Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due too market being closed for Holiday.Good supply with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.18/cwt on 286 head.

Average price

$118.18

286 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$13.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.71

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	545	119.98	654	249
Medium and Large 2-3	499	106.10	530	37

One grade step is worth $13.88/cwt here — about $124 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 sale286 hd

118.18

—

KY average23 barns · 4,656 hd

119.90

−1.71

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	1,825	68.14	1,243	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	49.00	784	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	41.59	510	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	990	34.94	346	43

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	622	109.73/cwt	104.00–116.00	683	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	147.74/cwt	141.00–150.00	464	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	135.81/cwt	133.00–139.00	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	150.62/cwt	145.00–155.00	408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	123.72/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,078	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	127.98/cwt	119.00–132.00	802	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	147.60/cwt	130.00–157.00	691	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	110.67/cwt	103.00–115.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	114.93/cwt	111.00–118.00	659	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	125.03/cwt	117.00–139.00	525	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	132.72/cwt	124.00–140.00	498	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	107.81/cwt	105.00–114.00	524	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	91.96/cwt	90.00–95.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	104.45/cwt	103.00–108.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	116.77/cwt	110.00–121.00	612	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	143.86/cwt	140.00–148.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	128.03/cwt	121.00–134.00	857	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	156.68/cwt	146.00–166.00	602	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	120.15/cwt	118.00–122.00	872	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	267	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	133.58/cwt	123.00–141.00	771	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	482.07/cwt	440.00–520.00	5,365	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	650.04/cwt	560.00–730.00	7,586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	114.32/cwt	110.00–118.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	104.01/cwt	102.00–106.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	115.62/cwt	110.00–121.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	131.95/cwt	127.50–137.00	422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	136.67/cwt	130.00–144.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	129.11/cwt	120.00–140.00	744	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	129.36/cwt	120.00–140.00	683	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	149.98/cwt	147.00–153.00	781	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	151.13/cwt	143.00–155.00	861	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	136.29/cwt	136.00–139.00	921	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	141.85/cwt	139.00–144.00	889	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	164.93/cwt	163.00–167.00	788	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	162.44/cwt	159.00–167.00	689	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	133.60/cwt	129.00–134.50	978	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	124.20/cwt	117.50–125.00	835	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	117.28/cwt	117.00–118.00	739	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	117.20/cwt	117.00–118.00	856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	722	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	146.17/cwt	143.00–150.00	747	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	406	161.04/cwt	159.00–165.00	654	3
Bulls	—	—	1,855	73.34/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,360	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	158.03/cwt	153.00–163.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	106.44/cwt	103.00–111.00	768	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	123.49/cwt	121.00–127.00	766	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	153.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	121.96/cwt	121.00–123.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	108.75/cwt	100.00–113.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	115.88/cwt	110.00–126.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	148.72/cwt	132.00–152.00	692	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	117.77/cwt	116.00–122.00	780	9
Bulls	—	—	1,803	64.35/cwt	54.00–69.00	1,160	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	37.45/cwt	32.00–41.00	464	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	45.26/cwt	43.00–47.00	449	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	126.33/cwt	122.00–130.00	480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	114.45/cwt	111.00–118.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	107.48/cwt	103.00–112.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	120.09/cwt	115.00–134.00	582	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	108.63/cwt	98.00–114.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	133.65/cwt	130.00–138.00	425	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	35.39/cwt	32.00–41.00	347	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	28.23/cwt	23.00–31.00	286	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	45.14/cwt	42.00–50.00	549	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	110.55/cwt	107.00–114.00	476	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	96.03/cwt	92.00–100.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	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 Dec 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 842Last week 1,081Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 94Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 51Year ago 0

Compared to last week: No trend due too market being closed for Holiday.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
24	—	622	104.00–116.00	109.73
3	—	288	140.00	140.00
4	—	661	103.00–115.00	110.67
13	—	573	111.00–118.00	114.93
19	—	420	117.00–139.00	125.03
22	—	375	124.00–140.00	132.72
53	—	524	110.00–121.00	116.77
37	—	485	115.00–134.00	120.09
6	—	714	98.00–114.00	108.63
5	—	318	130.00–138.00	133.65
2	—	850	102.00	102.00
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	486	105.00–114.00	107.81
1	—	235	125.00	125.00
1	—	315	112.00	112.00
1	—	355	105.00	105.00
3	—	622	90.00–95.00	91.96
4	—	529	103.00–108.00	104.45
8	—	431	107.00–114.00	110.55
4	—	671	92.00–100.00	96.03
2	—	568	109.00–111.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	672	117.50–125.00	124.20
11	—	630	117.00–118.00	117.28
5	—	730	117.00–118.00	117.20
7	—	587	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	314	141.00–150.00	147.74
5	—	532	133.00–139.00	135.81
4	—	271	145.00–155.00	150.62
7	—	871	122.00–124.00	123.72
1	—	755	119.00	119.00
16	—	627	119.00–132.00	127.98
20	—	468	130.00–157.00	147.60
2	—	430	140.00–148.00	143.86
14	—	669	121.00–134.00	128.03
8	—	384	146.00–166.00	156.68
7	—	726	118.00–122.00	120.15
26	—	577	123.00–141.00	133.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
2	—	267	120.00	120.00
1	—	600	116.00	116.00
1	—	435	123.00	123.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	116.00	116.00
4	—	530	110.00–118.00	114.32
2	—	770	102.00–106.00	104.01
2	—	460	110.00–121.00	115.62
2	—	320	127.50–137.00	131.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	126.00–130.00	127.99
13	—	521	147.00–153.00	149.98
28	—	570	143.00–155.00	151.13
27	—	676	136.00–139.00	136.29
13	—	627	139.00–144.00	141.85
8	—	478	163.00–167.00	164.93
9	—	424	159.00–167.00	162.44
6	—	732	129.00–134.50	133.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	130.00–144.00	136.67
1	—	275	155.00	155.00
13	—	576	120.00–140.00	129.11
13	—	528	120.00–140.00	129.36
2	—	393	153.00–163.00	158.03
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
7	—	722	103.00–111.00	106.44
6	—	620	121.00–127.00	123.49
3	—	333	150.00–155.00	153.32
13	—	465	132.00–152.00	148.72
9	—	662	116.00–122.00	117.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	95.00	95.00
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
2	—	425	121.00–123.00	121.96
3	—	683	100.00–113.00	108.75
3	—	477	110.00–126.00	115.88
3	—	380	122.00–130.00	126.33
2	—	558	111.00–118.00	114.45
2	—	513	103.00–112.00	107.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	511	143.00–150.00	146.17
3	—	406	159.00–165.00	161.04

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,113	440.00–520.00	482.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,167	560.00–730.00	650.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,855	70.00–76.00	73.34
11	—	1,803	54.00–69.00	64.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,238	32.00–41.00	37.45
21	—	1,216	42.00–50.00	45.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	992	43.00–47.00	45.26
26	—	980	32.00–41.00	35.39
11	—	1,012	23.00–31.00	28.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	49.00	49.00

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

Reporter comment USDA

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle