Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No Trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts. This weeks extreme heat affected cattle movement. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $310.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −142.54 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$310.00

2 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$387

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

$60.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−54.04

vs KY average

−59.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	575	340.00	1,955	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	280.00	1,568	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $387 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 sale2 hd

310.00

—

KY average24 barns · 560 hd

364.04

−54.04

National average140 barns · 6,212 hd

369.58

−59.58

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−142.54

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	1,808	200.71	3,628	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	159.05	2,118	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,692	156.47	2,648	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	133.79	1,378	8thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,705	$3,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2	600–650	640	298.33/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	310.93/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	388.49/cwt	382.50–395.00	1,845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	369.20/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	317.49/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	378.26/cwt	377.50–380.00	1,248	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	397.46/cwt	392.50–402.50	1,343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	896	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,733	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	332.50/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	338.31/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,845	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,140	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	142.38/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,531	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	165.41/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,751	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	176.51/cwt	176.00–177.00	2,462	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	140.81/cwt	138.00–144.00	2,513	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	150.00/cwt	149.00–151.00	2,019	4
Bulls	Large 2-3	450–500	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,470	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	3,887	1
Bulls	—	—	1,837	192.28/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,532	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	159.21/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,084	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,735	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,705	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	381.28/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,563	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	252.70/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	493	335.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,202	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	355.56/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	319.19/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 550Year ago 768

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 32Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 47Year ago 16

Compared to last week: No Trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts. This weeks extreme heat affected cattle movement. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	377.50–380.00	378.26
1	350–400	370	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	435	327.50	327.50
3	450–500	487	312.50–325.00	319.19
2	500–550	533	315.00–320.00	317.49
5	550–600	570	300.00–317.50	310.93
3	600–650	640	297.50–300.00	298.33
2	650–700	675	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	720	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	392.50–402.50	397.46
1	350–400	380	402.50	402.50
2	500–550	500	327.50–337.50	332.50
1	950–1000	970	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	440	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	572	247.50	247.50
3	650–700	685	250.00–254.00	252.70
1	700–750	730	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	575	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	795	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	382.50	382.50
2	400–450	410	380.00–382.50	381.28
2	450–500	475	382.50–395.00	388.49
1	650–700	660	317.50	317.50
5	700–750	734	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	845	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	850–900	896	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	382.50	382.50
1	400–450	410	377.50	377.50
6	500–550	519	335.00–345.00	338.31
2	550–600	587	302.50	302.50
1	600–650	625	282.50	282.50
1	650–700	665	277.50	277.50
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	365	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	442	392.50	392.50
3	500–550	528	367.50–370.00	369.20
4	550–600	592	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	340.00–367.50	355.56
1	400–450	415	352.50	352.50
2	450–500	493	330.00–340.00	335.03
1	500–550	516	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	120.00	120.00
6	—	1,075	134.00–146.00	142.38
1	—	840	96.00	96.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,663	161.00–170.00	165.41
2	—	1,785	138.00–144.00	140.81
1	—	1,625	152.00	152.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	176.00–177.00	176.51
4	—	1,346	149.00–151.00	150.00
8	—	1,309	153.00–163.00	159.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	226.00	226.00
3	—	1,837	190.00–195.00	192.28

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 (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,705	3,150.00	3,150.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle