Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers over 550lbs sold mostly steady on a light test. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 550lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $294.49/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −115.15 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$294.49

70 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$52.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.49

vs KY average

−10.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	297.21	1,643	64
Large 1-2	540	292.50	1,580	1thin
Medium and Large 2	576	263.75	1,519	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	245.00	1,360	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.21/cwt here — about $283 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale70 hd

294.49

—

KY average27 barns · 2,233 hd

287.99

+6.49

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−10.53

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

−115.15

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	—	High	1,608	161.07	2,591	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	138.50	2,126	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	136.43	1,781	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	965	112.92	1,090	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,240	$1,740	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,195	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	700–750	733	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	326.04/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	349.34/cwt	337.50–357.50	1,310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	436	370.11/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,614	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	319.71/cwt	312.50–335.00	1,320	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	294.85/cwt	292.50–296.00	1,678	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	279.27/cwt	279.00–280.00	1,759	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	338.92/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,769	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	341.96/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	298.81/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,871	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	509	322.44/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,641	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	298.78/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	335.01/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	323.84/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,684	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	372.34/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	370.40/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,596	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	762	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	376.22/cwt	375.00–377.50	1,749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	312.34/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,921	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	842	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,189	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	741	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	691	295.06/cwt	293.00–297.50	2,039	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	266.14/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,645	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	850–900	870	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	447	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,699	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	132.88/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,678	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,114	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	114.73/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,143	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	132.53/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,972	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	106.55/cwt	105.00–108.00	948	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	146.97/cwt	142.00–150.00	2,349	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	143.54/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,997	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	912	1
Bulls	—	—	1,764	173.56/cwt	168.00–180.00	3,062	6
Bulls	—	—	1,515	158.06/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,395	10
Bulls	—	—	1,608	138.66/cwt	137.00–140.00	2,230	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,740.00/head	1,740.00–1,740.00	1,740	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	341.21/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,501	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	379.95/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	316.72/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	362.54/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,309	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	363.87/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,532	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	291.30/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,678	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	309.39/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	324.70/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,169	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	356.46/cwt	352.50–357.50	1,522	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	277.91/cwt	277.00–287.50	1,645	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	540	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	298.12/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,607	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	327.38/cwt	322.50–337.50	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	272.70/cwt	268.00–277.50	1,748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,458	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	391	362.08/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	393.24/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,258	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,094	2

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.

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Wed Mar 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 930Year ago 499

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 54Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 40Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	322.50–337.50	327.38
1	300–350	330	335.00	335.00
5	350–400	375	337.50–357.50	349.34
12	400–450	427	352.50–357.50	356.46
7	450–500	479	315.00–335.00	326.04
24	500–550	539	292.50–302.50	298.12
12	550–600	592	277.00–287.50	277.91
5	600–650	641	268.00–277.50	272.70
1	650–700	685	242.00	242.00
5	700–750	733	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	320	327.50	327.50
9	350–400	360	320.00–330.00	324.70
4	400–450	413	312.50–335.00	319.71
1	450–500	490	312.50	312.50
1	500–550	545	267.50	267.50
3	550–600	586	262.50	262.50
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	715	215.00	215.00
2	750–800	760	207.00	207.00
1	850–900	890	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	436	360.00–372.50	370.11
6	450–500	475	337.50–347.50	341.96
10	500–550	509	315.00–325.00	322.44
18	550–600	569	292.50–296.00	294.85
11	600–650	630	279.00–280.00	279.27
5	650–700	662	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	490	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	555	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	292.50	292.50
1	600–650	625	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	391	360.00–362.50	362.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	522	337.50–347.50	338.92
16	600–650	615	310.00–318.00	312.34
8	650–700	691	293.00–297.50	295.06
4	700–750	741	275.00	275.00
4	750–800	762	278.00	278.00
5	800–850	842	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	422.50	422.50
1	300–350	335	402.50	402.50
2	350–400	360	402.50	402.50
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	275	397.50	397.50
3	350–400	380	370.00–377.50	372.34
19	400–450	431	362.50–377.50	370.40
2	450–500	465	375.00–377.50	376.22
8	500–550	520	312.50–330.00	323.84
2	550–600	583	297.50–300.00	298.78
16	600–650	626	295.00–305.00	298.81
1	650–700	655	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	810	252.50	252.50
1	900–950	900	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	427	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	473	332.50–337.50	335.01
1	500–550	545	282.50	282.50
1	550–600	590	292.50	292.50
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	765	237.50	237.50
1	850–900	870	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	277	395.00	395.00
7	300–350	320	390.00–395.00	393.24
5	350–400	361	350.00–370.00	362.54
10	400–450	421	355.00–370.00	363.87
3	450–500	470	375.00–382.50	379.95
5	500–550	525	305.00–320.00	309.39
7	550–600	576	287.50–310.00	291.30
2	600–650	618	262.50–270.00	266.14
2	650–700	665	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	870	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	870	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	375	307.50–325.00	316.72
1	400–450	445	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	365.00	365.00
2	350–400	365	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	440	337.50–345.00	341.21
4	550–600	598	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	745	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,263	128.00–138.00	132.88
4	—	1,391	141.00–149.00	143.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	120.00	120.00
8	—	996	111.00–118.00	114.73
2	—	890	105.00–108.00	106.55
1	—	940	97.00	97.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	132.00–133.00	132.53
1	—	1,440	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,598	142.00–150.00	146.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,764	168.00–180.00	173.56
10	—	1,515	150.00–166.00	158.06
2	—	1,608	137.00–140.00	138.66

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	—	1,240	1,740.00	1,740.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,500.00	2,500.00

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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