Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $420.54/cwt on 19 head, up $11.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −32.00 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$420.54

▲ 11.07 vs prior sale

19 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$77.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.48

vs KY average

+6.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	523	429.94	2,249	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	567	428.88	2,431	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	386.25	2,182	2thin
Large 1-2	590	352.50	2,080	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.44/cwt here — about $169 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 sale19 hd

420.54

—

KY average23 barns · 517 hd

414.06

+6.48

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

+6.30

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−32.00

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	1,929	228.65	4,410	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	184.50	2,777	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	181.68	2,372	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	159.40	1,646	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,366	$2,600	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,365	$3,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	429.94/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,249	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	637	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,612	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	981	325.25/cwt	325.25–325.25	3,191	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	1,741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	886	352.75/cwt	352.75–352.75	3,125	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,740	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	399.03/cwt	395.00–417.50	2,083	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	362.58/cwt	352.50–367.50	2,248	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	371.59/cwt	370.00–373.00	2,646	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	406.31/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,365	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	483.40/cwt	480.00–492.50	2,301	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	354.29/cwt	342.50–357.50	2,448	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	463.73/cwt	462.50–467.50	2,490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	379.93/cwt	377.50–382.50	2,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	414.41/cwt	407.50–425.00	1,964	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	386.30/cwt	382.50–390.00	2,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	381.16/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	424.25/cwt	420.00–427.50	1,803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	300.48/cwt	292.50–302.50	2,569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	389.95/cwt	387.50–392.50	2,231	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	367.24/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,281	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	520.33/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,670	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	174.97/cwt	172.00–178.00	1,939	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	163.84/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,701	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	184.50/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,777	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	177.55/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,191	4
Bulls	—	—	2,099	236.61/cwt	230.00–245.00	4,966	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	665	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,311	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	190.22/cwt	186.00–202.00	2,597	4
Bulls	—	—	1,692	221.96/cwt	218.00–228.00	3,756	3
Bulls	—	—	1,615	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,246	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,222	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	153.27/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,557	4
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	690	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,363	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	625	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,203	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	455	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,866	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	600	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,010	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,895	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	755	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,114	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,366	2,600.05/head	2,150.00–2,950.00	2,600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	565	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,656	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	590	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,080	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	483	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,234	8
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,127	1
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	715	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	381.22/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,013	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	396.00/cwt	390.00–402.50	1,921	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	341.27/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,078	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	357.52/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	381.03/cwt	372.50–386.00	2,381	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	455	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,991	3

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 Aug 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 463Last week 380Year ago 721

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 49Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 11Year ago 11

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	637	410.00	410.00
15	650–700	665	412.00	412.00
2	700–750	730	390.00	390.00
58	850–900	886	352.75	352.75
114	950–1000	981	325.25	325.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	417.50	417.50
1	450–500	460	462.50	462.50
3	500–550	523	420.00–435.00	429.94
1	600–650	645	362.50	362.50
2	650–700	660	337.50	337.50
1	750–800	755	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	327	532.50	532.50
3	400–450	411	517.50	517.50
8	450–500	476	480.00–492.50	483.40
4	500–550	537	462.50–467.50	463.73
8	550–600	582	390.00–410.00	406.31
2	600–650	618	377.50–382.50	379.93
2	650–700	660	370.00–392.50	381.16
15	700–750	712	370.00–373.00	371.59
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	483	462.50	462.50
1	550–600	590	352.50	352.50
1	600–650	625	352.50	352.50
1	650–700	690	342.50	342.50
1	700–750	715	330.00	330.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	470.00	470.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	540	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	590	372.50	372.50
2	600–650	622	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	321	510.00–525.00	520.33
1	350–400	395	502.50	502.50
2	450–500	482	427.50	427.50
1	500–550	520	387.50	387.50
5	550–600	572	387.50–392.50	389.95
9	600–650	621	360.00–377.50	367.24
1	650–700	670	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	750	280.00	280.00
5	850–900	855	292.50–302.50	300.48
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	450	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	532	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	555	342.50	342.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	495.00	495.00
1	250–300	255	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	340	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	385	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	425	420.00–427.50	424.25
6	450–500	474	407.50–425.00	414.41
13	500–550	522	395.00–417.50	399.03
2	550–600	563	382.50–390.00	386.30
3	600–650	620	352.50–367.50	362.58
9	650–700	691	342.50–357.50	354.29
1	700–750	745	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	770	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	417	402.50	402.50
5	450–500	485	390.00–402.50	396.00
6	500–550	528	380.00–382.50	381.22
4	550–600	575	352.50–365.00	357.52
4	600–650	609	340.00–345.00	341.27
1	650–700	680	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	455	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	570	332.50	332.50
1	600–650	600	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	665	347.50	347.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	565	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	740	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	455	437.50	437.50
14	600–650	625	372.50–386.00	381.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	172.00–178.00	174.97
4	—	1,038	160.00–166.00	163.84
1	—	930	135.00	135.00
4	—	1,016	148.00–156.00	153.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,505	181.00–190.00	184.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,234	172.00–180.00	177.55
4	—	1,365	186.00–202.00	190.22
1	—	1,355	164.00	164.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,099	230.00–245.00	236.61
3	—	1,692	218.00–228.00	221.96
1	—	1,615	201.00	201.00

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)	4	—	1,366	2,150.00–2,950.00	2,600.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,365	3,750.00	3,750.00

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