Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.Moderate supply with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.10/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$148.10

195 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$21.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.13

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	559	151.07	844	168
Medium and Large 2-3	456	129.64	591	27

One grade step is worth $21.43/cwt here — about $253 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 sale195 hd

148.10

—

KY average26 barns · 6,441 hd

143.98

+4.13

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	1,509	82.19	1,240	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	53.71	639	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	47.83	475	9thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	488	132.36/cwt	120.00–138.00	646	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	101.49/cwt	101.00–102.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	106.97/cwt	104.00–110.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	112.91/cwt	109.00–117.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	133.23/cwt	124.00–144.00	504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	120.48/cwt	116.00–122.00	769	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	138.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	576	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	117.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	106.05/cwt	101.00–111.00	827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	138.06/cwt	136.00–140.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	141.19/cwt	135.00–151.00	734	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	122.96/cwt	120.00–128.00	943	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	117.00/cwt	112.00–122.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	141.05/cwt	130.00–152.50	388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	152.91/cwt	147.00–158.00	728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	169.68/cwt	155.00–178.00	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	136.28/cwt	127.00–139.00	916	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	160.38/cwt	152.00–163.00	694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	141.62/cwt	131.00–148.00	813	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	129.52/cwt	129.00–132.00	952	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	136.82/cwt	126.00–141.00	840	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	12,726	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	534.92/cwt	440.00–630.00	5,633	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	8,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	115.56/cwt	104.00–120.00	834	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	125.18/cwt	120.00–131.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	342	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	174.16/cwt	167.00–179.00	794	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	161.18/cwt	154.00–166.00	846	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	950	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	166.71/cwt	165.00–169.00	695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	136.09/cwt	133.00–141.00	721	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	118.96/cwt	118.00–122.00	878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	134.17/cwt	133.00–135.00	751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	128.14/cwt	125.00–130.00	793	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	402	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	119.87/cwt	119.00–122.00	809	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	114.13/cwt	111.00–116.00	878	7
Bulls	—	—	1,427	82.46/cwt	75.00–92.00	1,177	9
Bulls	—	—	1,950	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,697	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	131.72/cwt	128.00–136.00	602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	132.44/cwt	126.00–141.00	758	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	135.72/cwt	126.00–146.00	710	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	130.27/cwt	120.00–137.00	548	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	126.72/cwt	120.00–131.00	665	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	126.07/cwt	123.50–130.00	711	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	109.70/cwt	106.00–113.00	631	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	373	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	54.76/cwt	52.00–57.00	542	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	44.10/cwt	40.00–47.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	107.00/cwt	101.00–111.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	138.35/cwt	133.00–142.00	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	115.51/cwt	114.00–117.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	42.58/cwt	40.00–45.00	485	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	63.46/cwt	60.00–67.00	760	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	52.31/cwt	48.00–58.00	631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	150.42/cwt	140.00–159.00	698	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	483	1

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 497Last week 647Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to last week:Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.Moderate supply with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	488	120.00–138.00	132.36
8	—	378	124.00–144.00	133.23
7	—	638	116.00–122.00	120.48
4	—	780	101.00–111.00	106.05
2	—	855	100.00	100.00
1	—	260	140.00	140.00
13	—	421	120.00–137.00	130.27
15	—	525	120.00–131.00	126.72
20	—	564	123.50–130.00	126.07
3	—	722	101.00–111.00	107.00
4	—	321	133.00–142.00	138.35
4	—	678	114.00–117.00	115.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	101.00–102.00	101.49
2	—	530	104.00–110.00	106.97
2	—	425	109.00–117.00	112.91
1	—	490	108.00	108.00
1	—	605	90.00	90.00
3	—	575	106.00–113.00	109.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	530	133.00–141.00	136.09
8	—	738	118.00–122.00	118.96
6	—	560	133.00–135.00	134.17
29	—	619	125.00–130.00	128.14
5	—	673	127.00	127.00
2	—	452	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	132.00	132.00
9	—	417	130.00–140.00	138.21
5	—	540	110.00–120.00	117.98
2	—	360	136.00–140.00	138.06
2	—	625	112.00–122.00	117.00
2	—	275	130.00–152.50	141.05
1	—	730	115.00	115.00
1	—	230	142.50	142.50
2	—	562	115.00	115.00
2	—	473	125.00–130.00	127.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	520	135.00–151.00	141.19
6	—	767	120.00–128.00	122.96
6	—	476	147.00–158.00	152.91
3	—	327	155.00–178.00	169.68
24	—	672	127.00–139.00	136.28
6	—	433	152.00–163.00	160.38
4	—	397	166.00	166.00
3	—	860	124.00	124.00
13	—	574	131.00–148.00	141.62
11	—	735	129.00–132.00	129.52
11	—	614	126.00–141.00	136.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	342	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	456	167.00–179.00	174.16
18	—	525	154.00–166.00	161.18
9	—	714	133.00	133.00
8	—	417	165.00–169.00	166.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	722	104.00–120.00	115.56
5	—	623	120.00–131.00	125.18
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
1	—	350	174.00	174.00
1	—	345	156.00	156.00
1	—	290	164.00	164.00
8	—	675	119.00–122.00	119.87
7	—	769	111.00–116.00	114.13
11	—	572	126.00–141.00	132.44
11	—	523	126.00–146.00	135.72
9	—	464	140.00–159.00	150.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	402	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	457	128.00–136.00	131.72
1	—	555	118.00	118.00
1	—	615	114.00	114.00
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
2	—	280	150.00	150.00
1	—	335	137.50	137.50
1	—	350	138.00	138.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,515	840.00	840.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,053	440.00–630.00	534.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	660.00	660.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,427	75.00–92.00	82.46
1	—	1,950	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,805	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	35.00	35.00
4	—	990	52.00–57.00	54.76
4	—	980	40.00–47.00	44.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	40.00–45.00	42.58
3	—	1,198	60.00–67.00	63.46
5	—	1,206	48.00–58.00	52.31

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

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