Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 2.00-4.00 lower,heifers 5.00-8.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.Heavy supply of calves with weak demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.35/cwt on 362 head.

Average price

$134.35

362 head · 682 lb average

Value per head Derived

$916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

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

$22.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.50

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	696	136.14	948	333
Medium and Large 2-3	516	113.89	588	29

One grade step is worth $22.24/cwt here — about $360 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 sale362 hd

134.35

—

KY average28 barns · 7,769 hd

137.86

−3.50

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	1,761	68.17	1,200	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	53.25	795	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	45.17	556	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	37.37	363	22

Every lot, as filed

103 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	—	968	117.38/cwt	111.00–121.50	1,136	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	132.07/cwt	120.00–136.00	689	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	129.02/cwt	122.00–133.00	862	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	131.29/cwt	122.00–136.00	751	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	144.32/cwt	141.00–145.00	870	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	140.47/cwt	139.00–149.00	716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	140.45/cwt	138.00–143.00	798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	149.39/cwt	145.00–154.00	644	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	133.32/cwt	129.00–134.00	969	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	140.98/cwt	131.00–141.80	1,164	130
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	115.65/cwt	110.00–125.00	487	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	117.17/cwt	110.00–125.00	555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	111.90/cwt	105.00–117.00	582	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	110.49/cwt	104.00–117.00	634	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	4,752	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,543	1,109.63/cwt	1,100.00–1,120.00	17,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	102.01/cwt	101.00–103.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	119.33/cwt	117.50–123.00	316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,067	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	137.63/cwt	130.00–142.00	647	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	111.94/cwt	106.00–116.00	527	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	109.71/cwt	101.00–114.00	466	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	101.90/cwt	99.00–104.00	632	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	104.24/cwt	100.00–105.00	606	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	97.60/cwt	90.00–102.00	656	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	114.24/cwt	106.00–120.00	432	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	105.98/cwt	101.00–109.00	561	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	127.99/cwt	124.00–130.00	356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	117.05/cwt	111.00–126.00	605	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	111.42/cwt	105.00–115.00	695	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	123.15/cwt	118.00–129.00	531	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	112.76/cwt	110.00–117.00	653	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	123.33/cwt	117.00–129.00	580	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	859	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	103.56/cwt	97.00–108.00	794	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	106.26/cwt	101.00–108.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	131.59/cwt	125.00–140.00	495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	134.31/cwt	123.00–145.00	441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	246	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	339	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	496	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	37.47/cwt	33.00–43.00	367	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	28.02/cwt	24.00–32.00	259	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	49.35/cwt	47.00–52.00	495	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	844	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	49.49/cwt	49.00–50.00	745	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	38.68/cwt	33.00–42.00	467	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	47.18/cwt	43.00–51.00	580	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	56.29/cwt	54.00–60.00	722	9
Bulls	—	—	1,650	58.49/cwt	53.00–64.00	965	6
Bulls	—	—	1,818	73.74/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,341	6
Bulls	—	—	1,923	80.49/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,548	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	785	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,084	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,215	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	787.20/cwt	710.00–925.00	10,730	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	783.29/cwt	675.00–900.00	10,097	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	513.73/cwt	400.00–650.00	5,790	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	652.74/cwt	550.00–725.00	7,578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	134.56/cwt	127.00–143.00	571	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	129.89/cwt	126.00–133.00	809	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	139.16/cwt	132.00–143.00	537	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	120.42/cwt	115.00–127.00	930	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	137.30/cwt	132.50–145.00	431	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	121.75/cwt	120.00–123.