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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 16

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

395 head

▼ 133 vs last sale 528▼ 217 vs year ago 612 · −35.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 65▼ 1 vs year ago 45 · −2.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 19▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on a light test. Good demand for the weaned preconditioned packages of feeder calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $324.76/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −78.00 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.

Average price

$324.76

21 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$61.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.38

vs KY average

−13.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	333.59	1,870	16thin
Medium and Large 2	522	312.50	1,631	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	272.50	1,519	2thin

One grade step is worth $61.09/cwt here — about $351 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 sale21 hd

324.76

—

KY average25 barns · 1,208 hd

337.14

−12.38

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−13.98

This barn, trailing median34 sales

402.76

−78.00

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	—	Average	1,743	198.44	3,459	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	159.76	2,046	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	157.08	2,325	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	139.15	1,501	22

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,155	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,125	1thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,838	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,727	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,825	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	393.53/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,007	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,764	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	382.81/cwt	372.50–392.50	2,159	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,070	2
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	595	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,053	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	353.74/cwt	352.50–355.00	2,147	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	326.66/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,032	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,329	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	350.91/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,323	39
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	326.96/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,334	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	732	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,481	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	327.81/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,544	16
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	805	324.56/cwt	320.00–325.50	2,613	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,268	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	277.50/cwt	272.50–282.50	2,622	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,702	1
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,755	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,106	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	381.59/cwt	372.50–392.50	1,240	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,268	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	358.78/cwt	357.50–360.00	1,345	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	372.03/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,410	5
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	385	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,405	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,626	1
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	371.24/cwt	367.50–377.50	1,630	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	322.51/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,429	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	353.04/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,670	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	335.86/cwt	334.00–345.00	1,642	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,559	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	336.87/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,711	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,778	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,639	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	332.49/cwt	325.00–339.00	1,922	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	297.50/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,800	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	333.73/cwt	331.00–335.00	2,049	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	317.83/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,999	8
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	665	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,895	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,812	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	308.01/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,061	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	719	304.78/cwt	299.00–309.00	2,191	35
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,146	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	290.47/cwt	286.00–293.00	2,240	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	253.35/cwt	250.00–255.00	2,001	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,050	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	912	246.49/cwt	244.00–249.00	2,248	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Large 1-2	300	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,095	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,243	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,287	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	383.17/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,632	4
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	357.06/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,685	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,538	1
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	502	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,506	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	351.97/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,820	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	330.53/cwt	322.00–332.50	1,765	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,794	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	290.11/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,790	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	308.11/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,944	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,228	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,893	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,034	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	905	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,697	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,475	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	193.86/cwt	189.00–199.00	3,156	5
Bulls	—	—	1,938	205.91/cwt	204.00–208.00	3,991	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	129.43/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,175	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	121.41/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,266	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	152.72/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,677	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	142.13/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,596	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,302	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	157.47/cwt	154.00–163.00	2,020	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,915	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	157.08/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,325	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	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 Jul 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 528Year ago 612

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 65Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 19Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on a light test. Good demand for the weaned preconditioned packages of feeder calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	372.50–392.50	381.59
5	350–400	379	360.00–375.00	372.03
4	400–450	439	367.50–377.50	371.24
10	450–500	473	342.50–357.50	353.04
4	500–550	508	330.00–340.00	336.87
12	550–600	578	325.00–339.00	332.49
8	600–650	629	307.50–325.00	317.83
5	650–700	669	300.00–315.00	308.01
2	700–750	740	290.00	290.00
14	750–800	771	286.00–293.00	290.47
1	800–850	820	250.00	250.00
6	900–950	912	244.00–249.00	246.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	362.50	362.50
2	350–400	375	357.50–360.00	358.78
2	400–450	443	320.00–325.00	322.51
6	450–500	489	334.00–345.00	335.86
2	500–550	503	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	560	317.50	317.50
3	600–650	605	292.50–300.00	297.50
1	650–700	665	272.50	272.50
3	750–800	790	250.00–255.00	253.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	600–650	614	331.00–335.00	333.73
35	700–750	719	299.00–309.00	304.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	665	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	347.50	347.50
1	500–550	540	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	575	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	357.50	357.50
6	450–500	472	355.00–357.50	357.06
5	500–550	534	322.00–332.50	330.53
1	550–600	565	317.50	317.50
3	600–650	617	282.50–295.00	290.11
1	650–700	670	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	382.50	382.50
1	350–400	365	375.00	375.00
4	400–450	426	375.00–392.50	383.17
6	500–550	517	340.00–357.50	351.97
10	600–650	631	302.50–320.00	308.11
3	650–700	691	322.50	322.50
3	700–750	728	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	875	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	430	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	502	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	307.50	307.50
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	638	365.00	365.00
39	650–700	662	350.00–355.00	350.91
7	700–750	732	339.00	339.00
12	800–850	805	320.00–325.50	324.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	432.50	432.50
1	450–500	465	392.50	392.50
8	500–550	510	380.00–400.00	393.53
11	550–600	564	372.50–392.50	382.81
4	600–650	607	352.50–355.00	353.74
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
5	700–750	714	322.50–330.00	326.96
16	750–800	776	322.50–330.00	327.81
4	900–950	945	272.50–282.50	277.50
1	950–1000	965	280.00	280.00
1	1150–1200	1,185	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	392.50	392.50
2	550–600	567	365.00	365.00
6	600–650	622	320.00–332.50	326.66
1	800–850	810	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	905	187.50	187.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	129.00–130.00	129.43
9	—	1,123	138.00–148.00	142.13
5	—	1,043	117.00–127.00	121.41
6	—	1,098	150.00–157.00	152.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	155.00–161.00	157.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	149.00	149.00
1	—	1,265	182.00	182.00
5	—	1,283	154.00–163.00	157.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,628	189.00–199.00	193.86
1	—	1,345	184.00	184.00
5	—	1,938	204.00–208.00	205.91

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,525.00	2,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,125.00	2,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,125.00	2,125.00

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.