Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week>Steers and heifers steady 1.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls steady on a limited test.Good supply of calves with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.05/cwt on 273 head.

Average price

$134.05

273 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

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

$2.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.41

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	722	134.19	968	260
Medium and Large 2-3	482	131.23	632	13thin

One grade step is worth $2.96/cwt here — about $336 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 sale273 hd

134.05

—

KY average27 barns · 7,024 hd

133.64

+0.41

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	1,780	101.25	1,802	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	65.65	989	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	57.09	517	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	54.78	641	5thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	636	126.06/cwt	120.00–131.00	802	5
Bulls	—	—	1,695	94.13/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	134.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	144.67/cwt	142.00–153.00	624	7
Bulls	—	—	1,837	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	136.46/cwt	134.00–139.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	144.25/cwt	141.00–149.00	661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	141.64/cwt	139.00–146.00	950	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	142.81/cwt	140.00–147.00	805	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	137.00/cwt	136.50–139.00	938	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	147.29/cwt	140.00–155.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	153.51/cwt	149.00–156.00	786	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	123.46/cwt	110.00–123.70	1,127	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	155.34/cwt	146.00–164.00	651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	142.73/cwt	138.00–144.00	903	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	151.27/cwt	144.00–161.00	735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	832	123.75/cwt	119.00–123.90	1,030	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	132.44/cwt	128.00–135.00	824	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	124.94/cwt	117.00–130.00	703	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	109.23/cwt	101.00–112.00	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	117.49/cwt	117.00–119.00	501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	132.27/cwt	127.00–136.00	560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	115.41/cwt	115.00–116.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	110.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	140.24/cwt	136.00–145.00	398	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	124.33/cwt	121.00–127.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	810	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	114.13/cwt	105.00–115.50	819	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	108.68/cwt	108.50–110.00	960	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	167.63/cwt	163.00–170.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	139.34/cwt	136.00–142.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	151.28/cwt	151.00–152.00	871	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	143.63/cwt	141.00–145.00	761	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	116.33/cwt	115.00–117.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	114.98/cwt	111.00–120.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	112.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	698	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	132.71/cwt	121.00–137.00	617	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	101.65/cwt	101.00–103.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	122.71/cwt	121.00–124.00	761	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	127.64/cwt	123.00–131.00	670	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	134.01/cwt	133.00–136.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	119.83/cwt	115.00–122.00	389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	161.30/cwt	150.00–170.00	603	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	110.97/cwt	107.00–115.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	11,521	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,325	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	51.51/cwt	51.00–52.00	608	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	56.96/cwt	56.00–58.00	662	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	65.65/cwt	64.00–67.00	989	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	362	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	62.79/cwt	60.00–67.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	130.22/cwt	125.00–141.00	693	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	159.17/cwt	152.50–165.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	137.14/cwt	130.00–141.00	794	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	121.28/cwt	118.00–123.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	139.68/cwt	130.00–150.00	433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	857	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 Jun 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 714Last week 541Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to last week>Steers and heifers steady 1.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls steady on a limited test.Good supply of calves 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
5	—	636	120.00–131.00	126.06
7	—	431	142.00–153.00	144.67
7	—	458	141.00–149.00	144.25
9	—	374	150.00–170.00	161.30
3	—	296	166.00	166.00
12	—	532	125.00–141.00	130.22
3	—	325	152.50–165.00	159.17
15	—	579	130.00–141.00	137.14
3	—	672	118.00–123.00	121.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	130.00–140.00	134.88
2	—	468	134.00–139.00	136.46
2	—	535	104.00–105.00	104.49
1	—	250	150.00	150.00
2	—	670	107.00–115.00	110.97
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
2	—	310	130.00–150.00	139.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
4	—	530	149.00	149.00
1	—	630	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	671	139.00–146.00	141.64
22	—	512	149.00–156.00	153.51
26	—	633	138.00–144.00	142.73
1	—	405	173.00	173.00
63	—	832	119.00–123.90	123.75
1	—	710	123.00	123.00
2	—	768	125.00	125.00
7	—	576	151.00–152.00	151.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	564	140.00–147.00	142.81
6	—	685	136.50–139.00	137.00
57	—	913	110.00–123.70	123.46
7	—	419	146.00–164.00	155.34
7	—	486	144.00–161.00	151.27
8	—	622	128.00–135.00	132.44
1	—	320	172.50	172.50
1	—	275	170.00	170.00
8	—	883	108.50–110.00	108.68
3	—	383	163.00–170.00	167.63
9	—	530	141.00–145.00	143.63
3	—	707	115.00–117.00	116.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	140.00–155.00	147.29
2	—	685	117.00	117.00
1	—	235	142.50	142.50
3	—	465	136.00–142.00	139.34
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
3	—	567	111.00–120.00	114.98
1	—	520	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	563	117.00–130.00	124.94
4	—	778	101.00–112.00	109.23
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
5	—	423	127.00–136.00	132.27
2	—	340	136.00	136.00
7	—	284	136.00–145.00	140.24
2	—	680	111.00	111.00
17	—	718	105.00–115.50	114.13
18	—	465	121.00–137.00	132.71
2	—	852	104.00	104.00
20	—	525	123.00–131.00	127.64
3	—	358	133.00–136.00	134.01
1	—	205	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	117.00–119.00	117.49
1	—	855	102.00	102.00
5	—	561	115.00–116.00	115.41
2	—	505	105.00–115.00	110.00
3	—	377	121.00–127.00	124.33
3	—	488	110.00–115.00	112.69
3	—	668	101.00–103.00	101.65
4	—	325	115.00–122.00	119.83
1	—	285	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	143.00	143.00
1	—	460	142.00	142.00
21	—	653	124.00	124.00
29	—	525	133.00	133.00
32	—	620	121.00–124.00	122.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	89.00–100.00	94.13
3	—	1,837	106.00	106.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	51.00–52.00	51.51
3	—	1,163	56.00–58.00	56.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,507	64.00–67.00	65.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	40.00	40.00
3	—	905	60.00–67.00	62.79

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	820.00	820.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	550.00	550.00

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