Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers steady 2.00 higher,heifers 2.00-3.00 higher.Slaughter cows 3.00 lower,slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.Good supply with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.51/cwt on 222 head.

Average price

$131.51

222 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$22.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

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	539	133.03	718	207
Medium and Large 2-3	541	110.64	599	15thin

One grade step is worth $22.39/cwt here — about $119 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 sale222 hd

131.51

—

KY average25 barns · 4,395 hd

129.61

+1.90

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	—	Average	1,658	99.15	1,644	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	70.09	1,073	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	68.24	829	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	972	56.42	548	14

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	137.24/cwt	134.00–141.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	138.49/cwt	136.00–141.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	155.94/cwt	148.00–163.00	753	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	144.80/cwt	130.00–153.00	762	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	63.01/cwt	60.00–66.00	626	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	47.77/cwt	39.00–56.00	417	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	71.34/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,103	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	65.58/cwt	62.00–68.00	967	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	65.94/cwt	57.00–68.00	809	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	72.03/cwt	69.00–76.00	861	14
Bulls	—	—	1,695	99.92/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,694	10
Bulls	—	—	1,555	90.33/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,405	3
Bulls	—	—	1,628	108.51/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,767	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	10,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	141.68/cwt	130.00–152.00	808	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	133.98/cwt	125.00–141.00	623	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.75/cwt	120.00–134.00	752	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	130.32/cwt	124.00–134.00	684	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	121.32/cwt	114.00–124.00	815	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	143.21/cwt	138.00–150.00	536	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	119.67/cwt	118.00–121.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	114.48/cwt	113.00–116.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	141.07/cwt	137.50–145.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	129.78/cwt	126.00–134.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	114.69/cwt	111.00–118.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	115.03/cwt	114.00–116.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	133.09/cwt	127.00–139.00	691	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	136.03/cwt	126.00–140.00	775	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	146.70/cwt	144.00–155.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	130.69/cwt	130.00–132.00	814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	144.31/cwt	141.00–148.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	155.14/cwt	154.00–157.50	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	126.31/cwt	120.00–133.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	134.14/cwt	123.00–139.00	900	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	153.61/cwt	148.00–161.00	653	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	135.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	841	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	125.84/cwt	123.00–129.00	888	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	164.32/cwt	161.00–170.00	608	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	167.51/cwt	165.00–170.00	548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	124.21/cwt	117.00–129.00	951	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	118.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	127.25/cwt	127.00–127.50	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	512	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	54.19/cwt	52.00–57.00	533	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	139.76/cwt	127.00–144.00	605	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	850	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,092	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	135.37/cwt	131.00–139.00	992	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	143.58/cwt	142.50–146.00	949	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	129.86/cwt	128.50–130.50	1,075	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	158.96/cwt	155.00–163.00	812	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	148.01/cwt	142.00–151.00	898	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	136.82/cwt	135.00–138.50	783	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	137.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	709	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	130.85/cwt	126.00–137.50	806	35

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 Aug 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 547Last week 918Year ago 699

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 37Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 9

Compared to last week:Steers steady 2.00 higher,heifers 2.00-3.00 higher.Slaughter cows 3.00 lower,slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.Good supply with good demand.

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	830.00	830.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,000.00	1,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	134.00–141.00	137.24
2	—	438	136.00–141.00	138.49
1	—	590	119.00	119.00
1	—	515	123.00	123.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
1	—	310	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	483	148.00–163.00	155.94
20	—	526	130.00–153.00	144.80
18	—	570	130.00–152.00	141.68
15	—	671	123.00–139.00	134.14
12	—	425	148.00–161.00	153.61
8	—	619	130.00–140.00	135.90
7	—	706	123.00–129.00	125.84
7	—	370	161.00–170.00	164.32
6	—	327	165.00–170.00	167.51
4	—	766	117.00–129.00	124.21
3	—	853	124.00	124.00
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	160.00	160.00
4	—	850	128.50	128.50
8	—	733	131.00–139.00	135.37
10	—	661	142.50–146.00	143.58
12	—	828	128.50–130.50	129.86
15	—	511	155.00–163.00	158.96
23	—	607	142.00–151.00	148.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	465	125.00–141.00	133.98
23	—	575	120.00–134.00	130.75
18	—	525	124.00–134.00	130.32
16	—	672	114.00–124.00	121.32
8	—	374	138.00–150.00	143.21
3	—	643	118.00–121.00	119.67
2	—	765	113.00–116.00	114.48
2	—	263	137.50–145.00	141.07
1	—	720	111.00	111.00
1	—	345	134.00	134.00
29	—	433	127.00–144.00	139.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	614	103.00	103.00
3	—	562	108.00	108.00
2	—	517	114.00	114.00
2	—	475	116.00–120.00	118.02
2	—	380	127.00–127.50	127.25
1	—	745	85.00	85.00
1	—	680	101.00	101.00
1	—	420	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	122.00	122.00
2	—	825	118.00	118.00
3	—	433	146.00	146.00
16	—	572	135.00–138.50	136.82
21	—	515	135.00–140.00	137.72
35	—	616	126.00–137.50	130.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	126.00–134.00	129.78
3	—	678	111.00–118.00	114.69
2	—	625	114.00–116.00	115.03
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
1	—	435	129.00	129.00
1	—	380	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	519	127.00–139.00	133.09
9	—	570	126.00–140.00	136.03
4	—	408	144.00–155.00	146.70
3	—	623	130.00–132.00	130.69
3	—	468	141.00–148.00	144.31
3	—	388	154.00–157.50	155.14
2	—	675	120.00–133.00	126.31
1	—	320	157.50	157.50
1	—	725	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	994	60.00–66.00	63.01
2	—	873	39.00–56.00	47.77
7	—	984	52.00–57.00	54.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,546	69.00–76.00	71.34
5	—	1,474	62.00–68.00	65.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,227	57.00–68.00	65.94
14	—	1,196	69.00–76.00	72.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,695	97.00–104.00	99.92
3	—	1,555	86.00–93.00	90.33
2	—	1,628	106.00–111.00	108.51

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle