Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2026-03-04

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 4
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
525 head
79 vs last sale 604 100 vs year ago 425 · +23.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
30 vs last sale 65 23 vs year ago 58 · 39.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
4 vs last sale 4 0 vs year ago 8 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady except for the heifers under 400lbs which were 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $411.08/cwt on 55 head, down $5.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 32 comparable sales and sits +1.44 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.
Average price
$411.08
5.32 vs prior sale
55 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,241
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$631
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$100.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.47
vs KY average
9.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550422.712,32443
Medium and Large 2537392.912,1097thin
Large 2528342.501,8072thin
Large 1-2505337.501,7042thin
Medium and Large 2-3525322.501,6931thin
One grade step is worth $100.21/cwt here — about $631 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
448413378343median 409.6412/1703/0404/2906/2408/19
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 sale55 hd
411.08
KY average26 barns · 1,630 hd
400.61
+10.47
National average181 barns · 13,944 hd
420.96
−9.88
This barn, trailing median32 sales
409.64
+1.44
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,837196.423,60710
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,286164.772,1196thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,547163.552,5303thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,111144.821,60912

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,248$2,9252thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,024$4,1304thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)835$2,3501thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650620385.00/cwt370.00–392.502,3873
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600574445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,5546
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2791
SteersLarge 2600–650640350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500457575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,62812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850813355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,88614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650626352.68/cwt342.50–357.502,20810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350335645.00/cwt645.00–645.002,1611
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600569417.05/cwt405.00–420.002,3735
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800790335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6471
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800781324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,53014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450415540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,2416
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350340475.00/cwt472.50–480.001,6153
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400398587.50/cwt587.50–587.502,3383
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250248770.00/cwt770.00–770.001,9104
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650603447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,6983
HeifersLarge 1-2250–300265525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,3911
HeifersLarge 1-2650–700650320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0801
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500477429.82/cwt422.50–437.502,05011
HeifersLarge 1-2600–650600312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,8751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550532450.69/cwt442.50–452.502,39811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750719355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,55216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700675360.47/cwt347.50–364.002,4339
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400385497.50/cwt497.50–497.501,9152
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600595382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,2761
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576404.98/cwt400.00–420.002,33317
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700661326.98/cwt320.00–335.002,1614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250240520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2481
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900866310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6855
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375464.30/cwt457.50–475.001,7417
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450406463.13/cwt462.50–465.001,8804
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550512412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,1122
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350328512.79/cwt500.00–525.001,6822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650633431.36/cwt420.00–435.002,7319
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450431503.42/cwt490.00–512.502,17010
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700688372.45/cwt367.50–377.502,5622
SteersLarge 1-2650–700673363.28/cwt360.00–365.002,4456
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400395505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,9951
SteersLarge 2550–600557415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800750367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,7561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550514479.11/cwt470.00–492.502,4635
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750727350.83/cwt347.50–352.502,5513
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650642403.40/cwt390.00–410.002,5903
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350340542.50/cwt542.50–542.501,8451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950915320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,9282
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700678404.22/cwt400.00–407.502,7419
SteersLarge 1-2700–750705310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750729387.32/cwt382.50–388.002,8248
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400388561.08/cwt552.50–570.002,1772
SteersMedium 1-2300–350320465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600563474.35/cwt472.50–487.502,6718
SteersLarge 1-2500–550540425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,2952
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500475515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,4463
SteersLarge 1-2550–600563446.60/cwt440.00–450.002,5143
SteersLarge 1-2600–650642370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3752
BullsLarge 1-2450–500485410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9891
BullsLarge 1-2600–650620370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2942
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500465522.50/cwt522.50–522.502,4301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400370570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,1091
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy700–750730352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,5735
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350342570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,9492
CowsLean 85-90%1,105153.74/cwt153.00–154.001,6994
CowsLean 85-90%1,089146.56/cwt142.00–151.001,5965
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,547163.55/cwt160.00–167.002,5303
CowsBoner 80-85%1,286164.77/cwt160.00–169.002,1196
CowsLean 85-90%1,155130.01/cwt129.00–131.001,5023
Bulls1,330172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,2881
Bulls1,875207.94/cwt206.00–210.003,8992
Bulls1,898196.62/cwt190.00–204.003,7327
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-28352,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2482,924.85/head2,550.00–3,275.002,9252
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1854,475.00/head4,475.00–4,475.004,4751
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29704,014.82/head3,700.00–4,450.004,0153
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550528435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,2973
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600573392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,2492
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650640350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2401
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450420432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,8171
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450447547.50/cwt547.50–547.502,4472
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550510477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,4351
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400385503.03/cwt497.50–515.001,9373
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400395487.50/cwt487.50–487.501,9261
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350320540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,7282
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700673363.32/cwt360.00–365.002,4453
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350315505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,5911
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650618381.60/cwt377.50–385.002,3586
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550519443.58/cwt437.50–460.002,30212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450410501.49/cwt492.50–520.002,0567
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650623408.76/cwt407.50–410.002,5476
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850815307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,5062
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450440460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0241
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500473482.08/cwt480.00–487.502,2806
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600562414.82/cwt400.00–430.002,3315
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350317544.79/cwt535.00–550.001,7273
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500463456.62/cwt455.00–465.002,1146
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800753314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,3648
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850820295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4191
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650625305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9061
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550525322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,6931
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500466404.99/cwt400.00–415.001,8873
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550527394.64/cwt382.50–400.002,0806
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450422472.58/cwt470.00–480.001,9944
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400375422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,5841
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900870250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350305560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,7081
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450435425.06/cwt420.00–430.001,8494
HeifersLarge 2500–550505325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6411
HeifersLarge 2550–600550360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9801
HeifersLarge 1-2400–450430411.05/cwt402.50–420.001,7682
HeifersLarge 1-2500–550505337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,7042
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300260600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,5601
HeifersLarge 1-2700–750728307.26/cwt300.00–322.502,2373
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550533422.28/cwt412.50–435.002,25115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300279564.35/cwt540.00–570.001,5757
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800760342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,6031
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400378540.84/cwt532.50–550.002,0442
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700679370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,51255
BullsLarge 1-2650–700650352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,2911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400385530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,0413
HeifersLarge 1-2450–500460445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0471
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750745337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,5141
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700670392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,6301
BullsMedium 1-2400–450405372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,5091
BullsMedium 1-2250–300250445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,1131
BullsLarge 1-2550–600565392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,2181

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.