Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Several new crop bawling calves in todays sale. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $490.69/cwt on 31 head, up $9.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 32 comparable sales and sits +38.16 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$490.69

▲ 9.35 vs prior sale

31 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$420

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

$80.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.05

vs KY average

−0.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	498.20	2,696	27
Medium and Large 2	581	447.50	2,600	3thin
Large 1-2	545	417.50	2,275	1thin

One grade step is worth $80.70/cwt here — about $420 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale31 hd

490.69

—

KY average24 barns · 957 hd

488.65

+2.05

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−0.14

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

+38.16

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	1,782	215.39	3,838	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	183.33	2,200	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	180.55	2,610	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	152.45	1,541	18

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,645	$3,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,203	$3,072	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,628	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,280	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$2,687	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$4,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	755	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	512.36/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	444	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,076	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	511.25/cwt	492.50–520.00	1,861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	390.00/cwt	387.50–392.50	2,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	427.66/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	560.46/cwt	550.00–580.00	2,079	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	415.90/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	366.25/cwt	365.00–367.50	2,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	359.14/cwt	357.50–362.50	2,632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	444.36/cwt	437.50–450.00	2,560	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,163	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	529.52/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,256	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	428.84/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	517.45/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	507.34/cwt	500.00–517.50	2,410	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	289	575.10/cwt	555.00–595.00	1,662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	491.43/cwt	490.00–497.50	2,393	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	755	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	3,071.88/head	2,975.00–3,175.00	3,072	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,645	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	2,687.34/head	2,675.00–2,700.00	2,687	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,628.33/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,628	4
Bulls	—	—	1,744	211.20/cwt	208.00–215.00	3,683	4
Bulls	—	—	1,858	223.77/cwt	221.00–226.00	4,158	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	188.54/cwt	182.00–193.00	2,807	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	146.47/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,352	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	161.07/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,002	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	178.13/cwt	173.00–182.00	2,015	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	191.15/cwt	184.00–205.00	2,393	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	164.56/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,235	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	166.13/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,791	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	137.54/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,400	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	125.22/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	536.34/cwt	535.00–540.00	2,526	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	485.94/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,546	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	558.96/cwt	550.00–577.50	2,392	16
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	400	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,920	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	536	441.66/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	497.50/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	432	587.50/cwt	587.50–587.50	2,538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	462.63/cwt	452.50–477.50	2,674	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	535.85/cwt	532.50–540.00	2,749	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	455.08/cwt	450.00–457.50	2,849	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	381.15/cwt	377.50–385.00	2,744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,020	2
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	645	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	508.98/cwt	492.50–515.00	2,581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	413.01/cwt	392.50–418.00	2,808	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	437.09/cwt	422.00–447.50	2,741	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	523.06/cwt	515.00–535.00	2,453	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	820	355.07/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,912	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,811	3
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	545	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	781	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,929	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	978	314.96/cwt	312.50–317.50	3,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	356.22/cwt	350.00–361.00	2,700	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	405.01/cwt	402.50–407.50	2,373	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	482.00/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,246	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	426.40/cwt	423.00–437.50	2,294	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,167	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	458.33/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	335.68/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	486	521.18/cwt	512.50–522.50	2,533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	224	579.83/cwt	570.00–585.00	1,299	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	367.30/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,461	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	492.37/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,078	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	479.41/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,860	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	547.61/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	628.39/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	376	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,350	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	358.83/cwt	352.50–372.50	2,214	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	462	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,114	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	543	349.95/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	449.77/cwt	447.50–455.00	2,339	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	530.87/cwt	527.50–532.50	2,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,795	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	535	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,180	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	375	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,828	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	576.11/cwt	555.00–597.50	2,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	341.68/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	564.39/cwt	552.50–577.50	2,359	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	408	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	404.96/cwt	402.50–407.50	2,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	429.22/cwt	427.50–430.00	2,408	20

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 Apr 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 613Last week 611Year ago 570

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 29Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 34Year ago 12

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Several new crop bawling calves in todays sale. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	305	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	380	467.50	467.50
2	450–500	480	420.00–435.00	427.66
3	500–550	540	387.50–392.50	390.00
1	550–600	590	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	600	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	510.00–515.00	512.36
4	350–400	388	470.00–485.00	479.41
3	450–500	485	455.00–460.00	458.33
3	500–550	516	420.00	420.00
3	550–600	576	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	620	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	660	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	715	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	487.50	487.50
5	400–450	444	467.50	467.50
2	450–500	462	457.50	457.50
1	500–550	535	407.50	407.50
1	600–650	620	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	224	570.00–585.00	579.83
2	300–350	330	540.00–555.00	547.61
4	350–400	364	492.50–520.00	511.25
9	400–450	422	480.00–505.00	492.37
38	450–500	466	470.00–500.00	482.00
29	500–550	538	423.00–437.50	426.40
7	550–600	586	402.50–407.50	405.01
6	600–650	617	352.50–372.50	358.83
15	650–700	670	360.00–377.50	367.30
4	700–750	716	330.00–340.00	335.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	512.50	512.50
7	450–500	486	512.50–522.50	521.18
10	500–550	520	447.50–455.00	449.77
20	550–600	561	427.50–430.00	429.22
2	600–650	610	402.50–407.50	404.96
4	650–700	661	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	543	340.00–360.00	349.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	645.00	645.00
4	250–300	289	555.00–595.00	575.10
1	300–350	320	570.00	570.00
4	350–400	371	550.00–580.00	560.46
16	400–450	428	550.00–577.50	558.96
11	450–500	471	535.00–540.00	536.34
12	500–550	524	470.00–500.00	485.94
8	550–600	576	437.50–450.00	444.36
5	600–650	621	400.00–425.00	415.90
2	650–700	690	365.00–367.50	366.25
3	700–750	733	357.50–362.50	359.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	520.00	520.00
2	350–400	383	510.00–525.00	517.45
5	400–450	426	520.00–540.00	529.52
7	450–500	475	500.00–517.50	507.34
4	500–550	500	432.50	432.50
2	750–800	755	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	480.00	480.00
5	450–500	487	490.00–497.50	491.43
2	500–550	510	420.00–437.50	428.84
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	480.00	480.00
3	500–550	536	440.00–445.00	441.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	587.50	587.50
9	500–550	513	532.50–540.00	535.85
2	550–600	550	495.00–500.00	497.50
10	600–650	626	450.00–457.50	455.08
3	650–700	650	432.50	432.50
11	750–800	781	375.00	375.00
41	800–850	820	350.00–362.50	355.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	600.00–660.00	628.39
1	300–350	325	565.00	565.00
2	350–400	383	555.00–597.50	576.11
6	400–450	418	552.50–577.50	564.39
19	450–500	469	515.00–535.00	523.06
5	500–550	507	492.50–515.00	508.98
11	550–600	578	452.50–477.50	462.63
34	600–650	627	422.00–447.50	437.09
28	650–700	680	392.50–418.00	413.01
2	700–750	720	377.50–385.00	381.15
12	750–800	758	350.00–361.00	356.22
3	800–850	810	340.00–342.50	341.68
1	850–900	885	335.00	335.00
2	900–950	915	330.00	330.00
4	950–1000	978	312.50–317.50	314.96
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	417.50	417.50
1	600–650	645	382.50	382.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	527.50–532.50	530.87
3	550–600	581	447.50	447.50
1	650–700	690	405.00	405.00
1	850–900	865	305.00	305.00
1	900–950	920	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	625.00	625.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	4,400.00	4,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,203	2,975.00–3,175.00	3,071.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,645	3,325.00	3,325.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	3,550.00	3,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,315	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,628.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	948	2,675.00–2,700.00	2,687.34

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,744	208.00–215.00	211.20
2	—	1,858	221.00–226.00	223.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,489	182.00–193.00	188.54
2	—	1,358	160.00–169.00	164.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	923	143.00–150.00	146.47
9	—	1,078	163.00–171.00	166.13
3	—	1,018	134.00–140.00	137.54
2	—	873	123.00–127.00	125.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	160.00–162.00	161.07
11	—	1,131	173.00–182.00	178.13
13	—	1,252	184.00–205.00	191.15

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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