Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers Steady 2.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Good supply with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.06/cwt on 406 head.

Average price

$134.06

406 head · 765 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$425

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

$1.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.88

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	773	134.11	1,036	396
Medium and Large 2-3	462	132.35	612	10thin

One grade step is worth $1.76/cwt here — about $425 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 sale406 hd

134.06

—

KY average28 barns · 6,843 hd

133.19

+0.88

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	1,669	95.14	1,588	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,556	63.71	991	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	61.27	744	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	960	53.93	518	10

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	235	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	126.73/cwt	120.00–129.00	540	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	110.66/cwt	105.00–118.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	111.96/cwt	110.00–114.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	122.17/cwt	118.00–125.00	698	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	111.50/cwt	105.00–117.00	748	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	124.22/cwt	121.00–127.00	466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	130.53/cwt	120.00–134.50	610	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	131.11/cwt	129.00–136.00	502	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	112.71/cwt	106.00–116.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	129.14/cwt	121.00–130.00	695	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	100.62/cwt	97.00–104.00	777	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	105.00/cwt	104.00–106.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	102.63/cwt	98.00–105.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	126.32/cwt	123.00–127.50	790	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	130.69/cwt	129.00–133.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	891	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,123	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	131.75/cwt	121.00–137.00	829	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	149.66/cwt	145.00–155.00	723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	133.38/cwt	131.00–139.00	646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	909	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,173	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	136.39/cwt	131.00–140.00	791	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	138.01/cwt	126.00–139.95	974	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	166.91/cwt	163.00–175.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	168.49/cwt	165.00–176.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	830	132.57/cwt	121.50–133.00	1,100	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	165.91/cwt	160.00–172.00	760	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	127.53/cwt	121.00–136.00	875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	166.00/cwt	155.00–177.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	158.97/cwt	158.00–164.00	822	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	116.17/cwt	112.00–124.00	836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	158.49/cwt	158.00–159.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	866	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	144.59/cwt	130.00–150.00	758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	117.43/cwt	112.00–123.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	142.02/cwt	129.00–148.00	446	4
Bulls	—	—	1,370	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	107.65/cwt	106.00–109.00	737	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	851.32/cwt	830.00–870.00	10,939	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	10,340	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	58.58/cwt	55.00–62.00	563	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	64.24/cwt	62.00–69.00	766	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	59.85/cwt	57.00–63.00	900	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	67.56/cwt	66.00–69.00	1,086	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	529	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	49.29/cwt	47.00–51.00	472	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	57.95/cwt	56.00–61.00	728	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	166.21/cwt	158.00–175.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	572	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	132.05/cwt	128.00–138.00	553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	122.58/cwt	120.00–128.00	707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Bulls	—	—	1,729	96.04/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,661	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	105.75/cwt	105.00–106.00	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	128.30/cwt	121.00–135.00	671	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	162.59/cwt	160.00–164.00	444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	152.23/cwt	140.00–169.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	141.50/cwt	135.00–145.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	120.65/cwt	119.00–123.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	130.67/cwt	129.00–132.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	149.40/cwt	140.00–159.00	704	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 Jul 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 737Last week 673Year ago 766

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 52Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 12Year ago 28

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers Steady 2.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.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
1	—	235	164.00	164.00
6	—	363	158.00–175.00	166.21
1	—	325	176.00	176.00
6	—	577	120.00–128.00	122.58
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
7	—	523	121.00–135.00	128.30
3	—	273	160.00–164.00	162.59
3	—	420	140.00–169.00	152.23
3	—	623	119.00–123.00	120.65
4	—	471	140.00–159.00	149.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	106.00–109.00	107.65
4	—	419	128.00–138.00	132.05
4	—	629	105.00–106.00	105.75
1	—	305	142.50	142.50
3	—	376	135.00–145.00	141.50
3	—	475	129.00–132.00	130.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
2	—	525	110.00–114.00	111.96
4	—	375	121.00–127.00	124.22
4	—	584	106.00–116.00	112.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	120.00–129.00	126.73
4	—	621	105.00–118.00	110.66
12	—	571	118.00–125.00	122.17
7	—	671	105.00–117.00	111.50
23	—	467	120.00–134.50	130.53
8	—	383	129.00–136.00	131.11
1	—	245	142.50	142.50
34	—	538	121.00–130.00	129.14
8	—	772	97.00–104.00	100.62
2	—	703	104.00–106.00	105.00
3	—	823	98.00–105.00	102.63
4	—	314	129.00–148.00	142.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	133.00	133.00
21	—	625	123.00–127.50	126.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	129.00–133.00	130.69
5	—	484	131.00–139.00	133.38
1	—	350	137.50	137.50
1	—	555	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	891	126.00	126.00
58	—	909	129.00	129.00
66	—	706	126.00–139.95	138.01
4	—	433	163.00–175.00	166.91
128	—	830	121.50–133.00	132.57
6	—	458	160.00–172.00	165.91
6	—	517	158.00–164.00	158.97
7	—	623	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	629	121.00–137.00	131.75
8	—	483	145.00–155.00	149.66
2	—	853	115.00–117.00	116.00
13	—	580	131.00–140.00	136.39
2	—	980	103.00	103.00
3	—	368	165.00–176.00	168.49
1	—	205	165.00	165.00
5	—	686	121.00–136.00	127.53
2	—	340	155.00–177.00	166.00
5	—	720	112.00–124.00	116.17
2	—	423	158.00–159.00	158.49
7	—	524	130.00–150.00	144.59
2	—	780	112.00–123.00	117.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,550	104.00	104.00
7	—	1,729	94.00–100.00	96.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	961	55.00–62.00	58.58
5	—	958	47.00–51.00	49.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,193	62.00–69.00	64.24
1	—	1,125	47.00	47.00
10	—	1,257	56.00–61.00	57.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	57.00–63.00	59.85
2	—	1,608	66.00–69.00	67.56

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,285	830.00–870.00	851.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	880.00	880.00

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