Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 2.00 -3.00 higher,with weaned calves 3.00-5.00 higher.Heifers steady 1.00 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 $148.50/cwt on 245 head.

Average price

$148.50

245 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$18.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.03

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	592	149.02	882	238
Medium and Large 2-3	511	130.86	668	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.16/cwt here — about $214 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 sale245 hd

148.50

—

KY average27 barns · 4,639 hd

141.47

+7.03

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	1,440	79.58	1,146	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	61.67	915	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	54.66	661	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	950	45.08	428	16

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	570	110.61/cwt	104.00–117.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	110.55/cwt	107.00–114.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	117.54/cwt	116.00–119.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	118.03/cwt	113.00–123.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	132.60/cwt	125.00–137.00	561	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	127.87/cwt	120.00–133.00	604	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	128.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	725	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	113.03/cwt	108.00–118.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	138.27/cwt	130.00–143.00	445	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	127.03/cwt	121.00–131.00	669	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	126.98/cwt	123.00–128.00	966	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	144.38/cwt	138.00–150.00	771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	134.60/cwt	126.00–136.00	919	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	146.19/cwt	131.00–152.00	857	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	131.51/cwt	126.00–137.00	485	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	169.47/cwt	160.00–172.50	454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	137.75/cwt	132.00–142.00	875	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	128.43/cwt	118.00–131.50	938	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	160.90/cwt	158.00–167.00	610	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	121.35/cwt	120.00–123.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	176.39/cwt	169.00–179.00	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	159.01/cwt	151.00–168.00	669	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	7,068	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,244	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	555.43/cwt	540.00–570.00	5,349	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	6,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	159.90/cwt	153.00–169.00	516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	134.76/cwt	126.00–140.00	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	146.87/cwt	137.00–152.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	122.52/cwt	121.00–124.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	144.28/cwt	143.00–147.00	903	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	157.34/cwt	157.00–158.00	881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	177.39/cwt	177.00–178.00	860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,029	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	181.11/cwt	174.00–184.00	781	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	139.37/cwt	134.00–142.00	726	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	937	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	171.21/cwt	158.00–175.50	882	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	145.26/cwt	142.00–147.50	626	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	770	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	143.04/cwt	140.00–146.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	83.30/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,312	3
Bulls	—	—	1,238	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	46.44/cwt	44.00–49.00	558	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	55.02/cwt	53.00–57.00	553	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	63.56/cwt	63.00–64.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	153.47/cwt	140.00–161.00	648	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	127.29/cwt	121.00–132.00	788	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	135.04/cwt	126.00–141.00	709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	137.08/cwt	135.00–138.00	306	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	45.56/cwt	42.00–51.00	436	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	36.68/cwt	35.00–38.00	326	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	60.00/cwt	59.00–61.00	890	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	965	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	57.28/cwt	52.00–61.00	691	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	334	118.17/cwt	112.50–120.00	395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	115.39/cwt	109.00–119.00	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	114.68/cwt	111.00–116.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	133.36/cwt	130.00–136.00	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	618	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 Feb 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 586Last week 497Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 14Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steers 2.00 -3.00 higher,with weaned calves 3.00-5.00 higher.Heifers steady 1.00 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 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	104.00–117.00	110.61
2	—	508	107.00–114.00	110.55
2	—	428	116.00–119.00	117.54
2	—	358	113.00–123.00	118.03
2	—	453	108.00–118.00	113.03
4	—	334	112.50–120.00	118.17
1	—	225	124.00	124.00
2	—	650	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	423	125.00–137.00	132.60
24	—	472	120.00–133.00	127.87
17	—	566	120.00–130.00	128.12
13	—	322	130.00–143.00	138.27
10	—	527	121.00–131.00	127.03
10	—	369	126.00–137.00	131.51
3	—	223	135.00–138.00	137.08
6	—	673	109.00–119.00	115.39
6	—	628	111.00–116.00	114.68
3	—	277	130.00–136.00	133.36
2	—	727	112.00	112.00
1	—	750	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	134.00–142.00	139.37
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
14	—	431	142.00–147.50	145.26
13	—	606	127.00	127.00
6	—	462	140.00–146.00	143.04
3	—	716	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	761	123.00–128.00	126.98
5	—	534	138.00–150.00	144.38
56	—	683	126.00–136.00	134.60
29	—	586	131.00–152.00	146.19
4	—	268	160.00–172.50	169.47
2	—	492	160.00	160.00
1	—	245	172.50	172.50
13	—	635	132.00–142.00	137.75
12	—	730	118.00–131.50	128.43
10	—	379	158.00–167.00	160.90
1	—	820	125.00	125.00
6	—	333	169.00–179.00	176.39
4	—	421	151.00–168.00	159.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	147.00	147.00
3	—	523	120.00–123.00	121.35
2	—	485	140.00–145.00	142.47
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	626	143.00–147.00	144.28
6	—	560	157.00–158.00	157.34
5	—	485	177.00–178.00	177.39
17	—	772	133.25	133.25
15	—	431	174.00–184.00	181.11
3	—	651	144.00	144.00
30	—	515	158.00–175.50	171.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	122.50	122.50
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
2	—	490	130.00–133.00	131.52
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	153.00–169.00	159.90
3	—	560	126.00–140.00	134.76
3	—	468	137.00–152.00	146.87
2	—	685	121.00–124.00	122.52
1	—	720	114.00	114.00
5	—	379	161.00	161.00
12	—	422	140.00–161.00	153.47
11	—	619	121.00–132.00	127.29
6	—	525	126.00–141.00	135.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	137.00	137.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	620.00	620.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	720.00	720.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	963	540.00–570.00	555.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	560.00	560.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,575	81.00–85.00	83.30
2	—	1,238	74.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,202	44.00–49.00	46.44
2	—	1,243	63.00–64.00	63.56
12	—	1,206	52.00–61.00	57.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	53.00–57.00	55.02
11	—	956	42.00–51.00	45.56
3	—	890	35.00–38.00	36.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	59.00–61.00	60.00
1	—	1,485	65.00	65.00

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