Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder steers over 650lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Very good demand for all classes of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $483.99/cwt on 83 head, up $22.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 32 comparable sales and sits +31.45 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$483.99

▲ 22.12 vs prior sale

83 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$527

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

$89.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.20

vs KY average

−3.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	491.96	2,721	72
Medium and Large 2	562	459.02	2,579	5thin
Large 1-2	585	440.00	2,574	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	572	403.10	2,304	4thin
Large 2	545	402.50	2,194	1thin

One grade step is worth $89.46/cwt here — about $527 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 sale83 hd

483.99

—

KY average25 barns · 1,318 hd

466.79

+17.20

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−3.36

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

+31.45

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	1,602	189.88	3,043	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	173.33	2,297	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	167.61	2,509	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	137.65	1,354	24

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,162	$2,906	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,438	$2,488	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,436	$4,000	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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 2	500–550	530	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	432.66/cwt	420.00–439.00	2,730	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	404.39/cwt	392.50–410.00	2,746	20
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	780	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,214	1
Steers	Large 2	500–550	545	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,194	1
Steers	Large 2	400–450	447	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	783	370.21/cwt	368.50–375.00	2,899	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	659	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,850	5
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	430	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,215	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	585	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	470.21/cwt	467.50–487.50	2,723	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,643	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	425	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	461.15/cwt	452.50–472.50	2,375	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	763	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	262	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	2,293	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	500	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	382.18/cwt	372.50–383.00	2,553	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	431.65/cwt	425.00–432.50	2,422	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	405.47/cwt	392.50–410.00	2,518	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	862	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	470	499.11/cwt	497.50–502.50	2,346	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	328.75/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,472	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	456.70/cwt	445.00–462.50	2,663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	410.80/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,391	3
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	605	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,024	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	3,164	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	594.36/cwt	560.00–610.00	2,140	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	345.91/cwt	345.00–346.00	2,906	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	983	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	3,072	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	488.63/cwt	472.50–505.00	2,277	9
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	747	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	491.86/cwt	470.00–507.50	2,612	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	281	602.82/cwt	585.00–615.00	1,694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	361.77/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,641	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	479	526.98/cwt	515.00–530.00	2,524	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	501.00/cwt	500.00–502.50	2,836	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	403	591.78/cwt	585.00–605.00	2,385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	533.68/cwt	520.00–565.00	2,289	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	368.49/cwt	368.00–370.00	2,657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	806	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	450.16/cwt	446.00–457.50	2,800	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	520.46/cwt	515.00–527.50	2,722	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	460.78/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,414	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	549.47/cwt	530.00–565.00	2,028	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	590.09/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	718	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	402	548.62/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,205	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	452	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,475	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	162.54/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,472	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	173.59/cwt	168.00–178.00	2,560	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	134.70/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,325	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	170.56/cwt	169.00–172.00	2,091	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	142.90/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,292	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	157.62/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,787	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	116.12/cwt	107.00–121.00	1,079	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	163.35/cwt	162.00–164.00	2,161	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,333	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	178.45/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,455	8
Bulls	—	—	1,591	184.03/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,928	7
Bulls	—	—	1,225	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,132	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	208.83/cwt	204.00–216.00	3,665	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,438	2,488.21/head	2,300.00–2,675.00	2,488	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	2,906.46/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,906	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,436	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	415.81/cwt	412.50–417.50	2,437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,323	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	560	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	503.42/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,863	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	442.43/cwt	427.50–455.00	2,473	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	482.47/cwt	472.50–517.50	2,301	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	400.20/cwt	380.00–412.50	2,509	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	545.00/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	468.13/cwt	450.00–472.50	2,313	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	377.51/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,390	7
Heifers	Large 2	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	321.62/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	406.15/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	477.88/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,236	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	438.99/cwt	428.00–447.50	2,375	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	414.67/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,107	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	320.82/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	381.27/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	341.89/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	375.90/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	491.52/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	482.17/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,837	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	460.09/cwt	380.00–492.50	1,955	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	455.43/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,163	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,251	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	510.63/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,206	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	389.56/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,587	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	431	513.43/cwt	505.00–527.50	2,213	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	319	522.12/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	491.73/cwt	480.00–497.50	2,164	3

