Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2026-02-25

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 25
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
604 head
▼ 161 vs last sale 765▼ 326 vs year ago 930 · −35.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 77▲ 11 vs year ago 54 · +20.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 21▼ 36 vs year ago 40 · −90.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Weaned preconditioned feeders still bringing large premiums. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Good demand for all slaughter and feeder classes.

calves

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $416.40/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 28 of 34 comparable sales and sits +13.64 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.
Average price
$416.40
47 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,259
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$275
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$50.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.29
vs KY average
−14.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548426.222,33522
Medium and Large 2534417.972,23219thin
Medium and Large 2-3549375.402,0616thin
One grade step is worth $50.82/cwt here — about $275 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 sale47 hd
416.40
—
KY average26 barns · 1,652 hd
410.11
+6.29
National average177 barns · 14,680 hd
430.41
−14.01
This barn, trailing median34 sales
402.76
+13.64
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—High1,774197.653,5079thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,715205.003,5161thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,299176.272,29013
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,460170.042,4834thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,014139.661,41620

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,025$1,7001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,088$2,3982thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)955$1,8633thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2200600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,2002
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278631.71/cwt620.00–645.001,7562
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy308692.56/cwt690.00–695.002,1332
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310622.50/cwt622.50–622.501,9301
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328556.50/cwt550.00–560.001,8253
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7851
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371559.28/cwt547.50–585.002,0753
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,2401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0251
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428529.79/cwt510.00–542.502,2683
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474513.76/cwt502.50–517.502,43510
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479488.48/cwt480.00–492.502,3405
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522504.56/cwt480.00–512.502,6344
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3526442.43/cwt440.00–450.002,3274
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530468.21/cwt455.00–475.002,4823
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567462.02/cwt460.00–472.502,6206
Steers550–600Large 1-2590412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,4341
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605469.92/cwt460.00–475.002,84312
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,5011
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625441.66/cwt427.50–445.002,76014
Steers650–700Large 1-2655397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,6041
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680400.03/cwt390.00–417.502,72015
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,5361
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,5541
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719386.16/cwt377.50–395.002,7768
Steers750–800Large 1-2760341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,5922
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added776384.28/cwt377.50–385.202,98283
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2828334.95/cwt330.00–342.502,7734
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added837353.94/cwt351.75–367.502,96242
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2876345.00/cwt345.00–345.003,0223
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added884348.00/cwt348.00–348.003,07610
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,3111
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260567.50/cwt567.50–567.501,4762
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2262497.50/cwt497.50–497.501,3032
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278525.32/cwt520.00–530.001,4602
Heifers300–350Large 1-2311480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4933
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326507.46/cwt500.00–512.501,6545
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6081
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366478.74/cwt472.50–482.501,7524
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374488.05/cwt477.50–497.501,8259
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3377455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7152
Heifers350–400Large 1-2390487.50/cwt487.50–487.501,9011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410512.50/cwt512.50–512.502,1012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415426.33/cwt420.00–432.501,7692
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418473.97/cwt465.00–482.501,98116
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2462468.91/cwt460.00–480.002,1669
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465504.50/cwt490.00–522.502,3467
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473435.77/cwt432.50–437.502,0613
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474449.98/cwt442.50–457.502,1339
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2483370.26/cwt360.00–380.001,7882
Heifers450–500Large 1-2490382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,8741
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2507463.96/cwt460.00–470.002,3525
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3522400.80/cwt400.00–402.502,0923
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523426.63/cwt415.00–435.002,23115
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560415.12/cwt397.50–420.002,32517
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575385.50/cwt380.00–392.502,2174
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3576350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0163
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614389.57/cwt382.50–397.502,39256
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1421
Heifers600–650Large 1-2635322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,0481
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650386.25/cwt385.00–387.502,5114
Heifers650–700Large 1-2650350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2751
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667336.70/cwt330.00–345.002,2463
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,1941
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714352.49/cwt350.00–354.002,51719
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723330.03/cwt327.50–332.502,3862
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1421
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768335.01/cwt322.50–338.002,5737
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added801336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,69115
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2805280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2541
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820311.22/cwt310.00–312.502,5522
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,7974
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2225570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,2831
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3270535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,4452
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2277560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5512
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2278590.90/cwt580.00–600.001,6436
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,8561
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2333548.83/cwt545.00–552.501,8282
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7341
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2356550.50/cwt540.00–565.001,9604
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2391512.09/cwt500.00–522.502,0026
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2410514.85/cwt502.50–527.502,1112
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,0791
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2466511.23/cwt510.00–512.502,3824
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,1841
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,3631
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515440.52/cwt435.00–447.502,2694
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3523414.96/cwt412.50–417.502,1702
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2595397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,3651
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,3083
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,4611
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2895285.00/cwt280.00–290.002,5512
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,535168.49/cwt163.00–173.002,5862
Bulls——1,693198.04/cwt191.00–203.003,3534
Bulls——2,042216.56/cwt212.00–226.004,4223
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%921133.37/cwt130.00–136.001,2284
Cows—Lean 85-90%948117.47/cwt115.00–120.001,1144
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,044144.32/cwt140.00–150.001,5077
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,099155.90/cwt153.00–163.001,7135
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,8321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165168.53/cwt167.00–170.001,9632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,341179.45/cwt174.00–185.002,40610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430171.38/cwt169.00–175.002,4513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,5731
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,715205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,5161
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29551,862.61/head1,625.00–2,100.001,8633
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0882,398.28/head2,350.00–2,450.002,3982
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.