Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2026-09-23

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 23
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
628 head
▲ 296 vs last sale 332▲ 133 vs year ago 495 · +26.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 29▼ 11 vs year ago 65 · −16.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 2▼ 7 vs year ago 19 · −36.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower. Slaughter 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 $392.27/cwt on 43 head, up $8.73 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 34 comparable sales and sits −53.05 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.
Average price
$392.27
▲ 8.73 vs prior sale
43 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,122
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$318
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$70.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.72
vs KY average
−13.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537405.172,17831
Medium and Large 2543367.761,9968thin
Large 1-2595357.502,1271thin
Large 2555337.501,8731thin
Medium and Large 2-3555335.001,8592thin
One grade step is worth $70.17/cwt here — about $318 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale43 hd
392.27
—
KY average27 barns · 746 hd
381.55
+10.72
National average175 barns · 12,027 hd
405.41
−13.14
This barn, trailing median34 sales
445.32
−53.05
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—Low1,731185.953,2199thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,367145.901,9955thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,560142.992,23110
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,098126.151,38527

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$3,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,285$3,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$2,6502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,193$2,1143thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,230$1,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,320$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,150$1,5501thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6902
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5911
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,8672
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410448.22/cwt440.00–455.001,8386
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,6451
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8691
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added457456.50/cwt455.00–457.502,0865
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470428.82/cwt422.50–435.002,0152
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2486395.76/cwt387.50–400.001,9233
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1887
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524402.40/cwt395.00–412.502,10916
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527373.69/cwt370.00–382.501,9696
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9261
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2550375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0631
Steers550–600Large 2555337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,8731
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7831
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,3387
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590349.96/cwt345.00–355.002,0652
Steers550–600Large 1-2595357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,1271
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623368.56/cwt352.50–372.502,29615
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630385.70/cwt380.00–390.002,43042
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,1897
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,1781
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,4992
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662364.53/cwt350.00–367.502,41311
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2713330.79/cwt327.50–332.502,3593
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721360.31/cwt357.50–361.002,59826
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2729347.94/cwt340.00–350.002,5366
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1171
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768336.66/cwt330.00–340.002,5863
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2818314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,56913
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,7151
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added941307.75/cwt307.75–307.752,89658
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added957311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,97655
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235395.00/cwt395.00–395.009281
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2281422.60/cwt417.50–425.001,1883
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2283444.38/cwt437.50–455.001,2584
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1751
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,3321
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365407.83/cwt400.00–412.501,4895
Heifers350–400Large 1-2370340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2581
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3691
Heifers400–450Large 1-2415392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,6291
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420403.13/cwt395.00–412.501,69314
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,4391
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458390.75/cwt375.00–400.001,7908
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,5161
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482358.58/cwt350.00–362.501,72815
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507391.59/cwt387.50–397.501,98510
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524351.99/cwt347.50–367.501,84426
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,7721
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,0695
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563341.28/cwt337.50–347.501,9216
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578323.11/cwt317.50–332.501,8683
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614332.10/cwt322.50–337.502,03923
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1534
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9692
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666319.59/cwt317.50–332.502,1287
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3667275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8344
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672304.95/cwt300.00–310.002,0493
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712282.58/cwt280.00–290.002,0124
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770275.03/cwt272.50–277.502,1182
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,3293
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5522
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2200545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,0901
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2265540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4311
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,5121
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2345426.67/cwt420.00–440.001,4723
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2366408.24/cwt400.00–417.501,4944
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378448.21/cwt442.50–457.501,6945
Bulls350–400Large 1-2395360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4221
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,8862
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2413429.84/cwt422.50–437.501,7755
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7801
Bulls450–500Large 1-2455412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,8771
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2464405.46/cwt400.00–420.001,8814
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465413.72/cwt412.50–415.001,9242
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485370.06/cwt365.00–380.001,7953
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524359.23/cwt350.00–370.001,88211
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8022
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560355.03/cwt347.50–360.001,9883
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583330.42/cwt312.50–337.501,9265
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,8151
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2627323.29/cwt315.00–335.002,0276
Bulls600–650Large 1-2645310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0001
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,9311
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2672313.31/cwt312.50–315.002,1053
Bulls700–750Large 1-2700260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8201
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,2081
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2860277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,3871
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,645197.08/cwt196.00–198.003,2422
Bulls——1,717185.17/cwt181.00–190.003,1795
Bulls——1,853176.79/cwt175.00–179.003,2762
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%918101.35/cwt100.00–103.009303
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,111133.31/cwt129.00–139.001,48115
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,137122.47/cwt114.00–127.001,3929
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258144.31/cwt139.00–149.001,8152
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,425177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,5221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,448131.94/cwt130.00–134.001,9102
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530139.60/cwt134.00–143.002,1366
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,606148.07/cwt146.00–152.002,3784
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0051,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0903,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1932,114.35/head1,950.00–2,275.002,1143
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2603,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2853,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1501,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,3201,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001

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.