Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2025-08-13

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 13
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
531 head
▼ 190 vs last sale 721▼ 538 vs year ago 1,069 · −50.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 57▼ 6 vs year ago 54 · −11.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 11▼ 1 vs year ago 14 · −7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Yearling steers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Good quality offering of feeder calves in todays sale.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $398.37/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −46.95 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.
Average price
$398.37
46 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,172
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$164
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$63.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.65
vs KY average
+10.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542408.992,21735
Large 1-2557369.912,0605thin
Medium and Large 2545363.151,9805thin
Large 2595345.002,0531thin
One grade step is worth $63.99/cwt here — about $164 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale46 hd
398.37
—
KY average23 barns · 705 hd
388.72
+9.65
National average151 barns · 7,160 hd
387.49
+10.88
This barn, trailing median34 sales
445.32
−46.95
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—Average1,624198.903,2309thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,284168.532,16313
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,622166.752,7044thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low988143.151,41412

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$3,2482thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,076$2,5884thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,125$2,3501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,210$2,6501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)885$3,0751thin

Every lot

114 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,5261
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,8091
Steers350–400Large 1-2375425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5941
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8872
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418460.55/cwt445.00–467.501,92511
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425418.68/cwt417.50–422.501,7794
Steers450–500Large 1-2475415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9712
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6011
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487421.11/cwt412.50–427.502,05112
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522398.06/cwt392.50–405.002,07810
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523360.43/cwt350.00–370.001,8852
Steers500–550Large 1-2525377.57/cwt370.00–385.001,9822
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added541418.87/cwt410.00–437.502,26614
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554417.91/cwt412.50–425.002,3156
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560364.96/cwt362.50–370.002,0443
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,2415
Steers550–600Large 1-2578364.80/cwt360.00–375.002,1093
Steers550–600Large 2595345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0531
Steers600–650Large 1-2610337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,0591
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613388.27/cwt385.00–392.502,38014
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624351.01/cwt340.00–355.002,1905
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,3591
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655372.49/cwt370.00–375.002,4404
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2668345.13/cwt340.00–350.002,3052
Steers650–700Large 1-2671350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3493
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680387.08/cwt379.00–393.002,63251
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722344.00/cwt342.50–345.002,4845
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729366.42/cwt360.00–370.002,67111
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added781345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6943
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830346.30/cwt342.50–347.502,8744
Steers850–900Large 1-2855327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,8001
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2877330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,8942
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added924333.00/cwt333.00–333.003,07761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Large 2310345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0701
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2314407.49/cwt405.00–410.001,2804
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,3312
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338386.69/cwt385.00–387.501,3073
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379400.02/cwt392.50–402.501,5169
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy388414.35/cwt413.00–422.501,60811
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4632
Heifers350–400Large 2390345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3461
Heifers400–450Large 1-2418381.45/cwt375.00–385.001,5943
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433396.20/cwt390.00–397.501,71611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,4411
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added445417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,8583
Heifers400–450Large 2445335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468397.19/cwt380.00–407.501,8599
Heifers450–500Large 1-2473346.71/cwt345.00–347.501,6403
Heifers450–500Large 2480325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5601
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483363.01/cwt355.00–370.001,7534
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6091
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,9485
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527343.29/cwt342.50–345.001,8093
Heifers500–550Large 1-2530343.86/cwt340.00–347.501,8222
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532358.08/cwt347.50–367.501,90511
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559375.23/cwt370.00–387.502,09827
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565349.93/cwt347.50–352.501,9772
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570308.85/cwt305.00–312.501,7602
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578335.83/cwt335.00–337.501,9413
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621364.11/cwt355.00–367.502,26118
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621335.64/cwt335.00–337.502,0844
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,8571
Heifers650–700Large 1-2660300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9801
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664332.98/cwt322.50–337.502,21110
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3667275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8342
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,3555
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3852
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3722255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8412
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,1781
Heifers800–850Large 1-2805275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3761
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325458.41/cwt455.00–460.001,4903
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370460.27/cwt450.00–465.001,7033
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7861
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420446.51/cwt432.50–452.501,8755
Bulls400–450Large 1-2420420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7641
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433412.21/cwt395.00–420.001,7853
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5662
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3450342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,5411
Bulls450–500Large 1-2460395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8171
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470406.16/cwt397.50–420.001,90912
Bulls450–500Large 2480355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7041
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485387.11/cwt375.00–390.001,8776
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505333.34/cwt332.50–335.001,6833
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515375.89/cwt367.50–380.001,9365
Bulls500–550Large 1-2515360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8541
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5711
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,1041
Bulls550–600Large 1-2550335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8431
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2581348.40/cwt340.00–355.002,02411
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583323.76/cwt322.50–325.001,8884
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,0891
Bulls600–650Large 1-2625327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,0471
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9841
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2692290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0072
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0591
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,1261
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,1671
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,623201.64/cwt191.00–208.003,2738
Bulls——1,630177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,8851
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%924140.15/cwt136.00–147.001,2957
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2241
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,091154.18/cwt150.00–156.001,6824
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256166.93/cwt161.00–170.002,0978
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,324178.35/cwt173.00–185.002,3614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,345142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,9101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,6201
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,4171
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,673173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,8942
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28853,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0703,248.25/head3,225.00–3,275.003,2482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0762,587.95/head2,500.00–2,875.002,5884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501

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.