Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers under 600 lbs.mostly steady,over 600 lbs.3.00-5.00 lower.Heifers 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bull sharply lower. Heavy supply with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $124.29/cwt on 612 head.

Average price

$124.29

612 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$1.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.80

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	712	124.33	886	588
Medium and Large 2-3	540	123.31	666	24

One grade step is worth $1.02/cwt here — about $220 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 sale612 hd

124.29

—

KY average27 barns · 7,806 hd

137.09

−12.80

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	—	Low	1,758	81.96	1,441	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,718	49.55	851	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	47.87	596	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	41.87	406	25

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	—	635	106.98/cwt	106.00–108.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	155.29/cwt	147.00–157.00	627	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	134.98/cwt	127.00–143.00	440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	143.54/cwt	140.00–148.00	688	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	122.37/cwt	120.00–125.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	113.23/cwt	109.00–117.00	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	176.28/cwt	172.00–178.00	679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	135.98/cwt	124.00–141.00	583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	147.50/cwt	140.00–155.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	171.11/cwt	171.00–172.00	794	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	124.54/cwt	120.00–131.00	842	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	143.72/cwt	129.00–149.00	760	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	31.01/cwt	30.00–33.00	280	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	428	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	41.27/cwt	37.00–44.00	405	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,718	49.55/cwt	48.00–51.00	851	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	633	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	47.80/cwt	45.00–52.00	466	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	48.84/cwt	45.00–53.00	617	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	113.24/cwt	107.00–118.00	705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	90.02/cwt	89.00–91.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	107.59/cwt	103.00–112.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	122.55/cwt	119.00–123.60	754	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	128.97/cwt	127.00–134.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	116.73/cwt	107.00–117.00	787	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	123.37/cwt	118.00–125.00	720	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	128.74/cwt	125.00–138.00	627	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	129.76/cwt	128.00–135.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	458	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	131.03/cwt	130.00–132.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	387	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	514.69/cwt	500.00–530.00	6,279	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	721.92/cwt	690.00–750.00	10,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	161.17/cwt	152.00–167.00	787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	109.70/cwt	109.70–109.70	1,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	141.86/cwt	139.00–147.00	674	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	106.08/cwt	98.00–107.50	766	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	908	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	847	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	106.36/cwt	101.00–112.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	130.75/cwt	130.00–131.00	426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	144.04/cwt	138.00–146.00	602	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	102.26/cwt	99.95–105.00	790	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	123.41/cwt	116.00–125.00	645	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	187.44/cwt	185.00–190.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	864	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	110.06/cwt	109.00–110.75	922	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	129.69/cwt	121.00–133.00	820	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	112.09/cwt	110.00–112.50	809	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	130.77/cwt	120.00–138.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	164.00/cwt	161.00–169.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	735	119.67/cwt	118.00–120.00	880	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	142.04/cwt	130.00–149.00	537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	157.41/cwt	153.00–162.00	830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	114.13/cwt	110.00–114.75	896	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	136.39/cwt	130.00–145.00	790	14
Bulls	—	—	1,693	76.77/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,300	2
Bulls	—	—	1,769	82.82/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,465	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	134.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	119.15/cwt	116.00–123.00	743	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	131.19/cwt	129.00–136.00	686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	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 Apr 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,319Last week 261Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steers under 600 lbs.mostly steady,over 600 lbs.3.00-5.00 lower.Heifers 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bull sharply lower. Heavy 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	—	635	106.00–108.00	106.98
4	—	326	127.00–143.00	134.98
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
4	—	380	130.00–140.00	134.14
1	—	475	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	404	147.00–157.00	155.29
1	—	700	103.00	103.00
7	—	479	140.00–148.00	143.54
3	—	572	120.00–125.00	122.37
7	—	624	116.00–123.00	119.15
5	—	523	129.00–136.00	131.19
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	666	109.00–117.00	113.23
4	—	429	124.00–141.00	135.98
2	—	340	140.00–155.00	147.50
2	—	785	92.00	92.00
4	—	631	110.00–114.00	112.00
3	—	470	120.00–138.00	130.77
3	—	378	130.00–149.00	142.04
1	—	590	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	385	172.00–178.00	176.28
1	—	340	172.50	172.50
146	—	676	120.00–131.00	124.54
32	—	529	129.00–149.00	143.72
8	—	488	152.00–167.00	161.17
1	—	920	109.70	109.70
225	—	838	109.00–110.75	110.06
39	—	632	121.00–133.00	129.69
12	—	722	110.00–112.50	112.09
3	—	417	161.00–169.00	164.00
39	—	785	110.00–114.75	114.13
14	—	579	130.00–145.00	136.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	464	171.00–172.00	171.11
40	—	554	156.00	156.00
4	—	527	153.00–162.00	157.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	185.00–190.00	187.44
6	—	735	118.00–120.00	119.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	623	107.00–118.00	113.24
93	—	674	107.00–117.00	116.73
65	—	584	118.00–125.00	123.37
22	—	487	125.00–138.00	128.74
5	—	436	128.00–135.00	129.76
2	—	363	130.00–132.00	131.03
78	—	722	98.00–107.50	106.08
27	—	857	106.00	106.00
7	—	822	103.00	103.00
4	—	326	130.00–131.00	130.75
1	—	295	132.00	132.00
87	—	773	99.95–105.00	102.26
31	—	523	116.00–125.00	123.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	89.00–91.00	90.02
2	—	480	103.00–112.00	107.59
1	—	435	116.00	116.00
5	—	374	120.00–125.00	122.44
2	—	512	110.00	110.00
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
1	—	300	129.00	129.00
2	—	580	101.00–112.00	106.36
1	—	650	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	615	119.00–123.60	122.55
4	—	513	127.00–134.00	128.97
7	—	475	139.00–147.00	141.86
1	—	650	119.00	119.00
14	—	418	138.00–146.00	144.04
3	—	580	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	902	30.00–33.00	31.01
15	—	982	37.00–44.00	41.27
7	—	975	45.00–52.00	47.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	37.00	37.00
1	—	1,150	55.00	55.00
15	—	1,264	45.00–53.00	48.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,718	48.00–51.00	49.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	74.00–79.00	76.77
12	—	1,769	80.00–88.00	82.82

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	500.00–530.00	514.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,405	690.00–750.00	721.92

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle