Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers steady 2.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 higher.Heavy supply with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.61/cwt on 318 head.

Average price

$128.61

318 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$251

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

$2.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.41

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	457	131.24	600	22
Medium and Large 1-2	662	128.42	851	296

One grade step is worth $2.82/cwt here — about −$251 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 sale318 hd

128.61

—

KY average26 barns · 5,406 hd

132.02

−3.41

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	1,530	81.87	1,253	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	64.23	927	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	59.14	689	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	48.94	455	40

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	382	156.72/cwt	150.00–160.00	599	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	130.49/cwt	124.00–136.00	681	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	147.34/cwt	141.00–157.00	626	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	130.68/cwt	130.00–131.00	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	131.47/cwt	125.00–138.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	7,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	98.31/cwt	96.00–101.00	765	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	48.47/cwt	47.00–50.00	582	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	773	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	64.47/cwt	61.00–72.00	759	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	47.85/cwt	42.00–50.00	449	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	65.27/cwt	63.00–68.00	959	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	56.31/cwt	53.00–60.00	649	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	56.78/cwt	51.00–62.00	548	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	37.02/cwt	34.00–40.00	318	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	130.81/cwt	120.00–142.50	416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	139.60/cwt	135.00–142.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	107.99/cwt	107.00–109.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	161.99/cwt	156.00–167.50	512	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	129.91/cwt	122.00–132.00	794	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	137.12/cwt	130.00–144.00	795	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	135.27/cwt	130.00–140.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	144.60/cwt	143.00–145.00	745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	144.98/cwt	140.00–151.00	681	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	117.96/cwt	112.00–124.00	742	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	159.68/cwt	150.00–169.00	516	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	168.26/cwt	157.50–175.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	94.51/cwt	94.00–95.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	117.20/cwt	110.00–124.00	449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	80.60/cwt	73.00–88.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	119.73/cwt	112.00–126.00	682	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	105.49/cwt	101.00–110.00	696	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	109.19/cwt	103.00–115.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	115.03/cwt	110.00–119.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	107.35/cwt	106.00–108.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	118.93/cwt	116.00–124.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	128.98/cwt	121.00–135.00	544	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	122.49/cwt	118.00–125.00	649	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	86.61/cwt	80.00–91.00	704	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	244	142.90/cwt	137.50–147.00	349	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	758.64/cwt	720.00–790.00	7,647	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	688.66/cwt	670.00–730.00	6,646	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	11,259	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	602.37/cwt	500.00–690.00	7,186	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	833.45/cwt	820.00–840.00	7,126	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	923.02/cwt	910.00–930.00	8,603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	536	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,070	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	885	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	7,832	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	962.82/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	11,121	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	893	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,144	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,235	1
Bulls	—	—	1,597	83.72/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,337	9
Bulls	—	—	1,230	73.52/cwt	70.00–76.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	124.05/cwt	122.00–126.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	126.82/cwt	120.00–133.00	719	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	115.25/cwt	111.00–118.00	756	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	90.72/cwt	90.00–93.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	106.37/cwt	100.00–110.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	118.10/cwt	118.10–118.10	937	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	233	147.98/cwt	146.00–150.00	345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	164.88/cwt	162.50–167.50	434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	151.51/cwt	140.00–159.00	638	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	139.96/cwt	126.00–146.00	746	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	139.65/cwt	139.00–141.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	912	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	133.36/cwt	122.00–139.00	635	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	162.59/cwt	155.00–169.00	602	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	126.67/cwt	120.00–131.00	850	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	148.79/cwt	141.00–159.00	704	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	153.88/cwt	149.00–157.00	785	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	136.50/cwt	129.00–139.00	430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	139.22/cwt	132.50–145.00	397	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	133.80/cwt	129.00–137.00	487	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	127.66/cwt	120.00–137.00	600	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	134.06/cwt	128.00–136.50	694	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	112.44/cwt	107.00–118.00	495	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 Apr 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 847Last week 631Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 86Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers steady 2.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 higher.Heavy 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	—	382	150.00–160.00	156.72
14	—	522	124.00–136.00	130.49
20	—	425	141.00–157.00	147.34
1	—	235	166.00	166.00
3	—	778	96.00–101.00	98.31
2	—	720	102.00	102.00
23	—	470	140.00–151.00	144.98
15	—	629	112.00–124.00	117.96
8	—	323	150.00–169.00	159.68
3	—	257	157.50–175.00	168.26
19	—	567	120.00–133.00	126.82
8	—	656	111.00–118.00	115.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	636	130.00–131.00	130.68
5	—	515	143.00–145.00	144.60
2	—	695	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	109.00	109.00
2	—	478	125.00–138.00	131.47
2	—	535	119.00	119.00
2	—	375	130.00–140.00	135.27
2	—	420	122.00–126.00	124.05
1	—	610	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	120.00–142.50	130.81
3	—	383	135.00–142.00	139.60
1	—	400	134.00	134.00
2	—	233	146.00–150.00	147.98
2	—	638	113.00–115.00	113.99
1	—	515	118.00	118.00
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
2	—	560	124.00–125.00	124.50
8	—	476	122.00–139.00	133.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	714	107.00–109.00	107.99
9	—	316	156.00–167.50	161.99
13	—	611	122.00–132.00	129.91
23	—	580	130.00–144.00	137.12
2	—	263	162.50–167.50	164.88
6	—	950	97.00	97.00
13	—	421	140.00–159.00	151.51
21	—	533	126.00–146.00	139.96
1	—	855	106.00	106.00
5	—	826	96.00	96.00
11	—	370	155.00–169.00	162.59
13	—	671	120.00–131.00	126.67
30	—	473	141.00–159.00	148.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	716	119.50	119.50
67	—	793	118.10	118.10
3	—	626	139.00–141.00	139.65
63	—	833	109.50	109.50
9	—	510	149.00–157.00	153.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	94.00–95.00	94.51
33	—	570	112.00–126.00	119.73
16	—	660	101.00–110.00	105.49
6	—	616	103.00–115.00	109.19
35	—	422	121.00–135.00	128.98
18	—	530	118.00–125.00	122.49
7	—	813	80.00–91.00	86.61
4	—	244	137.50–147.00	142.90
1	—	790	89.00	89.00
6	—	315	129.00–139.00	136.50
10	—	285	132.50–145.00	139.22
20	—	364	129.00–137.00	133.80
64	—	470	120.00–137.00	127.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	110.00–124.00	117.20
2	—	715	73.00–88.00	80.60
1	—	605	90.00	90.00
4	—	485	110.00–119.00	115.03
3	—	532	106.00–108.00	107.35
2	—	338	120.00–125.00	122.52
4	—	683	90.00–93.00	90.72
3	—	555	100.00–110.00	106.37
2	—	440	107.00–118.00	112.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	116.00	116.00
6	—	622	116.00–124.00	118.93
24	—	518	128.00–136.50	134.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	162.50	162.50

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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	825	870.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,008	720.00–790.00	758.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	965	670.00–730.00	688.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,390	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,193	500.00–690.00	602.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	855	820.00–840.00	833.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	932	910.00–930.00	923.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,155	900.00–1,000.00	962.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	885.00	885.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	893	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	47.00–50.00	48.47
13	—	1,178	61.00–72.00	64.47
17	—	1,152	53.00–60.00	56.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	59.00	59.00
5	—	1,470	63.00–68.00	65.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	939	42.00–50.00	47.85
17	—	965	51.00–62.00	56.78
10	—	858	34.00–40.00	37.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,597	79.00–88.00	83.72
2	—	1,230	70.00–76.00	73.52

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle