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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 14

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

834 head

▲ 183 vs last sale 651▲ 443 vs year ago 391 · +113.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 51▼ 31 vs year ago 62 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 5▲ 32 vs year ago 7 · +457.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Week: Feeders sold steady to 2.00 higher. Good demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $376.14/cwt on 35 head, up $9.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 35 comparable sales and sits −70.33 against this barn's trailing median of $446.47.

Average price

$376.14

▲ 9.52 vs prior sale

35 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,101

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$418

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

$63.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.34

vs KY average

−56.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	385.83	2,169	26
Medium and Large 2	552	369.00	2,036	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	544	322.08	1,751	4thin

One grade step is worth $63.75/cwt here — about $418 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale35 hd

376.14

—

KY average24 barns · 821 hd

386.47

−10.34

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

−56.15

This barn, trailing median35 sales

446.47

−70.33

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.69, low $345.86, median $446.47 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	—	Average	1,455	175.67	2,556	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	126.57	1,491	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,622	123.95	2,010	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	113.81	1,137	4thin

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)	1,250	$2,643	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,247	$3,111	5

Every lot, as filed

97 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,581	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,876	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	496.19/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,861	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,930	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	366.26/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,520	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,871	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,833	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	442.53/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,124	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	381.67/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,927	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,132	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,980	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	538	341.94/cwt	327.00–372.50	1,840	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,470	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,347	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	375.25/cwt	345.00–390.00	2,161	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,120	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,227	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	379.18/cwt	372.50–387.50	2,347	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,032	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,440	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	357.37/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,369	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	378.70/cwt	372.50–385.00	2,518	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,143	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,921	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	731	352.95/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,580	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	747	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,521	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	756	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,654	47
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,018	307.75/cwt	307.75–307.75	3,133	112
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,022	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	3,061	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	339	418.38/cwt	385.00–422.50	1,418	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	360.62/cwt	342.50–380.00	1,345	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	394.47/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,538	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,456	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	414	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,728	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	400.86/cwt	397.50–402.50	1,672	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	392.20/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,647	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	454	385.40/cwt	357.50–390.00	1,750	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	367.02/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,718	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	338.40/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,743	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	372.40/cwt	327.50–387.00	1,936	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	534	325.02/cwt	307.50–335.00	1,736	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	539	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,089	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	572	323.07/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,848	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	339.37/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,951	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	316.30/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,828	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	304.92/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,875	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	342.47/cwt	335.00–352.50	2,110	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	325.38/cwt	315.00–337.50	2,024	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	308.94/cwt	305.00–311.00	2,073	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	324.35/cwt	324.00–325.00	2,209	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	682	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,063	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,124	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,227	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,625	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,152	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,110	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,411	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	345	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,639	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	428.09/cwt	427.50–430.00	1,640	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,242	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	413.68/cwt	385.00–442.00	1,605	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	456.64/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,904	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,838	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,139	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	479	352.14/cwt	300.00–422.50	1,687	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,940	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	387.05/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,028	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	527	326.66/cwt	292.50–367.00	1,721	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,970	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	380.09/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,148	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	589	324.87/cwt	297.50–340.00	1,913	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	323.77/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,975	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	642	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,327	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	306.12/cwt	287.50–315.00	2,027	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	666	289.22/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,926	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	718	277.53/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,993	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,088	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	300.91/cwt	287.50–307.50	2,206	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	759	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,201	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,085	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,725	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,018	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	113.81/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,137	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,208	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	129.73/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,574	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,622	123.95/cwt	119.00–127.00	2,010	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,643.27/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,643	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,246	3,013.44/head	2,700.00–3,950.00	3,013	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	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 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 834Last week 651Year ago 391

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 51Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 5Year ago 7

Compared to last Week: Feeders sold steady to 2.00 higher. Good demand for all classes of feeders. 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$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	575.00	575.00
2	300–350	335	560.00	560.00
5	350–400	375	475.00–510.00	496.19
2	400–450	435	430.00	430.00
20	450–500	480	435.00–450.00	442.53
3	500–550	505	380.00–382.50	381.67
16	550–600	576	345.00–390.00	375.25
9	600–650	619	372.50–387.50	379.18
8	650–700	663	350.00–362.50	357.37
26	1000–1050	1,022	299.50	299.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	465.00	465.00
2	500–550	520	410.00	410.00
5	550–600	569	412.50	412.50
4	600–650	638	382.50	382.50
2	650–700	665	372.50–385.00	378.70
13	700–750	731	350.00–360.00	352.95
47	750–800	756	351.00	351.00
112	1000–1050	1,018	307.75	307.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	535	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	577	367.50	367.50
3	600–650	610	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	675	317.50	317.50
2	700–750	747	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	360.00–377.50	366.26
1	450–500	470	390.00	390.00
3	500–550	538	327.00–372.50	341.94
1	550–600	560	262.50	262.50
1	600–650	630	322.50	322.50
1	650–700	680	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	339	385.00–422.50	418.38
8	350–400	390	365.00–400.00	394.47
3	400–450	417	397.50–402.50	400.86
6	450–500	468	365.00–377.50	367.02
28	500–550	520	327.50–387.00	372.40
4	550–600	575	337.50–340.00	339.37
11	600–650	622	315.00–337.50	325.38
17	650–700	681	324.00–325.00	324.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	414	417.50	417.50
6	500–550	539	387.50	387.50
1	550–600	550	355.00	355.00
12	600–650	616	335.00–352.50	342.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	373	342.50–380.00	360.62
1	400–450	410	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
5	500–550	534	307.50–335.00	325.02
7	550–600	572	280.00–330.00	323.07
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00
3	650–700	682	302.50	302.50
1	700–750	720	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	755	295.00	295.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	380.00–405.00	392.20
7	450–500	454	357.50–390.00	385.40
2	500–550	515	335.00–342.00	338.40
2	550–600	578	312.50–320.00	316.30
3	600–650	615	300.00–310.00	304.92
3	650–700	671	305.00–311.00	308.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	475.00	475.00
2	600–650	642	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	470.00	470.00
2	300–350	332	425.00	425.00
4	350–400	383	427.50–430.00	428.09
3	400–450	417	450.00–460.00	456.64
8	450–500	465	460.00	460.00
6	500–550	524	375.00–410.00	387.05
2	550–600	565	370.00–390.00	380.09
2	600–650	610	322.50–325.00	323.77
6	650–700	662	287.50–315.00	306.12
3	700–750	733	287.50–307.50	300.91
4	750–800	759	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	385	322.50	322.50
4	450–500	479	300.00–422.50	352.14
3	500–550	527	292.50–367.00	326.66
4	550–600	589	297.50–340.00	324.87
1	600–650	615	285.00	285.00
4	650–700	666	280.00–302.00	289.22
2	700–750	718	270.00–285.00	277.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	385.00–442.00	413.68
1	400–450	435	422.50	422.50
1	450–500	495	392.00	392.00
1	550–600	555	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	635	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	655	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	720	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	750	285.00	285.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,250	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,643.27

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,246	2,700.00–3,950.00	3,013.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	3,500.00	3,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	999	110.00–118.00	113.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,622	119.00–127.00	123.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	115.00	115.00
11	—	1,213	127.00–131.00	129.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	184.00	184.00
1	—	1,085	159.00	159.00

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.