Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to low comparable receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $429.71/cwt on 21 head, down $14.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 32 comparable sales and sits −22.83 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$429.71

▼ 14.45 vs prior sale

21 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,394

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$54.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.91

vs KY average

+10.67 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	432.32	2,401	20
Medium and Large 2	595	377.50	2,246	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.82/cwt here — about $155 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 sale21 hd

429.71

—

KY average22 barns · 598 hd

435.62

−5.91

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

+10.67

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−22.83

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	1,924	221.45	4,260	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,115	183.00	2,040	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,639	182.68	2,993	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	166.45	1,759	7thin

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)	1,450	$3,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,314	$2,701	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,176	$2,284	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,510	$3,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	379.14/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,499	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	416.30/cwt	412.50–420.00	1,686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	436	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,289	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	461.27/cwt	460.00–462.50	2,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	945	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	3,062	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,217	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,124	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	512	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,882	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	625	360.08/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	440.95/cwt	435.00–447.50	2,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	403.30/cwt	397.50–415.00	2,355	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	382.41/cwt	377.50–392.50	2,184	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	473.84/cwt	465.00–482.50	2,298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	501	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,154	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	419.76/cwt	412.50–427.50	1,973	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,566	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,492	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	164.20/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,609	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	179.16/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,245	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,158	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	177.57/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,935	3
Bulls	—	—	1,858	231.68/cwt	229.00–234.00	4,305	2
Bulls	—	—	2,055	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	4,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,178	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,414	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	2,284.12/head	1,700.00–2,750.00	2,284	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,314	2,700.62/head	2,275.00–3,175.00	2,701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,013	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	365.61/cwt	365.00–367.50	2,150	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,404	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,455	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	565	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,048	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 Jul 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 538Year ago 475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 50Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 17Year ago 3

No trend due to low comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	497.50	497.50
2	450–500	485	465.00–482.50	473.84
1	500–550	530	422.50	422.50
8	550–600	584	397.50–415.00	403.30
1	600–650	620	380.00	380.00
15	650–700	659	375.00–380.00	379.14
2	700–750	707	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	436	525.00	525.00
8	500–550	522	462.50	462.50
3	550–600	576	432.50	432.50
58	900–950	945	324.00	324.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	442.50	442.50
1	550–600	595	377.50	377.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	355.00–365.00	360.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	405	412.50–420.00	416.30
4	450–500	470	412.50–427.50	419.76
3	500–550	528	412.50	412.50
6	550–600	571	377.50–392.50	382.41
1	600–650	625	352.50	352.50
1	650–700	680	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	760	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	467	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	525	347.50	347.50
1	550–600	555	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	512	367.50	367.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	501	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	387.50	387.50
1	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	575	357.50	357.50
1	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	725	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	310	505.00	505.00
1	400–450	435	462.50	462.50
2	450–500	458	460.00–462.50	461.27
3	500–550	500	402.50	402.50
4	550–600	588	365.00–367.50	365.61
1	600–650	630	372.50	372.50
1	800–850	800	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	435.00–447.50	440.95
1	500–550	530	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	620	357.50	357.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	377.50	377.50
1	500–550	545	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	362.50	362.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	3,225.00	3,225.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,176	1,700.00–2,750.00	2,284.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,314	2,275.00–3,175.00	2,700.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,510	3,550.00	3,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	980	155.00–169.00	164.20
2	—	1,253	172.00–185.00	179.16
1	—	970	150.00	150.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	198.00	198.00
3	—	1,653	176.00–180.00	177.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	183.00	183.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,858	229.00–234.00	231.68
1	—	2,055	201.00	201.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle