Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers Steady 2.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.Supply was good with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.39/cwt on 280 head.

Average price

$137.39

280 head · 754 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$415

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

$12.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.07

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	763	137.83	1,052	270
Medium and Large 2-3	507	125.39	636	10thin

One grade step is worth $12.44/cwt here — about $415 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 sale280 hd

137.39

—

KY average27 barns · 5,424 hd

140.46

−3.07

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	1,638	93.26	1,527	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	64.91	974	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	63.15	771	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	51.80	528	13

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	117.12/cwt	109.00–121.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	110.67/cwt	110.00–111.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	138.06/cwt	130.00–147.00	454	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	104.30/cwt	101.00–105.00	538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	798	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,115	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	151.22/cwt	145.00–158.00	706	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	123.05/cwt	119.00–127.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	138.34/cwt	134.00–141.00	791	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	158.97/cwt	154.00–164.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	130.74/cwt	128.00–135.00	613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	142.43/cwt	130.00–148.00	752	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	124.49/cwt	121.00–128.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	121.22/cwt	116.00–127.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	131.95/cwt	131.95–131.95	1,202	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	172.40/cwt	170.00–174.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	145.44/cwt	142.00–148.00	692	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	171.67/cwt	171.00–173.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	291	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	444	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	125.42/cwt	123.00–128.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	116.83/cwt	109.00–121.00	845	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	114.86/cwt	108.00–122.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	155.93/cwt	144.00–163.00	658	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	109.92/cwt	105.00–115.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	126.62/cwt	120.00–131.00	788	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	162.28/cwt	150.00–169.00	542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	139.23/cwt	130.00–148.00	528	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	141.67/cwt	137.50–145.00	449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	134.57/cwt	124.00–143.00	696	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	161.32/cwt	153.00–166.00	628	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,611	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	35.47/cwt	32.00–39.00	365	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	48.42/cwt	44.00–53.00	501	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	660	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	57.15/cwt	54.00–61.00	578	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	67.58/cwt	64.00–73.00	849	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	59.44/cwt	55.00–63.00	705	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	60.12/cwt	58.00–63.00	849	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	66.51/cwt	64.00–73.00	1,018	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	137.78/cwt	137.00–138.00	692	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	134.71/cwt	128.00–139.00	507	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	126.74/cwt	123.00–128.00	788	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	131.88/cwt	124.00–142.00	547	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	784	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	12,040	1
Bulls	—	—	1,531	87.54/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,340	7
Bulls	—	—	1,830	106.75/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,954	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	95.88/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	130.21/cwt	121.00–135.00	544	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	115.82/cwt	109.00–122.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	136.27/cwt	128.00–142.00	777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	117.32/cwt	116.00–119.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	140.21/cwt	138.00–140.50	987	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	134.59/cwt	129.00–139.00	845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	123.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	129.94/cwt	127.50–130.90	928	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.78/cwt	120.00–134.50	745	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	134.41/cwt	130.00–140.00	380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	117.38/cwt	105.00–123.00	500	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	129.27/cwt	121.00–133.00	679	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	131.89/cwt	125.00–142.00	624	26

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 Sep 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 770Last week 612Year ago 617

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 60Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 5

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers Steady 2.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.Supply was 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
6	—	619	109.00–121.00	117.12
12	—	329	130.00–147.00	138.06
16	—	376	128.00–139.00	134.71
1	—	725	109.00	109.00
21	—	415	124.00–142.00	131.88
3	—	670	116.00–118.00	117.00
21	—	570	120.00–134.50	130.78
4	—	283	130.00–140.00	134.41
24	—	525	121.00–133.00	129.27
4	—	801	109.50	109.50
26	—	473	125.00–142.00	131.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	110.00–111.00	110.67
1	—	670	106.00	106.00
6	—	516	101.00–105.00	104.30
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
2	—	325	125.00–126.00	125.49
2	—	373	120.00–126.00	123.02
9	—	426	105.00–123.00	117.38
1	—	210	124.00	124.00
3	—	288	125.00	125.00
1	—	495	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	682	123.00	123.00
9	—	502	137.00–138.00	137.78
15	—	622	123.00–128.00	126.74
56	—	714	127.50–130.90	129.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	126.00	126.00
14	—	467	145.00–158.00	151.22
1	—	880	118.00	118.00
18	—	572	134.00–141.00	138.34
2	—	443	154.00–164.00	158.97
25	—	528	130.00–148.00	142.43
2	—	773	121.00–128.00	124.49
112	—	911	131.95	131.95
3	—	367	170.00–174.00	172.40
3	—	813	125.00	125.00
1	—	650	139.00	139.00
5	—	628	129.00–139.00	134.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	798	139.75	139.75
3	—	413	170.00	170.00
18	—	704	138.00–140.50	140.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	119.00–127.00	123.05
4	—	469	128.00–135.00	130.74
4	—	513	116.00–127.00	121.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	101.00	101.00
4	—	291	152.50	152.50
2	—	465	123.00–128.00	125.42
2	—	515	108.00–122.00	114.86
2	—	660	105.00–115.00	109.92
5	—	379	130.00–148.00	139.23
3	—	317	137.50–145.00	141.67
9	—	418	121.00–135.00	130.21
3	—	570	109.00–122.00	115.82
1	—	220	139.00	139.00
3	—	622	116.00–119.00	117.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	142.00–148.00	145.44
7	—	723	109.00–121.00	116.83
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
10	—	422	144.00–163.00	155.93
2	—	673	122.00	122.00
11	—	622	120.00–131.00	126.62
4	—	334	150.00–169.00	162.28
14	—	517	124.00–143.00	134.57
4	—	389	153.00–166.00	161.32
5	—	570	128.00–142.00	136.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	171.00–173.00	171.67
1	—	410	171.00	171.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	860.00	860.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	32.00–39.00	35.47
3	—	1,035	44.00–53.00	48.42
8	—	1,011	54.00–61.00	57.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	53.00	53.00
19	—	1,256	64.00–73.00	67.58
20	—	1,186	55.00–63.00	59.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,412	58.00–63.00	60.12
9	—	1,531	64.00–73.00	66.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,531	82.00–90.00	87.54
2	—	1,830	104.00–110.00	106.75
5	—	1,710	91.00–100.00	95.88

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

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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle