Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week. Steers and heifers 2.00-3.00 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 $139.70/cwt on 339 head.

Average price

$139.70

339 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$859

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$20.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.61

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	627	141.30	886	312
Medium and Large 2-3	477	121.27	578	27

One grade step is worth $20.03/cwt here — about $308 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 sale339 hd

139.70

—

KY average29 barns · 7,536 hd

138.09

+1.61

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	1,593	74.31	1,184	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	50.74	775	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	47.07	576	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	40.41	412	9thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1-2	—	623	113.53/cwt	106.00–121.00	707	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	117.95/cwt	112.00–122.00	615	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	122.31/cwt	114.00–127.00	586	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	116.17/cwt	114.00–120.00	547	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	226	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	283	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	113.99/cwt	110.00–121.00	761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	123.17/cwt	120.00–129.00	466	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	121.31/cwt	115.00–124.00	506	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	118.13/cwt	113.00–124.00	676	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	125.12/cwt	118.00–131.50	410	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	696	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	120.69/cwt	120.50–121.00	856	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	747	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	118.03/cwt	115.00–121.00	322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	105.22/cwt	100.00–110.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	110.12/cwt	105.00–112.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	102.52/cwt	101.00–106.00	581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	110.17/cwt	105.00–113.00	571	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	123.23/cwt	118.00–131.00	458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	117.86/cwt	115.00–121.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	125.09/cwt	122.00–128.00	407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	127.70/cwt	120.00–135.00	355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	118.81/cwt	113.00–121.50	739	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	118.31/cwt	113.00–122.00	801	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	129.41/cwt	123.00–139.00	619	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	122.44/cwt	118.00–126.00	706	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	139.44/cwt	135.00–142.00	517	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	125.87/cwt	122.00–131.00	649	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	127.81/cwt	122.00–136.00	542	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	108.99/cwt	102.00–114.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	138.67/cwt	136.00–142.50	463	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	39.49/cwt	38.00–44.00	401	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	47.04/cwt	46.00–48.00	467	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	32.31/cwt	30.00–34.00	344	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	49.93/cwt	48.00–53.00	758	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	845	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	49.26/cwt	44.00–52.00	600	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	39.99/cwt	38.00–43.00	484	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	734	1
Bulls	—	—	1,652	75.75/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,251	3
Bulls	—	—	1,415	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	991	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	517	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	429	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	425	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	374	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	377	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	324	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	725	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	515	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	560	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	122.08/cwt	117.00–128.00	526	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	127.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	126.61/cwt	124.00–135.00	474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	107.04/cwt	106.00–109.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	108.49/cwt	103.00–111.00	497	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	113.08/cwt	106.00–115.00	426	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	106.21/cwt	101.00–111.00	454	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	141.98/cwt	139.00–145.00	430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	134.58/cwt	131.00–137.00	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	151.42/cwt	144.00–156.00	550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	126.31/cwt	125.00–132.00	800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	142.19/cwt	130.00–149.00	606	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	128.12/cwt	121.00–130.00	905	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	132.69/cwt	131.00–136.00	698	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	129.52/cwt	120.00–134.00	882	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	129.69/cwt	123.00–135.00	752	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	142.15/cwt	135.00–146.00	945	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	141.64/cwt	139.00–150.50	812	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	131.52/cwt	131.50–132.00	1,043	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	142.11/cwt	139.00–150.00	740	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	140.38/cwt	131.50–141.00	1,021	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	151.11/cwt	138.00–152.00	931	78

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 Oct 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 864Last week 687Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 84Year ago 0

compared to last week. Steers and heifers 2.00-3.00 higher Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Good supply with good demand

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	623	106.00–121.00	113.53
28	—	521	112.00–122.00	117.95
34	—	479	114.00–127.00	122.31
1	—	700	108.00	108.00
1	—	780	109.00	109.00
3	—	226	125.00	125.00
6	—	668	110.00–121.00	113.99
9	—	378	120.00–129.00	123.17
12	—	417	115.00–124.00	121.31
13	—	572	113.00–124.00	118.13
14	—	328	118.00–131.50	125.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	696	124.50	124.50
5	—	408	131.00	131.00
8	—	709	120.50–121.00	120.69
12	—	607	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	117.50	117.50
1	—	300	110.00	110.00
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
1	—	780	99.00	99.00
2	—	273	115.00–121.00	118.03
2	—	568	100.00–104.00	101.99
4	—	525	100.00–110.00	105.22
6	—	458	103.00–111.00	108.49
7	—	377	106.00–115.00	113.08
9	—	427	101.00–111.00	106.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	114.00–120.00	116.17
6	—	621	105.00–112.00	110.12
6	—	567	101.00–106.00	102.52
5	—	518	105.00–113.00	110.17
3	—	372	118.00–131.00	123.23
2	—	425	115.00–121.00	117.86
2	—	325	122.00–128.00	125.09
2	—	278	120.00–135.00	127.70
1	—	765	99.00	99.00
1	—	655	102.00	102.00
1	—	215	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	466	147.00	147.00
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
1	—	535	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	622	113.00–121.50	118.81
17	—	677	113.00–122.00	118.31
15	—	478	123.00–139.00	129.41
12	—	577	118.00–126.00	122.44
11	—	371	135.00–142.00	139.44
7	—	755	105.00	105.00
7	—	516	122.00–131.00	125.87
6	—	424	122.00–136.00	127.81
4	—	720	102.00–114.00	108.99
4	—	334	136.00–142.50	138.67
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	517	83.00	83.00
9	—	425	88.00	88.00
2	—	377	86.00	86.00
1	—	725	71.00	71.00
1	—	560	72.00	72.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	431	117.00–128.00	122.08
6	—	486	125.00–129.00	127.00
4	—	374	124.00–135.00	126.61
3	—	567	106.00–109.00	107.04
2	—	610	110.00–115.00	112.48
2	—	530	115.00	115.00
1	—	680	116.00	116.00
1	—	345	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	121.00	121.00
1	—	845	125.00	125.00
2	—	303	139.00–145.00	141.98
5	—	481	131.00–137.00	134.58
6	—	363	144.00–156.00	151.42
6	—	633	125.00–132.00	126.31
8	—	426	130.00–149.00	142.19
8	—	706	121.00–130.00	128.12
9	—	526	131.00–136.00	132.69
11	—	681	120.00–134.00	129.52
14	—	580	123.00–135.00	129.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	132.00	132.00
2	—	422	152.00	152.00
17	—	665	135.00–146.00	142.15
21	—	573	139.00–150.50	141.64
23	—	793	131.50–132.00	131.52
36	—	521	139.00–150.00	142.11
62	—	727	131.50–141.00	140.38
78	—	616	138.00–152.00	151.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,015	38.00–44.00	39.49
3	—	992	46.00–48.00	47.04
2	—	1,065	30.00–34.00	32.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,519	48.00–53.00	49.93
1	—	1,565	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,218	44.00–52.00	49.26
5	—	1,211	38.00–43.00	39.99
1	—	1,360	54.00	54.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,652	74.00–79.00	75.75
1	—	1,415	70.00	70.00

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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