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Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 26

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady on a light test. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher with feeder heifers over 550lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Several unweaned feeders in todays sale. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $316.50/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −86.25 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.

Average price

$316.50

56 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$55.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.68

vs KY average

−5.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	540	327.50	1,769	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	320.49	1,757	45
Large 1-2	565	317.50	1,794	1thin
Medium and Large 2	540	301.75	1,630	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	568	272.50	1,546	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.00/cwt here — about $222 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 sale56 hd

316.50

—

KY average26 barns · 1,547 hd

304.82

+11.68

National average182 barns · 16,285 hd

321.97

−5.47

This barn, trailing median34 sales

402.76

−86.25

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	—	Low	1,785	158.62	2,831	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,519	142.26	2,161	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	137.58	1,698	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	113.81	1,167	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,468	$2,596	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,283	$1,916	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Wed Mar 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 422Last week 401Year ago 651

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 42Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 10Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	402.50	402.50
7	350–400	388	415.00–447.50	437.47
4	400–450	423	417.50–435.00	428.66
5	450–500	479	370.00–385.00	378.95
15	500–550	517	345.00–350.00	348.24
7	550–600	557	332.50–347.50	345.31
13	600–650	644	310.00–332.50	311.72
12	650–700	655	330.00–333.00	331.51
11	700–750	745

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 26

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Mar 19Mar 26Apr 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

422 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 401▼ 229 vs year ago 651 · −35.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 42▼ 9 vs year ago 52 · −17.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 10▲ 10 vs year ago 2 · +500.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $316.50/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −86.25 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.

Average price

$316.50

56 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$55.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.68

vs KY average

−5.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	540	327.50	1,769	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	320.49	1,757	45
Large 1-2	565	317.50	1,794	1thin
Medium and Large 2	540	301.75	1,630	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	568	272.50	1,546	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.00/cwt here — about $222 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 sale56 hd

316.50

—

KY average26 barns · 1,547 hd

304.82

+11.68

National average182 barns · 16,285 hd

321.97

−5.47

This barn, trailing median34 sales

402.76

−86.25

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	—	Low	1,785	158.62	2,831	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,519	142.26	2,161	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	137.58	1,698	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	113.81	1,167	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,468	$2,596	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,283	$1,916	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Wed Mar 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 422Last week 401Year ago 651

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 42Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 10Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	402.50	402.50
7	350–400	388	415.00–447.50	437.47
4	400–450	423	417.50–435.00	428.66
5	450–500	479	370.00–385.00	378.95
15	500–550	517	345.00–350.00	348.24
7	550–600	557	332.50–347.50	345.31
13	600–650	644	310.00–332.50	311.72
12	650–700	655	330.00–333.00	331.51
11	700–750	745

Every lot

96 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,268	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	437.47/cwt	415.00–447.50	1,697	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	428.66/cwt	417.50–435.00	1,813	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	380.78/cwt	376.00–395.00	1,683	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,968	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	378.95/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,815	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	497	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,814	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,925	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	348.24/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,800	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,623	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	345.31/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,923	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	361.90/cwt	357.50–362.50	2,110	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	324.45/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,895	5
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	613	314.16/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,926	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	311.72/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,007	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	331.51/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,171	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	686	301.88/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,071	4
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	690	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,018	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	283.61/cwt	283.00–290.00	2,113	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	281.67/cwt	275.00–287.50	2,146	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	212	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	885	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	995	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	313	383.02/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,199	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	377.93/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,451	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	391	349.58/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,367	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	356.10/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,531	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	327.49/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,418	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,442	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	317	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,213	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,324	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	414.86/cwt	412.50–422.50	1,560	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,511	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,530	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	404.08/cwt	392.50–417.50	1,697	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,523	1
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	440	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,573	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	380.76/cwt
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,782	173.45/cwt	170.00–176.00	3,091	3
Bulls	—	—	1,788	143.79/cwt	138.00–151.00	2,571	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	104.07/cwt	101.00–108.00	914	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	93.65/cwt	87.00–98.00	907	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	127.61/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,335	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	116.21/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,283	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	133.07/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,522	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	141.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,850	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,904	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	143.68/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,249	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	1,916.23/head	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,916	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,468	2,596.35/head	2,375.00–2,730.00	2,596	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	925	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	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 →

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	432.50	432.50
1	500–550	510	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	442	376.00–395.00	380.78
2	450–500	497	365.00	365.00
5	550–600	584	315.00–327.50	324.45
4	650–700	686	300.00–302.50	301.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	613	312.50–315.00	314.16
1	650–700	690	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	583	357.50–362.50	361.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	212	417.50	417.50
3	250–300	260	382.50	382.50
6	300–350	313	380.00–390.00	383.02
5	350–400	384	375.00–380.00	377.93
11	400–450	430	340.00–367.50	356.10
34	450–500	474	332.50–347.50	338.23
24	500–550	525	320.00–345.00	331.61
21	550–600	575	300.00–322.50	307.78
6	600–650	636	277.50–290.00	286.65
28	650–700	693	270.00–287.50	272.01
2	700–750	720	247.50	247.50
2	800–850	835	225.00–240.00	232.46
1	900–950	915	230.00	230.00
2	950–1000	972	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	465	355.00–362.50	360.63
16	600–650	636	298.00–303.00	300.82
6	650–700	654	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	391	340.00–355.00	349.58
3	400–450	433	322.50–330.00	327.49
7	450–500	468	320.00–327.50	324.27
4	500–550	523	302.50–317.50	311.21
3	550–600	563	287.50–290.00	289.13
1	650–700	675	262.50	262.50
1	700–750	715	237.50	237.50
1	750–800	750	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	805	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	492	337.50	337.50
1	550–600	565	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	435	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	590	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	770	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	465.00	465.00
4	350–400	376	412.50–422.50	414.86
5	400–450	420	392.50–417.50	404.08
13	450–500	462	377.50–387.50	380.76
6	500–550	531	320.00–340.00	335.81
1	550–600	570	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	620	300.00–302.50	301.26
3	650–700	681	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	720	267.50–272.50	270.05
1	750–800	755	252.50	252.50
1	800–850	840	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	357.50	357.50
1	500–550	505	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	382.50	382.50
1	400–450	420	362.50	362.50
2	450–500	463	322.50–335.00	328.92
3	550–600	583	282.50–285.00	283.31
1	650–700	665	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	407.50	407.50
1	350–400	380	397.50	397.50
1	400–450	400	382.50	382.50
3	450–500	488	350.00–367.50	359.96
1	500–550	545	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	570	302.50	302.50
2	600–650	618	260.00–272.50	266.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	292.50	292.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	878	101.00–108.00	104.07
4	—	1,046	125.00–129.00	127.61
6	—	1,104	111.00–118.00	116.21
2	—	968	87.00–98.00	93.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	142.00–145.00	143.68
1	—	1,380	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,144	130.00–139.00	133.07
6	—	1,309	140.00–145.00	141.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,788	138.00–151.00	143.79
3	—	1,782	170.00–176.00	173.45

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,468	2,375.00–2,730.00	2,596.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,283	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,916.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,550.00	1,550.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	2,175.00	2,175.00

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.

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Blue Grass Stockyards · Wed, Mar 26

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Feeder Cattle

Albany Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Feeder Cattle

Every lot

This sale against other markets

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle