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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 17

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

574 head

▲ 219 vs last sale 355▲ 24 vs year ago 550 · +4.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 19▲ 13 vs year ago 32 · +40.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 9▼ 28 vs year ago 47 · −59.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

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 $418.73/cwt on 65 head, up $14.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 34 comparable sales and sits +15.97 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.

Average price

$418.73

▲ 14.31 vs prior sale

65 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,234

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$50.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.84

vs KY average

+7.23 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	421.40	2,248	59
Medium and Large 2	529	403.12	2,133	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	371.25	2,014	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.15/cwt here — about $234 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 sale65 hd

418.73

—

KY average26 barns · 1,346 hd

417.89

+0.84

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

+7.23

This barn, trailing median34 sales

402.76

+15.97

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	—	Average	1,612	208.30	3,358	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,394	174.31	2,430	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,596	173.00	2,761	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,064	143.17	1,523	18

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,115	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,067	$2,081	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$1,611	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$2,400	1thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	250	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,125	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,635	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,680	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,761	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	512.45/cwt	507.50–517.50	1,927	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,110	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	463.71/cwt	462.50–465.00	1,971	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	488.41/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,115	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	468.94/cwt	460.00–472.50	2,176	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,150	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,959	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	465.56/cwt	465.00–467.50	2,388	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,249	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	445.64/cwt	442.50–450.00	2,340	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	438.11/cwt	430.00–447.50	2,458	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,386	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	436.53/cwt	432.50–438.00	2,698	27
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	2
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	660	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,442	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,689	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	691	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,847	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,698	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,869	2
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	755	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,567	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	335.26/cwt	322.50–347.50	2,612	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,926	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	891	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	3,225	57
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,951	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	957	343.90/cwt	343.90–343.90	3,291	57
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	3,025	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	262	592.50/cwt	592.50–592.50	1,552	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,426	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	544.97/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,717	7
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	478.15/cwt	472.50–480.00	1,769	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,744	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	443.82/cwt	442.50–445.00	1,882	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	460.71/cwt	452.50–467.50	1,976	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	455	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,082	11
Heifers	450–500	Large 2	455	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,831	1
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	465	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,011	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	469	408.12/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,914	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	423.99/cwt	420.00–432.50	1,993	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	430.67/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,097	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,938	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	417.53/cwt	412.50–422.50	2,159	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	403.12/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,133	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	429.24/cwt	429.00–432.50	2,275	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	420.98/cwt	420.00–422.50	2,366	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	386.33/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,194	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,084	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	350.07/cwt	347.50–352.50	2,163	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,434	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,128	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	365.03/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,343	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,268	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	748	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,539	41
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,425	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	789	345.08/cwt	332.50–345.50	2,723	61
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,393	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,336	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,722	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	983	258.31/cwt	255.00–262.50	2,539	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	230	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,449	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,733	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,667	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	490.75/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,796	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,829	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,620	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	450.72/cwt	442.50–457.50	1,916	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	481.48/cwt	475.00–482.50	2,051	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	458.87/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,170	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,066	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,213	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,355	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,286	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	396.80/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,464	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	326.32/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,314	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,229	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,294	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,571	208.58/cwt	204.00–212.00	3,277	7
Bulls	—	—	1,605	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,001	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	217.99/cwt	217.00–219.00	3,837	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	122.94/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,137	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	134.12/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,347	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	147.46/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,582	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,166	155.73/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,816	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,980	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	176.57/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,525	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,596	173.00/cwt	172.00–174.00	2,761	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,610.74/head	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,611	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	2,081.27/head	1,700.00–2,275.00	2,081	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	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 Jun 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 574Last week 355Year ago 550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 19Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 9Year ago 47

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	472.50–480.00	478.15
4	400–450	424	442.50–445.00	443.82
5	450–500	470	420.00–432.50	423.99
4	500–550	529	400.00–405.00	403.12
2	600–650	618	347.50–352.50	350.07
1	900–950	925	252.50	252.50
3	950–1000	983	255.00–262.50	258.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	375	465.00	465.00
6	450–500	469	400.00–417.50	408.12
1	500–550	510	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	575	362.50	362.50
1	600–650	640	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	315	540.00–550.00	544.97
6	400–450	429	452.50–467.50	460.71
14	450–500	487	430.00–440.00	430.67
14	500–550	517	412.50–422.50	417.53
6	550–600	568	380.00–392.50	386.33
3	600–650	642	360.00–367.50	365.03
1	700–750	720	315.00	315.00
3	750–800	776	312.50	312.50
1	800–850	825	290.00	290.00
1	950–1000	955	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	455	457.50	457.50
34	500–550	530	429.00–432.50	429.24
5	550–600	562	420.00–422.50	420.98
1	600–650	620	392.50	392.50
41	700–750	748	339.50	339.50
61	750–800	789	332.50–345.50	345.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	262	592.50	592.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	465	432.50	432.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	402.50	402.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	505.00	505.00
1	350–400	385	475.00	475.00
3	400–450	425	442.50–457.50	450.72
1	450–500	475	435.00	435.00
1	550–600	585	402.50	402.50
1	700–750	725	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	550.00	550.00
10	350–400	366	480.00–500.00	490.75
7	400–450	426	475.00–482.50	481.48
18	450–500	473	440.00–460.00	458.87
1	500–550	500	442.50	442.50
1	550–600	590	387.50	387.50
8	600–650	621	375.00–400.00	396.80
4	700–750	709	320.00–340.00	326.32
1	800–850	805	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	630.00	630.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	545.00	545.00
7	400–450	433	475.00–495.00	488.41
9	450–500	464	460.00–472.50	468.94
4	500–550	525	442.50–450.00	445.64
12	550–600	561	430.00–447.50	438.11
1	650–700	685	392.50	392.50
1	700–750	710	380.00	380.00
4	750–800	779	322.50–347.50	335.26
1	800–850	830	352.50	352.50
1	900–950	915	322.50	322.50
1	1000–1050	1,000	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	422	500.00	500.00
18	500–550	513	465.00–467.50	465.56
27	600–650	618	432.50–438.00	436.53
3	650–700	691	412.00	412.00
2	750–800	750	382.50	382.50
57	850–900	891	362.00	362.00
57	950–1000	957	343.90	343.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	645	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	660	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	755	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	365	482.50	482.50
1	450–500	475	412.50	412.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	525.00	525.00
4	350–400	376	507.50–517.50	512.45
2	400–450	425	462.50–465.00	463.71
1	450–500	470	457.50	457.50
1	500–550	520	432.50	432.50
3	550–600	568	420.00	420.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	2,400.00	2,400.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,610.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,067	1,700.00–2,275.00	2,081.27
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,596	172.00–174.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,430	174.00–180.00	176.57
1	—	1,215	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	120.00–128.00	122.94
4	—	1,004	130.00–137.00	134.12
6	—	1,166	152.00–161.00	155.73
5	—	1,073	143.00–150.00	147.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,571	204.00–212.00	208.58
1	—	1,605	187.00	187.00
2	—	1,760	217.00–219.00	217.99

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.