USDA Albany, KY Livestock Auction 02/18 17:15
02/18/2026 | 5:15 pm CST USDA Albany, KY Livestock Auction 02/18 17:15
AMS_2189 MARS
Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY
Albany Livestock Auction-Albany,KY
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 02/18/2026 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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FEEDER CATTLE 765 844 0
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 21 1 0
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 77 40 0
Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher
with instances of sharply higher. Feeder steers over 650lbs sold mostly steady.
Feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher with instances of sharply higher.
Very good demand for all classes of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady
to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS - Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 560-560 560 442.5-442.5 442.5
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 290-295 293 580-600 590.09
2 300-300 300 530-560 545
4 350-390 369 530-565 549.47
11 400-408 402 545-550 548.62 Fancy
6 410-445 432 500-535 510.63
2 452-452 452 547.5-547.5 547.5 Fancy
10 465-485 477 472.5-517.5 482.47
5 505-545 524 455-470 460.78
13 550-571 559 427.5-455 442.43
12 610-645 627 380-412.5 400.2
6 661-670 664 375-395 389.56
4 718-718 718 375-375 375 Fancy
2 930-930 930 280-280 280
BULLS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 350-385 370 490-520 503.42
3 435-442 440 480-497.5 491.73
5 480-498 494 450-472.5 468.13
2 525-525 525 442.5-442.5 442.5
3 582-595 586 412.5-417.5 415.81
BULLS - Medium and Large 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 595-595 595 392.5-392.5 392.5
HEIFERS - Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 425-425 425 450-450 450
1 500-500 500 380-380 380
1 680-680 680 325-325 325
HEIFERS - Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 410-410 410 430-430 430
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 300-335 319 515-530 522.12 Fancy
6 305-340 329 480-500 491.52
12 352-396 381 470-490 482.17
12 400-445 425 380-492.5 460.09
17 400-447 431 505-527.5 513.43 Value Added
25 455-485 468 470-485 477.88
3 455-477 470 497.5-502.5 499.11 Value Added
18 500-540 515 452.5-472.5 461.15 Value Added
37 510-547 541 428-447.5 438.99
9 560-570 561 425-432.5 431.65 Value Added
5 555-590 576 400-410 406.15
14 615-635 621 392.5-410 405.47 Value Added
7 600-645 633 375-380 377.51
4 665-670 666 340-347.5 341.89
17 662-673 668 372.5-383 382.18 Value Added
3 705-735 725 320-325 321.62
4 751-755 752 325-330 328.75
3 763-763 763 345-345 345 Value Added
2 862-862 862 337.5-337.5 337.5 Value Added
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 440-440 440 435-435 435
6 455-480 475 450-460 455.43
8 500-530 508 410-417.5 414.67
2 550-570 560 380-382.5 381.27
7 643-643 643 350-350 350
3 650-670 662 320-322.5 320.82
4 700-700 700 300-300 300
1 930-930 930 260-260 260
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 380-380 380 400-400 400
1 495-495 495 417.5-417.5 417.5
5 510-542 529 370-380 375.9
1 625-625 625 300-300 300
1 670-670 670 307.5-307.5 307.5
STEERS - Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 430-430 430 515-515 515
1 585-585 585 440-440 440
2 605-605 605 405-405 405
2 747-747 747 300-300 300
1 780-780 780 307.5-307.5 307.5
STEERS - Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 447-447 447 430-430 430
1 545-545 545 402.5-402.5 402.5
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 1024-1024 1024 309-309 309
2 262-262 262 650-650 650 Fancy
5 272-290 281 585-615 602.82
1 320-320 320 625-625 625 Fancy
1 330-330 330 575-575 575
1 350-350 350 655-655 655 Fancy
12 350-390 360 560-610 594.36
3 400-410 403 585-605 591.78 Value Added
12 405-445 429 520-565 533.68
9 452-480 466 472.5-505 488.63
10 478-482 479 515-530 526.98 Value Added
19 516-529 523 515-527.5 520.46 Value Added
14 519-542 531 470-507.5 491.86
10 565-568 566 500-502.5 501 Value Added
29 559-599 579 467.5-487.5 470.21
28 613-638 622 446-457.5 450.16 Value Added
29 600-645 631 420-439 432.66
5 659-659 659 432.5-432.5 432.5 Value Added
20 670-681 679 392.5-410 404.39
4 705-726 721 368-370 368.49 Value Added
11 724-745 730 352.5-365 361.77
27 779-793 783 368.5-375 370.21 Value Added
3 806-806 806 362.5-362.5 362.5 Value Added
11 815-842 840 345-346 345.91
2 855-855 855 337.5-337.5 337.5
4 983-983 983 312.5-312.5 312.5
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 530-530 530 462.5-462.5 462.5
3 580-585 583 445-462.5 456.7
6 637-637 637 409-409 409
2 682-682 682 387.5-387.5 387.5
2 745-745 745 342.5-342.5 342.5
STEERS - Medium and Large 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 445-445 445 497.5-497.5 497.5
1 540-540 540 380-380 380
3 570-595 582 405-420 410.8
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REPLACEMENT CATTLE
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BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1065-1225 1162 2750-3000 2906.46 T1
1 1280-1280 1280 2400-2400 2400 T1
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1370-1510 1438 2300-2675 2488.21
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 1436-1436 1436 4000-4000 4000 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 830-830 830 1650-1650 1650 O
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE
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BULLS - 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1225-1225 1225 174-174 174 Low
7 1325-1970 1591 180-191 184.03 Average
3 1510-1965 1755 204-216 208.83 High
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
4 1100-1390 1226 169-172 170.56 Average
3 1300-1355 1323 162-164 163.35 Low
8 1240-1540 1376 174-184 178.45 High
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
6 1370-1555 1475 168-178 173.59 High
4 1490-1545 1521 159-165 162.54 Average
1 1535-1535 1535 152-152 152 Low
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
5 1070-1190 1134 154-160 157.62 High
6 800-1015 904 140-148 142.9 Average
5 815-1175 929 107-121 116.12 Very Low
8 870-1260 984 130-139 134.7 Low
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