Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers calves sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower with instances of sharply lower on some of the bawling,fleshy and off colored calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $427.57/cwt on 34 head, down $25.66 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −24.96 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$427.57

▼ 25.66 vs prior sale

34 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$649

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

$92.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.07

vs KY average

−31.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	432.59	2,400	28
Large 1-2	523	425.00	2,224	3thin
Medium and Large 2	510	417.50	2,129	1thin
Large 2	515	392.50	2,021	1thin
Large 2-3	515	340.00	1,751	1thin

One grade step is worth $92.59/cwt here — about $649 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

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 sale34 hd

427.57

—

KY average25 barns · 1,023 hd

458.64

−31.07

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

−31.62

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−24.96

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	1,569	201.72	3,164	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	185.00	2,729	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	180.55	2,347	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	161.77	1,735	5thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	550–600	576	368.11/cwt	367.50–370.00	2,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	426.67/cwt	425.00–427.50	2,560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	381.30/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	356.80/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	397.46/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	411.60/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,996	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	484	486.65/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,355	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,481	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	428.55/cwt	422.50–442.50	2,233	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	692	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	418.52/cwt	417.50–420.00	2,348	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,170	268.75/cwt	265.00–272.50	3,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	479.84/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	338.72/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	504	414.55/cwt	402.50–416.00	2,089	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	453.35/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,140	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	386.66/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	419	520.02/cwt	512.50–522.50	2,179	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,021	267.81/cwt	262.50–270.00	2,734	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,839	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	455.66/cwt	450.00–462.50	1,905	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	351	500.51/cwt	500.00–502.50	1,757	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	413.05/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,995	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	350.14/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	453.14/cwt	450.00–462.50	1,649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	392.49/cwt	387.50–397.50	2,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,501	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,024	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,448	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	182.75/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,427	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	177.24/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,230	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	167.67/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,831	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	152.91/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,595	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	553	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,088	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	640	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,096	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	400	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,760	1
Bulls	—	—	1,594	194.38/cwt	191.00–196.00	3,098	4
Bulls	—	—	1,518	216.39/cwt	209.00–224.00	3,285	2
Heifers	Large 2-3	550–600	575	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,854	1
Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	1
Steers	Large 2	650–700	670	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,127	1
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	570	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,981	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	325	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	425	405.69/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,724	3
Steers	Large 2	500–550	515	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,021	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,366	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	515	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,931	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	625	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,266	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	500	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,150	2
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	690	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	387.42/cwt	382.50–397.50	2,216	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	428.04/cwt	425.00–437.50	1,781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	369.14/cwt	362.50–375.00	2,359	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	332.59/cwt	322.50–342.50	1,896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	330.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	537	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	425.01/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,397	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	947	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	2,997	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	318.40/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,156	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	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 Jun 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 159Year ago 233

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 42Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	386	432.50	432.50
1	400–450	440	412.50	412.50
2	450–500	478	380.00–382.50	381.30
1	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
4	550–600	576	367.50–370.00	368.11
2	600–650	625	325.00–335.00	330.00
3	650–700	677	315.00–320.00	318.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	504	402.50–416.00	414.55
10	550–600	561	417.50–420.00	418.52
3	600–650	606	392.50–400.00	397.46
2	650–700	692	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	315	475.00–485.00	479.84
4	350–400	364	450.00–462.50	453.14
4	400–450	416	425.00–437.50	428.04
6	450–500	485	410.00–415.00	411.60
3	500–550	512	380.00–392.50	386.66
5	550–600	572	382.50–397.50	387.42
9	600–650	639	362.50–375.00	369.14
1	700–750	730	297.50	297.50
1	750–800	750	337.50	337.50
1	900–950	935	267.50	267.50
7	1000–1050	1,021	262.50–270.00	267.81
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	435.00	435.00
3	400–450	425	400.00–415.00	405.69
1	500–550	515	375.00	375.00
3	550–600	553	377.50	377.50
1	600–650	625	362.50	362.50
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	347.50	347.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	570	322.50–342.50	332.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	505.00	505.00
1	350–400	370	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	410	472.50	472.50
6	450–500	472	450.00–460.00	453.35
7	500–550	521	422.50–442.50	428.55
6	550–600	564	415.00–430.00	425.01
3	600–650	637	387.50–397.50	392.49
1	650–700	670	382.50	382.50
2	700–750	720	340.00–360.00	350.14
4	750–800	783	330.00–347.50	338.72
2	1150–1200	1,170	265.00–272.50	268.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	512.50–522.50	520.02
6	450–500	484	480.00–490.00	486.65
15	550–600	567	437.50	437.50
6	600–650	600	425.00–427.50	426.67
8	650–700	672	422.50	422.50
56	900–950	947	316.50	316.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	417.50	417.50
3	650–700	678	350.00–360.00	356.80
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	340.00	340.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	392.50	392.50
1	650–700	670	317.50	317.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	570	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	690	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	450.00	450.00
1	600–650	600	337.50	337.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	460.00	460.00
5	350–400	351	500.00–502.50	500.51
4	400–450	418	450.00–462.50	455.66
4	450–500	483	410.00–420.00	413.05
1	500–550	520	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	595	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	650	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	640	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	480	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	535	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	537	355.00	355.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	192.00	192.00
1	—	1,375	178.00	178.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,328	181.00–185.00	182.75
2	—	1,258	175.00–179.00	177.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	165.00–170.00	167.67
2	—	1,043	152.00–154.00	152.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,594	191.00–196.00	194.38
2	—	1,518	209.00–224.00	216.39

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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