Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower with some instances of up to 10.00 lower. Best demand for weaned, preconditioned feeders with the bawling, fleshy and off colored feeders facing discounts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $350.05/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −102.48 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$350.05

29 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$31.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.26

vs KY average

−60.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	356.09	1,930	22
Large 1-2	575	340.00	1,955	1thin
Medium and Large 2	529	330.49	1,747	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	520	325.00	1,690	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.09/cwt here — about $240 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 sale29 hd

350.05

—

KY average25 barns · 1,070 hd

369.31

−19.26

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−60.03

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−102.48

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	—	High	1,748	183.59	3,210	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	154.07	2,350	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	151.35	1,884	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,091	122.38	1,335	18

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)	1,135	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$2,040	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$2,825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1-2	500–550	522	325.48/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,699	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	325.02/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	268.72/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	315.83/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,968	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	422	377.51/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,593	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	351.39/cwt	351.00–352.50	2,165	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	379.97/cwt	377.50–382.50	1,945	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	326.89/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,207	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	363.49/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,512	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	382.53/cwt	372.50–387.50	1,798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	419.31/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,837	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	352.83/cwt	345.00–362.50	2,011	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,271	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	342.71/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,851	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	457	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,702	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	339.34/cwt	339.00–340.00	2,453	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	769	333.72/cwt	332.50–337.50	2,566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	359.10/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	778	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,334	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	304.24/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	335.82/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	333.77/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,622	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,993	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	814	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,678	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	326.96/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	357.84/cwt	352.50–367.50	1,675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	388.36/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	397.33/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,311	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	443.20/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,232	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	413.03/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,404	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	339.47/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,772	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	403.27/cwt	387.50–405.00	1,835	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	412.18/cwt	400.00–432.50	1,525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	301.69/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,892	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,189	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	870	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	402.44/cwt	392.50–407.50	1,751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	156.76/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,292	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,504	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	153.53/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,939	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	141.07/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,673	4
Bulls	—	—	2,045	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,967	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	102.28/cwt	94.00–109.00	977	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	705	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,815	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	465	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,686	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,776	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	178.38/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,854	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	126.69/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,452	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	119.20/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,274	5
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	815	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,527	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	435	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,577	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	355	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,697	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	485	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,564	1
Heifers	Large 2	650–700	680	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,649	1
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	1
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	880	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	314.22/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,785	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,040.34/head	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,040	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	309.48/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	552	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	751	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	306.52/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	303.27/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	281.63/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	353.77/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,167	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	383.75/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	301.16/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	336.62/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,410	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	873	325.65/cwt	325.00–326.40	2,843	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	415	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	304.27/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,610	10

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 Nov 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 451Year ago 513

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 38Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 4Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	390.00–410.00	397.33
3	350–400	372	385.00–390.00	388.36
16	400–450	416	350.00–370.00	363.49
7	450–500	468	352.50–367.50	357.84
19	500–550	522	315.00–332.50	325.48
16	550–600	568	310.00–317.50	314.22
16	600–650	627	297.50–317.50	301.69
2	700–750	705	265.00–272.50	268.72
1	750–800	770	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	422	372.50–380.00	377.51
6	450–500	457	372.50	372.50
8	600–650	618	322.50	322.50
11	750–800	778	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	352.50–355.00	353.77
2	350–400	387	355.00	355.00
6	400–450	419	330.00–340.00	336.62
16	450–500	486	325.00–335.00	333.77
10	500–550	529	300.00–310.00	304.27
3	550–600	573	300.00–307.50	303.27
6	600–650	619	262.50–290.00	281.63
1	700–750	745	255.00	255.00
3	750–800	751	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	680	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	335.00	335.00
1	250–300	255	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	433	297.50–315.00	309.48
3	450–500	487	297.50–317.50	306.52
1	500–550	515	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	690	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	745	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	770	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	407.50	407.50
7	400–450	438	400.00–422.50	419.31
10	450–500	455	387.50–405.00	403.27
9	500–550	540	340.00–357.50	342.71
7	550–600	570	345.00–362.50	352.83
3	600–650	615	320.00–327.50	325.02
9	650–700	675	315.00–330.00	326.89
2	850–900	880	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	465.00	465.00
6	500–550	512	377.50–382.50	379.97
15	600–650	616	351.00–352.50	351.39
10	650–700	662	343.00	343.00
18	700–750	723	339.00–340.00	339.34
4	750–800	769	332.50–337.50	333.72
60	800–850	814	329.00	329.00
190	850–900	873	325.00–326.40	325.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	380.00–387.50	383.75
1	400–450	440	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	475	382.50	382.50
3	500–550	513	335.00–337.50	335.82
2	550–600	552	322.50	322.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	670	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	815	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	880	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	375	452.50	452.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	520	325.00	325.00
3	750–800	795	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
3	250–300	278	435.00–455.00	443.20
4	300–350	340	400.00–425.00	413.03
6	350–400	370	400.00–432.50	412.18
3	400–450	435	392.50–407.50	402.44
4	450–500	470	372.50–387.50	382.53
16	500–550	522	330.00–352.50	339.47
5	550–600	569	320.00–332.50	326.96
9	600–650	623	305.00–322.50	315.83
1	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	768	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	488	350.00–365.00	359.10
5	500–550	517	295.00–320.00	301.16
3	550–600	572	297.50–315.00	304.24
2	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	355	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	435	362.50	362.50
1	450–500	465	362.50	362.50
1	700–750	705	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	347.50	347.50
1	650–700	670	262.50	262.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,040.34
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	2,825.00	2,825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,462	154.00–161.00	156.76
1	—	1,715	146.00	146.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,263	153.00–155.00	153.53
2	—	1,208	147.00	147.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,186	138.00–145.00	141.07
4	—	955	94.00–109.00	102.28
5	—	1,146	124.00–131.00	126.69
5	—	1,069	113.00–123.00	119.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,045	194.00	194.00
2	—	1,600	176.00–181.00	178.38

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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