Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with several new crop feeders in todays sale. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to firm. Good demand for all classes of feeder and slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $364.89/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −87.65 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$364.89

83 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$42.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.08

vs KY average

−9.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	372.42	2,063	62
Medium and Large 2	528	353.66	1,869	11thin
Large 2	510	337.50	1,721	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	564	329.72	1,858	9thin

One grade step is worth $42.70/cwt here — about $205 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

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 sale83 hd

364.89

—

KY average24 barns · 1,133 hd

362.80

+2.08

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−9.54

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−87.65

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	1,644	176.16	2,896	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	153.31	1,998	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,579	149.55	2,362	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,016	129.96	1,321	9thin

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)	1,435	$2,296	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,475	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,122	$1,865	8
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,645	$2,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,062	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	379.51/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,454	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	326.17/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,859	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	328.70/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,025	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	426.36/cwt	415.00–442.50	1,603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	335.32/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,267	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	314.84/cwt	302.50–318.00	2,239	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	362.06/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,071	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	411.88/cwt	407.50–415.00	1,919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	346.88/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,620	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	429.92/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	433.92/cwt	422.50–447.50	1,389	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	402.71/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,070	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,282	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	354.28/cwt	352.50–357.50	2,204	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	967	250.00/cwt	242.50–257.50	2,418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	335.83/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,773	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	356.14/cwt	352.50–362.50	1,859	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	379.29/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,786	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	922	264.40/cwt	264.00–265.00	2,438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	331.09/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,712	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	373.47/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,002	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	316.86/cwt	305.00–327.50	2,015	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	355.37/cwt	351.00–367.50	1,485	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	275.79/cwt	267.50–279.00	2,121	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	416.91/cwt	407.50–427.50	1,376	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	419.86/cwt	407.50–437.50	1,532	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,064	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,418.52/head	2,225.00–2,600.00	2,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	410.23/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,743	12
Bulls	—	—	1,743	185.20/cwt	179.00–194.00	3,228	3
Bulls	—	—	1,495	162.61/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,431	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	137.99/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,431	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	101.87/cwt	101.00–103.00	961	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	135.89/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,101	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	158.49/cwt	156.00–168.00	2,446	7
Bulls	Large 2	450–500	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	525	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,549	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	468	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,580	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	146.29/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,902	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,676	147.58/cwt	144.00–152.00	2,473	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	156.62/cwt	151.00–166.00	2,044	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	2,295.89/head	2,050.00–2,475.00	2,296	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	1,865.29/head	1,535.00–2,090.00	1,865	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,645	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,130	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Steers	Large 2	500–550	510	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,721	1
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	510	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	443	360.03/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	290.48/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,853	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	544	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	314.05/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	400.67/cwt	392.50–405.00	1,703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	339.79/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,257	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	299.30/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	775	318.75/cwt	318.75–318.75	2,470	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	390.44/cwt	387.50–395.00	1,613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	340.76/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,458	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	355.85/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,185	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	363.22/cwt	357.50–367.50	1,388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	406.19/cwt	402.50–407.50	1,450	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	318.19/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,839	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	293.73/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	361.23/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	326.04/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,588	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	359.05/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,662	3

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 649Last week 334Year ago 373

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 44Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 4Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	383	370.00–387.50	379.51
22	400–450	418	351.00–367.50	355.37
52	450–500	467	340.00–350.00	346.88
49	500–550	517	322.50–337.50	331.09
13	550–600	570	325.00–330.00	326.17
27	600–650	636	305.00–327.50	316.86
1	700–750	730	257.50	257.50
14	750–800	769	267.50–279.00	275.79
1	800–850	810	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	468	337.50	337.50
1	500–550	525	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	370	335.00–347.50	339.79
2	400–450	420	307.50–320.00	314.05
2	450–500	473	280.00–300.00	290.48
1	500–550	500	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	360.00	360.00
3	300–350	333	355.00–357.50	355.85
3	350–400	382	357.50–367.50	363.22
7	400–450	428	337.50–345.00	340.76
21	450–500	487	315.00–337.50	326.04
2	500–550	520	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	568	292.50–305.00	299.30
2	600–650	630	292.50–295.00	293.73
1	650–700	665	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	422.50	422.50
10	300–350	320	422.50–447.50	433.92
5	350–400	376	415.00–442.50	426.36
6	400–450	420	415.00–435.00	429.92
5	450–500	466	407.50–415.00	411.88
10	500–550	536	370.00–380.00	373.47
39	550–600	572	355.00–370.00	362.06
11	600–650	616	320.00–342.50	328.70
28	650–700	676	325.00–340.00	335.32
24	700–750	711	302.50–318.00	314.84
1	750–800	795	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	840	277.50	277.50
5	900–950	922	264.00–265.00	264.40
3	950–1000	967	242.50–257.50	250.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	514	390.00–405.00	402.71
11	600–650	622	352.50–357.50	354.28
6	700–750	700	326.00	326.00
71	750–800	775	318.75	318.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	357	402.50–407.50	406.19
6	400–450	425	392.50–405.00	400.67
10	450–500	471	370.00–390.00	379.29
9	500–550	522	352.50–362.50	356.14
2	550–600	557	342.50	342.50
1	600–650	645	312.50	312.50
1	650–700	650	302.50	302.50
1	800–850	800	247.50	247.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	475.00	475.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	463	355.00–367.50	359.05
5	500–550	544	337.50	337.50
4	550–600	588	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	700	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	350	397.50	397.50
5	400–450	413	387.50–395.00	390.44
1	450–500	465	395.00	395.00
6	500–550	528	327.50–337.50	335.83
4	550–600	578	305.00–322.50	318.19
1	850–900	885	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	407.50–427.50	416.91
5	350–400	365	407.50–437.50	419.86
12	400–450	425	400.00–430.00	410.23
1	450–500	460	405.00	405.00
2	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	640	322.50	322.50
1	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	735	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	820	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	355.00–365.00	360.03
2	450–500	478	360.00–362.50	361.23
2	500–550	528	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,168	2,225.00–2,600.00	2,418.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,435	2,050.00–2,475.00	2,295.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,122	1,535.00–2,090.00	1,865.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,475	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,645	2,975.00	2,975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,743	179.00–194.00	185.20
2	—	1,495	160.00–166.00	162.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,037	137.00–139.00	137.99
2	—	943	101.00–103.00	101.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,546	134.00–139.00	135.89
7	—	1,543	156.00–168.00	158.49
4	—	1,676	144.00–152.00	147.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,300	140.00–150.00	146.29
17	—	1,305	151.00–166.00	156.62

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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