Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 2.00-3.00 lower,heifers steady 2.00 lower.Slaughter cows steady,slaughter bulls 4.00 lower.Supply was good with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.26/cwt on 298 head.

Average price

$122.26

298 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$12.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.12

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	556	123.24	686	274
Medium and Large 2-3	458	110.99	508	24

One grade step is worth $12.25/cwt here — about $177 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 sale298 hd

122.26

—

KY average26 barns · 5,833 hd

125.37

−3.12

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	1,898	78.41	1,488	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	53.12	841	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	52.47	647	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	950	44.28	421	9thin

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 1-2	—	637	112.35/cwt	105.00–119.00	716	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	128.90/cwt	128.90–128.90	797	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	879	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	116.49/cwt	114.00–118.00	789	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	125.28/cwt	120.00–132.00	666	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	110.40/cwt	108.00–115.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	626	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	127.55/cwt	126.00–128.00	649	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	139.59/cwt	139.00–139.75	872	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	126.48/cwt	120.00–130.00	483	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	839	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	114.95/cwt	113.00–117.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	112.59/cwt	109.00–115.00	584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	144.48/cwt	143.00–146.00	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	129.31/cwt	125.00–133.00	941	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	126.91/cwt	118.00–131.00	613	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	53.12/cwt	52.00–54.00	841	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	107.05/cwt	100.00–111.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	110.73/cwt	107.00–112.00	577	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	43.99/cwt	43.00–45.00	523	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	51.99/cwt	51.00–53.00	531	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	59.83/cwt	58.00–62.00	718	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	52.64/cwt	46.00–56.00	655	13
Bulls	—	—	2,048	83.00/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,700	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	42.51/cwt	38.00–46.00	399	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	239	1
Bulls	—	—	1,698	72.28/cwt	65.00–79.00	1,227	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	118.44/cwt	116.00–120.00	386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	106.41/cwt	100.00–112.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	901	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	109.16/cwt	106.00–110.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	136.26/cwt	128.00–142.00	711	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	117.75/cwt	116.00–120.00	445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	516	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	741.33/cwt	700.00–770.00	10,475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	124.67/cwt	119.00–128.00	532	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	107.00/cwt	105.00–109.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	108.47/cwt	105.00–112.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	145.56/cwt	140.00–151.00	613	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	123.91/cwt	117.00–129.00	591	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	127.65/cwt	124.00–129.50	996	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	147.84/cwt	146.00–149.00	772	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	8,144	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	9,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	399	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	118.99/cwt	114.00–121.00	753	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	121.56/cwt	117.00–125.00	686	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	122.30/cwt	117.00–125.00	642	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	128.06/cwt	118.00–133.00	740	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	127.34/cwt	125.00–131.00	847	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	202	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	107.94/cwt	105.00–111.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	875	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	126.48/cwt	126.00–126.50	725	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	111.94/cwt	107.00–116.00	753	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	135.09/cwt	122.00–142.50	773	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	125.97/cwt	121.00–133.00	795	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	109.02/cwt	106.00–112.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	146.48/cwt	141.00–154.00	551	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	118.67/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,099	3

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 Oct 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 721Last week 833Year ago 687

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 65Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 14Year ago 12

Compared to last week: Steers 2.00-3.00 lower,heifers steady 2.00 lower.Slaughter cows steady,slaughter bulls 4.00 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
11	—	637	105.00–119.00	112.35
14	—	382	120.00–130.00	126.48
20	—	427	119.00–128.00	124.67
24	—	477	117.00–129.00	123.91
3	—	320	124.00–125.00	124.67
18	—	564	117.00–125.00	121.56
26	—	525	117.00–125.00	122.30
2	—	202	125.00	125.00
7	—	902	97.00	97.00
1	—	780	105.00	105.00
14	—	673	107.00–116.00	111.94
2	—	720	106.00–112.00	109.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	618	128.90	128.90
8	—	487	128.50	128.50
28	—	509	126.00–128.00	127.55
12	—	714	117.50	117.50
32	—	573	126.00–126.50	126.48
4	—	658	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	98.00	98.00
4	—	521	107.00–112.00	110.73
4	—	326	116.00–120.00	118.44
3	—	578	100.00–112.00	106.41
1	—	640	101.00	101.00
4	—	378	116.00–120.00	117.75
2	—	410	105.00–109.00	107.00
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
4	—	486	105.00–112.00	108.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	422	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	111.00	111.00
2	—	463	113.00–117.00	114.95
1	—	270	126.00	126.00
5	—	519	109.00–115.00	112.59
3	—	628	100.00–111.00	107.05
5	—	660	106.00–110.00	109.16
1	—	200	145.00	145.00
1	—	440	129.00	129.00
1	—	385	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	751	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	677	114.00–118.00	116.49
11	—	532	120.00–132.00	125.28
3	—	713	108.00–115.00	110.40
4	—	414	143.00–146.00	144.48
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
2	—	460	132.00	132.00
20	—	633	114.00–121.00	118.99
24	—	578	118.00–133.00	128.06
2	—	770	105.00–111.00	107.94
7	—	376	141.00–154.00	146.48
1	—	840	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
4	—	483	118.00–131.00	126.91
1	—	370	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	625	139.00–139.75	139.59
7	—	728	125.00–133.00	129.31
35	—	658	137.00	137.00
20	—	780	124.00–129.50	127.65
8	—	522	146.00–149.00	147.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	522	128.00–142.00	136.26
10	—	421	140.00–151.00	145.56
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
4	—	376	153.00	153.00
30	—	665	125.00–131.00	127.34
1	—	880	121.00	121.00
30	—	572	122.00–142.50	135.09
13	—	631	121.00–133.00	125.97
3	—	926	118.00–120.00	118.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,583	52.00–54.00	53.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	43.00–45.00	43.99
2	—	1,200	58.00–62.00	59.83
13	—	1,244	46.00–56.00	52.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,022	51.00–53.00	51.99
5	—	938	38.00–46.00	42.51
1	—	795	30.00	30.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,048	79.00–85.00	83.00
3	—	1,698	65.00–79.00	72.28

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	—	1,413	700.00–770.00	741.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	610.00	610.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	650.00	650.00

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

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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