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Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Wednesdays

Sale of Wednesday, July 22, 2026

219 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (282)

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $324.00/cwt ≈ $3,062/hd at 945 lb · 58 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $426.50/cwt -1.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,160/hd at 506 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $521.33/cwt +11.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,279/hd at 437 lb · 15 head
Albany, KY 9-weight steers brought $324/cwt, right in line with the KY average ($324), though $1/cwt under Stanford, KY ($325). The class is down $29/cwt from its late-June peak of $351. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 219 605 507
Feeder cattle 192 538 475
Slaughter cattle 15 50 29
Replacement cattle 12 17 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to low comparable receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 value added 436 13 525.00 $525.00 $2,289 +0.66
445 445 2 497.50 $497.50 $2,214 +2.65
480–490 485 2 465.00–482.50 $473.84 $2,298 +6.22
522 value added 522 8 462.50 $462.50 $2,414 —
530 530 1 422.50 $422.50 $2,239 -38.74
576 value added 576 3 432.50 $432.50 $2,491 —
562–594 584 8 397.50–415.00 $403.30 $2,355 -43.64
620 620 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,356 -13.94
650–690 659 15 375.00–380.00 $379.14 $2,499 -5.37
707 707 2 352.50 $352.50 $2,492 -19.81
945 value added 945 58 324.00 $324.00 $3,062 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–635 625 2 355.00–365.00 $360.08 $2,250 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 442.50 $442.50 $2,124 -2.50
595 595 1 377.50 $377.50 $2,246 -50.04
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,911 +34.95

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,480 -56.66
400–410 405 2 412.50–420.00 $416.30 $1,686 -16.20
455–485 470 4 412.50–427.50 $419.76 $1,973 -0.21
501 value added 501 12 430.00 $430.00 $2,154 -0.82
500–542 528 3 412.50 $412.50 $2,178 +2.09
550–590 571 6 377.50–392.50 $382.41 $2,184 +10.97
625 625 1 352.50 $352.50 $2,203 -7.26
680 680 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,380 -11.81
760 760 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,242 -20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 387.50 $387.50 $1,724 -18.51
470 470 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,880 ±0.00
560–590 575 2 357.50 $357.50 $2,056 —
670 670 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,144 —
725 725 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,139 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,658 -24.35
525 525 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,824 -25.54
555 555 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,887 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,862 —
512 512 2 367.50 $367.50 $1,882 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,404 -25.29
310 310 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,566 -21.13
435 435 1 462.50 $462.50 $2,012 -25.77
450–465 458 2 460.00–462.50 $461.27 $2,113 —
500 500 3 402.50 $402.50 $2,012 -21.69
575–595 588 4 365.00–367.50 $365.61 $2,150 -30.30
630 630 1 372.50 $372.50 $2,347 -18.71
800 800 1 297.50 $297.50 $2,380 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 473 2 435.00–447.50 $440.95 $2,086 +15.95
530 530 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,961 -30.60
620 620 1 357.50 $357.50 $2,216 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 377.50 $377.50 $1,736 —
545 545 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,935 -25.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 362.50 $362.50 $2,048 -30.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,938 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 85-90% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,455 +18.00
850–1150 980 85-90% 4 155.00–169.00 $164.20 $1,609 +32.20
1125–1380 1253 85-90% 2 172.00–185.00 $179.16 $2,245 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595 1595 75-80% 1 198.00 $198.00 $3,158 +20.51
1435–1950 1653 75-80% 3 176.00–180.00 $177.57 $2,935 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 80-85% 1 183.00 $183.00 $2,040 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1725–1990 1858 2 229.00–234.00 $231.68 $4,305 —
2055 2055 1 201.00 $201.00 $4,131 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1375 1176 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,700.00–2,750.00 $2,284.12
1135–1515 1314 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,275.00–3,175.00 $2,700.62
1450 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,225.00 $3,225.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1510 1510 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,550.00 $3,550.00 —

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Price trend

high 362.00 low 320.00 Aug 2025 Jul 2026

850–899 lb Medium and Large 1-2 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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