Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Good demand for all slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $410.55/cwt on 42 head, down $11.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 32 comparable sales and sits +0.91 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$410.55

▼ 11.35 vs prior sale

42 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,202

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$55.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.16

vs KY average

−6.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	418.04	2,229	30
Medium and Large 2	541	396.49	2,146	8thin
Large 1-2	590	395.00	2,331	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	386.24	2,066	2thin
Medium 1-2	540	362.50	1,958	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.54/cwt here — about $272 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

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 sale42 hd

410.55

—

KY average26 barns · 1,142 hd

409.39

+1.16

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−6.56

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

+0.91

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	1,840	222.63	4,096	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	181.06	2,302	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,092	154.79	1,690	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)	1,340	$3,037	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,355	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,040	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,295	$4,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,518	$4,175	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	507.50/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,624	2
Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	452	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,808	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	670	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	546.21/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	912	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	409.87/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	342	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	320.10/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	462.73/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,990	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	375.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	403.65/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,115	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	494.85/cwt	480.00–502.50	1,841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	343.25/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,289	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	518.96/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,998	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	334.94/cwt	332.50–337.50	2,579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	486.00/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,260	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	540	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	562.36/cwt	560.00–565.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	421.36/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,199	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	493.61/cwt	477.50–505.00	2,088	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	458	454.99/cwt	452.50–457.50	2,084	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	615	337.56/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	393.73/cwt	390.00–397.50	2,260	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	361.26/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,449	1
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	430	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	462.38/cwt	455.00–467.50	2,867	5
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	515	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	491.45/cwt	487.50–497.50	2,339	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	522.94/cwt	512.50–530.00	2,264	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,002	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	462.44/cwt	455.00–472.50	2,617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,142	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	478	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	439.62/cwt	420.00–442.50	2,765	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	469.58/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,456	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	376.69/cwt	372.50–380.00	2,750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	3,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	550.05/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,057	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	489.98/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,318	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,313	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	210	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,365	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	143.49/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,342	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	165.19/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,946	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	153.62/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,751	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	175.71/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,209	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,114	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	185.51/cwt	181.00–189.00	2,380	6
Bulls	—	—	1,485	204.22/cwt	202.00–207.00	3,033	2
Bulls	—	—	2,195	241.03/cwt	240.00–242.00	5,291	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	3,037.45/head	2,325.00–3,500.00	3,037	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	406.34/cwt	402.50–410.00	2,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	502.44/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,135	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	725	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	385.08/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,264	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	613.08/cwt	600.00–625.00	1,643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	386.24/cwt	385.00–387.50	2,066	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	590	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,234	1
Heifers	Large 2	650–700	680	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,227	1
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	487	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	567.87/cwt	555.00–575.00	1,936	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	402	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,211	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	386.34/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,333	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	446.69/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,095	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	460.04/cwt	457.50–462.50	2,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	431.44/cwt	422.50–442.50	2,520	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	408.42/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	411.51/cwt	407.50–420.00	2,391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	452.81/cwt	447.50–465.00	2,373	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	433.52/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,311	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	520.02/cwt	510.00–535.00	2,012	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	380.82/cwt	377.50–382.50	2,487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	348.63/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	912	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	524.38/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,150	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,458	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 May 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 255Year ago 545

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 56Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 20Year ago 2

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Good demand for all slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	320	505.00–510.00	507.50
6	350–400	372	480.00–502.50	494.85
8	400–450	430	450.00–470.00	462.73
7	450–500	469	430.00–455.00	446.69
6	500–550	524	395.00–407.50	403.65
2	550–600	593	370.00–380.00	375.02
1	600–650	625	357.50	357.50
3	650–700	667	340.00–350.00	343.25
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	452.50–457.50	454.99
1	550–600	590	395.00	395.00
2	600–650	615	335.00–340.00	337.56
3	650–700	670	342.50	342.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	610.00	610.00
2	250–300	265	560.00–565.00	562.36
4	300–350	321	545.00–550.00	546.21
5	350–400	385	510.00–525.00	518.96
8	400–450	423	477.50–505.00	493.61
7	450–500	465	480.00–490.00	486.00
23	500–550	522	410.00–430.00	421.36
4	550–600	574	390.00–397.50	393.73
2	650–700	655	365.00	365.00
2	700–750	725	315.00–325.00	320.10
4	750–800	770	332.50–337.50	334.94
1	800–850	820	310.00	310.00
2	900–950	912	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	445.00	445.00
2	450–500	483	405.00–415.00	409.87
2	500–550	535	385.00–387.50	386.24
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	362.50	362.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	487	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	680	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	402	550.00	550.00
3	550–600	565	425.00	425.00
13	600–650	604	380.00–387.50	386.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	492.50	492.50
5	450–500	476	487.50–497.50	491.45
1	600–650	620	395.00	395.00
2	700–750	705	360.00–362.50	361.26
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	495.00	495.00
3	450–500	478	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	515	465.00	465.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	620	455.00–467.50	462.38
6	700–750	700	409.00	409.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	560.00	560.00
7	350–400	364	550.00	550.00
7	400–450	433	512.50–530.00	522.94
5	500–550	523	465.00–485.00	469.58
6	550–600	566	455.00–472.50	462.44
8	600–650	629	420.00–442.50	439.62
2	650–700	680	420.00	420.00
3	700–750	730	372.50–380.00	376.69
1	850–900	875	327.50	327.50
1	900–950	920	337.50	337.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	595.00	595.00
2	250–300	268	600.00–625.00	613.08
7	300–350	341	555.00–575.00	567.87
4	350–400	374	545.00–555.00	550.05
8	400–450	410	520.00–540.00	524.38
10	450–500	473	480.00–510.00	489.98
6	500–550	524	447.50–465.00	452.81
5	550–600	584	422.50–442.50	431.44
5	600–650	610	400.00–417.50	408.42
3	650–700	653	377.50–382.50	380.82
2	700–750	710	340.00–357.50	348.63
2	800–850	810	322.50	322.50
2	900–950	912	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	650.00	650.00
1	350–400	380	590.00	590.00
3	400–450	413	560.00	560.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	490	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	513	402.50–410.00	406.34
3	550–600	588	380.00–387.50	385.08
1	600–650	625	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	535.00	535.00
3	350–400	387	510.00–535.00	520.02
2	400–450	425	500.00–505.00	502.44
2	450–500	488	457.50–462.50	460.04
5	500–550	533	430.00–440.00	433.52
3	550–600	581	407.50–420.00	411.51
1	600–650	640	372.50	372.50
1	650–700	675	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	935	141.00–146.00	143.49
6	—	1,178	160.00–170.00	165.19
4	—	1,140	149.00–159.00	153.62
1	—	850	131.00	131.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,257	171.00–180.00	175.71
6	—	1,283	181.00–189.00	185.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	202.00–207.00	204.22
2	—	2,195	240.00–242.00	241.03

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	—	915	2,475.00	2,475.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,340	2,325.00–3,500.00	3,037.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	4,250.00	4,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,510	4,400.00	4,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,525	3,950.00	3,950.00

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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