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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 4

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Oct 28Nov 4latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

193 head

▼ 373 vs last sale 566▼ 358 vs year ago 551 · −65.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 85▼ 24 vs year ago 70 · −34.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 6▼ 23 vs year ago 39 · −59.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower with the plainer and off color feeders calves bringing sharply lower. Weaned preconditioned feeders with favorable body condition still bringing some large premiums. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 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 $326.71/cwt on 7 head, down $33.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −76.05 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.

Average price

$326.71

▼ 33.76 vs prior sale

7 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$22.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.17

vs KY average

−32.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	329.91	1,847	6thin
Medium and Large 2	520	307.50	1,599	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.41/cwt here — about $248 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale7 hd

326.71

—

KY average21 barns · 1,073 hd

339.88

−13.17

National average91 barns · 8,635 hd

359.14

−32.43

This barn, trailing median34 sales

402.76

−76.05

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

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	1,818	167.76	3,049	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	117.00	1,580	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,341	115.13	1,544	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	94.15	995	15

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,282	$2,423	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,353	$2,361	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,190	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,325	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$1,675	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,150	$1,200	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$3,250	1thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	489.91/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,072	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,936	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,890	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	449.15/cwt	442.50–452.50	2,080	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	402.60/cwt	392.50–412.50	2,033	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,921	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	551	385.83/cwt	385.00–387.50	2,126	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,952	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	602	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,408	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,150	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	335.00/cwt	332.50–337.50	2,094	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,505	3
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	670	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,060	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,345	1
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	313.68/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,237	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	772	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,702	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,798	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,736	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	447.22/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,207	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	292	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,080	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,394	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	408.14/cwt	402.50–417.50	1,694	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	383.90/cwt	377.50–392.50	1,789	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	493	333.73/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,645	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,599	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,809	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	328.89/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,855	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	307.50/cwt	302.50–312.50	1,876	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	287.61/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,818	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	655	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,785	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	291.02/cwt	282.50–305.00	1,979	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	279.35/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,036	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,266	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,031	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	279	525.07/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,465	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2-3	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	451.75/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,468	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,683	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	432.91/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,602	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	431.24/cwt	427.50–432.50	1,966	4
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	471	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,766	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	398.33/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,892	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,747	1
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	535	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,953	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	362.91/cwt	352.50–367.50	2,021	5
Bulls	550–600	Large 2	570	322.59/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,839	2
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	320.87/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,948	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	298.75/cwt	290.00–302.50	2,023	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,199	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,171	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,729	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,495	158.51/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,370	2
Bulls	—	—	2,140	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,788	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	863	63.23/cwt	60.00–66.00	546	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	91.63/cwt	80.00–97.00	966	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	107.39/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,208	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	110.83/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,436	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,620	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	115.50/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,559	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,404	121.16/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,701	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	1,674.75/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,675	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,282	2,422.92/head	1,775.00–2,700.00	2,423	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,353	2,360.63/head	1,500.00–3,100.00	2,361	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	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 Nov 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 566Year ago 551

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 85Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 6Year ago 39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	155.00–162.00	158.51
2	—	2,140	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,296	106.00–115.00	110.83
5	—	1,404	118.00–126.00	121.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	113.00–118.00	115.50
1	—	1,350	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,125	102.00–112.00	107.39
7	—	1,054	80.00–97.00	91.63
2	—	863	60.00–66.00	63.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	465	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	520	307.50	307.50
3	600–650	632	282.50–290.00	287.61
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	440.00–455.00	447.22
1	300–350	340	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	415	402.50–417.50	408.14
5	450–500	466	377.50–392.50	383.90
1	500–550	540	335.00	335.00
5	550–600	564	322.50–332.50	328.89
4	600–650	610	302.50–312.50	307.50
10	650–700	680	282.50–305.00	291.02
4	700–750	729	275.00–285.00	279.35
1	850–900	880	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	493	330.00–337.50	333.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	450	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	530	362.50	362.50
1	550–600	570	342.50	342.50
1	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	713	310.00–317.50	313.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	602	400.00	400.00
3	650–700	655	382.50	382.50
7	750–800	772	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	485.00–495.00	489.91
3	450–500	463	442.50–452.50	449.15
2	500–550	505	392.50–412.50	402.60
3	550–600	551	385.00–387.50	385.83
1	600–650	610	352.50	352.50
1	700–750	700	335.00	335.00
1	900–950	925	302.50	302.50
1	950–1000	960	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	307.50	307.50
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	332.50–337.50	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	450.00–455.00	451.75
2	350–400	370	425.00–440.00	432.91
6	450–500	475	390.00–400.00	398.33
1	500–550	510	342.50	342.50
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	510.00–540.00	525.07
1	300–350	330	510.00	510.00
1	400–450	410	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	456	427.50–432.50	431.24
5	550–600	557	352.50–367.50	362.91
3	600–650	607	310.00–330.00	320.87
4	650–700	677	290.00–302.50	298.75
1	700–750	715	307.50	307.50
1	750–800	755	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	471	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	535	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	575	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	317.50–327.50	322.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	375.00	375.00
1	750–800	760	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,238	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,674.75
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,282	1,775.00–2,700.00	2,422.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,353	1,500.00–3,100.00	2,360.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	3,250.00	3,250.00

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.