Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week :Steers and heifers mostly steady.Slaughter cows and bull steady.Good supply with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.39/cwt on 247 head.

Average price

$129.39

247 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$11.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.32

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	577	131.22	757	207
Medium and Large 2-3	461	119.93	553	40

One grade step is worth $11.28/cwt here — about $205 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 sale247 hd

129.39

—

KY average26 barns · 5,640 hd

132.71

−3.32

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	1,942	89.36	1,735	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,616	67.40	1,089	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	60.64	737	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	51.68	497	15

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	835	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	132.43/cwt	127.00–135.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	153.69/cwt	145.00–158.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	122.48/cwt	112.00–128.00	577	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	121.50/cwt	114.00–126.00	526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	120.25/cwt	115.00–127.00	455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	110.50/cwt	107.00–113.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	113.64/cwt	110.00–119.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	123.02/cwt	117.50–126.00	397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	118.04/cwt	115.00–121.00	676	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	50.58/cwt	46.00–54.00	477	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	56.79/cwt	55.00–61.00	570	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	326	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	67.82/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,064	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,995	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,277	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	60.76/cwt	54.00–64.00	728	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	66.87/cwt	65.00–70.00	863	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	50.72/cwt	49.00–52.00	604	4
Bulls	—	—	1,942	89.36/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,735	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,388	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	153.17/cwt	140.00–166.00	726	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	144.79/cwt	137.00–152.00	770	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	126.99/cwt	122.00–137.00	991	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	155.68/cwt	151.00–160.00	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,021	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	131.22/cwt	130.50–131.75	870	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	131.97/cwt	130.00–134.00	806	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	909	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	133.24/cwt	123.00–138.00	757	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	135.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	646	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	132.87/cwt	124.00–138.00	700	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	124.69/cwt	116.00–129.50	774	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	123.66/cwt	122.00–126.00	812	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	139.35/cwt	132.00–144.00	510	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	110.71/cwt	105.00–113.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	132.93/cwt	129.00–143.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	146.56/cwt	141.00–150.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	127.51/cwt	120.00–135.00	543	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	125.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	595	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	124.79/cwt	124.00–125.00	714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	128.83/cwt	122.50–134.00	470	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	114.51/cwt	113.00–116.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	128.27/cwt	120.00–137.50	408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	777	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	142.84/cwt	129.00–148.00	826	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	139.24/cwt	130.00–149.00	728	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	127.65/cwt	126.50–131.00	823	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	145.52/cwt	139.00–147.00	682	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	143.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	115.97/cwt	114.00–119.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	137.66/cwt	128.00–140.00	932	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	138.29/cwt	132.00–141.00	866	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	146.45/cwt	135.00–152.00	832	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	172.77/cwt	171.00–175.00	746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	144.40/cwt	143.00–150.00	866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	144.85/cwt	144.00–145.00	947	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	155.41/cwt	153.00–159.00	863	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	159.70/cwt	154.00–170.00	829	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	122.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	124.51/cwt	123.00–126.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	132.61/cwt	125.00–137.50	495	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	340	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,050	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 Aug 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 699Last week 812Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to last week :Steers and heifers mostly steady.Slaughter cows and bull steady.Good supply with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	104.00	104.00
1	—	290	134.00	134.00
37	—	568	123.00–138.00	133.24
36	—	476	130.00–140.00	135.72
21	—	527	124.00–138.00	132.87
16	—	621	116.00–129.50	124.69
9	—	657	122.00–126.00	123.66
7	—	366	132.00–144.00	139.35
4	—	715	105.00–113.00	110.71
4	—	414	129.00–143.00	132.93
3	—	328	141.00–150.00	146.56
1	—	955	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	471	112.00–128.00	122.48
7	—	433	114.00–126.00	121.50
6	—	378	115.00–127.00	120.25
4	—	663	107.00–113.00	110.50
3	—	505	110.00–119.00	113.64
3	—	323	117.50–126.00	123.02
2	—	573	115.00–121.00	118.04
1	—	255	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	663	130.50–131.75	131.22
18	—	611	130.00–134.00	131.97
10	—	742	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	732	127.00–135.00	132.43
3	—	377	145.00–158.00	153.69
1	—	940	119.00	119.00
18	—	474	140.00–166.00	153.17
14	—	532	137.00–152.00	144.79
7	—	780	122.00–137.00	126.99
6	—	437	151.00–160.00	155.68
5	—	873	117.00	117.00
22	—	677	128.00–140.00	137.66
27	—	626	132.00–141.00	138.29
30	—	568	135.00–152.00	146.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	142.00	142.00
1	—	750	140.00	140.00
5	—	432	171.00–175.00	172.77
5	—	600	143.00–150.00	144.40
7	—	654	144.00–145.00	144.85
10	—	555	153.00–159.00	155.41
18	—	519	154.00–170.00	159.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	147.50	147.50
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
1	—	595	118.00	118.00
2	—	440	120.00–126.00	122.97
2	—	513	123.00–126.00	124.51
8	—	373	125.00–137.50	132.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	426	120.00–135.00	127.51
12	—	474	120.00–130.00	125.57
5	—	572	124.00–125.00	124.79
4	—	365	122.50–134.00	128.83
2	—	633	113.00–116.00	114.51
2	—	318	120.00–137.50	128.27
1	—	660	113.00	113.00
1	—	535	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	471	165.00	165.00
1	—	505	156.00	156.00
1	—	445	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	578	129.00–148.00	142.84
14	—	523	130.00–149.00	139.24
13	—	645	126.50–131.00	127.65
10	—	469	139.00–147.00	145.52
5	—	435	140.00–145.00	143.60
3	—	725	114.00–119.00	115.97
3	—	390	148.00	148.00
2	—	802	111.00	111.00
2	—	753	114.00–115.00	114.50
1	—	695	113.00	113.00
1	—	250	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	81.00	81.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	944	46.00–54.00	50.58
5	—	1,003	55.00–61.00	56.79
1	—	905	36.00	36.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,569	65.00–69.00	67.82
1	—	1,995	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,198	54.00–64.00	60.76
6	—	1,291	65.00–70.00	66.87
4	—	1,191	49.00–52.00	50.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,942	87.00–91.00	89.36

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)	1	—	1,165	720.00	720.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	680.00	680.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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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