Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2026-03-25

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 25
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
355 head
▲ 155 vs last sale 200▼ 67 vs year ago 422 · −15.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 20▲ 5 vs year ago 43 · +11.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 38▲ 0 vs year ago 12 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher on a mostly average quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.68/cwt on 46 head, down $8.24 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 22 of 34 comparable sales and sits +6.92 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.
Average price
$409.68
▼ 8.24 vs prior sale
46 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,266
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$364
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$54.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.32
vs KY average
−15.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556420.892,34227
Medium and Large 2546398.572,17515thin
Large 1-2578385.052,2262thin
Medium and Large 2-3540366.251,9782thin
One grade step is worth $54.64/cwt here — about $364 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 sale46 hd
409.68
—
KY average25 barns · 1,478 hd
411.00
−1.32
National average176 barns · 15,314 hd
425.19
−15.51
This barn, trailing median34 sales
402.76
+6.92
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—Average1,583205.293,24911
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,385209.002,8951thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,180178.412,10514
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,515172.502,6132thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,037147.151,52619

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)1,400$3,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$3,3251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,525$3,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,385$2,9251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$2,8142thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,150$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)963$1,8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,568$3,0502thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,260$4,4001thin

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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,2511
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,5771
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6981
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363535.21/cwt525.00–545.001,9432
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3405450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8231
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy445540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,4031
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445502.50/cwt502.50–502.502,2361
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470482.53/cwt475.00–495.002,2685
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475522.50/cwt522.50–522.502,4821
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1381
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515502.50/cwt502.50–502.502,5881
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528476.93/cwt470.00–490.002,5188
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,3981
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,6882
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567446.21/cwt440.00–457.502,53010
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,4931
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,7768
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610426.05/cwt417.50–430.002,5997
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2631382.04/cwt375.00–387.502,4116
Steers650–700Large 1-2662395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,6152
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666420.68/cwt407.50–422.502,80215
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,6161
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,7572
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718370.02/cwt360.00–375.002,6573
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,8165
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772348.90/cwt340.00–352.502,6947
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,8292
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2845317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,6831
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2880303.22/cwt300.00–310.002,6683
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2926306.86/cwt290.00–315.002,8423
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3752
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy251630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,5813
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4741
Heifers300–350Large 1-2335420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4071
Heifers300–350Medium 2-3335300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0051
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374517.50/cwt517.50–517.501,9355
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380460.07/cwt455.00–465.001,7482
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6771
Heifers400–450Large 1-2400437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,7502
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427485.94/cwt477.50–497.502,0755
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430454.15/cwt450.00–460.001,9536
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433510.59/cwt510.00–512.502,2114
Heifers450–500Large 1-2465442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,0582
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472507.50/cwt507.50–507.502,3952
Heifers450–500Large 2480380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8241
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485484.27/cwt477.50–487.502,3496
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3488402.43/cwt400.00–407.501,9643
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490432.09/cwt427.50–435.002,1176
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521429.63/cwt420.00–440.002,2389
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,0341
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526404.09/cwt395.00–412.502,12610
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3555345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9151
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574416.52/cwt407.50–422.502,39118
Heifers550–600Large 1-2578385.05/cwt382.50–387.502,2262
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585387.52/cwt382.50–392.502,2675
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,9511
Heifers600–650Large 2610325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9831
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633361.18/cwt357.50–365.002,2862
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added639382.06/cwt377.50–385.002,4415
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0481
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,4926
Heifers650–700Large 1-2670340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2782
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,2941
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,51710
Heifers700–750Large 1-2745320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3842
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4361
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2895280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2295560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,6521
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2303587.52/cwt585.00–590.001,7802
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320535.91/cwt525.00–545.001,7154
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2363585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,1243
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368535.17/cwt530.00–540.001,9692
Bulls400–450Large 2405450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8231
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415514.83/cwt502.50–525.002,1374
Bulls400–450Large 1-2420480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0161
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425547.50/cwt547.50–547.502,3272
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3460430.11/cwt420.00–440.001,9792
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2463490.88/cwt477.50–497.502,2733
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1341
Bulls500–550Large 1-2508457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,3243
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2517472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,4433
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,3811
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,5222
Bulls550–600Large 1-2580410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3781
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3585372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,1791
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2617400.31/cwt390.00–412.502,4706
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2650395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,5682
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3715300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1451
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,4151
Bulls850–900Medium 1-2865255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2061
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,5201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,340191.03/cwt190.00–192.002,5603
Bulls——1,645203.19/cwt196.00–209.003,3425
Bulls——1,722223.06/cwt216.00–228.003,8413
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%905137.18/cwt134.00–140.001,2412
Cows—Lean 85-90%998124.07/cwt118.00–128.001,2385
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,047164.26/cwt161.00–169.001,7207
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,114150.28/cwt148.00–155.001,6745
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,153175.55/cwt170.00–179.002,0249
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,0371
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,231187.71/cwt180.00–198.002,3114
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,385209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,8951
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,3121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,620181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,9321
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27951,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0403,325.00/head3,325.00–3,325.003,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,814.38/head2,575.00–3,025.002,8142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3852,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4003,375.00/head3,375.00–3,375.003,3751
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,5253,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2604,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5653,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5703,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001

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.