Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2026-04-15

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 15
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
441 head
▼ 172 vs last sale 613▲ 51 vs year ago 390 · +13.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 63▼ 5 vs year ago 50 · −10.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 82 vs last sale 20▲ 97 vs year ago 5 · +1,940.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $480.94/cwt on 71 head, down $9.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 34 comparable sales and sits +35.63 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.
Average price
$480.94
▼ 9.75 vs prior sale
71 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,641
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$60.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.68
vs KY average
−7.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548486.592,66461
Medium and Large 2548457.492,5096thin
Large 1-2575442.502,5441thin
Medium and Large 2-3575425.832,4493thin
One grade step is worth $60.76/cwt here — about $216 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 sale71 hd
480.94
—
KY average25 barns · 1,186 hd
485.62
−4.68
National average180 barns · 13,019 hd
488.35
−7.41
This barn, trailing median34 sales
445.32
+35.63
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—High1,627207.993,3838thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,435187.042,6847thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,210181.052,19117
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,000154.271,54314

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,263$3,3332thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,365$3,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,213$2,7222thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)985$2,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,074$2,2848
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)975$1,7632thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)915$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$3,7501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)890$3,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)885$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,596$4,8583thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,280$4,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,515$4,4813thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,627$3,9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,221$3,39422
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,148$3,1625
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,120$5,0751thin

Every lot

116 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 1-2230650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,4951
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2277625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,7312
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310655.00/cwt655.00–655.002,0311
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337600.12/cwt590.00–602.502,0226
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2341552.50/cwt552.50–552.501,8844
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375590.17/cwt572.50–605.002,21310
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375567.50/cwt567.50–567.502,1284
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,3313
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3392524.93/cwt510.00–530.002,0588
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415555.18/cwt545.00–560.002,3043
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420578.90/cwt575.00–585.002,4317
Steers400–450Large 1-2430517.50/cwt517.50–517.502,2251
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432532.07/cwt520.00–537.502,29910
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2751
Steers450–500Large 1-2467460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1482
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477539.40/cwt525.00–547.502,57333
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3486486.33/cwt480.00–492.502,3644
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518520.24/cwt510.00–530.002,6952
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525457.57/cwt450.00–465.002,4022
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530485.77/cwt470.00–500.002,57524
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,3301
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,76012
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560457.45/cwt450.00–460.002,5624
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566477.53/cwt467.50–487.502,70323
Steers550–600Large 1-2575442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,5441
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590425.00/cwt422.50–427.502,5082
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623429.41/cwt425.00–437.502,6755
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2656430.84/cwt427.50–435.002,8266
Steers650–700Large 1-2665395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,6271
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670399.96/cwt395.00–405.002,6802
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,4292
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,9222
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2788348.01/cwt346.00–350.002,7422
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added830360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,9884
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830339.94/cwt335.00–345.002,8222
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,8831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2210585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,2291
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2266540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4363
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332507.99/cwt502.50–520.001,6879
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380518.26/cwt512.50–535.001,9699
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380451.10/cwt440.00–462.501,7142
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382496.62/cwt487.50–502.501,8978
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,2904
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430469.21/cwt467.50–472.502,0183
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433481.86/cwt475.00–505.002,08613
Heifers400–450Large 1-2435472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,0551
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,3691
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2461475.76/cwt470.00–495.002,19316
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472451.58/cwt447.50–460.002,1315
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3497435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1622
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505425.85/cwt422.50–427.502,1513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517456.65/cwt455.00–457.502,3616
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519433.04/cwt430.00–439.002,24712
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2556436.32/cwt430.00–442.502,4264
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557461.63/cwt450.00–467.502,5713
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565416.08/cwt410.00–422.502,3512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,2202
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,8601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613387.42/cwt375.00–395.002,37512
Heifers650–700Large 1-2655355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3252
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4121
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670342.56/cwt340.00–345.002,2952
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2779325.72/cwt325.00–326.002,5377
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,4721
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2300600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8002
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340539.93/cwt535.00–545.001,8362
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2371555.01/cwt550.00–570.002,0596
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429587.50/cwt587.50–587.502,5205
Bulls400–450Medium 1-2430422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,8171
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2433523.35/cwt520.00–530.002,2663
Bulls400–450Large 1-2440485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1341
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,3431
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465534.41/cwt525.00–537.502,4854
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2506490.83/cwt490.00–492.502,4843
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533451.68/cwt450.00–452.502,4073
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565450.44/cwt445.00–467.502,5455
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595415.87/cwt407.50–420.002,4743
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,3061
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2640397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,5443
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,6361
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,6282
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,5441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,228188.50/cwt182.00–194.002,3152
Bulls——1,643210.04/cwt209.00–211.003,4514
Bulls——1,993223.36/cwt217.00–230.004,4522
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%828138.18/cwt134.00–140.001,1443
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,043161.60/cwt156.00–167.501,6858
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,045155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,6201
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058150.80/cwt148.00–154.001,5953
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181176.36/cwt170.00–181.002,0837
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251187.59/cwt184.00–196.002,3479
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,435187.04/cwt181.00–190.002,6847
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28852,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28903,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0553,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,763.08/head1,475.00–2,000.001,7632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29852,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0742,283.92/head1,700.00–3,200.002,2848
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2132,721.75/head2,500.00–2,950.002,7222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2633,332.87/head3,100.00–3,500.003,3332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3653,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29052,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0763,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1843,311.87/head2,800.00–3,700.003,3128
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2233,124.18/head2,500.00–3,825.003,1245
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2553,405.48/head3,125.00–3,675.003,4052
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2804,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2973,729.28/head3,500.00–3,900.003,7298
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5154,575.00/head4,575.00–4,575.004,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5154,480.97/head3,575.00–4,950.004,4813
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6273,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6375,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0002
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1205,075.00/head5,075.00–5,075.005,0751

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.