Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers mostly steady,Heifers steady 1.00 higher.Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower,slaughter bulls steady.Moderate supply with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.22/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$116.22

216 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$11.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.48

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	563	118.07	665	180
Medium and Large 2-3	477	107.00	511	36

One grade step is worth $11.07/cwt here — about $154 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 sale216 hd

116.22

—

KY average27 barns · 6,694 hd

119.71

−3.48

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	1,551	68.19	1,058	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	46.80	709	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	43.25	540	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	36.72	370	31

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	418	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	120.77/cwt	118.00–122.00	521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	111.03/cwt	110.00–113.00	586	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	112.55/cwt	101.00–119.00	648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	393	132.66/cwt	132.00–133.00	521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	131.96/cwt	123.00–137.00	688	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	129.42/cwt	121.00–133.00	793	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	126.41/cwt	120.00–130.50	851	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	150.49/cwt	150.00–154.00	722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	147.15/cwt	144.00–155.00	761	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	136.37/cwt	136.00–139.00	940	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,047	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	120.02/cwt	118.00–122.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	121.96/cwt	119.00–125.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	117.00/cwt	114.00–119.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	117.97/cwt	114.00–120.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	107.34/cwt	106.00–109.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	116.56/cwt	110.00–121.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	114.98/cwt	102.00–126.00	376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	134.35/cwt	134.00–135.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	123.53/cwt	122.00–130.00	700	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	115.32/cwt	113.00–117.00	720	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	112.43/cwt	106.00–117.00	804	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	125.47/cwt	120.00–131.00	657	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	115.52/cwt	112.00–122.00	772	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	136.13/cwt	131.00–141.00	643	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	134.21/cwt	129.00–143.00	577	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	105.15/cwt	100.00–108.00	794	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	138.76/cwt	134.00–148.00	536	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	926	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	468	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	36.38/cwt	31.00–41.00	368	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	44.62/cwt	42.00–48.00	462	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	28.72/cwt	26.00–30.00	273	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	46.80/cwt	45.00–49.00	709	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	44.21/cwt	41.00–49.00	559	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	37.86/cwt	32.00–40.00	449	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	51.08/cwt	50.00–54.00	667	5
Bulls	—	—	1,467	61.85/cwt	56.00–69.00	907	9
Bulls	—	—	1,581	73.86/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,168	5
Bulls	—	—	1,855	82.53/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	105.01/cwt	103.00–108.00	813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	123.74/cwt	120.00–128.00	901	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	130.06/cwt	125.00–137.00	743	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	128.01/cwt	126.00–129.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	144.31/cwt	143.00–147.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	108.42/cwt	100.00–114.00	525	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	369	111.93/cwt	100.00–115.00	413	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	119.24/cwt	116.00–126.00	514	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	105.73/cwt	102.00–110.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	109.68/cwt	105.00–118.00	362	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	98.01/cwt	94.00–100.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	94.92/cwt	91.00–99.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	121.23/cwt	114.00–123.00	902	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	133.89/cwt	131.00–137.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	117.08/cwt	113.00–122.00	669	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	117.60/cwt	114.00–121.00	619	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	111.45/cwt	102.00–121.00	697	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	121.48/cwt	115.00–127.50	583	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	127.98/cwt	120.00–135.00	493	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	117.01/cwt	107.00–122.00	796	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	628.73/cwt	610.00–650.00	6,444	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,332	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	6,097	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 Oct 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 563Last week 864Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week:Steers mostly steady,Heifers steady 1.00 higher.Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower,slaughter bulls steady.Moderate supply with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	785	90.00	90.00
4	—	360	116.00	116.00
4	—	431	118.00–122.00	120.77
7	—	528	110.00–113.00	111.03
7	—	576	101.00–119.00	112.55
3	—	625	106.00–109.00	107.34
3	—	468	110.00–121.00	116.56
3	—	327	102.00–126.00	114.98
2	—	667	111.00	111.00
1	—	705	96.00	96.00
1	—	295	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	134.00–135.00	134.35
3	—	413	146.00	146.00
2	—	450	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	567	122.00–130.00	123.53
15	—	624	113.00–117.00	115.32
11	—	715	106.00–117.00	112.43
10	—	524	120.00–131.00	125.47
9	—	668	112.00–122.00	115.52
8	—	472	131.00–141.00	136.13
8	—	430	129.00–143.00	134.21
7	—	755	100.00–108.00	105.15
7	—	386	134.00–148.00	138.76
6	—	945	98.00	98.00
2	—	852	96.00	96.00
2	—	332	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	132.00–133.00	132.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	774	103.00–108.00	105.01
2	—	882	108.00	108.00
2	—	723	100.00	100.00
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
11	—	431	116.00–126.00	119.24
43	—	571	113.00–122.00	117.08
33	—	526	114.00–121.00	117.60
21	—	625	102.00–121.00	111.45
21	—	480	115.00–127.50	121.48
10	—	385	120.00–135.00	127.98
8	—	680	107.00–122.00	117.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	484	100.00–114.00	108.42
6	—	369	100.00–115.00	111.93
5	—	566	102.00–110.00	105.73
5	—	330	105.00–118.00	109.68
3	—	683	94.00–100.00	98.01
2	—	725	91.00–99.00	94.92
2	—	442	107.00	107.00
1	—	505	103.00	103.00
1	—	270	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	744	114.00–123.00	121.23
4	—	421	131.00–137.00	133.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	521	123.00–137.00	131.96
12	—	613	121.00–133.00	129.42
12	—	673	120.00–130.50	126.41
8	—	728	120.00–128.00	123.74
7	—	571	125.00–137.00	130.06
3	—	757	126.00–129.00	128.01
3	—	478	143.00–147.00	144.31
2	—	865	115.00–116.00	115.50
2	—	417	147.00	147.00
1	—	915	117.00	117.00
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	136.00	136.00
1	—	710	132.00	132.00
8	—	480	150.00–154.00	150.49
8	—	517	144.00–155.00	147.15
8	—	689	136.00–139.00	136.37
12	—	777	134.75	134.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	128.00	128.00
1	—	665	113.00	113.00
2	—	530	118.00–122.00	120.02
3	—	458	119.00–125.00	121.96
3	—	630	114.00–119.00	117.00
4	—	572	114.00–120.00	117.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,011	31.00–41.00	36.38
5	—	1,035	42.00–48.00	44.62
4	—	950	26.00–30.00	28.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,515	45.00–49.00	46.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,265	41.00–49.00	44.21
13	—	1,186	32.00–40.00	37.86
5	—	1,305	50.00–54.00	51.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,467	56.00–69.00	61.85
5	—	1,581	71.00–77.00	73.86
2	—	1,855	81.00–84.00	82.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	610.00–650.00	628.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	630.00	630.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	670.00	670.00

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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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