Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady on a light test. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher with feeder heifers over 550lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Several unweaned feeders in todays sale. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.50/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −93.13 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$316.50

56 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$55.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.68

vs KY average

−5.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	540	327.50	1,769	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	320.49	1,757	45
Large 1-2	565	317.50	1,794	1thin
Medium and Large 2	540	301.75	1,630	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	568	272.50	1,546	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.00/cwt here — about $222 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 sale56 hd

316.50

—

KY average26 barns · 1,547 hd

304.82

+11.68

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−5.24

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

−93.13

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	1,785	158.62	2,831	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,519	142.26	2,161	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	137.58	1,698	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	113.81	1,167	15

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,468	$2,596	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,283	$1,916	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	450–500	479	378.95/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	286.65/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	331.61/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,741	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	654	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,929	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	636	300.82/cwt	298.00–303.00	1,913	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	360.63/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	324.27/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	307.78/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,770	21
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	540	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	356.10/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,531	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	212	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	885	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	565	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	338.23/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,603	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	383.02/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,199	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	232.46/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	972	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	995	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	289.13/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	331.51/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,171	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	301.88/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,071	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	281.67/cwt	275.00–287.50	2,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	380.78/cwt	376.00–395.00	1,683	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	428.66/cwt	417.50–435.00	1,813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	345.31/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,923	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	311.72/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,007	13
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	613	314.16/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	283.61/cwt	283.00–290.00	2,113	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	348.24/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,800	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	324.45/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,895	5
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	690	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	361.90/cwt	357.50–362.50	2,110	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	437.47/cwt	415.00–447.50	1,697	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	440	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,941	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	270.05/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,910	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	505	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,603	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	104.07/cwt	101.00–108.00	914	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	127.61/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,335	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	116.21/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,283	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	143.68/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,249	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	133.07/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,522	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	141.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,850	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	93.65/cwt	87.00–98.00	907	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,904	1
Bulls	—	—	1,788	143.79/cwt	138.00–151.00	2,571	3
Bulls	—	—	1,782	173.45/cwt	170.00–176.00	3,091	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,468	2,596.35/head	2,375.00–2,730.00	2,596	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,916.23/head	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,916	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	925	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	283.31/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	266.07/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	335.81/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,783	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	404.08/cwt	392.50–417.50	1,697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	414.86/cwt	412.50–422.50	1,560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	301.26/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Large 2	500–550	505	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	359.96/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	380.76/cwt	377.50–387.50	1,759	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	328.92/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	317	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	377.93/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,451	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	492	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	327.49/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	349.58/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,367	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	272.01/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,885	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	311.21/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	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 Mar 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 422Last week 401Year ago 651

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 42Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 10Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	402.50	402.50
7	350–400	388	415.00–447.50	437.47
4	400–450	423	417.50–435.00	428.66
5	450–500	479	370.00–385.00	378.95
15	500–550	517	345.00–350.00	348.24
7	550–600	557	332.50–347.50	345.31
13	600–650	644	310.00–332.50	311.72
12	650–700	655	330.00–333.00	331.51
11	700–750	745	283.00–290.00	283.61
3	750–800	762	275.00–287.50	281.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	432.50	432.50
1	500–550	510	377.50	377.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	442	376.00–395.00	380.78
2	450–500	497	365.00	365.00
5	550–600	584	315.00–327.50	324.45
4	650–700	686	300.00–302.50	301.88
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	613	312.50–315.00	314.16
1	650–700	690	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	583	357.50–362.50	361.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	212	417.50	417.50
3	250–300	260	382.50	382.50
6	300–350	313	380.00–390.00	383.02
5	350–400	384	375.00–380.00	377.93
11	400–450	430	340.00–367.50	356.10
34	450–500	474	332.50–347.50	338.23
24	500–550	525	320.00–345.00	331.61
21	550–600	575	300.00–322.50	307.78
6	600–650	636	277.50–290.00	286.65
28	650–700	693	270.00–287.50	272.01
2	700–750	720	247.50	247.50
2	800–850	835	225.00–240.00	232.46
1	900–950	915	230.00	230.00
2	950–1000	972	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	465	355.00–362.50	360.63
16	600–650	636	298.00–303.00	300.82
6	650–700	654	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	391	340.00–355.00	349.58
3	400–450	433	322.50–330.00	327.49
7	450–500	468	320.00–327.50	324.27
4	500–550	523	302.50–317.50	311.21
3	550–600	563	287.50–290.00	289.13
1	650–700	675	262.50	262.50
1	700–750	715	237.50	237.50
1	750–800	750	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	805	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	492	337.50	337.50
1	550–600	565	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	435	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	590	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	770	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	465.00	465.00
4	350–400	376	412.50–422.50	414.86
5	400–450	420	392.50–417.50	404.08
13	450–500	462	377.50–387.50	380.76
6	500–550	531	320.00–340.00	335.81
1	550–600	570	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	620	300.00–302.50	301.26
3	650–700	681	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	720	267.50–272.50	270.05
1	750–800	755	252.50	252.50
1	800–850	840	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	357.50	357.50
1	500–550	505	317.50	317.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	382.50	382.50
1	400–450	420	362.50	362.50
2	450–500	463	322.50–335.00	328.92
3	550–600	583	282.50–285.00	283.31
1	650–700	665	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	407.50	407.50
1	350–400	380	397.50	397.50
1	400–450	400	382.50	382.50
3	450–500	488	350.00–367.50	359.96
1	500–550	545	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	570	302.50	302.50
2	600–650	618	260.00–272.50	266.07
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	292.50	292.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	878	101.00–108.00	104.07
4	—	1,046	125.00–129.00	127.61
6	—	1,104	111.00–118.00	116.21
2	—	968	87.00–98.00	93.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	142.00–145.00	143.68
1	—	1,380	138.00	138.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,144	130.00–139.00	133.07
6	—	1,309	140.00–145.00	141.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,788	138.00–151.00	143.79
3	—	1,782	170.00–176.00	173.45

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,468	2,375.00–2,730.00	2,596.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,283	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,916.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	2,175.00	2,175.00

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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How this sale compares

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