Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2026-03-04

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 4
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
525 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 604▲ 100 vs year ago 425 · +23.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 65▼ 23 vs year ago 58 · −39.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 4▲ 0 vs year ago 8 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady except for the heifers under 400lbs which were 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $411.08/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 24 of 34 comparable sales and sits +8.32 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.
Average price
$411.08
55 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,241
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$631
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$100.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.47
vs KY average
−9.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550422.712,32443
Medium and Large 2537392.912,1097thin
Large 2528342.501,8072thin
Large 1-2505337.501,7042thin
Medium and Large 2-3525322.501,6931thin
One grade step is worth $100.21/cwt here — about $631 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 sale55 hd
411.08
—
KY average26 barns · 1,630 hd
400.61
+10.47
National average181 barns · 13,944 hd
420.96
−9.88
This barn, trailing median34 sales
402.76
+8.32
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—Low1,837196.423,60710
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,286164.772,1196thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,547163.552,5303thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,111144.821,60912

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)1,248$2,9252thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,024$4,1304thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)835$2,3501thin

Every lot

125 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy248770.00/cwt770.00–770.001,9104
Steers300–350Medium 1-2320465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4881
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328512.79/cwt500.00–525.001,6822
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335645.00/cwt645.00–645.002,1611
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340542.50/cwt542.50–542.501,8451
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388561.08/cwt552.50–570.002,1772
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,9951
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy398587.50/cwt587.50–587.502,3383
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431503.42/cwt490.00–512.502,17010
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added457575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,62812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,4463
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3512412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,1122
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514479.11/cwt470.00–492.502,4635
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2791
Steers500–550Large 1-2540425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,2952
Steers550–600Large 2557415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3122
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563474.35/cwt472.50–487.502,6718
Steers550–600Large 1-2563446.60/cwt440.00–450.002,5143
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3569417.05/cwt405.00–420.002,3735
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2574445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,5546
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,6983
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633431.36/cwt420.00–435.002,7319
Steers600–650Large 2640350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2401
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2642403.40/cwt390.00–410.002,5903
Steers600–650Large 1-2642370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3752
Steers650–700Large 1-2673363.28/cwt360.00–365.002,4456
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678404.22/cwt400.00–407.502,7419
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2688372.45/cwt367.50–377.502,5622
Steers700–750Large 1-2705310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1861
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727350.83/cwt347.50–352.502,5513
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729387.32/cwt382.50–388.002,8248
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,7561
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6471
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added813355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,88614
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,9282
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2481
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,5601
Heifers250–300Large 1-2265525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,3911
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2279564.35/cwt540.00–570.001,5757
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,7081
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2317544.79/cwt535.00–550.001,7273
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340475.00/cwt472.50–480.001,6153
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375464.30/cwt457.50–475.001,7417
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,5841
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,0413
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385497.50/cwt497.50–497.501,9152
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2406463.13/cwt462.50–465.001,8804
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,2416
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422472.58/cwt470.00–480.001,9944
Heifers400–450Large 1-2430411.05/cwt402.50–420.001,7682
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435425.06/cwt420.00–430.001,8494
Heifers450–500Large 1-2460445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0471
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463456.62/cwt455.00–465.002,1146
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3466404.99/cwt400.00–415.001,8873
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477429.82/cwt422.50–437.502,05011
Heifers500–550Large 1-2505337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,7042
Heifers500–550Large 2505325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6411
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,6931
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527394.64/cwt382.50–400.002,0806
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532450.69/cwt442.50–452.502,39811
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533422.28/cwt412.50–435.002,25115
Heifers550–600Large 2550360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9801
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576404.98/cwt400.00–420.002,33317
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,2761
Heifers600–650Large 1-2600312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,8751
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620385.00/cwt370.00–392.502,3873
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9061
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626352.68/cwt342.50–357.502,20810
Heifers650–700Large 1-2650320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0801
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2661326.98/cwt320.00–335.002,1614
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675360.47/cwt347.50–364.002,4339
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,51255
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,55216
Heifers700–750Large 1-2728307.26/cwt300.00–322.502,2373
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2753314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,3648
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added781324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,53014
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4191
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2866310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6855
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3870250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium 1-2250445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,1131
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,5911
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,7282
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy342570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,9492
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,1091
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378540.84/cwt532.50–550.002,0442
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385503.03/cwt497.50–515.001,9373
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3395487.50/cwt487.50–487.501,9261
Bulls400–450Medium 1-2405372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,5091
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2410501.49/cwt492.50–520.002,0567
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,8171
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0241
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy447547.50/cwt547.50–547.502,4472
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465522.50/cwt522.50–522.502,4301
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473482.08/cwt480.00–487.502,2806
Bulls450–500Large 1-2485410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9891
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,4351
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2519443.58/cwt437.50–460.002,30212
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,2973
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2562414.82/cwt400.00–430.002,3315
Bulls550–600Large 1-2565392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,2181
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,2492
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618381.60/cwt377.50–385.002,3586
Bulls600–650Large 1-2620370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2942
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623408.76/cwt407.50–410.002,5476
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3640350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2401
Bulls650–700Large 1-2650352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,2911
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,6301
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673363.32/cwt360.00–365.002,4453
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy730352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,5735
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2745337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,5141
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2760342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,6031
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2815307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,5062
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,330172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,2881
Bulls——1,875207.94/cwt206.00–210.003,8992
Bulls——1,898196.62/cwt190.00–204.003,7327
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,089146.56/cwt142.00–151.001,5965
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105153.74/cwt153.00–154.001,6994
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,155130.01/cwt129.00–131.001,5023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286164.77/cwt160.00–169.002,1196
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,547163.55/cwt160.00–167.002,5303
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28352,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2482,924.85/head2,550.00–3,275.002,9252
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29704,014.82/head3,700.00–4,450.004,0153
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1854,475.00/head4,475.00–4,475.004,4751

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.