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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 17

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

491 head

▼ 582 vs last sale 1,073▼ 114 vs year ago 605 · −18.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 60▲ 13 vs year ago 54 · +24.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 52▲ 5 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 5.00 to 8.00 lower with the exception of some of the weaned preconditioned packages mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

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 $356.45/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 7 of 34 comparable sales and sits −46.31 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.

Average price

$356.45

65 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$418

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

$76.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.26

vs KY average

−3.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	366.32	1,960	49
Medium and Large 2	534	338.83	1,809	9thin
Large 1-2	533	336.76	1,796	3thin
Large 2	532	289.91	1,542	4thin

One grade step is worth $76.41/cwt here — about $418 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 sale65 hd

356.45

—

KY average25 barns · 1,265 hd

354.19

+2.26

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−3.21

This barn, trailing median34 sales

402.76

−46.31

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	—	Low	1,912	190.61	3,645	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	157.85	2,015	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,562	156.07	2,438	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	141.49	1,555	18

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,662	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	890	$1,925	1thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	359	454.02/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,630	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	452.93/cwt	447.50–462.50	1,929	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	422.47/cwt	412.50–435.00	1,817	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	441.33/cwt	432.50–455.00	2,048	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	422.02/cwt	417.50–427.50	1,992	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	400.63/cwt	397.50–402.50	1,923	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	415.00/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,162	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	386.75/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,038	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,287	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	359.04/cwt	352.50–367.50	2,032	8
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	570	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,109	2
Steers	550–600	Large 2	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	379.73/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,199	16
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,935	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	337.64/cwt	332.50–342.50	2,103	2
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	623	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,009	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,306	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,228	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,465	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	687	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,714	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,574	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	331.26/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,431	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,397	1
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	755	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,303	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	324.15/cwt	322.50–327.50	2,502	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,706	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	200	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	810	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	411.51/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,144	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	397.90/cwt	392.50–415.00	1,305	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	353	382.59/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,351	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	392.82/cwt	387.50–395.00	1,473	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	346.13/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,475	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	384.43/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,676	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	373.50/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,744	17
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	470	346.08/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,627	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	348.09/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,671	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	386.98/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,977	10
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	520	343.89/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,788	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	358.07/cwt	352.50–372.50	1,880	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	340.67/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,789	7
Heifers	500–550	Large 2	532	289.91/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,542	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	556	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,252	4
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	560	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,806	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	332.37/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,878	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	350.82/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,021	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	303.74/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,871	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	323.90/cwt	317.50–332.50	2,011	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,080	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	300.73/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,985	7
Heifers	650–700	Large 2	670	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,742	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,967	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,466	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,236	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	747	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,073	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	827	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,729	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,000	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	461.59/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,039	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,248	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	269	453.67/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,220	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,305	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,622	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	361	432.53/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,561	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,448	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,701	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	1
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	437	361.70/cwt	357.50–375.00	1,581	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	359.19/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,677	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,932	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,755	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	355.42/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,859	13
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	523	323.29/cwt	317.50–332.50	1,691	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,723	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	348.00/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,931	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	329.65/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,856	7
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	570	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,810	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	586	308.22/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,806	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	319.16/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,931	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	303.29/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,859	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	306.85/cwt	292.50–312.50	2,084	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,103	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,076	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,112	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,250	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,660	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,971	1
Bulls	—	—	1,936	186.97/cwt	182.00–193.00	3,620	4
Bulls	—	—	1,965	199.34/cwt	195.00–204.00	3,917	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	119.53/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,132	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	143.14/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,539	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	137.47/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,578	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,162	153.76/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,787	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	166.52/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,093	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	154.41/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,966	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,988	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,551	154.06/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,389	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	164.10/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,639	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,661.85/head	1,640.00–1,690.00	1,662	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	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 Sep 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 491Last week 1,073Year ago 605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 60Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 52Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	359	450.00–465.00	454.02
14	400–450	426	447.50–462.50	452.93
5	450–500	464	432.50–455.00	441.33
10	500–550	527	375.00–405.00	386.75
16	550–600	579	370.00–390.00	379.73
2	600–650	645	357.50	357.50
1	650–700	680	362.50	362.50
4	700–750	734	325.00–340.00	331.26
3	750–800	772	322.50–327.50	324.15
1	900–950	925	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	521	410.00–420.00	415.00
4	550–600	551	415.00	415.00
10	650–700	687	395.00	395.00
1	700–750	715	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	412.50–435.00	422.47
9	450–500	472	417.50–427.50	422.02
8	550–600	566	352.50–367.50	359.04
2	600–650	623	332.50–342.50	337.64
1	650–700	675	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	755	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	623	322.50	322.50
1	750–800	755	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
15	450–500	480	397.50–402.50	400.63
1	600–650	600	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	405.00	405.00
5	250–300	278	400.00–420.00	411.51
7	300–350	328	392.50–415.00	397.90
8	350–400	375	387.50–395.00	392.82
10	400–450	436	370.00–395.00	384.43
17	450–500	467	365.00–382.50	373.50
25	500–550	525	352.50–372.50	358.07
10	550–600	576	340.00–357.50	350.82
15	600–650	621	317.50–332.50	323.90
1	650–700	655	317.50	317.50
2	700–750	727	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	511	385.00–387.50	386.98
4	550–600	556	405.00	405.00
2	700–750	720	342.50	342.50
2	800–850	827	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	370.00–395.00	382.59
4	400–450	426	335.00–350.00	346.13
4	450–500	480	337.50–355.00	348.09
7	500–550	525	330.00–347.50	340.67
2	550–600	565	327.50–337.50	332.37
6	600–650	616	297.50–310.00	303.74
7	650–700	660	292.50–302.50	300.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	340.00–357.50	346.08
2	500–550	520	340.00–347.50	343.89
1	550–600	560	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	532	280.00–297.50	289.91
1	650–700	670	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	640	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	690	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	747	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	435.00	435.00
3	350–400	362	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	420	405.00	405.00
7	450–500	467	355.00–370.00	359.19
1	500–550	520	337.50	337.50
7	550–600	563	322.50–332.50	329.65
3	600–650	613	300.00–307.50	303.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	450.00–475.00	461.59
11	250–300	269	450.00–460.00	453.67
1	300–350	345	470.00	470.00
4	350–400	361	420.00–440.00	432.53
1	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
13	500–550	523	340.00–365.00	355.42
5	550–600	555	340.00–360.00	348.00
6	600–650	605	317.50–322.50	319.16
4	650–700	679	292.50–312.50	306.85
1	700–750	725	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	755	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	820	257.50	257.50
1	900–950	900	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	260	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	505	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	437	357.50–375.00	361.70
3	500–550	523	317.50–332.50	323.29
1	550–600	570	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	530	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	586	302.50–320.00	308.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,257	163.00–171.00	166.52
8	—	1,273	152.00–158.00	154.41
1	—	1,400	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	163.00–165.00	164.10
8	—	1,551	149.00–159.00	154.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,075	140.00–146.00	143.14
3	—	947	115.00–124.00	119.53
4	—	1,148	134.00–139.00	137.47
6	—	1,162	150.00–157.00	153.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	179.00	179.00
4	—	1,936	182.00–193.00	186.97
3	—	1,965	195.00–204.00	199.34

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,640.00–1,690.00	1,661.85

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	—	890	1,925.00	1,925.00

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.