Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2026-03-25

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 25
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
355 head
155 vs last sale 200 67 vs year ago 422 · 15.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
28 vs last sale 20 5 vs year ago 43 · +11.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
26 vs last sale 38 0 vs year ago 12 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher on a mostly average quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.68/cwt on 46 head, down $8.24 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 32 comparable sales and sits +0.04 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.
Average price
$409.68
8.24 vs prior sale
46 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,266
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$364
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$54.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.32
vs KY average
15.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556420.892,34227
Medium and Large 2546398.572,17515thin
Large 1-2578385.052,2262thin
Medium and Large 2-3540366.251,9782thin
One grade step is worth $54.64/cwt here — about $364 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 sale46 hd
409.68
KY average25 barns · 1,478 hd
411.00
−1.32
National average176 barns · 15,314 hd
425.19
−15.51
This barn, trailing median32 sales
409.64
+0.04
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
BullsAverage1,583205.293,24911
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,385209.002,8951thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,180178.412,10514
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,515172.502,6132thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,037147.151,52619

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)1,400$3,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$3,3251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,525$3,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,385$2,9251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$2,8142thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,150$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)963$1,8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,568$3,0502thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,260$4,4001thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450445540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,4031
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600590422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,4931
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650631382.04/cwt375.00–387.502,4116
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900880303.22/cwt300.00–310.002,6683
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750711354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,51710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450433510.59/cwt510.00–512.502,2114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550515502.50/cwt502.50–502.502,5881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500475522.50/cwt522.50–522.502,4821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650610455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,7768
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850840290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4361
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500485484.27/cwt477.50–487.502,3496
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650633361.18/cwt357.50–365.002,2862
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650639382.06/cwt377.50–385.002,4415
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500472507.50/cwt507.50–507.502,3952
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700669372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,4926
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550521429.63/cwt420.00–440.002,2389
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400374517.50/cwt517.50–517.501,9355
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450427485.94/cwt477.50–497.502,0755
HeifersLarge 1-2300–350335420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4071
HeifersLarge 1-2550–600578385.05/cwt382.50–387.502,2262
HeifersLarge 1-2650–700670340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2782
HeifersLarge 2450–500480380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8241
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380460.07/cwt455.00–465.001,7482
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550526404.09/cwt395.00–412.502,12610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300250550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3752
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600574416.52/cwt407.50–422.502,39118
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900895280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5061
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650605322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,9511
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400350485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6981
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450405450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8231
SteersLarge 1-2650–700662395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,6152
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500470482.53/cwt475.00–495.002,2685
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950926306.86/cwt290.00–315.002,8423
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600567446.21/cwt440.00–457.502,53010
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850845317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,6831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250205610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,2511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750718370.02/cwt360.00–375.002,6573
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850820345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,8292
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400363535.21/cwt525.00–545.001,9432
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800772348.90/cwt340.00–352.502,6947
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,3981
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700675387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,6161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600560480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,6882
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750707390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,7572
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700666420.68/cwt407.50–422.502,80215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550528476.93/cwt470.00–490.002,5188
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450445502.50/cwt502.50–502.502,2361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650610426.05/cwt417.50–430.002,5997
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300265595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,5771
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800756372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,8165
BullsMedium 1-2850–900865255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450415514.83/cwt502.50–525.002,1374
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700650395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,5682
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300295560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,6521
BullsLarge 1-2400–450420480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0161
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450425547.50/cwt547.50–547.502,3272
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,385209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,8951
CowsLean 85-90%905137.18/cwt134.00–140.001,2412
CowsLean 85-90%1,047164.26/cwt161.00–169.001,7207
CowsLean 85-90%1,114150.28/cwt148.00–155.001,6745
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,620181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,9321
CowsBoner 80-85%1,220167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,0371
CowsLean 85-90%998124.07/cwt118.00–128.001,2385
CowsBoner 80-85%1,231187.71/cwt180.00–198.002,3114
CowsBoner 80-85%1,153175.55/cwt170.00–179.002,0249
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,410164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,3121
Bulls1,645203.19/cwt196.00–209.003,3425
Bulls1,340191.03/cwt190.00–192.002,5603
Bulls1,722223.06/cwt216.00–228.003,8413
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0952,814.38/head2,575.00–3,025.002,8142
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1302,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3852,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0403,325.00/head3,325.00–3,325.003,3251
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5253,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2604,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5703,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5653,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred CowsMedium 1-27951,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,4003,375.00/head3,375.00–3,375.003,3751
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500460430.11/cwt420.00–440.001,9792
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600585372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,1791
BullsLarge 1-2500–550508457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,3243
BullsLarge 1-2550–600580410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3781
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550535445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,3811
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400390430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6771
HeifersLarge 2600–650610325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9831
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650640320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0481
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430454.15/cwt450.00–460.001,9536
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600585387.52/cwt382.50–392.502,2675
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700690332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,2941
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550525387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,0341
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600555345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9151
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500488402.43/cwt400.00–407.501,9643
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500490432.09/cwt427.50–435.002,1176
HeifersLarge 1-2700–750745320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3842
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300251630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,5813
HeifersLarge 1-2400–450400437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,7502
HeifersMedium 2-3300–350335300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0051
HeifersLarge 1-2450–500465442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,0582
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350303587.52/cwt585.00–590.001,7802
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650617400.31/cwt390.00–412.502,4706
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500463490.88/cwt477.50–497.502,2733
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900855282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,4151
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000960262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,5201
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550517472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,4433
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400363585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,1243
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500485440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1341
BullsLarge 2400–450405450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8231
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350320535.91/cwt525.00–545.001,7154
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400368535.17/cwt530.00–540.001,9692
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600570442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,5222
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750715300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1451

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.