Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Feeder steers and heifers steady 2.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower.Moderate supply with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.20/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$133.20

227 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$19.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.17

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	542	134.15	727	216
Medium and Large 2-3	479	114.51	548	11thin

One grade step is worth $19.64/cwt here — about $178 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 sale227 hd

133.20

—

KY average28 barns · 3,502 hd

128.03

+5.17

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	1,706	80.76	1,377	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,588	61.09	970	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	53.82	651	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	45.28	439	15

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	145.55/cwt	132.00–147.00	849	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	136.47/cwt	131.00–138.00	849	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	138.10/cwt	130.00–145.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	156.59/cwt	140.00–164.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	680	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	146.76/cwt	134.00–152.00	848	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	118.78/cwt	116.00–122.00	978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	148.74/cwt	147.00–151.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	133.90/cwt	130.00–136.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	156.50/cwt	155.00–158.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	186.16/cwt	182.50–187.50	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	117.64/cwt	111.00–120.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	798	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	681	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	127.65/cwt	122.00–131.00	788	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	143.75/cwt	142.00–145.50	617	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	807	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	140.35/cwt	136.00–143.00	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	133.24/cwt	125.00–141.00	568	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	128.69/cwt	126.00–131.00	734	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	130.31/cwt	127.00–132.00	688	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	48.59/cwt	44.00–52.00	566	4
Bulls	—	—	1,743	85.56/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,491	2
Bulls	—	—	1,668	75.95/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,267	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,305	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,184	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	143.64/cwt	135.00–150.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	119.65/cwt	113.00–123.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	160.75/cwt	154.00–167.00	842	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	144.43/cwt	142.00–147.00	895	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	156.45/cwt	156.00–158.00	860	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	134.38/cwt	133.00–136.00	958	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	183.71/cwt	179.00–187.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	137.30/cwt	127.00–141.00	938	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	127.94/cwt	119.00–131.00	979	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	164.61/cwt	159.00–177.00	769	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	46.32/cwt	43.00–49.00	447	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	36.95/cwt	35.00–40.00	320	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	57.29/cwt	56.00–59.00	686	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	61.09/cwt	59.00–63.00	970	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	56.14/cwt	53.00–60.00	690	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	138.10/cwt	130.00–141.00	515	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	105.49/cwt	101.00–112.00	757	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	134.01/cwt	129.00–141.00	650	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	114.88/cwt	112.00–118.00	777	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	118.25/cwt	114.00–120.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	102.32/cwt	99.00–104.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	129.23/cwt	125.00–138.00	536	3

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 Mar 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 468Last week 961Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 82Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 15Year ago 0

Compared to last week:Feeder steers and heifers steady 2.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower.Moderate supply with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	115.00–117.00	115.99
2	—	537	119.00	119.00
1	—	650	112.00	112.00
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
3	—	415	125.00–138.00	129.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	583	132.00–147.00	145.55
6	—	622	131.00–138.00	136.47
4	—	520	130.00–145.00	138.10
4	—	484	140.00–164.00	156.59
1	—	815	101.00	101.00
1	—	710	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	578	134.00–152.00	146.76
5	—	823	116.00–122.00	118.78
4	—	526	147.00–151.00	148.74
3	—	615	130.00–136.00	133.90
2	—	425	155.00–158.00	156.50
1	—	725	125.00	125.00
1	—	395	177.50	177.50
1	—	345	172.50	172.50
26	—	683	127.00–141.00	137.30
13	—	765	119.00–131.00	127.94
12	—	467	159.00–177.00	164.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	182.50–187.50	186.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	135.00–150.00	143.64
3	—	538	113.00–123.00	119.65
2	—	690	120.00	120.00
2	—	417	140.00	140.00
1	—	700	114.00	114.00
1	—	645	119.00	119.00
1	—	580	121.00	121.00
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
1	—	235	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	524	154.00–167.00	160.75
12	—	620	142.00–147.00	144.43
9	—	550	156.00–158.00	156.45
5	—	713	133.00–136.00	134.38
5	—	429	179.00–187.00	183.71
2	—	660	142.00–143.00	142.50
1	—	760	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	111.00–120.00	117.64
2	—	630	100.00–102.00	100.98
2	—	308	120.00–125.00	122.52
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	112.00	112.00
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	571	139.75	139.75
18	—	476	143.00	143.00
14	—	617	122.00–131.00	127.65
10	—	429	142.00–145.50	143.75
6	—	667	121.00	121.00
6	—	509	136.00–143.00	140.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	426	125.00–141.00	133.24
10	—	570	126.00–131.00	128.69
10	—	528	127.00–132.00	130.31
10	—	373	130.00–141.00	138.10
8	—	718	101.00–112.00	105.49
8	—	485	129.00–141.00	134.01
7	—	676	112.00–118.00	114.88
5	—	630	114.00–120.00	118.25
3	—	810	99.00–104.00	102.32
3	—	235	140.00	140.00
2	—	265	142.50	142.50
1	—	335	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,072	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,164	44.00–52.00	48.59
9	—	1,229	53.00–60.00	56.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	964	43.00–49.00	46.32
4	—	865	35.00–40.00	36.95
2	—	1,198	56.00–59.00	57.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	59.00–63.00	61.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,743	85.00–86.00	85.56
2	—	1,668	73.00–80.00	75.95

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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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