Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week: Steers 1.00-2.00 higher.Heifers under 500 lbs. 4.00-6.00 higher,over 500 lbs. 1.00-3.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady on a light test.Moderate supply with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.42/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$139.42

170 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$20.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.26

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	140.27	868	163
Medium and Large 2-3	539	119.53	644	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.74/cwt here — about $224 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 sale170 hd

139.42

—

KY average28 barns · 5,789 hd

139.16

+0.26

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	1,741	72.14	1,256	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	56.00	804	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,291	44.50	575	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	33.35	331	3thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1-2Fancy	—	460	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	149.96/cwt	145.00–155.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	151.02/cwt	146.00–157.50	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	129.69/cwt	120.00–137.00	742	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	150.92/cwt	140.00–159.00	638	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	148.97/cwt	145.00–155.00	730	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	135.60/cwt	126.00–146.00	706	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	153.48/cwt	141.00–163.00	652	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	545	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	129.31/cwt	123.00–137.00	865	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	137.41/cwt	132.00–149.00	796	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	128.70/cwt	126.00–130.00	942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	132.71/cwt	125.00–137.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	119.15/cwt	110.00–125.00	624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	113.13/cwt	110.00–119.00	422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	596	101.33/cwt	101.00–102.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	124.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	121.14/cwt	118.00–124.00	574	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	113.22/cwt	105.00–118.00	711	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	135.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	987	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	134.88/cwt	133.00–135.50	960	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	153.63/cwt	152.00–156.00	859	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	837	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	141.80/cwt	140.00–143.00	905	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	797	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,072	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	139.79/cwt	138.50–140.00	966	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	122.68/cwt	120.00–124.00	908	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	126.58/cwt	122.00–127.50	805	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	127.40/cwt	127.00–129.00	654	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	820	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	74.98/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,335	2
Bulls	—	—	1,550	61.37/cwt	60.00–63.00	951	2
Bulls	—	—	2,045	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	342	131.12/cwt	120.00–138.00	448	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	126.46/cwt	122.50–130.00	465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	508	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	35.11/cwt	33.00–37.00	444	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	124.64/cwt	121.00–127.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	151.03/cwt	149.00–152.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	264	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	37.03/cwt	35.00–39.00	355	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	277	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	804	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	44.98/cwt	43.00–48.00	580	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	119.32/cwt	110.00–122.00	680	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	127.95/cwt	120.00–133.00	549	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	131.69/cwt	124.00–137.00	498	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	103.21/cwt	102.00–105.00	742	5

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 408Last week 825Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 74Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	490	145.00–155.00	148.97
9	—	521	126.00–146.00	135.60
10	—	425	141.00–163.00	153.48
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
2	—	860	120.00	120.00
11	—	669	123.00–137.00	129.31
26	—	579	132.00–149.00	137.41
3	—	355	152.00	152.00
3	—	732	126.00–130.00	128.70
5	—	620	125.00–137.00	132.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	132.00	132.00
1	—	525	121.00	121.00
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
1	—	670	103.00	103.00
2	—	475	120.00–130.00	124.84
1	—	635	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	712	133.00–135.50	134.88
8	—	559	152.00–156.00	153.63
7	—	545	153.50	153.50
24	—	638	140.00–143.00	141.80
19	—	797	134.50	134.50
14	—	691	138.50–140.00	139.79
2	—	802	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	150.00	150.00
2	—	308	145.00–155.00	149.96
3	—	372	146.00–157.50	151.02
5	—	517	126.00–130.00	127.99
5	—	572	120.00–137.00	129.69
10	—	423	140.00–159.00	150.92
3	—	651	126.00	126.00
1	—	700	117.00	117.00
3	—	628	121.00–127.00	124.64
3	—	477	149.00–152.00	151.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	140.00	140.00
5	—	342	120.00–138.00	131.12
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
3	—	368	122.50–130.00	126.46
2	—	480	122.00	122.00
1	—	565	118.00	118.00
1	—	410	124.00	124.00
2	—	270	135.00–140.00	137.41
1	—	650	112.00	112.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	61.00	61.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	812	111.00	111.00
7	—	524	110.00–125.00	119.15
8	—	474	118.00–124.00	121.14
8	—	628	105.00–118.00	113.22
3	—	272	130.00–140.00	135.64
4	—	897	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	106.00	106.00
2	—	337	134.00	134.00
34	—	570	110.00–122.00	119.32
14	—	429	120.00–133.00	127.95
13	—	378	124.00–137.00	131.69
5	—	719	102.00–105.00	103.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	110.00–119.00	113.13
3	—	596	101.00–102.00	101.33
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	755	91.00	91.00
1	—	320	115.00	115.00
1	—	225	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	740	120.00–124.00	122.68
18	—	636	122.00–127.50	126.58
10	—	513	127.00–129.00	127.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,780	74.00–76.00	74.98
2	—	1,550	60.00–63.00	61.37
1	—	2,045	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	33.00–37.00	35.11
1	—	1,360	58.00	58.00
11	—	1,290	43.00–48.00	44.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	35.00–39.00	37.03
1	—	1,065	26.00	26.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	56.00	56.00

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