Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to being closed to observe last weeks holiday, However the market was strong today with active buyers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.98/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −71.66 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$337.98

72 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$22.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.39

vs KY average

−3.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	341.77	1,864	59
Large 1-2	535	335.00	1,792	1thin
Medium and Large 2	558	319.59	1,783	12thin

One grade step is worth $22.18/cwt here — about $81 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 sale72 hd

337.98

—

KY average18 barns · 919 hd

336.59

+1.39

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−3.55

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

−71.66

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	1,513	201.05	3,042	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	164.86	2,110	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,531	162.09	2,481	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	146.00	1,500	25

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)	1,230	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	985	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,055	$2,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	396.51/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,856	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	431.15/cwt	422.50–440.00	1,250	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	636	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,321	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	324.01/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	328.68/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,558	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	320.00/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,837	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	365.23/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	333.74/cwt	327.00–337.00	2,420	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	327.29/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	325.09/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,404	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	289.89/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	318.37/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	397	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	369.25/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,820	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	443	338.76/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	985	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	420.78/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	434.95/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,209	2
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	470	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	645	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,951	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	410	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,384	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	460	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,553	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,123	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	535	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,792	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	217.46/cwt	217.00–218.00	3,605	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	168.03/cwt	163.00–176.00	2,692	5
Bulls	—	—	1,616	202.39/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,271	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	495	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,621	1
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	430	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,484	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	141.59/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,431	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	155.38/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,652	8
Bulls	—	—	1,280	188.31/cwt	186.00–190.00	2,410	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	163.19/cwt	157.00–169.00	2,074	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	171.97/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,263	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	156.15/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,278	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	343.37/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,919	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	269.40/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	338.56/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,578	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	228	401.73/cwt	400.00–402.50	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,192	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	340.80/cwt	332.50–348.00	1,956	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	321.23/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,995	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	286.26/cwt	282.50–290.00	2,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	367.57/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	288.36/cwt	277.50–297.50	1,961	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,500	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	355.04/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,382	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	342.53/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,791	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	290.80/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,803	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	256.18/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,973	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	346.02/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,509	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	401.22/cwt	397.50–405.00	1,216	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,430	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	370.89/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,784	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	378.92/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,967	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	299.33/cwt	292.50–310.00	2,026	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	400.27/cwt	398.00–415.00	2,201	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	464	363.45/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,093	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	352.30/cwt	342.50–357.50	2,160	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	255.00/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	368.20/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,565	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	724	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,483	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	360.77/cwt	355.00–372.50	1,136	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,170	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	538	400.91/cwt	400.00–401.00	2,157	11

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 Jul 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 528Last week 155Year ago 421

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 36Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 2Year ago 2

No trend due to being closed to observe last weeks holiday, However the market was strong today with active buyers.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	402.50	402.50
1	350–400	395	392.50	392.50
2	400–450	415	370.00	370.00
10	500–550	516	320.00–335.00	324.01
5	550–600	583	285.00–297.50	289.89
3	600–650	635	252.50–260.00	255.00
2	650–700	683	272.50	272.50
1	750–800	795	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	337.50–340.00	338.76
1	550–600	575	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	430.00–440.00	434.95
1	300–350	340	412.50	412.50
1	350–400	395	412.50	412.50
1	400–450	440	395.00	395.00
14	450–500	481	370.00–375.00	370.89
2	500–550	528	362.50–372.50	367.57
8	550–600	559	332.50–345.00	343.37
6	600–650	620	287.50–300.00	290.80
6	650–700	680	277.50–297.50	288.36
4	700–750	720	260.00–280.00	269.40
7	750–800	770	245.00–258.00	256.18
1	800–850	805	240.00	240.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	327.50	327.50
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	290	422.50–440.00	431.15
3	400–450	423	410.00–430.00	420.78
7	450–500	468	390.00–400.00	396.51
9	500–550	519	375.00–385.00	378.92
5	550–600	593	353.00	353.00
17	600–650	613	342.50–357.50	352.30
9	650–700	671	345.00–360.00	355.04
17	700–750	725	327.00–337.00	333.74
8	750–800	760	329.00	329.00
1	800–850	800	312.50	312.50
1	1150–1200	1,170	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	493	367.50–370.00	369.25
2	500–550	542	342.50	342.50
1	550–600	595	345.00	345.00
4	600–650	630	320.00–335.00	327.29
1	650–700	680	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	865	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	538	400.00–401.00	400.91
15	550–600	550	398.00–415.00	400.27
10	600–650	636	365.00	365.00
10	650–700	664	366.00	366.00
8	700–750	724	343.00	343.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	337.50	337.50
1	600–650	620	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	655	302.50	302.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	470	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	570	372.50	372.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	360.00–370.00	365.23
5	300–350	315	355.00–372.50	360.77
2	350–400	397	342.50	342.50
5	400–450	432	320.00–332.50	325.09
13	450–500	474	325.00–335.00	328.68
3	500–550	510	315.00–320.00	318.37
9	550–600	574	315.00–327.50	320.00
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	683	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	705	235.00	235.00
2	800–850	800	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	645	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	337.50	337.50
1	450–500	460	337.50	337.50
1	500–550	535	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	645	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	400.00–402.50	401.73
2	300–350	303	397.50–405.00	401.22
2	350–400	370	367.50	367.50
16	400–450	436	340.00–350.00	346.02
11	450–500	466	330.00–352.50	338.56
33	500–550	523	332.50–350.00	342.53
26	550–600	574	332.50–348.00	340.80
33	600–650	621	310.00–330.00	321.23
5	650–700	677	292.50–310.00	299.33
2	700–750	708	282.50–290.00	286.26
1	750–800	750	262.50	262.50
2	800–850	835	262.50	262.50
1	950–1000	950	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	425	362.50–380.00	368.20
7	450–500	464	360.00–370.00	363.45

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,175.00	2,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,275.00	2,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	217.00–218.00	217.46
4	—	1,616	200.00–205.00	202.39
3	—	1,280	186.00–190.00	188.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,602	163.00–176.00	168.03
5	—	1,459	152.00–160.00	156.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,011	137.00–149.00	141.59
8	—	1,063	150.00–160.00	155.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,271	157.00–169.00	163.19
4	—	1,316	170.00–174.00	171.97

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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