.50	303.45
28	500–550	522	270.00–285.00	277.86
18	550–600	563	275.00–287.50	280.22
7	600–650	622	245.00–253.00	249.19
3	700–750	718	212.50–225.00	217.15
5	750–800	771	220.00–229.00	227.25
3	850–900	878	183.00–192.00	185.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	327.50	327.50
2	250–300	263	335.00–352.50	343.67
4	300–350	333	325.00–337.50	329.12
9	350–400	376	317.50–332.50	325.88
5	400–450	409	320.00–337.50	324.66
6	450–500	473	290.00–297.50	292.91
5	500–550	512	272.50–280.00	274.52
5	550–600	579	257.50–270.00	261.18
9	600–650	622	245.00–255.00	251.09
3	650–700	665	240.00–242.50	240.83
1	750–800	755	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	840	215.00	215.00
2	850–900	862	215.00	215.00
1	900–950	910	197.50	197.50
1	950–1000	970	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	545	236.00	236.00
2	550–600	585	235.00–243.00	239.03
1	600–650	600	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	282.50	282.50
4	450–500	485	272.50–282.50	278.70
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
4	550–600	565	250.00–257.50	251.94
1	600–650	610	236.00	236.00
1	650–700	665	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	532	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	237.50	237.50
1	500–550	515	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,286	138.00–152.00	144.28
1	—	1,230	119.00	119.00
9	—	1,265	121.00–134.00	128.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	939	98.00–109.00	104.64
4	—	861	80.00–93.00	86.13
5	—	1,154	120.00–130.00	124.43
6	—	1,072	110.00–117.00	113.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	110.00	110.00
10	—	1,549	124.00–136.00	129.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	134.00–140.00	136.27
4	—	1,931	148.00–158.00	153.74

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,595.00	1,595.00

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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Albany Livestock Auction

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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

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