Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.06/cwt on 256 head.

Average price

$134.06

256 head · 732 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$4.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.19

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	738	134.19	990	249
Medium and Large 2-3	521	129.44	675	7thin

One grade step is worth $4.75/cwt here — about $315 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 sale256 hd

134.06

—

KY average18 barns · 3,272 hd

137.25

−3.19

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	1,646	92.33	1,519	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,332	60.42	805	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	58.49	566	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	58.00	957	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1-2Value Added	—	511	150.03/cwt	148.00–154.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	161.52/cwt	160.00–163.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	139.74/cwt	136.00–145.00	513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	124.87/cwt	122.50–127.00	762	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	110.88/cwt	105.00–113.00	793	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	134.37/cwt	126.00–139.00	645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	127.75/cwt	116.00–131.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	116.80/cwt	108.00–120.00	737	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	133.18/cwt	132.00–135.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	142.64/cwt	132.00–145.00	475	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	147.48/cwt	142.50–150.00	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	923	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	113.05/cwt	105.00–117.00	763	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	105.73/cwt	105.00–108.00	818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	111.75/cwt	108.00–115.00	977	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	867	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,114	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	169.66/cwt	169.00–170.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	144.90/cwt	130.00–148.00	769	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	166.68/cwt	166.00–168.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	131.10/cwt	125.00–134.00	899	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	163.39/cwt	157.50–170.00	520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	139.02/cwt	136.00–142.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	156.03/cwt	153.00–158.00	824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	157.16/cwt	146.00–166.00	662	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	144.35/cwt	143.00–145.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	144.41/cwt	143.00–147.00	905	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	153.77/cwt	146.00–162.00	706	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	118.12/cwt	116.00–124.00	924	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	895.00/cwt	895.00–895.00	11,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	108.02/cwt	103.00–113.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	818	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	124.65/cwt	117.00–126.00	715	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	102.75/cwt	98.00–107.00	853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	125.88/cwt	122.50–129.00	403	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	141.77/cwt	140.00–143.00	597	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	135.34/cwt	124.00–139.00	571	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	118.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	130.68/cwt	125.00–132.00	942	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	117.85/cwt	117.85–117.85	1,103	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	172.24/cwt	160.00–177.00	624	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	924	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	153.52/cwt	153.00–154.00	872	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,295	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,253	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,489	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	9,660	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	533	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	62.74/cwt	60.00–65.00	576	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	56.65/cwt	54.00–59.00	772	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	668	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	957	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	68.69/cwt	65.00–73.00	883	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	150.12/cwt	145.00–156.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Bulls	—	—	1,395	84.68/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,181	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	134.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	141.84/cwt	137.00–147.00	769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Bulls	—	—	1,924	102.12/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,965	4
Bulls	—	—	1,573	89.08/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,401	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	152.71/cwt	150.00–164.00	709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	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 May 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 541Last week 449Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 9Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	511	148.00–154.00	150.03
3	—	608	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	160.00–163.00	161.52
2	—	685	120.00–122.00	121.01
3	—	743	116.00	116.00
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
5	—	433	145.00–156.00	150.12
1	—	385	165.00	165.00
5	—	542	137.00–147.00	141.84
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
8	—	464	150.00–164.00	152.71
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	137.50	137.50
1	—	435	125.00	125.00
2	—	380	130.00–140.00	134.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	367	136.00–145.00	139.74
17	—	715	105.00–113.00	110.88
7	—	480	126.00–139.00	134.37
6	—	529	116.00–131.00	127.75
7	—	631	108.00–120.00	116.80
1	—	215	155.00	155.00
9	—	333	132.00–145.00	142.64
3	—	273	142.50–150.00	147.48
11	—	675	105.00–117.00	113.05
4	—	774	105.00–108.00	105.73
16	—	574	117.00–126.00	124.65
4	—	830	98.00–107.00	102.75
17	—	422	124.00–139.00	135.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	610	122.50–127.00	124.87
2	—	462	142.00	142.00
5	—	513	132.00–135.00	133.18
10	—	776	119.00	119.00
12	—	654	125.00	125.00
15	—	421	140.00–143.00	141.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	132.50	132.50
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
2	—	432	117.50	117.50
2	—	573	103.00–113.00	108.02
7	—	320	122.50–129.00	125.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	874	108.00–115.00	111.75
10	—	531	130.00–148.00	144.90
2	—	830	115.00–116.00	115.49
10	—	686	125.00–134.00	131.10
3	—	318	157.50–170.00	163.39
11	—	421	146.00–166.00	157.16
3	—	585	143.00–145.00	144.35
13	—	459	146.00–162.00	153.77
6	—	782	116.00–124.00	118.12
57	—	936	117.85	117.85
9	—	362	160.00–177.00	172.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	867	128.50	128.50
3	—	417	169.00–170.00	169.66
3	—	460	166.00–168.00	166.68
7	—	528	153.00–158.00	156.03
9	—	627	143.00–147.00	144.41
9	—	721	125.00–132.00	130.68
20	—	658	140.50	140.50
2	—	568	153.00–154.00	153.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	122.00	122.00
2	—	428	136.00–142.00	139.02
2	—	461	135.00	135.00
2	—	678	116.00–120.00	118.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	895.00	895.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	630.00	630.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	840.00	840.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	50.00	50.00
2	—	918	60.00–65.00	62.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,363	54.00–59.00	56.65
1	—	1,335	50.00	50.00
4	—	1,285	65.00–73.00	68.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	58.00	58.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	84.00–86.00	84.68
4	—	1,924	100.00–104.00	102.12
5	—	1,573	87.00–93.00	89.08

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