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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 29

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

380 head

▲ 188 vs last sale 192▼ 49 vs year ago 429 · −11.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 15▲ 21 vs year ago 28 · +75.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 12▲ 2 vs year ago 9 · +22.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts, however a softer undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 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 $409.47/cwt on 66 head, down $20.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −35.85 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.

Average price

$409.47

▼ 20.24 vs prior sale

66 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$361

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

$83.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.53

vs KY average

+10.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	416.04	2,322	60
Medium and Large 2	554	346.00	1,917	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	590	332.50	1,962	1thin

One grade step is worth $83.54/cwt here — about $361 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 sale66 hd

409.47

—

KY average25 barns · 455 hd

417.00

−7.53

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

+10.18

This barn, trailing median34 sales

445.32

−35.85

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	—	Average	1,666	224.98	3,749	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	189.08	2,366	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,511	183.13	2,767	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,114	164.80	1,835	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,560	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,495	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$3,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$2,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,620	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$3,700	1thin

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,286	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,637	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	525.86/cwt	502.50–532.50	1,940	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	407	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,055	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,953	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	447	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,877	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	447	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,609	2
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	408.65/cwt	402.50–415.00	1,892	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	428.19/cwt	417.50–430.00	2,197	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	350.84/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,888	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	382.52/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,066	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	362.43/cwt	357.50–365.00	2,040	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	338.74/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,958	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,962	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	595	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,499	29
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	600	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,025	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,193	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,076	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	427.55/cwt	420.00–429.00	2,689	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,416	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,294	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	399.05/cwt	387.50–402.50	2,670	9
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	675	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,278	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	734	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,738	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	755	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,661	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,613	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	978	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,836	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,408	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	391.77/cwt	385.00–402.50	1,508	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,432	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,666	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	371.20/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,641	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,704	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	364.74/cwt	362.50–366.00	1,758	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,698	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,002	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	346.63/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,820	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	349.18/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,022	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	587	363.09/cwt	362.50–367.50	2,131	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	349.18/cwt	347.50–350.00	2,154	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	354.45/cwt	336.00–359.00	2,339	41
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	675	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,941	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	308.76/cwt	307.50–310.00	2,115	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,486	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	807	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,429	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	402.33/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,750	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1-2	440	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,243	1
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	445	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,791	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	404.62/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,849	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	381.05/cwt	377.50–382.50	1,806	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,776	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	356.66/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,930	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	348.68/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,981	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,815	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	332.46/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,045	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,096	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	1
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	677	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,082	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,375	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,406	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,365	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,785	1
Bulls	—	—	1,723	236.52/cwt	233.00–240.00	4,075	2
Bulls	—	—	1,760	223.94/cwt	220.00–228.00	3,941	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	161.63/cwt	157.50–168.00	1,742	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	173.48/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,099	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	174.30/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,126	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	180.35/cwt	177.00–187.00	2,267	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	199.50/cwt	191.00–211.00	2,528	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	185.43/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,761	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	177.76/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,778	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,495	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,560	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,620	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 192Year ago 429

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 15Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 9

No trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts, however a softer undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	440.00	440.00
7	350–400	385	385.00–402.50	391.77
8	400–450	442	360.00–382.50	371.20
9	450–500	482	362.50–366.00	364.74
3	500–550	525	345.00–350.00	346.63
12	550–600	579	340.00–357.50	349.18
3	600–650	617	347.50–350.00	349.18
2	650–700	685	307.50–310.00	308.76
1	700–750	725	310.00	310.00
3	750–800	783	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	510	392.50	392.50
17	550–600	587	362.50–367.50	363.09
41	650–700	660	336.00–359.00	354.45
9	800–850	807	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	362.50	362.50
1	400–450	430	387.50	387.50
2	500–550	507	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	362.50	362.50
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	407	505.00	505.00
22	500–550	513	417.50–430.00	428.19
29	550–600	595	420.00	420.00
30	600–650	629	420.00–429.00	427.55
9	650–700	669	387.50–402.50	399.05
12	700–750	734	373.00	373.00
6	750–800	755	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	525.00	525.00
1	250–300	295	555.00	555.00
7	350–400	369	502.50–532.50	525.86
4	400–450	420	465.00	465.00
2	450–500	463	402.50–415.00	408.65
5	500–550	540	375.00–387.50	382.52
4	550–600	563	357.50–365.00	362.43
2	600–650	640	377.50	377.50
4	750–800	780	335.00	335.00
2	950–1000	978	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	600	337.50	337.50
1	650–700	675	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	590	332.50	332.50
1	600–650	615	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	447	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	538	342.50–357.50	350.84
2	550–600	578	337.50–340.00	338.74
2	600–650	605	362.50	362.50
1	650–700	660	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	435	400.00–405.00	402.33
7	450–500	457	400.00–410.00	404.62
3	500–550	541	355.00–360.00	356.66
10	550–600	568	337.50–355.00	348.68
3	600–650	615	325.00–345.00	332.46
3	650–700	660	317.50	317.50
1	700–750	735	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	760	312.50	312.50
1	850–900	875	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	402.50	402.50
2	650–700	677	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	675	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	474	377.50–382.50	381.05
1	500–550	530	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	575	330.00	330.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,560	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	3,425.00	3,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,475.00	2,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,495	3,600.00	3,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,620	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	3,700.00	3,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	171.00–178.00	174.30
6	—	1,078	157.50–168.00	161.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,489	180.00–188.00	185.43
3	—	1,563	175.00–179.00	177.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,257	177.00–187.00	180.35
3	—	1,210	171.00–175.00	173.48
7	—	1,267	191.00–211.00	199.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,760	220.00–228.00	223.94
1	—	1,365	204.00	204.00
2	—	1,723	233.00–240.00	236.52

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.