Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550lbs sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder steers over 550lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $401.80/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −50.74 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$401.80

34 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,187

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$456

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

$88.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.87

vs KY average

−67.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	408.66	2,200	29
Large 1-2	560	387.50	2,170	1thin
Medium and Large 2	596	367.50	2,190	3thin
Large 2	545	320.00	1,744	1thin

One grade step is worth $88.66/cwt here — about $456 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 sale34 hd

401.80

—

KY average23 barns · 767 hd

391.93

+9.87

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−67.24

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−50.74

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	—	Low	1,852	193.32	3,580	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	163.80	2,098	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	162.47	2,524	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	139.41	1,541	29

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,155	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,360	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$3,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	383.33/cwt	382.50–390.00	2,327	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	313.62/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	362.41/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	427.01/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,220	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	481	452.05/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,174	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	404.50/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,107	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	400	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,770	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	986	342.70/cwt	342.70–342.70	3,379	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	401.88/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,335	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	373.94/cwt	372.50–377.50	2,087	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	433.47/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,068	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	371.25/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	3,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	401.88/cwt	392.50–415.00	1,909	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	427.76/cwt	425.00–432.50	1,625	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	359.94/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	391.08/cwt	382.50–392.50	2,190	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	423.10/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,959	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	296.77/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,324	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	402.98/cwt	392.50–417.50	1,741	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	465.10/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	353.87/cwt	347.50–367.50	2,056	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	339.54/cwt	337.50–347.50	2,122	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	383.96/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,073	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	267.48/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	446.98/cwt	445.00–447.50	1,623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	361.25/cwt	357.50–365.00	2,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	326.25/cwt	325.00–327.50	2,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	318.73/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	323	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,494	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	169.11/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,669	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	158.05/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,429	3
Bulls	—	—	1,564	184.54/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,886	4
Bulls	—	—	2,170	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	4,644	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	138.99/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,575	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	107.89/cwt	106.00–110.00	942	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,880	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	168.02/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,230	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	123.68/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,281	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	148.68/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,696	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	161.14/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,885	2
Bulls	—	—	1,991	195.72/cwt	192.00–200.00	3,897	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	560	330.69/cwt	300.00–362.50	1,852	2
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	560	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,170	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	465	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,523	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	514	303.78/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,561	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	800–850	820	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,825	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	570	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,724	1
Heifers	Large 2	650–700	685	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,798	1
Steers	Large 2	500–550	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Bulls	Large 2	550–600	578	286.23/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,654	2
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	625	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,281	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	487	358.78/cwt	337.50–372.50	1,747	5
Steers	Large 2-3	450–500	480	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	484	429.56/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,079	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	400–450	440	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	317.90/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	322.41/cwt	317.50–332.50	2,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	403.69/cwt	397.50–407.50	2,099	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	356.89/cwt	347.50–360.00	2,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	596	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,190	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	403.78/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	271.12/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	263.12/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	296.25/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	367.51/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	514	333.12/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,712	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	331.71/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	348.41/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,982	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	359.05/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,925	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,719	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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Wed Oct 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 306Year ago 472

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 43Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 14Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	373	460.00–470.00	465.10
1	400–450	415	447.50	447.50
6	450–500	477	425.00–445.00	433.47
8	500–550	521	400.00–417.50	404.50
7	550–600	560	382.50–392.50	391.08
9	600–650	607	382.50–390.00	383.33
1	650–700	695	360.00	360.00
4	700–750	721	365.00–380.00	371.25
3	750–800	768	357.50–370.00	362.41
1	800–850	825	345.00	345.00
1	950–1000	960	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	481	450.00–455.00	452.05
10	500–550	520	425.00–435.00	427.01
4	550–600	581	400.00–402.50	401.88
5	600–650	631	402.50	402.50
56	950–1000	986	342.70	342.70
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	387.50	387.50
2	600–650	625	365.00	365.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	320.00	320.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	677	317.50–332.50	322.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	596	367.50	367.50
4	600–650	619	347.50–360.00	356.89
1	650–700	685	367.50	367.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	400.00–407.50	403.78
1	350–400	375	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	445	412.50	412.50
2	450–500	497	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	585	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	618	307.50–320.00	313.62
1	650–700	680	307.50	307.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	250	430.00	430.00
5	350–400	363	445.00–447.50	446.98
1	400–450	435	435.00	435.00
8	450–500	463	415.00–425.00	423.10
5	500–550	518	350.00–365.00	359.94
7	550–600	581	347.50–367.50	353.87
6	600–650	625	337.50–347.50	339.54
2	700–750	713	325.00–327.50	326.25
7	750–800	783	290.00–300.00	296.77
2	850–900	858	265.00–270.00	267.48
1	950–1000	955	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	327.50	327.50
4	500–550	514	300.00–307.50	303.78
1	550–600	570	302.50	302.50
1	800–850	820	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	282.50–290.00	286.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	400	442.50	442.50
11	450–500	484	425.00–430.00	429.56
4	500–550	520	397.50–407.50	403.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	380	425.00–432.50	427.76
9	400–450	432	392.50–417.50	402.98
16	450–500	475	392.50–415.00	401.88
7	500–550	540	375.00–387.50	383.96
14	550–600	558	372.50–377.50	373.94
2	600–650	615	357.50–365.00	361.25
2	750–800	763	317.50–320.00	318.73
2	800–850	842	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	462.50	462.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	487	337.50–372.50	358.78
2	550–600	560	300.00–362.50	330.69
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	432	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	471	362.50–370.00	367.51
6	500–550	536	350.00–367.50	359.05
5	550–600	569	342.50–352.50	348.41
6	600–650	624	317.50–320.00	317.90
2	650–700	668	295.00–297.50	296.25
1	750–800	780	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	514	327.50–345.00	333.12
3	550–600	580	330.00–332.50	331.71
1	600–650	635	286.00	286.00
2	650–700	673	260.00–282.50	271.12
4	700–750	740	262.50–265.00	263.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	168.00–170.00	169.11
3	—	1,537	156.00–160.00	158.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,133	133.00–144.00	138.99
2	—	873	106.00–110.00	107.89
4	—	1,036	119.00–130.00	123.68
14	—	1,141	145.00–153.00	148.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	148.00	148.00
5	—	1,327	166.00–170.00	168.02
2	—	1,170	159.00–163.00	161.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,564	181.00–186.00	184.54
1	—	2,170	214.00	214.00
6	—	1,991	192.00–200.00	195.72

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	3,900.00	3,900.00

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

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How this sale compares

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