Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Week: Steers 2.00-4.00 higher,heifers 2.00-4.00 higher with 600 lbs. 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher. Weaned and vaccinated offerings bringing a premium are noted as value added..

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.29/cwt on 292 head.

Average price

$132.29

292 head · 750 lb average

Value per head Derived

$993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

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

$3.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.03

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	759	132.42	1,005	281
Medium and Large 2-3	530	128.96	683	11thin

One grade step is worth $3.46/cwt here — about $322 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale292 hd

132.29

—

KY average9 barns · 2,340 hd

137.32

−5.03

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	Average	1,606	86.74	1,393	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	66.47	1,013	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	61.01	737	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	53.87	501	19

Every lot, as filed

75 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	127.26/cwt	127.00–128.00	974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	158.03/cwt	156.00–160.00	520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	156.59/cwt	151.00–164.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	131.62/cwt	126.00–134.00	890	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	145.06/cwt	141.00–147.00	692	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	133.54/cwt	120.00–141.00	827	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	129.57/cwt	129.00–134.00	935	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	142.59/cwt	129.00–150.00	828	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	145.17/cwt	138.00–148.00	755	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	812	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,003	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	879	126.88/cwt	123.10–129.50	1,115	173
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	136.34/cwt	134.00–138.00	657	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	59.01/cwt	54.00–63.00	704	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	879	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	86.43/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,435	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	51.50/cwt	44.00–55.00	467	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	60.25/cwt	57.00–68.00	581	9
Bulls	—	—	1,650	94.67/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,562	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	67.32/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,027	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	67.01/cwt	65.00–73.00	842	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	34.60/cwt	33.00–36.00	301	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	539	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	75.32/cwt	70.00–83.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	10,692	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	817.02/cwt	740.00–920.00	10,515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	119.30/cwt	118.00–122.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	161.54/cwt	155.00–165.00	540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	109.01/cwt	108.00–112.00	823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	153.61/cwt	141.00–159.00	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	135.51/cwt	132.00–140.00	648	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	117.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	800	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	146.53/cwt	137.00–153.00	618	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	133.81/cwt	128.00–142.00	692	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	131.74/cwt	128.00–138.00	744	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	122.98/cwt	122.00–124.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	105.52/cwt	104.00–107.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	116.73/cwt	111.00–124.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	113.59/cwt	110.00–116.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	139.82/cwt	138.00–145.00	397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	138.67/cwt	134.00–144.00	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	929	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	139.34/cwt	131.00–142.00	581	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	142.01/cwt	137.00–146.00	530	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	117.89/cwt	114.00–118.50	815	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	135.28/cwt	129.00–142.00	643	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	118.61/cwt	110.00–121.50	739	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	132.17/cwt	124.00–137.00	683	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	125.15/cwt	122.00–128.50	715	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	128.40/cwt	128.40–128.40	904	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	123.11/cwt	117.00–125.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	115.71/cwt	109.00–120.00	660	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	110.30/cwt	107.00–114.00	676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	114.78/cwt	107.00–122.00	600	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	166.73/cwt	166.00–167.50	388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	145.72/cwt	143.00–147.00	616	3

How this sale compares

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 →

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Wed Jun 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 780Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	765	127.00–128.00	127.26
5	—	329	156.00–160.00	158.03
6	—	377	151.00–164.00	156.59
8	—	676	126.00–134.00	131.62
10	—	477	141.00–147.00	145.06
10	—	619	120.00–141.00	133.54
12	—	722	129.00–134.00	129.57
18	—	581	129.00–150.00	142.59
21	—	520	138.00–148.00	145.17
2	—	233	166.00–167.50	166.73
2	—	285	174.00	174.00
2	—	812	127.00	127.00
3	—	423	143.00–147.00	145.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	146.00	146.00
4	—	812	123.50	123.50
173	—	879	123.10–129.50	126.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	141.00	141.00
1	—	445	132.50	132.50
1	—	505	126.00	126.00
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
2	—	558	125.00–127.00	126.00
2	—	668	120.00–123.00	121.51
3	—	482	134.00–138.00	136.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	163.00	163.00
2	—	720	110.00–112.00	111.00
3	—	617	118.00–122.00	119.30
4	—	334	155.00–165.00	161.54
4	—	755	108.00–112.00	109.01
5	—	374	141.00–159.00	153.61
8	—	478	132.00–140.00	135.51
11	—	678	117.00–120.00	117.99
13	—	422	137.00–153.00	146.53
23	—	517	128.00–142.00	133.81
23	—	565	128.00–138.00	131.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	94.00	94.00
2	—	480	125.00–130.00	127.42
2	—	533	122.00–124.00	122.98
2	—	728	104.00–107.00	105.52
3	—	575	111.00–124.00	116.73
5	—	630	110.00–116.00	113.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	151.00	151.00
2	—	785	116.50	116.50
4	—	284	138.00–145.00	139.82
4	—	341	134.00–144.00	138.67
6	—	801	116.00	116.00
9	—	417	131.00–142.00	139.34
13	—	373	137.00–146.00	142.01
18	—	691	114.00–118.50	117.89
24	—	475	129.00–142.00	135.28
26	—	623	110.00–121.50	118.61
27	—	517	124.00–137.00	132.17
35	—	571	122.00–128.50	125.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	704	128.40	128.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	126.00	126.00
1	—	335	117.00	117.00
1	—	655	112.00	112.00
2	—	355	109.00–111.00	110.01
4	—	481	117.00–125.00	123.11
7	—	570	109.00–120.00	115.71
7	—	613	107.00–114.00	110.30
11	—	523	107.00–122.00	114.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,193	54.00–63.00	59.01
11	—	1,257	65.00–73.00	67.01
1	—	1,100	49.00	49.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	58.00	58.00
10	—	1,525	65.00–73.00	67.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	906	44.00–55.00	51.50
9	—	965	57.00–68.00	60.25
2	—	870	33.00–36.00	34.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,660	85.00–89.00	86.43
3	—	1,650	94.00–95.00	94.67
2	—	1,460	70.00–83.00	75.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	880.00	880.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,287	740.00–920.00	817.02

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle