Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week;Steers and heifers steady 1.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower.Good supply with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.45/cwt on 344 head.

Average price

$132.45

344 head · 718 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$9.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.52

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	724	132.72	961	334
Medium and Large 2-3	529	123.45	653	10thin

One grade step is worth $9.27/cwt here — about $308 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 sale344 hd

132.45

—

KY average18 barns · 2,489 hd

133.96

−1.52

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	1,674	93.33	1,562	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	60.94	920	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	57.80	738	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	52.07	530	15

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	574	125.89/cwt	120.00–135.00	723	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	134.99/cwt	134.00–137.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	148.25/cwt	140.00–155.00	637	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	539	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,862	1
Bulls	—	—	1,687	88.05/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,485	6
Bulls	—	—	1,645	96.21/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,583	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	128.48/cwt	127.00–130.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	127.03/cwt	125.00–132.50	987	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	119.36/cwt	107.00–119.60	1,091	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,021	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	162.50/cwt	157.00–168.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	830	130.73/cwt	125.00–130.90	1,085	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	117.51/cwt	116.00–119.00	949	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	146.45/cwt	145.00–148.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	119.50/cwt	115.00–124.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	895	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	131.36/cwt	121.00–134.00	868	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	232	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	147.66/cwt	143.00–150.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	130.53/cwt	127.00–135.00	547	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	143.01/cwt	142.00–144.00	433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	119.40/cwt	119.00–120.00	746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	867	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	128.84/cwt	124.00–132.00	602	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	598	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	780	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	939	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	132.52/cwt	121.00–133.00	840	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	112.54/cwt	112.00–115.00	762	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	126.83/cwt	120.00–130.00	663	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	149.65/cwt	148.00–152.00	784	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	141.43/cwt	133.00–147.00	730	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	137.88/cwt	137.00–139.00	863	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	139.89/cwt	128.00–145.00	790	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	945	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	131.89/cwt	121.00–136.00	812	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	221	153.24/cwt	148.00–158.00	339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	125.50/cwt	119.00–128.00	723	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	102.17/cwt	99.00–107.00	832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	134.78/cwt	130.00–137.00	511	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,392	1,148.38/cwt	1,075.00–1,290.00	15,985	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	130.63/cwt	126.00–136.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	130.64/cwt	120.00–136.00	694	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	126.10/cwt	117.00–135.00	607	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	874.10/cwt	780.00–940.00	11,844	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	900.98/cwt	840.00–950.00	12,839	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	13,959	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	57.01/cwt	55.00–61.00	734	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	63.73/cwt	62.00–66.00	967	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	59.55/cwt	56.00–61.00	896	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	40.24/cwt	36.00–43.00	402	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	50.83/cwt	47.00–54.00	500	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	50.46/cwt	50.00–51.00	600	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	58.03/cwt	55.00–65.00	610	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	63.26/cwt	62.00–65.00	820	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	103.67/cwt	101.00–105.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	143.50/cwt	140.00–155.00	670	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	302	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	760	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 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 673Last week 391Year ago 703

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 68Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 14Year ago 14

Compared to last week;Steers and heifers steady 1.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower.Good supply 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
10	—	574	120.00–135.00	125.89
12	—	430	140.00–155.00	148.25
1	—	335	161.00	161.00
17	—	531	120.00–136.00	130.64
2	—	395	154.00	154.00
2	—	665	117.00–120.00	118.48
3	—	740	101.00–105.00	103.67
9	—	467	140.00–155.00	143.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	170.00	170.00
1	—	415	160.00	160.00
2	—	302	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	134.00–137.00	134.99
3	—	435	126.00–136.00	130.63
8	—	481	117.00–135.00	126.10
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
1	—	630	114.00	114.00
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
1	—	775	98.00	98.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	302	176.00	176.00
54	—	914	107.00–119.60	119.36
4	—	851	120.00	120.00
2	—	365	157.00–168.00	162.50
6	—	808	116.00–119.00	117.51
2	—	425	145.00–148.00	146.45
9	—	661	121.00–134.00	131.36
3	—	468	143.00–150.00	147.66
12	—	516	133.00–147.00	141.43
1	—	235	162.50	162.50
14	—	565	128.00–145.00	139.89
1	—	790	119.00	119.00
17	—	616	121.00–136.00	131.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	127.00–130.00	128.48
2	—	523	125.00	125.00
2	—	570	115.00–124.00	119.50
1	—	360	122.50	122.50
1	—	435	131.00	131.00
1	—	635	117.00	117.00
1	—	695	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	777	125.00–132.50	127.03
67	—	830	125.00–130.90	130.73
3	—	431	165.00	165.00
5	—	710	126.00	126.00
17	—	524	148.00–152.00	149.65
32	—	626	137.00–139.00	137.88
40	—	685	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	232	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	91.00	91.00
2	—	328	125.00–126.00	125.49
2	—	390	121.00	121.00
2	—	770	95.00–96.00	95.50
1	—	275	141.00	141.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	131.00	131.00
6	—	732	118.50	118.50
10	—	598	130.50	130.50
43	—	634	121.00–133.00	132.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	127.00–135.00	130.53
2	—	303	142.00–144.00	143.01
5	—	625	119.00–120.00	119.40
9	—	467	124.00–132.00	128.84
2	—	722	113.50	113.50
9	—	865	108.50	108.50
11	—	677	112.00–115.00	112.54
13	—	523	120.00–130.00	126.83
5	—	221	148.00–158.00	153.24
13	—	576	119.00–128.00	125.50
5	—	814	99.00–107.00	102.17
2	—	290	140.00	140.00
5	—	379	130.00–137.00	134.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	102.00	102.00
6	—	1,687	86.00–91.00	88.05
8	—	1,645	93.00–100.00	96.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,287	55.00–61.00	57.01
2	—	1,190	50.00–51.00	50.46
4	—	1,296	62.00–65.00	63.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	62.00–66.00	63.73
6	—	1,505	56.00–61.00	59.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	36.00–43.00	40.24
5	—	983	47.00–54.00	50.83
7	—	1,051	55.00–65.00	58.03

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	3	—	1,392	1,075.00–1,290.00	1,148.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,355	780.00–940.00	874.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,425	840.00–950.00	900.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	990.00	990.00

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