Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2025-03-12

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 12
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
570 head
▲ 145 vs last sale 425▲ 65 vs year ago 505 · +12.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 58▲ 11 vs year ago 43 · +25.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 8▲ 9 vs year ago 2 · +450.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder steers over 600lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $346.70/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −98.62 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.
Average price
$346.70
52 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,878
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$338
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$87.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.21
vs KY average
−11.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537354.671,90345
Medium and Large 2570315.221,7973thin
Large 1-2576285.001,6423thin
Medium and Large 2-3585267.501,5651thin
One grade step is worth $87.17/cwt here — about $338 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale52 hd
346.70
—
KY average23 barns · 933 hd
338.49
+8.21
National average173 barns · 15,162 hd
358.67
−11.97
This barn, trailing median34 sales
445.32
−98.62
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—Low1,681154.382,5955thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,260133.821,68711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,397133.001,8583thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,050114.431,20220

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 (2-4 yrs)958$2,0212thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,460$1,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)945$1,6251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)840$8001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)898$1,9452thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)915$2,0501thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2268409.16/cwt400.00–417.501,0972
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4093
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2355412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,4641
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,4531
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy386475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,83411
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416394.50/cwt390.00–402.501,64113
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8142
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482377.05/cwt372.50–385.001,81720
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518370.61/cwt362.50–372.501,92016
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529346.59/cwt325.00–357.501,83316
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569344.99/cwt337.50–350.001,96313
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570315.22/cwt310.00–325.001,7973
Steers550–600Large 1-2576285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6423
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,5651
Steers600–650Large 1-2620287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,7831
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623320.15/cwt317.50–327.501,99517
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625305.09/cwt295.00–312.501,9074
Steers650–700Large 1-2680265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8021
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684286.34/cwt282.50–290.001,9596
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7811
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710299.01/cwt290.00–300.002,12328
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,8641
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2742282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,0962
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1451
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added803270.25/cwt270.25–270.252,17016
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,0792
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2905227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,0591
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,027238.85/cwt238.85–238.852,45354
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205342.50/cwt342.50–342.507021
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275362.50/cwt362.50–362.509971
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278338.20/cwt330.00–347.509402
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323367.69/cwt362.50–372.501,1882
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,2993
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0031
Heifers350–400Large 1-2355320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1361
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy356395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4063
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2591
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380316.72/cwt310.00–325.001,2044
Heifers400–450Large 2400290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2407332.54/cwt327.50–340.001,3533
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413390.68/cwt375.00–397.501,61438
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422359.35/cwt347.50–365.001,51612
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435318.60/cwt310.00–325.001,3865
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470340.20/cwt330.00–345.001,59910
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472357.39/cwt352.50–362.501,6874
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3483292.46/cwt290.00–295.001,4132
Heifers500–550Large 1-2515317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,6351
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526316.82/cwt310.00–322.501,66619
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530332.00/cwt326.00–337.501,76024
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2530285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5112
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2536301.03/cwt290.00–307.501,6147
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559315.45/cwt310.00–322.501,7635
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3562270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5172
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582298.16/cwt295.00–305.001,73517
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615292.42/cwt287.50–297.501,7984
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624268.91/cwt262.50–275.001,6787
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,5641
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2676245.77/cwt237.50–252.501,6616
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685261.20/cwt259.00–272.501,7896
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5761
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7642
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,5941
Heifers750–800Large 1-2790207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,6392
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0261
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2279407.74/cwt392.50–415.001,1385
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2300360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0801
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2345402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,3891
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3345342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,1821
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2363378.62/cwt375.00–382.501,3742
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385401.98/cwt392.50–412.501,5487
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420391.77/cwt380.00–402.501,6455
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440365.56/cwt360.00–375.001,6084
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3445330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4691
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2460384.48/cwt375.00–395.001,7697
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3460342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,5761
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2460312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,4381
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482359.40/cwt350.00–367.501,7325
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy518345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7873
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6171
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2531326.28/cwt317.50–337.501,73312
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570315.93/cwt300.00–322.501,80117
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy572330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8882
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,7111
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2611278.73/cwt272.50–282.501,7034
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2667280.30/cwt275.00–282.501,8707
Bulls700–750Large 1-2710217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5441
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2736266.66/cwt265.00–267.501,9633
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2798242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,9354
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,425132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,8811
Bulls——1,745159.97/cwt152.00–166.002,7914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%850103.88/cwt100.00–108.008833
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05396.00/cwt96.00–96.001,0112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,074115.07/cwt110.00–119.001,2369
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,113124.89/cwt121.00–129.001,3906
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241130.38/cwt128.00–135.001,6188
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,312142.98/cwt141.00–145.001,8763
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,388139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,9292
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,415121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,7121
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28981,944.99/head1,875.00–2,000.001,9452
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2840800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29451,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29582,021.48/head1,875.00–2,150.002,0212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4601,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29152,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501

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.