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Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 25

● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Weaned preconditioned feeders still bringing large premiums. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Good demand for all slaughter and feeder classes.

calves

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 $416.40/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 28 of 34 comparable sales and sits +13.64 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.

Average price

$416.40

47 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,259

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$50.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.29

vs KY average

−14.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	426.22	2,335	22
Medium and Large 2	534	417.97	2,232	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	549	375.40	2,061	6thin

One grade step is worth $50.82/cwt here — about $275 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 sale47 hd

416.40

—

KY average26 barns · 1,652 hd

410.11

+6.29

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−14.01

This barn, trailing median34 sales

402.76

+13.64

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	1,774	197.65	3,507	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,715	205.00	3,516	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	176.27	2,290	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	170.04	2,483	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	139.66	1,416	20

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$1,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$2,398	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	955	$1,863	3thin

Every lot

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Wed Feb 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 604Last week 765Year ago 930

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 77Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 21Year ago 40

calves

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	512.50	512.50
7	450–500	465	490.00–522.50	504.50
56	600–650	614	382.50–397.50	389.57
4	650–700	650	385.00–387.50	386.25
19	700–750	714	350.00–354.00	352.49
15	800–850	801	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 25

● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

604 head

▼ 161 vs last sale 765▼ 326 vs year ago 930 · −35.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 77▲ 11 vs year ago 54 · +20.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 21▼ 36 vs year ago 40 · −90.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

calves

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 $416.40/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 28 of 34 comparable sales and sits +13.64 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.

Average price

$416.40

47 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,259

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$50.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.29

vs KY average

−14.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	426.22	2,335	22
Medium and Large 2	534	417.97	2,232	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	549	375.40	2,061	6thin

One grade step is worth $50.82/cwt here — about $275 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 sale47 hd

416.40

—

KY average26 barns · 1,652 hd

410.11

+6.29

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−14.01

This barn, trailing median34 sales

402.76

+13.64

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	1,774	197.65	3,507	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,715	205.00	3,516	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	176.27	2,290	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	170.04	2,483	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	139.66	1,416	20

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$1,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$2,398	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	955	$1,863	3thin

Every lot

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Wed Feb 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 604Last week 765Year ago 930

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 77Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 21Year ago 40

calves

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	512.50	512.50
7	450–500	465	490.00–522.50	504.50
56	600–650	614	382.50–397.50	389.57
4	650–700	650	385.00–387.50	386.25
19	700–750	714	350.00–354.00	352.49
15	800–850	801	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