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	367	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	121.34/cwt	119.00–124.00	385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	104.71/cwt	96.00–109.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	107.77/cwt	101.00–110.00	846	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	117.55/cwt	114.00–124.00	431	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	112.19/cwt	110.00–114.00	475	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	108.08/cwt	103.00–114.00	674	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	112.47/cwt	109.00–115.50	527	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	111.83/cwt	107.00–115.00	584	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	110.76/cwt	107.00–113.00	640	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	121.46/cwt	119.00–123.00	816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	122.01/cwt	116.00–124.00	876	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	122.59/cwt	113.00–124.00	932	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	753	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	92.03/cwt	90.00–94.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	106.58/cwt	100.00–110.00	344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	99.94/cwt	94.00–104.00	531	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	104.92/cwt	100.00–106.00	611	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	104.07/cwt	102.00–108.00	442	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	109.16/cwt	104.00–112.00	415	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	104.52/cwt	101.00–108.00	490	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	555	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 Nov 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,081Last week 442Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steers 2.00-4.00 lower,heifers 5.00-8.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.Heavy supply of calves with weak demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	968	111.00–121.50	117.38
20	—	522	120.00–136.00	132.07
20	—	668	122.00–133.00	129.02
26	—	572	122.00–136.00	131.29
13	—	871	122.50	122.50
10	—	470	130.00–142.00	137.63
8	—	424	127.00–143.00	134.56
7	—	623	126.00–133.00	129.89
7	—	386	132.00–143.00	139.16
5	—	772	115.00–127.00	120.42
5	—	314	132.50–145.00	137.30
4	—	711	120.00–123.00	121.75
1	—	900	119.00	119.00
1	—	805	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	682	134.00	134.00
3	—	478	154.00	154.00
6	—	603	141.00–145.00	144.32
7	—	510	139.00–149.00	140.47
8	—	568	138.00–143.00	140.45
12	—	431	145.00–154.00	149.39
22	—	727	129.00–134.00	133.32
130	—	826	131.00–141.80	140.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	140.00	140.00
1	—	395	121.00	121.00
1	—	640	116.00	116.00
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
4	—	421	110.00–125.00	115.65
4	—	474	110.00–125.00	117.17
8	—	520	105.00–117.00	111.90
9	—	574	104.00–117.00	110.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	367	157.00	157.00
1	—	345	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	110.00–112.00	110.99
2	—	715	101.00–103.00	102.01
3	—	265	117.50–123.00	119.33
3	—	317	119.00–124.00	121.34
3	—	813	96.00–109.00	104.71
11	—	785	101.00–110.00	107.77
12	—	367	114.00–124.00	117.55
27	—	423	110.00–114.00	112.19
27	—	624	103.00–114.00	108.08
38	—	469	109.00–115.50	112.47
38	—	522	107.00–115.00	111.83
44	—	578	107.00–113.00	110.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	117.00–118.00	117.49
4	—	672	119.00–123.00	121.46
7	—	718	116.00–124.00	122.01
8	—	760	113.00–124.00	122.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	116.00	116.00
1	—	655	93.00	93.00
1	—	720	97.00	97.00
2	—	280	110.00	110.00
2	—	753	89.00–90.00	89.50
3	—	622	90.00–94.00	92.03
5	—	323	100.00–110.00	106.58
9	—	531	94.00–104.00	99.94
10	—	582	100.00–106.00	104.92
11	—	425	102.00–108.00	104.07
18	—	380	104.00–112.00	109.16
21	—	469	101.00–108.00	104.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	471	106.00–116.00	111.94
13	—	425	101.00–114.00	109.71
10	—	620	99.00–104.00	101.90
8	—	581	100.00–105.00	104.24
7	—	672	90.00–102.00	97.60
7	—	378	106.00–120.00	114.24
6	—	529	101.00–109.00	105.98
3	—	278	124.00–130.00	127.99
1	—	790	95.00	95.00
1	—	720	91.00	91.00
1	—	345	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	517	111.00–126.00	117.05
22	—	624	105.00–115.00	111.42
18	—	431	118.00–129.00	123.15
16	—	579	110.00–117.00	112.76
12	—	470	117.00–129.00	123.33
6	—	810	106.00	106.00
5	—	767	97.00–108.00	103.56
4	—	715	101.00–108.00	106.26
4	—	376	125.00–140.00	131.59
4	—	328	123.00–145.00	134.31
3	—	660	107.00	107.00
3	—	246	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	152.50	152.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	440.00	440.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,543	1,100.00–1,120.00	1,109.63
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	785	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,363	710.00–925.00	787.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,289	675.00–900.00	783.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,127	400.00–650.00	513.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,161	550.00–725.00	652.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	979	33.00–43.00	37.47
4	—	926	24.00–32.00	28.02
3	—	1,003	47.00–52.00	49.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	57.00	57.00
2	—	1,505	49.00–50.00	49.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,207	33.00–42.00	38.68
18	—	1,230	43.00–51.00	47.18
9	—	1,283	54.00–60.00	56.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,650	53.00–64.00	58.49
6	—	1,818	70.00–79.00	73.74
2	—	1,923	80.00–81.00	80.49

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle