Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 5.00-8.00 lower with demand week, moderate supply.Slaughter cow and bulls steady in a limited test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.72/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$124.72

226 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$20.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.74

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	553	126.26	698	209
Medium and Large 2-3	468	105.79	495	17thin

One grade step is worth $20.47/cwt here — about $203 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 sale226 hd

124.72

—

KY average27 barns · 4,542 hd

119.98

+4.74

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	1,620	89.50	1,450	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,313	65.99	867	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	53.71	527	10

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2-3	—	481	127.74/cwt	127.00–130.00	614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	922	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	122.47/cwt	120.00–128.00	758	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	162.93/cwt	152.50–166.00	546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	141.52/cwt	141.00–142.00	669	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	405	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	61.19/cwt	57.00–63.00	610	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	67.48/cwt	67.00–68.00	884	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	49.04/cwt	48.00–51.00	473	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	115.48/cwt	112.00–119.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	129.95/cwt	129.95–129.95	750	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	113.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	601	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	123.37/cwt	121.00–128.00	455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	104.50/cwt	103.00–106.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	111.31/cwt	107.00–116.00	638	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	122.79/cwt	120.00–126.00	521	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	125.05/cwt	121.00–130.00	408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	88.02/cwt	85.00–91.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	122.46/cwt	117.00–125.00	568	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	107.57/cwt	100.00–112.00	659	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	497	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	388	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	13,056	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	106.90/cwt	106.90–106.90	1,008	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	133.37/cwt	127.00–137.00	755	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	123.38/cwt	119.00–126.00	812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	158.23/cwt	156.00–163.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	105.73/cwt	100.00–111.00	494	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	94.67/cwt	94.00–95.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	504	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,705	1
Bulls	—	—	1,445	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	112.53/cwt	106.00–119.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	121.55/cwt	120.00–123.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	139.50/cwt	129.00–149.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	114.31/cwt	113.00–115.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	150.70/cwt	150.00–153.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	139.93/cwt	136.00–142.50	723	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	160.33/cwt	154.00–171.00	598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	112.67/cwt	112.00–113.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	394	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 Mar 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 437Last week 897Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 5Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 5.00-8.00 lower with demand week, moderate supply.Slaughter cow and bulls steady in a limited test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	127.00–130.00	127.74
1	—	285	142.50	142.50
2	—	325	145.00	145.00
3	—	673	113.00–115.00	114.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	878	105.00	105.00
6	—	619	120.00–128.00	122.47
4	—	335	152.50–166.00	162.93
2	—	473	141.00–142.00	141.52
52	—	943	106.90	106.90
10	—	566	127.00–137.00	133.37
5	—	658	119.00–126.00	123.38
3	—	418	156.00–163.00	158.23
16	—	517	136.00–142.50	139.93
6	—	373	154.00–171.00	160.33
3	—	735	112.00–113.00	112.67
1	—	250	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	150.00–153.00	150.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	112.00–119.00	115.48
1	—	440	114.00	114.00
2	—	515	103.00–106.00	104.50
1	—	720	76.00	76.00
1	—	220	120.00	120.00
2	—	690	85.00–91.00	88.02
2	—	320	119.00	119.00
6	—	467	100.00–111.00	105.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	577	129.95	129.95
1	—	512	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	527	110.00–120.00	113.96
6	—	369	121.00–128.00	123.37
1	—	660	94.00	94.00
13	—	573	107.00–116.00	111.31
8	—	424	120.00–126.00	122.79
5	—	326	121.00–130.00	125.05
8	—	464	117.00–125.00	122.46
5	—	613	100.00–112.00	107.57
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	497	78.00	78.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	693	94.00–95.00	94.67
1	—	470	124.00	124.00
1	—	710	91.00	91.00
2	—	430	120.00–123.00	121.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	127.00	127.00
1	—	320	157.50	157.50
2	—	638	106.00–119.00	112.53
1	—	395	151.00	151.00
3	—	423	129.00–149.00	139.50
1	—	475	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	42.00	42.00
5	—	997	57.00–63.00	61.19
3	—	965	48.00–51.00	49.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	67.00–68.00	67.48
1	—	1,320	63.00	63.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,445	84.00	84.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,020.00	1,020.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	670.00	670.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	860.00	860.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle