Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers steady,heifers steady 3.00 higher.Slaughter cows 2.00 higher,and slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Good supply with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.11/cwt on 305 head.

Average price

$129.11

305 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$29.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.41

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	444	132.27	588	272
Medium and Large 2-3	567	103.08	584	33

One grade step is worth $29.20/cwt here — about $4 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 sale305 hd

129.11

—

KY average25 barns · 4,860 hd

120.70

+8.41

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	1,605	79.22	1,271	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,498	56.50	846	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	52.26	645	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	985	46.08	454	17

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	585	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	153.77/cwt	146.00–162.00	660	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	163.40/cwt	150.00–169.00	592	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	133.25/cwt	120.00–146.00	700	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.86/cwt	122.00–136.00	752	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	147.96/cwt	145.00–150.00	694	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	103.38/cwt	102.00–104.00	757	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	110.00/cwt	109.00–113.00	680	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	152.66/cwt	147.00–157.00	502	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	162.54/cwt	150.00–172.50	473	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	50.17/cwt	48.00–55.00	508	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	43.93/cwt	42.00–46.00	422	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	27.91/cwt	25.00–30.00	247	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	917	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	778	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	51.35/cwt	46.00–56.00	626	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	58.61/cwt	57.00–60.00	781	3
Bulls	—	—	1,534	79.89/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,226	10
Bulls	—	—	1,960	75.86/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	139.67/cwt	139.00–140.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	132.04/cwt	127.00–137.00	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	113.67/cwt	108.00–119.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	945	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	155.99/cwt	153.00–159.00	814	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	154.25/cwt	143.00–165.00	714	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	133.36/cwt	131.00–135.50	890	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	156.40/cwt	142.00–169.00	682	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	139.58/cwt	128.00–149.00	797	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	145.37/cwt	139.00–148.00	775	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	169.54/cwt	167.50–172.00	556	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	127.46/cwt	120.00–132.00	785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	166.17/cwt	150.00–175.00	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	165.87/cwt	162.50–170.00	469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	741	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	659	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	104.41/cwt	99.00–109.00	600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	103.86/cwt	101.00–111.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	115.70/cwt	109.00–119.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	114.04/cwt	112.00–116.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	115.08/cwt	110.00–120.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	593	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	141.58/cwt	140.00–144.00	651	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	134.69/cwt	130.00–136.00	680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	129.52/cwt	120.00–136.00	550	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	142.80/cwt	128.00–144.50	487	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	131.63/cwt	121.00–138.00	621	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	119.02/cwt	111.00–126.00	668	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	120.72/cwt	110.00–128.00	628	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	134.65/cwt	124.00–141.00	497	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	107.56/cwt	106.00–110.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	130.21/cwt	125.00–140.00	376	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	142.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	131.65/cwt	123.00–137.00	610	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	137.49/cwt	129.00–140.00	525	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	101.82/cwt	99.00–107.00	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	114.70/cwt	112.00–117.50	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	670	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 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 803Last week 1,319Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 60Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steers steady,heifers steady 3.00 higher.Slaughter cows 2.00 higher,and slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Good supply with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	108.00	108.00
1	—	425	135.00	135.00
11	—	463	123.00–137.00	131.65
6	—	382	129.00–140.00	137.49
5	—	683	99.00–107.00	101.82
2	—	645	107.00–108.00	107.50
2	—	510	112.00–117.50	114.70
1	—	720	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	429	146.00–162.00	153.77
34	—	362	150.00–169.00	163.40
16	—	525	120.00–146.00	133.25
12	—	575	122.00–136.00	130.86
10	—	469	145.00–150.00	147.96
8	—	732	102.00–104.00	103.38
8	—	618	109.00–113.00	110.00
7	—	329	147.00–157.00	152.66
7	—	291	150.00–172.50	162.54
1	—	835	91.00	91.00
1	—	220	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	350	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	139.00–140.00	139.67
3	—	437	127.00–137.00	132.04
2	—	625	119.00	119.00
2	—	578	108.00–119.00	113.67
1	—	665	106.00	106.00
1	—	335	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	727	130.00	130.00
16	—	522	153.00–159.00	155.99
5	—	561	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	463	143.00–165.00	154.25
32	—	667	131.00–135.50	133.36
27	—	436	142.00–169.00	156.40
16	—	571	128.00–149.00	139.58
16	—	533	139.00–148.00	145.37
14	—	328	167.50–172.00	169.54
7	—	616	120.00–132.00	127.46
6	—	370	150.00–175.00	166.17
3	—	283	162.50–170.00	165.87
2	—	750	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	741	89.00	89.00
8	—	575	99.00–109.00	104.41
6	—	536	101.00–111.00	103.86
4	—	475	109.00–119.00	115.70
2	—	607	95.00	95.00
2	—	413	112.00–116.00	114.04
2	—	320	110.00–120.00	115.08
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	428	138.50	138.50
12	—	460	140.00–144.00	141.58
7	—	505	130.00–136.00	134.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	425	120.00–136.00	129.52
31	—	341	128.00–144.50	142.80
30	—	472	121.00–138.00	131.63
29	—	561	111.00–126.00	119.02
27	—	520	110.00–128.00	120.72
24	—	369	124.00–141.00	134.65
5	—	636	106.00–110.00	107.56
4	—	289	125.00–140.00	130.21
2	—	233	140.00–145.00	142.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,013	48.00–55.00	50.17
4	—	960	42.00–46.00	43.93
2	—	885	25.00–30.00	27.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	59.00	59.00
1	—	1,440	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,220	46.00–56.00	51.35
3	—	1,333	57.00–60.00	58.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,534	78.00–83.00	79.89
2	—	1,960	74.00–77.00	75.86

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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