Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers traded steady too 1.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 higher.Good demand,

receipts light due to the extremely cold temperatures.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.99/cwt on 180 head.

Average price

$136.99

180 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$21.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.34

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	653	139.75	912	157
Medium and Large 2-3	518	118.12	612	23

One grade step is worth $21.63/cwt here — about $300 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 sale180 hd

136.99

—

KY average21 barns · 5,229 hd

139.33

−2.34

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	73.52	1,323	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,589	49.62	788	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	47.19	585	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	35.18	331	13

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	418	110.54/cwt	109.00–112.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	119.21/cwt	113.00–123.00	746	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	141.47/cwt	138.00–142.50	392	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	121.39/cwt	117.00–124.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	142.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	125.53/cwt	124.00–129.00	900	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	141.34/cwt	131.00–146.00	680	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	134.21/cwt	124.00–139.00	769	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	131.29/cwt	122.00–139.00	684	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	131.46/cwt	129.00–133.00	876	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	147.56/cwt	145.00–153.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	143.47/cwt	142.00–145.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	157.53/cwt	155.00–160.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	110.65/cwt	105.00–115.00	513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	439	109.21/cwt	103.00–114.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	319	114.29/cwt	109.00–117.50	365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	108.67/cwt	105.00–111.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	106.66/cwt	102.00–110.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	115.08/cwt	112.50–117.50	308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	129.65/cwt	124.00–133.50	804	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	119.80/cwt	116.00–127.00	565	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	118.27/cwt	117.00–120.00	674	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	115.92/cwt	115.00–120.00	602	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	122.40/cwt	120.00–132.00	536	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	37.93/cwt	35.00–40.00	356	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	26.99/cwt	24.00–29.00	252	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	449	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	51.36/cwt	51.00–52.00	828	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	730	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	45.75/cwt	42.00–50.00	560	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	52.52/cwt	51.00–55.00	653	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	439	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	74.73/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,362	6
Bulls	—	—	1,670	66.67/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,113	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,536	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,680	1,018.08/cwt	985.00–1,050.00	17,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	118.12/cwt	110.00–120.00	670	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	110.65/cwt	110.00–112.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	114.48/cwt	114.00–115.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	143.66/cwt	135.00–143.80	1,090	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	139.67/cwt	139.00–141.00	883	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	755	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	131.50/cwt	131.00–133.00	978	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	158.25/cwt	150.00–163.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	117.71/cwt	112.00–121.00	733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	124.64/cwt	121.00–126.00	322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	111.66/cwt	111.00–113.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	129.62/cwt	128.00–133.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	111.12/cwt	105.00–115.00	636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	107.77/cwt	101.00–114.00	559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	107.78/cwt	104.00–110.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	105.21/cwt	96.00–110.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	116.03/cwt	110.00–122.00	566	2

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 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 442Last week 936Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 94Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 5Year ago 0

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers traded steady too 1.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 higher.Good demand,

receipts light due to the extremely cold temperatures.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	109.00–112.00	110.54
1	—	785	90.00	90.00
1	—	730	96.00	96.00
1	—	285	135.00	135.00
5	—	572	105.00–115.00	111.12
5	—	519	101.00–114.00	107.77
4	—	676	104.00–110.00	107.78
3	—	628	96.00–110.00	105.21
2	—	488	110.00–122.00	116.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	626	113.00–123.00	119.21
6	—	277	138.00–142.50	141.47
5	—	516	117.00–124.00	121.39
5	—	383	140.00–145.00	142.37
3	—	490	125.00–126.00	125.33
2	—	837	94.00	94.00
2	—	335	152.00	152.00
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	141.00	141.00
65	—	759	135.00–143.80	143.66
6	—	632	139.00–141.00	139.67
6	—	517	146.00	146.00
4	—	744	131.00–133.00	131.50
4	—	417	150.00–163.00	158.25
3	—	470	151.00	151.00
2	—	557	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	717	124.00–129.00	125.53
13	—	481	131.00–146.00	141.34
9	—	573	124.00–139.00	134.21
9	—	521	122.00–139.00	131.29
8	—	666	129.00–133.00	131.46
4	—	631	134.00	134.00
3	—	828	115.00	115.00
3	—	370	145.00–153.00	147.56
2	—	413	142.00–145.00	143.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	155.00–160.00	157.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	567	110.00–120.00	118.12
3	—	623	110.00–112.00	110.65
2	—	520	114.00–115.00	114.48
2	—	420	112.00	112.00
2	—	270	135.00	135.00
1	—	460	117.00	117.00
1	—	360	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	105.00–115.00	110.65
4	—	439	103.00–114.00	109.21
4	—	319	109.00–117.50	114.29
3	—	573	105.00–111.00	108.67
3	—	510	102.00–110.00	106.66
3	—	268	112.50–117.50	115.08
2	—	625	101.00	101.00
1	—	385	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	620	124.00–133.50	129.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	472	116.00–127.00	119.80
15	—	570	117.00–120.00	118.27
15	—	519	115.00–120.00	115.92
10	—	438	120.00–132.00	122.40
7	—	623	112.00–121.00	117.71
4	—	258	121.00–126.00	124.64
3	—	666	111.00–113.00	111.66
3	—	370	128.00–133.00	129.62
3	—	330	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	939	35.00–40.00	37.93
4	—	935	24.00–29.00	26.99
1	—	975	46.00	46.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	51.00–52.00	51.36
2	—	1,553	47.00	47.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,223	42.00–50.00	45.75
6	—	1,244	51.00–55.00	52.52
1	—	1,415	31.00	31.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,823	72.00–77.00	74.73
2	—	1,670	65.00–68.00	66.67
1	—	1,920	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,680	985.00–1,050.00	1,018.08

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle