Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.00/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −84.63 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$325.00

53 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$45.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.44

vs KY average

−7.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	330.60	1,781	31
Large 1-2	580	322.50	1,871	1thin
Medium and Large 2	554	320.21	1,775	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	538	285.00	1,532	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.60/cwt here — about $249 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 sale53 hd

325.00

—

KY average17 barns · 782 hd

326.44

−1.44

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−7.69

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

−84.63

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	—	Average	1,595	192.86	3,075	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	161.80	2,030	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	157.56	2,424	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	141.33	1,509	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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,398	$2,474	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,330	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,939	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,430	$2,950	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	300–350	320	437.58/cwt	432.50–442.50	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	379.66/cwt	377.00–390.00	1,424	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,146	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,875	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	316.88/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,961	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	385.32/cwt	384.00–392.50	1,988	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	301.49/cwt	297.50–315.00	2,116	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	325.25/cwt	312.50–335.00	1,854	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	377.44/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,797	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	334.76/cwt	325.00–347.50	2,089	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	386.42/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,248	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	363.24/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,070	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	364.44/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,932	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,261	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	329.03/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	354.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	334.98/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	342.18/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,971	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	356.99/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,528	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	376.74/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,036	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	323.06/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	346.46/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,653	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	331.15/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,762	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	433.04/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	408.17/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	329.91/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	328.31/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,858	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	356.20/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	422.68/cwt	410.00–437.50	1,771	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	298.13/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,983	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,953	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	155.24/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,993	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	126.23/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,407	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	152.77/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,642	5
Bulls	—	—	1,535	190.57/cwt	181.00–198.00	2,925	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	154.76/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,323	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	166.94/cwt	162.00–180.00	2,060	17
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Bulls	—	—	1,912	203.81/cwt	201.00–205.00	3,897	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	140.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,467	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	163.15/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,632	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,827	1
Bulls	—	—	1,060	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,866	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	455	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,763	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	655	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,949	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	435	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,697	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	625	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,859	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	580	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,871	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	436.53/cwt	427.50–440.00	1,711	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	300	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	415	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,442	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	300–350	338	307.44/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,039	2
Steers	Large 2	850–900	860	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,365	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	560	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,171	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	2,473.61/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,474	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,939.02/head	1,650.00–2,175.00	1,939	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	276.33/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	387.46/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	412.37/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	289.96/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	323.01/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,702	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	331.89/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,590	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	328.10/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,919	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	344.94/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	313.83/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	385.66/cwt	382.50–392.50	1,832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	318.18/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,826	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	319.25/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,491	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	319.09/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,031	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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 452Last week 250Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 74Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 16Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	442.50	442.50
2	300–350	320	432.50–442.50	437.58
8	350–400	392	427.50–440.00	436.53
12	400–450	419	410.00–437.50	422.68
21	450–500	464	404.00	404.00
13	500–550	530	355.00–377.50	364.44
12	550–600	570	350.00–372.50	363.24
15	600–650	624	325.00–347.50	334.76
4	650–700	676	317.50	317.50
5	700–750	702	297.50–315.00	301.49
1	750–800	790	302.50	302.50
1	900–950	900	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	516	384.00–392.50	385.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	382.50–392.50	385.66
2	500–550	533	342.50–347.50	344.94
8	550–600	576	335.00–345.00	342.18
2	600–650	618	310.00–317.50	313.83
2	700–750	720	272.50–280.00	276.33
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	387.50	387.50
1	550–600	560	345.00	345.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	860	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	377.50	377.50
4	550–600	585	327.50–330.00	328.10
1	750–800	765	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	372.50–385.00	376.74
12	300–350	323	372.50–390.00	386.42
25	350–400	375	377.00–390.00	379.66
17	400–450	428	350.00–367.50	356.99
45	450–500	477	340.00–362.50	346.46
25	500–550	532	325.00–340.00	331.15
6	550–600	566	320.00–330.00	328.31
9	600–650	619	310.00–322.50	316.88
4	650–700	665	297.50–300.00	298.13
1	700–750	700	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	825	242.50	242.50
1	850–900	885	237.50	237.50
1	1000–1050	1,030	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	357.50	357.50
2	350–400	363	350.00–360.00	354.97
3	400–450	435	330.00–342.50	334.98
14	450–500	479	327.50–345.00	331.89
8	500–550	527	300.00–337.50	323.01
11	550–600	574	307.50–325.00	318.18
2	600–650	640	285.00–295.00	289.96
1	700–750	700	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	580	322.50	322.50
1	650–700	655	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	310.00–327.50	319.09
1	350–400	375	332.50	332.50
1	400–450	420	322.50	322.50
6	450–500	467	312.50–325.00	319.25
1	500–550	505	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	570	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	410.00–415.00	412.37
2	400–450	428	385.00–390.00	387.46
7	450–500	476	370.00–387.50	377.44
5	500–550	530	327.50–332.50	329.03
5	550–600	570	312.50–335.00	325.25
1	600–650	635	305.00	305.00
2	650–700	682	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	765	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	415.00	415.00
7	350–400	382	425.00–440.00	433.04
4	400–450	424	400.00–417.50	408.17
2	500–550	523	355.00–357.50	356.20
2	550–600	562	347.50	347.50
4	600–650	621	315.00–330.00	323.06
2	650–700	663	325.00–335.00	329.91
1	700–750	720	287.50	287.50
2	750–800	755	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	625	297.50	297.50
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	347.50	347.50
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	300.00–315.00	307.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	395	392.50	392.50
1	400–450	435	342.50	342.50
1	500–550	535	317.50	317.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,284	147.00–160.00	155.24
17	—	1,234	162.00–180.00	166.94
1	—	1,305	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	124.00–128.00	126.23
5	—	1,075	148.00–155.00	152.77
9	—	1,048	135.00–145.00	140.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,501	152.00–156.00	154.76
2	—	1,613	161.00–165.00	163.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,535	181.00–198.00	190.57
3	—	1,912	201.00–205.00	203.81
1	—	1,060	176.00	176.00

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	—	1,330	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,398	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,473.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,213	1,650.00–2,175.00	1,939.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,430	2,950.00	2,950.00

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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