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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 765Last week 844Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	462.50	462.50
3	550–600	583	445.00–462.50	456.70
6	600–650	637	409.00	409.00
2	650–700	682	387.50	387.50
2	700–750	745	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	281	585.00–615.00	602.82
1	300–350	330	575.00	575.00
12	350–400	360	560.00–610.00	594.36
12	400–450	429	520.00–565.00	533.68
9	450–500	466	472.50–505.00	488.63
14	500–550	531	470.00–507.50	491.86
29	550–600	579	467.50–487.50	470.21
29	600–650	631	420.00–439.00	432.66
20	650–700	679	392.50–410.00	404.39
11	700–750	730	352.50–365.00	361.77
11	800–850	840	345.00–346.00	345.91
2	850–900	855	337.50	337.50
4	950–1000	983	312.50	312.50
9	1000–1050	1,024	309.00	309.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	515.00	515.00
1	550–600	585	440.00	440.00
2	600–650	605	405.00	405.00
2	700–750	747	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	780	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	497.50	497.50
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	582	405.00–420.00	410.80
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	545	402.50	402.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	403	585.00–605.00	591.78
10	450–500	479	515.00–530.00	526.98
19	500–550	523	515.00–527.50	520.46
10	550–600	566	500.00–502.50	501.00
28	600–650	622	446.00–457.50	450.16
5	650–700	659	432.50	432.50
4	700–750	721	368.00–370.00	368.49
27	750–800	783	368.50–375.00	370.21
3	800–850	806	362.50	362.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	262	650.00	650.00
1	300–350	320	625.00	625.00
1	350–400	350	655.00	655.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	500	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	680	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	431	505.00–527.50	513.43
3	450–500	470	497.50–502.50	499.11
18	500–550	515	452.50–472.50	461.15
9	550–600	561	425.00–432.50	431.65
14	600–650	621	392.50–410.00	405.47
17	650–700	668	372.50–383.00	382.18
3	750–800	763	345.00	345.00
2	850–900	862	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	329	480.00–500.00	491.52
12	350–400	381	470.00–490.00	482.17
12	400–450	425	380.00–492.50	460.09
25	450–500	468	470.00–485.00	477.88
37	500–550	541	428.00–447.50	438.99
5	550–600	576	400.00–410.00	406.15
7	600–650	633	375.00–380.00	377.51
4	650–700	666	340.00–347.50	341.89
3	700–750	725	320.00–325.00	321.62
4	750–800	752	325.00–330.00	328.75
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	435.00	435.00
6	450–500	475	450.00–460.00	455.43
8	500–550	508	410.00–417.50	414.67
2	550–600	560	380.00–382.50	381.27
7	600–650	643	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	662	320.00–322.50	320.82
4	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	930	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	495	417.50	417.50
5	500–550	529	370.00–380.00	375.90
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	670	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	515.00–530.00	522.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	580.00–600.00	590.09
2	300–350	300	530.00–560.00	545.00
4	350–400	369	530.00–565.00	549.47
6	400–450	432	500.00–535.00	510.63
10	450–500	477	472.50–517.50	482.47
5	500–550	524	455.00–470.00	460.78
13	550–600	559	427.50–455.00	442.43
12	600–650	627	380.00–412.50	400.20
6	650–700	664	375.00–395.00	389.56
2	900–950	930	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	402	545.00–550.00	548.62
2	450–500	452	547.50	547.50
4	700–750	718	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	370	490.00–520.00	503.42
3	400–450	440	480.00–497.50	491.73
5	450–500	494	450.00–472.50	468.13
2	500–550	525	442.50	442.50
3	550–600	586	412.50–417.50	415.81
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	442.50	442.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	392.50	392.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,521	159.00–165.00	162.54
6	—	1,475	168.00–178.00	173.59
1	—	1,535	152.00	152.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	984	130.00–139.00	134.70
6	—	904	140.00–148.00	142.90
5	—	1,134	154.00–160.00	157.62
5	—	929	107.00–121.00	116.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,226	169.00–172.00	170.56
3	—	1,323	162.00–164.00	163.35
8	—	1,376	174.00–184.00	178.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,591	180.00–191.00	184.03
1	—	1,225	174.00	174.00
3	—	1,755	204.00–216.00	208.83

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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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,438	2,300.00–2,675.00	2,488.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,162	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,906.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,436	4,000.00	4,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,650.00	1,650.00

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

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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