Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers steady,1.00 lower,heifers steady.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower.Heavy supply with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.85/cwt on 383 head.

Average price

$126.85

383 head · 792 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$438

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

$11.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.48

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	807	127.44	1,029	363
Medium and Large 2-3	510	116.03	591	20

One grade step is worth $11.41/cwt here — about $438 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 sale383 hd

126.85

—

KY average27 barns · 4,891 hd

131.32

−4.48

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	—	Low	1,654	74.70	1,235	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	53.97	818	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	49.01	598	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,004	40.38	406	14

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	565	101.99/cwt	101.00–105.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	336	115.18/cwt	110.00–119.00	387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	98.32/cwt	95.00–100.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	113.73/cwt	112.50–115.00	296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	128.29/cwt	127.00–130.00	539	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	118.25/cwt	118.00–119.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	696	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	113.50/cwt	107.00–117.00	655	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	116.78/cwt	112.00–124.00	549	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	116.42/cwt	108.00–121.00	610	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	112.69/cwt	106.00–117.00	700	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	124.42/cwt	114.00–131.00	473	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	110.00/cwt	103.00–115.00	740	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	926	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	116.93/cwt	114.00–121.00	500	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	102.32/cwt	102.00–103.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	116.35/cwt	112.00–120.00	554	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	105.51/cwt	104.00–106.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	396	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	475	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	107.58/cwt	104.00–111.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	115.08/cwt	110.00–120.00	351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	117.06/cwt	111.00–122.00	734	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	121.42/cwt	115.00–125.00	698	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	120.58/cwt	115.00–125.00	629	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.50	776	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	126.63/cwt	124.00–128.00	522	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	124.71/cwt	123.00–128.00	606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	125.38/cwt	124.00–126.00	470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	946	609.00/cwt	540.00–660.00	5,761	4
Bulls	—	—	1,518	66.15/cwt	63.00–70.00	1,004	4
Bulls	—	—	1,731	79.59/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,378	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	56.96/cwt	55.00–59.00	643	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	41.62/cwt	39.00–45.00	493	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	50.11/cwt	46.00–54.00	619	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	954	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	52.63/cwt	49.00–56.00	775	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	50.54/cwt	48.00–53.00	533	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	32.60/cwt	26.00–35.00	302	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	40.03/cwt	36.00–46.00	418	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	729.65/cwt	670.00–790.00	9,361	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	599.89/cwt	590.00–610.00	6,437	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	594.71/cwt	590.00–600.00	6,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	119.06/cwt	111.00–124.00	554	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	121.05/cwt	116.00–123.00	517	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	117.25/cwt	115.00–120.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	107.02/cwt	101.00–113.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	873	133.90/cwt	133.90–133.90	1,169	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	99.49/cwt	99.00–100.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	115.42/cwt	112.00–118.00	424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	106.30/cwt	102.00–110.00	491	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	121.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	130.55/cwt	127.00–137.00	550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	124.98/cwt	121.00–128.00	776	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	139.20/cwt	133.00–143.00	522	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	124.66/cwt	119.00–128.00	851	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	129.69/cwt	125.00–135.00	683	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	131.38/cwt	126.00–138.00	623	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	127.92/cwt	124.00–135.00	725	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	120.20/cwt	120.20–120.20	1,263	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	131.71/cwt	129.00–134.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	128.50/cwt	127.00–131.00	938	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	933	128.90/cwt	128.90–128.90	1,203	54

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 924Last week 691Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 93Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to last week:Steers steady,1.00 lower,heifers steady.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower.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
4	—	565	101.00–105.00	101.99
4	—	336	110.00–119.00	115.18
3	—	627	95.00–100.00	98.32
2	—	518	100.00–102.00	101.00
2	—	260	112.50–115.00	113.73
1	—	740	90.00	90.00
1	—	415	104.00	104.00
4	—	668	99.00–100.00	99.49
5	—	367	112.00–118.00	115.42
6	—	462	102.00–110.00	106.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	420	127.00–130.00	128.29
4	—	609	118.00–119.00	118.25
3	—	696	119.00	119.00
2	—	527	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	577	107.00–117.00	113.50
40	—	470	112.00–124.00	116.78
36	—	524	108.00–121.00	116.42
25	—	621	106.00–117.00	112.69
19	—	380	114.00–131.00	124.42
12	—	673	103.00–115.00	110.00
10	—	926	100.00	100.00
10	—	428	114.00–121.00	116.93
3	—	771	102.00–103.00	102.32
2	—	325	130.00	130.00
1	—	870	100.00	100.00
1	—	715	106.00	106.00
1	—	220	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	112.00–120.00	116.35
4	—	671	104.00–106.00	105.51
4	—	396	120.00	120.00
2	—	563	104.00–111.00	107.58
2	—	530	110.00–113.00	111.49
2	—	305	110.00–120.00	115.08
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
1	—	250	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	119.00	119.00
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	627	111.00–122.00	117.06
20	—	575	115.00–125.00	121.42
15	—	522	115.00–125.00	120.58
8	—	655	117.00–120.50	118.50
5	—	412	124.00–128.00	126.63
4	—	486	123.00–128.00	124.71
3	—	375	124.00–126.00	125.38
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	111.00–124.00	119.06
5	—	427	116.00–123.00	121.05
4	—	513	115.00–120.00	117.25
2	—	653	101.00–113.00	107.02
2	—	605	105.00–110.00	107.52
2	—	583	110.00–112.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	873	133.90	133.90
1	—	420	143.00	143.00
1	—	460	143.00	143.00
4	—	613	129.00–134.00	131.71
5	—	655	129.00	129.00
8	—	730	127.00–131.00	128.50
54	—	933	128.90	128.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	139.00	139.00
1	—	780	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,005	110.00	110.00
3	—	732	120.00–126.00	121.98
3	—	943	113.00	113.00
5	—	421	127.00–137.00	130.55
7	—	621	121.00–128.00	124.98
11	—	375	133.00–143.00	139.20
15	—	683	119.00–128.00	124.66
18	—	527	125.00–135.00	129.69
26	—	474	126.00–138.00	131.38
36	—	567	124.00–135.00	127.92
100	—	1,051	120.20	120.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	946	540.00–660.00	609.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,283	670.00–790.00	729.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,073	590.00–610.00	599.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,030	590.00–600.00	594.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,518	63.00–70.00	66.15
7	—	1,731	75.00–84.00	79.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	55.00–59.00	56.96
6	—	1,184	39.00–45.00	41.62
26	—	1,235	46.00–54.00	50.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	58.00	58.00
3	—	1,472	49.00–56.00	52.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,054	48.00–53.00	50.54
5	—	925	26.00–35.00	32.60
5	—	1,044	36.00–46.00	40.03

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle