Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold mostly steady on a light test. Feeder heifers over 500lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $338.21/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −114.32 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$338.21

55 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$384

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

$62.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.40

vs KY average

−18.95 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	342.87	1,896	46
Large 1-2	562	320.76	1,803	3thin
Medium and Large 2	535	317.44	1,698	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	280.00	1,512	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.87/cwt here — about $384 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

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 sale55 hd

338.21

—

KY average25 barns · 1,283 hd

345.61

−7.40

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−18.95

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−114.32

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	1,771	163.22	2,890	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	138.00	2,215	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,323	137.67	1,821	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	110.68	1,162	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)	1,015	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,355	$2,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$2,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,620	$2,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,435	$2,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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 1-2	600–650	638	321.93/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,054	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	287.51/cwt	282.50–288.00	2,113	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,937	1
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	810	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,944	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	695	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,963	1
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	715	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,966	1
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	324.45/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,888	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	438.78/cwt	435.00–442.50	1,483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	450	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	356.38/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	317.75/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,551	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	309.93/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	976	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	227.49/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,736	2
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	545	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	322.43/cwt	312.50–332.50	1,696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	907	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,093	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	440.37/cwt	422.50–457.50	1,651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	337.74/cwt	329.00–343.50	2,111	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	353.16/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,868	19
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	562	320.76/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	416.44/cwt	410.00–432.50	1,770	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	257.43/cwt	252.50–260.00	2,093	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	391.83/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	390.82/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,892	6
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	490	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	355.62/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,006	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	368.78/cwt	367.50–372.50	1,907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	411.74/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	322.39/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	328.78/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	550	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fancy	450–500	460	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,656	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	126.60/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,270	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	111.30/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,244	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,215	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	142.96/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,870	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	135.32/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,798	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	105.78/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,083	7
Bulls	—	—	1,715	169.03/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,899	2
Bulls	—	—	1,793	160.89/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,885	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,620	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	800–850	845	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	442.27/cwt	432.50–452.50	1,420	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	276.18/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	425.65/cwt	417.50–437.50	1,537	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	375.35/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	305.85/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	448.12/cwt	432.50–457.50	1,860	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	282.68/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	625	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	418.70/cwt	412.50–425.00	1,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	339.99/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,571	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	369.37/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	400	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	455	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	799	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,053	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	283.21/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,813	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	306.04/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,803	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	324.73/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,734	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	278.75/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	270.72/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,863	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	350.51/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,511	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	361	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	296.44/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,844	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	208.68/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	405.18/cwt	397.50–415.00	1,248	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	251.26/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	337.46/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,596	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 Mar 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 401Last week 570Year ago 724

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 54Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 11Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	435.00–442.50	438.78
3	350–400	375	422.50–457.50	440.37
7	400–450	425	410.00–432.50	416.44
6	450–500	484	390.00–392.50	390.82
19	500–550	529	340.00–360.00	353.16
19	550–600	582	320.00–335.00	324.45
9	600–650	638	315.00–327.50	321.93
6	650–700	692	302.50	302.50
11	700–750	735	282.50–288.00	287.51
2	750–800	752	282.50	282.50
3	800–850	813	252.50–260.00	257.43
2	900–950	907	232.50	232.50
4	950–1000	976	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	402.50	402.50
3	350–400	370	400.00–417.50	411.74
3	450–500	473	385.00–395.00	391.83
4	500–550	526	312.50–332.50	322.43
1	550–600	570	297.50	297.50
1	600–650	610	317.50	317.50
1	700–750	720	267.50	267.50
1	750–800	755	272.50	272.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	327.50	327.50
3	550–600	562	317.50–327.50	320.76
1	650–700	695	282.50	282.50
1	700–750	715	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	770	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	810	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	425	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	435.00	435.00
4	500–550	517	367.50–372.50	368.78
4	550–600	564	355.00–357.50	355.62
29	600–650	625	329.00–343.50	337.74
2	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	550	320.00	320.00
8	600–650	622	293.00–300.00	296.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	337.50	337.50
2	350–400	373	352.50–360.00	356.38
1	400–450	435	325.00	325.00
10	450–500	488	310.00–325.00	317.75
7	500–550	533	307.50–317.50	309.93
1	550–600	560	307.50	307.50
2	600–650	630	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	700	232.50	232.50
2	750–800	763	225.00–230.00	227.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	510	295.00	295.00
2	550–600	550	277.50–280.00	278.75
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	285	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	322	385.00	385.00
4	350–400	368	367.50–370.00	369.37
8	400–450	431	345.00–362.50	350.51
9	450–500	462	335.00–347.50	339.99
10	500–550	534	315.00–332.50	324.73
27	550–600	589	300.00–312.50	306.04
12	600–650	640	278.00–288.00	283.21
11	650–700	688	270.00–275.00	270.72
1	700–750	700	260.00	260.00
5	750–800	799	257.00	257.00
2	900–950	930	202.50–215.00	208.68
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	455	332.50	332.50
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	397.50	397.50
3	350–400	361	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	412.50–425.00	418.70
4	300–350	321	432.50–452.50	442.27
8	350–400	361	417.50–437.50	425.65
8	400–450	415	432.50–457.50	448.12
1	450–500	455	387.50	387.50
3	500–550	522	317.50–325.00	322.39
3	550–600	580	300.00–310.00	305.85
2	600–650	625	275.00–290.00	282.68
2	700–750	713	272.50–280.00	276.18
1	800–850	830	245.00	245.00
1	950–1000	950	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	370.00–380.00	375.35
2	450–500	480	327.50–330.00	328.78
1	550–600	575	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	397.50–415.00	405.18
1	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	473	332.50–345.00	337.46
2	600–650	625	250.00–252.50	251.26
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	625	307.50	307.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	845	217.50	217.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	125.00–128.00	126.60
4	—	1,118	110.00–113.00	111.30
7	—	1,024	100.00–116.00	105.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	138.00	138.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,308	141.00–147.00	142.96
9	—	1,329	129.00–139.00	135.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,715	168.00–170.00	169.03
5	—	1,793	154.00–165.00	160.89

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,325.00	2,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,620	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,435	2,525.00	2,525.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	2,125.00	2,125.00

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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