Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2025-02-26

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 26
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
930 head
▲ 389 vs last sale 541▲ 421 vs year ago 509 · +82.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 17▲ 15 vs year ago 39 · +38.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 11▲ 7 vs year ago 33 · +21.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to no market report because of the inclement weather.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $320.91/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −124.41 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.
Average price
$320.91
91 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,817
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$145
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$31.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.74
vs KY average
−27.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2566322.261,82487
Large 1-2555292.501,6231thin
Medium and Large 2577291.011,6793thin
One grade step is worth $31.25/cwt here — about $145 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 sale91 hd
320.91
—
KY average19 barns · 636 hd
316.17
+4.74
National average180 barns · 14,929 hd
348.24
−27.33
This barn, trailing median34 sales
445.32
−124.41
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
505447389332median 445.3203/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,938167.443,24410
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,583141.902,24611
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,273138.661,76518
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,061120.861,2827thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,158$2,2292thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,285$2,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,129$1,7444thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$1,6156
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,222$2,1632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,005$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,223$1,7955
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)903$1,6002thin

Every lot

132 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy210420.00/cwt420.00–420.008821
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240395.00/cwt395.00–395.009481
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318386.32/cwt385.00–387.501,2282
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3579
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360371.30/cwt367.50–375.001,3372
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375338.52/cwt330.00–347.501,2692
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy391393.06/cwt390.00–405.001,5378
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415379.45/cwt370.00–387.501,5755
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2419322.46/cwt315.00–327.501,3514
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,7521
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8402
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476378.04/cwt375.00–385.001,79920
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2492337.45/cwt322.50–345.001,6603
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,4972
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524323.16/cwt317.50–327.501,69312
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531336.27/cwt332.50–347.501,78614
Steers550–600Large 1-2555292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,6231
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574311.64/cwt300.00–317.501,78918
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577291.01/cwt289.00–295.001,6793
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586321.90/cwt321.00–325.001,88643
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,7391
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605263.50/cwt263.00–265.001,5944
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614310.61/cwt307.50–320.001,90748
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619299.96/cwt290.00–305.001,85715
Steers600–650Large 1-2630272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,7171
Steers650–700Large 1-2655267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,7521
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,6341
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669300.02/cwt298.00–302.502,00727
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2689275.10/cwt270.00–289.001,89520
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720288.78/cwt285.00–294.002,07944
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728265.78/cwt250.00–275.001,93512
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769279.47/cwt275.00–280.002,14919
Steers750–800Large 1-2771259.81/cwt257.50–261.002,0033
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773266.20/cwt260.00–268.002,05815
Steers800–850Large 1-2800235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8801
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808240.82/cwt240.00–242.501,9463
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added827260.50/cwt256.00–265.002,15432
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2875235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0561
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2898248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,2277
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940244.49/cwt241.00–248.002,2984
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2925
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2337
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,050211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,2162
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2242322.50/cwt322.50–322.507802
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275353.75/cwt352.50–355.009732
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295330.00/cwt330.00–330.009741
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,2053
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0813
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365363.80/cwt362.50–365.001,3282
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369326.34/cwt325.00–330.001,2044
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1591
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384345.16/cwt337.50–352.501,32517
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2414315.17/cwt307.50–320.001,3058
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420298.35/cwt292.50–302.501,2536
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3422274.90/cwt267.50–280.001,1603
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426329.28/cwt327.50–330.001,4037
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465290.05/cwt287.50–292.501,3492
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467321.64/cwt320.00–325.001,5026
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480310.84/cwt297.50–315.001,49215
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2241
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514314.15/cwt307.50–317.001,61515
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3391
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2525222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1681
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535288.99/cwt285.00–290.001,54625
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3555240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3321
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568282.38/cwt275.00–287.501,60425
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580257.23/cwt251.00–265.001,49210
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3607210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2752
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618237.61/cwt235.00–242.501,4683
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620265.21/cwt260.00–268.001,64421
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630272.99/cwt269.50–280.001,72082
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665230.47/cwt220.00–235.001,5334
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3674214.96/cwt212.50–217.501,4494
Heifers650–700Large 1-2675217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4681
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,77815
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687247.25/cwt240.00–254.001,69910
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713216.02/cwt210.00–225.001,5405
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718240.87/cwt237.50–243.001,7298
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720263.22/cwt263.00–264.001,89532
Heifers700–750Large 1-2730222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,6241
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770208.68/cwt205.00–212.501,6072
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3780200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5601
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2784232.06/cwt230.00–237.501,8197
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2805190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5301
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2836226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,8899
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2881208.21/cwt206.00–215.001,8344
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0012
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0881
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,2481
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3601
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373382.15/cwt375.00–387.501,4256
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2751
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427369.17/cwt355.00–377.501,5764
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431322.51/cwt317.50–335.001,3905
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461389.10/cwt382.50–392.501,7943
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,4841
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2481345.95/cwt345.00–350.001,6645
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3495292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,4481
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525289.93/cwt287.50–292.501,5222
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528310.65/cwt307.50–315.001,6408
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3540262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4181
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572282.86/cwt272.50–290.001,61814
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578263.78/cwt262.50–265.001,5252
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy607290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7602
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618275.15/cwt265.00–282.501,70010
Bulls600–650Large 1-2620262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,6281
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2669266.39/cwt262.50–277.501,7827
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2677254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,7202
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710245.61/cwt240.00–247.501,7444
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2815228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,8581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,796161.39/cwt155.00–164.002,8994
Bulls——2,032171.47/cwt168.00–174.003,4846
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054122.59/cwt122.00–124.001,2925
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078116.55/cwt116.00–117.001,2562
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203134.46/cwt127.00–139.001,61812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,412147.06/cwt140.00–153.002,0766
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,7861
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,552147.70/cwt144.00–153.002,2925
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,642139.67/cwt136.00–141.002,2935
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2222,162.50/head1,800.00–2,525.002,1632
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28551,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1291,744.41/head1,400.00–2,050.001,7444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1582,228.67/head1,825.00–2,525.002,2292
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1911,713.04/head1,275.00–2,200.001,7135
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2852,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29551,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,795.32/head1,775.00–1,800.001,7955

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.