Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2025-11-05

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 5
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
551 head
▲ 359 vs last sale 192▼ 2 vs year ago 553 · −0.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 43▼ 14 vs year ago 84 · −16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 0▲ 32 vs year ago 7 · +457.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower with some instances of up to 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower with some instances of 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Several fleshy bawling calves in todays sale. Weaned, preconditioned feeders with favorable condition still bringing premiums. Cattle futures continued in a downward spiral today. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.28/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −75.48 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.
Average price
$327.28
53 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,797
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$367
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$59.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.98
vs KY average
−38.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549336.021,84440
Medium and Large 2550309.331,7029thin
Large 1-2585290.001,6971thin
Medium and Large 2-3533277.011,4773thin
One grade step is worth $59.00/cwt here — about $367 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 sale53 hd
327.28
—
KY average24 barns · 1,262 hd
338.25
−10.98
National average198 barns · 25,157 hd
365.61
−38.33
This barn, trailing median34 sales
402.76
−75.48
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—Low1,698181.043,07417
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,537155.872,3954thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,263149.021,88120
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,102129.881,43124
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,340210.002,81414

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)1,285$3,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,342$2,6985
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$2,4794thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,235$1,9542thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,175$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)920$2,2751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,004$2,2454thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,371$3,4596
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,458$3,0644thin

Every lot

128 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225425.00/cwt425.00–425.009561
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5751
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2321
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8251
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,7051
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9511
Steers450–500Large 1-2470352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,6571
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477375.50/cwt360.00–380.001,79110
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1502
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7341
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519367.34/cwt360.00–370.001,90613
Steers500–550Medium 1-2525300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5751
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529386.23/cwt384.00–402.502,0438
Steers500–550Large 1-2530367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,9481
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573366.63/cwt365.00–370.002,1013
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578348.33/cwt337.50–350.002,01315
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2616320.89/cwt315.00–330.001,9776
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618327.69/cwt320.00–340.002,02516
Steers600–650Large 1-2645300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9351
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2668314.97/cwt312.50–317.502,1044
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710327.62/cwt322.50–337.502,3268
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,47712
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720303.52/cwt292.50–315.002,1853
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0161
Steers700–750Large 1-2745310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3101
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5511
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2856332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,84214
Steers850–900Large 1-2890275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4481
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2905277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,5111
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,7441
Steers950–1000Large 1-2961257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,4753
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2979284.50/cwt284.50–284.502,7859
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,000277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,7751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3230305.00/cwt305.00–305.007021
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280357.59/cwt355.00–360.001,0012
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,1461
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328401.22/cwt400.00–405.001,3164
Heifers350–400Large 1-2365362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,3231
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383358.44/cwt350.00–377.501,37312
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,3531
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418352.14/cwt340.00–365.001,47214
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3441
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2181
Heifers450–500Large 2455280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2741
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460301.24/cwt300.00–302.501,3864
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2460260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1961
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467348.24/cwt342.50–350.001,62613
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473319.40/cwt317.50–320.001,5118
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523309.73/cwt302.50–320.001,6205
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525284.27/cwt270.00–297.501,4922
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533335.11/cwt325.00–345.001,78627
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3550262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4441
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582337.90/cwt320.00–345.001,96713
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2584308.83/cwt297.50–315.001,8044
Heifers550–600Large 1-2585290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6971
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5302
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2607300.79/cwt290.00–315.001,82612
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633272.91/cwt270.00–275.001,7287
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,7711
Heifers650–700Medium 1-2655235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5391
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3668256.41/cwt250.00–262.501,7132
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,1979
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710258.73/cwt250.00–260.001,8378
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2726240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7425
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9761
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added796313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,4918
Heifers800–850Large 1-2820215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7631
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added922278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,56317
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium 1-2315300.00/cwt300.00–300.009451
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328368.30/cwt360.00–380.001,2083
Bulls300–350Large 2-3335312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,0471
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2338417.01/cwt400.00–422.501,4094
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3491
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3355327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,1631
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2371405.83/cwt400.00–422.501,50616
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405441.18/cwt430.00–452.501,7874
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415408.75/cwt395.00–422.501,6962
Bulls400–450Large 1-2425377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,6041
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431380.41/cwt370.00–392.501,6407
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2455255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1601
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2461384.40/cwt375.00–395.001,7724
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474373.23/cwt357.50–377.501,7699
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520358.81/cwt350.00–375.001,86610
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524336.21/cwt320.00–347.501,76210
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5751
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3570298.39/cwt295.00–300.001,7013
Bulls550–600Large 2570285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6251
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573316.33/cwt310.00–322.501,8132
Bulls550–600Large 1-2573306.40/cwt302.50–310.001,7562
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2576335.01/cwt332.50–342.501,9309
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2607303.30/cwt300.00–305.001,8413
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618320.32/cwt310.00–330.001,9807
Bulls600–650Large 1-2625292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,8281
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3625270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6881
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2657271.69/cwt270.00–275.001,7853
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675292.48/cwt290.00–295.001,9742
Bulls650–700Large 1-2675255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7211
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3690240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6561
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715258.29/cwt250.00–265.001,8473
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0251
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770238.92/cwt230.00–247.501,8402
Bulls850–900Large 1-2855200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7101
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,9681
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,0131
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,340210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,81414
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,467161.94/cwt142.00–175.002,3765
Bulls——1,651183.14/cwt177.00–187.003,0245
Bulls——1,896193.19/cwt189.00–197.003,6637
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,092122.52/cwt115.00–128.001,33815
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,112139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,5463
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,121143.70/cwt141.00–150.001,6116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239143.78/cwt140.00–150.001,7819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275154.83/cwt151.00–161.001,97410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,8631
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,415150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,1231
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,577157.82/cwt155.00–164.002,4893
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3273,440.94/head2,750.00–3,800.003,4415
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4382,753.39/head2,600.00–2,900.002,7532
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4783,373.90/head3,225.00–3,500.003,3742
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5903,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29202,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0042,245.14/head2,000.00–2,825.002,2454
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,953.64/head1,850.00–2,050.001,9542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2853,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3422,698.06/head2,050.00–3,025.002,6985
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,479.25/head2,350.00–2,675.002,4794

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.