Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to being closed for inclement weather last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $439.77/cwt on 21 head, down $5.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 32 comparable sales and sits −12.77 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$439.77

▼ 5.88 vs prior sale

21 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,476

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$45.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.97

vs KY average

−43.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	445.01	2,494	18thin
Medium and Large 2	577	412.50	2,380	2thin
Large 1-2	585	400.00	2,340	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.01/cwt here — about $154 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 sale21 hd

439.77

—

KY average12 barns · 167 hd

436.80

+2.97

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−43.26

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−12.77

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	1,520	187.41	2,849	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,285	181.93	2,337	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,007	144.69	1,457	14

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)	1,300	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,290	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	835	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	690	$875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	500–550	529	438.78/cwt	437.50–440.00	2,321	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	457.91/cwt	457.50–460.00	2,239	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	432.86/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,476	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	497.55/cwt	475.00–505.00	2,433	14
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	625	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,422	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	585	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	511.41/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,204	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	753	364.72/cwt	362.50–365.00	2,746	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	468	515.92/cwt	510.00–527.50	2,415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	850	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	447	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	554.40/cwt	547.50–565.00	2,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	466.43/cwt	460.00–472.50	2,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,152	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	385	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,858	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	192.37/cwt	185.00–197.00	2,639	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	160.88/cwt	154.00–169.00	1,754	7
Steers	Large 2-3	400–450	425	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	409.79/cwt	390.00–417.50	2,811	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	445.14/cwt	440.00–447.50	2,795	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,756	1
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,013	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	140.01/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,421	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	123.90/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,099	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,453	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	179.46/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,132	5
Bulls	—	—	1,325	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,889	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,592	189.69/cwt	189.00–190.00	3,020	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	835	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	690	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	411.00/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,207	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	357	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	327.67/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	487.50/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	450.80/cwt	445.00–457.50	1,902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	424	489.45/cwt	482.50–495.00	2,075	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	461	485.69/cwt	480.00–492.50	2,239	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	370	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	427.52/cwt	422.50–432.50	2,223	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,227	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,594	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 Feb 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 1,124Year ago 758

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 40Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year ago 4

No trend due to being closed for inclement weather last week.

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	315	595.00	595.00
3	350–400	382	547.50–565.00	554.40
7	400–450	431	500.00–520.00	511.41
14	450–500	489	475.00–505.00	497.55
4	500–550	529	437.50–440.00	438.78
7	550–600	572	430.00–440.00	432.86
1	600–650	605	410.00	410.00
14	650–700	686	390.00–417.50	409.79
1	800–850	830	312.50	312.50
1	850–900	875	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	520.00	520.00
6	450–500	489	457.50–460.00	457.91
2	550–600	577	412.50	412.50
1	800–850	810	295.00	295.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	625	387.50	387.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	550.00	550.00
3	450–500	468	510.00–527.50	515.92
1	500–550	510	480.00	480.00
6	550–600	576	457.50	457.50
16	600–650	628	440.00–447.50	445.14
3	650–700	673	427.50	427.50
9	750–800	753	362.50–365.00	364.72
3	850–900	850	350.00	350.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	575.00	575.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	335	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	380	480.00–495.00	487.50
3	400–450	422	445.00–457.50	450.80
40	500–550	537	395.00–415.00	411.00
3	550–600	550	410.00	410.00
1	600–650	635	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	670	320.00–335.00	327.67
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	415.00	415.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	357	512.50	512.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	427.50	427.50
1	500–550	525	387.50	387.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	424	482.50–495.00	489.45
9	450–500	461	480.00–492.50	485.69
16	500–550	520	422.50–432.50	427.52
5	600–650	606	367.50	367.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	460.00	460.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	490.00	490.00
2	400–450	433	460.00–472.50	466.43
1	450–500	460	437.50	437.50
1	500–550	525	392.50	392.50
1	550–600	570	377.50	377.50
1	600–650	640	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	352.50	352.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	482.50	482.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	185.00–197.00	192.37
1	—	1,505	163.00	163.00
5	—	1,188	178.00–180.00	179.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,090	154.00–169.00	160.88
2	—	1,015	139.00–141.00	140.01
5	—	887	120.00–132.00	123.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	218.00	218.00
1	—	1,500	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,592	189.00–190.00	189.69

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)	1	—	1,300	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	875.00	875.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle