Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2025-02-26

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 26
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
930 head
389 vs last sale 541 421 vs year ago 509 · +82.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
37 vs last sale 17 15 vs year ago 39 · +38.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
29 vs last sale 11 7 vs year ago 33 · +21.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to no market report because of the inclement weather.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $320.91/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits 131.63 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.
Average price
$320.91
91 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,817
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$145
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$31.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.74
vs KY average
27.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2566322.261,82487
Large 1-2555292.501,6231thin
Medium and Large 2577291.011,6793thin
One grade step is worth $31.25/cwt here — about $145 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
505465426386median 452.5412/1703/0404/2906/2408/19
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 sale91 hd
320.91
KY average19 barns · 636 hd
316.17
+4.74
National average180 barns · 14,929 hd
348.24
−27.33
This barn, trailing median32 sales
452.54
−131.63
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,938167.443,24410
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,583141.902,24611
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,273138.661,76518
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,061120.861,2827thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,158$2,2292thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,285$2,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,129$1,7444thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$1,6156
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,222$2,1632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,005$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,223$1,7955
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)903$1,6002thin

Every lot, as filed

132 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650605263.50/cwt263.00–265.001,5944
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700689275.10/cwt270.00–289.001,89520
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550514314.15/cwt307.50–317.001,61515
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750720263.22/cwt263.00–264.001,89532
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650630272.99/cwt269.50–280.001,72082
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450435285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700676263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,77815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500467321.64/cwt320.00–325.001,5026
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450430407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,7521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400391393.06/cwt390.00–405.001,5378
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700669300.02/cwt298.00–302.502,00727
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600586321.90/cwt321.00–325.001,88643
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550500240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800770208.68/cwt205.00–212.501,6072
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450426329.28/cwt327.50–330.001,4037
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450420298.35/cwt292.50–302.501,2536
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600555240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3321
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400380305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1591
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650607210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2752
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700674214.96/cwt212.50–217.501,4494
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500480255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900881208.21/cwt206.00–215.001,8344
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,015220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2337
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250240395.00/cwt395.00–395.009481
SteersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,050211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,2162
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700660247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,6341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600574311.64/cwt300.00–317.501,78918
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850808240.82/cwt240.00–242.501,9463
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950940244.49/cwt241.00–248.002,2984
SteersLarge 1-2750–800771259.81/cwt257.50–261.002,0033
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800773266.20/cwt260.00–268.002,05815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250210420.00/cwt420.00–420.008821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500460400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8402
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350335405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3579
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750728265.78/cwt250.00–275.001,93512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550524323.16/cwt317.50–327.501,69312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900898248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,2277
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300280375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000955240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2925
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500476378.04/cwt375.00–385.001,79920
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400360371.30/cwt367.50–375.001,3372
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350318386.32/cwt385.00–387.501,2282
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650619299.96/cwt290.00–305.001,85715
SteersLarge 1-2600–650630272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,7171
SteersLarge 1-2550–600555292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,6231
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450419322.46/cwt315.00–327.501,3514
SteersLarge 1-2800–850800235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8801
SteersLarge 1-2650–700655267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,7521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450415379.45/cwt370.00–387.501,5755
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850827260.50/cwt256.00–265.002,15432
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500492337.45/cwt322.50–345.001,6603
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600577291.01/cwt289.00–295.001,6793
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400375338.52/cwt330.00–347.501,2692
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900875235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0561
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650605287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,7391
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800769279.47/cwt275.00–280.002,14919
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650614310.61/cwt307.50–320.001,90748
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750720288.78/cwt285.00–294.002,07944
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550531336.27/cwt332.50–347.501,78614
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500495302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,4972
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550540262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4181
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500461389.10/cwt382.50–392.501,7943
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450425300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2751
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500495292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,4481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650607290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7602
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350340400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3601
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,642139.67/cwt136.00–141.002,2935
CowsBoner 80-85%1,412147.06/cwt140.00–153.002,0766
CowsBoner 80-85%1,203134.46/cwt127.00–139.001,61812
CowsLean 85-90%1,078116.55/cwt116.00–117.001,2562
CowsLean 85-90%1,054122.59/cwt122.00–124.001,2925
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,440124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,7861
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,552147.70/cwt144.00–153.002,2925
Bulls1,796161.39/cwt155.00–164.002,8994
Bulls2,032171.47/cwt168.00–174.003,4846
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1582,228.67/head1,825.00–2,525.002,2292
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2852,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1291,744.41/head1,400.00–2,050.001,7444
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1911,713.04/head1,275.00–2,200.001,7135
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28551,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0051,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2231,795.32/head1,775.00–1,800.001,7955
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29551,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2222,162.50/head1,800.00–2,525.002,1632
BullsLarge 1-2600–650620262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,6281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700669266.39/cwt262.50–277.501,7827
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400373382.15/cwt375.00–387.501,4256
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600572282.86/cwt272.50–290.001,61814
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450427369.17/cwt355.00–377.501,5764
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650618275.15/cwt265.00–282.501,70010
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550528310.65/cwt307.50–315.001,6408
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500481345.95/cwt345.00–350.001,6645
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850815228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,8581
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350335372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,2481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750710245.61/cwt240.00–247.501,7444
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450431322.51/cwt317.50–335.001,3905
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700677254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,7202
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600578263.78/cwt262.50–265.001,5252
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650618237.61/cwt235.00–242.501,4683
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300295330.00/cwt330.00–330.009741
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400369326.34/cwt325.00–330.001,2044
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700665230.47/cwt220.00–235.001,5334
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750713216.02/cwt210.00–225.001,5405
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650620265.21/cwt260.00–268.001,64421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250242322.50/cwt322.50–322.507802
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800784232.06/cwt230.00–237.501,8197
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550515260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3391
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600580257.23/cwt251.00–265.001,49210
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850805190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450414315.17/cwt307.50–320.001,3058
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300275353.75/cwt352.50–355.009732
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500465290.05/cwt287.50–292.501,3492
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400384345.16/cwt337.50–352.501,32517
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550535288.99/cwt285.00–290.001,54625
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600568282.38/cwt275.00–287.501,60425
HeifersLarge 1-2700–750730222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,6241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350318340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700687247.25/cwt240.00–254.001,69910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480310.84/cwt297.50–315.001,49215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750718240.87/cwt237.50–243.001,7298
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850836226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,8899
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400365363.80/cwt362.50–365.001,3282
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350315382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,2053
HeifersLarge 1-2650–700675217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4681
HeifersMedium 1-2500–550525222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1681
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800780200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5601
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450422274.90/cwt267.50–280.001,1603
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350320340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0881
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,4841
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300290345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0012
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550525289.93/cwt287.50–292.501,5222

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.