Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $446.47/cwt on 27 head, down $3.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 32 comparable sales and sits −6.07 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$446.47

▼ 3.86 vs prior sale

27 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

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

$54.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.02

vs KY average

−21.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	452.17	2,550	23
Medium and Large 2	578	429.92	2,485	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	538	397.50	2,139	2thin

One grade step is worth $54.67/cwt here — about $411 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 sale27 hd

446.47

—

KY average24 barns · 741 hd

464.49

−18.02

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

−21.99

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−6.07

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	1,865	228.76	4,267	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	184.01	2,355	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	179.92	2,552	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	984	151.58	1,491	4thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$2,195	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$2,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	450–500	483	434.97/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	391.08/cwt	382.50–395.00	2,456	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	441.28/cwt	433.00–447.50	2,736	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	494.30/cwt	490.00–497.50	2,298	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	455.38/cwt	450.00–467.50	2,168	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	976	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	3,192	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	456.78/cwt	447.50–462.50	2,339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	552	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	462.53/cwt	455.00–467.50	2,433	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	424.58/cwt	422.50–425.00	2,297	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	492.00/cwt	482.50–505.00	2,071	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	494.17/cwt	492.50–497.50	1,853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	509.62/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	420.57/cwt	417.50–430.00	2,355	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,518	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	177.52/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,414	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,394	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	186.02/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,335	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,904	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,788	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,278	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	535	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,167	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	555	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,317	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	470	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,139	1
Bulls	—	—	1,897	233.68/cwt	230.00–236.00	4,433	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	148.77/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,361	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	191.10/cwt	183.00–197.00	2,834	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	490	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,083	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	250–300	255	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	490	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,850	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	440	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	668	327.30/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	474.79/cwt	465.00–487.50	2,307	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,548	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,194.91/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,195	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	533	362.44/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	440.36/cwt	432.50–445.00	2,567	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	429.92/cwt	427.50–432.50	2,485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	468.29/cwt	460.00–472.50	2,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,615	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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 574Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 45Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 19Year ago 2

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	400	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	483	430.00–440.00	434.97
1	500–550	510	387.50	387.50
1	550–600	560	407.50	407.50
1	600–650	630	362.50	362.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	545.00	545.00
2	300–350	328	500.00–520.00	509.62
3	350–400	375	492.50–497.50	494.17
3	400–450	430	462.50	462.50
16	450–500	476	450.00–467.50	455.38
6	500–550	541	422.50–425.00	424.58
1	550–600	555	430.00	430.00
5	600–650	628	382.50–395.00	391.08
2	700–750	710	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	490	377.50	377.50
1	500–550	535	405.00	405.00
2	650–700	668	320.00–335.00	327.30
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	360.00–365.00	362.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	445	415.00	415.00
2	600–650	620	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	670	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	497.50	497.50
4	450–500	465	490.00–497.50	494.30
5	500–550	526	455.00–467.50	462.53
13	550–600	583	432.50–445.00	440.36
8	600–650	620	433.00–447.50	441.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	447.50	447.50
1	450–500	495	465.00	465.00
2	550–600	578	427.50–432.50	429.92
1	700–750	715	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	552	472.50	472.50
53	950–1000	976	327.00	327.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	442.50	442.50
2	500–550	538	397.50	397.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	415	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	510	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	555	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	660.00	660.00
1	300–350	325	565.00	565.00
5	400–450	421	482.50–505.00	492.00
5	450–500	486	465.00–487.50	474.79
4	500–550	512	447.50–462.50	456.78
4	550–600	560	417.50–430.00	420.57
1	700–750	745	337.50	337.50
1	750–800	785	282.50	282.50
1	950–1000	980	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	417.50	417.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	420	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	505.00	505.00
3	400–450	430	460.00–472.50	468.29
1	500–550	540	440.00	440.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,360	171.00–180.00	177.52
1	—	1,460	156.00	156.00
3	—	1,483	183.00–197.00	191.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,255	184.00–188.00	186.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	160.00	160.00
3	—	915	144.00–153.00	148.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	214.00	214.00
3	—	1,897	230.00–236.00	233.68

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	3,050.00	3,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,080	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,194.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,650.00	2,650.00

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