Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on a light test. Good demand for the weaned preconditioned packages of feeder calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.76/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −84.88 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$324.76

21 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$61.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.38

vs KY average

−13.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	333.59	1,870	16thin
Medium and Large 2	522	312.50	1,631	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	272.50	1,519	2thin

One grade step is worth $61.09/cwt here — about $351 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

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 sale21 hd

324.76

—

KY average25 barns · 1,208 hd

337.14

−12.38

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−13.98

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

−84.88

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	1,743	198.44	3,459	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	159.76	2,046	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	157.08	2,325	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	139.15	1,501	22

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)	1,180	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,155	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,125	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	330.53/cwt	322.00–332.50	1,765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	382.81/cwt	372.50–392.50	2,159	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	335.86/cwt	334.00–345.00	1,642	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	719	304.78/cwt	299.00–309.00	2,191	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	290.47/cwt	286.00–293.00	2,240	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	912	246.49/cwt	244.00–249.00	2,248	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	357.06/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	372.03/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	371.24/cwt	367.50–377.50	1,630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	350.91/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,323	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	805	324.56/cwt	320.00–325.50	2,613	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	353.74/cwt	352.50–355.00	2,147	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	381.59/cwt	372.50–392.50	1,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	383.17/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	327.81/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,544	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	333.73/cwt	331.00–335.00	2,049	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,185	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	336.87/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	332.49/cwt	325.00–339.00	1,922	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	351.97/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,820	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	308.01/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,061	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	326.96/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,334	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	308.11/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,944	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	317.83/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,999	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	353.04/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,670	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	129.43/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,175	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	142.13/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,596	9
Bulls	—	—	1,628	193.86/cwt	189.00–199.00	3,156	5
Bulls	—	—	1,345	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,475	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	157.08/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,325	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,915	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,302	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	157.47/cwt	154.00–163.00	2,020	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	121.41/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,266	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	152.72/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,677	6
Bulls	—	—	1,938	205.91/cwt	204.00–208.00	3,991	5
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	595	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,053	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	502	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,506	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	300–350	300	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	665	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,895	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	385	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,405	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,626	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	905	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	326.66/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,032	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	358.78/cwt	357.50–360.00	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	393.53/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,007	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	297.50/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	322.51/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	732	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,481	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	277.50/cwt	272.50–282.50	2,622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	253.35/cwt	250.00–255.00	2,001	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	290.11/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,790	3

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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 528Year ago 612

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 65Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 19Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on a light test. Good demand for the weaned preconditioned packages of feeder calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	372.50–392.50	381.59
5	350–400	379	360.00–375.00	372.03
4	400–450	439	367.50–377.50	371.24
10	450–500	473	342.50–357.50	353.04
4	500–550	508	330.00–340.00	336.87
12	550–600	578	325.00–339.00	332.49
8	600–650	629	307.50–325.00	317.83
5	650–700	669	300.00–315.00	308.01
2	700–750	740	290.00	290.00
14	750–800	771	286.00–293.00	290.47
1	800–850	820	250.00	250.00
6	900–950	912	244.00–249.00	246.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	362.50	362.50
2	350–400	375	357.50–360.00	358.78
2	400–450	443	320.00–325.00	322.51
6	450–500	489	334.00–345.00	335.86
2	500–550	503	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	560	317.50	317.50
3	600–650	605	292.50–300.00	297.50
1	650–700	665	272.50	272.50
3	750–800	790	250.00–255.00	253.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	600–650	614	331.00–335.00	333.73
35	700–750	719	299.00–309.00	304.78
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	665	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	382.50	382.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	347.50	347.50
1	500–550	540	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	575	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	357.50	357.50
6	450–500	472	355.00–357.50	357.06
5	500–550	534	322.00–332.50	330.53
1	550–600	565	317.50	317.50
3	600–650	617	282.50–295.00	290.11
1	650–700	670	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	382.50	382.50
1	350–400	365	375.00	375.00
4	400–450	426	375.00–392.50	383.17
6	500–550	517	340.00–357.50	351.97
10	600–650	631	302.50–320.00	308.11
3	650–700	691	322.50	322.50
3	700–750	728	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	875	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	430	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	502	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	307.50	307.50
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	638	365.00	365.00
39	650–700	662	350.00–355.00	350.91
7	700–750	732	339.00	339.00
12	800–850	805	320.00–325.50	324.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	432.50	432.50
1	450–500	465	392.50	392.50
8	500–550	510	380.00–400.00	393.53
11	550–600	564	372.50–392.50	382.81
4	600–650	607	352.50–355.00	353.74
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
5	700–750	714	322.50–330.00	326.96
16	750–800	776	322.50–330.00	327.81
4	900–950	945	272.50–282.50	277.50
1	950–1000	965	280.00	280.00
1	1150–1200	1,185	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	392.50	392.50
2	550–600	567	365.00	365.00
6	600–650	622	320.00–332.50	326.66
1	800–850	810	280.00	280.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	315.00	315.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	905	187.50	187.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	129.00–130.00	129.43
9	—	1,123	138.00–148.00	142.13
5	—	1,043	117.00–127.00	121.41
6	—	1,098	150.00–157.00	152.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	155.00–161.00	157.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	149.00	149.00
1	—	1,265	182.00	182.00
5	—	1,283	154.00–163.00	157.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,628	189.00–199.00	193.86
1	—	1,345	184.00	184.00
5	—	1,938	204.00–208.00	205.91

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,525.00	2,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,125.00	2,125.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,125.00	2,125.00

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

Heifers · 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