Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls,2.00 higher.Good supply with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.15/cwt on 359 head.

Average price

$136.15

359 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$18.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.20

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	529	138.76	734	308
Medium and Large 2-3	457	120.41	550	51

One grade step is worth $18.35/cwt here — about $184 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 sale359 hd

136.15

—

KY average26 barns · 5,297 hd

132.95

+3.20

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	—	High	1,800	91.01	1,639	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,447	65.98	955	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	59.66	710	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	953	52.92	504	19

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	124.29/cwt	117.00–128.00	475	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	116.00/cwt	112.00–120.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	122.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	119.03/cwt	118.00–120.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	111.02/cwt	108.00–114.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	120.96/cwt	120.00–122.00	342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	742	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	133.73/cwt	130.00–134.25	830	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	798	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	877	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	139.80/cwt	139.00–141.00	720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	135.57/cwt	129.00–140.00	647	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	131.79/cwt	122.00–137.00	691	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	130.62/cwt	122.00–137.00	752	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	135.66/cwt	130.00–140.00	578	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	121.91/cwt	115.00–129.00	759	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	123.18/cwt	115.00–127.50	828	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	111.19/cwt	104.00–113.50	906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	134.65/cwt	131.00–140.00	428	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	221	152.22/cwt	150.00–153.00	336	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	115.66/cwt	115.00–116.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	127.31/cwt	120.00–133.00	610	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	127.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	475	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	114.33/cwt	111.00–118.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	126.12/cwt	116.00–131.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	127.95/cwt	122.50–140.00	417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	119.52/cwt	114.00–125.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	669	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	161.49/cwt	161.00–162.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	144.33/cwt	133.00–151.00	749	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	152.56/cwt	140.00–157.00	641	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	147.76/cwt	137.00–153.00	706	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	131.96/cwt	128.00–134.50	827	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	117.33/cwt	116.00–118.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	132.65/cwt	130.00–138.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	146.80/cwt	142.50–151.00	401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	150.05/cwt	146.00–159.00	563	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	50.50/cwt	46.00–53.00	570	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	281	1
Bulls	—	—	1,890	100.93/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,908	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	67.63/cwt	67.00–69.00	984	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	60.44/cwt	55.00–68.00	583	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	67.99/cwt	65.00–74.00	832	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	49.86/cwt	46.00–54.00	477	11
Bulls	—	—	1,778	88.53/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,574	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	63.51/cwt	63.00–64.00	911	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	59.52/cwt	54.00–64.00	719	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	718.77/cwt	700.00–740.00	6,706	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	717.48/cwt	710.00–720.00	7,677	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,399	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	8,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	127.63/cwt	121.00–136.00	562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	132.30/cwt	130.00–136.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	125.73/cwt	122.50–129.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	797	139.80/cwt	139.80–139.80	1,114	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	148.96/cwt	147.00–152.00	935	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	164.49/cwt	156.00–171.00	839	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	166.58/cwt	165.00–171.00	776	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	144.90/cwt	144.00–147.00	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	170.70/cwt	169.00–173.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	149.12/cwt	130.00–155.00	846	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	153.40/cwt	140.00–164.00	730	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	150.37/cwt	142.00–153.00	789	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	139.36/cwt	129.00–140.75	928	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	138.09/cwt	135.00–142.00	862	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	156.84/cwt	143.00–166.00	613	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	153.95/cwt	141.00–165.00	640	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	133.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,029	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	131.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	312	173.27/cwt	171.00–180.00	541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	122.44/cwt	116.00–127.00	578	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	119.93/cwt	113.00–127.00	504	10

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 Jul 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 812Last week 1,210Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 44Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 26Year ago 0

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls,2.00 higher.Good supply with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	147.50	147.50
1	—	335	146.00	146.00
13	—	519	133.00–151.00	144.33
11	—	420	140.00–157.00	152.56
7	—	478	137.00–153.00	147.76
6	—	627	128.00–134.50	131.96
3	—	710	116.00–118.00	117.33
3	—	590	130.00–138.00	132.65
2	—	662	125.00	125.00
3	—	273	142.50–151.00	146.80
3	—	375	146.00–159.00	150.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	479	120.00–133.00	127.31
7	—	374	124.00–130.00	127.00
3	—	605	111.00–118.00	114.33
3	—	430	116.00–131.00	126.12
3	—	326	122.50–140.00	127.95
2	—	573	114.00–125.00	119.52
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
1	—	510	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	625	135.00	135.00
8	—	418	160.00	160.00
2	—	460	161.00–162.00	161.49
1	—	505	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	382	117.00–128.00	124.29
5	—	576	112.00–120.00	116.00
4	—	323	120.00–125.00	122.22
3	—	532	118.00–120.00	119.03
2	—	640	108.00–114.00	111.02
2	—	283	120.00–122.00	120.96
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
17	—	472	116.00–127.00	122.44
10	—	420	113.00–127.00	119.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	490	151.50	151.50
41	—	621	130.00–134.25	133.73
13	—	566	141.00	141.00
7	—	662	132.50	132.50
5	—	515	139.00–141.00	139.80
4	—	415	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	477	129.00–140.00	135.57
30	—	524	122.00–137.00	131.79
22	—	576	122.00–137.00	130.62
14	—	426	130.00–140.00	135.66
10	—	623	115.00–129.00	121.91
8	—	672	115.00–127.50	123.18
6	—	815	104.00–113.50	111.19
6	—	318	131.00–140.00	134.65
4	—	221	150.00–153.00	152.22
3	—	717	115.00–116.00	115.66
2	—	383	143.00–144.00	143.50
1	—	855	105.00	105.00
1	—	275	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	146.00	146.00
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	440	121.00–136.00	127.63
3	—	467	130.00–136.00	132.30
2	—	570	120.00	120.00
2	—	363	122.50–129.00	125.73
1	—	665	126.00	126.00
1	—	600	119.00	119.00
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	797	139.80	139.80
32	—	628	147.00–152.00	148.96
9	—	510	156.00–171.00	164.49
7	—	466	165.00–171.00	166.58
5	—	657	144.00–147.00	144.90
3	—	413	169.00–173.00	170.70
2	—	562	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	567	130.00–155.00	149.12
29	—	476	140.00–164.00	153.40
17	—	525	142.00–153.00	150.37
16	—	666	129.00–140.75	139.36
15	—	624	135.00–142.00	138.09
7	—	391	143.00–166.00	156.84
6	—	416	141.00–165.00	153.95
5	—	774	130.00–135.00	133.00
4	—	701	130.00–134.00	131.00
2	—	205	157.50	157.50
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	312	171.00–180.00	173.27
1	—	390	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,129	46.00–53.00	50.50
9	—	1,223	65.00–74.00	67.99
12	—	1,208	54.00–64.00	59.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	34.00	34.00
7	—	964	55.00–68.00	60.44
11	—	957	46.00–54.00	49.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,455	67.00–69.00	67.63
2	—	1,435	63.00–64.00	63.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,890	99.00–103.00	100.93
8	—	1,778	85.00–94.00	88.53

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	933	700.00–740.00	718.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,070	710.00–720.00	717.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	740.00	740.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	690.00	690.00

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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Albany Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle