Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of feeder calves sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. No trend on slaughter bulls due to a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $365.77/cwt on 39 head, down $34.41 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −83.22 against this barn's trailing median of $448.99.

Average price

$365.77

▼ 34.41 vs prior sale

39 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$601

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

$100.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.90

vs KY average

−5.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	380.12	2,043	24
Medium and Large 2	544	354.29	1,926	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	542	332.50	1,802	2thin
Medium 1-2	525	300.00	1,575	1thin
Large 2-3	515	280.00	1,442	1thin

One grade step is worth $100.12/cwt here — about $601 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.69, low $345.86, median $448.99 across 34 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 sale39 hd

365.77

—

KY average24 barns · 464 hd

381.67

−15.90

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−5.23

This barn, trailing median34 sales

448.99

−83.22

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	1,300	183.00	2,379	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,545	158.02	2,441	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	155.55	2,053	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,069	124.07	1,326	8thin

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,680	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1-2	800–850	835	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	360.61/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,293	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	326.27/cwt	317.50–332.50	2,408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	339.99/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	342.35/cwt	332.50–350.00	2,270	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	368.98/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	297.29/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,855	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	406.10/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,568	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	367.23/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	329.94/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,834	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	299.63/cwt	292.00–301.00	2,631	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	280.01/cwt	277.50–282.50	2,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	341.71/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,787	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	386.11/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	380.00/cwt	367.50–387.50	1,619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	364.59/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,323	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,075	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	353.61/cwt	347.50–370.00	1,676	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	354.34/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,839	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	326.15/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,035	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	266.07/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,932	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	326.00/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,875	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	293.22/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,979	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	376.47/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,788	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	879	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	139.02/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,543	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	120.13/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,290	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	153.19/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,991	4
Bulls	—	—	1,130	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,955	1
Bulls	—	—	1,470	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,837	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	720	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,926	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	490	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,678	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	160.03/cwt	159.00–161.00	2,432	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,456	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,860	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	1
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	578	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,835	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	620	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,680	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	362.46/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,899	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	306.16/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	310.77/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	324.64/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,704	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	593	284.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	334.45/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,090	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	293.65/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	542	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	393.97/cwt	387.50–407.50	2,041	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	322.50/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	329.66/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,559	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	313.75/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	946	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,762	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	360.73/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,038	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	356.35/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	348.48/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,645	5

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 383Last week 205Year ago 1,057

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 37Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 3

Compared to last week: All classes of feeder calves sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. No trend on slaughter bulls due to a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	343	360.00	360.00
5	350–400	363	360.00–382.50	364.59
5	400–450	426	367.50–387.50	380.00
11	450–500	474	347.50–370.00	353.61
19	500–550	523	332.50–347.50	341.71
8	550–600	556	320.00–342.50	329.94
4	600–650	624	280.00–312.50	297.29
4	650–700	659	282.50	282.50
5	700–750	726	260.00–275.00	266.07
1	750–800	765	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	835	242.50	242.50
2	850–900	863	277.50–282.50	280.01
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	578	317.50	317.50
1	600–650	620	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	540	392.50	392.50
2	550–600	593	280.00–290.00	284.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
9	450–500	473	325.00–347.50	329.66
9	500–550	525	320.00–332.50	324.64
2	550–600	590	312.50–315.00	313.75
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	362.50–380.00	368.98
4	450–500	480	360.00–375.00	367.23
14	500–550	518	387.50–407.50	393.97
10	550–600	565	355.00–375.00	360.73
13	600–650	636	350.00–367.50	360.61
6	650–700	663	332.50–350.00	342.35
4	700–750	738	317.50–332.50	326.27
3	750–800	751	317.50	317.50
1	800–850	805	302.50	302.50
13	850–900	878	292.00–301.00	299.63
1	950–1000	950	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	337.50	337.50
7	500–550	524	355.00–370.00	362.46
4	550–600	578	337.50–342.50	339.99
4	600–650	625	325.00–337.50	334.45
4	650–700	685	320.00–327.50	322.50
1	850–900	850	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	427.50	427.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	280.00	280.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	542	332.50	332.50
2	650–700	680	300.00–312.50	306.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	900–950	946	292.00	292.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	425.00	425.00
9	350–400	386	400.00–430.00	406.10
2	400–450	435	380.00–392.50	386.11
5	450–500	475	360.00–382.50	376.47
8	500–550	519	340.00–362.50	354.34
5	550–600	575	320.00–327.50	326.00
8	600–650	624	320.00–340.00	326.15
7	650–700	675	280.00–305.00	293.22
1	700–750	735	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	760	282.50	282.50
1	800–850	810	247.50	247.50
1	850–900	895	257.50	257.50
1	1050–1100	1,075	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	342.50	342.50
1	700–750	720	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	347.50–365.00	356.35
5	450–500	472	342.50–352.50	348.48
3	500–550	546	337.50	337.50
3	550–600	566	307.50–317.50	310.77
2	600–650	630	287.50–300.00	293.65
1	650–700	690	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,110	130.00–145.00	139.02
4	—	1,074	116.00–125.00	120.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,300	149.00–156.00	153.19
1	—	1,400	165.00	165.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	159.00–161.00	160.03
1	—	1,595	154.00	154.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,470	193.00	193.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,680	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,050.00	2,050.00

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