Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower with some instances of sharply lower on the fleshy, bawling or off color feeder calves. Uncertainty in the futures market had buyers concerned. Rain in the forecast most of this week slowed cattle movement which made for a light test on feeder calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.05/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −78.59 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$331.05

24 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$460

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

$81.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.09

vs KY average

−43.84 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	346.71	1,864	16thin
Medium and Large 2	539	320.10	1,725	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	562	284.17	1,597	3thin
Medium 2	530	265.00	1,405	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.71/cwt here — about $460 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.28, low $357.45, median $409.64 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 sale24 hd

331.05

—

KY average25 barns · 1,526 hd

344.14

−13.09

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−43.84

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

−78.59

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	1,807	184.88	3,341	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	156.24	1,901	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,532	155.82	2,387	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	134.18	1,468	14

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2	700–750	740	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	339.05/cwt	332.50–342.50	1,607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	326.52/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	281.96/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,917	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	373.68/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	418.13/cwt	405.00–422.50	1,673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	356.73/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,830	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	369.74/cwt	362.50–375.00	2,085	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	340.02/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	365.78/cwt	362.50–367.50	1,189	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	361.23/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	321.24/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	362.99/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,521	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	303.25/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,856	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	336.53/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,911	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	253.75/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,827	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	243.77/cwt	242.50–245.00	2,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	391.44/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	413.71/cwt	412.50–415.00	1,994	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	406.32/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,536	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,932	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	138.53/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,558	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	120.95/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,239	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	149.69/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,750	4
Bulls	—	—	1,820	190.47/cwt	185.00–195.00	3,467	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	165.05/cwt	164.00–167.00	2,529	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	765	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,932	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	155.39/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,897	8
Bulls	—	—	1,705	168.13/cwt	150.00–181.00	2,867	3
Bulls	—	—	1,935	198.82/cwt	197.00–201.00	3,847	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,352	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	154.35/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,278	4
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	492	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,550	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	520	280.29/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,458	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	613	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,716	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,814	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	450–500	470	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,257	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	530	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,405	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	481	300.63/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,446	4
Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	660	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,634	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	450–500	480	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	326.13/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,233	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	334.10/cwt	332.50–337.50	2,081	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	421.42/cwt	415.00–427.50	1,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	317.49/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	276.26/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	322.94/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,531	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,000	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	352	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	313.68/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	336.54/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,602	5

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 528Year ago 566

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 96Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	362.50–367.50	365.78
2	350–400	352	357.50	357.50
5	450–500	476	332.50–340.00	336.54
2	500–550	518	315.00–337.50	326.52
2	550–600	560	310.00–317.50	313.68
2	600–650	632	280.00	280.00
5	650–700	680	275.00–287.50	281.96
2	700–750	740	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	785	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
5	400–450	419	362.50–365.00	362.99
6	450–500	466	355.00–362.50	361.23
10	500–550	513	355.00–357.50	356.73
6	550–600	579	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	615	320.00–322.50	321.24
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	492	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	481	300.00–302.50	300.63
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	322.50–330.00	326.13
1	400–450	420	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	474	320.00–327.50	322.94
1	500–550	510	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	588	275.00–277.50	276.26
2	600–650	635	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	305	367.50	367.50
2	400–450	435	367.50–380.00	373.68
5	450–500	474	332.50–342.50	339.05
2	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	565	322.50	322.50
1	600–650	635	272.50	272.50
1	750–800	790	242.50	242.50
1	800–850	820	217.50	217.50
1	950–1000	980	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	385.00–397.50	391.44
2	350–400	378	402.50–410.00	406.32
1	400–450	415	415.00	415.00
5	500–550	526	335.00–342.50	336.53
7	600–650	612	292.50–307.50	303.25
1	650–700	690	282.50	282.50
4	700–750	720	250.00–260.00	253.75
2	800–850	825	242.50–245.00	243.77
1	900–950	925	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	520	270.00–290.00	280.29
2	600–650	613	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	765	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	322.50	322.50
1	400–450	435	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	478	315.00–320.00	317.49
1	550–600	550	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	685	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	480	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	730	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	795	312.50	312.50
1	1000–1050	1,000	289.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	415.00–427.50	421.42
4	400–450	400	405.00–422.50	418.13
8	450–500	482	412.50–415.00	413.71
1	500–550	505	375.00	375.00
7	550–600	564	362.50–375.00	369.74
3	600–650	623	332.50–337.50	334.10
3	700–750	733	330.00–345.00	340.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	442.50	442.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	337.50	337.50
1	550–600	595	292.50	292.50
1	800–850	810	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	163.00	163.00
8	—	1,221	151.00–160.00	155.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,125	134.00–142.00	138.53
6	—	1,024	118.00–124.00	120.95
4	—	1,169	146.00–154.00	149.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	164.00–167.00	165.05
1	—	1,755	134.00	134.00
4	—	1,476	150.00–159.00	154.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,820	185.00–195.00	190.47
3	—	1,705	150.00–181.00	168.13
2	—	1,935	197.00–201.00	198.82

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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