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Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 19

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower with some instances of up to 10.00 lower. Best demand for weaned, preconditioned feeders with the bawling, fleshy and off colored feeders facing discounts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $350.05/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −95.26 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.

Average price

$350.05

29 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$31.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.26

vs KY average

−59.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	356.09	1,930	22
Large 1-2	575	340.00	1,955	1thin
Medium and Large 2	529	330.49	1,747	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	520	325.00	1,690	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.09/cwt here — about $240 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 sale29 hd

350.05

—

KY average25 barns · 1,070 hd

369.31

−19.26

National average189 barns · 24,237 hd

409.85

−59.80

This barn, trailing median34 sales

445.32

−95.26

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,748	183.59	3,210	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	154.07	2,350	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	151.35	1,884	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,091	122.38	1,335	18

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,135	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$2,040	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$2,825	1thin

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Wed Nov 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 451Year ago 513

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 38Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 4Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	390.00–410.00	397.33
3	350–400	372	385.00–390.00	388.36
16	400–450	416	350.00–370.00	363.49
7	450–500	468	352.50–367.50	357.84
19	500–550	522	315.00–332.50	325.48
16	550–600	568	310.00–317.50	314.22
16	600–650	627	297.50–317.50	301.69
2	700–750	705	265.00–272.50	268.72
1	750–800

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 19

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Nov 12Nov 19Dec 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

678 head

▲ 227 vs last sale 451▲ 165 vs year ago 513 · +32.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 38▼ 7 vs year ago 45 · −15.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 4▲ 1 vs year ago 7 · +14.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $350.05/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −95.26 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.

Average price

$350.05

29 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$31.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.26

vs KY average

−59.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	356.09	1,930	22
Large 1-2	575	340.00	1,955	1thin
Medium and Large 2	529	330.49	1,747	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	520	325.00	1,690	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.09/cwt here — about $240 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 sale29 hd

350.05

—

KY average25 barns · 1,070 hd

369.31

−19.26

National average189 barns · 24,237 hd

409.85

−59.80

This barn, trailing median34 sales

445.32

−95.26

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,748	183.59	3,210	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	154.07	2,350	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	151.35	1,884	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,091	122.38	1,335	18

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,135	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$2,040	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$2,825	1thin

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Wed Nov 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 451Year ago 513

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 38Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 4Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	390.00–410.00	397.33
3	350–400	372	385.00–390.00	388.36
16	400–450	416	350.00–370.00	363.49
7	450–500	468	352.50–367.50	357.84
19	500–550	522	315.00–332.50	325.48
16	550–600	568	310.00–317.50	314.22
16	600–650	627	297.50–317.50	301.69
2	700–750	705	265.00–272.50	268.72
1	750–800

Every lot

101 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,508	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,697	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	383.75/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,497	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,930	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	419.31/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,837	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,672	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	403.27/cwt	387.50–405.00	1,835	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,817	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,593	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	379.97/cwt	377.50–382.50	1,945	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	335.82/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,723	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	342.71/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,851	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	552	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,780	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	352.83/cwt	345.00–362.50	2,011	7
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	325.02/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,999	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	351.39/cwt	351.00–352.50	2,165	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,271	10
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	326.89/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,207	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	339.34/cwt	339.00–340.00	2,453	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	769	333.72/cwt	332.50–337.50	2,566	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,166	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	814	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,678	60
Steers	800–850	Large 1-2	815	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,527	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	873	325.65/cwt	325.00–326.40	2,843	190
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	880	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,662	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,596	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	235	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	787	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	255	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	765	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	397.33/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,311	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	353.77/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,167	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	388.36/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,445	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,374	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	363.49/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,512	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	336.62/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,410	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	377.51/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,593	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	443.20/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,232	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	413.03/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,404	4
Bulls	300–350	Large 1-2	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Bulls	350–400	Large 1-2	355	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,349	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	412.18/cwt	400.00–432.50	1,525	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	402.44/cwt	392.50–407.50	1,751	3
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	435	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,577	1
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	465	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	178.38/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,854	2
Bulls	—	—	2,045	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,967	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	102.28/cwt	94.00–109.00	977	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	119.20/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,274	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,146	126.69/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,452	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	141.07/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,673	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,776	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	153.53/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,939	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,462	156.76/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,292	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,504	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	870	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,040.34/head	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,040	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	422	372.50–380.00	377.51
6	450–500	457	372.50	372.50
8	600–650	618	322.50	322.50
11	750–800	778	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	352.50–355.00	353.77
2	350–400	387	355.00	355.00
6	400–450	419	330.00–340.00	336.62
16	450–500	486	325.00–335.00	333.77
10	500–550	529	300.00–310.00	304.27
3	550–600	573	300.00–307.50	303.27
6	600–650	619	262.50–290.00	281.63
1	700–750	745	255.00	255.00
3	750–800	751	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	680	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	335.00	335.00
1	250–300	255	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	433	297.50–315.00	309.48
3	450–500	487	297.50–317.50	306.52
1	500–550	515	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	690	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	745	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	770	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	407.50	407.50
7	400–450	438	400.00–422.50	419.31
10	450–500	455	387.50–405.00	403.27
9	500–550	540	340.00–357.50	342.71
7	550–600	570	345.00–362.50	352.83
3	600–650	615	320.00–327.50	325.02
9	650–700	675	315.00–330.00	326.89
2	850–900	880	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	465.00	465.00
6	500–550	512	377.50–382.50	379.97
15	600–650	616	351.00–352.50	351.39
10	650–700	662	343.00	343.00
18	700–750	723	339.00–340.00	339.34
4	750–800	769	332.50–337.50	333.72
60	800–850	814	329.00	329.00
190	850–900	873	325.00–326.40	325.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	380.00–387.50	383.75
1	400–450	440	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	475	382.50	382.50
3	500–550	513	335.00–337.50	335.82
2	550–600	552	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	670	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	815	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	880	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	375	452.50	452.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	520	325.00	325.00
3	750–800	795	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
3	250–300	278	435.00–455.00	443.20
4	300–350	340	400.00–425.00	413.03
6	350–400	370	400.00–432.50	412.18
3	400–450	435	392.50–407.50	402.44
4	450–500	470	372.50–387.50	382.53
16	500–550	522	330.00–352.50	339.47
5	550–600	569	320.00–332.50	326.96
9	600–650	623	305.00–322.50	315.83
1	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	768	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	488	350.00–365.00	359.10
5	500–550	517	295.00–320.00	301.16
3	550–600	572	297.50–315.00	304.24
2	600–650	600	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	355	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	435	362.50	362.50
1	450–500	465	362.50	362.50
1	700–750	705	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	347.50	347.50
1	650–700	670	262.50	262.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	1,400.00	1,400.00

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)	2	—	1,100	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,040.34
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,150.00	2,150.00

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	—	1,450	2,825.00	2,825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,462	154.00–161.00	156.76
1	—	1,715	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,263	153.00–155.00	153.53
2	—	1,208	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,186	138.00–145.00	141.07
4	—	955	94.00–109.00	102.28
5	—	1,146	124.00–131.00	126.69
5	—	1,069	113.00–123.00	119.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,045	194.00	194.00
2	—	1,600	176.00–181.00	178.38

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, Nov 19

Albany Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

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Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

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Albany Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

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