Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Heavy supply with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.02/cwt on 379 head.

Average price

$146.02

379 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

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

$13.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.93

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	654	146.57	959	363
Medium and Large 2-3	467	133.42	623	16thin

One grade step is worth $13.15/cwt here — about $336 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 sale379 hd

146.02

—

KY average27 barns · 6,631 hd

144.09

+1.93

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	1,718	90.08	1,548	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	64.25	933	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	63.61	765	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	938	52.75	495	10

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	616	128.37/cwt	123.00–138.00	791	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	113.99/cwt	112.00–115.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	117.33/cwt	116.00–120.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	137.19/cwt	127.00–141.00	768	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	148.44/cwt	142.00–163.00	652	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	138.18/cwt	125.00–144.00	719	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,150	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	163.41/cwt	160.00–170.00	596	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	147.89/cwt	132.00–154.00	858	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	145.84/cwt	143.00–149.00	928	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	181.87/cwt	180.00–182.50	517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	166.29/cwt	165.00–175.00	501	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	146.18/cwt	132.00–154.00	767	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	139.60/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,093	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	85.55/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,397	4
Bulls	—	—	1,786	93.71/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	136.46/cwt	130.00–146.00	502	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	126.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	857	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	139.33/cwt	127.00–146.00	599	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	139.73/cwt	130.00–143.00	460	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	140.25/cwt	139.00–141.00	391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	407	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	130.56/cwt	129.00–131.50	981	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	131.57/cwt	123.00–137.00	700	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	117.38/cwt	110.00–126.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	141.13/cwt	140.00–144.00	742	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	127.96/cwt	123.00–136.00	727	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	120.94/cwt	113.00–125.00	745	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	112.83/cwt	108.00–118.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	131.34/cwt	128.00–135.00	901	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	136.06/cwt	125.00–145.00	644	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	877	138.80/cwt	138.80–138.80	1,217	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	830	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	139.81/cwt	139.00–140.00	958	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	134.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	137.09/cwt	130.00–144.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	146.98/cwt	144.00–149.00	973	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	161.05/cwt	155.00–164.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	148.53/cwt	144.00–160.00	703	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	139.26/cwt	134.00–142.00	659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	144.92/cwt	139.00–147.75	1,058	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	357	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	643	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	132.63/cwt	127.00–136.00	966	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	133.13/cwt	125.00–140.00	638	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	149.88/cwt	145.00–160.00	722	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	117.97/cwt	117.00–119.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	138.86/cwt	127.00–141.30	872	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	145.35/cwt	139.00–147.00	563	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	124.21/cwt	123.00–124.50	1,138	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	162.67/cwt	151.00–166.00	680	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	158.01/cwt	157.00–159.00	897	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	135.80/cwt	130.00–142.00	835	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	62.02/cwt	55.00–64.00	745	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	67.12/cwt	60.00–73.00	814	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	58.36/cwt	56.00–61.00	556	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	597	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	40.32/cwt	37.00–44.00	401	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	48.33/cwt	45.00–52.00	404	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	63.21/cwt	61.00–65.00	933	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	68.93/cwt	65.00–73.00	929	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	835.34/cwt	750.00–910.00	9,122	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,227	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,995	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	126.43/cwt	121.00–129.00	473	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 Aug 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 903Last week 643Year ago 901

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 77Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 6Year ago 6

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Heavy 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	—	616	123.00–138.00	128.37
3	—	715	116.00–120.00	117.33
33	—	560	127.00–141.00	137.19
1	—	820	106.00	106.00
21	—	439	142.00–163.00	148.44
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
13	—	520	125.00–144.00	138.18
10	—	677	120.00–130.00	126.60
13	—	482	145.00–160.00	149.88
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	140.00	140.00
4	—	673	112.00–115.00	113.99
1	—	760	101.00	101.00
1	—	705	101.00	101.00
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
6	—	368	130.00–146.00	136.46
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
10	—	479	125.00–140.00	133.13
1	—	525	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	966	119.00	119.00
10	—	365	160.00–170.00	163.41
36	—	580	132.00–154.00	147.89
4	—	284	180.00–182.50	181.87
8	—	301	165.00–175.00	166.29
20	—	525	132.00–154.00	146.18
10	—	685	139.00–140.00	139.81
11	—	473	144.00–160.00	148.53
11	—	728	127.00–136.00	132.63
2	—	778	124.00–125.00	124.49
7	—	916	123.00–124.50	124.21
17	—	418	151.00–166.00	162.67
1	—	830	119.00	119.00
6	—	615	130.00–142.00	135.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	636	143.00–149.00	145.84
10	—	783	139.00–141.00	139.60
41	—	877	138.80	138.80
2	—	830	133.00	133.00
47	—	662	144.00–149.00	146.98
3	—	513	155.00–164.00	161.05
82	—	730	139.00–147.75	144.92
7	—	357	180.00	180.00
10	—	568	157.00–159.00	158.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
1	—	590	121.00	121.00
2	—	323	130.00	130.00
2	—	420	130.00–140.00	134.88
2	—	390	130.00–144.00	137.09
7	—	473	134.00–142.00	139.26
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	430	127.00–146.00	139.33
3	—	706	119.00	119.00
15	—	329	130.00–143.00	139.73
4	—	279	139.00–141.00	140.25
24	—	532	123.00–137.00	131.57
5	—	682	110.00–126.00	117.38
39	—	568	123.00–136.00	127.96
8	—	616	113.00–125.00	120.94
55	—	473	125.00–145.00	136.06
12	—	387	139.00–147.00	145.35
1	—	830	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	120.00–125.00	122.44
2	—	407	124.00	124.00
2	—	465	122.00–123.00	122.50
2	—	518	108.00–118.00	112.83
2	—	565	117.00–119.00	117.97
1	—	250	135.00	135.00
4	—	374	121.00–129.00	126.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	140.00	140.00
8	—	751	129.00–131.50	130.56
13	—	526	140.00–144.00	141.13
24	—	686	128.00–135.00	131.34
47	—	628	127.00–141.30	138.86
1	—	705	124.00	124.00
1	—	820	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,633	84.00–87.00	85.55
5	—	1,786	92.00–97.00	93.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,202	55.00–64.00	62.02
10	—	1,213	60.00–73.00	67.12
1	—	1,105	54.00	54.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	953	56.00–61.00	58.36
2	—	995	37.00–44.00	40.32
2	—	835	45.00–52.00	48.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,476	61.00–65.00	63.21
2	—	1,348	65.00–73.00	68.93

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)	3	—	1,092	750.00–910.00	835.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	660.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	775.00	775.00

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