Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers steady 1.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.Good demand with good supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.14/cwt on 333 head.

Average price

$144.14

333 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$19.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.20

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	609	145.00	883	318
Medium and Large 2-3	492	125.83	619	15thin

One grade step is worth $19.17/cwt here — about $264 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 sale333 hd

144.14

—

KY average30 barns · 9,719 hd

142.93

+1.20

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	—	High	1,672	77.59	1,297	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	54.99	802	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,160	51.66	599	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	996	40.12	399	13

Every lot, as filed

88 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 2-3	—	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	140.27/cwt	139.00–142.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	162.63/cwt	158.00–169.00	537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	164.05/cwt	158.00–168.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	132.05/cwt	130.00–134.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	119.35/cwt	115.00–123.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	132.74/cwt	126.00–138.00	818	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	159.06/cwt	142.00–161.00	687	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	113.16/cwt	110.00–118.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	117.63/cwt	105.00–120.00	782	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	131.26/cwt	122.00–139.00	549	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	122.55/cwt	116.00–125.00	699	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	127.40/cwt	120.00–138.00	606	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	114.76/cwt	110.00–125.00	431	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	111.90/cwt	105.00–116.00	871	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	141.24/cwt	134.00–146.00	528	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	138.92/cwt	127.00–148.00	733	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	129.49/cwt	127.00–132.00	936	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	126.76/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,046	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	129.40/cwt	119.00–131.50	998	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	131.40/cwt	124.00–136.00	887	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	141.88/cwt	130.00–148.00	827	28
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	392	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	314	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	295	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	236	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	210	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	168	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	153.62/cwt	141.00–159.00	739	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	133.38/cwt	125.00–137.00	708	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	163.77/cwt	156.00–169.00	537	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	121.75/cwt	121.00–122.00	815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	154.55/cwt	149.00–160.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	155.16/cwt	153.00–160.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	121.45/cwt	120.00–123.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	358	183.79/cwt	183.00–184.00	658	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	159.62/cwt	150.00–167.00	849	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	411	168.39/cwt	165.00–177.00	692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	168.64/cwt	165.00–172.00	808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	128.05/cwt	126.00–130.00	674	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	144.80/cwt	140.00–145.00	975	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	124.87/cwt	123.00–127.00	784	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	143.09/cwt	140.00–149.00	607	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	126.73/cwt	125.00–128.00	708	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	159.14/cwt	149.00–167.00	826	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	152.49/cwt	152.00–154.00	857	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	161.59/cwt	161.00–166.00	701	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	611	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	83.37/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,505	3
Bulls	—	—	1,480	69.10/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,023	2
Bulls	—	—	1,668	77.52/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,293	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	121.98/cwt	115.00–133.00	565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	110.96/cwt	108.00–114.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	131.02/cwt	123.00–134.50	799	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	136.25/cwt	132.50–140.00	361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	144.98/cwt	140.00–158.00	686	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	130.17/cwt	125.00–134.00	752	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	117.58/cwt	115.00–120.00	668	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	54.99/cwt	53.00–57.00	802	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	55.88/cwt	53.00–61.00	643	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	48.03/cwt	47.00–50.00	573	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	137.07/cwt	134.00–140.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	138.63/cwt	130.00–144.00	448	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	108.00/cwt	101.00–114.00	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	140.69/cwt	137.50–144.00	408	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	46.54/cwt	43.00–49.00	479	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	35.38/cwt	33.00–38.00	337	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	316	121.94/cwt	110.00–127.50	385	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	97.28/cwt	91.00–103.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	116.84/cwt	105.00–121.00	731	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	122.53/cwt	119.00–125.00	643	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	114.18/cwt	101.00–117.00	821	8

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 837Last week 1,979Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 87Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 17Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers steady 1.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.Good demand with good supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	123.00	123.00
3	—	370	139.00–142.00	140.27
1	—	220	127.50	127.50
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
3	—	470	130.00–134.00	132.05
3	—	517	115.00–123.00	119.35
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
1	—	725	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	158.00–169.00	162.63
3	—	367	158.00–168.00	164.05
16	—	616	126.00–138.00	132.74
17	—	432	142.00–161.00	159.06
11	—	528	127.00–148.00	138.92
6	—	723	127.00–132.00	129.49
4	—	825	123.00–128.00	126.76
38	—	771	119.00–131.50	129.40
36	—	675	124.00–136.00	131.40
28	—	583	130.00–148.00	141.88
1	—	850	122.00	122.00
13	—	481	141.00–159.00	153.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	358	183.00–184.00	183.79
1	—	300	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	532	150.00–167.00	159.62
7	—	411	165.00–177.00	168.39
5	—	479	165.00–172.00	168.64
4	—	612	140.00	140.00
3	—	710	133.00	133.00
3	—	558	155.00	155.00
75	—	673	140.00–145.00	144.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	114.00	114.00
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
2	—	527	110.00	110.00
4	—	471	110.00–118.00	113.16
1	—	400	113.00	113.00
5	—	376	110.00–125.00	114.76
1	—	295	125.00	125.00
5	—	316	110.00–127.50	121.94
4	—	680	91.00–103.00	97.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	665	105.00–120.00	117.63
27	—	418	122.00–139.00	131.26
30	—	570	116.00–125.00	122.55
51	—	476	120.00–138.00	127.40
9	—	778	105.00–116.00	111.90
16	—	374	134.00–146.00	141.24
8	—	323	130.00–144.00	138.63
3	—	838	101.00–114.00	108.00
2	—	290	137.50–144.00	140.69
19	—	626	105.00–121.00	116.84
17	—	525	119.00–125.00	122.53
8	—	719	101.00–117.00	114.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	526	126.00–130.00	128.05
31	—	628	123.00–127.00	124.87
13	—	424	140.00–149.00	143.09
7	—	559	125.00–128.00	126.73
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	80.00	80.00
2	—	295	80.00	80.00
1	—	210	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	125.00–137.00	133.38
6	—	328	156.00–169.00	163.77
4	—	669	121.00–122.00	121.75
4	—	419	149.00–160.00	154.55
3	—	378	153.00–160.00	155.16
2	—	723	120.00–123.00	121.45
15	—	610	123.00–134.50	131.02
9	—	473	140.00–158.00	144.98
7	—	578	125.00–134.00	130.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	519	149.00–167.00	159.14
8	—	562	152.00–154.00	152.49
8	—	434	161.00–166.00	161.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	115.00–120.00	117.50
4	—	463	115.00–133.00	121.98
2	—	670	108.00–114.00	110.96
2	—	265	132.50–140.00	136.25
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
2	—	568	115.00–120.00	117.58
2	—	373	130.00–134.00	132.01
2	—	308	134.00–140.00	137.07

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)	1	—	1,025	580.00	580.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,805	82.00–85.00	83.37
2	—	1,480	68.00–70.00	69.10
5	—	1,668	74.00–81.00	77.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,458	53.00–57.00	54.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,151	53.00–61.00	55.88
3	—	1,193	47.00–50.00	48.03
1	—	1,125	33.00	33.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,030	43.00–49.00	46.54
6	—	953	33.00–38.00	35.38
1	—	1,045	30.00	30.00

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

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