Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher on a good quality offering with several packages of weaned precondition feeders in todays sale. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $387.26/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −65.27 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$387.26

105 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,154

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$50.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.47

vs KY average

+6.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	390.83	2,166	94
Large 1-2	523	367.25	1,921	2thin
Medium and Large 2	593	358.66	2,127	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	552	340.00	1,877	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.83/cwt here — about $289 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 sale105 hd

387.26

—

KY average22 barns · 904 hd

378.79

+8.47

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

+6.25

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−65.27

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	1,657	195.45	3,238	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	162.79	2,437	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	162.52	2,015	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	977	143.02	1,397	12

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,295	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	983	$1,889	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,280	$1,810	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	890	$1,480	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$2,165	2thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	750–800	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,155	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	330.20/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,915	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	376.74/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,170	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	354.31/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,640	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	339.04/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,763	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,105	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,155	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	439.88/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,500	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	430.64/cwt	422.50–442.50	1,839	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	443.35/cwt	435.00–447.50	1,680	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	386.10/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,000	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	337.43/cwt	332.50–338.00	2,284	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	400.86/cwt	397.50–410.00	2,117	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	666	359.52/cwt	359.00–362.50	2,394	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	398.79/cwt	394.00–402.00	2,265	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	356.85/cwt	355.00–362.50	2,277	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	2,272	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	915	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,745	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	358.13/cwt	352.50–362.50	1,501	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	394.54/cwt	377.50–396.00	1,444	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	314	389.96/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,224	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	309.97/cwt	306.00–316.00	2,061	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	321.71/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,966	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	362.50/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,871	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	269.85/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,951	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	436.19/cwt	427.50–445.00	1,675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	353.33/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	412.30/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	434.05/cwt	425.00–442.50	1,224	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	324.08/cwt	317.50–325.00	2,006	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	418.87/cwt	416.00–432.50	1,822	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	432.45/cwt	420.00–437.50	1,401	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	346	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,419	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	156.82/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,650	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	145.64/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,372	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	823	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	128.72/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,236	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,176	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	166.18/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,572	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	365	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,341	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,796	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	169.91/cwt	167.00–173.00	2,117	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	157.89/cwt	153.00–161.00	1,912	5
Bulls	—	—	1,770	210.64/cwt	203.00–216.00	3,728	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	187.85/cwt	182.00–194.00	3,006	4
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	523	367.25/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,921	2
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	610	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,922	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	475	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,817	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	484	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,597	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	760	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,166	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,165.22/head	2,000.00–2,325.00	2,165	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	617	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,959	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	472	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,640	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	552	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,877	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,480.00/head	1,480.00–1,480.00	1,480	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,810.00/head	1,810.00–1,810.00	1,810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,889.31/head	1,500.00–2,250.00	1,889	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	283.86/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,908	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	471	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,762	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	857	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,635	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	816	316.94/cwt	301.00–317.60	2,586	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	791	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,302	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	366.52/cwt	365.00–368.00	1,924	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	325.75/cwt	323.00–330.00	2,329	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	426	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	382.53/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,918	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	694	309.62/cwt	309.00–315.00	2,149	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	408.26/cwt	408.00–412.50	1,821	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	333.52/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,611	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	337.65/cwt	332.50–342.50	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	290.78/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	358.66/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,127	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	311.94/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,647	4

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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 976Last week 233Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 37Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 16Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	460.00	460.00
4	300–350	314	380.00–397.50	389.96
13	350–400	366	377.50–396.00	394.54
13	400–450	419	352.50–362.50	358.13
12	450–500	463	350.00–360.00	354.31
12	500–550	520	330.00–345.00	339.04
36	550–600	580	325.00–335.00	330.20
6	600–650	611	317.50–327.50	321.71
10	650–700	665	306.00–316.00	309.97
1	750–800	765	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	815	265.00	265.00
1	1150–1200	1,155	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	426	371.00	371.00
15	450–500	471	374.00	374.00
34	500–550	525	365.00–368.00	366.52
27	700–750	700	324.50	324.50
4	750–800	791	291.00	291.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	346	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	367.50	367.50
5	450–500	484	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	525	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	760	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	310.00	310.00
7	450–500	472	347.50	347.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	395	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	413	332.50–342.50	337.65
11	450–500	483	320.00–337.50	333.52
4	500–550	528	307.50–317.50	311.94
6	600–650	631	280.00–300.00	290.78
6	650–700	672	272.50–290.00	283.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	430.00	430.00
5	300–350	341	430.00–450.00	439.88
14	350–400	379	435.00–447.50	443.35
13	400–450	427	422.50–442.50	430.64
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
18	500–550	518	380.00–395.00	386.10
25	550–600	576	370.00–380.00	376.74
20	650–700	677	332.50–338.00	337.43
3	800–850	838	290.00	290.00
2	850–900	868	295.00	295.00
1	950–1000	960	270.00	270.00
1	1100–1150	1,105	237.50	237.50
1	1150–1200	1,155	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	528	397.50–410.00	400.86
36	550–600	568	394.00–402.00	398.79
4	600–650	638	355.00–362.50	356.85
17	650–700	666	359.00–362.50	359.52
5	700–750	715	323.00–330.00	325.75
125	800–850	816	301.00–317.60	316.94
60	850–900	857	307.50	307.50
171	900–950	915	300.00	300.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	382.50	382.50
2	500–550	523	360.00–375.00	367.25
1	600–650	610	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	617	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	552	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	425.00	425.00
16	400–450	446	408.00–412.50	408.26
3	450–500	478	385.00	385.00
7	550–600	593	350.00–360.00	358.66
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00
11	650–700	694	309.00–315.00	309.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	425.00–442.50	434.05
4	300–350	324	420.00–437.50	432.45
6	350–400	384	427.50–445.00	436.19
12	400–450	435	416.00–432.50	418.87
2	450–500	458	400.00–425.00	412.30
8	500–550	516	360.00–365.00	362.50
3	550–600	565	347.50–365.00	353.33
8	600–650	619	317.50–325.00	324.08
2	650–700	670	310.00	310.00
7	700–750	723	269.00–275.00	269.85
1	800–850	830	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	465.00	465.00
1	300–350	325	452.50	452.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	402.50	402.50
1	350–400	355	402.50	402.50
2	400–450	428	402.50	402.50
2	450–500	465	380.00–385.00	382.53
2	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
18	550–600	583	329.00	329.00
1	700–750	700	262.50	262.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,052	152.00–164.00	156.82
3	—	942	144.00–148.00	145.64
1	—	755	109.00	109.00
3	—	960	126.00–131.00	128.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	156.00	156.00
2	—	1,548	164.00–168.00	166.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	134.00	134.00
7	—	1,246	167.00–173.00	169.91
5	—	1,211	153.00–161.00	157.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,770	203.00–216.00	210.64
4	—	1,600	182.00–194.00	187.85

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	1,480.00	1,480.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,810.00	1,810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	983	1,500.00–2,250.00	1,889.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,375.00	2,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	2,000.00–2,325.00	2,165.22

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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