Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2025-10-22

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 22
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
528 head
▲ 137 vs last sale 391▼ 32 vs year ago 560 · −5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 62▲ 7 vs year ago 89 · +7.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 7▼ 16 vs year ago 29 · −55.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Cattle futures went in a downward trend today. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $394.33/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −50.99 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.
Average price
$394.33
63 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,168
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$502
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$79.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.41
vs KY average
−63.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545402.462,19549
Large 1-2525379.811,9942thin
Medium and Large 2571370.542,1179thin
Medium and Large 2-3597352.502,1042thin
Medium 1-2525322.501,6931thin
One grade step is worth $79.96/cwt here — about $502 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 sale63 hd
394.33
—
KY average25 barns · 1,021 hd
404.73
−10.41
National average182 barns · 38,495 hd
458.14
−63.81
This barn, trailing median34 sales
445.32
−50.99
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—Low1,971189.203,72915
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,561166.102,5938thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,326158.582,10227
CowsLean 85-90%High1,052138.351,45536

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/Aged (>5 yrs)1,257$2,1013thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,047$1,6384thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,230$2,2001thin

Every lot

118 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4081
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,8431
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,8144
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424487.50/cwt487.50–487.502,06710
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432398.58/cwt392.50–400.001,7225
Steers400–450Large 1-2445382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,7021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,8521
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482426.45/cwt420.00–430.002,0557
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added484447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,1665
Steers450–500Large 1-2485387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,8792
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516415.11/cwt400.00–425.002,14225
Steers500–550Large 1-2525379.81/cwt375.00–385.001,9942
Steers500–550Medium 1-2525322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,6931
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,0802
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576389.29/cwt382.50–407.502,24224
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583364.26/cwt362.50–375.002,1247
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3597352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,1042
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0101
Steers600–650Large 2610310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2621351.17/cwt340.00–357.502,1816
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627377.54/cwt370.00–387.502,3673
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,6118
Steers650–700Large 1-2650352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,2912
Steers650–700Large 2673337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,2713
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678390.89/cwt390.00–394.002,65041
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680369.24/cwt367.50–372.502,5117
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,4831
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713357.55/cwt352.50–362.502,5495
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,7409
Steers700–750Large 1-2745300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2351
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added763377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,8776
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2807343.11/cwt343.00–345.002,76918
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2855315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,6931
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2882329.52/cwt322.50–332.502,90610
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0201
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0151
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315418.29/cwt417.50–420.001,3183
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2031
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,4161
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430379.26/cwt372.50–392.501,6318
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,5332
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,6161
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466359.56/cwt355.00–362.501,6765
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474376.44/cwt367.50–385.001,78415
Heifers500–550Large 1-2500330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516347.02/cwt340.00–352.501,79110
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528372.06/cwt362.50–380.001,96426
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530322.50/cwt320.00–327.501,7093
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560363.80/cwt357.50–372.502,0376
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570343.39/cwt342.50–347.501,95711
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3577292.85/cwt280.00–300.001,6906
Heifers550–600Large 2595290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7261
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610305.83/cwt305.00–307.501,8663
Heifers600–650Large 2610270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6471
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613333.18/cwt312.50–357.502,04219
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625281.28/cwt280.00–282.501,7582
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,27126
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,1615
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9041
Heifers650–700Large 2690272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,8801
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3707255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8032
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0381
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720306.81/cwt300.00–320.002,2093
Heifers700–750Large 2730240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7521
Heifers750–800Large 1-2750275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0631
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9253
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771315.32/cwt302.50–321.002,43113
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1701
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810290.09/cwt282.50–297.502,3502
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2838263.76/cwt260.00–267.502,2102
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2277445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2332
Bulls300–350Large 1-2317332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,0544
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2323444.94/cwt440.00–452.501,4373
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,3941
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335464.96/cwt460.00–470.001,5584
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378437.48/cwt435.00–440.001,6542
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383404.97/cwt400.00–410.001,5512
Bulls400–450Large 2-3413327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,3532
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,7121
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421417.89/cwt410.00–435.001,7595
Bulls400–450Large 1-2423397.54/cwt390.00–405.001,6822
Bulls450–500Large 1-2450325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4631
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3462355.05/cwt352.50–357.501,6404
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2495382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,8931
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2498390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9423
Bulls500–550Large 1-2505350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7681
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2510381.66/cwt370.00–385.001,94610
Bulls500–550Large 2530295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5642
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2534359.08/cwt350.00–367.501,9175
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3543318.84/cwt300.00–337.501,7312
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2563362.43/cwt357.50–367.502,0402
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573345.03/cwt342.50–347.501,9772
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605334.90/cwt320.00–347.502,0264
Bulls600–650Large 1-2630292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,8431
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665299.96/cwt295.00–305.001,9952
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3676280.50/cwt277.50–285.001,8965
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2690300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0701
Bulls700–750Large 1-2705270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9041
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1541
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2771278.10/cwt270.00–295.002,1443
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2905255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,3081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,754171.45/cwt162.00–182.003,0074
Bulls——1,981189.03/cwt184.00–195.003,7457
Bulls——2,170207.26/cwt200.00–213.004,4984
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%925110.70/cwt104.00–116.001,0244
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003122.56/cwt119.00–128.001,2294
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075149.94/cwt146.00–156.001,61213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078139.88/cwt134.00–144.001,50815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,281156.23/cwt150.00–161.002,00114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,332143.18/cwt138.00–148.001,9073
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,386166.49/cwt163.00–171.002,30810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465158.48/cwt158.00–159.002,3222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,593168.64/cwt166.00–173.002,6866
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0821,783.82/head1,575.00–1,950.001,7843
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2572,101.13/head1,900.00–2,350.002,1013
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001

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.