Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady except for the weaned preconditioned packages which sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher on a good quality offering. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower. No trend on slaughter bulls due to a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $306.13/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −146.41 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$306.13

45 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$761

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

$138.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.55

vs KY average

−32.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	318.46	1,787	31
Medium and Large 2	551	287.99	1,587	12thin
Large 2	545	267.50	1,458	1thin
Medium 1-2	570	180.00	1,026	1thin

One grade step is worth $138.46/cwt here — about $761 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 sale45 hd

306.13

—

KY average21 barns · 600 hd

302.58

+3.55

National average155 barns · 9,244 hd

338.67

−32.54

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−146.41

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	—	Average	1,680	161.00	2,705	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,288	134.48	1,731	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	133.18	2,071	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	102.80	1,122	5thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,170	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	815	$1,700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	313.05/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,456	5
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	262.87/cwt	262.50–263.00	1,627	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	704	262.75/cwt	262.75–262.75	1,850	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	2,142	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	345.49/cwt	337.50–357.50	1,420	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	286.76/cwt	283.00–290.00	1,809	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	261.22/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,411	2
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	360	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,179	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,099	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	809	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,103	31
Steers	Large 2	500–550	545	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	320.83/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	205	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	270.66/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,951	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	327.39/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	722	290.38/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,097	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	770	265.73/cwt	265.50–272.50	2,046	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	280.49/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	322.44/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	293.34/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,561	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,859	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,786	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	335.00/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,508	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	130.34/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,049	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	137.43/cwt	137.00–138.00	2,103	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	116.97/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,398	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	140.96/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,832	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,632	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	91.03/cwt	90.00–92.00	899	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,068	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,705	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	320.96/cwt	319.00–330.00	1,239	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	278.49/cwt	278.00–279.50	1,571	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,215	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	390	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	240.87/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,770	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	243.73/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	274.93/cwt	271.00–282.50	1,397	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	290.22/cwt	286.00–291.00	1,428	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,294	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	542	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	693	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,857	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	246.45/cwt	242.50–247.00	1,420	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	262.61/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,226	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	570	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	237.03/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,607	4

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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 541Last week 758Year ago 410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 58Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 4Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	465	310.00–317.50	313.05
7	500–550	532	280.00–297.50	293.34
5	550–600	578	277.50–287.50	280.49
1	650–700	680	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	357.50	357.50
6	400–450	411	337.50–357.50	345.49
4	450–500	479	325.00–332.50	327.39
3	500–550	500	312.50–325.00	320.83
2	550–600	563	320.00–325.00	322.44
26	600–650	631	283.00–290.00	286.76
11	700–750	721	267.50–277.50	270.66
6	900–950	933	225.00	225.00
9	950–1000	950	225.50	225.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	535	347.50	347.50
20	550–600	578	309.00	309.00
64	700–750	722	290.00–295.00	290.38
62	750–800	770	265.50–272.50	265.73
31	800–850	809	260.00	260.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	678	230.00–247.50	237.03
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	619	262.50–263.00	262.87
63	650–700	693	268.00	268.00
43	700–750	704	262.75	262.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	302.50	302.50
3	450–500	467	257.50–267.50	262.61
2	500–550	540	257.50–265.00	261.22
8	550–600	576	242.50–247.00	246.45
1	600–650	625	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	528	240.00–247.50	243.73
1	600–650	615	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	332.50	332.50
25	350–400	386	319.00–330.00	320.96
1	400–450	435	297.50	297.50
18	450–500	492	286.00–291.00	290.22
8	500–550	508	271.00–282.50	274.93
30	550–600	564	278.00–279.50	278.49
2	600–650	622	240.00	240.00
11	700–750	735	236.00–245.00	240.87
3	800–850	826	225.00	225.00
3	900–950	915	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	292.50	292.50
2	500–550	542	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	430	332.50–337.50	335.00
1	500–550	520	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	690	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	780	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	297.50	297.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,572	125.00–135.00	130.34
2	—	1,530	137.00–138.00	137.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	115.00–119.00	116.97
2	—	988	90.00–92.00	91.03
1	—	1,090	98.00	98.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	138.00–145.00	140.96
2	—	1,275	128.00	128.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	161.00	161.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	815	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,450.00	1,450.00

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Albany Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle