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Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 9

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

570 head

▲ 136 vs last sale 434▲ 73 vs year ago 497 · +14.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 33▲ 6 vs year ago 25 · +24.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 0▲ 7 vs year ago 5 · +140.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Several bawling new crop calves in todays sale. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. No trend on slaughter bulls due to low comparable receipts.

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 $314.01/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −88.75 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.

Average price

$314.01

70 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$59.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.26

vs KY average

−2.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	322.19	1,749	54
Large 1-2	564	299.15	1,688	6thin
Medium and Large 2	534	282.16	1,507	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	585	267.50	1,565	1thin
Large 2	545	262.50	1,431	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.69/cwt here — about $318 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale70 hd

314.01

—

KY average22 barns · 674 hd

309.75

+4.26

National average182 barns · 10,768 hd

316.25

−2.24

This barn, trailing median34 sales

402.76

−88.75

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	—	High	1,645	174.00	2,862	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	142.00	2,084	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	141.97	1,744	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	953	127.58	1,216	5thin

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)	1,595	$2,263	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,345	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,875	1thin

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.

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Wed Apr 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 434Year ago 497

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 33Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	340.00–342.50	341.73
13	350–400	384	325.00–340.00	333.17
6	400–450	416	315.00–330.00	322.42
40	450–500	471	312.50–337.50	328.51
14	500–550	526	307.50–327.50	316.52
15	550–600	573	300.00–312.50	306.14
12	600–650	613	277.50–292.50	287.27
7	650–700	674	265.00–282.50	272.46
6	700–750	712	247.50–258.00

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Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 9

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

570 head

▲ 136 vs last sale 434▲ 73 vs year ago 497 · +14.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 33▲ 6 vs year ago 25 · +24.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 0▲ 7 vs year ago 5 · +140.0%

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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 $314.01/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −88.75 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.

Average price

$314.01

70 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$59.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.26

vs KY average

−2.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	322.19	1,749	54
Large 1-2	564	299.15	1,688	6thin
Medium and Large 2	534	282.16	1,507	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	585	267.50	1,565	1thin
Large 2	545	262.50	1,431	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.69/cwt here — about $318 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale70 hd

314.01

—

KY average22 barns · 674 hd

309.75

+4.26

National average182 barns · 10,768 hd

316.25

−2.24

This barn, trailing median34 sales

402.76

−88.75

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	—	High	1,645	174.00	2,862	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	142.00	2,084	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	141.97	1,744	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	953	127.58	1,216	5thin

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)	1,595	$2,263	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,345	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,875	1thin

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.

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Wed Apr 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 434Year ago 497

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 33Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	340.00–342.50	341.73
13	350–400	384	325.00–340.00	333.17
6	400–450	416	315.00–330.00	322.42
40	450–500	471	312.50–337.50	328.51
14	500–550	526	307.50–327.50	316.52
15	550–600	573	300.00–312.50	306.14
12	600–650	613	277.50–292.50	287.27
7	650–700	674	265.00–282.50	272.46
6	700–750	712	247.50–258.00

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,073	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	424.67/cwt	402.50–447.50	1,444	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,385	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	421.67/cwt	417.50–427.50	1,581	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	423	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,438	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	414.54/cwt	402.50–425.00	1,799	13
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,683	1
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	370.66/cwt	362.50–387.50	1,779	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	492	339.58/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,671	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	331.49/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,730	3
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	526	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,683	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	358.88/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,920	18
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	570	308.53/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,759	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	326.90/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,873	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	588	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,029	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	606	299.19/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,813	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	334.14/cwt	332.50–337.50	2,055	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,766	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	314.72/cwt	305.00–322.00	2,172	41
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,935	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	300.79/cwt	287.50–305.00	2,175	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	272.11/cwt	265.00–273.00	2,139	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	268.26/cwt	267.50–269.00	2,221	18
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	886	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,233	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,474	5
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,024	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,447	4
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,427	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	309.92/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,001	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,259	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	341.73/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,138	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	333.17/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,279	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,190	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	322.42/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,341	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,483	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,124	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	381.45/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,251	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,332	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,499	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	366	426.25/cwt	425.00–427.50	1,560	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	387.39/cwt	382.50–392.50	1,460	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	406.91/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,546	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	380.95/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,627	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,645	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,862	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	127.58/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,216	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	136.03/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,541	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	149.88/cwt	143.00–156.00	2,032	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,863	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,316	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,595	2,262.70/head	2,200.00–2,325.00	2,263	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	420	353.00	353.00
25	500–550	534	335.00	335.00
20	600–650	622	295.00–310.00	304.45
5	650–700	659	290.00–292.50	290.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	323	300.00–320.00	309.92
2	350–400	390	300.00–310.00	305.00
3	450–500	473	305.00–307.50	306.68
4	500–550	516	270.00–287.50	277.43
4	550–600	552	277.50–290.00	286.89
3	700–750	742	225.00–235.00	231.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	297.50	297.50
4	550–600	589	297.50–302.50	299.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	267.50	267.50
1	550–600	585	267.50	267.50
2	650–700	675	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	440	382.50	382.50
3	450–500	480	362.50–387.50	370.66
3	600–650	606	297.50–302.50	299.19
1	700–750	710	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	526	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	570	302.50–315.00	308.53
3	850–900	886	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	397.50	397.50
2	300–350	340	402.50–447.50	424.67
7	350–400	375	417.50–427.50	421.67
13	400–450	434	402.50–425.00	414.54
3	500–550	522	325.00–337.50	331.49
17	550–600	573	322.50–337.50	326.90
3	600–650	615	332.50–337.50	334.14
41	650–700	690	305.00–322.00	314.72
9	700–750	723	287.50–305.00	300.79
9	750–800	786	265.00–273.00	272.11
18	800–850	828	267.50–269.00	268.26
5	950–1000	970	255.00	255.00
4	1000–1050	1,024	239.00	239.00
3	1050–1100	1,060	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	340.00	340.00
6	450–500	492	335.00–342.50	339.58
2	600–650	640	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	535	352.50–360.00	358.88
20	550–600	588	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	331	402.50	402.50
9	350–400	380	400.00–417.50	406.91
5	400–450	427	375.00–392.50	380.95
9	500–550	511	330.00–342.50	335.58
5	550–600	558	295.00–312.50	307.06
2	600–650	620	287.50	287.50
3	650–700	657	282.50–285.00	284.18
3	700–750	707	260.00–272.50	268.25
1	800–850	840	225.00	225.00
2	850–900	863	215.00–217.50	216.23
1	900–950	915	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	447.50	447.50
6	350–400	366	425.00–427.50	426.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
6	450–500	477	322.50–330.00	327.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	377.50–385.00	381.45
3	350–400	377	382.50–392.50	387.39
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	490	352.50	352.50
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	560	285.00–295.00	289.91
4	650–700	685	250.00–265.00	254.40
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,370	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	953	124.00–130.00	127.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,356	143.00–156.00	149.88
8	—	1,133	133.00–140.00	136.03

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)	2	—	1,595	2,200.00–2,325.00	2,262.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	2,100.00	2,100.00

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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

Every lot

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

Every lot

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Feeder Cattle

This sale against other markets

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,875.00	1,875.00