Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower.Slaughter cows steady,slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.Supply good with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.13/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$142.13

215 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$14.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.11

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	668	142.55	953	209
Medium and Large 2-3	486	127.68	620	6thin

One grade step is worth $14.87/cwt here — about $333 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 sale215 hd

142.13

—

KY average27 barns · 5,528 hd

141.02

+1.11

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	1,787	97.58	1,744	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	66.06	1,000	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	62.43	760	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	53.90	516	5thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1-2	—	330	139.08/cwt	133.00–145.00	459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	117.19/cwt	115.00–120.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	127.54/cwt	124.00–131.00	801	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	117.51/cwt	112.00–122.00	781	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	136.17/cwt	131.00–142.00	515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	102.00/cwt	98.00–107.00	830	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	108.34/cwt	108.00–109.00	837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	118.47/cwt	115.00–122.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	126.61/cwt	121.00–129.00	794	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	99.23/cwt	97.00–100.00	854	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	296	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	156.84/cwt	141.00–165.00	657	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	123.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	112.75/cwt	110.00–115.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.76/cwt	123.00–143.00	752	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	150.82/cwt	145.00–170.00	578	6
Bulls	—	—	1,735	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	129.17/cwt	126.00–135.00	611	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	136.11/cwt	126.00–146.00	705	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	143.53/cwt	141.00–153.00	688	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	127.69/cwt	120.00–137.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	142.39/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,005	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	139.97/cwt	137.00–145.00	745	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	143.11/cwt	142.00–147.00	970	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	136.97/cwt	128.00–140.00	900	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	172.34/cwt	167.00–175.00	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	156.79/cwt	156.00–162.00	817	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	154.61/cwt	141.00–163.00	731	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	156.98/cwt	150.00–165.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	854	136.40/cwt	136.40–136.40	1,165	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	140.84/cwt	131.00–148.00	813	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,092	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	125.75/cwt	121.00–133.00	971	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	112.69/cwt	105.00–119.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	139.01/cwt	127.00–144.00	660	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	126.20/cwt	122.00–127.00	728	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	133.68/cwt	132.50–135.00	374	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,780	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	114.22/cwt	110.00–117.00	825	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	156.44/cwt	150.00–162.50	508	2
Bulls	—	—	1,764	96.51/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	144.62/cwt	144.00–146.00	884	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	136.13/cwt	135.00–138.00	849	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,488	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	11,382	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	67.58/cwt	66.00–71.00	1,050	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	49.72/cwt	45.00–55.00	464	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	420	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	63.02/cwt	60.00–66.00	621	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	613	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	68.25/cwt	67.00–70.00	852	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	60.87/cwt	56.00–65.00	738	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	64.04/cwt	63.00–65.00	935	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	123.84/cwt	120.00–127.50	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	132.21/cwt	124.00–136.00	685	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	113.13/cwt	103.00–118.00	815	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	140.77/cwt	139.00–142.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	133.60/cwt	125.00–141.00	572	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	113.59/cwt	109.00–117.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	121.57/cwt	120.00–123.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	124.53/cwt	122.00–126.00	889	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	120.60/cwt	110.00–124.00	751	10

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 612Last week 903Year ago 869

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 65Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 16

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower.Slaughter cows steady,slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.Supply good with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	133.00–145.00	139.08
12	—	665	112.00–122.00	117.51
5	—	378	131.00–142.00	136.17
17	—	475	127.00–144.00	139.01
1	—	840	98.00	98.00
19	—	577	122.00–127.00	126.20
2	—	280	132.50–135.00	133.68
34	—	518	124.00–136.00	132.21
8	—	720	103.00–118.00	113.13
2	—	860	107.00	107.00
9	—	428	125.00–141.00	133.60
3	—	765	109.00–117.00	113.59
10	—	623	110.00–124.00	120.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	115.00–120.00	117.19
4	—	580	105.00–119.00	112.69
1	—	275	125.00	125.00
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
2	—	308	120.00–127.50	123.84
2	—	390	120.00–125.00	122.53
2	—	420	120.00–123.00	121.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	628	124.00–131.00	127.54
5	—	514	139.00–142.00	140.77
11	—	714	122.00–126.00	124.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	138.00	138.00
2	—	535	115.00–122.00	118.47
3	—	296	150.00	150.00
4	—	671	110.00–115.00	112.75
6	—	473	126.00–135.00	129.17
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	814	98.00–107.00	102.00
3	—	773	108.00–109.00	108.34
13	—	627	121.00–129.00	126.61
4	—	861	97.00–100.00	99.23
15	—	419	141.00–165.00	156.84
5	—	661	120.00–126.00	123.98
20	—	575	123.00–143.00	130.76
6	—	383	145.00–170.00	150.82
30	—	518	126.00–146.00	136.11
8	—	479	141.00–153.00	143.53
9	—	722	110.00–117.00	114.22
2	—	325	150.00–162.50	156.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	120.00–137.00	127.69
1	—	335	142.00	142.00
2	—	573	120.00–121.00	120.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	706	136.00–144.00	142.39
13	—	678	142.00–147.00	143.11
23	—	521	156.00–162.00	156.79
61	—	854	136.40	136.40
3	—	410	172.00	172.00
10	—	611	144.00–146.00	144.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	532	137.00–145.00	139.97
2	—	715	129.00–130.00	129.49
12	—	657	128.00–140.00	136.97
3	—	391	167.00–175.00	172.34
15	—	473	141.00–163.00	154.61
4	—	440	150.00–165.00	156.98
23	—	577	131.00–148.00	140.84
5	—	867	126.00	126.00
6	—	772	121.00–133.00	125.75
8	—	624	135.00–138.00	136.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,860	106.00	106.00
4	—	1,764	93.00–102.00	96.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,553	66.00–71.00	67.58
6	—	1,460	63.00–65.00	64.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	45.00–55.00	49.72
1	—	955	44.00	44.00
2	—	985	60.00–66.00	63.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	54.00	54.00
8	—	1,249	67.00–70.00	68.25
19	—	1,212	56.00–65.00	60.87

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	840.00	840.00

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