Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Yearling steers sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $398.68/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −53.85 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$398.68

38 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,152

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$35.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.60

vs KY average

+8.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	406.25	2,177	30
Medium and Large 2	555	370.32	2,053	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.93/cwt here — about $124 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 sale38 hd

398.68

—

KY average22 barns · 708 hd

386.08

+12.60

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

+8.66

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−53.85

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	1,727	202.89	3,504	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,576	177.27	2,794	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	171.46	2,193	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	152.68	1,533	16

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,345	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,365	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,188	$1,921	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,775	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	883	$1,966	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,180	$2,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	155.20/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,658	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	179.86/cwt	173.00–186.00	2,910	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	169.49/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,458	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,902	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	178.48/cwt	173.00–196.00	2,313	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	143.23/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,315	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	165.68/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,703	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	166.49/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,081	7
Bulls	—	—	1,747	205.61/cwt	198.00–209.00	3,592	6
Bulls	—	—	1,575	173.61/cwt	160.00–185.00	2,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	354.29/cwt	347.50–362.50	1,832	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	410.00/cwt	402.50–417.50	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	351.17/cwt	345.00–352.50	2,044	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	294.97/cwt	292.50–300.00	2,130	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	319.79/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,989	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	392.51/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,707	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	390.37/cwt	387.50–395.00	1,858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	414.65/cwt	405.00–417.50	2,044	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	361.43/cwt	357.50–367.50	2,400	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,547	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	414.47/cwt	410.00–427.50	2,135	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	320.84/cwt	317.50–322.50	2,811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	453.87/cwt	442.50–465.00	1,752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	551	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	708	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,333	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	936	333.90/cwt	333.90–333.90	3,125	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,225	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	366.91/cwt	355.00–372.50	2,095	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,472	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	877	343.90/cwt	343.90–343.90	3,016	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	341.77/cwt	341.00–342.50	2,454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	387.85/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,180	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	351.25/cwt	337.50–367.50	2,202	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	848	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	2,684	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	300.63/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,035	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	370.88/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,980	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	390.83/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,411	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	413.33/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,922	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	438.14/cwt	432.50–452.50	1,669	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	359.41/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,031	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	443.17/cwt	430.00–450.00	975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	332.83/cwt	327.50–337.50	2,060	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	417.50/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	446.25/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,852	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	520	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	282.50/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,122	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	485	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	331	479.40/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,587	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	467.36/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,753	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	328.51/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,162	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,093	1
Bulls	—	—	1,818	224.02/cwt	223.00–225.00	4,073	2
Heifers	Large 2-3	550–600	590	283.76/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,674	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	486	354.40/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,722	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	830	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,826	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	800–850	800	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,980	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	485	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,637	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	505	324.95/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,641	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	435	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,707	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	1,966.01/head	1,550.00–2,375.00	1,966	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,920.74/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,921	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	323.80/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	544	318.71/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	684	329.47/cwt	327.50–330.00	2,254	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	339.74/cwt	339.00–347.50	2,130	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	836	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,842	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	329.00/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,227	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	373.73/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,011	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	288.34/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	391.14/cwt	387.50–395.00	1,862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	340.92/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	694	314.38/cwt	312.50–315.00	2,182	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	348.66/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,862	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	397.23/cwt	392.50–402.50	1,680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	317.51/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	367.39/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,352	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	376.15/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	364.54/cwt	350.00–369.00	1,724	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	388.74/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	338.31/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	370.85/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,613	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	337.54/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,779	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	340.61/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	417	350.81/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	358.35/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,774	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 Aug 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 721Last week 429Year ago 403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 28Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 9Year ago 16

