Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers 400 lbs and under were sharply higher with good demand, while the 500-700 lbs steers were unevenly steady. Yearling steers appeared stronger but with limited comparisons. Feeder heifers were mostly steady to 4.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $369.33/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −83.21 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$369.33

43 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$42.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.90

vs KY average

−15.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	376.27	2,057	36
Medium and Large 2	559	333.62	1,866	7thin

One grade step is worth $42.64/cwt here — about $190 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale43 hd

369.33

—

KY average27 barns · 1,189 hd

374.23

−4.90

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−15.27

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−83.21

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	1,699	177.52	3,015	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,489	161.71	2,407	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	160.09	1,918	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	136.33	1,336	17

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)	1,055	$2,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	750–800	750	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	382.16/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,418	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	507.16/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	342.20/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,797	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	332.16/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,903	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	244.91/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	357.39/cwt	347.50–370.00	1,665	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	360.19/cwt	350.00–362.00	2,255	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	299.12/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,855	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	452.39/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	430.57/cwt	427.50–435.00	1,679	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,876	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	367.48/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,580	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	393.10/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,875	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	412.10/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	398.36/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,155	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	384.84/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	205	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	339.17/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	418.51/cwt	417.50–420.00	1,611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	456.37/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	520	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	379	446.58/cwt	442.50–450.00	1,693	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	222	525.41/cwt	510.00–545.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	383.56/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,849	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	319.95/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,022	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	404.23/cwt	397.50–417.50	1,746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	385.60/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	197	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	504	381.00/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,920	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	565	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,048	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	122.78/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,083	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	157.66/cwt	149.00–164.00	1,670	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	137.93/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,436	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	154.26/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,803	11
Bulls	—	—	1,662	193.21/cwt	189.00–200.00	3,211	3
Bulls	—	—	1,716	178.14/cwt	172.00–185.00	3,057	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	300–350	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	166.14/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,447	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	152.84/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,323	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	166.50/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,048	10
Bulls	—	—	1,683	159.95/cwt	156.00–168.00	2,692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	403.58/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,526	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	193.22/cwt	178.00–214.00	2,118	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	343	443.70/cwt	437.50–450.00	1,522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	314.96/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	330.79/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	320.95/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	342.45/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	263.23/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,874	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	810	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,511	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	315.08/cwt	300.00–318.00	2,234	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	387.00/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,167	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	326.37/cwt	322.50–335.00	2,010	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	383.30/cwt	372.50–392.50	2,012	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	326.86/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,076	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	860	281.39/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,420	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	367.14/cwt	357.50–371.00	2,100	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	417.87/cwt	407.50–435.00	1,726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	683	345.29/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,358	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	341.21/cwt	335.00–347.50	2,423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	383.72/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	311.45/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,950	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	335.75/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	749	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,172	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	368.33/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	338.18/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	366.23/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	377.90/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,599	2

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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 545Last week 292Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 47Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	446	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	480	367.50–370.00	368.33
3	500–550	532	322.50–337.50	330.79
4	550–600	580	325.00–342.50	335.75
7	600–650	626	310.00–320.00	311.45
5	700–750	749	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	750	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	840	260.00	260.00
1	900–950	940	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	450.00–455.00	452.39
2	300–350	315	400.00–425.00	412.10
9	350–400	390	427.50–435.00	430.57
6	400–450	413	407.50–435.00	417.87
22	450–500	477	385.00–405.00	393.10
16	500–550	525	372.50–392.50	383.30
13	550–600	572	357.50–371.00	367.14
21	600–650	635	325.00–345.00	326.86
1	650–700	650	315.00	315.00
8	700–750	709	300.00–318.00	315.08
2	750–800	762	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	880	267.50	267.50
6	900–950	905	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	560	385.00–390.00	387.00
11	600–650	626	350.00–362.00	360.19
10	650–700	683	340.00–347.50	345.29
2	700–750	710	335.00–347.50	341.21
69	800–850	810	310.00	310.00
29	850–900	860	280.00–290.00	281.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	437.50–450.00	443.70
1	350–400	365	460.00	460.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	417.50	417.50
3	250–300	290	395.00–400.00	398.36
2	300–350	320	380.00–390.00	384.84
11	350–400	371	372.50–390.00	382.16
13	400–450	430	360.00–375.00	367.48
14	450–500	466	347.50–370.00	357.39
10	500–550	525	332.50–347.50	342.20
11	550–600	573	322.50–340.00	332.16
7	600–650	620	290.00–310.00	299.12
1	650–700	655	317.50	317.50
7	700–750	712	250.00–270.00	263.23
1	750–800	780	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	875	245.00	245.00
1	900–950	910	233.00	233.00
1	950–1000	955	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	533	352.00	352.00
7	600–650	616	322.50–335.00	326.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	197	495.00	495.00
1	200–250	205	485.00	485.00
2	350–400	378	400.00–407.50	403.58
4	400–450	408	380.00–390.00	385.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	440	317.50	317.50
1	450–500	475	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	333	362.50	362.50
1	350–400	365	357.50	357.50
3	400–450	421	332.50–350.00	338.18
2	450–500	485	340.00–345.00	342.45
3	500–550	533	315.00–327.50	320.95
4	550–600	568	310.00–317.50	314.96
4	600–650	630	282.50	282.50
1	650–700	685	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	440.00–465.00	456.37
5	350–400	385	417.50–420.00	418.51
6	400–450	432	397.50–417.50	404.23
8	450–500	482	375.00–395.00	383.56
3	550–600	558	330.00–347.50	339.17
7	600–650	632	310.00–332.50	319.95
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	720	292.50	292.50
1	750–800	755	297.50	297.50
2	800–850	825	240.00–250.00	244.91
1	850–900	885	232.50	232.50
1	900–950	910	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	510.00–545.00	525.41
2	250–300	255	490.00–525.00	507.16
5	350–400	379	442.50–450.00	446.58
5	500–550	504	380.00–382.50	381.00
1	550–600	565	362.50	362.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	332.50	332.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	363	380.00–387.50	383.72
2	400–450	423	370.00–385.00	377.90
2	450–500	478	362.50–370.00	366.23
1	750–800	790	242.50	242.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	882	110.00–127.00	122.78
4	—	1,059	149.00–164.00	157.66
6	—	1,041	132.00–145.00	137.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,169	144.00–159.00	154.26
10	—	1,230	160.00–175.00	166.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,473	160.00–174.00	166.14
5	—	1,520	148.00–155.00	152.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,662	189.00–200.00	193.21
9	—	1,716	172.00–185.00	178.14
3	—	1,683	156.00–168.00	159.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,096	178.00–214.00	193.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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