Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2026-04-08

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 8
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
613 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 611▲ 43 vs year ago 570 · +7.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 29▲ 32 vs year ago 31 · +103.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 34▲ 8 vs year ago 12 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Several new crop bawling calves in todays sale. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $490.69/cwt on 31 head, up $9.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 35 of 34 comparable sales and sits +45.38 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.
Average price
$490.69
▲ 9.35 vs prior sale
31 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,675
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$420
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$80.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.05
vs KY average
−0.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541498.202,69627
Medium and Large 2581447.502,6003thin
Large 1-2545417.502,2751thin
One grade step is worth $80.70/cwt here — about $420 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale31 hd
490.69
—
KY average24 barns · 957 hd
488.65
+2.05
National average167 barns · 10,529 hd
490.83
−0.14
This barn, trailing median34 sales
445.32
+45.38
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—Average1,782215.393,8386thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,200183.332,20026
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,445180.552,6106thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,011152.451,54118

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$3,5501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,645$3,3251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,203$3,0722thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$2,6284thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,280$2,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,030$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)948$2,6872thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,135$4,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)755$1,0001thin

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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280628.39/cwt600.00–660.001,7592
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,8361
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376625.00/cwt625.00–625.002,3505
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383576.11/cwt555.00–597.502,2072
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410530.87/cwt527.50–532.502,1773
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418564.39/cwt552.50–577.502,3596
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added432587.50/cwt587.50–587.502,5382
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469523.06/cwt515.00–535.002,45319
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2507508.98/cwt492.50–515.002,5815
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513535.85/cwt532.50–540.002,7499
Steers500–550Large 1-2545417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,2751
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550497.50/cwt495.00–500.002,7362
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578462.63/cwt452.50–477.502,67411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2581447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,6003
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626455.08/cwt450.00–457.502,84910
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627437.09/cwt422.00–447.502,74134
Steers600–650Large 1-2645382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,4671
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,8113
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680413.01/cwt392.50–418.002,80828
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,7951
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720381.15/cwt377.50–385.002,7442
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2758356.22/cwt350.00–361.002,70012
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added781375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,92911
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810341.68/cwt340.00–342.502,7683
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820355.07/cwt350.00–362.502,91241
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2865305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,6381
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,9651
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915330.00/cwt330.00–330.003,0202
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2920290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6681
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2978314.96/cwt312.50–317.503,0804
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2224579.83/cwt570.00–585.001,2994
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,2061
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3305460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4031
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323512.36/cwt510.00–515.001,6552
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330547.61/cwt540.00–555.001,8072
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2364511.25/cwt492.50–520.001,8614
Heifers350–400Large 1-2375487.50/cwt487.50–487.501,8281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380467.50/cwt467.50–467.501,7771
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388479.41/cwt470.00–485.001,8604
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added408512.50/cwt512.50–512.502,0913
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422492.37/cwt480.00–505.002,0789
Heifers400–450Large 1-2444467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,0765
Heifers450–500Large 1-2462457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,1142
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466482.00/cwt470.00–500.002,24638
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480427.66/cwt420.00–435.002,0532
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485458.33/cwt455.00–460.002,2233
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added486521.18/cwt512.50–522.502,5337
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1673
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520449.77/cwt447.50–455.002,33910
Heifers500–550Large 1-2535407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,1801
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538426.40/cwt423.00–437.502,29429
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540390.00/cwt387.50–392.502,1063
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2543349.95/cwt340.00–360.001,9002
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561429.22/cwt427.50–430.002,40820
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,2753
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586405.01/cwt402.50–407.502,3737
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8591
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,7551
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610404.96/cwt402.50–407.502,4702
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617358.83/cwt352.50–372.502,2146
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1081
Heifers600–650Large 1-2620340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1081
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2441
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5454
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670367.30/cwt360.00–377.502,46115
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1451
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716335.68/cwt330.00–340.002,4034
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2220645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,4191
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2289575.10/cwt555.00–595.001,6624
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,8241
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7681
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2371560.46/cwt550.00–580.002,0794
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383517.45/cwt510.00–525.001,9822
Bulls400–450Large 1-2400480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9201
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426529.52/cwt520.00–540.002,2565
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2428558.96/cwt550.00–577.502,39216
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2471536.34/cwt535.00–540.002,52611
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475507.34/cwt500.00–517.502,4107
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3487491.43/cwt490.00–497.502,3935
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,1634
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3510428.84/cwt420.00–437.502,1872
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524485.94/cwt470.00–500.002,54612
Bulls500–550Large 1-2536441.66/cwt440.00–445.002,3673
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2576444.36/cwt437.50–450.002,5608
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621415.90/cwt400.00–425.002,5835
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2690366.25/cwt365.00–367.502,5272
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2733359.14/cwt357.50–362.502,6323
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4922
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,744211.20/cwt208.00–215.003,6834
Bulls——1,858223.77/cwt221.00–226.004,1582
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%873125.22/cwt123.00–127.001,0932
Cows—Lean 85-90%923146.47/cwt143.00–150.001,3524
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,018137.54/cwt134.00–140.001,4003
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078166.13/cwt163.00–171.001,7919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,131178.13/cwt173.00–182.002,01511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243161.07/cwt160.00–162.002,0022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252191.15/cwt184.00–205.002,39313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,358164.56/cwt160.00–169.002,2352
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,489188.54/cwt182.00–193.002,8074
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed7551,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1354,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29652,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1403,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2033,071.88/head2,975.00–3,175.003,0722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3152,628.33/head2,500.00–3,100.002,6284
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6453,325.00/head3,325.00–3,325.003,3251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29482,687.34/head2,675.00–2,700.002,6872

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.