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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 4

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

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Feeder Cattle receipts

233 head

▼ 219 vs last sale 452▼ 232 vs year ago 465 · −49.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 62▼ 54 vs year ago 91 · −59.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 6▼ 17 vs year ago 33 · −51.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $374.33/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −70.99 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.

Average price

$374.33

27 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$64.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.58

vs KY average

−4.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	392.21	2,128	11thin
Large 1-2	520	367.50	1,911	1thin
Medium and Large 2	568	364.11	2,068	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	327.50	1,818	1thin

One grade step is worth $64.71/cwt here — about $311 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 sale27 hd

374.33

—

KY average24 barns · 1,266 hd

376.91

−2.58

National average158 barns · 13,435 hd

378.58

−4.25

This barn, trailing median34 sales

445.32

−70.99

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	—	Average	1,727	199.82	3,451	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,570	169.21	2,657	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	161.88	2,026	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,100	149.78	1,647	13

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,520	$2,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,568	$2,541	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,382	$2,377	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,445	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,155	$1,875	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	895	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,387	$3,035	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,332	$2,764	3thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,772	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	392.37/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,699	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	1
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	450	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,744	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,852	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	418.87/cwt	417.00–420.00	1,998	29
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	520	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,911	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	384.83/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,032	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,908	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	551	396.43/cwt	390.00–397.50	2,184	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,818	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	364.43/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,081	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	336.10/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,067	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,064	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,164	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,216	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,359	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	980	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,597	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	292	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,066	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	355.00/cwt	352.50–357.50	1,118	2
Heifers	300–350	Large 2-3	335	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,122	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	363.89/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,317	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	350.79/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,473	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	333.75/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,452	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,435	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	326.47/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,561	10
Heifers	450–500	Large 2-3	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	515	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,635	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	303.84/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,574	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	327.55/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,729	3
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	555	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,748	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	325.23/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,864	10
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	317.51/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,962	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,612	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	283.76/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,825	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	271.70/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,983	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,855	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	293	427.48/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,253	2
Bulls	300–350	Large 1-2	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,500	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,640	2
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	405	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,549	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	379.27/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,631	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	386.15/cwt	382.50–390.00	1,788	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	463	357.46/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,655	2
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	465	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,779	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,932	1
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	525	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,798	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	374.02/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,975	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,966	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,752	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	586	312.51/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,831	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	6
Bulls	600–650	Large 2	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	607	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,927	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	316.77/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,964	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,991	1
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	701	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,840	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	286.29/cwt	282.50–290.00	2,027	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	236.26/cwt	235.00–237.50	2,063	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,881	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,614	195.27/cwt	190.00–198.00	3,152	4
Bulls	—	—	1,953	208.91/cwt	208.00–210.00	4,080	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	960	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,286	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	141.17/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,526	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	153.61/cwt	148.00–161.00	1,702	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	154.05/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,923	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	171.74/cwt	162.00–184.00	2,238	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	169.21/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,657	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	2,670.75/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,671	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,387	3,035.28/head	2,800.00–3,175.00	3,035	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,382	2,376.93/head	2,275.00–2,525.00	2,377	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,445	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,520	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,568	2,541.27/head	2,500.00–2,575.00	2,541	2

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 Jun 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 452Year ago 465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 62Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 6Year ago 33

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	421	421.00	421.00
29	450–500	477	417.00–420.00	418.87
4	500–550	528	380.00–395.00	384.83
7	550–600	551	390.00–397.50	396.43
2	600–650	615	330.00–342.50	336.10
6	650–700	674	321.00	321.00
1	700–750	745	297.50	297.50
1	750–800	755	312.50	312.50
1	950–1000	980	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	385.00–400.00	392.37
3	450–500	463	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	530	360.00	360.00
13	550–600	571	360.00–365.00	364.43
2	600–650	640	320.00–325.00	322.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	387.50	387.50
1	500–550	520	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	555	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	480	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	365.00	365.00
2	300–350	315	352.50–357.50	355.00
7	350–400	362	362.50–365.00	363.89
4	400–450	435	330.00–340.00	333.75
10	450–500	478	320.00–330.00	326.47
2	500–550	518	297.50–310.00	303.84
2	600–650	643	280.00–287.50	283.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	350.00–352.50	350.79
3	500–550	528	325.00–330.00	327.55
10	550–600	573	320.00–330.00	325.23
2	600–650	618	315.00–320.00	317.51
3	700–750	730	270.00–272.50	271.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	317.50	317.50
1	550–600	555	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	610	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	322.50	322.50
1	600–650	620	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	765	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	387.50	387.50
3	400–450	430	370.00–387.50	379.27
2	450–500	463	382.50–390.00	386.15
1	500–550	535	367.50	367.50
6	550–600	595	335.00	335.00
3	700–750	701	262.50	262.50
1	850–900	875	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	425.00–430.00	427.48
2	400–450	405	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	480	402.50	402.50
3	500–550	528	370.00–382.50	374.02
1	550–600	550	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	620	310.00–320.00	316.77
1	650–700	675	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	708	282.50–290.00	286.29
2	850–900	873	235.00–237.50	236.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	405	382.50	382.50
1	450–500	465	382.50	382.50
1	500–550	525	342.50	342.50
2	600–650	607	317.50	317.50
1	650–700	680	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	463	355.00–360.00	357.46
1	500–550	535	327.50	327.50
3	550–600	586	302.50–317.50	312.51

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,387	2,800.00–3,175.00	3,035.28
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,670.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,568	2,500.00–2,575.00	2,541.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,520	2,925.00	2,925.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,382	2,275.00–2,525.00	2,376.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,248	151.00–156.00	154.05
6	—	1,303	162.00–184.00	171.74
1	—	960	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,108	148.00–161.00	153.61
4	—	1,081	134.00–145.00	141.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,570	164.00–172.00	169.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,614	190.00–198.00	195.27
2	—	1,953	208.00–210.00	208.91

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.