Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2026-02-18

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 18
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
765 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 844▲ 765 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 40▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 1▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder steers over 650lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Very good demand for all classes of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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 $483.99/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 34 of 34 comparable sales and sits +38.67 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.
Average price
$483.99
83 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,685
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$527
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$89.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.20
vs KY average
−3.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553491.962,72172
Medium and Large 2562459.022,5795thin
Large 1-2585440.002,5741thin
Medium and Large 2-3572403.102,3044thin
Large 2545402.502,1941thin
One grade step is worth $89.46/cwt here — about $527 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 sale83 hd
483.99
—
KY average25 barns · 1,318 hd
466.79
+17.20
National average178 barns · 13,390 hd
487.35
−3.36
This barn, trailing median34 sales
445.32
+38.67
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—Average1,602189.883,04311
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,325173.332,29715
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,497167.612,50911
CowsLean 85-90%Low984137.651,35424

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,162$2,9063thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,438$2,4883thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,280$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,436$4,0005
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)830$1,6501thin

Every lot

115 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy262650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,7032
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2281602.82/cwt585.00–615.001,6945
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320625.00/cwt625.00–625.002,0001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,8981
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350655.00/cwt655.00–655.002,2931
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360594.36/cwt560.00–610.002,14012
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added403591.78/cwt585.00–605.002,3853
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429533.68/cwt520.00–565.002,28912
Steers400–450Large 1-2430515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,2151
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,2141
Steers400–450Large 2447430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9222
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466488.63/cwt472.50–505.002,2779
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479526.98/cwt515.00–530.002,52410
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523520.46/cwt515.00–527.502,72219
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,4512
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531491.86/cwt470.00–507.502,61214
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0521
Steers500–550Large 2545402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,1941
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566501.00/cwt500.00–502.502,83610
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579470.21/cwt467.50–487.502,72329
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3582410.80/cwt405.00–420.002,3913
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583456.70/cwt445.00–462.502,6633
Steers550–600Large 1-2585440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,5741
Steers600–650Large 1-2605405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,4502
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622450.16/cwt446.00–457.502,80028
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631432.66/cwt420.00–439.002,73029
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2637409.00/cwt409.00–409.002,6056
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,8505
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679404.39/cwt392.50–410.002,74620
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2682387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,6432
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721368.49/cwt368.00–370.002,6574
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730361.77/cwt352.50–365.002,64111
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,5522
Steers700–750Large 1-2747300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2412
Steers750–800Large 1-2780307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,3991
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added783370.21/cwt368.50–375.002,89927
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added806362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,9223
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840345.91/cwt345.00–346.002,90611
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,8862
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2983312.50/cwt312.50–312.503,0724
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,024309.00/cwt309.00–309.003,1649
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy319522.12/cwt515.00–530.001,6664
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2329491.52/cwt480.00–500.001,6176
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5201
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381482.17/cwt470.00–490.001,83712
Heifers400–450Large 2410430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7631
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425460.09/cwt380.00–492.501,95512
Heifers400–450Large 1-2425450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9131
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added431513.43/cwt505.00–527.502,21317
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9141
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468477.88/cwt470.00–485.002,23625
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470499.11/cwt497.50–502.502,3463
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475455.43/cwt450.00–460.002,1636
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,0671
Heifers500–550Large 1-2500380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2508414.67/cwt410.00–417.502,1078
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515461.15/cwt452.50–472.502,37518
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3529375.90/cwt370.00–380.001,9895
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541438.99/cwt428.00–447.502,37537
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560381.27/cwt380.00–382.502,1352
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561431.65/cwt425.00–432.502,4229
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576406.15/cwt400.00–410.002,3395
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621405.47/cwt392.50–410.002,51814
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8751
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633377.51/cwt375.00–380.002,3907
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2643350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2517
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2662320.82/cwt320.00–322.502,1243
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666341.89/cwt340.00–347.502,2774
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668382.18/cwt372.50–383.002,55317
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,0601
Heifers650–700Large 1-2680325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2101
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1004
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725321.62/cwt320.00–325.002,3323
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2752328.75/cwt325.00–330.002,4724
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added763345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6323
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added862337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,9092
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2930260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2293590.09/cwt580.00–600.001,7292
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2300545.00/cwt530.00–560.001,6352
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2369549.47/cwt530.00–565.002,0284
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370503.42/cwt490.00–520.001,8636
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy402548.62/cwt545.00–550.002,20511
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2432510.63/cwt500.00–535.002,2066
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440491.73/cwt480.00–497.502,1643
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy452547.50/cwt547.50–547.502,4752
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477482.47/cwt472.50–517.502,30110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2494468.13/cwt450.00–472.502,3135
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524460.78/cwt455.00–470.002,4145
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,3232
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2559442.43/cwt427.50–455.002,47313
Bulls550–600Large 1-2560442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,4781
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2586415.81/cwt412.50–417.502,4373
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,3351
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2627400.20/cwt380.00–412.502,50912
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2664389.56/cwt375.00–395.002,5876
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy718375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6934
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2930280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,6042
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,225174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,1321
Bulls——1,591184.03/cwt180.00–191.002,9287
Bulls——1,755208.83/cwt204.00–216.003,6653
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%904142.90/cwt140.00–148.001,2926
Cows—Lean 85-90%929116.12/cwt107.00–121.001,0795
Cows—Lean 85-90%984134.70/cwt130.00–139.001,3258
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,134157.62/cwt154.00–160.001,7875
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226170.56/cwt169.00–172.002,0914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323163.35/cwt162.00–164.002,1613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,376178.45/cwt174.00–184.002,4558
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475173.59/cwt168.00–178.002,5606
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,521162.54/cwt159.00–165.002,4724
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,3331
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1622,906.46/head2,750.00–3,000.002,9063
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4382,488.21/head2,300.00–2,675.002,4883
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4364,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0005
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28301,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

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.