Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2025-09-24

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 24
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
495 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 491▲ 97 vs year ago 398 · +24.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 67▲ 2 vs year ago 63 · +3.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 5▲ 3 vs year ago 16 · +18.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold mostly steady on a light test. Feeder steers over 500lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with the exception of 400lbs to 475lbs steady. Fleshy,bawling calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $383.73/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 7 of 34 comparable sales and sits −61.58 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.
Average price
$383.73
35 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,139
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$315
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$67.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.21
vs KY average
−33.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550397.542,18821
Large 1-2565375.002,1194thin
Medium and Large 2570365.302,0808thin
Medium and Large 2-3568330.001,8732thin
One grade step is worth $67.54/cwt here — about $315 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale35 hd
383.73
—
KY average24 barns · 1,099 hd
384.94
−1.21
National average168 barns · 11,658 hd
417.09
−33.36
This barn, trailing median34 sales
445.32
−61.58
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—Average1,593192.953,07314
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,549163.982,54022
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,233159.741,97012
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,100138.811,52710

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)1,080$2,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,168$2,8183thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$2,8097
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,113$2,5202thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,335$2,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,310$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,685$3,7251thin

Every lot

125 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1661
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325448.60/cwt445.00–455.001,4584
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383448.65/cwt435.00–455.001,7183
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2413418.94/cwt412.50–425.001,7302
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421450.51/cwt432.50–467.501,8975
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6531
Steers400–450Large 1-2445390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7362
Steers450–500Large 2-3455337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,5361
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467433.94/cwt427.50–437.502,02610
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9161
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1292
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520378.75/cwt377.50–380.001,9702
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531398.01/cwt387.50–410.002,1136
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7821
Steers550–600Large 1-2565375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1194
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566393.86/cwt380.00–395.002,22913
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2586360.82/cwt352.50–365.002,1146
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9641
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610341.66/cwt340.00–342.502,0843
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9381
Steers600–650Large 2625280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7501
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,4415
Steers600–650Large 2-3630305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9221
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631416.00/cwt416.00–416.002,62512
Steers600–650Large 1-2645345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2252
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2656383.74/cwt380.00–387.502,5176
Steers650–700Large 1-2675322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,1771
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2697362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,5277
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,82121
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2818327.52/cwt325.00–332.502,6793
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2847292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,4772
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2854338.50/cwt338.50–338.502,8917
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added857362.25/cwt362.25–362.253,10466
Steers850–900Large 1-2860315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,7091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275433.82/cwt430.00–437.501,1932
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2313422.11/cwt420.00–425.001,3217
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330341.73/cwt340.00–342.501,1283
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2231
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,5214
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2921
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2389378.18/cwt367.50–382.501,4714
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2414355.69/cwt347.50–362.501,4734
Heifers400–450Large 1-2415342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,4211
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424372.18/cwt360.00–382.501,57812
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5301
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467371.04/cwt357.50–380.001,73320
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6092
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517362.74/cwt355.00–367.501,87511
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520313.63/cwt307.50–320.001,6312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529342.25/cwt335.00–345.001,8118
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added544401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,18115
Heifers500–550Large 1-2545322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,7581
Heifers550–600Large 1-2560305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7081
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563355.70/cwt352.50–360.002,0037
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585335.85/cwt332.50–337.501,9653
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2585275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6091
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7701
Heifers600–650Large 1-2600302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,8152
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7391
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2611336.92/cwt327.50–340.002,05914
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,2093
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,8041
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653369.19/cwt357.50–370.002,41116
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2683312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,1342
Heifers650–700Large 1-2685320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1921
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2695333.74/cwt330.00–337.502,3194
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8131
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740318.17/cwt310.00–335.002,3543
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,70711
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6861
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2832277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,3092
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2912276.00/cwt276.00–276.002,5175
Heifers950–1000Large 1-2950257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,4461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,1471
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3271
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3330395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3041
Bulls300–350Large 1-2340385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3091
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2345410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4151
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4801
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370377.43/cwt375.00–380.001,3962
Bulls350–400Medium 1-2390280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0921
Bulls350–400Small 2-3395332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,3131
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3400360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4621
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2443387.24/cwt380.00–390.001,7157
Bulls450–500Large 1-2455375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7061
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2455307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,3991
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2457372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,7022
Bulls450–500Large 2463340.84/cwt337.50–345.001,5783
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3470353.70/cwt352.50–355.001,6622
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2505385.00/cwt377.50–392.501,9443
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3505320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6161
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2537344.15/cwt340.00–350.001,8483
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2561351.67/cwt350.00–352.501,9733
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,9911
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620321.13/cwt315.00–330.001,9916
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625298.85/cwt292.50–305.001,8682
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,9491
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3670242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,6251
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,9261
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2740282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,0911
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2788252.52/cwt245.00–260.001,9902
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2815220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7931
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2850240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0401
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3895197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,7681
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2900215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,9351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,398175.75/cwt168.00–182.502,4574
Bulls——1,604193.68/cwt184.00–200.003,1076
Bulls——1,770209.04/cwt202.00–214.003,7004
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,068135.85/cwt133.00–139.001,4512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,089151.52/cwt150.00–153.001,6505
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,140119.60/cwt113.00–125.001,3633
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205156.15/cwt152.00–160.001,8826
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,8771
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262166.20/cwt165.00–168.002,0975
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,499159.75/cwt157.00–162.002,3956
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,543147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,2682
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,571168.22/cwt163.00–177.002,64314
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1132,519.66/head2,400.00–2,650.002,5202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1682,818.22/head2,600.00–3,025.002,8183
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,809.49/head2,575.00–2,900.002,8097
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3102,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3352,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6853,725.00/head3,725.00–3,725.003,7251

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.