Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers steady 3.00 higher,heifers 3.00-5.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.Heavy supply with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.64/cwt on 500 head.

Average price

$141.64

500 head · 782 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$580

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

$9.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.53

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	794	141.94	1,128	484
Medium and Large 2-3	412	132.76	547	16thin

One grade step is worth $9.18/cwt here — about $580 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 sale500 hd

141.64

—

KY average26 barns · 3,688 hd

138.11

+3.53

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	1,632	84.69	1,382	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	59.99	915	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	57.37	686	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	48.51	468	28

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1-2	—	280	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	116.62/cwt	112.00–119.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	139.11/cwt	130.00–150.00	590	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	158.88/cwt	140.00–169.00	589	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	126.45/cwt	119.00–129.00	862	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	135.40/cwt	130.00–144.00	650	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	133.94/cwt	130.00–136.00	766	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	133.60/cwt	127.00–145.00	697	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	130.62/cwt	124.00–137.50	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	121.55/cwt	120.00–123.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	118.54/cwt	115.00–125.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	115.03/cwt	110.00–117.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	121.34/cwt	117.00–126.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	116.33/cwt	114.00–119.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	138.99/cwt	137.00–140.00	463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	110.45/cwt	102.00–115.00	804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	139.13/cwt	135.00–145.00	522	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	122.87/cwt	116.00–128.00	768	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	126.64/cwt	121.00–130.00	728	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	129.68/cwt	124.00–140.00	546	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	128.52/cwt	121.00–133.00	667	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	131.61/cwt	124.00–139.00	638	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	134.41/cwt	134.00–135.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	851	121.80/cwt	121.80–121.80	1,037	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	127.26/cwt	124.00–129.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	119.43/cwt	116.00–121.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	113.19/cwt	110.00–118.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	115.37/cwt	110.00–122.00	489	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	46.83/cwt	42.00–50.00	451	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	54.46/cwt	51.00–60.00	536	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	37.09/cwt	36.00–40.00	333	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	57.65/cwt	57.00–58.00	843	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,149	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	56.77/cwt	51.00–60.00	665	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	61.83/cwt	61.00–63.00	790	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	48.51/cwt	48.00–49.00	553	2
Bulls	—	—	1,548	84.79/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,313	6
Bulls	—	—	1,703	81.05/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,380	3
Bulls	—	—	1,925	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,829	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,398	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,256	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,678	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	11,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	129.42/cwt	122.00–136.00	557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	132.07/cwt	125.00–139.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	146.21/cwt	142.50–150.00	392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	916	139.21/cwt	136.85–141.00	1,275	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	888	135.87/cwt	131.75–140.00	1,207	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	751	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	155.98/cwt	154.00–158.00	831	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	890	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	326	172.16/cwt	172.00–172.50	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	144.67/cwt	130.00–152.00	812	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	152.94/cwt	146.00–163.00	748	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	145.07/cwt	133.00–149.00	773	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	148.51/cwt	140.00–160.00	628	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	135.51/cwt	131.00–139.00	920	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	133.47/cwt	131.00–135.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	145.08/cwt	144.00–148.00	524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	124.98/cwt	122.00–128.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,021	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 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 901Last week 677Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 77Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year ago 0

Compared to last week:Steers steady 3.00 higher,heifers 3.00-5.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.Heavy supply with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	152.00	152.00
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
1	—	785	109.00	109.00
3	—	727	112.00–119.00	116.62
8	—	424	130.00–150.00	139.11
11	—	371	140.00–169.00	158.88
11	—	682	119.00–129.00	126.45
14	—	480	130.00–144.00	135.40
17	—	572	130.00–136.00	133.94
19	—	522	127.00–145.00	133.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	125.00	125.00
1	—	505	124.00	124.00
1	—	625	116.00	116.00
1	—	700	98.00	98.00
2	—	388	124.00–137.50	130.62
2	—	413	120.00–123.00	121.55
3	—	333	130.00	130.00
4	—	568	115.00–125.00	118.54
4	—	674	110.00–117.00	115.03
5	—	476	117.00–126.00	121.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
2	—	905	104.00	104.00
3	—	673	114.00–119.00	116.33
5	—	333	137.00–140.00	138.99
5	—	728	102.00–115.00	110.45
7	—	375	135.00–145.00	139.13
11	—	625	116.00–128.00	122.87
12	—	575	121.00–130.00	126.64
24	—	421	124.00–140.00	129.68
24	—	519	121.00–133.00	128.52
30	—	485	124.00–139.00	131.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	134.00–135.00	134.41
41	—	851	121.80	121.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	111.00	111.00
2	—	673	102.00	102.00
3	—	325	124.00–129.00	127.26
4	—	470	116.00–121.00	119.43
6	—	532	110.00–118.00	113.19
9	—	424	110.00–122.00	115.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	122.00–136.00	129.42
3	—	482	125.00–139.00	132.07
2	—	268	142.50–150.00	146.21
1	—	610	118.00	118.00
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	141.00	141.00
1	—	215	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
229	—	916	136.85–141.00	139.21
115	—	888	131.75–140.00	135.87
36	—	458	164.00	164.00
16	—	533	154.00–158.00	155.98
9	—	618	144.00	144.00
3	—	326	172.00–172.50	172.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	561	130.00–152.00	144.67
15	—	489	146.00–163.00	152.94
14	—	533	133.00–149.00	145.07
10	—	423	140.00–160.00	148.51
8	—	679	131.00–139.00	135.51
4	—	616	131.00–135.00	133.47
4	—	361	144.00–148.00	145.08
2	—	780	122.00–128.00	124.98
1	—	850	126.00	126.00
1	—	745	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	963	42.00–50.00	46.83
10	—	985	51.00–60.00	54.46
3	—	897	36.00–40.00	37.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,462	57.00–58.00	57.65
1	—	1,715	67.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,171	51.00–60.00	56.77
6	—	1,277	61.00–63.00	61.83
2	—	1,140	48.00–49.00	48.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,548	84.00–86.00	84.79
3	—	1,703	80.00–82.00	81.05
1	—	1,925	95.00	95.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	680.00	680.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	630.00	630.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	930.00	930.00

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

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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle