Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $383.54/cwt on 19 head, up $19.03 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −65.45 against this barn's trailing median of $448.99.

Average price

$383.54

▲ 19.03 vs prior sale

19 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$31.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.08

vs KY average

−19.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	392.67	2,120	13thin
Large 1-2	530	377.50	2,001	1thin
Medium and Large 2	554	361.00	1,998	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.67/cwt here — about $121 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

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 sale19 hd

383.54

—

KY average25 barns · 817 hd

395.62

−12.08

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−19.82

This barn, trailing median34 sales

448.99

−65.45

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	1,496	184.21	2,756	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	149.59	1,900	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,568	148.67	2,332	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	122.60	1,341	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,010	$2,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	650–700	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	440.30/cwt	422.50–455.00	2,135	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	367.50/cwt	357.50–377.50	2,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	384.96/cwt	382.50–392.50	1,505	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	396.30/cwt	392.50–410.00	1,930	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,113	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	299.98/cwt	297.50–302.50	2,148	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	346.27/cwt	337.50–357.50	1,808	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	872	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,812	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	414.82/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	364.96/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	361.39/cwt	355.00–367.50	2,197	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	368.32/cwt	365.00–377.50	2,007	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	438.83/cwt	435.00–442.50	1,483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	428.32/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	389.97/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,314	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	419.58/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	337.49/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,971	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	417.38/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	434.29/cwt	422.50–445.00	1,824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	355.96/cwt	347.50–362.50	2,065	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	355.68/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,714	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	322.50–327.50	2,194	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	342.52/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,158	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	144.88/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,854	2
Bulls	—	—	1,640	196.73/cwt	195.00–198.00	3,226	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	132.07/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,490	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	120.39/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,256	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,425	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	146.80/cwt	140.00–153.00	2,312	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	669	391.71/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,621	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	371.01/cwt	367.50–377.50	2,148	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	343.12/cwt	336.00–346.00	2,625	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	336.57/cwt	327.50–345.00	2,272	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	383.23/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	302.59/cwt	292.50–315.00	2,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,081	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	342.54/cwt	335.00–347.50	2,453	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	384.12/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	338.16/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	330.84/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	322.05/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,839	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	200	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,173	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	914	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,988	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	175.87/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,462	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,907	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	530	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,001	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	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 Sep 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 264Year ago 491

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 22Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 14Year ago 5

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady on 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	200–250	225	445.00	445.00
2	250–300	285	410.00–420.00	414.82
5	300–350	337	380.00–395.00	389.97
7	350–400	391	382.50–392.50	384.96
6	400–450	438	360.00–372.50	364.96
9	450–500	482	350.00–365.00	355.68
14	500–550	522	337.50–357.50	346.27
17	550–600	584	332.50–345.00	337.49
2	600–650	622	327.50	327.50
1	650–700	670	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	707	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	510.00	510.00
1	250–300	255	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	325	415.00–420.00	417.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	322	387.50	387.50
1	400–450	430	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	480	335.00–342.50	338.16
3	500–550	528	330.00–332.50	330.84
6	550–600	571	312.50–325.00	322.05
3	600–650	645	315.00	315.00
3	650–700	670	292.50–315.00	302.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	555	287.50	287.50
1	800–850	805	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	485	422.50–455.00	440.30
3	500–550	536	370.00–390.00	383.23
5	550–600	579	367.50–377.50	371.01
12	600–650	608	355.00–367.50	361.39
2	650–700	660	357.50–377.50	367.50
5	700–750	716	335.00–347.50	342.54
14	750–800	765	336.00–346.00	343.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	487	392.50–410.00	396.30
2	500–550	517	362.50	362.50
3	550–600	578	360.00	360.00
3	650–700	675	327.50–345.00	336.57
1	850–900	850	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	503	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	625	387.50	387.50
9	650–700	669	380.00–400.00	391.71
1	700–750	710	367.50	367.50
69	850–900	872	322.50	322.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	377.50	377.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	530.00	530.00
1	250–300	270	475.00	475.00
2	300–350	338	435.00–442.50	438.83
4	350–400	375	410.00–425.00	419.58
2	400–450	420	422.50–445.00	434.29
3	450–500	472	420.00–437.50	428.32
9	500–550	545	365.00–377.50	368.32
5	550–600	580	347.50–362.50	355.96
2	600–650	630	340.00–345.00	342.52
4	650–700	675	322.50–327.50	325.00
4	700–750	716	297.50–302.50	299.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	395	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	425	452.50	452.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	430	405.00	405.00
5	450–500	466	380.00–400.00	384.12
1	850–900	860	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	143.00–147.00	144.88
1	—	1,250	159.00	159.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,128	129.00–137.00	132.07
6	—	1,043	114.00–126.00	120.39
1	—	1,075	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,315	145.00	145.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	158.00	158.00
5	—	1,575	140.00–153.00	146.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	195.00–198.00	196.73
3	—	1,400	170.00–181.00	175.87

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	—	1,010	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	3,300.00	3,300.00

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