Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers under 500 lbs.2.00 lower,over 500 lbs. steady.Slaughter cows steady,Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.Good supply with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.09/cwt on 324 head.

Average price

$134.09

324 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$11.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.67

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	676	134.57	909	310
Medium and Large 2-3	564	123.42	696	14thin

One grade step is worth $11.15/cwt here — about $213 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 sale324 hd

134.09

—

KY average28 barns · 6,481 hd

133.42

+0.67

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	—	High	1,828	100.57	1,839	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	74.20	1,126	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	70.64	904	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	61.08	625	12

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2-3	—	378	133.78/cwt	130.00–136.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	121.00/cwt	119.00–124.00	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	696	2
Bulls	—	—	2,003	107.23/cwt	105.00–111.00	2,148	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	133.25/cwt	130.00–139.00	560	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	132.62/cwt	124.00–144.00	759	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	130.96/cwt	129.00–133.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	143.42/cwt	140.00–146.00	881	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	119.68/cwt	118.00–122.00	914	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	149.14/cwt	146.00–153.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	150.42/cwt	149.00–152.00	874	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	134.26/cwt	124.00–139.00	840	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	140.65/cwt	139.00–140.90	942	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	142.45/cwt	135.00–148.00	745	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	166.13/cwt	159.00–168.00	631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	131.93/cwt	129.00–132.00	972	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	130.01/cwt	123.50–137.50	887	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	149.94/cwt	140.00–153.00	715	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	766	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	130.74/cwt	126.00–135.00	618	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	131.52/cwt	129.00–133.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	112.93/cwt	108.00–116.00	759	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	103.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	112.12/cwt	107.00–117.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	125.57/cwt	119.00–132.00	722	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	120.08/cwt	116.00–122.00	732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	118.31/cwt	115.00–121.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	125.21/cwt	120.00–132.00	656	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	113.22/cwt	110.00–116.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	112.96/cwt	110.00–116.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	880	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,056	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	140.60/cwt	134.00–146.00	820	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	119.53/cwt	113.00–122.00	861	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	112.75/cwt	103.00–122.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	151.90/cwt	149.00–153.50	788	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	157.92/cwt	140.00–162.00	674	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	103.49/cwt	102.00–105.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,222.98/cwt	1,180.00–1,275.00	14,468	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	9,396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	135.10/cwt	134.00–136.50	728	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	111.20/cwt	104.00–112.00	811	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	138.82/cwt	136.00–142.00	518	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	7,371	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	69.87/cwt	66.00–73.00	898	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	70.98/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,085	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	76.77/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,158	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	499	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	699	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	67.27/cwt	66.00–69.00	674	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	75.74/cwt	74.00–79.00	987	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	59.90/cwt	58.00–63.00	623	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	114.50/cwt	113.00–116.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	101.51/cwt	100.00–102.00	834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	632	1
Bulls	—	—	1,453	89.86/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,306	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	150.03/cwt	148.00–155.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	837	1
Bulls	—	—	1,891	100.27/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,896	4

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 667Last week 517Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 44Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 12Year ago 8

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers under 500 lbs.2.00 lower,over 500 lbs. steady.Slaughter cows steady,Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.Good supply with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	130.00–136.00	133.78
5	—	420	130.00–139.00	133.25
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	119.00	119.00
2	—	640	113.00–116.00	114.50
2	—	653	115.00–116.00	115.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	119.00–124.00	121.00
2	—	455	153.00	153.00
6	—	572	124.00–144.00	132.62
2	—	525	129.00–133.00	130.96
2	—	710	109.00	109.00
2	—	850	93.00	93.00
4	—	822	100.00–102.00	101.51
1	—	390	162.00	162.00
5	—	433	148.00–155.00	150.03
1	—	775	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	614	140.00–146.00	143.42
14	—	581	149.00–152.00	150.42
23	—	670	139.00–140.90	140.65
42	—	737	129.00–132.00	131.93
58	—	880	120.00	120.00
8	—	519	149.00–153.50	151.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	764	118.00–122.00	119.68
2	—	857	109.00	109.00
17	—	626	124.00–139.00	134.26
2	—	928	103.00–104.00	103.50
21	—	523	135.00–148.00	142.45
5	—	380	159.00–168.00	166.13
26	—	682	123.50–137.50	130.01
10	—	477	140.00–153.00	149.94
32	—	583	134.00–146.00	140.60
11	—	720	113.00–122.00	119.53
14	—	427	140.00–162.00	157.92
1	—	800	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	146.00–153.00	149.14
1	—	525	127.00	127.00
1	—	585	124.00	124.00
1	—	760	97.00	97.00
2	—	608	110.00–116.00	112.96
2	—	668	103.00–122.00	112.75
1	—	415	139.00	139.00
2	—	728	102.00–105.00	103.49
1	—	485	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	578	132.50	132.50
4	—	618	123.00	123.00
5	—	410	141.00	141.00
16	—	539	134.00–136.50	135.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	473	126.00–135.00	130.74
4	—	431	129.00–133.00	131.52
13	—	672	108.00–116.00	112.93
4	—	776	100.00–104.00	103.03
20	—	575	119.00–132.00	125.57
8	—	610	116.00–122.00	120.08
1	—	220	150.00	150.00
10	—	524	120.00–132.00	125.21
1	—	305	133.00	133.00
1	—	800	95.00	95.00
10	—	729	104.00–112.00	111.20
2	—	373	136.00–142.00	138.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	94.00	94.00
2	—	513	107.00–117.00	112.12
3	—	403	115.00–121.00	118.31
4	—	466	110.00–116.00	113.22
4	—	584	110.00–115.00	112.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,003	105.00–111.00	107.23
3	—	1,453	87.00–92.00	89.86
4	—	1,891	98.00–104.00	100.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,285	66.00–73.00	69.87
2	—	1,128	62.00	62.00
7	—	1,303	74.00–79.00	75.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,529	69.00–73.00	70.98
5	—	1,509	74.00–79.00	76.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	52.00	52.00
3	—	1,002	66.00–69.00	67.27
8	—	1,040	58.00–63.00	59.90

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	2	—	1,183	1,180.00–1,275.00	1,222.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	870.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	780.00	780.00

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

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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