Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due too market being closed for holiday's. Heavy supply with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.58/cwt on 988 head.

Average price

$145.58

988 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$324

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

$19.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.10

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	655	146.46	959	944
Medium and Large 2-3	500	126.85	635	44

One grade step is worth $19.61/cwt here — about $324 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 sale988 hd

145.58

—

KY average24 barns · 7,376 hd

141.48

+4.10

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	1,737	74.59	1,296	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	51.87	755	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	47.71	596	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	37.55	376	26

Every lot, as filed

102 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 2-3	—	595	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	117.36/cwt	114.00–122.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	143.97/cwt	132.00–149.50	763	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	150.38/cwt	140.00–159.00	654	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	138.16/cwt	130.00–144.00	789	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	149.12/cwt	137.00–158.00	714	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	157.11/cwt	150.00–162.50	509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	126.13/cwt	120.00–128.99	1,047	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	157.08/cwt	147.00–168.00	591	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	134.69/cwt	123.00–138.00	920	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	117.91/cwt	114.00–123.00	395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	100.74/cwt	100.00–103.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	133.44/cwt	125.00–139.00	825	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	129.32/cwt	127.00–136.00	429	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	113.54/cwt	106.00–119.00	710	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	101.49/cwt	100.00–103.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	108.30/cwt	101.00–113.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	111.02/cwt	109.00–113.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	114.84/cwt	111.00–120.00	427	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	137.44/cwt	130.00–145.00	444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	130.17/cwt	120.00–137.00	618	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	123.82/cwt	118.00–127.00	711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	130.40/cwt	128.00–134.00	559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	116.03/cwt	109.00–120.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	125.68/cwt	117.00–129.00	958	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	124.34/cwt	120.00–129.00	903	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	139.19/cwt	137.50–140.00	380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	792	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	119.48/cwt	119.00–120.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	131.92/cwt	130.00–134.00	495	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	531	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	449	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	805.57/cwt	730.00–850.00	9,933	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,995	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	5,824	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	121.59/cwt	117.00–131.00	516	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	111.89/cwt	108.00–116.00	695	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	113.23/cwt	111.00–116.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	158.11/cwt	150.00–167.00	843	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	145.16/cwt	140.00–145.50	899	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	168.57/cwt	166.00–170.00	721	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	168.90/cwt	164.00–172.00	806	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	133.25/cwt	126.50–137.95	761	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	134.01/cwt	123.00–136.50	973	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,094	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	829	144.15/cwt	143.80–144.50	1,195	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	163.46/cwt	151.00–163.95	968	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	145.70/cwt	145.70–145.70	1,055	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	128.30/cwt	126.00–129.50	668	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	130.24/cwt	122.00–131.00	860	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	947	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	123.38/cwt	122.00–125.00	753	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	147.08/cwt	141.00–149.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	115.00/cwt	110.00–121.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	121.65/cwt	118.00–126.00	572	4
Bulls	—	—	1,718	77.18/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,326	8
Bulls	—	—	1,601	64.46/cwt	51.00–71.00	1,032	7
Bulls	—	—	2,015	87.15/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	131.90/cwt	126.00–136.00	484	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	112.40/cwt	111.00–114.00	867	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	146.73/cwt	142.50–150.00	550	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	110.08/cwt	104.00–113.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	298	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	387	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	130.60/cwt	122.00–139.00	682	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	40.26/cwt	36.00–43.00	484	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	56.22/cwt	54.00–59.00	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	122.94/cwt	119.00–128.00	760	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	146.41/cwt	140.00–149.00	690	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	142.48/cwt	121.00–150.00	601	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	126.81/cwt	123.00–135.00	730	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	38.98/cwt	34.00–42.00	405	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	27.93/cwt	24.00–33.00	257	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	46.28/cwt	44.00–54.00	479	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	48.24/cwt	45.00–51.00	700	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	56.71/cwt	55.00–58.00	828	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	48.66/cwt	44.00–53.00	610	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	113.48/cwt	107.00–119.00	544	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	112.65/cwt	106.00–118.00	467	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	120.71/cwt	115.00–125.00	690	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	121.08/cwt	115.00–125.00	634	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	127.16/cwt	120.00–132.00	608	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	129.77/cwt	120.00–137.00	561	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	138.30/cwt	129.00–142.00	490	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	133.59/cwt	130.00–137.50	373	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	107.54/cwt	100.00–114.00	816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	104.79/cwt	101.00–112.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	115.80/cwt	109.00–121.00	776	20

