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Albany Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 11

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

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Feeder Cattle receipts

309 head

▲ 116 vs last sale 193▼ 142 vs year ago 451 · −31.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 46▲ 28 vs year ago 38 · +73.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 16▲ 9 vs year ago 4 · +225.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with the weaned preconditioned steers and heifers sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

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 $352.53/cwt on 50 head, down $7.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 34 comparable sales and sits −48.43 against this barn's trailing median of $400.97.

Average price

$352.53

▼ 7.94 vs prior sale

50 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$593

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

$95.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.86

vs KY average

+0.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	369.90	2,049	33
Large 1-2	518	335.00	1,735	2thin
Medium and Large 2	534	334.50	1,786	9thin
Large 2	540	300.00	1,620	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	550	296.67	1,631	3thin
Medium 1-2	530	274.72	1,456	2thin

One grade step is worth $95.18/cwt here — about $593 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 sale50 hd

352.53

—

KY average20 barns · 954 hd

326.67

+25.86

National average100 barns · 9,516 hd

352.36

+0.17

This barn, trailing median34 sales

400.97

−48.43

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 $400.97 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	1,751	167.26	2,929	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	115.00	1,823	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,351	110.60	1,494	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,124	91.89	1,033	27

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,105	$1,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,180	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,453	$2,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$2,500	2thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,767	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,930	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,054	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	462	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,160	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	432.65/cwt	422.50–437.50	2,120	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	423.80/cwt	422.50–435.00	2,183	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	362.47/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,896	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	374.27/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,017	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	342.55/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,901	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	385.84/cwt	377.50–397.50	2,149	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	395.54/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,456	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,288	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,380	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	332.52/cwt	320.00–336.00	2,451	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,580	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,087	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,445	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,332	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	417.51/cwt	402.50–422.50	1,561	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,376	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	410.54/cwt	402.50–412.50	1,700	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,473	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	364.57/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,688	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	396.27/cwt	382.50–398.00	1,859	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	345.81/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,670	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	485	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,564	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	393.55/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,019	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	339.36/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,758	7
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	518	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,735	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	369.28/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,946	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	530	274.72/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,456	2
Heifers	500–550	Large 2	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	567	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,616	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	341.09/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,978	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	584	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,161	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	317.50/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,873	2
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	279.22/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,740	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	313.60/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,973	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,667	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	304.47/cwt	292.50–310.00	2,019	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,938	1
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,849	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,185	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,147	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	980	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,401	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	468.75/cwt	460.00–477.50	1,383	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	476.10/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,538	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,452	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,540	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	469.97/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,682	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,620	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,573	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	424.99/cwt	417.50–435.00	1,827	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	418.13/cwt	412.50–420.00	1,907	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,709	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	513	399.24/cwt	397.50–402.50	2,048	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	378.74/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,969	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	353.75/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,910	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	371.37/cwt	357.50–375.00	2,061	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	348.71/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,998	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	314.02/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,966	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	308.58/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,015	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium 2	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	252.61/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,692	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,823	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,105	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,630	152.77/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,490	3
Bulls	—	—	1,804	179.44/cwt	175.00–184.00	3,237	4
Bulls	—	—	1,905	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,086	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	65.95/cwt	60.00–72.00	688	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	99.39/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,113	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	87.08/cwt	80.00–92.00	986	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	110.76/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,296	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	108.96/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,449	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,413	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,632	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,715	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,934	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,370	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,535	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,700	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 193Year ago 451

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 46Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 16Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	465.00	465.00
2	400–450	437	470.00	470.00
3	450–500	490	422.50–437.50	432.65
4	500–550	539	370.00–387.50	374.27
3	550–600	557	377.50–397.50	385.84
1	600–650	605	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	695	342.50	342.50
11	700–750	737	320.00–336.00	332.52
1	750–800	770	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	465.00	465.00
7	450–500	462	467.50	467.50
10	500–550	515	422.50–435.00	423.80
23	600–650	621	390.00–400.00	395.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	523	350.00–365.00	362.47
2	550–600	555	337.50–347.50	342.55
1	600–650	640	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	425.00	425.00
8	350–400	374	402.50–422.50	417.51
10	400–450	414	402.50–412.50	410.54
16	450–500	469	382.50–398.00	396.27
3	500–550	527	365.00–372.50	369.28
9	550–600	580	332.50–345.00	341.09
6	600–650	629	300.00–322.50	313.60
8	650–700	663	292.50–310.00	304.47
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	760	287.50	287.50
1	800–850	810	265.00	265.00
1	950–1000	980	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	513	390.00–395.00	393.55
10	550–600	584	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	357.50	357.50
1	400–450	410	360.00	360.00
5	450–500	463	360.00–367.50	364.57
7	500–550	518	332.50–345.00	339.36
2	550–600	590	310.00–325.00	317.50
3	600–650	623	270.00–290.00	279.22
1	650–700	680	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	725	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	365	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	430	342.50	342.50
3	450–500	483	342.50–347.50	345.81
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	567	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	635	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	322.50	322.50
2	500–550	530	265.00–285.00	274.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	460.00–477.50	468.75
4	300–350	323	460.00–485.00	476.10
2	350–400	358	465.00–475.00	469.97
4	400–450	430	417.50–435.00	424.99
4	450–500	456	412.50–420.00	418.13
4	500–550	520	375.00–382.50	378.74
9	550–600	555	357.50–375.00	371.37
5	600–650	626	302.50–322.50	314.02
7	650–700	653	300.00–312.50	308.58
1	700–750	745	282.50	282.50
2	750–800	750	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	350	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	425	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	540	352.50–355.00	353.75
2	550–600	573	347.50–350.00	348.71
1	700–750	715	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	510	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	670	245.00–260.00	252.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	397.50–402.50	399.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,545	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,132	80.00–92.00	87.08
4	—	1,170	106.00–115.00	110.76
8	—	1,120	95.00–104.00	99.39
3	—	1,043	60.00–72.00	65.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	115.00–116.00	115.51
6	—	1,330	104.00–113.00	108.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	162.00	162.00
3	—	1,630	149.00–157.00	152.77
4	—	1,804	175.00–184.00	179.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,700	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,535	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,180	2,500.00	2,500.00

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.