Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to being closed last week for the thanksgiving holiday, however a higher undertone was noted for all feeder and slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $407.68/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −44.86 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$407.68

28 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,238

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$62.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.20

vs KY average

−21.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	409.91	2,245	27
Medium and Large 2	580	347.50	2,016	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.41/cwt here — about $230 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 sale28 hd

407.68

—

KY average19 barns · 722 hd

386.47

+21.20

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−21.47

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−44.86

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	1,697	193.62	3,286	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	162.94	2,384	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,285	149.79	1,925	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,020	125.80	1,284	12

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,938	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,043	$2,192	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	400–450	440	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	371.36/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,972	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	797	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,479	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	387.43/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,092	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	742	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	785	332.44/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,610	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	377.54/cwt	367.50–387.50	2,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	948	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	359.59/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,503	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	349.04/cwt	344.00–357.50	2,384	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	328.52/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,053	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	406.57/cwt	390.00–422.50	1,537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	351.21/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,988	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	335.26/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,955	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	399.14/cwt	395.00–402.50	1,505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	406.94/cwt	397.50–417.50	1,925	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	340.02/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	398.64/cwt	395.00–402.50	1,726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	361.18/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	384.38/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,784	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	309.78/cwt	295.00–327.50	2,085	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	274.96/cwt	265.00–280.00	2,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	427.63/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	360.53/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,676	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,167	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,710	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,711	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	156.33/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,003	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	135.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,396	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	146.07/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,880	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	155.44/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,251	3
Bulls	—	—	1,553	171.24/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,659	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	204.29/cwt	195.00–209.00	3,739	5
Bulls	—	—	1,320	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,442	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	121.26/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,350	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	168.56/cwt	162.00–181.00	2,485	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	103.83/cwt	102.00–105.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	385	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,232	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	680	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,261	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	680	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,819	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	765	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,989	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,937.50/head	2,875.00–3,000.00	2,938	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	2,191.85/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,192	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	369.19/cwt	367.50–372.50	1,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	351.25/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	244.92/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,271	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,095	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	637	378.48/cwt	372.50–382.50	2,411	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	433	375.81/cwt	375.00–377.50	1,627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	288.59/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	396.97/cwt	395.00–398.00	2,294	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	405	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	830	321.23/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	460	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	892	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,854	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	351.69/cwt	347.50–357.50	2,022	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,587	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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 678Year ago 411

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 38Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 8Year ago 26

Compared to last week: No trend due to being closed last week for the thanksgiving holiday, however a higher undertone was noted for all feeder and slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	345	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	385	467.50	467.50
1	400–450	440	412.50	412.50
11	450–500	473	397.50–417.50	406.94
4	500–550	540	385.00–395.00	387.43
2	550–600	563	367.50–387.50	377.54
1	600–650	630	350.00	350.00
14	650–700	683	344.00–357.50	349.04
2	700–750	740	325.00	325.00
1	900–950	935	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	475.00	475.00
3	450–500	465	452.50	452.50
12	500–550	525	432.50	432.50
9	550–600	578	395.00–398.00	396.97
10	600–650	637	372.50–382.50	378.48
2	700–750	742	342.50	342.50
8	750–800	785	330.00–340.00	332.44
2	800–850	830	320.00–322.50	321.23
60	850–900	892	320.00	320.00
4	900–950	948	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	480.00	480.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	481	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	580	347.50	347.50
2	600–650	605	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	322	425.00	425.00
3	350–400	377	395.00–402.50	399.14
6	400–450	418	350.00–365.00	359.59
15	450–500	465	350.00–365.00	360.53
3	500–550	527	337.50–342.50	340.02
8	550–600	583	330.00–342.50	335.26
5	600–650	625	322.50–330.00	328.52
3	650–700	655	317.50	317.50
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	760	262.50	262.50
1	850–900	860	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	375.00–377.50	375.81
1	450–500	460	375.00	375.00
11	500–550	531	370.00–375.00	371.36
13	550–600	575	347.50–357.50	351.69
4	600–650	603	347.50	347.50
8	750–800	797	311.00	311.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	680	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	367.50–372.50	369.19
1	500–550	515	327.50	327.50
1	550–600	585	292.50	292.50
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	668	280.00–297.50	288.59
2	750–800	778	240.00–250.00	244.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	595	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	425.00–430.00	427.63
2	350–400	378	390.00–422.50	406.57
2	400–450	433	395.00–402.50	398.64
9	450–500	464	377.50–390.00	384.38
4	500–550	530	350.00–365.00	361.18
4	550–600	566	345.00–365.00	351.21
2	600–650	642	337.50	337.50
3	650–700	673	295.00–327.50	309.78
1	700–750	700	295.00	295.00
3	750–800	768	265.00–280.00	274.96
1	800–850	805	240.00	240.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	595	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	362.50	362.50
2	350–400	365	350.00–352.50	351.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	131.00	131.00
8	—	1,281	153.00–162.00	156.33
9	—	1,287	141.00–151.00	146.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	145.00	145.00
6	—	1,033	130.00–140.00	135.10
2	—	1,113	120.00–122.50	121.26
3	—	880	102.00–105.00	103.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	153.00–160.00	155.44
4	—	1,474	162.00–181.00	168.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	168.00–175.00	171.24
5	—	1,830	195.00–209.00	204.29
1	—	1,320	185.00	185.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	2,875.00–3,000.00	2,937.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,043	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,191.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	4,000.00	4,000.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

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