Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---steady to 2.00 lower and Feeder heifers steady to 1.00--3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher and bulls steady. Todays receipts : 964 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.17/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$123.17

177 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$9.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.24

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	518	124.50	645	153
Small 1-2	385	117.00	450	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	501	114.65	574	23

One grade step is worth $9.85/cwt here — about $71 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 sale177 hd

123.17

—

KY average26 barns · 6,035 hd

128.41

−5.24

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	1,512	85.88	1,299	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,191	63.22	753	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	994	49.84	496	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	890	48.19	429	7thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	755	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	133.25/cwt	122.00–139.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	179.83/cwt	171.00–187.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	819	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	361	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	49.03/cwt	44.00–54.00	490	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	58.59/cwt	54.00–62.00	541	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,251	66.82/cwt	61.00–79.00	836	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	910	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	564	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	32.50/cwt	32.00–33.00	258	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,104	57.99/cwt	54.00–61.00	640	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	126.30/cwt	120.00–136.00	522	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	125.16/cwt	118.00–129.00	706	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	131.91/cwt	128.00–136.00	426	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	644	101.98/cwt	101.00–105.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	112.25/cwt	110.00–117.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	127.68/cwt	122.00–131.50	659	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	129.23/cwt	123.00–135.00	485	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	113.12/cwt	107.00–117.00	715	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	104.19/cwt	92.00–107.00	846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	578	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	118.81/cwt	118.00–120.00	561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	117.76/cwt	111.00–122.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	115.82/cwt	94.00–120.00	841	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	128.92/cwt	121.00–133.00	628	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	111.69/cwt	106.00–116.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	129.83/cwt	125.00–135.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	387	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	726	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	125.39/cwt	120.00–128.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	148.85/cwt	140.00–159.00	634	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	151.92/cwt	150.00–157.50	438	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	120.57/cwt	117.00–124.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	120.27/cwt	116.00–125.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	164.48/cwt	150.00–171.00	620	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	109.55/cwt	105.00–115.00	794	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	795	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	544	95.29/cwt	94.50–95.75	518	48
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	302	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	240	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	601	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	598	92
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	496	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	446	17
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	78.01/cwt	76.00–82.00	303	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	654	95.30/cwt	95.30–95.30	623	70
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	652	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	587	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	502	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	407	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	645	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	426	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	830	92.70/cwt	92.70–92.70	769	120
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	795	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,174	1
Bulls	—	—	1,258	83.05/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,045	3
Bulls	—	—	1,639	87.30/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,431	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	142.28/cwt	136.00–144.00	821	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	140.61/cwt	135.00–154.00	674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	351	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	116.52/cwt	114.00–119.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	138.06/cwt	135.00–142.00	792	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	696	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	929	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	127.68/cwt	125.00–129.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	159.03/cwt	150.00–163.00	741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	131.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	894	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	543	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	220	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	187.17/cwt	182.50–192.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	173.97/cwt	173.00–175.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	533	156.67/cwt	156.00–157.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	160.45/cwt	150.00–169.00	659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	141.66/cwt	133.00–151.00	744	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	410	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	4,929	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	985	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	393	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 Mar 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 897Last week 468Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---steady to 2.00 lower and Feeder heifers steady to 1.00--3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher and bulls steady. Todays receipts : 964 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	755	124.50	124.50
3	—	611	122.00–139.00	133.25
8	—	574	135.00–142.00	138.06
7	—	466	150.00–163.00	159.03
20	—	678	125.00–135.00	131.91
2	—	360	173.00–175.00	173.97
1	—	715	117.00	117.00
7	—	411	150.00–169.00	160.45
10	—	525	133.00–151.00	141.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	171.00–187.00	179.83
2	—	460	178.00	178.00
1	—	220	165.00	165.00
4	—	375	182.50–192.00	187.17
3	—	533	156.00–157.00	156.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	696	133.50	133.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	113.00	113.00
3	—	557	125.00–129.00	127.68
1	—	500	139.00	139.00
2	—	410	130.00–135.00	132.53
1	—	485	103.00	103.00
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	456	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	413	120.00–136.00	126.30
17	—	564	118.00–129.00	125.16
10	—	323	128.00–136.00	131.91
2	—	690	109.00	109.00
24	—	516	122.00–131.50	127.68
18	—	375	123.00–135.00	129.23
11	—	632	107.00–117.00	113.12
7	—	812	92.00–107.00	104.19
20	—	726	94.00–120.00	115.82
12	—	487	121.00–133.00	128.92
2	—	265	130.00–135.00	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	644	101.00–105.00	101.98
3	—	570	110.00–117.00	112.25
5	—	472	118.00–120.00	118.81
4	—	438	111.00–122.00	117.76
1	—	395	119.00	119.00
4	—	520	114.00–119.00	116.52
2	—	325	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	416	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	106.00–116.00	111.69
2	—	528	125.00–135.00	129.83
9	—	426	140.00–159.00	148.85
4	—	288	150.00–157.50	151.92
2	—	628	117.00–124.00	120.57
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
10	—	377	150.00–171.00	164.48
6	—	725	105.00–115.00	109.55
2	—	812	99.00	99.00
1	—	855	93.00	93.00
14	—	577	136.00–144.00	142.28
8	—	479	135.00–154.00	140.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	387	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	121.00	121.00
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	516	120.00–128.00	125.39
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
4	—	578	116.00–125.00	120.27
1	—	410	131.00	131.00
1	—	750	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	544	94.50–95.75	95.29
92	—	601	99.50	99.50
70	—	654	95.30	95.30
120	—	830	92.70	92.70
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	426	71.00	71.00
2	—	338	71.00	71.00
17	—	496	90.00	90.00
3	—	388	76.00–82.00	78.01
4	—	652	90.00	90.00
2	—	502	81.00	81.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	66.00	66.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	38.00	38.00
4	—	923	54.00–62.00	58.59
2	—	795	32.00–33.00	32.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,000	44.00–54.00	49.03
1	—	910	62.00	62.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,251	61.00–79.00	66.82
11	—	1,104	54.00–61.00	57.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,258	79.00–85.00	83.05
6	—	1,639	84.00–93.00	87.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	525.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	530.00	530.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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