Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Cattle futures went in a downward trend today. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $394.33/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −58.21 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$394.33

63 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,168

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$502

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

$79.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.41

vs KY average

−63.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	402.46	2,195	49
Large 1-2	525	379.81	1,994	2thin
Medium and Large 2	571	370.54	2,117	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	597	352.50	2,104	2thin
Medium 1-2	525	322.50	1,693	1thin

One grade step is worth $79.96/cwt here — about $502 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 sale63 hd

394.33

—

KY average25 barns · 1,021 hd

404.73

−10.41

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−63.81

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−58.21

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	1,971	189.20	3,729	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,561	166.10	2,593	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,326	158.58	2,102	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,052	138.35	1,455	36

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)	1,257	$2,101	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,047	$1,638	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,230	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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	Large 1-2	750–800	750	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	415.11/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,142	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	484	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,166	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	763	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	290.09/cwt	282.50–297.50	2,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	426.45/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,055	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	418.29/cwt	417.50–420.00	1,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	306.81/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,209	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	389.29/cwt	382.50–407.50	2,242	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	643	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,271	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	390.89/cwt	390.00–394.00	2,650	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	364.26/cwt	362.50–375.00	2,124	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	343.11/cwt	343.00–345.00	2,769	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	359.08/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,917	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	299.96/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,740	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	424	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,067	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	359.56/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	351.17/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,181	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	347.02/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,791	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	357.55/cwt	352.50–362.50	2,549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	333.18/cwt	312.50–357.50	2,042	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	376.44/cwt	367.50–385.00	1,784	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	329.52/cwt	322.50–332.50	2,906	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	369.24/cwt	367.50–372.50	2,511	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	377.54/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	417.89/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,759	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	278.10/cwt	270.00–295.00	2,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	379.26/cwt	372.50–392.50	1,631	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	363.80/cwt	357.50–372.50	2,037	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,161	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	362.43/cwt	357.50–367.50	2,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	437.48/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	315.32/cwt	302.50–321.00	2,431	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	334.90/cwt	320.00–347.50	2,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	372.06/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,964	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	381.66/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,946	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	444.94/cwt	440.00–452.50	1,437	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	166.49/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,308	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	149.94/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,612	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	139.88/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,508	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	110.70/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,024	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	122.56/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,229	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	168.64/cwt	166.00–173.00	2,686	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	158.48/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,322	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	156.23/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,001	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	143.18/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,907	3
Bulls	—	—	1,754	171.45/cwt	162.00–182.00	3,007	4
Bulls	—	—	2,170	207.26/cwt	200.00–213.00	4,498	4
Bulls	—	—	1,981	189.03/cwt	184.00–195.00	3,745	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	423	397.54/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,682	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	630	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,843	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	300–350	317	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,054	4
Steers	Large 2	650–700	673	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,271	3
Steers	Large 2	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	445	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,702	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	400–450	413	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,353	2
Heifers	Large 2	700–750	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	1
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	500	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	595	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,726	1
Heifers	Large 2	650–700	690	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,880	1
Bulls	Large 2	500–550	530	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,564	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	2,101.13/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,101	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	525	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,693	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	650	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,291	2
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	525	379.81/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	838	263.76/cwt	260.00–267.50	2,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	404.97/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	345.03/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	305.83/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	343.39/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,957	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	597	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	676	280.50/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,896	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	543	318.84/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	398.58/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	322.50/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	281.28/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	292.85/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	707	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,803	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	1,783.82/head	1,575.00–1,950.00	1,784	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	940	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	464.96/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,233	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	355.05/cwt	352.50–357.50	1,640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,925	3
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,879	2

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 528Last week 391Year ago 560

