Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers over 600lbs sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $369.20/cwt on 34 head, down $0.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits −40.44 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$369.20

▼ 0.98 vs prior sale

34 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

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

$57.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.01

vs KY average

+18.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	379.06	2,055	26
Medium and Large 2	554	342.39	1,897	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	321.43	1,688	2thin

One grade step is worth $57.63/cwt here — about $368 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

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 sale34 hd

369.20

—

KY average28 barns · 650 hd

358.19

+11.01

National average81 barns · 2,697 hd

350.43

+18.77

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

−40.44

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	1,830	213.98	3,915	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,375	167.74	2,307	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,566	153.78	2,408	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	136.97	1,579	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$3,025	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,675	$4,075	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,625	$4,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,335	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Bulls	Large 2	500–550	535	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,725	1
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	485	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,625	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	142.23/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,698	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	125.32/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,330	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	162.37/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,627	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	152.10/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	640	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,480	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,675	4,075.00/head	4,075.00–4,075.00	4,075	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	540	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,809	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	321.43/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	349.92/cwt	347.50–352.50	1,662	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	353.72/cwt	352.50–355.00	2,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	361.88/cwt	350.00–397.50	1,791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	358.09/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	371.96/cwt	367.50–377.50	1,763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	287.56/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	440.03/cwt	435.00–442.50	1,936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,243	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	364.90/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,299	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,643	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	161.49/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,064	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	171.91/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,476	3
Bulls	—	—	2,090	219.52/cwt	219.00–220.00	4,588	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	212.14/cwt	210.00–215.00	3,698	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	142.58/cwt	141.00–144.00	2,050	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	458.35/cwt	457.50–460.00	2,099	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	299.50/cwt	295.00–312.50	2,576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	357.43/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,062	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	398.58/cwt	382.50–417.50	1,885	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	465.02/cwt	462.50–467.50	1,897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	497.80/cwt	482.50–505.00	1,842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	421.48/cwt	412.50–440.00	2,365	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	368.49/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,946	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,165	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	351.69/cwt	342.50–357.50	2,374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	308.95/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,993	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	389.00/cwt	375.00–397.50	1,463	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	346.39/cwt	337.50–355.00	2,501	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	490.44/cwt	480.00–497.50	2,310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	342.94/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,965	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	457.65/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	348.18/cwt	340.00–352.50	2,166	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	368.96/cwt	366.00–380.00	1,989	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,236	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	326.69/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	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 Aug 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 583Year ago 615

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 43Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	495	350.00–397.50	361.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	455.00	455.00
3	400–450	440	435.00–442.50	440.03
1	450–500	485	432.50	432.50
1	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	625	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	740	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	395	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	408	462.50–467.50	465.02
3	450–500	458	457.50–460.00	458.35
5	500–550	528	362.50–372.50	368.49
10	550–600	577	345.00–365.00	357.43
1	600–650	615	337.50	337.50
2	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
4	700–750	703	308.00	308.00
1	800–850	840	282.50	282.50
1	850–900	860	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	387.50	387.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	540	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	580	352.50–355.00	353.72
1	650–700	670	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	420	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	525	415.00	415.00
2	550–600	562	402.50	402.50
3	600–650	622	340.00–352.50	348.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	482.50–505.00	497.80
1	400–450	415	482.50	482.50
5	450–500	471	480.00–497.50	490.44
2	500–550	515	450.00–465.00	457.65
3	550–600	561	412.50–440.00	421.48
5	600–650	630	360.00–377.50	364.90
3	650–700	675	342.50–357.50	351.69
5	700–750	722	337.50–355.00	346.39
1	750–800	795	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	662	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	475	347.50–352.50	349.92
2	500–550	525	315.00–327.50	321.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	420	365.00	365.00
4	450–500	474	367.50–377.50	371.96
3	500–550	515	350.00–362.50	358.09
3	550–600	593	320.00–330.00	326.69
2	600–650	610	280.00–295.00	287.56
2	700–750	700	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	517	432.50	432.50
2	600–650	620	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	655	342.50	342.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	376	375.00–397.50	389.00
5	400–450	444	405.00	405.00
13	450–500	473	382.50–417.50	398.58
12	500–550	539	366.00–380.00	368.96
7	550–600	573	337.50–350.00	342.94
5	600–650	645	302.50–320.00	308.95
1	650–700	655	317.50	317.50
1	700–750	745	325.00	325.00
4	850–900	860	295.00–312.50	299.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,194	138.00–145.00	142.23
4	—	1,061	121.00–132.00	125.32
1	—	1,270	152.00	152.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,618	160.00–164.00	162.37
2	—	1,615	150.00–154.00	152.10
2	—	1,438	141.00–144.00	142.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	159.00–164.00	161.49
3	—	1,440	170.00–174.00	171.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,090	219.00–220.00	219.52
6	—	1,743	210.00–215.00	212.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,675	4,075.00	4,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,625	4,050.00	4,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	3,025.00	3,025.00

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

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

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