Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers mostly steady 1.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 higher.Good supply with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.56/cwt on 251 head.

Average price

$124.56

251 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$18.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.20

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	503	125.35	630	240
Medium and Large 2-3	481	107.35	517	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.00/cwt here — about $114 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 sale251 hd

124.56

—

KY average26 barns · 3,818 hd

121.37

+3.20

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	1,510	79.93	1,207	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	59.50	843	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	57.41	675	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	961	47.85	460	50

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1-2	—	426	142.57/cwt	137.00–149.00	607	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	159.50/cwt	140.00–171.00	544	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	114.39/cwt	111.00–116.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	121.31/cwt	117.50–125.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	145.75/cwt	137.00–152.00	707	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	156.71/cwt	153.00–158.00	613	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,541.60/cwt	1,400.00–1,625.00	19,964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	166.93/cwt	158.00–171.00	618	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	142.55/cwt	139.00–144.00	874	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	129.71/cwt	121.00–135.00	811	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	113.69/cwt	104.00–116.00	867	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	142.17/cwt	129.00–148.00	732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	168.79/cwt	167.50–170.00	402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	152.05/cwt	141.00–171.00	648	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	53.67/cwt	50.00–60.00	535	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	880	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	62.88/cwt	60.00–71.00	766	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	45.90/cwt	43.00–49.00	433	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	807	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	45.37/cwt	41.00–48.00	521	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	34.97/cwt	30.00–41.00	309	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	56.37/cwt	51.00–59.00	650	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	135.06/cwt	127.00–140.00	504	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	142.79/cwt	142.00–144.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	119.91/cwt	110.00–126.00	694	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	139.34/cwt	135.00–146.00	460	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	92.25/cwt	92.00–93.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	131.65/cwt	120.00–138.00	556	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	132.82/cwt	132.00–135.00	677	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	124.78/cwt	118.00–129.00	656	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	109.05/cwt	104.00–114.00	727	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	92.44/cwt	89.00–96.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	352	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	747	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	687	63
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	731.47/cwt	690.00–800.00	7,695	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	634.74/cwt	630.00–640.00	6,366	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,324	1,084.17/cwt	1,010.00–1,100.00	14,354	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	717.84/cwt	670.00–775.00	7,214	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	924.08/cwt	875.00–975.00	11,301	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,097.25/cwt	975.00–1,175.00	12,893	6
Bulls	—	—	1,290	74.00/cwt	68.00–78.00	955	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	7,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	127.95/cwt	121.00–138.00	609	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	233	114.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	113.29/cwt	103.00–117.00	697	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	140.10/cwt	130.00–150.00	380	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	866.73/cwt	690.00–1,025.00	9,976	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	635.41/cwt	580.00–680.00	6,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	157.34/cwt	153.00–164.00	824	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	109.10/cwt	109.10–109.10	931	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	118.19/cwt	110.00–121.00	845	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	167.58/cwt	155.00–172.00	550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	140.85/cwt	130.00–148.00	814	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	102.90/cwt	94.00–112.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	152.80/cwt	152.00–154.00	857	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	148.47/cwt	140.00–162.00	704	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	125.89/cwt	124.00–130.00	860	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	889	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,520	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	82.46/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,363	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	127.52/cwt	121.00–134.00	534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	501	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	135.77/cwt	121.00–146.00	716	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	126.51/cwt	121.00–135.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	111.98/cwt	111.00–113.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	114.38/cwt	112.00–116.00	602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 631Last week 803Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers mostly steady 1.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 higher.Good supply with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	137.00–149.00	142.57
5	—	341	140.00–171.00	159.50
3	—	633	111.00–116.00	114.39
14	—	485	137.00–152.00	145.75
6	—	391	153.00–158.00	156.71
3	—	725	106.00	106.00
6	—	527	121.00–146.00	135.77
4	—	574	121.00–135.00	126.51
2	—	680	111.00–113.00	111.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	117.50–125.00	121.31
4	—	419	121.00–134.00	127.52
5	—	526	112.00–116.00	114.38
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	501	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	370	158.00–171.00	166.93
33	—	625	121.00–135.00	129.71
8	—	763	104.00–116.00	113.69
5	—	515	129.00–148.00	142.17
2	—	238	167.50–170.00	168.79
13	—	426	141.00–171.00	152.05
56	—	853	109.10	109.10
14	—	715	110.00–121.00	118.19
6	—	328	155.00–172.00	167.58
2	—	292	165.00	165.00
10	—	578	130.00–148.00	140.85
27	—	474	140.00–162.00	148.47
7	—	683	124.00–130.00	125.89
2	—	917	97.00	97.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
1	—	310	137.50	137.50
2	—	392	148.00	148.00
1	—	450	132.00	132.00
2	—	683	94.00–112.00	102.90
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
1	—	220	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	613	139.00–144.00	142.55
12	—	524	153.00–164.00	157.34
5	—	561	152.00–154.00	152.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	142.50	142.50
23	—	373	127.00–140.00	135.06
31	—	579	110.00–126.00	119.91
15	—	330	135.00–146.00	139.34
4	—	712	92.00–93.00	92.25
30	—	422	120.00–138.00	131.65
33	—	526	118.00–129.00	124.78
17	—	667	104.00–114.00	109.05
4	—	764	89.00–96.00	92.44
18	—	476	121.00–138.00	127.95
30	—	615	103.00–117.00	113.29
8	—	271	130.00–150.00	140.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	114.00–116.00	115.00
1	—	675	98.00	98.00
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
1	—	745	84.00	84.00
1	—	560	102.00	102.00
2	—	233	110.00–120.00	114.95
1	—	635	95.00	95.00
1	—	340	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	142.00–144.00	142.79
18	—	510	132.00–135.00	132.82
1	—	625	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	747	92.00	92.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,295	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,541.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,052	690.00–800.00	731.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,003	630.00–640.00	634.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,324	1,010.00–1,100.00	1,084.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,005	670.00–775.00	717.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,151	690.00–1,025.00	866.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	580.00–680.00	635.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,223	875.00–975.00	924.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,175	975.00–1,175.00	1,097.25
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	875	820.00	820.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	997	50.00–60.00	53.67
11	—	944	43.00–49.00	45.90
11	—	885	30.00–41.00	34.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	62.00	62.00
1	—	1,415	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,218	60.00–71.00	62.88
6	—	1,149	41.00–48.00	45.37
25	—	1,153	51.00–59.00	56.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,290	68.00–78.00	74.00
1	—	1,670	91.00	91.00
5	—	1,653	78.00–86.00	82.46

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle