Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $475.64/cwt on 26 head, up $8.43 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 27 of 32 comparable sales and sits +23.10 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$475.64

▲ 8.43 vs prior sale

26 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$387

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

$38.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.83

vs KY average

−5.38 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	478.61	2,587	24
Medium and Large 2	500	440.00	2,200	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.61/cwt here — about $387 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale26 hd

475.64

—

KY average26 barns · 1,332 hd

469.81

+5.83

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−5.38

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

+23.10

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	—	Low	1,592	216.38	3,445	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,544	179.73	2,776	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	177.68	2,298	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	157.49	1,652	14

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)	1,695	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	650	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,160	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	500–550	518	418.38/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,167	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	464.30/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,117	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	462.46/cwt	457.50–467.50	1,998	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	433	487.99/cwt	482.50–497.50	2,113	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	375.59/cwt	370.00–377.50	2,321	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,417	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	402.57/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,299	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	484.95/cwt	470.00–492.50	2,362	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	697	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,645	1
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	400	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	526.32/cwt	522.50–530.00	2,479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	481.52/cwt	480.00–482.50	2,489	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	463.83/cwt	455.00–467.50	2,681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	807	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	3,018	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	691	412.56/cwt	412.00–417.50	2,851	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	444.11/cwt	430.00–447.00	2,714	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	552	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	550.42/cwt	547.50–562.50	2,064	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	453.45/cwt	447.50–465.00	2,526	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	376.32/cwt	372.50–380.00	2,683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	498.73/cwt	495.00–502.50	2,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	548.79/cwt	542.50–555.00	1,992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	505.12/cwt	497.50–512.50	2,364	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	172.95/cwt	168.00–179.00	2,212	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,074	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	137.67/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,367	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	165.17/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,817	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	156.42/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,591	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	183.25/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,850	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	175.04/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,678	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	185.32/cwt	180.00–193.00	2,431	7
Bulls	—	—	1,307	200.72/cwt	199.00–203.00	2,623	3
Bulls	—	—	1,878	229.55/cwt	223.00–240.00	4,311	4
Bulls	—	—	1,448	213.54/cwt	213.00–214.00	3,092	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,695	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	650	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	460.77/cwt	452.50–467.50	2,129	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	422.48/cwt	417.50–427.50	2,421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	518.77/cwt	517.50–520.00	1,971	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	535	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,020	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	475	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	381.86/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,245	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	464.44/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,415	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	276.28/cwt	275.00–277.50	2,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	427.66/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,083	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,064	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	560	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,268	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	645	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,755	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 Apr 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 343Year ago 649

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 50Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 25Year ago 26

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	360	512.50	512.50
6	400–450	432	457.50–467.50	462.46
7	450–500	456	455.00–470.00	464.30
20	500–550	518	410.00–425.00	418.38
4	550–600	588	380.00–385.00	381.86
8	600–650	618	370.00–377.50	375.59
1	650–700	650	377.50	377.50
1	700–750	700	337.50	337.50
2	950–1000	970	275.00–277.50	276.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	445.00	445.00
12	450–500	487	415.00–435.00	427.66
5	500–550	516	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	580	372.50	372.50
1	600–650	600	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	433	482.50–497.50	487.99
6	500–550	540	447.50	447.50
4	550–600	571	400.00–405.00	402.57
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	535	377.50	377.50
1	550–600	560	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	645	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	585.00	585.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	450.00	450.00
1	750–800	775	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	502.50	502.50
3	450–500	487	470.00–492.50	484.95
2	500–550	500	440.00	440.00
2	650–700	697	367.50	367.50
1	700–750	745	355.00	355.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	520.00	520.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	547.50–562.50	550.42
3	400–450	440	522.50	522.50
4	450–500	471	522.50–530.00	526.32
13	500–550	517	480.00–482.50	481.52
7	550–600	578	455.00–467.50	463.83
1	750–800	755	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	552	495.00	495.00
9	600–650	611	430.00–447.00	444.11
19	650–700	691	412.00–417.50	412.56
51	800–850	807	374.00	374.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	570.00	570.00
2	350–400	363	542.50–555.00	548.79
2	400–450	438	495.00–502.50	498.73
2	450–500	468	497.50–512.50	505.12
5	500–550	520	460.00–470.00	464.44
8	550–600	557	447.50–465.00	453.45
1	600–650	615	392.50	392.50
2	700–750	713	372.50–380.00	376.32
1	750–800	755	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	517.50–520.00	518.77
1	400–450	445	455.00	455.00
3	450–500	462	452.50–467.50	460.77
1	500–550	540	425.00	425.00
2	550–600	573	417.50–427.50	422.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,279	168.00–179.00	172.95
1	—	1,280	162.00	162.00
7	—	1,312	180.00–193.00	185.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	130.00–145.00	137.67
6	—	1,100	163.00–171.00	165.17
6	—	1,017	148.00–159.00	156.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,555	181.00–185.00	183.25
3	—	1,530	174.00–176.00	175.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	199.00–203.00	200.72
4	—	1,878	223.00–240.00	229.55
2	—	1,448	213.00–214.00	213.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,695	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	650	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	3,150.00	3,150.00

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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Albany Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle