Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder and slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.72/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −72.92 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$336.72

44 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$58.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.47

vs KY average

+3.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	341.29	1,859	39
Medium and Large 2	539	305.73	1,646	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	282.50	1,596	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.79/cwt here — about $263 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale44 hd

336.72

—

KY average24 barns · 1,250 hd

332.25

+4.47

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

+3.90

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

−72.92

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	1,710	183.64	3,141	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,324	157.16	2,081	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	983	125.54	1,234	11

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$3,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	625	330.98/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	435.13/cwt	432.50–437.50	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,075	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	336.88/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,782	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	357.37/cwt	348.00–367.50	1,733	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	413.15/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,991	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	313.61/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,318	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	380.79/cwt	367.50–382.50	2,007	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	314.14/cwt	290.00–332.50	1,957	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	360.21/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,578	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	290.92/cwt	277.50–305.00	2,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	353.45/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,841	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	268.94/cwt	262.00–273.00	2,332	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	331.34/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,935	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	413.17/cwt	400.00–427.50	1,781	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	336.48/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,918	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	383.63/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,811	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	236.23/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,145	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	309.34/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,930	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	313.31/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,090	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	753	102.07/cwt	100.00–104.00	769	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,632	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	161.21/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,151	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	152.78/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,988	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	125.29/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,293	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	133.48/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,382	6
Bulls	Large 2	550–600	570	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,696	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	530	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,749	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	690	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,915	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	622	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,804	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	188.27/cwt	184.00–196.00	3,427	7
Bulls	—	—	1,557	177.15/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	353.19/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,815	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	430.87/cwt	417.50–437.50	1,344	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	435	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	425	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	472	380.96/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	375.70/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	778	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	348.41/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	362.09/cwt	357.50–367.50	1,361	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	345.60/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,939	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	449	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	303.47/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	286.66/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	390.61/cwt	382.50–397.50	1,644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	376.25/cwt	375.00–377.50	1,847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	551	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	365.30/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,111	7

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 May 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 292Last week 649Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 54Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 26Year ago 6

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Good demand on all feeder and slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	432.50–437.50	435.13
1	300–350	320	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	395	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	430	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	482	400.00–420.00	413.15
9	500–550	527	367.50–382.50	380.79
7	550–600	578	357.50–370.00	365.30
2	600–650	625	320.00–342.50	330.98
1	650–700	660	320.00	320.00
9	700–750	739	310.00–317.50	313.61
1	750–800	765	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	810	285.00	285.00
9	850–900	867	262.00–273.00	268.94
1	1050–1100	1,075	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	551	395.00	395.00
6	650–700	650	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	382.50	382.50
1	400–450	420	397.50	397.50
1	450–500	475	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	545	355.00	355.00
4	550–600	561	342.50–352.50	345.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	390	385.00	385.00
6	400–450	421	382.50–397.50	390.61
4	450–500	491	375.00–377.50	376.25
1	550–600	590	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	635	282.50	282.50
1	800–850	845	207.50	207.50
1	900–950	925	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	437.50	437.50
2	250–300	272	422.50	422.50
5	300–350	312	417.50–437.50	430.87
1	350–400	385	422.50	422.50
8	400–450	431	400.00–427.50	413.17
4	450–500	472	380.00–387.50	383.63
8	500–550	521	330.00–365.00	353.45
7	550–600	584	325.00–337.50	331.34
6	600–650	623	290.00–332.50	314.14
6	650–700	667	305.00–325.00	313.31
2	700–750	723	277.50–305.00	290.92
1	750–800	795	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	815	235.00–237.50	236.23
1	900–950	915	220.00	220.00
1	1100–1150	1,145	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	622	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	690	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	367.50	367.50
3	450–500	488	340.00–355.00	348.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	405.00	405.00
2	300–350	303	382.50	382.50
13	400–450	438	350.00–367.50	360.21
18	450–500	485	348.00–367.50	357.37
9	500–550	529	327.50–342.50	336.88
19	550–600	570	320.00–342.50	336.48
4	600–650	624	302.50–315.00	309.34
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	730	255.00	255.00
1	900–950	930	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	372.50–380.00	375.70
5	450–500	472	380.00–382.50	380.96
11	500–550	514	350.00–360.00	353.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	337.50	337.50
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	565	282.50	282.50
1	600–650	605	277.50	277.50
1	650–700	665	252.50	252.50
1	700–750	745	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	778	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	347.50	347.50
6	350–400	376	357.50–367.50	362.09
6	400–450	449	342.50	342.50
1	450–500	470	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	533	295.00–307.50	303.47
1	550–600	555	312.50	312.50
3	600–650	606	285.00–290.00	286.66
1	650–700	660	287.50	287.50
1	750–800	750	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	100.00–104.00	102.07
3	—	1,032	125.00–126.00	125.29
6	—	1,035	130.00–141.00	133.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	126.00	126.00
12	—	1,334	157.00–168.00	161.21
4	—	1,301	149.00–155.00	152.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,820	184.00–196.00	188.27
5	—	1,557	174.00–182.00	177.15

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	3,350.00	3,350.00

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

Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle