Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2025-08-27

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 27
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,057 head
▲ 442 vs last sale 615▲ 686 vs year ago 371 · +184.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 35▼ 16 vs year ago 71 · −22.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 1▼ 17 vs year ago 20 · −85.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550lbs sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder steers over 550lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher in spots. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.04/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 7 of 34 comparable sales and sits −46.72 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.
Average price
$356.04
84 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,961
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$559
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$87.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.85
vs KY average
−13.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548367.382,01560
Medium and Large 2556336.321,86915thin
Large 1-2567325.001,8423thin
Medium and Large 2-3560312.921,7545thin
Medium 1-2520280.001,4561thin
One grade step is worth $87.38/cwt here — about $559 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 sale84 hd
356.04
—
KY average25 barns · 1,352 hd
357.89
−1.85
National average160 barns · 10,603 hd
369.81
−13.77
This barn, trailing median34 sales
402.76
−46.72
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
448401354307median 402.7603/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,744212.283,7024thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,458173.702,53210
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,262171.732,16711
CowsLean 85-90%High1,025145.051,48718

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)898$1,4002thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,175$2,4001thin

Every lot

138 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,4711
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3631
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6382
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,5681
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2338445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5042
Steers350–400Large 1-2360465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6741
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376498.96/cwt490.00–510.001,8765
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added401497.50/cwt497.50–497.501,9953
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8661
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428468.99/cwt460.00–485.002,0076
Steers400–450Large 1-2435445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9361
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7801
Steers400–450Large 2445382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,7021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473454.67/cwt442.50–465.002,15121
Steers450–500Large 1-2473377.38/cwt375.00–380.001,7852
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3479405.55/cwt397.50–415.001,94315
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480431.26/cwt430.00–432.502,0702
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512457.21/cwt450.00–460.002,34114
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514429.77/cwt410.00–435.002,20913
Steers500–550Large 1-2520362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,8851
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575389.69/cwt387.50–402.502,2419
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576421.11/cwt417.50–427.502,42633
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615373.04/cwt362.50–380.002,2949
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632393.57/cwt390.00–402.502,4876
Steers650–700Large 1-2655347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,2761
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671392.58/cwt385.00–397.502,63416
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673373.96/cwt360.00–380.002,51714
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2682340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3192
Steers700–750Large 1-2708340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4072
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710380.83/cwt377.50–387.502,7043
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2734362.47/cwt350.00–370.002,6616
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,8044
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2817327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,6762
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added846353.75/cwt353.75–353.752,99360
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2892321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,8632
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added953328.90/cwt328.90–328.903,134118
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2995312.50/cwt312.50–312.503,1091
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,090293.00/cwt293.00–293.003,1941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,2081
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1412
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2279449.75/cwt435.00–460.001,2555
Heifers250–300Large 1-2280402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,1271
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320474.66/cwt460.00–495.001,5195
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326423.33/cwt415.00–435.001,3807
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333386.24/cwt385.00–390.001,2864
Heifers300–350Large 1-2340387.50/cwt382.50–397.501,3183
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5232
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4242
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373406.04/cwt400.00–415.001,51521
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385362.31/cwt355.00–370.001,3952
Heifers350–400Large 1-2390387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,5111
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2408365.15/cwt360.00–375.001,4903
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424410.08/cwt407.50–412.501,73910
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425390.69/cwt380.00–397.501,66040
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430342.50/cwt340.00–345.001,4732
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465326.32/cwt320.00–332.501,5172
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478393.14/cwt380.00–400.001,87945
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2486362.18/cwt352.50–375.001,76010
Heifers500–550Large 1-2510340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7341
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,6191
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2520280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4561
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523396.96/cwt396.00–397.502,07616
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525360.39/cwt350.00–377.501,89213
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528343.28/cwt337.50–347.501,8137
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561370.00/cwt367.50–372.502,07614
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573311.78/cwt300.00–317.501,7864
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580342.74/cwt339.00–365.001,98817
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580330.23/cwt320.00–337.501,9158
Heifers550–600Large 1-2595317.50/cwt315.00–320.001,8892
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613309.44/cwt305.00–312.501,8975
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617339.66/cwt334.00–350.002,0967
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8271
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640363.65/cwt361.00–367.502,32722
Heifers600–650Large 1-2640300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9201
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,9971
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666330.66/cwt325.00–337.502,2027
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710357.08/cwt353.50–364.002,535121
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,4062
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1091
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4381
Heifers750–800Large 1-2780290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2621
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added811337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,7373
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4041
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3860260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls42 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280529.70/cwt520.00–540.001,4833
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy281586.71/cwt580.00–590.001,6496
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,6322
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305448.65/cwt442.50–455.001,3682
Bulls300–350Medium 1-2320280.00/cwt280.00–280.008961
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5111
Bulls300–350Large 1-2330467.58/cwt465.00–475.001,5434
Bulls350–400Large 1-2375420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5751
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2382480.99/cwt480.00–482.501,8375
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385456.25/cwt455.00–460.001,7574
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3388418.74/cwt417.50–420.001,6252
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy389500.56/cwt500.00–502.501,9479
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8251
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418470.56/cwt455.00–485.001,9679
Bulls400–450Large 1-2440440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9361
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3441385.77/cwt380.00–400.001,7017
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2456448.70/cwt445.00–460.002,0464
Bulls450–500Large 1-2475400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9003
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2475332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,5791
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3482366.65/cwt350.00–377.501,7676
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488411.51/cwt407.50–420.002,0083
Bulls450–500Large 2497362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,8022
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510418.32/cwt417.50–420.002,1333
Bulls500–550Large 1-2520350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8202
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524402.55/cwt390.00–407.502,1099
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6281
Bulls550–600Large 2550300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6501
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy562381.55/cwt380.00–387.502,1445
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565349.73/cwt340.00–360.001,9762
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2567365.81/cwt352.50–372.502,0748
Bulls550–600Large 1-2576328.08/cwt325.00–332.501,8904
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3582330.80/cwt322.50–337.501,9253
Bulls600–650Medium 1-2610280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7081
Bulls600–650Large 1-2613320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9623
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3620310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9221
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2622337.28/cwt330.00–342.502,09813
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665305.15/cwt295.00–315.002,0292
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2669334.04/cwt327.50–340.002,2355
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3680280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9041
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2722322.48/cwt315.00–330.002,3286
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,3591
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2835265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,744212.28/cwt210.00–214.003,7024
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%996131.91/cwt128.00–137.001,3147
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020147.93/cwt147.00–149.001,5092
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033161.98/cwt160.00–164.001,6732
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054152.54/cwt150.00–158.001,6087
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238165.09/cwt158.00–169.002,0443
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,271174.22/cwt170.00–181.002,2148
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,3411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,463174.55/cwt171.00–179.002,5549
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28981,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002

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.