Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $374.33/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −78.21 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$374.33

27 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$64.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.58

vs KY average

−4.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	392.21	2,128	11thin
Large 1-2	520	367.50	1,911	1thin
Medium and Large 2	568	364.11	2,068	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	327.50	1,818	1thin

One grade step is worth $64.71/cwt here — about $311 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 sale27 hd

374.33

—

KY average24 barns · 1,266 hd

376.91

−2.58

National average158 barns · 13,435 hd

378.58

−4.25

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−78.21

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	—	Average	1,727	199.82	3,451	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,570	169.21	2,657	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	161.88	2,026	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,100	149.78	1,647	13

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)	1,520	$2,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,568	$2,541	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,382	$2,377	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,445	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,155	$1,875	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	895	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,387	$3,035	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,332	$2,764	3thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	500–550	528	384.83/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,032	4
Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	300–350	335	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	418.87/cwt	417.00–420.00	1,998	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	292	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	355.00/cwt	352.50–357.50	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	701	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	364.43/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,081	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,164	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	336.10/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,772	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	316.77/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	350.79/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	271.70/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	325.23/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,864	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	374.02/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	317.51/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	396.43/cwt	390.00–397.50	2,184	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	327.55/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,729	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,387	3,035.28/head	2,800.00–3,175.00	3,035	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,568	2,541.27/head	2,500.00–2,575.00	2,541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	286.29/cwt	282.50–290.00	2,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	427.48/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	236.26/cwt	235.00–237.50	2,063	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,670.75/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,671	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	154.05/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,923	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	171.74/cwt	162.00–184.00	2,238	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,286	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	153.61/cwt	148.00–161.00	1,702	9
Bulls	—	—	1,614	195.27/cwt	190.00–198.00	3,152	4
Bulls	—	—	1,953	208.91/cwt	208.00–210.00	4,080	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	300–350	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	465	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,779	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	405	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,549	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	141.17/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,526	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	169.21/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,657	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	607	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,927	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	525	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,798	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	515	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,635	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Bulls	Large 2	600–650	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	520	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,911	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	555	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,748	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	450	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,435	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,382	2,376.93/head	2,275.00–2,525.00	2,377	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	333.75/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	357.46/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	586	312.51/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	326.47/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,561	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	303.84/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	363.89/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,317	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	379.27/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	392.37/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	386.15/cwt	382.50–390.00	1,788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	283.76/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,825	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 Jun 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 452Year ago 465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 62Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 6Year ago 33

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and 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
9	400–450	421	421.00	421.00
29	450–500	477	417.00–420.00	418.87
4	500–550	528	380.00–395.00	384.83
7	550–600	551	390.00–397.50	396.43
2	600–650	615	330.00–342.50	336.10
6	650–700	674	321.00	321.00
1	700–750	745	297.50	297.50
1	750–800	755	312.50	312.50
1	950–1000	980	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	385.00–400.00	392.37
3	450–500	463	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	530	360.00	360.00
13	550–600	571	360.00–365.00	364.43
2	600–650	640	320.00–325.00	322.48
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	387.50	387.50
1	500–550	520	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	555	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	480	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	365.00	365.00
2	300–350	315	352.50–357.50	355.00
7	350–400	362	362.50–365.00	363.89
4	400–450	435	330.00–340.00	333.75
10	450–500	478	320.00–330.00	326.47
2	500–550	518	297.50–310.00	303.84
2	600–650	643	280.00–287.50	283.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	350.00–352.50	350.79
3	500–550	528	325.00–330.00	327.55
10	550–600	573	320.00–330.00	325.23
2	600–650	618	315.00–320.00	317.51
3	700–750	730	270.00–272.50	271.70
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	317.50	317.50
1	550–600	555	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	610	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	322.50	322.50
1	600–650	620	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	765	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	387.50	387.50
3	400–450	430	370.00–387.50	379.27
2	450–500	463	382.50–390.00	386.15
1	500–550	535	367.50	367.50
6	550–600	595	335.00	335.00
3	700–750	701	262.50	262.50
1	850–900	875	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	425.00–430.00	427.48
2	400–450	405	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	480	402.50	402.50
3	500–550	528	370.00–382.50	374.02
1	550–600	550	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	620	310.00–320.00	316.77
1	650–700	675	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	708	282.50–290.00	286.29
2	850–900	873	235.00–237.50	236.26
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	405	382.50	382.50
1	450–500	465	382.50	382.50
1	500–550	525	342.50	342.50
2	600–650	607	317.50	317.50
1	650–700	680	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	463	355.00–360.00	357.46
1	500–550	535	327.50	327.50
3	550–600	586	302.50–317.50	312.51

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	3	—	1,387	2,800.00–3,175.00	3,035.28
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,670.75
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,568	2,500.00–2,575.00	2,541.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,520	2,925.00	2,925.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,382	2,275.00–2,525.00	2,376.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,248	151.00–156.00	154.05
6	—	1,303	162.00–184.00	171.74
1	—	960	134.00	134.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,108	148.00–161.00	153.61
4	—	1,081	134.00–145.00	141.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,570	164.00–172.00	169.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,614	190.00–198.00	195.27
2	—	1,953	208.00–210.00	208.91

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

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle