Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers steady 1.00 higher.Slaughter cows 5.00 higher,slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.Moderate supply with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.42/cwt on 276 head.

Average price

$138.42

276 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$17.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.25

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	642	139.19	893	264
Medium and Large 2-3	594	121.48	722	12thin

One grade step is worth $17.71/cwt here — about $171 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 sale276 hd

138.42

—

KY average28 barns · 5,130 hd

134.18

+4.25

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	1,551	97.90	1,519	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	74.71	1,134	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	70.06	855	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	969	58.29	565	6thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	128.15/cwt	120.00–132.00	659	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	143.30/cwt	137.50–147.50	391	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	131.53/cwt	126.00–138.00	751	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	162.43/cwt	157.50–167.00	520	3
Bulls	—	—	1,438	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	136.74/cwt	130.00–145.00	722	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	114.57/cwt	106.00–119.00	834	3
Bulls	—	—	1,623	105.69/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	129.85/cwt	125.00–131.00	800	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	143.80/cwt	141.00–146.00	626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	621	3
Bulls	—	—	1,593	98.01/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	158.38/cwt	150.00–164.00	611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	690	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	129.21/cwt	124.00–132.50	920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	142.51/cwt	130.00–149.00	809	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	118.27/cwt	113.00–124.00	894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	130.92/cwt	126.00–136.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	152.52/cwt	150.00–154.00	787	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	150.93/cwt	145.00–159.00	708	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	131.61/cwt	125.00–138.00	895	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	144.49/cwt	140.00–145.50	948	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	132.15/cwt	128.00–136.00	834	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	121.99/cwt	118.00–128.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	143.48/cwt	140.00–146.00	892	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	166.82/cwt	163.00–172.00	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	119.46/cwt	115.00–122.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	839	120.75/cwt	120.75–120.75	1,013	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	15,998	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	122.39/cwt	120.00–126.00	813	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	144.20/cwt	142.00–145.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	156.94/cwt	150.00–164.00	665	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	132.80/cwt	132.80–132.80	1,007	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	144.98/cwt	132.00–149.00	764	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	168.30/cwt	167.50–169.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	769	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	115.61/cwt	110.00–121.00	728	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,483	991.82/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	14,709	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	62.55/cwt	59.00–64.00	688	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	61.21/cwt	59.00–64.00	602	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	73.21/cwt	69.00–79.00	914	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	74.71/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,134	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	52.44/cwt	51.00–54.00	493	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	133.06/cwt	133.00–134.00	693	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	139.63/cwt	130.00–145.00	531	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	135.73/cwt	131.00–138.00	582	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	107.65/cwt	106.00–111.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	118.02/cwt	117.00–119.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	130.71/cwt	124.00–138.00	618	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	132.82/cwt	130.00–136.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	96.98/cwt	93.00–101.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	126.48/cwt	122.00–132.00	740	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	112.54/cwt	105.00–116.00	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	124.35/cwt	118.00–129.00	463	6

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 517Last week 714Year ago 780

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 18Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 2Year ago 4

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers steady 1.00 higher.Slaughter cows 5.00 higher,slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.Moderate supply with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	514	120.00–132.00	128.15
8	—	273	137.50–147.50	143.30
1	—	755	104.00	104.00
9	—	630	110.00–121.00	115.61
2	—	245	142.50	142.50
11	—	380	130.00–145.00	139.63
13	—	429	131.00–138.00	135.73
3	—	722	106.00–111.00	107.65
18	—	473	124.00–138.00	130.71
4	—	326	130.00–136.00	132.82
29	—	585	122.00–132.00	126.48
5	—	665	105.00–116.00	112.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	620	123.00–125.00	123.99
17	—	521	133.00–134.00	133.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
2	—	488	117.00–119.00	118.02
2	—	653	93.00–101.00	96.98
6	—	372	118.00–129.00	124.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	111.00	111.00
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
2	—	378	130.00–131.00	130.50
1	—	490	138.00	138.00
1	—	530	119.00	119.00
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	571	126.00–138.00	131.53
3	—	320	157.50–167.00	162.43
12	—	528	130.00–145.00	136.74
3	—	728	106.00–119.00	114.57
18	—	616	125.00–131.00	129.85
4	—	435	141.00–146.00	143.80
5	—	386	150.00–164.00	158.38
5	—	664	120.00–126.00	122.39
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
6	—	487	142.00–145.00	144.20
1	—	780	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	690	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	107.00	107.00
2	—	473	126.00–136.00	130.92
2	—	523	120.00–125.00	122.58
3	—	585	118.00–128.00	121.99
4	—	665	115.00–122.00	119.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	712	124.00–132.50	129.21
10	—	516	150.00–154.00	152.52
11	—	656	140.00–145.50	144.49
14	—	622	140.00–146.00	143.48
37	—	839	120.75	120.75
69	—	758	132.80	132.80
6	—	568	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	568	130.00–149.00	142.51
4	—	756	113.00–124.00	118.27
37	—	469	145.00–159.00	150.93
5	—	680	125.00–138.00	131.61
6	—	631	128.00–136.00	132.15
7	—	385	163.00–172.00	166.82
12	—	424	150.00–164.00	156.94
1	—	870	114.00	114.00
14	—	527	132.00–149.00	144.98
2	—	323	167.50–169.00	168.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,623	104.00–107.00	105.69
2	—	1,593	96.00–100.00	98.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,100	59.00–64.00	62.55
14	—	1,248	69.00–79.00	73.21
1	—	1,310	56.00	56.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	984	59.00–64.00	61.21
2	—	940	51.00–54.00	52.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,518	70.00–80.00	74.71

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,350	1,185.00	1,185.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,483	925.00–1,050.00	991.82

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