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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, May 6

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

255 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 297▼ 37 vs year ago 292 · −12.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 53▲ 9 vs year ago 47 · +19.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 9▲ 15 vs year ago 5 · +300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $421.91/cwt on 28 head, up $8.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 34 comparable sales and sits +19.15 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.

Average price

$421.91

▲ 8.92 vs prior sale

28 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,337

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$470

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$48.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.93

vs KY average

−5.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	428.08	2,370	23
Medium and Large 2	580	400.00	2,320	3thin
Large 1-2	535	387.50	2,073	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	500	380.00	1,900	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.08/cwt here — about $470 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale28 hd

421.91

—

KY average25 barns · 994 hd

412.97

+8.93

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−5.99

This barn, trailing median34 sales

402.76

+19.15

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,724	210.69	3,632	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	176.99	2,268	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,508	173.15	2,612	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	147.91	1,590	16

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	670	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,437	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,318	$2,279	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$3,313	2thin

Every lot

91 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	615.00/cwt	605.00–625.00	1,814	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	605.03/cwt	595.00–610.00	1,888	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	353	586.28/cwt	582.50–590.00	2,070	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	541.85/cwt	540.00–547.50	2,064	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	403	492.45/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,985	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	423	544.93/cwt	540.00–547.50	2,305	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	523.18/cwt	515.00–532.50	2,265	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,216	1
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	460	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,128	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	506.73/cwt	502.50–515.00	2,427	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,690	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	485.79/cwt	480.00–492.50	2,536	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	478.75/cwt	477.50–480.00	2,681	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	452.57/cwt	447.50–465.00	2,611	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	423.50/cwt	422.50–427.50	2,575	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,806	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,630	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,799	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,484	1
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	730	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,592	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,812	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,271	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,364	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,566	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	577.10/cwt	565.00–590.00	1,789	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,608	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,802	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	506.89/cwt	500.00–517.50	1,825	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	368	481.21/cwt	475.00–487.50	1,771	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,005	2
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	420	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,964	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	480.63/cwt	470.00–487.50	2,047	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	446.63/cwt	442.50–455.00	1,934	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	440	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,310	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,250	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	469.14/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,200	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,900	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	427.60/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,266	10
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	535	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,073	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	428.45/cwt	412.50–435.00	2,451	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,320	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,593	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	401.04/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,515	5
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	632	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,228	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	377.51/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,465	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,374	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,244	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,314	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	339.13/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,571	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,860	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,066	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,788	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,829	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,836	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	585.58/cwt	570.00–607.50	2,137	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	547.47/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,108	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	521.53/cwt	510.00–537.50	2,190	5
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	420	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,111	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	487.50/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,145	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	501.60/cwt	495.00–507.50	2,398	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,188	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,193	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	470.64/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,480	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	450.01/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,565	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	422.57/cwt	410.00–427.50	2,637	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,409	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,570	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,555	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,403	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,756	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	306.21/cwt	302.50–310.00	2,633	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,494	198.26/cwt	181.00–204.00	2,962	4
Bulls	—	—	2,030	227.27/cwt	222.00–235.00	4,614	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	116.65/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,044	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	155.03/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,699	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	164.07/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,861	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	137.52/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,588	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	185.50/cwt	181.00–195.00	2,345	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	173.49/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,221	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,207	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	179.64/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,614	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,375	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	169.49/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,720	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	670	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	2,436.84/head	1,800.00–3,175.00	2,437	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	2,279.08/head	1,650.00–2,700.00	2,279	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	820	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,110	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Wed May 6, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 297Year ago 292

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 53Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 9Year ago 5

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	605.00–625.00	615.00
3	300–350	312	595.00–610.00	605.03
2	350–400	353	582.50–590.00	586.28
7	400–450	433	515.00–532.50	523.18
8	450–500	479	502.50–515.00	506.73
3	500–550	522	480.00–492.50	485.79
5	550–600	577	447.50–465.00	452.57
5	600–650	608	422.50–427.50	423.50
3	650–700	698	401.00	401.00
1	700–750	745	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	540.00–547.50	544.93
1	500–550	510	527.50	527.50
2	550–600	560	477.50–480.00	478.75
2	600–650	610	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	540.00–547.50	541.85
2	400–450	403	485.00–500.00	492.45
1	450–500	450	492.50	492.50
1	650–700	670	392.50	392.50
1	700–750	720	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	462.50	462.50
1	700–750	730	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	650.00	650.00
1	300–350	310	590.00	590.00
3	350–400	365	570.00–607.50	585.58
5	400–450	420	510.00–537.50	521.53
6	450–500	478	495.00–507.50	501.60
20	500–550	527	465.00–480.00	470.64
7	550–600	570	445.00–460.00	450.01
8	600–650	624	410.00–427.50	422.57
1	650–700	690	372.50	372.50
1	700–750	730	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	775	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	835	330.00	330.00
2	850–900	860	302.50–310.00	306.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	502.50	502.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	385	545.00–550.00	547.47
2	400–450	440	475.00–500.00	487.50
1	500–550	510	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	660	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	437.50	437.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	565.00	565.00
1	250–300	270	580.00	580.00
2	300–350	310	565.00–590.00	577.10
2	350–400	373	537.50	537.50
14	400–450	426	470.00–487.50	480.63
14	450–500	469	460.00–480.00	469.14
10	500–550	530	420.00–437.50	427.60
13	550–600	572	412.50–435.00	428.45
5	600–650	627	395.00–405.00	401.04
2	650–700	653	375.00–380.00	377.51
2	700–750	712	325.00	325.00
9	750–800	758	330.00–345.00	339.13
1	1050–1100	1,095	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	535.00	535.00
1	300–350	340	530.00	530.00
4	350–400	360	500.00–517.50	506.89
3	400–450	433	442.50–455.00	446.63
3	550–600	580	400.00	400.00
2	650–700	655	362.50	362.50
1	750–800	795	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	525.00	525.00
1	450–500	450	500.00	500.00
1	600–650	610	425.00	425.00
2	800–850	800	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	467.50	467.50
1	500–550	535	387.50	387.50
2	600–650	632	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	368	475.00–487.50	481.21
1	500–550	500	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	675	332.50	332.50
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	161.00	161.00
3	—	1,455	179.00–180.00	179.64
2	—	1,605	169.00–170.00	169.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	156.00	156.00
11	—	1,280	169.00–179.00	173.49
7	—	1,264	181.00–195.00	185.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	134.00–142.00	137.52
4	—	1,134	160.00–166.00	164.07
7	—	1,096	150.00–158.00	155.03
3	—	895	110.00–120.00	116.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,030	222.00–235.00	227.27
4	—	1,494	181.00–204.00	198.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,318	1,650.00–2,700.00	2,279.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,213	1,800.00–3,175.00	2,436.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	3,525.00	3,525.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.