Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers mostly steady.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Light supply with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.13/cwt on 239 head.

Average price

$116.13

239 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$5.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

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	613	116.55	714	219
Medium and Large 2-3	485	111.50	540	20

One grade step is worth $5.05/cwt here — about $174 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 sale239 hd

116.13

—

KY average27 barns · 5,122 hd

118.44

−2.31

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	1,519	88.14	1,339	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,528	60.35	922	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	54.49	678	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	924	47.98	443	6thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2	—	900	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	846	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	52.02/cwt	51.00–54.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	131.62/cwt	125.00–140.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	140.01/cwt	139.00–141.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	106.24/cwt	102.00–111.00	832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	146.63/cwt	144.00–155.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	854	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	62.36/cwt	61.00–63.00	952	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	656	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	43.93/cwt	41.00–48.00	391	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	55.23/cwt	50.00–58.00	707	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	58.33/cwt	58.00–59.00	891	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	47.51/cwt	46.00–49.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	799	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	120.53/cwt	113.00–128.00	646	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	109.22/cwt	102.00–116.00	678	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	122.35/cwt	120.00–126.00	407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	116.03/cwt	115.00–117.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	113.09/cwt	109.00–113.20	786	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	119.48/cwt	110.00–124.00	674	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	135.42/cwt	132.00–139.00	505	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	118.17/cwt	110.00–125.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	130.18/cwt	120.00–140.00	621	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	127.85/cwt	120.00–134.00	545	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	116.72/cwt	112.00–119.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	92.03/cwt	88.00–96.00	621	2
Bulls	—	—	1,502	86.18/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,294	3
Bulls	—	—	1,570	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	105.40/cwt	103.00–108.00	714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	146.81/cwt	139.00–149.00	691	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	121.72/cwt	116.00–128.00	757	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	129.39/cwt	122.00–135.00	617	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	111.50/cwt	108.00–115.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	145.37/cwt	137.00–157.00	611	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	129.17/cwt	123.00–132.00	683	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	112.66/cwt	111.00–115.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	137.09/cwt	125.00–141.00	436	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	129.70/cwt	120.00–137.00	743	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	153.68/cwt	152.50–160.00	579	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	153.74/cwt	150.00–155.00	501	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	468	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	441	90.85/cwt	87.00–94.00	401	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	8,522	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	12,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	130.68/cwt	129.00–131.00	818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	129.79/cwt	125.00–134.00	868	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	145.32/cwt	145.00–146.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	131.89/cwt	130.00–137.00	619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	920	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	97.55/cwt	97.00–99.00	864	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	106.63/cwt	105.00–109.00	779	5

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 482Last week 847Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 97Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 46Year ago 0

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers mostly steady.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Light supply with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	94.00	94.00
3	—	567	125.00–140.00	131.62
2	—	470	139.00–141.00	140.01
1	—	360	157.00	157.00
5	—	783	102.00–111.00	106.24
4	—	429	144.00–155.00	146.63
2	—	813	105.00	105.00
6	—	626	129.00–131.00	130.68
5	—	669	125.00–134.00	129.79
3	—	538	145.00–146.00	145.32
2	—	335	162.50	162.50
7	—	886	97.00–99.00	97.55
5	—	731	105.00–109.00	106.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	142.00	142.00
1	—	595	123.00	123.00
1	—	360	135.00	135.00
5	—	469	130.00–137.00	131.89
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	122.00–124.00	123.01
1	—	515	152.00	152.00
3	—	405	165.00	165.00
1	—	550	153.00	153.00
9	—	780	118.00	118.00
2	—	645	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	85.00	85.00
3	—	333	120.00–126.00	122.35
2	—	418	115.00–117.00	116.03
3	—	378	110.00–125.00	118.17
2	—	623	99.00	99.00
1	—	510	109.00	109.00
6	—	482	112.00–119.00	116.72
2	—	675	88.00–96.00	92.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	799	100.00	100.00
17	—	536	113.00–128.00	120.53
9	—	621	102.00–116.00	109.22
2	—	225	152.50	152.50
72	—	695	109.00–113.20	113.09
22	—	564	110.00–124.00	119.48
14	—	373	132.00–139.00	135.42
2	—	707	92.00	92.00
26	—	477	120.00–140.00	130.18
16	—	426	120.00–134.00	127.85
2	—	842	87.00	87.00
1	—	300	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	677	103.00–108.00	105.40
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
9	—	477	122.00–135.00	129.39
2	—	575	108.00–115.00	111.50
4	—	318	125.00–141.00	137.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	471	139.00–149.00	146.81
5	—	622	116.00–128.00	121.72
1	—	765	97.00	97.00
11	—	420	137.00–157.00	145.37
7	—	529	123.00–132.00	129.17
3	—	657	111.00–115.00	112.66
21	—	573	120.00–137.00	129.70
9	—	377	152.50–160.00	153.68
4	—	326	150.00–155.00	153.74
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	550	85.00	85.00
9	—	441	87.00–94.00	90.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	957	51.00–54.00	52.02
3	—	890	41.00–48.00	43.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,527	61.00–63.00	62.36
3	—	1,528	58.00–59.00	58.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	61.00	61.00
10	—	1,280	50.00–58.00	55.23
2	—	1,155	46.00–49.00	47.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	84.00–88.00	86.18
1	—	1,570	94.00	94.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	690.00	690.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	960.00	960.00

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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