Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2025-08-06

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 6
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
721 head
▲ 292 vs last sale 429▲ 318 vs year ago 403 · +78.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 28▲ 8 vs year ago 49 · +16.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 9▼ 5 vs year ago 16 · −31.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Yearling steers sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $398.68/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −46.63 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.
Average price
$398.68
38 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,152
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$35.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.60
vs KY average
+8.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536406.252,17730
Medium and Large 2555370.322,0538thin
One grade step is worth $35.93/cwt here — about $124 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 sale38 hd
398.68
—
KY average22 barns · 708 hd
386.08
+12.60
National average145 barns · 8,057 hd
390.02
+8.66
This barn, trailing median34 sales
445.32
−46.63
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—Average1,727202.893,50410
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,576177.272,7948thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,279171.462,19317
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,004152.681,53316

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,345$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,365$2,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,020$2,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,188$1,9212thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,130$1,7751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)883$1,9662thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,180$2,6501thin

Every lot

115 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,4492
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386453.87/cwt442.50–465.001,7524
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2437400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7482
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8481
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476391.14/cwt387.50–395.001,8626
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,0982
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2493414.65/cwt405.00–417.502,0447
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2255
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515414.47/cwt410.00–427.502,13510
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2538373.73/cwt365.00–380.002,0114
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562387.85/cwt380.00–392.502,18015
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571366.91/cwt355.00–372.502,0954
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,4726
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627351.25/cwt337.50–367.502,20216
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664361.43/cwt357.50–367.502,4007
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2677329.00/cwt320.00–337.502,2273
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718341.77/cwt341.00–342.502,4542
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2758336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,5478
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6491
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added836340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,84215
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2876320.84/cwt317.50–322.502,8113
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added877343.90/cwt343.90–343.903,01660
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added936333.90/cwt333.90–333.903,125120
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220443.17/cwt430.00–450.009753
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300410.00/cwt402.50–417.501,2302
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5011
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2361390.83/cwt380.00–405.001,4116
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368367.39/cwt360.00–372.501,3526
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3417350.81/cwt350.00–352.501,4633
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435392.51/cwt380.00–400.001,70712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435370.85/cwt360.00–375.001,6138
Heifers400–450Large 1-2445340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5131
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473364.54/cwt350.00–369.001,72414
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476390.37/cwt387.50–395.001,8585
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3481340.61/cwt335.00–347.501,6386
Heifers450–500Large 2485337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,6371
Heifers450–500Large 1-2486354.40/cwt350.00–362.501,7224
Heifers500–550Large 1-2505324.95/cwt320.00–330.001,6412
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517354.29/cwt347.50–362.501,83229
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527337.54/cwt330.00–342.501,7799
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3544318.71/cwt312.50–325.001,7344
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added551377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,0803
Heifers550–600Large 1-2555320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7761
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573317.51/cwt310.00–320.001,8194
Heifers550–600Large 2580300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7401
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582351.17/cwt345.00–352.502,04411
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2587338.31/cwt330.00–342.501,9863
Heifers550–600Large 2-3590283.76/cwt282.50–285.001,6742
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622319.79/cwt312.50–325.001,9899
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8751
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627339.74/cwt339.00–347.502,13031
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7921
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658288.34/cwt287.50–290.001,8973
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677300.63/cwt300.00–302.502,0354
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added684329.47/cwt327.50–330.002,25414
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708329.50/cwt329.50–329.502,3338
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722294.97/cwt292.50–300.002,1306
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8981
Heifers800–850Large 1-2830220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8261
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added848316.50/cwt316.50–316.502,68425
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3511
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2860230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2225440.00/cwt440.00–440.009901
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,0931
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2250450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2101
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331479.40/cwt475.00–480.001,5878
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3368388.74/cwt387.50–390.001,4312
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375467.36/cwt460.00–470.001,7534
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2381438.14/cwt432.50–452.501,6697
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,6271
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415446.25/cwt440.00–450.001,8524
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,5651
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423397.23/cwt392.50–402.501,6802
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425417.50/cwt415.00–420.001,7742
Bulls400–450Large 1-2435392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,7072
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463376.15/cwt372.50–380.001,7422
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465413.33/cwt410.00–420.001,92210
Bulls450–500Large 1-2465400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8601
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3495358.35/cwt355.00–360.001,7743
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,0931
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3529323.80/cwt320.00–330.001,7134
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2534370.88/cwt362.50–380.001,9808
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2534348.66/cwt342.50–352.501,8625
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565359.41/cwt350.00–370.002,0315
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568340.92/cwt335.00–345.001,9363
Bulls550–600Large 1-2575350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0131
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,8001
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619332.83/cwt327.50–337.502,0607
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9531
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2658328.51/cwt325.00–337.502,1625
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2694314.38/cwt312.50–315.002,1824
Bulls650–700Large 1-2695300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0851
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1391
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2751282.50/cwt280.00–290.002,1224
Bulls800–850Large 1-2800247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,9801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,575173.61/cwt160.00–185.002,7342
Bulls——1,747205.61/cwt198.00–209.003,5926
Bulls——1,818224.02/cwt223.00–225.004,0732
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%918143.23/cwt138.00–146.001,3156
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,028165.68/cwt162.00–172.001,7033
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,068155.20/cwt152.00–159.001,6587
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250166.49/cwt160.00–170.002,0817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,296178.48/cwt173.00–196.002,3139
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,9021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,450169.49/cwt169.00–170.002,4582
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,618179.86/cwt173.00–186.002,9106
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1881,920.74/head1,850.00–2,000.001,9212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3652,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28831,966.01/head1,550.00–2,375.001,9662
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501

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.