Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers steady 1.00 lower,heifers steady.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Good supply with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.29/cwt on 258 head.

Average price

$129.29

258 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$12.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.38

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	532	130.81	696	226
Medium and Large 2-3	463	118.55	548	32

One grade step is worth $12.26/cwt here — about $147 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 sale258 hd

129.29

—

KY average18 barns · 4,133 hd

127.90

+1.38

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	1,771	84.50	1,496	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	60.25	940	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	56.14	679	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	49.48	498	13

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	387	123.35/cwt	120.00–129.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	116.95/cwt	113.00–121.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	132.27/cwt	123.00–135.30	750	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	130.35/cwt	124.00–135.00	684	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	133.60/cwt	125.00–135.00	570	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	125.05/cwt	120.00–128.00	778	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	125.17/cwt	124.00–128.00	585	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	136.05/cwt	130.00–140.00	505	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	134.95/cwt	130.00–138.00	459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	109.94/cwt	107.00–113.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	122.82/cwt	120.00–125.00	658	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	602	116.53/cwt	116.50–117.00	702	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	559	121.79/cwt	117.00–126.00	681	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	123.01/cwt	120.00–129.00	582	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	109.83/cwt	109.00–110.00	798	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	113.04/cwt	111.00–115.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	133.05/cwt	131.00–144.00	651	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	126.43/cwt	125.00–131.00	790	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	126.83/cwt	122.00–132.00	857	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	142.66/cwt	140.00–157.00	593	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	130.35/cwt	128.00–132.00	761	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	130.93/cwt	127.00–139.00	699	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,025	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	168.50/cwt	160.00–177.50	435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	501	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	48.69/cwt	45.00–52.00	501	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	54.69/cwt	53.00–58.00	539	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	326	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	58.61/cwt	55.00–62.00	928	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	63.53/cwt	63.00–64.00	962	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	57.01/cwt	52.00–62.00	686	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	46.31/cwt	43.00–51.00	572	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	765	3
Bulls	—	—	1,813	85.40/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,548	5
Bulls	—	—	1,560	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,248	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	562.10/cwt	520.00–600.00	6,706	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	129.15/cwt	120.00–135.00	624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	124.80/cwt	122.00–129.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	132.24/cwt	127.00–138.00	487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	147.15/cwt	142.00–153.00	918	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	152.33/cwt	152.00–153.00	896	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	152.33/cwt	152.00–153.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	154.37/cwt	141.00–158.00	749	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	144.93/cwt	135.00–149.00	841	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	122.58/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,022	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	128.68/cwt	125.00–131.00	996	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	152.70/cwt	151.00–153.00	592	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	148.35/cwt	140.00–158.00	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	141.74/cwt	136.00–149.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	116.39/cwt	114.00–120.00	611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	117.83/cwt	115.00–119.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	117.99/cwt	113.00–121.00	494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	110.70/cwt	108.00–114.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	276	128.00/cwt	118.00–134.00	353	4

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 Sep 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 617Last week 869Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 108Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 16Year ago 0

Compared to last week:Steers steady 1.00 lower,heifers steady.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Good 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	—	387	120.00–129.00	123.35
2	—	568	113.00–121.00	116.95
1	—	600	108.00	108.00
1	—	300	127.50	127.50
1	—	235	122.00	122.00
6	—	525	114.00–120.00	116.39
5	—	469	115.00–119.00	117.83
5	—	419	113.00–121.00	117.99
4	—	669	108.00–114.00	110.70
4	—	276	118.00–134.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	651	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	567	123.00–135.30	132.27
40	—	525	124.00–135.00	130.35
29	—	427	125.00–135.00	133.60
16	—	622	120.00–128.00	125.05
14	—	467	124.00–128.00	125.17
12	—	371	130.00–140.00	136.05
4	—	340	130.00–138.00	134.95
3	—	717	107.00–113.00	109.94
2	—	867	105.00	105.00
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	536	120.00–125.00	122.82
16	—	602	116.50–117.00	116.53
13	—	559	117.00–126.00	121.79
9	—	473	120.00–129.00	123.01
6	—	727	109.00–110.00	109.83
4	—	671	111.00–115.00	113.04
1	—	415	128.00	128.00
1	—	390	139.00	139.00
1	—	300	123.00	123.00
1	—	260	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	489	131.00–144.00	133.05
16	—	625	125.00–131.00	126.43
11	—	676	122.00–132.00	126.83
8	—	416	140.00–157.00	142.66
6	—	584	128.00–132.00	130.35
6	—	534	127.00–139.00	130.93
3	—	876	117.00	117.00
2	—	700	115.50	115.50
2	—	258	160.00–177.50	168.50
1	—	315	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	120.00–135.00	129.15
4	—	519	122.00–129.00	124.80
2	—	425	128.00–130.00	129.01
2	—	368	127.00–138.00	132.24
1	—	670	117.00	117.00
1	—	550	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	624	142.00–153.00	147.15
9	—	588	152.00–153.00	152.33
3	—	680	142.00	142.00
3	—	508	152.00–153.00	152.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	485	141.00–158.00	154.37
15	—	580	135.00–149.00	144.93
9	—	834	121.00–125.00	122.58
9	—	774	125.00–131.00	128.68
6	—	388	151.00–153.00	152.70
5	—	430	140.00–158.00	148.35
4	—	510	136.00–149.00	141.74
1	—	700	131.00	131.00
1	—	670	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,028	45.00–52.00	48.69
4	—	985	53.00–58.00	54.69
1	—	930	35.00	35.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,583	55.00–62.00	58.61
2	—	1,515	63.00–64.00	63.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,204	52.00–62.00	57.01
5	—	1,235	43.00–51.00	46.31
3	—	1,215	63.00	63.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,813	83.00–87.00	85.40
1	—	1,560	80.00	80.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,193	520.00–600.00	562.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	800.00	800.00

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