Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $321.40/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −88.24 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$321.40

50 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$28.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.18

vs KY average

+0.22 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	325.80	1,802	41
Medium and Large 2	554	302.44	1,677	7thin
Large 1-2	543	297.50	1,614	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.30/cwt here — about $188 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale50 hd

321.40

—

KY average25 barns · 1,418 hd

313.22

+8.18

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

+0.22

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

−88.24

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	1,778	171.64	3,051	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,670	153.08	2,556	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,442	148.98	2,148	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,079	117.41	1,267	14

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,890	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	950	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 2-3	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	335.08/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,758	2
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	535	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	381.04/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	258.37/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,878	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	240.11/cwt	232.50–247.50	2,005	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	338.76/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	424	356.64/cwt	352.50–362.50	1,512	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,090	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	454.97/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	250.89/cwt	247.50–252.50	1,962	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	850–900	860	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	345	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	332.52/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	461	359.16/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,656	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	343.06/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,640	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	326.99/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,756	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,012	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	289.15/cwt	285.00–297.50	2,004	3
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	670	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	263.74/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,321	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	363.33/cwt	362.50–365.00	2,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	433.31/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	358.26/cwt	351.00–375.00	1,942	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	430.07/cwt	427.50–435.00	1,338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	430.02/cwt	412.50–435.00	1,772	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	388.94/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,987	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	288.83/cwt	282.50–295.00	2,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	402	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	401.73/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,900	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	318.03/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,991	5
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	381.51/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,759	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	417.11/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,381	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	307.47/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,909	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	268.82/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,146	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	128.94/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,497	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	117.38/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,282	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	153.08/cwt	152.00–154.00	2,556	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,541	157.76/cwt	152.00–171.00	2,431	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	93.34/cwt	90.00–96.00	859	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	138.74/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,840	6
Bulls	—	—	2,063	178.92/cwt	174.00–184.00	3,691	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,025	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	168.00/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,747	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,890.00/head	1,890.00–1,890.00	1,890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	361.64/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,765	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	580	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,610	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	520	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	320.04/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	418.79/cwt	400.00–427.50	1,579	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	311.14/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,770	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	660	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	367	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,395	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	335.53/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	552	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	371.07/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	304.11/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	247.47/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,529	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	365.38/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,323	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	325.00/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,190	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	324.15/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,807	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	530	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	323.95/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,872	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	296.30/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	298.76/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	315.00/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	390.41/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	410.04/cwt	405.00–417.50	1,681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	301.19/cwt	297.50–307.50	1,714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	348.79/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,932	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 Apr 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 570Year ago 680

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 31Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 12Year ago 8

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	395.00	395.00
6	450–500	471	370.00–387.50	381.04
3	500–550	528	332.50–340.00	335.08
4	550–600	571	322.50–340.00	332.52
3	650–700	693	285.00–297.50	289.15
3	750–800	760	275.00	275.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	535	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	670	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	450.00–460.00	454.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	475.00	475.00
3	300–350	311	427.50–435.00	430.07
3	350–400	370	430.00–435.00	433.31
9	400–450	412	412.50–435.00	430.02
8	450–500	473	390.00–407.50	401.73
23	500–550	542	351.00–375.00	358.26
3	550–600	558	362.50–365.00	363.33
5	600–650	626	310.00–320.00	318.03
1	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	760	282.50–295.00	288.83
4	850–900	880	260.00–265.00	263.74
1	900–950	905	245.00	245.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	402	447.50	447.50
17	500–550	511	380.00–397.50	388.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
9	350–400	362	362.50–370.00	365.38
4	400–450	426	337.50–340.00	338.76
13	450–500	478	335.00–350.00	343.06
25	500–550	537	315.00–337.50	326.99
16	550–600	578	317.50–335.00	323.95
4	600–650	614	297.50–300.00	298.76
1	650–700	685	275.00	275.00
6	700–750	727	255.00–265.00	258.37
3	750–800	782	247.50–252.50	250.89
4	800–850	835	232.50–247.50	240.11
1	1050–1100	1,050	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	424	352.50–362.50	356.64
14	450–500	461	355.00–367.50	359.16
6	600–650	623	323.00	323.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	495	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	530	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	860	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	315	342.50	342.50
4	350–400	366	320.00–327.50	325.00
2	400–450	425	312.50–317.50	315.00
3	450–500	485	322.50–325.00	324.15
3	500–550	535	300.00–307.50	304.11
4	550–600	569	297.50–307.50	301.19
2	600–650	622	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	677	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	730	247.50	247.50
1	750–800	770	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	367	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	485	280.00–305.00	296.30
2	600–650	618	240.00–255.00	247.47
1	650–700	690	247.50	247.50
1	700–750	720	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	432.50	432.50
5	300–350	331	400.00–425.00	417.11
11	350–400	377	400.00–427.50	418.79
3	400–450	410	405.00–417.50	410.04
5	450–500	461	375.00–387.50	381.51
4	500–550	520	330.00–345.00	335.53
4	550–600	554	330.00–355.00	348.79
4	600–650	621	300.00–320.00	307.47
2	700–750	713	262.50–275.00	268.82
1	950–1000	975	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
6	400–450	420	390.00–392.50	390.41
3	450–500	488	360.00–365.00	361.64
2	500–550	523	317.50–322.50	320.04
4	550–600	569	307.50–320.00	311.14
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	322.50	322.50
1	550–600	580	277.50	277.50
1	650–700	660	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	365.00–377.50	371.07
2	550–600	552	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,161	126.00–133.00	128.94
3	—	1,092	114.00–120.00	117.38
3	—	920	90.00–96.00	93.34
1	—	940	109.00	109.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	152.00–154.00	153.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,541	152.00–171.00	157.76
6	—	1,326	133.00–145.00	138.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,063	174.00–184.00	178.92
4	—	1,635	164.00–170.00	168.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	1,890.00	1,890.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	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

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How this sale compares

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