Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers steady 2.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls steady 1.00 higher.Good supply with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.79/cwt on 461 head.

Average price

$133.79

461 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$19.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.72

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	554	136.06	753	408
Medium and Large 2-3	464	116.32	539	53

One grade step is worth $19.74/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 sale461 hd

133.79

—

KY average28 barns · 6,664 hd

132.07

+1.72

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	1,671	84.40	1,410	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,542	68.18	1,051	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	62.55	771	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	49.82	483	16

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	48.79/cwt	45.00–51.00	455	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	137.28/cwt	130.00–141.00	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	129.94/cwt	119.00–133.00	930	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	144.81/cwt	134.00–151.00	762	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	125.52/cwt	125.25–129.00	983	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	161.92/cwt	154.00–166.00	836	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	144.97/cwt	143.00–148.00	918	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	122.33/cwt	120.00–127.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	139.00/cwt	128.00–149.00	660	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	336	186.77/cwt	185.00–188.00	628	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	124.66/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	114.52/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,068	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	165.22/cwt	157.00–176.00	788	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	146.21/cwt	139.00–152.00	826	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	156.25/cwt	154.00–158.00	864	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	185.56/cwt	180.00–193.00	781	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	157.49/cwt	157.00–158.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	118.48/cwt	116.00–126.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	164.88/cwt	154.00–178.00	697	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	912	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	548	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	39.05/cwt	37.00–42.00	367	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	60.18/cwt	55.00–64.00	740	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	59.66/cwt	55.00–63.00	611	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	69.62/cwt	65.00–77.00	1,080	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	68.04/cwt	65.00–76.00	847	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	153.95/cwt	149.00–155.00	731	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	376	156.94/cwt	156.00–160.00	590	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	135.30/cwt	125.00–142.00	563	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	144.64/cwt	131.00–153.00	553	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	111.57/cwt	102.00–120.00	803	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	125.56/cwt	122.00–127.50	421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	118.00/cwt	114.00–122.00	500	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	93.96/cwt	90.00–98.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	131.23/cwt	126.00–134.00	824	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	139.64/cwt	134.00–143.00	772	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	126.16/cwt	120.00–131.00	666	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	134.07/cwt	125.00–143.00	629	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	124.07/cwt	120.00–131.00	710	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	134.81/cwt	132.00–137.50	435	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,596	1
Bulls	—	—	1,428	79.83/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,140	6
Bulls	—	—	2,033	88.60/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	135.73/cwt	132.00–144.00	626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	178.16/cwt	174.00–179.00	771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	137.21/cwt	130.00–147.00	722	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	151.99/cwt	150.00–154.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	129.62/cwt	125.00–138.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	122.66/cwt	122.00–123.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	156.34/cwt	153.00–158.00	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	131.04/cwt	122.00–135.00	879	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	169.75/cwt	165.00–173.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	128.94/cwt	121.00–140.00	538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	145.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	141.16/cwt	140.00–143.00	886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	140.07/cwt	128.00–148.00	796	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	166.41/cwt	155.00–173.00	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	116.47/cwt	115.00–118.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	306	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	1,008.39/cwt	925.00–1,125.00	9,459	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	757	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	590	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,814	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,240	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	134.00/cwt	121.00–146.00	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	112.46/cwt	102.00–119.00	581	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	116.98/cwt	110.00–122.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	125.97/cwt	120.00–132.50	350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	129.36/cwt	127.00–130.00	851	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	152.96/cwt	143.00–157.00	656	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	117.28/cwt	107.00–122.00	799	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	118.15/cwt	110.00–124.00	744	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	109.37/cwt	100.00–113.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	125.50/cwt	117.50–130.00	476	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	101.53/cwt	100.00–103.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	147.17/cwt	137.00–148.50	784	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	135.50/cwt	134.00–140.00	959	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	139.09/cwt	133.00–141.00	943	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	173.93/cwt	163.00–181.00	633	11

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 961Last week 971Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 99Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 64Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers steady 2.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls steady 1.00 higher.Good supply with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	933	45.00–51.00	48.79
5	—	941	37.00–42.00	39.05
6	—	1,024	55.00–63.00	59.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	61.00	61.00
5	—	1,551	65.00–77.00	69.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	47.00	47.00
17	—	1,230	55.00–64.00	60.18
13	—	1,245	65.00–76.00	68.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	95.00	95.00
6	—	1,428	75.00–83.00	79.83
4	—	2,033	84.00–92.00	88.60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	175.00	175.00
4	—	626	130.00–141.00	137.28
10	—	716	119.00–133.00	129.94
15	—	526	134.00–151.00	144.81
25	—	783	125.25–129.00	125.52
3	—	818	122.00–126.00	124.66
7	—	933	113.00–120.00	114.52
14	—	477	157.00–176.00	165.22
23	—	565	139.00–152.00	146.21
1	—	870	123.00	123.00
6	—	423	154.00–178.00	164.88
17	—	678	133.00–141.00	139.09
11	—	364	163.00–181.00	173.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	516	154.00–166.00	161.92
62	—	633	143.00–148.00	144.97
8	—	553	154.00–158.00	156.25
27	—	421	180.00–193.00	185.56
16	—	708	134.00–140.00	135.50
1	—	650	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
3	—	516	120.00–127.00	122.33
9	—	475	128.00–149.00	139.00
2	—	370	157.00–158.00	157.49
4	—	670	116.00–126.00	118.48
4	—	430	121.00–146.00	134.00
1	—	585	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	336	185.00–188.00	186.77
1	—	375	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	475	149.00–155.00	153.95
8	—	376	156.00–160.00	156.94
45	—	628	126.00–134.00	131.23
8	—	553	134.00–143.00	139.64
50	—	658	127.00–130.00	129.36
15	—	429	143.00–157.00	152.96
1	—	755	125.00	125.00
102	—	533	137.00–148.50	147.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	416	125.00–142.00	135.30
18	—	382	131.00–153.00	144.64
10	—	720	102.00–120.00	111.57
4	—	856	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	142.50	142.50
28	—	528	120.00–131.00	126.16
18	—	469	125.00–143.00	134.07
11	—	572	120.00–131.00	124.07
2	—	323	132.00–137.50	134.81
24	—	681	107.00–122.00	117.28
12	—	630	110.00–124.00	118.15
4	—	751	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	335	122.00–127.50	125.56
7	—	424	114.00–122.00	118.00
2	—	768	90.00–98.00	93.96
2	—	240	120.00–130.00	125.00
16	—	517	102.00–119.00	112.46
4	—	485	110.00–122.00	116.98
2	—	278	120.00–132.50	125.97
5	—	585	100.00–113.00	109.37
7	—	379	117.50–130.00	125.50
2	—	613	100.00–103.00	101.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	132.00–144.00	135.73
2	—	565	114.00–115.00	114.49
3	—	523	122.00–123.00	122.66
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
4	—	417	121.00–140.00	128.94
2	—	363	140.00–150.00	145.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	174.00–179.00	178.16
3	—	516	153.00–158.00	156.34
5	—	628	140.00–143.00	141.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	130.00–147.00	137.21
4	—	481	150.00–154.00	151.99
3	—	617	125.00–138.00	129.62
1	—	320	172.50	172.50
5	—	671	122.00–135.00	131.04
4	—	379	165.00–173.00	169.75
1	—	800	107.00	107.00
6	—	568	128.00–148.00	140.07
4	—	417	155.00–173.00	166.41
2	—	730	115.00–118.00	116.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	306	182.00	182.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	757	78.00	78.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	938	925.00–1,125.00	1,008.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	570.00	570.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,360	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	575.00	575.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle