Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers steady 2.00 higher,750 -800 lbs.5.00-8.00 higher.Slaughter cows 2.00 higher,slaughter bulls 3.00-4.00 higher.Good supply with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.41/cwt on 389 head.

Average price

$135.41

389 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$6.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.51

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	666	135.73	904	371
Medium and Large 2-3	487	128.94	628	18thin

One grade step is worth $6.79/cwt here — about $276 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 sale389 hd

135.41

—

KY average26 barns · 5,594 hd

129.90

+5.51

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	1,679	95.29	1,600	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,612	65.87	1,062	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	61.13	750	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	52.52	496	13

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2-3	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	111.03/cwt	109.00–113.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	135.21/cwt	133.00–139.00	635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	158.47/cwt	152.00–168.00	599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	140.92/cwt	135.00–146.00	744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	126.55/cwt	121.00–130.00	604	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	891	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	109.99/cwt	105.00–117.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	133.75/cwt	130.00–138.00	372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	112.68/cwt	104.00–116.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	116.39/cwt	114.00–119.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	118.83/cwt	118.50–119.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	121.80/cwt	117.00–127.00	694	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	133.73/cwt	130.00–138.00	503	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	839	126.58/cwt	120.00–128.70	1,062	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	129.19/cwt	120.00–132.50	919	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	837	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	141.73/cwt	133.00–147.00	811	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	149.34/cwt	143.00–156.00	641	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	111.19/cwt	100.00–114.00	928	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	901	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	38.04/cwt	36.00–40.00	395	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	992	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	50.51/cwt	50.00–51.00	609	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	44.66/cwt	42.00–47.00	420	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	64.49/cwt	63.00–67.00	786	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	57.48/cwt	53.00–64.00	532	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	66.64/cwt	63.00–71.00	1,076	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	59.22/cwt	54.00–62.00	734	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	134.61/cwt	125.00–139.00	774	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	161.75/cwt	153.00–166.00	537	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	117.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	132.84/cwt	124.00–143.00	685	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	144.99/cwt	140.00–157.00	612	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	124.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	138.75/cwt	131.00–149.00	656	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	108.00/cwt	103.00–113.00	785	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	121.51/cwt	119.00–122.00	752	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	122.14/cwt	114.00–128.00	636	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	126.38/cwt	120.00–134.00	535	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	99.73/cwt	94.00–105.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	111.98/cwt	107.00–115.00	746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	839	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	417	76.14/cwt	73.00–78.00	318	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	743.49/cwt	690.00–775.00	8,624	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	126.66/cwt	118.00–129.25	996	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	919	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	151.10/cwt	141.00–159.00	721	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	133.58/cwt	129.00–137.00	827	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	105.27/cwt	100.00–112.00	975	7
Bulls	—	—	1,160	82.05/cwt	80.00–84.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	131.31/cwt	123.00–137.00	894	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	852	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	151.92/cwt	149.00–156.00	790	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	141.98/cwt	138.00–144.50	887	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	130.20/cwt	125.00–138.00	557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	158.98/cwt	157.00–161.00	536	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	127.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	600	2
Bulls	—	—	1,586	103.62/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,643	4
Bulls	—	—	1,961	93.92/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,842	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 May 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 804Last week 541Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 74Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 0

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers steady 2.00 higher,750 -800 lbs.5.00-8.00 higher.Slaughter cows 2.00 higher,slaughter bulls 3.00-4.00 higher.Good supply with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
3	—	513	121.00	121.00
5	—	470	133.00–139.00	135.21
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
1	—	230	150.00	150.00
1	—	390	141.00	141.00
2	—	640	110.00–120.00	115.00
4	—	428	125.00–138.00	130.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	109.00–113.00	111.03
6	—	378	152.00–168.00	158.47
8	—	528	135.00–146.00	140.92
27	—	572	133.00–147.00	141.73
9	—	429	143.00–156.00	149.34
6	—	835	100.00–114.00	111.19
2	—	875	103.00	103.00
48	—	477	141.00–159.00	151.10
17	—	619	129.00–137.00	133.58
7	—	926	100.00–112.00	105.27
25	—	681	123.00–137.00	131.31
1	—	780	109.00	109.00
5	—	337	157.00–161.00	158.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	839	120.00–128.70	126.58
23	—	711	120.00–132.50	129.19
8	—	558	150.00	150.00
28	—	786	118.00–129.25	126.66
10	—	668	137.50	137.50
4	—	852	113.00	113.00
13	—	520	149.00–156.00	151.92
39	—	625	138.00–144.50	141.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	112.00	112.00
3	—	669	118.50–119.00	118.83
25	—	619	119.00–122.00	121.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	477	121.00–130.00	126.55
8	—	968	92.00	92.00
6	—	631	105.00–117.00	109.99
2	—	278	130.00–138.00	133.75
1	—	210	150.00	150.00
41	—	570	117.00–127.00	121.80
13	—	376	130.00–138.00	133.73
2	—	318	130.00–135.00	132.56
1	—	790	91.00	91.00
48	—	521	114.00–128.00	122.14
18	—	423	120.00–134.00	126.38
6	—	712	94.00–105.00	99.73
5	—	666	107.00–115.00	111.98
1	—	865	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	104.00–116.00	112.68
2	—	470	114.00–119.00	116.39
1	—	510	111.00	111.00
2	—	627	101.00	101.00
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
1	—	265	120.00	120.00
2	—	328	124.00–125.00	124.51
2	—	713	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	575	125.00–139.00	134.61
7	—	332	153.00–166.00	161.75
2	—	663	119.00–121.00	119.99
1	—	215	162.50	162.50
20	—	516	124.00–143.00	132.84
7	—	422	140.00–157.00	144.99
3	—	635	120.00–126.00	124.01
2	—	295	172.50	172.50
11	—	473	131.00–149.00	138.75
5	—	727	103.00–113.00	108.00
2	—	390	155.00–156.00	155.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	115.00–120.00	117.26
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
2	—	375	134.00	134.00
1	—	345	134.00	134.00
2	—	470	125.00–130.00	127.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	611	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	417	73.00–78.00	76.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	36.00–40.00	38.04
2	—	940	42.00–47.00	44.66
9	—	926	53.00–64.00	57.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	62.00	62.00
5	—	1,614	63.00–71.00	66.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	50.00–51.00	50.51
12	—	1,219	63.00–67.00	64.49
10	—	1,239	54.00–62.00	59.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	80.00–84.00	82.05
4	—	1,586	101.00–105.00	103.62
5	—	1,961	90.00–97.00	93.92

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,160	690.00–775.00	743.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	810.00	810.00

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