Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2026-05-20

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, May 20
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
488 head
▲ 138 vs last sale 350▲ 238 vs year ago 250 · +95.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 38▼ 38 vs year ago 74 · −51.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 14▼ 2 vs year ago 16 · −12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold mostly steady with feeder steers over 600lbs Steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower with feeder heifers over 500lbs mostly steady. Weaned, preconditioned feeders with favorable body condition still bringing large premiums. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $412.24/cwt on 72 head, up $1.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 34 comparable sales and sits +9.48 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.
Average price
$412.24
▲ 1.69 vs prior sale
72 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,254
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$366
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$60.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.56
vs KY average
−6.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545418.092,27960
Large 1-2540403.752,1802thin
Medium and Large 2561381.222,1399thin
Medium and Large 2-3535357.501,9131thin
One grade step is worth $60.59/cwt here — about $366 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale72 hd
412.24
—
KY average29 barns · 1,678 hd
410.68
+1.56
National average175 barns · 12,602 hd
418.26
−6.02
This barn, trailing median34 sales
402.76
+9.48
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—High1,797218.763,9309thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,470184.582,7132thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,180183.062,1605thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,138147.971,68411

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)1,410$3,7751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,390$3,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$3,1403thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,350$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,480$3,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,395$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,485$3,1751thin

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,6281
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323554.01/cwt550.00–557.501,7892
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372540.26/cwt525.00–545.002,01011
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375557.50/cwt557.50–557.502,0912
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419523.14/cwt510.00–525.002,1928
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420535.76/cwt532.50–540.002,2503
Steers400–450Large 1-2420450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8901
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,9471
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,3401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3482440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1214
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485476.57/cwt475.00–487.502,3119
Steers450–500Large 1-2485470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2801
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490494.57/cwt492.00–502.502,42331
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516480.59/cwt475.00–490.002,4808
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526459.66/cwt452.50–467.502,4186
Steers550–600Large 2555385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1371
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561467.48/cwt462.50–475.002,6236
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,6114
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619446.84/cwt442.50–457.502,7668
Steers600–650Large 1-2620397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,4651
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,4842
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632425.44/cwt415.00–435.002,6895
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652414.99/cwt410.00–417.502,7063
Steers650–700Large 1-2657400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6282
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681388.53/cwt382.50–402.502,64610
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,8369
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2748365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,7303
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2782368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,8782
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,8812
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,3681
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245502.50/cwt502.50–502.501,2311
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278525.12/cwt520.00–535.001,4607
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6231
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,5841
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331518.88/cwt517.50–522.501,7177
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6561
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6791
Heifers350–400Large 1-2370436.20/cwt435.00–437.501,6142
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375478.24/cwt472.50–490.001,79317
Heifers400–450Large 1-2410385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5792
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8792
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432466.64/cwt460.00–477.502,01620
Heifers450–500Large 1-2450415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8681
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2455460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0934
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460457.28/cwt450.00–467.502,10324
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478430.54/cwt422.50–437.502,05817
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3487403.56/cwt400.00–417.501,9655
Heifers500–550Large 1-2505412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,0831
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523424.63/cwt410.00–432.502,22130
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,0162
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,9131
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567411.55/cwt397.50–425.002,33330
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571380.85/cwt375.00–390.002,1757
Heifers550–600Large 1-2575395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,2711
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606413.52/cwt400.00–420.002,50617
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613381.27/cwt380.00–382.502,3372
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2191
Heifers600–650Large 1-2625340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1251
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675339.98/cwt335.00–345.002,2953
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678359.51/cwt357.50–362.502,4375
Heifers650–700Large 1-2682324.88/cwt320.00–335.002,2163
Heifers700–750Large 1-2705312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,2031
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710335.02/cwt332.50–337.502,3792
Heifers750–800Large 1-2765282.40/cwt275.00–290.002,1602
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,6371
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,5551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2233604.73/cwt600.00–610.001,4092
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270556.25/cwt552.50–560.001,5022
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370531.22/cwt530.00–532.501,9662
Bulls350–400Medium 1-2375465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,7441
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,8041
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405492.50/cwt492.50–492.501,9951
Bulls400–450Large 1-2410480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9681
Bulls400–450Large 2-3420400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6801
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8281
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2435500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1753
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2456502.40/cwt487.50–505.002,2917
Bulls450–500Large 2460430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9781
Bulls450–500Large 1-2465452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,1041
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,2431
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0861
Bulls500–550Large 1-2500450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513455.04/cwt452.50–457.502,3342
Bulls500–550Large 2525427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,2441
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2526476.95/cwt467.50–487.502,5099
Bulls550–600Large 1-2560427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,3942
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573436.29/cwt427.50–445.002,5002
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3001
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,4841
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,4451
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5271
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3971
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,5771
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,605218.00/cwt218.00–218.003,4991
Bulls——1,726200.43/cwt183.00–208.003,4594
Bulls——1,915237.27/cwt231.00–248.004,5444
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110127.72/cwt124.00–135.001,4183
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,118142.38/cwt140.00–146.001,5924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140188.49/cwt183.00–193.002,1493
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,178179.74/cwt175.00–184.002,1172
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,180157.75/cwt156.00–160.001,8612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240174.92/cwt174.00–176.002,1692
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,470184.58/cwt183.00–186.002,7132
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2703,140.06/head2,800.00–3,425.003,1403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3903,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4103,775.00/head3,775.00–3,775.003,7751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3953,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4803,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4853,175.00/head3,175.00–3,175.003,1751

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.