Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Week: Steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 lower on a light test.Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower on a light test. Weaned and vaccinated offerings bringing a premium are noted as value added.

Groups:20 head or more

63 hd 876 lbs.126.40 mixed

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.60/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$134.60

138 head · 690 lb average

Value per head Derived

$928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

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

$4.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.10

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	699	134.79	942	132
Medium and Large 2-3	485	130.35	632	6thin

One grade step is worth $4.45/cwt here — about $310 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 sale138 hd

134.60

—

KY average22 barns · 5,090 hd

135.70

−1.10

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	1,675	86.12	1,443	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	55.85	662	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	47.64	444	6thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	132.25/cwt	127.00–135.00	435	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	132.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	131.35/cwt	126.00–134.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	136.13/cwt	132.00–138.00	653	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	130.90/cwt	126.00–134.00	699	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	111.42/cwt	108.00–115.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	118.52/cwt	115.00–122.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	145.83/cwt	141.00–150.00	614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	136.26/cwt	126.00–141.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	137.34/cwt	133.00–144.00	711	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	154.82/cwt	150.00–157.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	152.41/cwt	150.00–154.00	695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	144.77/cwt	140.00–146.00	957	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	141.43/cwt	141.00–142.00	868	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	774	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	876	126.40/cwt	126.40–126.40	1,107	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	133.03/cwt	131.00–135.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	130.34/cwt	129.00–133.00	636	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,854	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	625.93/cwt	610.00–640.00	7,042	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,635	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	86.12/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,443	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	57.25/cwt	52.00–62.00	680	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	48.92/cwt	46.00–52.00	475	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	54.98/cwt	54.00–56.00	524	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	64.50/cwt	63.00–66.00	780	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	48.44/cwt	45.00–52.00	566	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	39.03/cwt	38.00–40.00	342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	136.13/cwt	126.00–137.50	607	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	135.41/cwt	130.00–140.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	125.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	126.15/cwt	125.00–129.00	713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	115.43/cwt	107.00–124.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	483	1

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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 780Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 94Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 4Year ago 0

Groups:20 head or more

63 hd 876 lbs.126.40 mixed

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	127.00–135.00	132.25
15	—	480	132.00–138.00	136.13
23	—	534	126.00–134.00	130.90
12	—	446	126.00–137.50	136.13
5	—	378	130.00–140.00	135.41
3	—	562	120.00–130.00	125.33
1	—	635	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	121.00	121.00
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
2	—	528	108.00–115.00	111.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	130.00–135.00	132.67
3	—	673	126.00–134.00	131.35
4	—	366	160.00–162.00	161.01
1	—	260	157.50	157.50
1	—	770	128.00	128.00
2	—	465	138.00	138.00
2	—	825	115.00–122.00	118.52
6	—	421	141.00–150.00	145.83
6	—	568	126.00–141.00	136.26
12	—	518	133.00–144.00	137.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	150.00–157.00	154.82
5	—	456	150.00–154.00	152.41
5	—	661	140.00–146.00	144.77
7	—	614	141.00–142.00	141.43
9	—	530	146.00	146.00
63	—	876	126.40	126.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
2	—	438	131.00–135.00	133.03
3	—	488	129.00–133.00	130.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	128.00	128.00
1	—	295	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	125.00–129.00	126.15
4	—	478	134.00–136.00	135.00
3	—	698	107.00	107.00
2	—	635	107.00–124.00	115.43
1	—	520	127.00	127.00
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
1	—	320	151.00	151.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	660.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	610.00–640.00	625.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,675	84.00–88.00	86.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,187	52.00–62.00	57.25
4	—	1,209	63.00–66.00	64.50
6	—	1,168	45.00–52.00	48.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	46.00–52.00	48.92
2	—	953	54.00–56.00	54.98
2	—	875	38.00–40.00	39.03

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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Albany Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle