Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower. Moderate supply with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.11/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$123.11

196 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$6.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.22

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	519	124.20	645	164
Medium and Large 2-3	453	117.52	533	32

One grade step is worth $6.67/cwt here — about $112 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 sale196 hd

123.11

—

KY average24 barns · 5,200 hd

127.33

−4.22

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	1,663	90.95	1,512	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,532	59.90	918	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	58.58	723	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	45.54	442	15

Every lot, as filed

73 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 2-3	—	468	117.07/cwt	112.00–122.00	548	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	123.41/cwt	119.00–128.00	696	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	137.27/cwt	129.00–145.00	729	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	135.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	127.74/cwt	127.50–128.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	127.81/cwt	121.00–132.00	613	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	114.81/cwt	110.00–119.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	223	125.49/cwt	122.50–129.00	280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	125.19/cwt	118.00–131.00	651	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	133.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	424	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	123.18/cwt	120.00–126.00	467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	108.86/cwt	102.00–114.00	777	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	116.85/cwt	111.00–123.00	686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	116.63/cwt	110.00–121.00	725	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	406	115.44/cwt	110.00–120.00	469	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	110.06/cwt	105.00–114.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	147.70/cwt	137.00–152.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	609	112.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	119.17/cwt	118.00–120.00	794	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	509	1
Bulls	—	—	1,447	85.57/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	132.81/cwt	125.00–135.00	513	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	119.15/cwt	116.00–121.00	735	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	618	1
Bulls	—	—	1,792	94.18/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	130.97/cwt	127.00–135.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	151.04/cwt	139.00–159.00	713	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	128.86/cwt	121.00–134.00	802	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	123.23/cwt	122.00–125.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	986	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	960	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,856	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	571.16/cwt	530.00–610.00	5,912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	131.26/cwt	120.00–135.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	125.88/cwt	120.00–136.00	719	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	114.95/cwt	108.00–118.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	131.42/cwt	121.00–144.00	694	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	113.98/cwt	112.00–116.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	127.38/cwt	121.00–132.00	545	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	16,968	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	35.67/cwt	30.00–42.00	342	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	65.03/cwt	63.00–70.00	815	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	57.66/cwt	53.00–62.00	710	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	946	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	59.17/cwt	56.00–62.00	913	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	55.76/cwt	55.00–57.00	565	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	49.22/cwt	44.00–52.00	467	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	150.78/cwt	149.00–152.00	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	171.13/cwt	167.50–175.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	850	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	133.41/cwt	133.00–134.00	902	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	161.51/cwt	161.00–162.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	118.63/cwt	116.00–120.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	130.33/cwt	128.00–132.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	153.20/cwt	140.00–157.00	711	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	169.26/cwt	169.00–170.00	614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	119.58/cwt	110.00–126.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	150.01/cwt	148.00–155.00	758	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	132.99/cwt	125.00–140.00	767	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	335	1

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 529Last week 841Year ago 793

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 57Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 17Year ago 14

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower. Moderate supply with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	468	112.00–122.00	117.07
1	—	515	114.00	114.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
2	—	223	122.50–129.00	125.49
5	—	379	120.00–126.00	123.18
6	—	587	111.00–123.00	116.85
7	—	406	110.00–120.00	115.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	564	119.00–128.00	123.41
2	—	275	130.00–140.00	135.18
2	—	375	127.50–128.00	127.74
35	—	480	121.00–132.00	127.81
4	—	668	110.00–119.00	114.81
36	—	520	118.00–131.00	125.19
8	—	319	130.00–135.00	133.00
8	—	714	102.00–114.00	108.86
17	—	622	110.00–121.00	116.63
1	—	780	112.00	112.00
20	—	428	121.00–132.00	127.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	106.00	106.00
4	—	409	137.00–152.00	147.70
1	—	285	155.00	155.00
6	—	666	118.00–120.00	119.17
1	—	345	147.50	147.50
8	—	617	116.00–121.00	119.15
1	—	380	162.50	162.50
9	—	472	139.00–159.00	151.04
1	—	765	109.00	109.00
15	—	571	120.00–136.00	125.88
17	—	528	121.00–144.00	131.42
3	—	710	112.00–116.00	113.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	105.00–114.00	110.06
1	—	240	127.50	127.50
4	—	609	105.00–115.00	112.00
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
10	—	386	125.00–135.00	132.81
1	—	655	109.00	109.00
3	—	420	127.00–135.00	130.97
4	—	491	120.00–135.00	131.26
4	—	521	108.00–118.00	114.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	531	129.00–145.00	137.27
1	—	790	126.00	126.00
27	—	622	121.00–134.00	128.86
4	—	714	122.00–125.00	123.23
5	—	410	149.00–152.00	150.78
5	—	676	133.00–134.00	133.41
22	—	464	140.00–157.00	153.20
22	—	577	125.00–140.00	132.99
1	—	380	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
3	—	675	116.00–120.00	118.63
4	—	519	110.00–126.00	119.58
1	—	235	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	128.00	128.00
1	—	850	130.00	130.00
3	—	708	128.00–132.00	130.33
11	—	505	148.00–155.00	150.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	167.50–175.00	171.13
2	—	428	161.00–162.00	161.51
4	—	363	169.00–170.00	169.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	80.00–88.00	85.57
5	—	1,792	91.00–100.00	94.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	958	30.00–42.00	35.67
4	—	1,014	55.00–57.00	55.76
5	—	949	44.00–52.00	49.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,253	63.00–70.00	65.03
28	—	1,231	53.00–62.00	57.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	65.00	65.00
7	—	1,543	56.00–62.00	59.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	610.00	610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	530.00–610.00	571.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,515	1,120.00	1,120.00

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