Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers mostly steady.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Supply light with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.51/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$128.51

160 head · 716 lb average

Value per head Derived

$920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$6.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.13

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	727	128.83	937	152
Medium and Large 2-3	508	122.49	622	8thin

One grade step is worth $6.34/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 sale160 hd

128.51

—

KY average24 barns · 4,343 hd

133.64

−5.13

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	1,824	102.75	1,875	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	70.06	1,093	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	68.59	863	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	978	56.60	554	10

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	146.26/cwt	141.00–159.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	128.97/cwt	124.00–134.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	127.71/cwt	122.00–131.00	861	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	147.30/cwt	141.00–151.50	691	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	170.81/cwt	167.00–175.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	139.31/cwt	131.00–146.00	737	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	138.33/cwt	137.00–139.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	133.61/cwt	121.00–136.00	848	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	120.22/cwt	117.00–123.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	126.47/cwt	122.00–128.00	488	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	806	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	124.43/cwt	121.00–130.00	585	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	122.47/cwt	119.00–128.00	701	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	118.36/cwt	116.50–120.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	116.07/cwt	109.00–119.00	786	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	114.63/cwt	110.00–118.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	124.24/cwt	120.00–128.00	647	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	108.53/cwt	107.00–110.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	112.03/cwt	105.00–118.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	125.93/cwt	121.00–136.00	543	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	110.51/cwt	107.00–117.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	121.79/cwt	121.00–123.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	114.10/cwt	114.10–114.10	1,101	59
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,349	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	664.20/cwt	640.00–700.00	7,359	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	892.88/cwt	885.00–900.00	11,340	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,413	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	73.79/cwt	71.00–77.00	973	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	66.46/cwt	62.00–70.00	1,043	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	66.44/cwt	62.00–70.00	815	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	64.96/cwt	62.00–66.00	643	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	58.48/cwt	58.00–59.00	709	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	73.75/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,149	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	844	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	41.09/cwt	40.00–42.00	374	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	55.99/cwt	50.00–58.00	560	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	149.18/cwt	144.00–152.00	622	3
Bulls	—	—	1,515	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	131.93/cwt	130.00–134.00	479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	143.70/cwt	142.00–146.00	652	7
Bulls	—	—	1,772	100.08/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	123.86/cwt	120.00–128.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	129.87/cwt	125.00–133.00	730	8
Bulls	—	—	1,980	111.66/cwt	105.00–116.00	2,211	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	111.68/cwt	110.00–113.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	158.25/cwt	149.00–166.00	590	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	489	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 Jul 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 640Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 25Year ago 0

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers mostly steady.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Supply light with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
8	—	386	122.00–128.00	126.47
2	—	325	116.50–120.00	118.36
3	—	480	110.00–118.00	114.63
3	—	565	105.00–118.00	112.03
4	—	513	107.00–117.00	110.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	131.00	131.00
1	—	550	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	663	121.50	121.50
5	—	606	121.00–123.00	121.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	470	121.00–130.00	124.43
12	—	572	119.00–128.00	122.47
1	—	280	149.00	149.00
13	—	677	109.00–119.00	116.07
2	—	323	139.00–140.00	139.51
17	—	521	120.00–128.00	124.24
2	—	618	107.00–110.00	108.53
24	—	431	121.00–136.00	125.93
3	—	367	130.00–132.00	130.66
5	—	882	92.50	92.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	141.00–159.00	146.26
6	—	790	120.00	120.00
11	—	674	122.00–131.00	127.71
1	—	345	166.00	166.00
13	—	469	141.00–151.50	147.30
2	—	373	167.00–175.00	170.81
14	—	529	131.00–146.00	139.31
3	—	552	137.00–139.00	138.33
28	—	635	121.00–136.00	133.61
4	—	716	117.00–123.00	120.22
59	—	965	114.10	114.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	119.00	119.00
2	—	443	124.00–134.00	128.97
1	—	315	129.00	129.00
1	—	495	132.00	132.00
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	118.00	118.00
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	400	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	116.00	116.00
1	—	770	92.00	92.00
2	—	363	130.00–134.00	131.93
2	—	420	120.00–128.00	123.86
3	—	615	110.00–113.00	111.68
4	—	476	135.00	135.00
1	—	280	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	105.00	105.00
3	—	417	144.00–152.00	149.18
7	—	454	142.00–146.00	143.70
8	—	562	125.00–133.00	129.87
12	—	373	149.00–166.00	158.25
1	—	300	163.00	163.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	710.00	710.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,108	640.00–700.00	664.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,270	885.00–900.00	892.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,319	71.00–77.00	73.79
22	—	1,227	62.00–70.00	66.44
2	—	1,213	58.00–59.00	58.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,569	62.00–70.00	66.46
8	—	1,558	72.00–76.00	73.75
1	—	1,535	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	990	62.00–66.00	64.96
2	—	910	40.00–42.00	41.09
4	—	1,001	50.00–58.00	55.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	84.00	84.00
3	—	1,772	99.00–101.00	100.08
3	—	1,980	105.00–116.00	111.66

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