Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 1.00-2.00 higher,heifers 2.00-4.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Good supply with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.32/cwt on 273 head.

Average price

$135.32

273 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$395

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

$16.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.23

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	685	136.44	935	254
Medium and Large 2-3	449	120.28	540	19thin

One grade step is worth $16.16/cwt here — about $395 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 sale273 hd

135.32

—

KY average27 barns · 8,221 hd

135.54

−0.23

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	1,800	77.22	1,390	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	56.23	885	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	53.21	681	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	39.75	386	15

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	135.26/cwt	130.00–137.00	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	148.98/cwt	146.00–152.50	407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	123.50/cwt	120.00–127.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	112.69/cwt	108.00–119.00	765	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	112.02/cwt	107.00–116.00	701	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	92.25/cwt	92.25–92.25	893	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	128.29/cwt	124.00–138.00	408	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	124.09/cwt	120.00–134.00	469	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	120.06/cwt	115.00–122.00	571	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	114.01/cwt	109.00–120.00	591	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	116.04/cwt	108.00–126.00	671	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	119.91/cwt	114.00–127.00	516	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	122.04/cwt	120.00–126.00	336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	102.29/cwt	99.00–104.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	113.09/cwt	110.00–117.00	379	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	384	118.80/cwt	118.00–119.00	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	106.80/cwt	106.00–107.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	102.50/cwt	99.00–106.00	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	108.98/cwt	105.00–113.00	457	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	108.45/cwt	108.00–109.00	514	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	133.47/cwt	130.00–137.00	378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	118.69/cwt	112.00–122.00	506	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	109.39/cwt	105.00–114.00	632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	114.98/cwt	111.00–118.00	538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	105.94/cwt	100.00–110.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	105.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	122.02/cwt	121.00–123.00	467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	118.42/cwt	116.00–125.00	674	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	121.87/cwt	117.00–126.00	635	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	118.49/cwt	111.00–122.00	735	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	135.20/cwt	126.00–139.00	511	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	119.36/cwt	116.00–123.50	799	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	129.04/cwt	123.00–135.00	555	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	127.81/cwt	125.00–132.00	607	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	147.00/cwt	142.50–151.00	406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	103.32/cwt	99.00–109.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	151.85/cwt	146.00–155.00	354	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	808	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	40.83/cwt	39.00–44.00	424	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	31.70/cwt	28.00–35.00	297	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	53.70/cwt	53.00–55.00	484	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	53.57/cwt	49.00–56.00	852	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	59.78/cwt	57.00–65.00	929	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	51.41/cwt	47.00–56.00	652	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	59.17/cwt	57.00–62.00	780	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	44.92/cwt	43.00–47.00	556	2
Bulls	—	—	1,912	80.86/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,546	6
Bulls	—	—	1,533	61.92/cwt	59.00–66.00	949	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,432	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	9,599	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	509.47/cwt	480.00–540.00	5,085	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	7,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	116.52/cwt	107.00–121.00	479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	120.77/cwt	116.00–124.00	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	115.37/cwt	114.00–118.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	819	137.76/cwt	126.00–137.95	1,128	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	133.49/cwt	128.00–137.50	965	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	139.24/cwt	130.00–141.00	884	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	321	154.72/cwt	152.50–155.00	497	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	850	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.32/cwt	126.00–136.00	691	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	124.91/cwt	121.00–129.00	779	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	132.73/cwt	127.00–136.00	632	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	133.25/cwt	129.00–139.00	574	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	128.50/cwt	126.00–131.00	743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	144.15/cwt	141.00–146.00	481	5

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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 793Last week 924Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 86Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steers 1.00-2.00 higher,heifers 2.00-4.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Good supply with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	387	130.00–137.00	135.26
4	—	273	146.00–152.50	148.98
2	—	660	120.00–127.00	123.50
1	—	820	123.50	123.50
1	—	795	122.00	122.00
1	—	730	121.00	121.00
1	—	230	157.50	157.50
19	—	530	126.00–136.00	130.32
11	—	624	121.00–129.00	124.91
8	—	476	127.00–136.00	132.73
8	—	431	129.00–139.00	133.25
6	—	578	126.00–131.00	128.50
5	—	334	141.00–146.00	144.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	411	107.00–121.00	116.52
4	—	469	116.00–124.00	120.77
3	—	578	114.00–118.00	115.37
2	—	368	130.00–131.00	130.51
1	—	615	116.00	116.00
1	—	535	121.00	121.00
1	—	340	129.00	129.00
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	819	126.00–137.95	137.76
26	—	723	128.00–137.50	133.49
13	—	635	130.00–141.00	139.24
9	—	321	152.50–155.00	154.72
5	—	417	144.00	144.00
2	—	655	135.00	135.00
1	—	850	130.00	130.00
1	—	770	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	679	108.00–119.00	112.69
14	—	626	107.00–116.00	112.02
15	—	968	92.25	92.25
20	—	318	124.00–138.00	128.29
20	—	378	120.00–134.00	124.09
24	—	476	115.00–122.00	120.06
29	—	518	109.00–120.00	114.01
29	—	578	108.00–126.00	116.04
33	—	430	114.00–127.00	119.91
2	—	827	106.00	106.00
2	—	283	130.00–137.00	133.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	121.00	121.00
4	—	741	115.00–116.00	115.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	115.00	115.00
2	—	580	106.00–107.00	106.50
3	—	275	120.00–126.00	122.04
3	—	610	99.00–104.00	102.29
4	—	335	110.00–117.00	113.09
5	—	384	118.00–119.00	118.80
5	—	533	106.00–107.00	106.80
6	—	673	99.00–106.00	102.50
7	—	419	105.00–113.00	108.98
9	—	474	108.00–109.00	108.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	112.00–122.00	118.69
5	—	578	105.00–114.00	109.39
4	—	468	111.00–118.00	114.98
3	—	630	100.00–110.00	105.94
2	—	523	100.00–110.00	105.12
2	—	383	121.00–123.00	122.02
1	—	660	108.00	108.00
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	569	116.00–125.00	118.42
26	—	521	117.00–126.00	121.87
23	—	620	111.00–122.00	118.49
13	—	378	126.00–139.00	135.20
12	—	669	116.00–123.50	119.36
11	—	430	123.00–135.00	129.04
8	—	475	125.00–132.00	127.81
4	—	276	142.50–151.00	147.00
3	—	762	99.00–109.00	103.32
3	—	233	146.00–155.00	151.85
2	—	335	144.00	144.00
1	—	715	113.00	113.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,039	39.00–44.00	40.83
6	—	938	28.00–35.00	31.70
3	—	902	53.00–55.00	53.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,590	49.00–56.00	53.57
6	—	1,554	57.00–65.00	59.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,268	47.00–56.00	51.41
10	—	1,318	57.00–62.00	59.17
2	—	1,238	43.00–47.00	44.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,912	75.00–83.00	80.86
2	—	1,533	59.00–66.00	61.92
1	—	1,665	86.00	86.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	790.00	790.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	998	480.00–540.00	509.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	640.00	640.00

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

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