Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold steady with feeder steers over 500lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $408.45/cwt on 39 head, down $2.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 32 comparable sales and sits −1.19 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$408.45

▼ 2.63 vs prior sale

39 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,285

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$530

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

$66.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.64

vs KY average

−5.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	411.17	2,307	36
Medium and Large 2	550	391.25	2,152	2thin
Large 2	515	345.00	1,777	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.17/cwt here — about $530 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

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 sale39 hd

408.45

—

KY average26 barns · 1,401 hd

404.81

+3.64

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−5.33

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

−1.19

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	1,570	184.70	2,900	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	165.77	2,343	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	164.54	2,034	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	140.54	1,572	10

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	350–400	377	496.24/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	483.88/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	445	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	297.23/cwt	282.50–317.50	2,431	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	354.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,538	5
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	475	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,138	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	392.45/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	546.81/cwt	535.00–555.00	1,564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	280.42/cwt	270.00–282.50	2,442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	448.03/cwt	442.50–465.00	2,276	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	379.42/cwt	377.50–382.50	2,337	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	463	508.55/cwt	497.50–510.00	2,355	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	327.93/cwt	327.50–328.00	2,279	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	404.20/cwt	392.50–412.50	2,336	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	468.52/cwt	460.00–477.50	2,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	234	555.24/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,299	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	533.75/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,665	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	415.00/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,204	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	433.70/cwt	425.00–447.50	2,073	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,191	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	857	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,764	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	476.24/cwt	460.00–482.50	2,557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	360.50/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,405	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	444.02/cwt	442.50–445.00	2,571	13
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	840	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	753	323.74/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,438	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	607.92/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	533.55/cwt	533.00–537.50	2,540	16
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	535	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	352.33/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,695	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,293	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	435	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	375	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,669	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	395	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,525	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	136.83/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,482	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,200	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	168.04/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,353	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	162.37/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,327	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	172.76/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,287	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	154.01/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,859	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	147.61/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,729	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	164.39/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,984	9
Bulls	—	—	1,536	190.88/cwt	186.00–195.00	2,932	4
Bulls	—	—	1,615	176.47/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,850	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	524.31/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	513.40/cwt	507.50–525.00	1,930	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	486.50/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,272	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	513.04/cwt	492.50–525.00	2,160	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,062	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	511.39/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	485.77/cwt	482.50–490.00	2,458	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,320	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	310.07/cwt	290.00–317.50	2,273	23
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	515	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	446	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	451.91/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	985	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	440.86/cwt	440.00–442.50	1,618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	416.50/cwt	395.00–422.50	2,062	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	456.60/cwt	447.50–467.50	1,680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	577.44/cwt	570.00–585.00	1,877	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	850–900	877	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	297.44/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	488.38/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	464.36/cwt	462.50–470.00	1,867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	340.51/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,438	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	412.37/cwt	407.50–430.00	2,351	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,075	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 Mar 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 455Last week 525Year ago 570

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 35Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 8Year ago 11

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold steady with feeder steers over 500lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	475.00–510.00	496.24
4	400–450	420	480.00–495.00	483.88
1	450–500	490	477.50	477.50
1	550–600	590	422.50	422.50
1	600–650	635	345.00	345.00
17	650–700	667	350.00–367.50	360.50
8	750–800	753	320.00–325.00	323.74
1	950–1000	950	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	422.50	422.50
1	550–600	560	375.00	375.00
3	750–800	785	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	600.00–610.00	607.92
1	350–400	365	547.50	547.50
16	450–500	476	533.00–537.50	533.55
6	500–550	537	460.00–482.50	476.24
13	550–600	579	442.50–445.00	444.02
4	600–650	611	385.00–410.00	392.45
1	650–700	675	380.00	380.00
5	700–750	715	350.00–360.00	354.98
15	750–800	765	350.00–360.00	352.33
1	800–850	825	317.50	317.50
8	850–900	857	322.50	322.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	535	387.50	387.50
1	550–600	570	410.00	410.00
1	800–850	840	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	527	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	512.50	512.50
17	450–500	463	497.50–510.00	508.55
4	500–550	508	442.50–465.00	448.03
13	600–650	616	377.50–382.50	379.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	234	550.00–565.00	555.24
5	250–300	286	535.00–555.00	546.81
12	300–350	312	520.00–540.00	533.75
2	350–400	368	480.00	480.00
4	400–450	402	462.50–470.00	464.36
2	450–500	478	460.00–477.50	468.52
7	500–550	531	410.00–420.00	415.00
25	550–600	578	392.50–412.50	404.20
14	650–700	695	327.50–328.00	327.93
23	700–750	733	290.00–317.50	310.07
2	750–800	775	295.00–300.00	297.44
11	800–850	818	282.50–317.50	297.23
6	850–900	871	270.00–282.50	280.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	335	485.00–490.00	488.38
3	350–400	368	447.50–467.50	456.60
1	400–450	415	445.00	445.00
7	450–500	478	425.00–447.50	433.70
1	500–550	530	402.50	402.50
1	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	620	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	733	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	760	290.00	290.00
2	950–1000	970	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	445.00–455.00	451.91
3	350–400	367	440.00–442.50	440.86
3	400–450	446	425.00	425.00
5	450–500	495	395.00–422.50	416.50
1	950–1000	985	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	877	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	250	590.00	590.00
4	300–350	325	570.00–585.00	577.44
2	350–400	365	565.00	565.00
16	400–450	421	492.50–525.00	513.04
3	450–500	467	480.00–490.00	486.50
7	500–550	506	482.50–490.00	485.77
5	550–600	570	407.50–430.00	412.37
2	600–650	633	367.50	367.50
1	650–700	655	350.00	350.00
5	700–750	716	340.00–342.50	340.51
3	750–800	788	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	435	422.50	422.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	480.00	480.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	500	505.00	505.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	500.00–530.00	511.39
2	300–350	325	510.00–540.00	524.31
4	350–400	376	507.50–525.00	513.40
1	400–450	430	482.50	482.50
3	500–550	507	457.50	457.50
1	550–600	570	402.50	402.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	355	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	445	447.50	447.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,083	134.00–140.00	136.83
1	—	1,000	120.00	120.00
5	—	1,171	144.00–152.00	147.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	167.00–169.00	168.04
2	—	1,433	161.00–164.00	162.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,324	170.00–180.00	172.76
3	—	1,207	150.00–156.00	154.01
9	—	1,207	159.00–169.00	164.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,536	186.00–195.00	190.88
3	—	1,615	174.00–179.00	176.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	2,325.00	2,325.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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