Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold mostly steady with feeder steers over 600lbs Steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower with feeder heifers over 500lbs mostly steady. Weaned, preconditioned feeders with favorable body condition still bringing large premiums. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $412.24/cwt on 72 head, up $1.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 32 comparable sales and sits +2.60 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$412.24

▲ 1.69 vs prior sale

72 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

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

$60.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.56

vs KY average

−6.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	418.09	2,279	60
Large 1-2	540	403.75	2,180	2thin
Medium and Large 2	561	381.22	2,139	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	357.50	1,913	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.59/cwt here — about $366 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale72 hd

412.24

—

KY average29 barns · 1,678 hd

410.68

+1.56

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−6.02

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

+2.60

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	—	High	1,797	218.76	3,930	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	184.58	2,713	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	183.06	2,160	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,138	147.97	1,684	11

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)	1,410	$3,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,390	$3,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$3,140	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,480	$3,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,395	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,485	$3,175	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 1-2	650–700	678	359.51/cwt	357.50–362.50	2,437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	457.28/cwt	450.00–467.50	2,103	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	381.27/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	424.63/cwt	410.00–432.50	2,221	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	478.24/cwt	472.50–490.00	1,793	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	425.44/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	411.55/cwt	397.50–425.00	2,333	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	388.53/cwt	382.50–402.50	2,646	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	494.57/cwt	492.00–502.50	2,423	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	414.99/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	413.52/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,506	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	540.26/cwt	525.00–545.00	2,010	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	335.02/cwt	332.50–337.50	2,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	535.76/cwt	532.50–540.00	2,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	459.66/cwt	452.50–467.50	2,418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	770	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	480.59/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,480	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	446.84/cwt	442.50–457.50	2,766	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	455.04/cwt	452.50–457.50	2,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	709	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,836	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	554.01/cwt	550.00–557.50	1,789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	523.14/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,192	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	466.64/cwt	460.00–477.50	2,016	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	233	604.73/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	502.40/cwt	487.50–505.00	2,291	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	467.48/cwt	462.50–475.00	2,623	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	518.88/cwt	517.50–522.50	1,717	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	531.22/cwt	530.00–532.50	1,966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	556.25/cwt	552.50–560.00	1,502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	476.95/cwt	467.50–487.50	2,509	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	436.29/cwt	427.50–445.00	2,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,340	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,175	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	525.12/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,460	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,623	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	127.72/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,418	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	142.38/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,592	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	179.74/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,117	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	184.58/cwt	183.00–186.00	2,713	2
Bulls	—	—	1,915	237.27/cwt	231.00–248.00	4,544	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	174.92/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,169	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	410	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,968	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	560	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,394	2
Bulls	—	—	1,726	200.43/cwt	183.00–208.00	3,459	4
Bulls	—	—	1,605	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,499	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	188.49/cwt	183.00–193.00	2,149	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	157.75/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,861	2
Steers	Large 2	550–600	555	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,137	1
Bulls	Large 2	450–500	460	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,978	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	410	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,579	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	500	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	765	282.40/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,160	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	465	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,104	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,280	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	450	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,868	1
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	505	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,083	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	575	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,271	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	620	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,465	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	370	436.20/cwt	435.00–437.50	1,614	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	705	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,203	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	682	324.88/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,216	3
Bulls	Large 2	500–550	525	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	2,091	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	3,140.06/head	2,800.00–3,425.00	3,140	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	3,775.00/head	3,775.00–3,775.00	3,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	430.54/cwt	422.50–437.50	2,058	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	476.57/cwt	475.00–487.50	2,311	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	380.85/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,175	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	339.98/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	403.56/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,965	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,879	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,121	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,656	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	657	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,628	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	375	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,744	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	4

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 488Last week 350Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 38Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 14Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	570.00	570.00
7	250–300	278	520.00–535.00	525.12
7	300–350	331	517.50–522.50	518.88
17	350–400	375	472.50–490.00	478.24
20	400–450	432	460.00–477.50	466.64
24	450–500	460	450.00–467.50	457.28
30	500–550	523	410.00–432.50	424.63
30	550–600	567	397.50–425.00	411.55
2	600–650	613	380.00–382.50	381.27
5	650–700	678	357.50–362.50	359.51
2	700–750	710	332.50–337.50	335.02
1	750–800	780	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	606	400.00–420.00	413.52
1	750–800	770	342.50	342.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	502.50	502.50
1	300–350	320	495.00	495.00
1	350–400	365	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	427	440.00	440.00
17	450–500	478	422.50–437.50	430.54
2	500–550	527	382.50	382.50
7	550–600	571	375.00–390.00	380.85
1	600–650	625	355.00	355.00
3	650–700	675	335.00–345.00	339.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	550.00	550.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	435.00–437.50	436.20
2	400–450	410	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	450	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	505	412.50	412.50
1	550–600	575	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	625	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	682	320.00–335.00	324.88
1	700–750	705	312.50	312.50
2	750–800	765	275.00–290.00	282.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	460.00	460.00
5	450–500	487	400.00–417.50	403.56
1	500–550	535	357.50	357.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	455	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	550.00–557.50	554.01
11	350–400	372	525.00–545.00	540.26
8	400–450	419	510.00–525.00	523.14
31	450–500	490	492.00–502.50	494.57
8	500–550	516	475.00–490.00	480.59
6	550–600	561	462.50–475.00	467.48
5	600–650	632	415.00–435.00	425.44
10	650–700	681	382.50–402.50	388.53
3	700–750	748	365.00	365.00
2	750–800	782	368.00	368.00
2	850–900	860	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	532.50–540.00	535.76
8	600–650	619	442.50–457.50	446.84
3	650–700	652	410.00–417.50	414.99
9	700–750	709	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	525.00	525.00
9	450–500	485	475.00–487.50	476.57
6	500–550	526	452.50–467.50	459.66
4	550–600	577	452.50	452.50
2	600–650	625	397.50	397.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	557.50	557.50
1	450–500	450	520.00	520.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	385.00	385.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	485	470.00	470.00
1	600–650	620	397.50	397.50
2	650–700	657	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	442.50	442.50
4	450–500	482	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	492.50	492.50
1	450–500	485	462.50	462.50
2	500–550	513	452.50–457.50	455.04
1	550–600	595	417.50	417.50
1	750–800	775	332.50	332.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	600.00–610.00	604.73
2	250–300	270	552.50–560.00	556.25
2	350–400	370	530.00–532.50	531.22
3	400–450	435	500.00	500.00
7	450–500	456	487.50–505.00	502.40
9	500–550	526	467.50–487.50	476.95
2	550–600	573	427.50–445.00	436.29
1	600–650	615	397.50	397.50
1	650–700	665	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	705	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	465	452.50	452.50
1	500–550	500	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	560	427.50	427.50
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	525	427.50	427.50
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	462.50	462.50
1	400–450	425	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	485	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	575	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	465.00	465.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,390	3,650.00	3,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,270	2,800.00–3,425.00	3,140.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	3,775.00	3,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,480	3,650.00	3,650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	3,175.00	3,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	124.00–135.00	127.72
4	—	1,118	140.00–146.00	142.38
2	—	1,178	175.00–184.00	179.74
2	—	1,180	156.00–160.00	157.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	183.00–186.00	184.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	174.00–176.00	174.92
3	—	1,140	183.00–193.00	188.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,915	231.00–248.00	237.27
4	—	1,726	183.00–208.00	200.43
1	—	1,605	218.00	218.00

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Albany Livestock Auction

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Heifers · 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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