Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2025-09-03

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 3
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
813 head
244 vs last sale 1,057 198 vs year ago 1,011 · 19.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
12 vs last sale 55 9 vs year ago 58 · +15.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
6 vs last sale 3 8 vs year ago 17 · 47.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with the exception of feeder steers under 400lbs sharply higher. Good to very good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $419.06/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits 33.47 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.
Average price
$419.06
105 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,325
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$42
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$35.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+25.95
vs KY average
+2.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554420.072,325102
Medium and Large 2593384.992,2833thin
One grade step is worth $35.08/cwt here — about $42 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
505465426386median 452.5412/1703/0404/2906/2408/19
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 sale105 hd
419.06
KY average18 barns · 701 hd
393.12
+25.95
National average140 barns · 6,808 hd
416.53
+2.53
This barn, trailing median32 sales
452.54
−33.47
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,817199.653,62711
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,292172.542,22917
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,612171.612,76615
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,066145.861,55417
SteersChoiceAverage1,302238.003,0998thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,300$3,0751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,680$2,6751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,520$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,275$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,575$3,4501thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650616422.90/cwt417.00–427.502,60534
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650631349.42/cwt342.50–357.502,2059
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600577426.15/cwt420.00–435.002,45913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250220590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,2981
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300260454.81/cwt445.00–465.001,1832
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21100–11501,120227.58/cwt222.50–232.502,5494
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,040232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,4182
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250235505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,1873
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700679389.23/cwt380.00–402.502,64316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900864341.27/cwt340.00–342.502,9494
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750710315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2371
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000975226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,2042
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350334424.44/cwt422.50–425.001,4184
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,000285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,8501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500469462.02/cwt452.50–472.502,1678
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650618406.59/cwt392.50–415.002,5133
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850809342.51/cwt340.00–345.002,7714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750710376.18/cwt370.00–380.002,6714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350320579.23/cwt560.00–585.001,85410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550535424.23/cwt415.00–427.502,27020
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800772367.01/cwt366.00–375.002,83319
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600575393.24/cwt391.00–417.502,26139
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550528449.53/cwt435.00–457.502,37430
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300290587.50/cwt585.00–590.001,7042
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800767391.00/cwt391.00–391.002,99911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600558391.27/cwt390.00–392.502,1838
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450426470.20/cwt467.50–485.002,0038
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900855354.00/cwt354.00–354.003,02714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650623372.72/cwt367.50–377.502,32215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750730390.50/cwt390.00–392.502,8515
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500471401.37/cwt382.50–407.501,89056
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400378414.28/cwt402.50–422.501,56617
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450437402.14/cwt395.00–417.501,75723
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350316548.26/cwt540.00–565.001,7335
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700665333.27/cwt325.00–337.502,2163
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576378.53/cwt367.50–385.002,18042
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550510391.25/cwt382.50–400.001,9952
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600573356.72/cwt347.50–367.502,04411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500475450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700674333.47/cwt330.00–337.502,24810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550530378.87/cwt370.00–387.502,00821
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650619341.59/cwt337.50–350.002,1146
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400373511.63/cwt510.00–515.001,9083
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300260584.42/cwt570.00–600.001,5192
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600580405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3492
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000980242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,3771
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750705330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3271
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300275624.82/cwt620.00–635.001,71810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550522420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1923
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350305587.46/cwt585.00–590.001,7922
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500469429.98/cwt422.50–437.502,0179
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350310460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4262
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450438447.75/cwt440.00–460.001,9619
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850800287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,3001
CowsLean 85-90%1,165145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6892
CowsLean 85-90%1,089164.89/cwt162.00–167.001,7964
Bulls1,804195.11/cwt191.00–200.003,5204
Bulls1,510174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,6272
CowsLean 85-90%1,071131.29/cwt124.00–138.001,4067
CowsBoner 80-85%1,243167.87/cwt166.00–171.002,0876
CowsBoner 80-85%1,320177.30/cwt172.00–183.002,34010
CowsLean 85-90%983152.76/cwt150.00–155.001,5024
CowsBoner 80-85%1,300153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,9891
Bulls1,950213.54/cwt208.00–225.004,1645
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,649179.47/cwt173.00–184.002,9595
SteersChoice1,302238.00/cwt238.00–238.003,0998
BullsLarge 1-2500–550519353.77/cwt352.50–355.001,8364
BullsLarge 1-2700–750725305.82/cwt305.00–307.502,2173
BullsLarge 1-2600–650615320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9681
HeifersLarge 1-2350–400385362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,3962
BullsLarge 1-2300–350335425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4241
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,593167.68/cwt166.00–171.002,67110
HeifersLarge 2-3550–600585277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,6231
HeifersLarge 2550–600560310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7361
SteersLarge 1-2650–700685342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,3461
SteersLarge 1-2700–750705327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,3091
HeifersLarge 1-2600–650633282.41/cwt275.00–290.001,7882
BullsLarge 1-2750–800785272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,1392
HeifersLarge 1-2400–450430397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,7091
HeifersLarge 1-2450–500486372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,8104
SteersLarge 1-2600–650600360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1601
BullsLarge 1-2350–400375390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4631
BullsLarge 1-2650–700680260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7681
HeifersLarge 1-2550–600555362.45/cwt357.50–367.502,0122
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5753,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
HeifersMedium 2350–400370400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4801
HeifersMedium 1-2Value Added500–550513405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0785
SteersMedium 1-2650–700687327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,2502
HeifersMedium 1-2550–600570302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,7242
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400392504.48/cwt500.00–520.001,97815
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600577322.97/cwt317.50–332.501,8646
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750710358.78/cwt355.00–362.502,5472
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600574355.80/cwt352.50–357.502,0426
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700651414.00/cwt414.00–414.002,6959
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700657355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3322
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450442495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,1882
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550540320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7281
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500479432.00/cwt420.00–447.502,06929
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700666370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4643
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600593384.99/cwt382.50–390.002,2833
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650640372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,3841
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750733343.39/cwt340.00–345.002,5173
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500496422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,0963
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500473358.78/cwt352.50–365.001,6972
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400383486.23/cwt482.50–490.001,8622
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500482404.58/cwt392.50–417.501,95011
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550532356.45/cwt340.00–362.501,8965
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350325455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4791
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450418345.15/cwt340.00–350.001,4432
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650615325.46/cwt322.50–332.502,0025
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450420378.71/cwt375.00–382.501,5912
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400368402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,4813
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250240405.00/cwt405.00–405.009721
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500477410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9562
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2752,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3003,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,6802,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300261645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,6833
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500458341.31/cwt337.50–345.001,5632
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650625282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,7661

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.