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 Jan 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,979Last week 408Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 0

No comparison due too market being closed for holiday's. Heavy supply with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	113.00	113.00
1	—	715	98.00	98.00
4	—	335	114.00–123.00	117.91
4	—	632	100.00–103.00	100.74
4	—	668	100.00–103.00	101.49
5	—	534	101.00–113.00	108.30
10	—	372	111.00–120.00	114.84
12	—	479	107.00–119.00	113.48
17	—	415	106.00–118.00	112.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	855	115.00	115.00
12	—	332	127.00–136.00	129.32
14	—	625	106.00–119.00	113.54
1	—	235	137.50	137.50
2	—	828	109.00–113.00	111.02
57	—	572	115.00–125.00	120.71
41	—	524	115.00–125.00	121.08
97	—	478	120.00–132.00	127.16
95	—	432	120.00–137.00	129.77
10	—	354	129.00–142.00	138.30
7	—	279	130.00–137.50	133.59
5	—	759	100.00–114.00	107.54
5	—	717	101.00–112.00	104.79
20	—	670	109.00–121.00	115.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	571	126.50–137.95	133.25
89	—	726	123.00–136.50	134.01
33	—	521	126.00–129.50	128.30
24	—	660	122.00–131.00	130.24
21	—	764	124.00	124.00
18	—	610	122.00–125.00	123.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	114.00–122.00	117.36
2	—	323	130.00–145.00	137.44
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
16	—	475	120.00–137.00	130.17
5	—	574	118.00–127.00	123.82
5	—	429	128.00–134.00	130.40
3	—	655	109.00–120.00	116.03
3	—	273	137.50–140.00	139.19
2	—	792	111.00	111.00
2	—	528	119.00–120.00	119.48
2	—	375	130.00–134.00	131.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	530	132.00–149.50	143.97
26	—	435	140.00–159.00	150.38
33	—	571	130.00–144.00	138.16
34	—	479	137.00–158.00	149.12
2	—	285	150.00	150.00
3	—	891	115.00	115.00
3	—	928	118.00	118.00
4	—	324	150.00–162.50	157.11
14	—	830	120.00–128.99	126.13
15	—	376	147.00–168.00	157.08
91	—	683	123.00–138.00	134.69
18	—	618	125.00–139.00	133.44
39	—	762	117.00–129.00	125.68
35	—	726	120.00–129.00	124.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	149.00	149.00
1	—	385	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	533	150.00–167.00	158.11
44	—	619	140.00–145.50	145.16
14	—	428	166.00–170.00	168.57
69	—	477	164.00–172.00	168.90
135	—	760	144.00	144.00
128	—	829	143.80–144.50	144.15
85	—	592	151.00–163.95	163.46
67	—	724	145.70	145.70
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	531	84.50	84.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	114.00	114.00
1	—	690	119.00	119.00
1	—	300	152.50	152.50
5	—	771	111.00–114.00	112.40
5	—	375	142.50–150.00	146.73
15	—	522	122.00–139.00	130.60
13	—	618	119.00–128.00	122.94
13	—	471	140.00–149.00	146.41
12	—	422	121.00–150.00	142.48
8	—	576	123.00–135.00	126.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	117.00–131.00	121.59
6	—	621	108.00–116.00	111.89
4	—	589	111.00–116.00	113.23
4	—	533	110.00–121.00	115.00
4	—	470	118.00–126.00	121.65
4	—	367	126.00–136.00	131.90
3	—	668	104.00–113.00	110.08
3	—	298	130.00	130.00
1	—	310	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	141.00–149.00	147.08
2	—	557	143.00	143.00

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)	3	—	1,233	730.00–850.00	805.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	520.00	520.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	540.00	540.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,718	74.00–81.00	77.18
7	—	1,601	51.00–71.00	64.46
4	—	2,015	85.00–89.00	87.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,201	36.00–43.00	40.26
6	—	1,302	54.00–59.00	56.22
17	—	1,254	44.00–53.00	48.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,040	34.00–42.00	38.98
8	—	919	24.00–33.00	27.93
7	—	1,035	44.00–54.00	46.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,451	45.00–51.00	48.24
3	—	1,460	55.00–58.00	56.71

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