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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 19

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

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Feeder Cattle receipts

205 head

▼ 378 vs last sale 583▼ 410 vs year ago 615 · −66.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 43▲ 2 vs year ago 35 · +5.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 12▲ 14 vs year ago 1 · +1,400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers over 600lbs sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 10.00 to 12.00 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 $369.20/cwt on 34 head, down $0.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −33.56 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.

Average price

$369.20

▼ 0.98 vs prior sale

34 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

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

$57.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.01

vs KY average

+18.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	379.06	2,055	26
Medium and Large 2	554	342.39	1,897	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	321.43	1,688	2thin

One grade step is worth $57.63/cwt here — about $368 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 sale34 hd

369.20

—

KY average28 barns · 650 hd

358.19

+11.01

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

+18.28

This barn, trailing median34 sales

402.76

−33.56

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.28, low $320.70, median $402.76 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	1,830	213.98	3,915	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,375	167.74	2,307	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,566	153.78	2,408	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,153	136.97	1,579	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$3,025	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,675	$4,075	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,625	$4,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,335	$2,900	1thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	497.80/cwt	482.50–505.00	1,842	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,837	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,002	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,911	1
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	490.44/cwt	480.00–497.50	2,310	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	457.65/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,357	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,179	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	540	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,809	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	421.48/cwt	412.50–440.00	2,365	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,262	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	353.72/cwt	352.50–355.00	2,052	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	348.18/cwt	340.00–352.50	2,166	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	364.90/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,299	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	640	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,480	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,516	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,060	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	351.69/cwt	342.50–357.50	2,374	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	346.39/cwt	337.50–355.00	2,501	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,643	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,134	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	389.00/cwt	375.00–397.50	1,463	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,533	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,798	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	398.58/cwt	382.50–417.50	1,885	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	371.96/cwt	367.50–377.50	1,763	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	349.92/cwt	347.50–352.50	1,662	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	358.09/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,844	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,236	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	321.43/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,688	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	368.96/cwt	366.00–380.00	1,989	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	342.94/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,965	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	326.69/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,937	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	287.56/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,754	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	308.95/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,993	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,243	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,080	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,995	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,421	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	299.50/cwt	295.00–312.50	2,576	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,342	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,587	2
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,857	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	465.02/cwt	462.50–467.50	1,897	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	440.03/cwt	435.00–442.50	1,936	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	458.35/cwt	457.50–460.00	2,099	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,098	1
Bulls	450–500	Large 1	485	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,625	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	361.88/cwt	350.00–397.50	1,791	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	368.49/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,946	5
Bulls	500–550	Large 2	535	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,725	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	357.43/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,062	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,076	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,906	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,165	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,072	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,373	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,344	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,743	212.14/cwt	210.00–215.00	3,698	6
Bulls	—	—	2,090	219.52/cwt	219.00–220.00	4,588	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	125.32/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,330	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,194	142.23/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,698	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,930	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	161.49/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,064	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	142.58/cwt	141.00–144.00	2,050	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	171.91/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,476	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	152.10/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,456	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,618	162.37/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,627	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,625	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,675	4,075.00/head	4,075.00–4,075.00	4,075	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 Aug 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 583Year ago 615

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 43Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	420	365.00	365.00
4	450–500	474	367.50–377.50	371.96
3	500–550	515	350.00–362.50	358.09
3	550–600	593	320.00–330.00	326.69
2	600–650	610	280.00–295.00	287.56
2	700–750	700	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	517	432.50	432.50
2	600–650	620	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	655	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	376	375.00–397.50	389.00
5	400–450	444	405.00	405.00
13	450–500	473	382.50–417.50	398.58
12	500–550	539	366.00–380.00	368.96
7	550–600	573	337.50–350.00	342.94
5	600–650	645	302.50–320.00	308.95
1	650–700	655	317.50	317.50
1	700–750	745	325.00	325.00
4	850–900	860	295.00–312.50	299.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	475	347.50–352.50	349.92
2	500–550	525	315.00–327.50	321.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	482.50–505.00	497.80
1	400–450	415	482.50	482.50
5	450–500	471	480.00–497.50	490.44
2	500–550	515	450.00–465.00	457.65
3	550–600	561	412.50–440.00	421.48
5	600–650	630	360.00–377.50	364.90
3	650–700	675	342.50–357.50	351.69
5	700–750	722	337.50–355.00	346.39
1	750–800	795	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	420	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	525	415.00	415.00
2	550–600	562	402.50	402.50
3	600–650	622	340.00–352.50	348.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	662	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	540	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	580	352.50–355.00	353.72
1	650–700	670	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	395	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	408	462.50–467.50	465.02
3	450–500	458	457.50–460.00	458.35
5	500–550	528	362.50–372.50	368.49
10	550–600	577	345.00–365.00	357.43
1	600–650	615	337.50	337.50
2	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
4	700–750	703	308.00	308.00
1	800–850	840	282.50	282.50
1	850–900	860	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	495	350.00–397.50	361.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	455.00	455.00
3	400–450	440	435.00–442.50	440.03
1	450–500	485	432.50	432.50
1	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	625	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	740	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	152.00	152.00
6	—	1,194	138.00–145.00	142.23
4	—	1,061	121.00–132.00	125.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	141.00–144.00	142.58
3	—	1,618	160.00–164.00	162.37
2	—	1,615	150.00–154.00	152.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	170.00–174.00	171.91
2	—	1,278	159.00–164.00	161.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,743	210.00–215.00	212.14
2	—	2,090	219.00–220.00	219.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,675	4,075.00	4,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,625	4,050.00	4,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	2,900.00	2,900.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	3,025.00	3,025.00

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.