Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady on a lighter test. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 550lbs sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $369.21/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −83.32 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$369.21

32 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$57.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.09

vs KY average

−6.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	387.50	2,123	17thin
Medium and Large 2	549	350.69	1,925	11thin
Large 1-2	558	346.59	1,934	3thin
Large 2	595	330.00	1,964	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.50/cwt here — about $160 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale32 hd

369.21

—

KY average22 barns · 642 hd

372.30

−3.09

National average142 barns · 5,388 hd

375.74

−6.53

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−83.32

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	1,667	195.69	3,263	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	169.63	2,443	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,295	165.66	2,145	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	134.62	1,441	5thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,650	$2,720	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,385	$2,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	1000–1050	1,040	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	332.41/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,935	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	428	391.62/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,676	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	409.66/cwt	402.50–415.00	1,897	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	274.98/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	327.55/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	393.13/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,293	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	281.24/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	310.94/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	412.03/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,805	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	341.64/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	310.88/cwt	302.50–314.00	1,784	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	666	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,364	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	361.23/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	376.30/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	368.64/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	329.37/cwt	317.50–332.50	2,003	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	381.25/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	328.98/cwt	327.50–330.00	2,056	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	455	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	881	324.88/cwt	324.75–325.00	2,862	118
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	523	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	408.83/cwt	397.50–412.50	1,525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	371.09/cwt	362.50–382.50	1,714	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	383.74/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,439	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	326.90/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	301.86/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	318.76/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,416	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	173.32/cwt	167.00–181.00	2,373	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	128.54/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,289	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,415	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,165	1
Bulls	—	—	1,683	209.73/cwt	204.00–217.00	3,530	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	169.63/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,443	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	157.88/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,874	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	337.53/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,637	2
Bulls	—	—	1,150	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,978	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,404	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,141	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,680	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	189.20/cwt	184.00–197.00	3,326	5
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	436	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,722	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	695	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,911	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	558	346.59/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,934	3
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	495	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,881	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	370	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Steers	Large 2-3	450–500	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	1
Steers	Large 2	550–600	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	1
Steers	Large 2	450–500	450	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,654	1
Steers	Large 2	400–450	436	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	286.59/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,034	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	377.91/cwt	372.50–382.50	1,651	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	345.96/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,789	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	422.59/cwt	412.50–430.00	1,551	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	311.32/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,971	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,974	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	545	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,153	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	326.13/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	340.82/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	381.27/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	333.75/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	351.51/cwt	347.50–357.50	1,867	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,544	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	2,720.00/head	2,720.00–2,720.00	2,720	1

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 475Last week 395Year ago 822

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 44Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	380.00–382.50	381.25
4	300–350	329	390.00–395.00	393.13
11	350–400	375	370.00–390.00	383.74
13	400–450	437	372.50–382.50	377.91
15	450–500	462	362.50–382.50	371.09
35	500–550	517	337.50–350.00	345.96
23	550–600	582	325.00–340.00	332.41
5	600–650	608	317.50–332.50	329.37
5	650–700	651	312.50	312.50
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	890	217.50	217.50
1	950–1000	995	207.50	207.50
1	1000–1050	1,040	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	428	390.00–397.50	391.62
3	450–500	455	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	485	335.00–347.50	340.82
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	620	292.50	292.50
1	650–700	690	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	362.50	362.50
2	450–500	485	335.00–340.00	337.53
1	650–700	695	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	465	322.50–330.00	326.13
3	550–600	567	280.00–290.00	286.59
1	650–700	690	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	315	415.00	415.00
9	350–400	367	412.50–430.00	422.59
9	400–450	438	405.00–415.00	412.03
9	450–500	463	402.50–415.00	409.66
1	500–550	540	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	568	360.00–362.50	361.23
5	600–650	625	327.50–330.00	328.98
1	650–700	695	337.50	337.50
1	700–750	720	315.00	315.00
2	750–800	758	315.00–322.50	318.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	545	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	550	382.50	382.50
3	650–700	666	355.00	355.00
118	850–900	881	324.75–325.00	324.88
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	436	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	495	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	558	340.00–350.00	346.59
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	340.00	340.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	436	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	450	367.50	367.50
1	550–600	595	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	458	380.00–382.50	381.27
5	500–550	531	347.50–357.50	351.51
6	550–600	564	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	633	300.00–317.00	311.32
1	750–800	765	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	422.50	422.50
4	350–400	373	397.50–412.50	408.83
6	400–450	415	360.00–375.00	368.64
6	500–550	531	322.50–332.50	327.55
4	550–600	566	320.00–335.00	326.90
4	600–650	626	300.00–307.50	301.86
2	700–750	723	270.00–280.00	274.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	370.00–380.00	376.30
1	400–450	435	355.00	355.00
6	450–500	471	340.00–350.00	341.64
3	500–550	538	302.50–315.00	310.94
13	550–600	574	302.50–314.00	310.88
2	600–650	630	280.00–282.50	281.24
1	700–750	700	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	352.50	352.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	330.00–337.50	333.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,369	167.00–181.00	173.32
3	—	1,187	154.00–161.00	157.88
1	—	1,175	143.00	143.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	128.00–129.00	128.54
1	—	1,415	153.00	153.00
1	—	1,010	139.00	139.00
1	—	920	124.00	124.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	168.00–172.00	169.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,683	204.00–217.00	209.73
1	—	1,150	172.00	172.00
5	—	1,758	184.00–197.00	189.20

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	2,275.00	2,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,650	2,720.00	2,720.00

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