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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 7

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

651 head

▼ 153 vs last sale 804▲ 345 vs year ago 306 · +112.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 48▲ 8 vs year ago 43 · +18.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▼ 9 vs year ago 14 · −64.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $338.78/cwt on 88 head, down $13.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 35 comparable sales and sits −65.64 against this barn's trailing median of $404.42.

Average price

$338.78

▼ 13.55 vs prior sale

88 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$27.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.92

vs KY average

−29.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	346.33	1,926	57
Medium and Large 2	562	326.36	1,834	25
Medium and Large 2-3	527	318.76	1,680	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.57/cwt here — about $247 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale88 hd

338.78

—

KY average25 barns · 1,232 hd

342.70

−3.92

National average187 barns · 16,614 hd

367.91

−29.13

This barn, trailing median35 sales

404.42

−65.64

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.28, low $320.70, median $404.42 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,966	175.10	3,443	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,690	125.51	2,121	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,413	124.90	1,765	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	108.86	1,173	17

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)	1,315	$2,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,280	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	660	$1,175	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$2,310	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,426	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,732	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,606	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	506.72/cwt	490.00–512.50	1,951	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,935	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,711	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	436.33/cwt	422.50–440.00	2,068	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	402.15/cwt	395.00–417.50	1,934	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	387.90/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,075	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	547	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,983	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,188	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	363.42/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,068	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	594	342.47/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,034	7
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,314	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	350.23/cwt	345.00–357.50	2,185	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	328.78/cwt	322.50–335.00	2,101	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	657	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,135	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,500	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,354	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	327.53/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,224	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	706	358.94/cwt	355.00–361.00	2,534	31
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	333.84/cwt	327.50–340.00	2,437	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	763	356.46/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,720	24
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,682	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	786	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,476	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	323.01/cwt	312.50–327.50	2,665	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,522	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	314.64/cwt	312.50–315.00	2,731	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	917	312.09/cwt	312.00–312.50	2,862	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	412.43/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,147	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	431.29/cwt	430.00–432.50	1,380	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,328	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	381.21/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,437	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	409.31/cwt	394.00–417.50	1,703	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	379.76/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,595	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	458	337.46/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,546	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	353.76/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,652	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	379.45/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,821	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	363.52/cwt	347.50–372.50	1,890	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	334.68/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,757	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	527	318.76/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,680	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	335.53/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,943	35
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	319.83/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,890	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	320.77/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,986	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	298.76/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,855	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	319.68/cwt	307.50–325.00	2,110	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	264.95/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,762	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,285	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,001	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	708	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,308	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	307.45/cwt	297.50–312.50	2,226	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,040	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	753	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,939	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	283.76/cwt	282.50–285.00	2,236	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	807	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,728	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	821	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,422	4
Heifers	800–850	Large 1-2	825	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,248	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,610	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	3,091	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,031	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,568	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	460.00/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,725	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	381.20/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,632	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,925	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,808	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	388.57/cwt	385.00–407.50	1,916	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	375.34/cwt	367.50–390.00	1,922	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	353.41/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,887	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,764	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	341.32/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,946	15
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	592	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,672	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	329.75/cwt	322.50–337.50	2,008	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,963	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	301.69/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,042	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	296.72/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,018	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	297.49/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,148	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	1
Bulls	700–750	Large 1-2	745	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,974	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,214	1
Bulls	900–950	Large 1-2	900	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,205	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,898	172.25/cwt	167.00–177.00	3,269	8
Bulls	—	—	2,240	186.52/cwt	185.00–188.00	4,178	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	790	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,067	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	103.29/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,055	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	86.80/cwt	80.00–92.00	959	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,177	122.04/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,436	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,407	130.10/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,831	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,423	116.23/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,654	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,064	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	122.68/cwt	119.00–125.00	2,135	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	660	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	2,310.00/head	2,310.00–2,310.00	2,310	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 Oct 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 651Last week 804Year ago 306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 48Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 14

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower.

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
4	550–600	561	390.00	390.00
16	600–650	622	372.00	372.00
23	650–700	658	380.00	380.00
31	700–750	706	355.00–361.00	358.94
24	750–800	763	355.00–357.50	356.46
17	900–950	917	312.00–312.50	312.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	312	555.00	555.00
4	350–400	385	490.00–512.50	506.72
4	400–450	414	467.50	467.50
8	450–500	474	422.50–440.00	436.33
6	500–550	535	380.00–397.50	387.90
6	550–600	569	360.00–375.00	363.42
17	600–650	624	345.00–357.50	350.23
4	650–700	663	355.00	355.00
2	700–750	730	327.50–340.00	333.84
4	750–800	773	347.00	347.00
5	800–850	825	312.50–327.50	323.01
7	850–900	868	312.50–315.00	314.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	380	422.50	422.50
1	400–450	425	402.50	402.50
5	450–500	481	395.00–417.50	402.15
8	500–550	547	362.50	362.50
7	550–600	594	337.50–350.00	342.47
8	600–650	639	322.50–335.00	328.78
4	650–700	679	320.00–337.50	327.53
7	750–800	786	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	855	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	657	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	375	445.00–475.00	460.00
1	400–450	445	432.50	432.50
6	450–500	493	385.00–407.50	388.57
12	500–550	512	367.50–390.00	375.34
15	550–600	570	335.00–345.00	341.32
11	600–650	609	322.50–337.50	329.75
3	650–700	677	300.00–302.50	301.69
8	700–750	722	285.00–305.00	297.49
1	800–850	820	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	380.00–382.50	381.20
5	450–500	492	367.50	367.50
5	500–550	534	350.00–362.50	353.41
1	550–600	560	315.00	315.00
3	600–650	628	312.50	312.50
3	650–700	680	290.00–300.00	296.72
1	700–750	740	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	530	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	592	282.50	282.50
1	700–750	745	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	900	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	430.00–432.50	431.29
2	350–400	360	430.00	430.00
5	400–450	416	394.00–417.50	409.31
8	450–500	480	370.00–395.00	379.45
22	500–550	520	347.50–372.50	363.52
35	550–600	579	327.50–350.00	335.53
19	600–650	619	310.00–327.50	320.77
24	650–700	660	307.50–325.00	319.68
9	700–750	724	297.50–312.50	307.45
2	750–800	788	282.50–285.00	283.76
4	800–850	821	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	870	300.00	300.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	680	336.00	336.00
10	700–750	708	326.00	326.00
8	800–850	807	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	410.00–415.00	412.43
1	300–350	345	385.00	385.00
5	350–400	377	370.00–390.00	381.21
2	400–450	420	375.00–385.00	379.76
6	450–500	467	352.50–360.00	353.76
11	500–550	525	330.00–342.50	334.68
14	550–600	591	317.50–320.00	319.83
10	600–650	621	290.00–302.50	298.76
1	650–700	690	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	735	277.50	277.50
3	750–800	753	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	335.00–340.00	337.46
6	500–550	527	315.00–327.50	318.76
7	650–700	665	260.00–270.00	264.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	825	272.50	272.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	660	1,175.00	1,175.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,875.00	2,875.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	2,310.00	2,310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,177	118.00–127.00	122.04
3	—	1,105	80.00–92.00	86.80
7	—	1,021	99.00–108.00	103.29
1	—	790	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	134.00	134.00
3	—	1,740	119.00–125.00	122.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	110.00–120.00	116.23
5	—	1,407	124.00–134.00	130.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,240	185.00–188.00	186.52
8	—	1,898	167.00–177.00	172.25

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