Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week:Steers steady 2.00 higher,heifers steady 2.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.Good supply with good to moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.86/cwt on 335 head.

Average price

$124.86

335 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$12.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.79

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	593	125.74	746	311
Medium and Large 2-3	521	113.44	591	24

One grade step is worth $12.30/cwt here — about $155 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 sale335 hd

124.86

—

KY average27 barns · 6,235 hd

127.65

−2.79

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	1,728	100.13	1,730	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	68.35	1,033	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	66.13	822	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	968	59.48	576	18

Every lot, as filed

79 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 2-3	—	376	120.63/cwt	120.00–122.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	134.12/cwt	129.00–140.00	500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	125.61/cwt	121.00–129.00	715	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	136.52/cwt	132.00–143.00	777	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	156.43/cwt	153.00–158.00	831	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	119.44/cwt	117.00–122.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	163.82/cwt	159.00–170.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	149.50/cwt	142.00–153.00	658	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	108.98/cwt	106.00–111.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,000	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	65.78/cwt	64.00–67.00	641	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	47.99/cwt	47.00–49.00	484	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	67.77/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,012	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,201	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	66.03/cwt	62.00–70.00	809	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	71.55/cwt	71.00–74.00	944	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	57.13/cwt	54.00–60.00	544	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	57.63/cwt	56.00–59.00	693	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	11,712	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	848.65/cwt	810.00–970.00	10,286	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,306	856.57/cwt	850.00–860.00	11,187	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,728	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	9,460	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	703.56/cwt	700.00–710.00	8,063	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	313	177.08/cwt	175.00–179.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	128.44/cwt	120.00–135.00	858	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	131.25/cwt	124.00–137.00	837	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	123.80/cwt	122.50–128.00	905	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	133.32/cwt	131.00–135.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	163.78/cwt	155.00–170.00	540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	966	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	124.68/cwt	121.00–124.75	823	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	116.98/cwt	115.00–119.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	125.58/cwt	120.00–128.00	666	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	133.39/cwt	133.00–134.00	704	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	100.75/cwt	100.00–103.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	116.08/cwt	110.00–120.00	716	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	122.49/cwt	121.00–124.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	117.48/cwt	112.00–122.00	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	140.62/cwt	140.00–141.00	606	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	134.01/cwt	125.00–139.00	556	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	132.31/cwt	123.00–138.00	640	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	138.90/cwt	130.00–148.00	717	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	143.08/cwt	137.50–145.00	398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	112.79/cwt	108.00–116.00	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	122.01/cwt	121.95–122.50	861	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	115.52/cwt	107.00–119.00	771	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	134.64/cwt	130.00–139.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	113.07/cwt	110.00–116.00	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	106.65/cwt	106.00–108.00	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	144.15/cwt	139.00–151.00	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	819	1
Bulls	—	—	1,463	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	128.44/cwt	120.00–135.00	663	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,938	106.35/cwt	104.00–110.00	2,061	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	129.83/cwt	124.00–136.00	750	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	1
Bulls	—	—	1,637	97.50/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,596	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	140.98/cwt	140.00–143.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	852	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	1,063	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	153.30/cwt	148.00–157.00	745	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 640Last week 667Year ago 352

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 66Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 7Year ago 14

compared to last week:Steers steady 2.00 higher,heifers steady 2.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.Good supply with good to moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	376	120.00–122.00	120.63
5	—	528	115.00–119.00	116.98
4	—	623	100.00–103.00	100.75
4	—	486	112.00–122.00	117.48
6	—	572	108.00–116.00	112.79
2	—	430	110.00–116.00	113.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	129.00–140.00	134.12
21	—	569	121.00–129.00	125.61
2	—	937	98.00	98.00
17	—	530	120.00–128.00	125.58
2	—	732	103.00	103.00
16	—	617	110.00–120.00	116.08
8	—	415	125.00–139.00	134.01
56	—	484	123.00–138.00	132.31
4	—	278	137.50–145.00	143.08
18	—	667	107.00–119.00	115.52
4	—	321	130.00–139.00	134.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	660	121.00–124.75	124.68
10	—	528	133.00–134.00	133.39
4	—	605	121.00–124.00	122.49
76	—	706	121.95–122.50	122.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	431	140.00–141.00	140.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	962	107.00	107.00
20	—	569	132.00–143.00	136.52
4	—	376	159.00–170.00	163.82
18	—	440	142.00–153.00	149.50
9	—	668	120.00–135.00	128.44
20	—	638	124.00–137.00	131.25
5	—	330	155.00–170.00	163.78
2	—	895	105.00	105.00
13	—	516	130.00–148.00	138.90
13	—	486	148.00–157.00	153.30
1	—	760	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	153.00–158.00	156.43
3	—	648	139.00	139.00
14	—	731	122.50–128.00	123.80
7	—	773	125.00	125.00
3	—	555	149.00	149.00
63	—	852	124.75	124.75
2	—	802	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	117.00–122.00	119.44
3	—	488	131.00–135.00	133.32
2	—	617	116.00	116.00
2	—	320	140.00	140.00
1	—	685	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	175.00–179.00	177.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	106.00–111.00	108.98
1	—	340	156.00	156.00
3	—	768	106.00–108.00	106.65
1	—	395	155.00	155.00
6	—	432	139.00–151.00	144.15
1	—	635	129.00	129.00
9	—	516	120.00–135.00	128.44
1	—	650	123.00	123.00
9	—	578	124.00–136.00	129.83
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
3	—	460	140.00–143.00	140.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	118.00	118.00
1	—	640	118.00	118.00
2	—	433	130.00–134.00	131.99
1	—	470	136.00	136.00

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	1	—	1,280	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,212	810.00–970.00	848.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,306	850.00–860.00	856.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	690.00	690.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	880.00	880.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,146	700.00–710.00	703.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	975	64.00–67.00	65.78
2	—	1,008	47.00–49.00	47.99
9	—	953	54.00–60.00	57.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,494	65.00–69.00	67.77
1	—	1,645	73.00	73.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,225	62.00–70.00	66.03
5	—	1,319	71.00–74.00	71.55
3	—	1,202	56.00–59.00	57.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	92.00	92.00
6	—	1,938	104.00–110.00	106.35
8	—	1,637	94.00–102.00	97.50

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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Heifers · 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