Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers steady 2.00 higher,Heifers mostly steady.Slaughter cows and bulls steady 1.00 higher.Heavy supply with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.75/cwt on 294 head.

Average price

$124.75

294 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$7.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.62

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	596	125.80	750	253
Medium and Large 2-3	488	118.26	577	41

One grade step is worth $7.54/cwt here — about $173 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 sale294 hd

124.75

—

KY average26 barns · 5,403 hd

126.37

−1.62

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	1,557	81.47	1,268	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,548	67.97	1,052	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	59.74	719	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	943	49.54	467	31

Every lot, as filed

89 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 2-3	—	435	116.63/cwt	112.00–121.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	112.01/cwt	110.00–113.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	116.74/cwt	107.00–119.00	842	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	108.70/cwt	104.00–114.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	124.55/cwt	116.00–134.00	471	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	48.16/cwt	42.00–52.00	444	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	67.97/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,052	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	128.18/cwt	125.00–133.00	417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	115.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	118.19/cwt	115.00–120.00	558	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	117.12/cwt	114.00–120.00	615	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	778	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	47.99/cwt	47.00–50.00	555	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	66.90/cwt	63.00–72.00	856	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	57.82/cwt	52.00–62.00	678	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	39.19/cwt	36.00–41.00	381	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	58.01/cwt	53.00–63.00	568	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	121.49/cwt	116.00–129.00	520	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	143.21/cwt	134.00–146.00	607	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	123.80/cwt	118.00–132.00	770	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	122.46/cwt	120.00–123.50	818	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	133.58/cwt	126.00–150.00	700	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	143.29/cwt	130.00–157.00	672	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	121.54/cwt	117.00–127.00	700	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	143.83/cwt	140.00–147.50	331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	120.32/cwt	115.00–126.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	131.44/cwt	130.00–133.00	754	7
Bulls	—	—	2,195	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	124.09/cwt	117.50–128.00	594	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	131.33/cwt	120.00–140.00	499	4
Bulls	—	—	1,737	86.58/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,504	6
Bulls	—	—	1,311	75.16/cwt	67.00–80.00	985	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	124.92/cwt	121.50–127.00	889	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	976	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	133.40/cwt	131.75–134.75	904	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	872	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,195	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	873	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	139.32/cwt	139.25–140.00	1,002	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	148.86/cwt	144.00–152.00	941	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	161.84/cwt	145.00–170.00	597	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	8,867	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	819.60/cwt	750.00–890.00	10,507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	137.78/cwt	131.00–140.50	920	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	141.95/cwt	130.00–149.00	806	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	13,008	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,249	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	616.22/cwt	590.00–640.00	6,932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	131.06/cwt	129.00–133.00	545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	135.51/cwt	130.00–140.00	833	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	124.38/cwt	120.00–125.50	1,077	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	159.19/cwt	144.00–169.00	670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	129.99/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,011	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	168.46/cwt	162.00–175.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	130.42/cwt	127.00–134.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	138.71/cwt	132.00–145.00	437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	122.04/cwt	118.00–126.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	138.69/cwt	130.00–144.00	537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	136.00/cwt	132.00–136.50	987	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	152.34/cwt	142.00–157.00	724	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	141.72/cwt	130.00–150.00	744	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	109.46/cwt	102.00–116.00	901	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	129.56/cwt	127.00–134.00	561	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	119.08/cwt	117.00–122.00	799	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	122.19/cwt	115.00–128.00	751	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	137.73/cwt	137.50–138.00	372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	108.51/cwt	108.00–109.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	128.60/cwt	121.00–136.00	676	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	128.84/cwt	125.00–134.00	617	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	127.25/cwt	121.00–131.00	729	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	136.13/cwt	130.00–139.00	452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	135.01/cwt	132.00–140.00	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	263	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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 869Last week 901Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 72Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last week:Steers steady 2.00 higher,Heifers mostly steady.Slaughter cows and bulls steady 1.00 higher.Heavy supply with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	112.00–121.00	116.63
3	—	625	110.00–113.00	112.01
4	—	670	104.00–114.00	108.70
6	—	378	116.00–134.00	124.55
4	—	325	125.00–133.00	128.18
6	—	564	110.00–120.00	115.98
7	—	472	115.00–120.00	118.19
7	—	525	114.00–120.00	117.12
1	—	210	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	721	107.00–119.00	116.74
9	—	823	102.00–116.00	109.46
15	—	433	127.00–134.00	129.56
20	—	671	117.00–122.00	119.08
28	—	615	115.00–128.00	122.19
2	—	270	137.50–138.00	137.73
2	—	878	108.00–109.00	108.51
31	—	526	121.00–136.00	128.60
35	—	479	125.00–134.00	128.84
35	—	573	121.00–131.00	127.25
2	—	760	110.00–114.00	111.99
4	—	332	130.00–139.00	136.13
5	—	370	132.00–140.00	135.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	712	121.50–127.00	124.92
9	—	781	125.00	125.00
29	—	678	131.75–134.75	133.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	101.00	101.00
5	—	428	116.00–129.00	121.49
10	—	576	117.00–127.00	121.54
2	—	230	140.00–147.50	143.83
2	—	340	140.00	140.00
2	—	610	115.00–116.00	115.50
3	—	508	115.00–126.00	120.32
7	—	479	117.50–128.00	124.09
1	—	280	137.50	137.50
4	—	380	120.00–140.00	131.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	424	134.00–146.00	143.21
11	—	622	118.00–132.00	123.80
13	—	668	120.00–123.50	122.46
17	—	524	126.00–150.00	133.58
25	—	469	130.00–157.00	143.29
7	—	574	130.00–133.00	131.44
1	—	220	147.50	147.50
1	—	810	112.00	112.00
2	—	310	150.00–155.00	152.54
2	—	708	114.00	114.00
2	—	755	109.00–110.00	109.50
4	—	369	145.00–170.00	161.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	156.00	156.00
57	—	872	137.00	137.00
2	—	805	132.00	132.00
10	—	565	154.50	154.50
11	—	719	139.25–140.00	139.32
27	—	632	144.00–152.00	148.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	114.00	114.00
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
5	—	416	129.00–133.00	131.06
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	720	109.00	109.00
3	—	482	127.00–134.00	130.42
2	—	315	132.00–145.00	138.71
2	—	555	118.00–126.00	122.04
3	—	387	130.00–144.00	138.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	668	131.00–140.50	137.78
40	—	568	130.00–149.00	141.95
10	—	615	130.00–140.00	135.51
5	—	866	120.00–125.50	124.38
7	—	421	144.00–169.00	159.19
7	—	778	128.00–134.00	129.99
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
2	—	368	162.00–175.00	168.46
12	—	726	132.00–136.50	136.00
14	—	475	142.00–157.00	152.34
24	—	525	130.00–150.00	141.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	922	42.00–52.00	48.16
4	—	971	36.00–41.00	39.19
8	—	979	53.00–63.00	58.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,548	65.00–70.00	67.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,156	47.00–50.00	47.99
13	—	1,279	63.00–72.00	66.90
24	—	1,172	52.00–62.00	57.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,195	95.00	95.00
6	—	1,737	84.00–88.00	86.58
7	—	1,311	67.00–80.00	75.16

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	690.00	690.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,282	750.00–890.00	819.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	580.00	580.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	590.00–640.00	616.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	960.00	960.00

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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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