Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.20/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$133.20

264 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$13.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.42

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	555	133.71	742	254
Medium and Large 2-3	467	120.05	560	10thin

One grade step is worth $13.67/cwt here — about $182 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 sale264 hd

133.20

—

KY average26 barns · 5,051 hd

131.78

+1.42

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	1,750	93.13	1,629	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	63.40	937	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	62.17	754	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	54.35	541	17

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1-2Value Added	—	455	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	120.72/cwt	116.00–124.00	799	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	139.57/cwt	130.00–145.00	592	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	133.28/cwt	122.00–140.00	813	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	136.14/cwt	128.00–140.00	783	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	113.04/cwt	110.00–116.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	116.47/cwt	115.00–118.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	141.64/cwt	128.00–150.00	748	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	116.34/cwt	115.00–117.00	911	3
Bulls	—	—	1,848	94.53/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,747	9
Bulls	—	—	1,455	88.92/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,294	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	130.29/cwt	126.00–139.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	146.76/cwt	144.00–152.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	167.70/cwt	152.00–173.00	619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	124.62/cwt	114.00–130.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	160.64/cwt	155.00–167.00	843	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	122.32/cwt	122.00–122.50	1,130	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	164.99/cwt	162.00–170.00	564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	144.97/cwt	137.00–146.75	1,026	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	156.79/cwt	148.00–163.00	754	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	163.49/cwt	161.00–165.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	147.78/cwt	143.00–152.00	915	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	147.24/cwt	135.00–153.00	769	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	143.75/cwt	138.00–148.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	869	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,225	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	127.56/cwt	121.00–134.00	922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	123.74/cwt	122.00–125.00	888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	132.00/cwt	123.00–136.00	697	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	116.38/cwt	109.00–124.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	598	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	813	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	128.69/cwt	121.00–132.00	744	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	139.75/cwt	138.00–141.00	458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	161.07/cwt	155.00–166.00	686	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	121.95/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	157.47/cwt	154.00–161.00	876	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	134.52/cwt	128.00–140.00	843	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	152.28/cwt	140.00–160.00	710	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	4,930	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,316	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	12,222	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	10,032	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,440	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	51.38/cwt	46.00–54.00	512	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	58.71/cwt	55.00–63.00	587	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	66.07/cwt	65.00–70.00	819	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	60.71/cwt	55.00–64.00	730	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	66.86/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,064	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	61.67/cwt	60.00–64.00	876	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	139.74/cwt	139.00–142.00	718	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	137.54/cwt	125.00–143.00	662	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	139.47/cwt	132.00–147.00	516	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	104.01/cwt	99.00–107.00	861	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	126.17/cwt	124.00–127.50	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	131.28/cwt	127.00–134.50	794	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	124.65/cwt	124.00–125.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	136.46/cwt	125.00–138.50	898	37

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 643Last week 547Year ago 677

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 96Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 2

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	149.00	149.00
3	—	761	128.00	128.00
4	—	718	122.00–125.00	123.74
14	—	598	136.00	136.00
20	—	514	139.00–142.00	139.74
21	—	605	127.00–134.50	131.28
1	—	415	146.00	146.00
37	—	658	125.00–138.50	136.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	662	116.00–124.00	120.72
20	—	424	130.00–145.00	139.57
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
20	—	528	123.00–136.00	132.00
2	—	625	109.00–124.00	116.38
22	—	578	121.00–132.00	128.69
4	—	328	138.00–141.00	139.75
60	—	481	125.00–143.00	137.54
6	—	370	132.00–147.00	139.47
5	—	828	99.00–107.00	104.01
6	—	720	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	128.00	128.00
1	—	520	111.00	111.00
1	—	575	114.00	114.00
1	—	725	95.00	95.00
3	—	373	124.00–127.50	126.17
3	—	466	124.00–125.00	124.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	122.00	122.00
12	—	610	122.00–140.00	133.28
1	—	840	107.00	107.00
13	—	575	128.00–140.00	136.14
2	—	715	110.00–116.00	113.04
20	—	528	128.00–150.00	141.64
3	—	783	115.00–117.00	116.34
4	—	434	144.00–152.00	146.76
5	—	369	152.00–173.00	167.70
7	—	466	140.00–160.00	152.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	113.00	113.00
2	—	585	122.00	122.00
2	—	680	115.00–118.00	116.47
3	—	475	126.00–139.00	130.29
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
1	—	440	122.00	122.00
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	114.00–130.00	124.62
1	—	325	145.00	145.00
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
1	—	535	131.00	131.00
1	—	645	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	525	155.00–167.00	160.64
26	—	708	137.00–146.75	144.97
27	—	619	143.00–152.00	147.78
58	—	869	141.00	141.00
2	—	840	129.00	129.00
3	—	686	147.00	147.00
9	—	556	154.00–161.00	157.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	924	122.00–122.50	122.32
4	—	342	162.00–170.00	164.99
13	—	481	148.00–163.00	156.79
4	—	376	161.00–165.00	163.49
19	—	522	135.00–153.00	147.24
5	—	583	138.00–148.00	143.75
6	—	723	121.00–134.00	127.56
1	—	760	129.00	129.00
9	—	426	155.00–166.00	161.07
2	—	825	119.00–125.00	121.95
9	—	627	128.00–140.00	134.52
3	—	680	128.00–130.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,848	92.00–98.00	94.53
3	—	1,455	87.00–90.00	88.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	996	46.00–54.00	51.38
10	—	1,000	55.00–63.00	58.71
2	—	965	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,240	65.00–70.00	66.07
24	—	1,203	55.00–64.00	60.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,592	65.00–70.00	66.86
6	—	1,421	60.00–64.00	61.67

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	580.00	580.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	880.00	880.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	900.00	900.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle