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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, May 13

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

350 head

▲ 95 vs last sale 255▼ 195 vs year ago 545 · −35.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 56▼ 43 vs year ago 81 · −53.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 20▲ 12 vs year ago 2 · +600.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Good demand for all slaughter classes.

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 $410.55/cwt on 42 head, down $11.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 34 comparable sales and sits +7.79 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.

Average price

$410.55

▼ 11.35 vs prior sale

42 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,202

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$55.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.16

vs KY average

−6.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	418.04	2,229	30
Medium and Large 2	541	396.49	2,146	8thin
Large 1-2	590	395.00	2,331	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	386.24	2,066	2thin
Medium 1-2	540	362.50	1,958	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.54/cwt here — about $272 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale42 hd

410.55

—

KY average26 barns · 1,142 hd

409.39

+1.16

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−6.56

This barn, trailing median34 sales

402.76

+7.79

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	—	Low	1,840	222.63	4,096	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	181.06	2,302	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,092	154.79	1,690	14

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$3,037	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,355	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,040	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,295	$4,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,518	$4,175	2thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,624	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,002	7
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	430	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,129	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	522.94/cwt	512.50–530.00	2,264	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,142	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	491.45/cwt	487.50–497.50	2,339	5
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	478	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,294	3
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	515	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,395	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	469.58/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,456	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	462.44/cwt	455.00–472.50	2,617	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	462.38/cwt	455.00–467.50	2,867	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,449	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	439.62/cwt	420.00–442.50	2,765	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,856	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,863	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	361.26/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,547	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	376.69/cwt	372.50–380.00	2,750	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,866	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	3,105	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,373	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	562.36/cwt	560.00–565.00	1,490	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,496	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	507.50/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,624	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	321	546.21/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,753	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	342	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,522	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	494.85/cwt	480.00–502.50	1,841	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	518.96/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,998	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	402	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,211	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	493.61/cwt	477.50–505.00	2,088	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	462.73/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,990	8
Heifers	450–500	Large 2-3	452	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,808	2
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	458	454.99/cwt	452.50–457.50	2,084	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	486.00/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,260	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	446.69/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,095	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	409.87/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,980	2
Heifers	450–500	Large 2	487	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,094	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	421.36/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,199	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	403.65/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,115	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	386.24/cwt	385.00–387.50	2,066	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	540	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,958	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,401	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	393.73/cwt	390.00–397.50	2,260	4
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	590	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,331	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	375.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,224	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	604	386.34/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,333	13
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	615	337.56/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,076	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,234	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,391	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	343.25/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,289	3
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	670	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,295	3
Heifers	650–700	Large 2	680	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,227	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	320.10/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,321	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	334.94/cwt	332.50–337.50	2,579	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,542	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	912	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,645	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	210	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,365	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,458	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	268	613.08/cwt	600.00–625.00	1,643	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,471	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	341	567.87/cwt	555.00–575.00	1,936	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	550.05/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,057	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,763	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,242	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	520.02/cwt	510.00–535.00	2,012	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	524.38/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,150	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	413	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,313	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	502.44/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,135	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	489.98/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,318	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	460.04/cwt	457.50–462.50	2,245	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,034	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	406.34/cwt	402.50–410.00	2,085	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	452.81/cwt	447.50–465.00	2,373	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	433.52/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,311	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	411.51/cwt	407.50–420.00	2,391	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	431.44/cwt	422.50–442.50	2,520	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	588	385.08/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,264	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	408.42/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,491	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,384	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1-2	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	380.82/cwt	377.50–382.50	2,487	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	348.63/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,475	2
Bulls	700–750	Large 1-2	725	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,429	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,612	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	912	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,622	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,485	204.22/cwt	202.00–207.00	3,033	2
Bulls	—	—	2,195	241.03/cwt	240.00–242.00	5,291	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,114	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	143.49/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,342	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	153.62/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,751	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	165.19/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,946	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	175.71/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,209	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	185.51/cwt	181.00–189.00	2,380	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	3,037.45/head	2,325.00–3,500.00	3,037	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,510	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,525	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 255Year ago 545

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 56Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 20Year ago 2

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Good demand for all slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	320	505.00–510.00	507.50
6	350–400	372	480.00–502.50	494.85
8	400–450	430	450.00–470.00	462.73
7	450–500	469	430.00–455.00	446.69
6	500–550	524	395.00–407.50	403.65
2	550–600	593	370.00–380.00	375.02
1	600–650	625	357.50	357.50
3	650–700	667	340.00–350.00	343.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	452.50–457.50	454.99
1	550–600	590	395.00	395.00
2	600–650	615	335.00–340.00	337.56
3	650–700	670	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	610.00	610.00
2	250–300	265	560.00–565.00	562.36
4	300–350	321	545.00–550.00	546.21
5	350–400	385	510.00–525.00	518.96
8	400–450	423	477.50–505.00	493.61
7	450–500	465	480.00–490.00	486.00
23	500–550	522	410.00–430.00	421.36
4	550–600	574	390.00–397.50	393.73
2	650–700	655	365.00	365.00
2	700–750	725	315.00–325.00	320.10
4	750–800	770	332.50–337.50	334.94
1	800–850	820	310.00	310.00
2	900–950	912	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	445.00	445.00
2	450–500	483	405.00–415.00	409.87
2	500–550	535	385.00–387.50	386.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	487	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	680	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	402	550.00	550.00
3	550–600	565	425.00	425.00
13	600–650	604	380.00–387.50	386.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	492.50	492.50
5	450–500	476	487.50–497.50	491.45
1	600–650	620	395.00	395.00
2	700–750	705	360.00–362.50	361.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	495.00	495.00
3	450–500	478	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	515	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	620	455.00–467.50	462.38
6	700–750	700	409.00	409.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	560.00	560.00
7	350–400	364	550.00	550.00
7	400–450	433	512.50–530.00	522.94
5	500–550	523	465.00–485.00	469.58
6	550–600	566	455.00–472.50	462.44
8	600–650	629	420.00–442.50	439.62
2	650–700	680	420.00	420.00
3	700–750	730	372.50–380.00	376.69
1	850–900	875	327.50	327.50
1	900–950	920	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	595.00	595.00
2	250–300	268	600.00–625.00	613.08
7	300–350	341	555.00–575.00	567.87
4	350–400	374	545.00–555.00	550.05
8	400–450	410	520.00–540.00	524.38
10	450–500	473	480.00–510.00	489.98
6	500–550	524	447.50–465.00	452.81
5	550–600	584	422.50–442.50	431.44
5	600–650	610	400.00–417.50	408.42
3	650–700	653	377.50–382.50	380.82
2	700–750	710	340.00–357.50	348.63
2	800–850	810	322.50	322.50
2	900–950	912	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	650.00	650.00
1	350–400	380	590.00	590.00
3	400–450	413	560.00	560.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	490	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	513	402.50–410.00	406.34
3	550–600	588	380.00–387.50	385.08
1	600–650	625	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	535.00	535.00
3	350–400	387	510.00–535.00	520.02
2	400–450	425	500.00–505.00	502.44
2	450–500	488	457.50–462.50	460.04
5	500–550	533	430.00–440.00	433.52
3	550–600	581	407.50–420.00	411.51
1	600–650	640	372.50	372.50
1	650–700	675	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	935	141.00–146.00	143.49
6	—	1,178	160.00–170.00	165.19
4	—	1,140	149.00–159.00	153.62
1	—	850	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,257	171.00–180.00	175.71
6	—	1,283	181.00–189.00	185.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	202.00–207.00	204.22
2	—	2,195	240.00–242.00	241.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	2,475.00	2,475.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,340	2,325.00–3,500.00	3,037.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	4,250.00	4,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,510	4,400.00	4,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,525	3,950.00	3,950.00

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.