110 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	200	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,200	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	631.71/cwt	620.00–645.00	1,756	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	308	692.56/cwt	690.00–695.00	2,133	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	622.50/cwt	622.50–622.50	1,930	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	556.50/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,825	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,785	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	559.28/cwt	547.50–585.00	2,075	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,240	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,025	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	529.79/cwt	510.00–542.50	2,268	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	513.76/cwt	502.50–517.50	2,435	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	488.48/cwt	480.00–492.50	2,340	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	504.56/cwt	480.00–512.50	2,634	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	442.43/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,327	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	468.21/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,482	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	462.02/cwt	460.00–472.50	2,620	6
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	590	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,434	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	469.92/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,843	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,501	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	441.66/cwt	427.50–445.00	2,760	14
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	655	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,604	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	400.03/cwt	390.00–417.50	2,720	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,536	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,554	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	719	386.16/cwt	377.50–395.00	2,776	8
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	760	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,592	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	776	384.28/cwt	377.50–385.20	2,982	83
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	334.95/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,773	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	837	353.94/cwt	351.75–367.50	2,962	42
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	876	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	3,022	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	884	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	3,076	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,311	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	1,476	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	262	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,303	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	525.32/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,460	2
Heifers	300–350	Large 1-2	311	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,493	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	507.46/cwt	500.00–512.50	1,654	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,608	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,428	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	478.74/cwt	472.50–482.50	1,752	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,283	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,445	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	277	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,551	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	590.90/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,643	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,856	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	548.83/cwt	545.00–552.50	1,828	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,734	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	356	550.50/cwt	540.00–565.00	1,960	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	391	512.09/cwt	500.00–522.50	2,002	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	168.49/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,586	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	198.04/cwt	191.00–203.00	3,353	4
Bulls	—	—	2,042	216.56/cwt	212.00–226.00	4,422	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	921	133.37/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,228	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,114	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	144.32/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,507	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	155.90/cwt	153.00–163.00	1,713	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,832	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	168.53/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,963	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	179.45/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,406	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	171.38/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,451	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,573	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,715	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,516	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	1,862.61/head	1,625.00–2,100.00	1,863	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	2,398.28/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,398	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	570.00	570.00
2	250–300	278	520.00–530.00	525.32
5	300–350	326	500.00–512.50	507.46
9	350–400	374	477.50–497.50	488.05
16	400–450	418	465.00–482.50	473.97
9	450–500	462	460.00–480.00	468.91
5	500–550	507	460.00–470.00	463.96
17	550–600	560	397.50–420.00	415.12
1	600–650	630	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	667	330.00–345.00	336.70
2	700–750	723	327.50–332.50	330.03
7	750–800	768	322.50–338.00	335.01
2	800–850	820	310.00–312.50	311.22
4	950–1000	990	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	262	497.50	497.50
1	300–350	335	480.00	480.00
4	350–400	366	472.50–482.50	478.74
1	400–450	435	460.00	460.00
9	450–500	474	442.50–457.50	449.98
15	500–550	523	415.00–435.00	426.63
4	550–600	575	380.00–392.50	385.50
1	650–700	670	327.50	327.50
1	750–800	765	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	805	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	360.00–380.00	370.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	377	455.00	455.00
2	400–450	415	420.00–432.50	426.33
3	450–500	473	432.50–437.50	435.77
3	500–550	522	400.00–402.50	400.80
3	550–600	576	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	567.50	567.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	600.00	600.00
2	250–300	278	620.00–645.00	631.71
1	300–350	310	622.50	622.50
3	350–400	371	547.50–585.00	559.28
3	400–450	428	510.00–542.50	529.79
10	450–500	474	502.50–517.50	513.76
4	500–550	522	480.00–512.50	504.56
6	550–600	567	460.00–472.50	462.02
14	600–650	625	427.50–445.00	441.66
15	650–700	680	390.00–417.50	400.03
4	800–850	828	330.00–342.50	334.95
3	850–900	876	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	550.00–560.00	556.50
1	350–400	350	510.00	510.00
1	400–450	405	500.00	500.00
5	450–500	479	480.00–492.50	488.48
3	500–550	530	455.00–475.00	468.21
1	600–650	610	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	690	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	605	460.00–475.00	469.92
8	700–750	719	377.50–395.00	386.16
83	750–800	776	377.50–385.20	384.28
42	800–850	837	351.75–367.50	353.94
10	850–900	884	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	526	440.00–450.00	442.43
1	650–700	695	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	690.00–695.00	692.56
1	400–450	400	560.00	560.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	412.50	412.50
1	650–700	655	397.50	397.50
2	750–800	760	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	570.00	570.00
6	250–300	278	580.00–600.00	590.90
2	300–350	333	545.00–552.50	548.83
4	350–400	356	540.00–565.00	550.50
2	400–450	410	502.50–527.50	514.85
4	450–500	466	510.00–512.50	511.23
4	500–550	515	435.00–447.50	440.52
1	550–600	595	397.50	397.50
1	600–650	635	387.50	387.50
2	850–900	895	280.00–290.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	640.00	640.00
1	500–550	500	472.50	472.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	277	560.00	560.00
1	300–350	340	510.00	510.00
6	350–400	391	500.00–522.50	512.09
1	400–450	440	472.50	472.50
1	450–500	480	455.00	455.00
3	600–650	628	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	535.00	535.00
2	500–550	523	412.50–417.50	414.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	167.00–170.00	168.53
10	—	1,341	174.00–185.00	179.45
1	—	1,145	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	921	130.00–136.00	133.37
5	—	1,099	153.00–163.00	155.90
4	—	948	115.00–120.00	117.47
7	—	1,044	140.00–150.00	144.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,430	169.00–175.00	171.38
1	—	1,550	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,042	212.00–226.00	216.56
2	—	1,535	163.00–173.00	168.49
4	—	1,693	191.00–203.00	198.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,398.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	955	1,625.00–2,100.00	1,862.61

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,700.00	1,700.00

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, Feb 25

Albany Livestock Auction

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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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

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