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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 26

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

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Feeder Cattle receipts

383 head

▲ 178 vs last sale 205▼ 674 vs year ago 1,057 · −63.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 37▼ 35 vs year ago 55 · −63.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 15▲ 2 vs year ago 3 · +66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of feeder calves sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. No trend on slaughter bulls due to a light test.

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 $365.77/cwt on 39 head, down $34.41 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −79.55 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.

Average price

$365.77

▼ 34.41 vs prior sale

39 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$601

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

$100.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.90

vs KY average

−5.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	380.12	2,043	24
Medium and Large 2	544	354.29	1,926	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	542	332.50	1,802	2thin
Medium 1-2	525	300.00	1,575	1thin
Large 2-3	515	280.00	1,442	1thin

One grade step is worth $100.12/cwt here — about $601 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale39 hd

365.77

—

KY average24 barns · 464 hd

381.67

−15.90

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−5.23

This barn, trailing median34 sales

445.32

−79.55

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	—	Low	1,300	183.00	2,379	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,545	158.02	2,441	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	155.55	2,053	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,069	124.07	1,326	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,680	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,050	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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	368.98/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,531	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,860	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	367.23/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,763	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,671	1
Steers	500–550	Large 2-3	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	393.97/cwt	387.50–407.50	2,041	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	362.46/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,899	7
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	542	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,802	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	360.73/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,038	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	339.99/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,965	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	334.45/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,090	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	360.61/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,293	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	342.35/cwt	332.50–350.00	2,270	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	306.16/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,082	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	322.50/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,209	4
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	326.27/cwt	317.50–332.50	2,408	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	751	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,384	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,435	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,359	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	878	299.63/cwt	292.00–301.00	2,631	13
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	946	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,762	59
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,375	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,166	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,235	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	364.59/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,323	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	380.00/cwt	367.50–387.50	1,619	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	329.66/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,559	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	353.61/cwt	347.50–370.00	1,676	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	341.71/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,787	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	324.64/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,704	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,120	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	329.94/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,834	8
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	578	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,835	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	313.75/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,851	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	593	284.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,690	2
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	620	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,783	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	297.29/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,855	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,862	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	266.07/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,932	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,025	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	280.01/cwt	277.50–282.50	2,416	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,381	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	406.10/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,568	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	386.11/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,680	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	356.35/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,568	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	348.48/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,645	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	376.47/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,788	5
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	490	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,678	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	354.34/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,839	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	546	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,843	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	310.77/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,759	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	326.00/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,875	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	326.15/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,035	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	293.65/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,850	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	293.22/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,979	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,880	1
Bulls	700–750	Large 1-2	720	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,926	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,147	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,005	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,305	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,526	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,130	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,955	1
Bulls	—	—	1,470	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,837	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	879	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	120.13/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,290	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	139.02/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,543	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	153.19/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,991	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,310	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	160.03/cwt	159.00–161.00	2,432	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,456	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,680	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 383Last week 205Year ago 1,057

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 37Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 3

Compared to last week: All classes of feeder calves sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. No trend on slaughter bulls due to a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	343	360.00	360.00
5	350–400	363	360.00–382.50	364.59
5	400–450	426	367.50–387.50	380.00
11	450–500	474	347.50–370.00	353.61
19	500–550	523	332.50–347.50	341.71
8	550–600	556	320.00–342.50	329.94
4	600–650	624	280.00–312.50	297.29
4	650–700	659	282.50	282.50
5	700–750	726	260.00–275.00	266.07
1	750–800	765	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	835	242.50	242.50
2	850–900	863	277.50–282.50	280.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	578	317.50	317.50
1	600–650	620	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	540	392.50	392.50
2	550–600	593	280.00–290.00	284.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
9	450–500	473	325.00–347.50	329.66
9	500–550	525	320.00–332.50	324.64
2	550–600	590	312.50–315.00	313.75
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	362.50–380.00	368.98
4	450–500	480	360.00–375.00	367.23
14	500–550	518	387.50–407.50	393.97
10	550–600	565	355.00–375.00	360.73
13	600–650	636	350.00–367.50	360.61
6	650–700	663	332.50–350.00	342.35
4	700–750	738	317.50–332.50	326.27
3	750–800	751	317.50	317.50
1	800–850	805	302.50	302.50
13	850–900	878	292.00–301.00	299.63
1	950–1000	950	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	337.50	337.50
7	500–550	524	355.00–370.00	362.46
4	550–600	578	337.50–342.50	339.99
4	600–650	625	325.00–337.50	334.45
4	650–700	685	320.00–327.50	322.50
1	850–900	850	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	427.50	427.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	542	332.50	332.50
2	650–700	680	300.00–312.50	306.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	900–950	946	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	425.00	425.00
9	350–400	386	400.00–430.00	406.10
2	400–450	435	380.00–392.50	386.11
5	450–500	475	360.00–382.50	376.47
8	500–550	519	340.00–362.50	354.34
5	550–600	575	320.00–327.50	326.00
8	600–650	624	320.00–340.00	326.15
7	650–700	675	280.00–305.00	293.22
1	700–750	735	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	760	282.50	282.50
1	800–850	810	247.50	247.50
1	850–900	895	257.50	257.50
1	1050–1100	1,075	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	342.50	342.50
1	700–750	720	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	347.50–365.00	356.35
5	450–500	472	342.50–352.50	348.48
3	500–550	546	337.50	337.50
3	550–600	566	307.50–317.50	310.77
2	600–650	630	287.50–300.00	293.65
1	650–700	690	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,110	130.00–145.00	139.02
4	—	1,074	116.00–125.00	120.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,300	149.00–156.00	153.19
1	—	1,400	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	159.00–161.00	160.03
1	—	1,595	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,470	193.00	193.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,680	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,050.00	2,050.00

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.