Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday:Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower,Good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher,Slaughter bulls steady,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.63/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$123.63

122 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$21.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.80

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	563	126.07	710	108
Medium and Large 2-3	621	104.80	651	14thin

One grade step is worth $21.28/cwt here — about $59 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 sale122 hd

123.63

—

KY average26 barns · 6,038 hd

126.43

−2.80

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	1,730	76.41	1,322	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,574	61.05	961	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,336	55.95	747	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	45.90	480	27

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1-2	—	980	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	125.32/cwt	125.00–126.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	142.24/cwt	139.00–144.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	131.25/cwt	129.00–132.00	950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	129.24/cwt	122.00–133.00	995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	145.67/cwt	145.00–146.00	859	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	71.89/cwt	65.00–81.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	136.02/cwt	134.00–138.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	148.77/cwt	141.00–157.00	714	11
Bulls	—	—	1,653	72.15/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	136.00/cwt	130.00–142.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	146.83/cwt	145.00–148.00	755	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	127.72/cwt	125.00–131.00	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	121.70/cwt	114.00–128.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	141.33/cwt	140.00–142.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	141.38/cwt	140.00–142.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	129.68/cwt	129.00–130.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	537	155.82/cwt	150.00–156.50	837	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	162.97/cwt	161.00–169.00	702	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	552	155.38/cwt	151.00–158.00	858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	161.99/cwt	161.00–163.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	161.42/cwt	157.00–165.00	673	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	322	168.39/cwt	167.00–171.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	528	153.58/cwt	151.00–156.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	166.50/cwt	165.00–168.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	146.86/cwt	146.00–147.00	916	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	853	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	123.75/cwt	123.00–127.00	790	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	154.62/cwt	150.00–163.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	109.98/cwt	105.00–116.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	141.20/cwt	140.00–142.50	381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	122.55/cwt	115.00–127.00	575	4
Bulls	—	—	1,807	80.66/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	151.55/cwt	144.00–155.00	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	121.46/cwt	118.00–125.00	799	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	149.32/cwt	148.00–150.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	151.35/cwt	145.00–162.50	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	124.69/cwt	121.00–130.00	787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	134.68/cwt	129.00–143.00	787	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	56.76/cwt	54.00–60.00	598	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	61.05/cwt	54.00–64.00	961	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	61.08/cwt	55.00–69.00	818	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	50.18/cwt	43.00–54.00	668	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	125.53/cwt	119.00–132.00	409	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	626	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	46.94/cwt	44.00–52.00	499	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	38.36/cwt	34.00–42.00	391	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	136.00/cwt	135.00–138.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	119.80/cwt	110.00–120.50	939	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	129.08/cwt	127.00–133.00	620	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	123.28/cwt	116.00–128.00	646	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	771	98.06/cwt	95.00–102.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	108.31/cwt	101.00–114.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	132.36/cwt	120.00–139.00	494	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	117.66/cwt	110.00–120.00	850	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	114.01/cwt	106.00–120.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	112.62/cwt	106.00–118.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	161.53/cwt	160.00–163.00	594	2

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 647Last week 837Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last Wednesday:Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower,Good demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher,Slaughter bulls steady,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	120.00	120.00
5	—	538	139.00–144.00	142.24
4	—	724	129.00–132.00	131.25
3	—	770	122.00–133.00	129.24
6	—	590	145.00–146.00	145.67
2	—	640	134.00–138.00	136.02
1	—	660	129.00	129.00
1	—	405	157.00	157.00
11	—	480	141.00–157.00	148.77
2	—	368	160.00–163.00	161.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	91.00	91.00
1	—	495	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	537	150.00–156.50	155.82
6	—	431	161.00–169.00	162.97
1	—	380	169.00	169.00
1	—	335	170.00	170.00
5	—	552	151.00–158.00	155.38
4	—	490	161.00–163.00	161.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	624	146.00–147.00	146.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	712	103.00	103.00
2	—	485	117.00–118.00	117.49
1	—	410	114.00	114.00
1	—	670	94.00	94.00
1	—	620	101.00	101.00
4	—	771	95.00–102.00	98.06
3	—	507	101.00–114.00	108.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	125.00–126.00	125.32
1	—	885	100.00	100.00
6	—	326	119.00–132.00	125.53
5	—	440	135.00–138.00	136.00
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
1	—	225	137.50	137.50
17	—	784	110.00–120.50	119.80
12	—	480	127.00–133.00	129.08
8	—	524	116.00–128.00	123.28
8	—	373	120.00–139.00	132.36
6	—	722	110.00–120.00	117.66
5	—	670	106.00–120.00	114.01
5	—	621	106.00–118.00	112.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	140.00–142.00	141.33
3	—	323	140.00–142.00	141.38
3	—	530	129.00–130.00	129.68
3	—	431	140.00	140.00
1	—	555	129.00	129.00
1	—	450	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	664	128.50	128.50
5	—	638	123.00–127.00	123.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	130.00–142.00	136.00
1	—	365	131.00	131.00
4	—	411	125.00–131.00	127.72
4	—	586	114.00–128.00	121.70
4	—	469	115.00–127.00	122.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	145.00–148.00	146.83
4	—	378	150.00–163.00	154.62
3	—	725	105.00–116.00	109.98
2	—	270	140.00–142.50	141.20
1	—	885	115.00	115.00
5	—	416	144.00–155.00	151.55
4	—	658	118.00–125.00	121.46
3	—	477	148.00–150.00	149.32
3	—	330	145.00–162.50	151.35
4	—	631	121.00–130.00	124.69
4	—	584	129.00–143.00	134.68
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	417	157.00–165.00	161.42
3	—	470	157.00	157.00
3	—	322	167.00–171.00	168.39
2	—	528	151.00–156.00	153.58
2	—	395	165.00–168.00	166.50
1	—	575	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,048	65.00–81.00	71.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,653	71.00–74.00	72.15
3	—	1,807	79.00–82.00	80.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,054	54.00–60.00	56.76
13	—	1,063	44.00–52.00	46.94
9	—	1,018	34.00–42.00	38.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,574	54.00–64.00	61.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,339	55.00–69.00	61.08
8	—	1,332	43.00–54.00	50.18

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