Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Several bawling, fleshy calves in todays sale. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.60/cwt on 44 head, down $24.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 32 comparable sales and sits −0.04 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$409.60

▼ 24.68 vs prior sale

44 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,218

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$63.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.12

vs KY average

−12.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	421.94	2,269	24
Medium and Large 2	542	401.22	2,175	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	567	358.36	2,031	3thin

One grade step is worth $63.58/cwt here — about $239 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

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 sale44 hd

409.60

—

KY average27 barns · 1,284 hd

419.72

−10.12

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−12.57

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,641	207.78	3,410	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	178.17	2,203	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,446	176.80	2,557	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,045	152.83	1,597	15

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$3,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$3,050	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,308	$2,912	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,324	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	990	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,255	$3,061	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$3,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$2,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1-2	450–500	461	452.47/cwt	450.00–462.50	2,086	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	534.89/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	444.98/cwt	437.50–447.50	2,581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	455.77/cwt	447.50–467.50	1,946	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	429.24/cwt	415.00–437.50	2,078	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	544.96/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	436.79/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	405.93/cwt	397.50–417.50	2,135	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,365	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	501.23/cwt	492.50–517.50	1,890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	416.63/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,379	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	345.04/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	389.92/cwt	382.50–397.50	2,265	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	383.38/cwt	377.50–387.50	2,392	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	517.43/cwt	512.50–520.00	2,365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	531.78/cwt	527.50–540.00	2,249	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	570.00/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	407.81/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,740	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	425.12/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,202	15
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	635	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	511.95/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,217	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	493.13/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,574	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	410.61/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,509	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	356	559.32/cwt	542.50–565.00	1,991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,640	1
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	700	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,538	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	683	369.28/cwt	366.00–385.00	2,522	6
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	625	382.60/cwt	377.50–387.50	2,391	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	403.00/cwt	397.50–410.00	2,418	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	350	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	705	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,450	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	590	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,286	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	575	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,095	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	176.30/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,271	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,057	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	182.76/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,719	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	175.03/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,513	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,112	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	163.78/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,815	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	139.24/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,406	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	151.81/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,422	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,952	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	183.68/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,182	5
Bulls	—	—	1,745	213.14/cwt	211.00–215.00	3,719	3
Bulls	—	—	1,778	227.58/cwt	221.00–234.00	4,046	2
Bulls	—	—	1,495	193.87/cwt	188.00–198.00	2,898	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	2,912.14/head	2,875.00–2,950.00	2,912	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	3,050.33/head	3,025.00–3,075.00	3,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,324.20/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,324	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	3,061.01/head	3,000.00–3,125.00	3,061	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	358.05/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,438	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	463.60/cwt	457.50–475.00	2,170	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	772	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	525.70/cwt	517.50–530.00	1,903	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	559.61/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,059	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	452.18/cwt	442.50–460.00	2,573	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	409.22/cwt	395.00–427.50	2,398	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	440.99/cwt	430.00–452.50	2,311	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	496.12/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,064	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	352.46/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	570.00/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	373.99/cwt	372.50–385.00	2,588	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	379.94/cwt	372.50–387.50	2,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	578.32/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	497.47/cwt	492.50–502.50	2,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	509.95/cwt	507.50–512.50	2,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	468.89/cwt	462.50–472.50	2,368	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	457.43/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	497.61/cwt	490.00–502.50	1,627	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 Apr 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 343Last week 441Year ago 334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 45Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 102Year ago 4

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Several bawling, fleshy calves in todays sale. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	540.00–550.00	544.96
2	300–350	328	530.00–540.00	534.89
6	350–400	377	492.50–517.50	501.23
6	400–450	427	447.50–467.50	455.77
11	450–500	461	450.00–462.50	452.47
15	500–550	518	420.00–435.00	425.12
9	550–600	571	415.00–420.00	416.63
6	600–650	624	377.50–387.50	383.38
6	700–750	722	327.50	327.50
1	800–850	820	297.50	297.50
1	900–950	935	270.00	270.00
2	950–1000	990	247.50	247.50
1	1000–1050	1,040	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	327	490.00–502.50	497.61
1	350–400	375	480.00	480.00
4	400–450	429	430.00–440.00	436.79
10	450–500	484	415.00–437.50	429.24
12	500–550	526	397.50–417.50	405.93
5	550–600	581	382.50–397.50	389.92
1	600–650	610	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	347.50	347.50
1	650–700	665	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	455.00–460.00	457.43
1	450–500	485	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	530	385.00	385.00
2	550–600	585	340.00–350.00	345.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	610	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	433	510.00–515.00	511.95
1	450–500	470	467.50	467.50
2	500–550	545	432.50	432.50
4	550–600	580	437.50–447.50	444.98
2	600–650	642	372.50	372.50
1	750–800	755	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	565.00–575.00	570.00
1	300–350	320	555.00	555.00
4	350–400	356	542.50–565.00	559.32
3	400–450	423	527.50–540.00	531.78
3	450–500	457	512.50–520.00	517.43
6	500–550	522	480.00–500.00	493.13
1	550–600	565	470.00	470.00
7	600–650	611	400.00–420.00	410.61
15	650–700	672	400.00–425.00	407.81
1	750–800	760	360.00	360.00
1	800–850	825	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	395.00	395.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	625	377.50–387.50	382.60
6	650–700	683	366.00–385.00	369.28
1	700–750	700	362.50	362.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	575.00–580.00	578.32
2	300–350	335	560.00–580.00	570.00
6	350–400	368	550.00–570.00	559.61
2	400–450	413	507.50–512.50	509.95
2	450–500	463	492.50–502.50	497.47
7	500–550	505	462.50–472.50	468.89
7	550–600	569	442.50–460.00	452.18
5	600–650	600	397.50–410.00	403.00
8	650–700	692	372.50–385.00	373.99
4	700–750	712	350.00–355.00	352.46
1	800–850	815	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	540.00	540.00
1	550–600	590	387.50	387.50
1	700–750	705	347.50	347.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	362.50	362.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	590.00	590.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	555.00	555.00
1	300–350	310	550.00	550.00
4	350–400	362	517.50–530.00	525.70
4	400–450	416	485.00–500.00	496.12
4	450–500	468	457.50–475.00	463.60
6	500–550	524	430.00–452.50	440.99
10	550–600	586	395.00–427.50	409.22
4	650–700	681	350.00–367.50	358.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	470	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	525	415.00	415.00
2	550–600	580	372.50–387.50	379.94
2	750–800	772	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,288	172.00–179.00	176.30
1	—	1,220	160.00	160.00
5	—	1,188	180.00–187.00	183.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	109.00	109.00
8	—	1,108	160.00–168.00	163.78
3	—	1,010	138.00–140.00	139.24
3	—	937	149.00–156.00	151.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,488	180.00–186.00	182.76
4	—	1,436	171.00–178.00	175.03
1	—	1,320	160.00	160.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,745	211.00–215.00	213.14
2	—	1,778	221.00–234.00	227.58
4	—	1,495	188.00–198.00	193.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	3,000.00–3,125.00	3,061.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	3,025.00	3,025.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,308	2,875.00–2,950.00	2,912.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	3,025.00–3,075.00	3,050.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	3,225.00	3,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,173	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,324.20

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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