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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 5

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

463 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 380▼ 258 vs year ago 721 · −35.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 49▼ 25 vs year ago 57 · −43.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 11▼ 2 vs year ago 11 · −18.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $420.54/cwt on 19 head, up $11.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 34 comparable sales and sits −24.78 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.

Average price

$420.54

▲ 11.07 vs prior sale

19 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$77.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.48

vs KY average

+6.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	523	429.94	2,249	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	567	428.88	2,431	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	386.25	2,182	2thin
Large 1-2	590	352.50	2,080	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.44/cwt here — about $169 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 sale19 hd

420.54

—

KY average23 barns · 517 hd

414.06

+6.48

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

+6.30

This barn, trailing median34 sales

445.32

−24.78

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,929	228.65	4,410	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	184.50	2,777	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	181.68	2,372	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	159.40	1,646	11

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,366	$2,600	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,365	$3,750	1thin

Every lot

87 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	1,741	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,127	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,858	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,128	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	483.40/cwt	480.00–492.50	2,301	8
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	483	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,234	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,058	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	429.94/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,249	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	463.73/cwt	462.50–467.50	2,490	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	565	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,656	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	406.31/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,365	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,198	1
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	590	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,080	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	379.93/cwt	377.50–382.50	2,348	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	622	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,006	2
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	625	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,203	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	637	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,612	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,338	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	381.16/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,516	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,228	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,740	15
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	690	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,363	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	371.59/cwt	370.00–373.00	2,646	15
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	715	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,360	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,847	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,529	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	886	352.75/cwt	352.75–352.75	3,125	58
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	981	325.25/cwt	325.25–325.25	3,191	114
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,060	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,127	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,089	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,056	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,160	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,598	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,656	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,598	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,678	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	424.25/cwt	420.00–427.50	1,803	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	455	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,991	3
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	455	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,866	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	414.41/cwt	407.50–425.00	1,964	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	396.00/cwt	390.00–402.50	1,921	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	399.03/cwt	395.00–417.50	2,083	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	381.22/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,013	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	386.30/cwt	382.50–390.00	2,175	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,949	1
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	570	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,895	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	357.52/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,056	4
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	600	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,010	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	609	341.27/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,078	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	362.58/cwt	352.50–367.50	2,248	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	381.03/cwt	372.50–386.00	2,381	14
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	665	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,311	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	354.29/cwt	342.50–357.50	2,448	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,980	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,272	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,291	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	321	520.33/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,670	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,985	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,768	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,868	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,061	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,015	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,862	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,901	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	389.95/cwt	387.50–392.50	2,231	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	367.24/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,281	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,100	1
Bulls	750–800	Large 1-2	755	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,114	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	300.48/cwt	292.50–302.50	2,569	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,615	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,246	1
Bulls	—	—	1,692	221.96/cwt	218.00–228.00	3,756	3
Bulls	—	—	2,099	236.61/cwt	230.00–245.00	4,966	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,256	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	153.27/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,557	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	163.84/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,701	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	174.97/cwt	172.00–178.00	1,939	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	177.55/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,191	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,222	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	190.22/cwt	186.00–202.00	2,597	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	184.50/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,777	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,366	2,600.05/head	2,150.00–2,950.00	2,600	4

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 Aug 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 463Last week 380Year ago 721

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 49Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 11Year ago 11

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	637	410.00	410.00
15	650–700	665	412.00	412.00
2	700–750	730	390.00	390.00
58	850–900	886	352.75	352.75
114	950–1000	981	325.25	325.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	417.50	417.50
1	450–500	460	462.50	462.50
3	500–550	523	420.00–435.00	429.94
1	600–650	645	362.50	362.50
2	650–700	660	337.50	337.50
1	750–800	755	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	327	532.50	532.50
3	400–450	411	517.50	517.50
8	450–500	476	480.00–492.50	483.40
4	500–550	537	462.50–467.50	463.73
8	550–600	582	390.00–410.00	406.31
2	600–650	618	377.50–382.50	379.93
2	650–700	660	370.00–392.50	381.16
15	700–750	712	370.00–373.00	371.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	483	462.50	462.50
1	550–600	590	352.50	352.50
1	600–650	625	352.50	352.50
1	650–700	690	342.50	342.50
1	700–750	715	330.00	330.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	540	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	590	372.50	372.50
2	600–650	622	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	321	510.00–525.00	520.33
1	350–400	395	502.50	502.50
2	450–500	482	427.50	427.50
1	500–550	520	387.50	387.50
5	550–600	572	387.50–392.50	389.95
9	600–650	621	360.00–377.50	367.24
1	650–700	670	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	750	280.00	280.00
5	850–900	855	292.50–302.50	300.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	450	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	532	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	555	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	220	495.00	495.00
1	250–300	255	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	340	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	385	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	425	420.00–427.50	424.25
6	450–500	474	407.50–425.00	414.41
13	500–550	522	395.00–417.50	399.03
2	550–600	563	382.50–390.00	386.30
3	600–650	620	352.50–367.50	362.58
9	650–700	691	342.50–357.50	354.29
1	700–750	745	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	770	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	417	402.50	402.50
5	450–500	485	390.00–402.50	396.00
6	500–550	528	380.00–382.50	381.22
4	550–600	575	352.50–365.00	357.52
4	600–650	609	340.00–345.00	341.27
1	650–700	680	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	455	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	570	332.50	332.50
1	600–650	600	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	665	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	565	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	740	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	455	437.50	437.50
14	600–650	625	372.50–386.00	381.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	172.00–178.00	174.97
4	—	1,038	160.00–166.00	163.84
1	—	930	135.00	135.00
4	—	1,016	148.00–156.00	153.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,505	181.00–190.00	184.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,234	172.00–180.00	177.55
4	—	1,365	186.00–202.00	190.22
1	—	1,355	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,099	230.00–245.00	236.61
3	—	1,692	218.00–228.00	221.96
1	—	1,615	201.00	201.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,366	2,150.00–2,950.00	2,600.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,365	3,750.00	3,750.00

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.