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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 23

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

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Feeder Cattle receipts

334 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 390▼ 86 vs year ago 420 · −20.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 50▼ 41 vs year ago 85 · −48.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 5 vs year ago 9 · −55.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher with feeder steers over 600lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with the exception of 500lbs to 600lbs which sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher.

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 $316.17/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −86.59 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.

Average price

$316.17

23 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$40.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.51

vs KY average

−13.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	325.10	1,774	16thin
Medium and Large 2	513	300.04	1,539	5thin
Large 1-2	558	285.00	1,589	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.10/cwt here — about $186 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale23 hd

316.17

—

KY average25 barns · 1,445 hd

320.68

−4.51

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−13.78

This barn, trailing median34 sales

402.76

−86.59

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	—	High	1,525	172.00	2,623	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,484	159.34	2,365	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	152.65	1,898	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	130.54	1,298	6thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,160	$2,675	1thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	418.89/cwt	405.00–422.50	1,529	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	433.60/cwt	417.50–440.00	1,834	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	446	396.88/cwt	395.00–397.50	1,770	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	411.21/cwt	407.50–415.00	1,871	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,669	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,793	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	364.94/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,883	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	343.43/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,810	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	363.30/cwt	360.00–366.00	2,020	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	342.98/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,976	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,027	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	608	278.64/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,694	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,198	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	338.32/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,226	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	293.28/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,120	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	727	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,297	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,318	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,925	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,260	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,330	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,434	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,413	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	833	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	901	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,059	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	323.98/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,037	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	350.11/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,152	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	392.48/cwt	387.50–397.50	1,429	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	359.62/cwt	352.50–367.50	1,345	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	362.68/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,556	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	431	386.75/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,667	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	346.52/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,504	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	358.96/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,676	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	334.44/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,572	9
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	472	320.72/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,514	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	482	311.74/cwt	307.50–322.50	1,503	6
Heifers	450–500	Large 2	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	300.04/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,539	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	328.22/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,723	7
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	545	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,581	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	322.68/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,813	9
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 2-3	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	281.55/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,748	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	312.14/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,948	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,579	1
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,966	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,021	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,278	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	395.88/cwt	387.50–402.50	1,485	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	425.18/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,607	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	335.06/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,374	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	392.37/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,640	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	413.50/cwt	402.50–432.50	1,741	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	364.17/cwt	357.50–367.50	1,730	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	384.82/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,839	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	336.95/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,752	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	359.44/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,891	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	324.99/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,911	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	318.34/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,964	6
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	313.74/cwt	312.50–315.00	2,064	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,135	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	264.97/cwt	255.00–275.00	2,075	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,123	1
Bulls	950–1000	Large 1-2	990	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,906	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,085	1
Bulls	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,523	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,270	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,816	1
Bulls	—	—	1,393	166.73/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,323	4
Bulls	—	—	1,721	184.53/cwt	179.00–197.00	3,176	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	735	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	838	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	127.49/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,234	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	138.08/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,516	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	144.88/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,695	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	156.53/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,004	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	159.34/cwt	155.00–163.00	2,365	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Apr 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 390Year ago 420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 50Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	275	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
7	350–400	364	387.50–397.50	392.48
10	400–450	429	355.00–377.50	362.68
11	450–500	467	350.00–372.50	358.96
7	500–550	525	322.50–332.50	328.22
9	550–600	562	312.50–327.50	322.68
8	600–650	624	305.00–320.00	312.14
9	700–750	728	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	785	257.50	257.50
1	1100–1150	1,125	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	340.00–360.00	350.11
7	350–400	374	352.50–367.50	359.62
5	400–450	434	342.50–347.50	346.52
9	450–500	470	330.00–345.00	334.44
5	500–550	513	295.00–305.00	300.04
5	600–650	621	280.00–287.50	281.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	310.00–327.50	320.72
1	500–550	545	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00
4	650–700	685	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	431	380.00–390.00	386.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	320	320.00–327.50	323.98
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
6	450–500	482	307.50–322.50	311.74
1	650–700	665	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	355.00	355.00
2	600–650	608	270.00–287.50	278.64
1	750–800	770	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	365	405.00–422.50	418.89
15	400–450	423	417.50–440.00	433.60
2	450–500	455	407.50–415.00	411.21
7	500–550	516	360.00–370.00	364.94
9	550–600	556	360.00–366.00	363.30
2	600–650	605	335.00	335.00
3	650–700	658	330.00–342.50	338.32
3	700–750	723	285.00–300.00	293.28
6	750–800	770	301.00	301.00
3	800–850	800	282.50	282.50
1	850–900	855	272.50	272.50
1	900–950	910	267.50	267.50
1	950–1000	975	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	446	395.00–397.50	396.88
1	450–500	475	377.50	377.50
6	500–550	527	335.00–352.50	343.43
4	550–600	576	330.00–347.50	342.98
1	600–650	630	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	628	350.00	350.00
9	700–750	727	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
11	350–400	378	410.00–445.00	425.18
9	400–450	421	402.50–432.50	413.50
6	500–550	526	350.00–377.50	359.44
6	600–650	617	317.50–322.50	318.34
2	650–700	662	322.50	322.50
2	750–800	783	255.00–275.00	264.97
1	950–1000	965	220.00	220.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	207.50	207.50
1	1150–1200	1,160	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	990	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	387.50–402.50	395.88
3	400–450	418	385.00–397.50	392.37
4	450–500	478	375.00–392.50	384.82
5	500–550	520	332.50–340.00	336.95
3	550–600	588	322.50–327.50	324.99
2	650–700	658	312.50–315.00	313.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	325.00–340.00	335.06
3	450–500	475	357.50–367.50	364.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	114.00	114.00
3	—	1,098	137.00–139.00	138.08
2	—	968	127.00–128.00	127.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,484	155.00–163.00	159.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,280	150.00–162.00	156.53
4	—	1,170	139.00–149.00	144.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,721	179.00–197.00	184.53
4	—	1,393	163.00–170.00	166.73
1	—	1,270	143.00	143.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,160	2,675.00	2,675.00

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.