Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2026-01-14

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 14
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
914 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 1,003▼ 377 vs year ago 1,291 · −29.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 91▲ 45 vs year ago 43 · +104.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 16▼ 43 vs year ago 51 · −84.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650lbs sold sharply higher with feeder steers over 650lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher with feeder heifers over 500lbs steady to 4.00 lower. There was a good quality offering of feeder calves in todays sale with most having a favorable body condition. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $451.84/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 22 of 34 comparable sales and sits +6.53 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.
Average price
$451.84
99 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,458
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$481
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$72.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+23.86
vs KY average
−20.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544462.732,51682
Medium and Large 2557405.222,2578thin
Large 1-2563402.492,2663thin
Medium and Large 2-3522389.942,0356thin
One grade step is worth $72.79/cwt here — about $481 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale99 hd
451.84
—
KY average25 barns · 1,719 hd
427.98
+23.86
National average187 barns · 29,067 hd
471.98
−20.14
This barn, trailing median34 sales
445.32
+6.53
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—High1,782175.283,12312
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,317143.851,89425
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,555143.082,2256thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,058118.201,25031

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,295$3,4751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$2,4751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,180$2,3251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,7001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$2,4751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,335$2,9251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$1,8751thin

Every lot

131 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,8291
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,5761
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333524.81/cwt520.00–550.001,7486
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6971
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366556.17/cwt540.00–560.002,0365
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373513.69/cwt500.00–525.001,9164
Steers350–400Medium 1-2380330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2541
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7801
Steers400–450Large 1-2415475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9711
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424538.87/cwt530.00–545.002,28512
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428510.58/cwt500.00–522.502,1858
Steers450–500Large 1-2450475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1382
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474492.52/cwt482.50–505.002,33516
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481521.53/cwt512.50–527.502,50916
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,3391
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515507.36/cwt500.00–520.002,61315
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3522389.94/cwt382.50–397.502,0356
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527477.48/cwt462.50–485.002,51636
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533443.76/cwt442.50–445.002,3652
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557450.96/cwt440.00–457.502,5125
Steers550–600Large 1-2563402.49/cwt400.00–407.502,2663
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565392.37/cwt385.00–405.002,2176
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581418.82/cwt400.00–430.002,43326
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,9951
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2607380.91/cwt377.50–387.502,3123
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617425.78/cwt412.50–431.002,62738
Steers600–650Large 1-2618343.86/cwt340.00–347.502,1252
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626397.70/cwt390.00–407.502,49016
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670402.98/cwt398.00–409.002,70041
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675385.18/cwt372.50–392.502,60018
Steers650–700Large 1-2680345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3461
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2682360.37/cwt350.00–365.002,4587
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710379.15/cwt372.50–387.502,6929
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716353.67/cwt347.50–362.502,53214
Steers700–750Large 1-2723333.63/cwt330.00–337.502,4122
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756380.23/cwt370.00–381.752,87585
Steers750–800Large 1-2772335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5862
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780356.25/cwt342.50–362.502,77916
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added833346.32/cwt340.00–347.502,88524
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875331.87/cwt327.50–335.002,9044
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added975322.50/cwt322.50–322.503,14458
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2215485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,0431
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273474.77/cwt470.00–480.001,2962
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy282525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,4812
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315477.50/cwt477.50–477.501,5042
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5181
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy353477.72/cwt462.50–482.501,6869
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379438.68/cwt430.00–445.001,6636
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2398415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6526
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427397.32/cwt392.50–402.501,6974
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428432.00/cwt422.50–440.001,84913
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430451.53/cwt445.00–467.501,94226
Heifers450–500Large 1-2450400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8002
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added459447.52/cwt440.00–457.502,0547
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481390.41/cwt380.00–397.501,87818
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2485332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,6131
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2489404.19/cwt400.00–410.001,97619
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517354.62/cwt347.50–365.001,8338
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520377.45/cwt375.00–380.001,9632
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533341.53/cwt340.00–342.501,8205
Heifers500–550Large 1-2540335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8093
Heifers550–600Large 1-2565312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,7662
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568330.02/cwt325.00–335.001,8757
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569350.50/cwt340.00–360.001,99413
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576382.00/cwt370.00–385.002,20024
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7222
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620328.10/cwt320.00–335.002,0344
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622304.98/cwt300.00–315.001,8976
Heifers600–650Large 1-2626293.62/cwt290.00–305.001,8384
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629367.21/cwt360.00–370.002,3107
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663361.24/cwt357.50–365.002,39514
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665304.19/cwt300.00–307.502,0233
Heifers650–700Large 1-2665287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,9121
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667330.03/cwt325.00–332.502,2016
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9181
Heifers700–750Large 1-2710287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,0411
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2711281.85/cwt280.00–282.502,0044
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717310.70/cwt305.00–317.502,2287
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,9031
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2777272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,1172
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790300.06/cwt290.00–310.002,3702
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3201
Heifers800–850Large 1-2805272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,1941
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808314.97/cwt307.50–320.002,5453
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,5471
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3895240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1481
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,6021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2220440.00/cwt440.00–440.009681
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,5781
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6641
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,5841
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368443.79/cwt442.50–445.001,6332
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8502
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2388461.53/cwt455.00–475.001,7913
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423493.31/cwt480.00–505.002,0877
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461498.30/cwt492.50–505.002,29712
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2487463.36/cwt460.00–465.002,2573
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2495420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0791
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,3212
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,9181
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530421.34/cwt417.50–427.502,2339
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy553400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2122
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3555340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8871
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2581370.94/cwt365.00–377.502,15514
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2597350.83/cwt347.50–352.502,0946
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2613356.00/cwt347.50–365.002,1825
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2661352.32/cwt337.50–357.502,3294
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,1351
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2731321.26/cwt320.00–322.502,3484
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,2571
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2825285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3512
Bulls850–900Large 1-2875262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,2971
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,1921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,670160.94/cwt149.00–168.002,6885
Bulls——1,679175.15/cwt173.00–177.002,9414
Bulls——2,105199.34/cwt193.00–209.004,1963
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94597.51/cwt92.00–104.009215
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,062111.74/cwt106.00–116.001,1879
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,077134.80/cwt132.00–140.001,4525
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,093124.74/cwt120.00–130.001,36312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285138.48/cwt133.00–142.001,77912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,346148.80/cwt144.00–153.002,00313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,510150.61/cwt148.00–153.002,2742
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,578139.32/cwt134.00–144.002,1984
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28452,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2953,475.00/head3,475.00–3,475.003,4751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3352,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251

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.