Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers steady 2.00 higher.Heifers under 500 lbs. 3.00-5.00 lower,over 500 lbs.steady 2.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Good supply with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.93/cwt on 302 head.

Average price

$137.93

302 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$15.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

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	633	138.57	877	290
Medium and Large 2-3	509	122.64	625	12thin

One grade step is worth $15.93/cwt here — about $252 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 sale302 hd

137.93

—

KY average29 barns · 11,271 hd

137.00

+0.93

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	1,635	64.89	1,061	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	50.17	756	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	43.22	517	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	37.19	357	21

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	421	121.28/cwt	116.00–124.00	511	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	121.13/cwt	115.00–124.00	573	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	111.62/cwt	106.00–113.00	701	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	115.30/cwt	110.00–119.00	665	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	448	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	324	110.53/cwt	110.00–111.00	358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	117.11/cwt	110.00–123.50	609	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	140.74/cwt	125.00–147.00	747	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	107.97/cwt	106.00–112.00	732	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	136.43/cwt	124.00–143.00	787	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	152.05/cwt	140.00–157.00	654	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	123.44/cwt	121.00–126.00	890	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	156.91/cwt	141.00–160.00	523	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	154.32/cwt	154.00–155.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	130.67/cwt	122.00–133.00	896	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	132.41/cwt	120.00–136.00	821	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	149.73/cwt	142.00–157.00	714	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	494	125.75/cwt	116.00–131.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	134.80/cwt	127.50–142.50	375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	687.28/cwt	660.00–700.00	8,838	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	516.91/cwt	470.00–570.00	5,722	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	734.79/cwt	720.00–750.00	9,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	128.00/cwt	127.00–129.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	332	1
Bulls	—	—	1,594	64.04/cwt	54.00–68.00	1,021	6
Bulls	—	—	1,880	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	140.20/cwt	138.00–144.00	878	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	796	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	135.79/cwt	134.00–136.25	963	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	131.98/cwt	131.50–132.50	1,037	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	122.49/cwt	118.00–123.00	865	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	956	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	307	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	292	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	125.16/cwt	125.00–126.00	588	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	114.24/cwt	110.00–123.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	144.96/cwt	140.00–155.00	558	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	148.94/cwt	147.00–150.00	624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	133.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	146.12/cwt	142.50–151.00	471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	113.54/cwt	112.00–115.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	114.98/cwt	113.00–117.00	494	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	52.48/cwt	52.00–53.00	766	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	45.56/cwt	42.00–51.00	549	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	34.42/cwt	31.00–38.00	405	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	55.53/cwt	52.00–59.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	129.31/cwt	125.00–131.00	742	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	132.15/cwt	122.00–142.00	699	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	106.16/cwt	103.00–108.00	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	107.49/cwt	107.00–109.00	557	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	36.63/cwt	33.00–41.00	359	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	44.08/cwt	42.00–48.00	430	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	28.14/cwt	25.00–30.00	242	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	49.02/cwt	46.00–51.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	99.98/cwt	98.00–102.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	109.06/cwt	100.00–114.00	467	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	108.72/cwt	105.00–113.00	515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	115.01/cwt	112.00–118.00	434	9

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 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 825Last week 842Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 18Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steers steady 2.00 higher.Heifers under 500 lbs. 3.00-5.00 lower,over 500 lbs.steady 2.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Good supply with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	421	116.00–124.00	121.28
32	—	473	115.00–124.00	121.13
22	—	628	106.00–113.00	111.62
22	—	577	110.00–119.00	115.30
18	—	368	120.00–125.00	121.64
3	—	270	131.00	131.00
2	—	325	120.00	120.00
1	—	860	100.00	100.00
1	—	785	101.00	101.00
1	—	710	102.00	102.00
42	—	520	110.00–123.50	117.11
11	—	678	106.00–112.00	107.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	110.00–111.00	110.53
6	—	582	103.00–108.00	106.16
4	—	518	107.00–109.00	107.49
2	—	678	101.00	101.00
2	—	625	98.00–102.00	99.98
1	—	265	122.50	122.50
13	—	428	100.00–114.00	109.06
9	—	474	105.00–113.00	108.72
9	—	377	112.00–118.00	115.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	706	118.00–123.00	122.49
6	—	771	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	531	125.00–147.00	140.74
17	—	577	124.00–143.00	136.43
15	—	430	140.00–157.00	152.05
11	—	721	121.00–126.00	123.44
6	—	333	141.00–160.00	156.91
3	—	383	154.00–155.00	154.32
2	—	917	125.00	125.00
19	—	686	122.00–133.00	130.67
18	—	620	120.00–136.00	132.41
18	—	477	142.00–157.00	149.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	114.00	114.00
1	—	730	102.00	102.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
4	—	494	116.00–131.00	125.75
2	—	528	118.00–120.00	119.02
2	—	278	127.50–142.50	134.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	626	138.00–144.00	140.20
8	—	520	153.00	153.00
6	—	650	139.00	139.00
5	—	418	172.00	172.00
2	—	550	152.00	152.00
82	—	709	134.00–136.25	135.79
36	—	786	131.50–132.50	131.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	123.00	123.00
2	—	618	127.00–129.00	128.00
1	—	270	157.50	157.50
1	—	225	147.50	147.50
11	—	385	140.00–155.00	144.96
6	—	419	147.00–150.00	148.94
3	—	477	130.00–135.00	133.29
3	—	322	142.50–151.00	146.12
17	—	574	125.00–131.00	129.31
12	—	529	122.00–142.00	132.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	307	130.00	130.00
2	—	292	132.50	132.50
1	—	650	107.00	107.00
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
6	—	470	125.00–126.00	125.16
4	—	576	110.00–123.00	114.24
2	—	523	112.00–115.00	113.54
2	—	430	113.00–117.00	114.98

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)	4	—	1,286	660.00–700.00	687.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,107	470.00–570.00	516.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,248	720.00–750.00	734.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,594	54.00–68.00	64.04
1	—	1,880	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	52.00–53.00	52.48
4	—	1,530	46.00–51.00	49.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,204	42.00–51.00	45.56
9	—	1,176	31.00–38.00	34.42
3	—	1,210	52.00–59.00	55.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	979	33.00–41.00	36.63
5	—	975	42.00–48.00	44.08
3	—	860	25.00–30.00	28.14

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle