Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2026-06-10

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 10
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
355 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 306▼ 621 vs year ago 976 · −63.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 20▼ 20 vs year ago 39 · −51.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 0▼ 4 vs year ago 13 · −30.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady. Yearling steers sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $447.49/cwt on 23 head, up $19.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 34 comparable sales and sits +2.17 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.
Average price
$447.49
▲ 19.92 vs prior sale
23 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,399
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$59
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$60.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.91
vs KY average
−6.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2522468.042,4439thin
Medium and Large 2542436.342,36513thin
Large 1-2585407.502,3841thin
One grade step is worth $60.54/cwt here — about $59 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 sale23 hd
447.49
—
KY average24 barns · 597 hd
455.41
−7.91
National average163 barns · 9,671 hd
453.72
−6.23
This barn, trailing median34 sales
445.32
+2.17
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—High1,665219.053,6467thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,470188.002,7641thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,266179.852,2787thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,040149.861,5584thin

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)1,720$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,237$2,5943thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,365$2,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,245$2,3501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)950$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,250$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,120$2,5251thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3781
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325579.85/cwt575.00–585.001,8852
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330532.50/cwt532.50–532.501,7571
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375527.50/cwt527.50–527.501,9781
Steers350–400Medium 1-2380400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5201
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,9551
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2412518.51/cwt512.50–520.002,1365
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440487.50/cwt487.50–487.502,1451
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465473.79/cwt470.00–477.502,2032
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488449.38/cwt442.50–455.002,1934
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522468.04/cwt460.00–472.502,4439
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2538437.91/cwt427.50–440.002,35612
Steers550–600Large 1-2585407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,3841
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,4631
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1781
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,66210
Steers600–650Large 1-2645395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,5481
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,7473
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673385.49/cwt382.50–387.502,5945
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2707387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,7402
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5252
Steers750–800Large 1-2765300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2951
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2794358.02/cwt350.00–360.002,8435
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added945340.00/cwt340.00–340.003,21356
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3871
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2321507.78/cwt490.00–520.001,6305
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323462.09/cwt455.00–470.001,4932
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370443.80/cwt442.50–445.001,6422
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375462.57/cwt460.00–467.501,7353
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382484.10/cwt477.50–495.001,8495
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5771
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425461.31/cwt450.00–470.001,96114
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455451.18/cwt445.00–457.502,0534
Heifers450–500Large 1-2455432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,9681
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481421.97/cwt415.00–427.502,03018
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2503390.03/cwt382.50–400.001,9625
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516439.00/cwt439.00–439.002,2658
Heifers500–550Large 1-2518393.72/cwt387.50–400.002,0392
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529419.22/cwt412.50–432.502,21810
Heifers550–600Large 1-2555357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,9841
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,4032
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580386.37/cwt386.00–387.502,24112
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,0502
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2601332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,9983
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617381.63/cwt372.50–387.502,3556
Heifers600–650Large 1-2640327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,0961
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2111
Heifers650–700Large 1-2660315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0791
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2697320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2302
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2711320.14/cwt316.00–329.002,2767
Heifers700–750Large 1-2740302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,2391
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2860265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2312557.49/cwt555.00–560.001,7396
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6901
Bulls350–400Large 1-2370500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8501
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2405504.63/cwt482.50–507.502,04410
Bulls400–450Medium 1-2405325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3161
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420465.88/cwt465.00–467.501,9573
Bulls400–450Large 2435407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,7731
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2471473.87/cwt460.00–482.502,2328
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,1731
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2516444.20/cwt432.50–452.502,29210
Bulls500–550Large 1-2520420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1841
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0981
Bulls550–600Large 1-2560405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2681
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565418.67/cwt410.00–427.502,3652
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2566387.56/cwt382.50–392.502,1944
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2606395.95/cwt390.00–400.002,3998
Bulls650–700Large 1-2655333.85/cwt320.00–347.502,1872
Bulls650–700Large 2-3670290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9431
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5381
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2890287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,5591
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2935275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5711
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,480200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,9601
Bulls——1,608217.01/cwt210.00–223.003,4904
Bulls——1,870232.65/cwt229.00–237.004,3512
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025162.98/cwt162.00–164.001,6712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055136.73/cwt134.00–139.001,4432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,217189.18/cwt186.00–192.002,3023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313177.13/cwt174.00–179.002,3263
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,470188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,7641
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2372,594.20/head2,400.00–2,675.002,5943
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2452,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3652,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,7202,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.