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 62Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 7Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	750	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	417.50–420.00	418.29
1	350–400	395	405.00	405.00
8	400–450	430	372.50–392.50	379.26
15	450–500	474	367.50–385.00	376.44
26	500–550	528	362.50–380.00	372.06
6	550–600	560	357.50–372.50	363.80
19	600–650	613	312.50–357.50	333.18
5	650–700	670	322.50	322.50
3	700–750	720	300.00–320.00	306.81
13	750–800	771	302.50–321.00	315.32
2	800–850	810	282.50–297.50	290.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	650–700	670	339.00	339.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	380	372.50	372.50
2	400–450	435	352.50	352.50
5	450–500	466	355.00–362.50	359.56
10	500–550	516	340.00–352.50	347.02
11	550–600	570	342.50–347.50	343.39
3	600–650	610	305.00–307.50	305.83
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	775	280.00	280.00
2	800–850	838	260.00–267.50	263.76
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	610	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	690	272.50	272.50
1	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	370	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	465	347.50	347.50
3	500–550	530	320.00–327.50	322.50
6	550–600	577	280.00–300.00	292.85
2	600–650	625	280.00–282.50	281.28
1	650–700	680	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	707	255.00	255.00
3	750–800	770	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	380	485.00	485.00
4	400–450	410	442.50	442.50
7	450–500	482	420.00–430.00	426.45
25	500–550	516	400.00–425.00	415.11
24	550–600	576	382.50–407.50	389.29
3	600–650	627	370.00–387.50	377.54
7	650–700	680	367.50–372.50	369.24
5	700–750	713	352.50–362.50	357.55
18	800–850	807	343.00–345.00	343.11
10	850–900	882	322.50–332.50	329.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	424	487.50	487.50
5	450–500	484	447.50	447.50
8	600–650	643	406.00	406.00
41	650–700	678	390.00–394.00	390.89
9	700–750	721	380.00	380.00
6	750–800	763	377.00	377.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	432	392.50–400.00	398.58
1	450–500	460	402.50	402.50
2	500–550	530	392.50	392.50
7	550–600	583	362.50–375.00	364.26
6	600–650	621	340.00–357.50	351.17
1	650–700	685	362.50	362.50
1	850–900	855	315.00	315.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	673	337.50	337.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	382.50	382.50
2	450–500	485	387.50	387.50
2	500–550	525	375.00–385.00	379.81
2	650–700	650	352.50	352.50
1	700–750	745	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	597	352.50	352.50
1	600–650	600	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	422.50	422.50
2	350–400	383	400.00–410.00	404.97
1	400–450	420	407.50	407.50
1	450–500	495	382.50	382.50
5	500–550	534	350.00–367.50	359.08
2	550–600	573	342.50–347.50	345.03
2	650–700	665	295.00–305.00	299.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	277	445.00	445.00
3	300–350	323	440.00–452.50	444.94
2	350–400	378	435.00–440.00	437.48
5	400–450	421	410.00–435.00	417.89
3	450–500	498	390.00	390.00
10	500–550	510	370.00–385.00	381.66
2	550–600	563	357.50–367.50	362.43
4	600–650	605	320.00–347.50	334.90
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	730	295.00	295.00
3	750–800	771	270.00–295.00	278.10
1	900–950	905	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	317	332.50	332.50
2	400–450	423	390.00–405.00	397.54
1	450–500	450	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	630	292.50	292.50
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	462	352.50–357.50	355.05
2	500–550	543	300.00–337.50	318.84
5	650–700	676	277.50–285.00	280.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	460.00–470.00	464.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,386	163.00–171.00	166.49
14	—	1,281	150.00–161.00	156.23
3	—	1,332	138.00–148.00	143.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,075	146.00–156.00	149.94
15	—	1,078	134.00–144.00	139.88
4	—	925	104.00–116.00	110.70
4	—	1,003	119.00–128.00	122.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,593	166.00–173.00	168.64
2	—	1,465	158.00–159.00	158.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,754	162.00–182.00	171.45
4	—	2,170	200.00–213.00	207.26
7	—	1,981	184.00–195.00	189.03

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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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,257	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,101.13
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,082	1,575.00–1,950.00	1,783.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	2,200.00	2,200.00

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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