Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 3.00-4.00 higher.Slaughter cows 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls steady. Heavy supply with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.34/cwt on 411 head.

Average price

$139.34

411 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$22.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.75

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	619	140.50	870	390
Medium and Large 2-3	539	117.79	635	21

One grade step is worth $22.71/cwt here — about $235 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 sale411 hd

139.34

—

KY average26 barns · 5,905 hd

136.60

+2.75

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	1,537	62.30	958	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,570	51.47	808	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	46.89	571	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	36.54	382	19

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	121.01/cwt	115.00–125.00	635	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	116.19/cwt	112.00–119.00	731	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	128.71/cwt	123.00–137.00	609	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	133.40/cwt	128.00–139.00	488	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	130.54/cwt	124.00–140.00	539	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	108.28/cwt	106.00–109.00	764	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	113.16/cwt	110.00–114.00	747	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	118.01/cwt	115.00–121.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	140.44/cwt	135.00–144.00	404	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	139.64/cwt	135.00–147.00	455	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	106.33/cwt	105.00–107.00	814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	146.91/cwt	142.00–150.00	787	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	138.68/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,001	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	154.94/cwt	153.00–156.00	755	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	580	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	143.81/cwt	141.00–146.00	851	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	448	153.67/cwt	151.00–154.00	688	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	316	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	135.50/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	129.88/cwt	124.00–136.00	874	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	124.20/cwt	120.00–136.00	766	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	125.31/cwt	124.00–127.00	967	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	130.58/cwt	121.00–138.00	756	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	121.78/cwt	118.00–126.00	888	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	121.98/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,136	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	139.25/cwt	139.00–140.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	112.31/cwt	104.00–114.00	538	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	105.46/cwt	100.00–110.00	552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	596	104.81/cwt	100.00–106.00	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	107.22/cwt	105.00–110.00	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	97.38/cwt	95.00–102.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	110.97/cwt	110.00–113.00	355	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	101.51/cwt	101.00–102.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	895	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,047	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	131.70/cwt	123.00–138.00	699	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	137.49/cwt	131.00–145.00	650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	141.23/cwt	134.00–145.00	604	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	34.14/cwt	31.00–38.00	362	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	42.44/cwt	40.00–46.00	438	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	27.85/cwt	26.00–30.00	284	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	52.90/cwt	50.00–59.00	847	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	47.67/cwt	47.00–48.00	709	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	46.52/cwt	42.00–49.00	561	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	52.34/cwt	50.00–55.00	639	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	37.29/cwt	34.00–40.00	467	4
Bulls	—	—	1,507	60.36/cwt	54.00–65.00	910	10
Bulls	—	—	1,688	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,215	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,670	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	617.65/cwt	550.00–690.00	7,832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	107.02/cwt	106.00–109.00	716	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	119.05/cwt	112.00–124.00	624	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	115.34/cwt	110.00–120.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	122.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	146.21/cwt	138.00–148.00	934	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	141.85/cwt	137.00–142.00	973	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	108.01/cwt	107.00–109.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	119.05/cwt	116.00–125.00	450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	108.68/cwt	106.00–110.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	116.66/cwt	112.00–123.00	552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	114.77/cwt	108.00–121.00	492	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	109.62/cwt	104.00–114.00	618	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	361	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	113.34/cwt	113.00–114.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	120.25/cwt	118.00–121.00	385	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	126.66/cwt	121.00–129.00	350	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	123.57/cwt	123.00–129.00	463	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	122.64/cwt	116.00–127.00	515	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	109.49/cwt	100.00–114.00	797	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	112.66/cwt	105.00–116.00	698	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	115.06/cwt	111.00–118.00	665	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	116.17/cwt	104.00–118.00	766	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	122.05/cwt	115.00–125.50	574	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	117.32/cwt	111.00–122.00	621	46

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 Nov 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 936Last week 563Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 14Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 3.00-4.00 higher.Slaughter cows 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls steady. Heavy supply with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
10	—	895	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	479	104.00–114.00	112.31
6	—	523	100.00–110.00	105.46
5	—	596	100.00–106.00	104.81
4	—	414	105.00–110.00	107.22
3	—	667	95.00–102.00	97.38
3	—	320	110.00–113.00	110.97
2	—	615	101.00–102.00	101.51
1	—	375	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	770	113.00–114.00	113.34
4	—	320	118.00–121.00	120.25
4	—	945	109.00	109.00
7	—	276	121.00–129.00	126.66
11	—	375	123.00–129.00	123.57
16	—	420	116.00–127.00	122.64
16	—	728	100.00–114.00	109.49
22	—	620	105.00–116.00	112.66
23	—	578	111.00–118.00	115.06
26	—	659	104.00–118.00	116.17
30	—	470	115.00–125.50	122.05
46	—	529	111.00–122.00	117.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	525	115.00–125.00	121.01
20	—	629	112.00–119.00	116.19
9	—	473	123.00–137.00	128.71
9	—	366	128.00–139.00	133.40
8	—	413	124.00–140.00	130.54
7	—	706	106.00–109.00	108.28
6	—	660	110.00–114.00	113.16
6	—	580	115.00–121.00	118.01
5	—	288	135.00–144.00	140.44
4	—	326	135.00–147.00	139.64
3	—	766	105.00–107.00	106.33
2	—	803	97.00	97.00
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	669	106.00–109.00	107.02
1	—	310	125.00	125.00
2	—	608	107.00–109.00	108.01
3	—	378	116.00–125.00	119.05
3	—	542	106.00–110.00	108.68
5	—	473	112.00–123.00	116.66
6	—	429	108.00–121.00	114.77
11	—	564	104.00–114.00	109.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	536	142.00–150.00	146.91
28	—	722	135.00–140.00	138.68
17	—	487	153.00–156.00	154.94
11	—	365	159.00	159.00
9	—	592	141.00–146.00	143.81
9	—	448	151.00–154.00	153.67
3	—	316	155.00	155.00
2	—	765	134.00–137.00	135.50
96	—	639	138.00–148.00	146.21
59	—	686	137.00–142.00	141.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	673	124.00–136.00	129.88
20	—	617	120.00–136.00	124.20
16	—	772	124.00–127.00	125.31
14	—	579	121.00–138.00	130.58
13	—	729	118.00–126.00	121.78
4	—	931	121.00–124.00	121.98
4	—	390	139.00–140.00	139.25
2	—	332	142.00	142.00
1	—	875	120.00	120.00
11	—	531	123.00–138.00	131.70
6	—	473	131.00–145.00	137.49
6	—	428	134.00–145.00	141.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	112.00–124.00	119.05
6	—	575	110.00–120.00	115.34
3	—	433	120.00–126.00	122.05
2	—	673	113.00–114.00	113.51
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
1	—	395	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,059	31.00–38.00	34.14
7	—	1,032	40.00–46.00	42.44
2	—	1,018	26.00–30.00	27.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,601	50.00–59.00	52.90
3	—	1,488	47.00–48.00	47.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,205	42.00–49.00	46.52
8	—	1,221	50.00–55.00	52.34
4	—	1,253	34.00–40.00	37.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,507	54.00–65.00	60.36
2	—	1,688	72.00	72.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,268	550.00–690.00	617.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	810.00	810.00

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

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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