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Yearling steers sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,068	152.00–159.00	155.20
6	—	918	138.00–146.00	143.23
3	—	1,028	162.00–172.00	165.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,618	173.00–186.00	179.86
2	—	1,450	169.00–170.00	169.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	143.00	143.00
9	—	1,296	173.00–196.00	178.48
7	—	1,250	160.00–170.00	166.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,747	198.00–209.00	205.61
2	—	1,575	160.00–185.00	173.61
2	—	1,818	223.00–225.00	224.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	392.50	392.50
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	695	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	800	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	385	422.50	422.50
2	400–450	423	392.50–402.50	397.23
2	450–500	463	372.50–380.00	376.15
5	500–550	534	342.50–352.50	348.66
3	550–600	568	335.00–345.00	340.92
1	600–650	630	310.00	310.00
4	650–700	694	312.50–315.00	314.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	250	450.00	450.00
7	350–400	381	432.50–452.50	438.14
2	400–450	425	415.00–420.00	417.50
10	450–500	465	410.00–420.00	413.33
8	500–550	534	362.50–380.00	370.88
5	550–600	565	350.00–370.00	359.41
7	600–650	619	327.50–337.50	332.83
5	650–700	658	325.00–337.50	328.51
1	700–750	725	295.00	295.00
4	750–800	751	280.00–290.00	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	475.00	475.00
1	250–300	260	500.00	500.00
8	300–350	331	475.00–480.00	479.40
4	350–400	375	460.00–470.00	467.36
4	400–450	415	440.00–450.00	446.25
1	500–550	520	402.50	402.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	387.50–390.00	388.74
1	400–450	420	372.50	372.50
3	450–500	495	355.00–360.00	358.35
4	500–550	529	320.00–330.00	323.80
1	550–600	595	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	430.00–450.00	443.17
2	300–350	300	402.50–417.50	410.00
6	350–400	361	380.00–405.00	390.83
12	400–450	435	380.00–400.00	392.51
5	450–500	476	387.50–395.00	390.37
29	500–550	517	347.50–362.50	354.29
11	550–600	582	345.00–352.50	351.17
9	600–650	622	312.50–325.00	319.79
4	650–700	677	300.00–302.50	300.63
6	700–750	722	292.50–300.00	294.97
1	850–900	855	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	551	377.50	377.50
31	600–650	627	339.00–347.50	339.74
14	650–700	684	327.50–330.00	329.47
8	700–750	708	329.50	329.50
25	800–850	848	316.50	316.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	435.00	435.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	282.50–285.00	283.76
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	486	350.00–362.50	354.40
2	500–550	505	320.00–330.00	324.95
1	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	830	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	337.50	337.50
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	350.00–352.50	350.81
6	450–500	481	335.00–347.50	340.61
4	500–550	544	312.50–325.00	318.71
4	550–600	573	310.00–320.00	317.51
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	368	360.00–372.50	367.39
8	400–450	435	360.00–375.00	370.85
14	450–500	473	350.00–369.00	364.54
9	500–550	527	330.00–342.50	337.54
3	550–600	587	330.00–342.50	338.31
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	658	287.50–290.00	288.34
1	700–750	730	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	860	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	432.50	432.50
4	350–400	386	442.50–465.00	453.87
1	400–450	440	420.00	420.00
7	450–500	493	405.00–417.50	414.65
10	500–550	515	410.00–427.50	414.47
15	550–600	562	380.00–392.50	387.85
16	600–650	627	337.50–367.50	351.25
7	650–700	664	357.50–367.50	361.43
2	700–750	718	341.00–342.50	341.77
8	750–800	758	336.00	336.00
1	800–850	815	325.00	325.00
3	850–900	876	317.50–322.50	320.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	500	445.00	445.00
6	600–650	622	397.50	397.50
15	800–850	836	340.00	340.00
60	850–900	877	343.90	343.90
120	900–950	936	333.90	333.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	437	400.00	400.00
6	450–500	476	387.50–395.00	391.14
4	500–550	538	365.00–380.00	373.73
4	550–600	571	355.00–372.50	366.91
3	650–700	677	320.00–337.50	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	432.50	432.50

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Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,365	2,525.00	2,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,188	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,920.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,375.00	2,375.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	883	1,550.00–2,375.00	1,966.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	2,650.00	2,650.00

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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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

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