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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 22

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

192 head

▼ 346 vs last sale 538▼ 283 vs year ago 475 · −59.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 50▼ 14 vs year ago 29 · −48.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 17▲ 9 vs year ago 3 · +300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to low comparable receipts.

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 $429.71/cwt on 21 head, down $14.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 34 comparable sales and sits −15.61 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.

Average price

$429.71

▼ 14.45 vs prior sale

21 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,394

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$54.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.91

vs KY average

+10.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	432.32	2,401	20
Medium and Large 2	595	377.50	2,246	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.82/cwt here — about $155 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale21 hd

429.71

—

KY average22 barns · 598 hd

435.62

−5.91

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

+10.67

This barn, trailing median34 sales

445.32

−15.61

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

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.69, low $345.86, median $445.32 across 34 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	1,924	221.45	4,260	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,115	183.00	2,040	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,639	182.68	2,993	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	166.45	1,759	7thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$3,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,314	$2,701	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,176	$2,284	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,510	$3,550	1thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	436	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,289	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,214	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,124	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	473.84/cwt	465.00–482.50	2,298	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,414	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,239	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,491	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	403.30/cwt	397.50–415.00	2,355	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,246	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,356	1
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	625	360.08/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,251	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	379.14/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,499	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,492	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	945	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	3,062	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	416.30/cwt	412.50–420.00	1,686	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,724	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	467	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,658	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	419.76/cwt	412.50–427.50	1,973	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	501	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,154	12
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	512	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,882	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,824	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,178	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	382.41/cwt	377.50–392.50	2,184	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,056	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,203	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,380	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,139	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,242	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,404	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,566	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,012	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	461.27/cwt	460.00–462.50	2,113	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,737	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	440.95/cwt	435.00–447.50	2,086	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,013	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	1
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	565	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,048	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1-2	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	365.61/cwt	365.00–367.50	2,150	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,217	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,347	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,380	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,858	231.68/cwt	229.00–234.00	4,305	2
Bulls	—	—	2,055	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	4,131	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,455	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	164.20/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,609	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,040	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,253	179.16/cwt	172.00–185.00	2,245	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,158	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,653	177.57/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,935	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,176	2,284.12/head	1,700.00–2,750.00	2,284	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,314	2,700.62/head	2,275.00–3,175.00	2,701	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,510	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jul 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 538Year ago 475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 50Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 17Year ago 3

No trend due to low comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	497.50	497.50
2	450–500	485	465.00–482.50	473.84
1	500–550	530	422.50	422.50
8	550–600	584	397.50–415.00	403.30
1	600–650	620	380.00	380.00
15	650–700	659	375.00–380.00	379.14
2	700–750	707	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	436	525.00	525.00
8	500–550	522	462.50	462.50
3	550–600	576	432.50	432.50
58	900–950	945	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	442.50	442.50
1	550–600	595	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	355.00–365.00	360.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	405	412.50–420.00	416.30
4	450–500	470	412.50–427.50	419.76
3	500–550	528	412.50	412.50
6	550–600	571	377.50–392.50	382.41
1	600–650	625	352.50	352.50
1	650–700	680	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	760	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	467	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	525	347.50	347.50
1	550–600	555	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	512	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	501	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	387.50	387.50
1	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	575	357.50	357.50
1	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	725	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	310	505.00	505.00
1	400–450	435	462.50	462.50
2	450–500	458	460.00–462.50	461.27
3	500–550	500	402.50	402.50
4	550–600	588	365.00–367.50	365.61
1	600–650	630	372.50	372.50
1	800–850	800	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	435.00–447.50	440.95
1	500–550	530	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	620	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	377.50	377.50
1	500–550	545	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	362.50	362.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	3,225.00	3,225.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,176	1,700.00–2,750.00	2,284.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,314	2,275.00–3,175.00	2,700.62

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	1	—	1,510	3,550.00	3,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	980	155.00–169.00	164.20
2	—	1,253	172.00–185.00	179.16
1	—	970	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	198.00	198.00
3	—	1,653	176.00–180.00	177.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,858	229.00–234.00	231.68
1	—	2,055	201.00	201.00

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.