Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 1.00-3.00 lower,heifers mostly steady.Slaughter cows 3.00 lower,slaughter bulls 5.00 lower.Supply was moderate with good demand on feeder cattle,weak demand on slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.06/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$121.06

223 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$11.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.88

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	525	122.39	643	196
Medium and Large 2-3	483	111.39	538	27

One grade step is worth $11.01/cwt here — about $105 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 sale223 hd

121.06

—

KY average26 barns · 5,707 hd

124.94

−3.88

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	1,743	74.80	1,304	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,537	50.50	776	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	48.75	601	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	945	38.67	365	7thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	111.00/cwt	107.00–117.00	740	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	144.91/cwt	140.00–149.00	685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	130.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	124.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	528	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	135.82/cwt	124.00–143.00	795	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	124.36/cwt	120.00–128.00	451	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	145.47/cwt	141.00–150.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	117.02/cwt	116.00–118.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	127.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	152.79/cwt	149.00–158.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	114.89/cwt	110.00–116.00	710	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	108.74/cwt	107.00–110.00	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	148.00/cwt	142.00–155.00	559	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	120.72/cwt	118.00–123.00	635	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	104.04/cwt	100.00–107.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	125.54/cwt	119.00–132.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	122.66/cwt	122.00–124.00	518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	130.99/cwt	128.00–135.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	148.00/cwt	139.00–151.00	699	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	128.48/cwt	120.00–135.00	866	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	12,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	135.51/cwt	130.00–141.00	688	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	125.83/cwt	119.00–128.00	600	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	121.87/cwt	117.00–125.00	691	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	147.80/cwt	146.00–152.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	116.66/cwt	115.00–119.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	157.27/cwt	155.00–161.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	128.20/cwt	121.00–135.00	796	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	104.02/cwt	103.00–105.00	702	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	15,333	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	329	107.95/cwt	107.00–109.00	355	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	507	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	515	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	416	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	445	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	277	97.64/cwt	92.50–101.00	270	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	521	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	51.81/cwt	49.00–55.00	525	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	908	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	49.67/cwt	48.00–52.00	734	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	49.15/cwt	46.00–53.00	607	12
Bulls	—	—	1,655	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,175	1
Bulls	—	—	1,756	75.34/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,323	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,018	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	713.66/cwt	700.00–760.00	9,199	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,223	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	23.95/cwt	23.00–25.00	208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	154.71/cwt	150.00–157.50	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	115.81/cwt	115.00–116.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	459	115.21/cwt	113.00–117.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	115.08/cwt	110.00–120.00	374	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	39.72/cwt	35.00–44.00	377	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	106.39/cwt	100.00–110.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	133.67/cwt	130.00–137.50	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	139.39/cwt	136.00–140.50	965	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	132.16/cwt	120.00–142.00	690	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	147.01/cwt	144.00–150.00	756	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	126.96/cwt	121.00–129.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	107.56/cwt	106.00–112.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	118.85/cwt	111.00–121.00	444	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	641	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	140.61/cwt	138.00–142.00	886	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	146.00/cwt	144.00–147.50	832	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	126.52/cwt	122.00–133.00	405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	98.39/cwt	92.00–103.00	661	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	817.97/cwt	785.00–850.00	9,840	2

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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 654Last week 721Year ago 864

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 39Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	776	136.00	136.00
1	—	810	125.00	125.00
3	—	725	128.00–135.00	130.99
17	—	692	136.00–140.50	139.39
2	—	430	158.00–159.00	158.50
11	—	514	144.00–150.00	147.01
1	—	455	160.00	160.00
7	—	630	138.00–142.00	140.61
15	—	570	144.00–147.50	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	585	124.00–143.00	135.82
4	—	369	149.00–158.00	152.79
10	—	472	139.00–151.00	148.00
1	—	705	123.00	123.00
13	—	674	120.00–135.00	128.48
7	—	508	130.00–141.00	135.51
5	—	433	146.00–152.00	147.80
3	—	332	155.00–161.00	157.27
1	—	770	124.00	124.00
12	—	621	121.00–135.00	128.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	103.00–105.00	104.02
1	—	375	131.00	131.00
2	—	640	110.00–115.00	112.50
2	—	338	130.00–137.50	133.67
1	—	525	123.00	123.00
1	—	750	101.00	101.00
1	—	590	122.00	122.00
1	—	400	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	667	107.00–117.00	111.00
16	—	423	120.00–130.00	124.85
1	—	260	127.50	127.50
8	—	363	120.00–128.00	124.36
2	—	330	124.00–130.00	127.00
8	—	618	110.00–116.00	114.89
22	—	526	118.00–123.00	120.72
3	—	725	100.00–107.00	104.04
1	—	865	114.00	114.00
1	—	825	115.00	115.00
60	—	477	119.00–128.00	125.83
47	—	567	117.00–125.00	121.87
2	—	762	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	617	122.00	122.00
3	—	503	128.00	128.00
7	—	568	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	115.00–116.00	115.81
4	—	459	113.00–117.00	115.21
2	—	325	110.00–120.00	115.08
4	—	419	106.00–112.00	107.56
7	—	374	111.00–121.00	118.85
1	—	605	90.00	90.00
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
3	—	672	92.00–103.00	98.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	140.00–149.00	144.91
7	—	563	125.00–135.00	130.11
2	—	413	141.00–150.00	145.47
2	—	670	116.00–118.00	117.02
4	—	728	107.00–110.00	108.74
10	—	378	142.00–155.00	148.00
3	—	622	115.00–119.00	116.66
1	—	760	108.00	108.00
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
3	—	328	150.00–157.50	154.71
15	—	522	120.00–142.00	132.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	119.00–132.00	125.54
3	—	422	122.00–124.00	122.66
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
3	—	668	100.00–110.00	106.39
4	—	476	121.00–129.00	126.96
3	—	641	106.00	106.00
3	—	320	122.00–133.00	126.52
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	107.00–109.00	107.95
2	—	570	89.00	89.00
5	—	520	99.00	99.00
6	—	416	107.00	107.00
5	—	277	92.50–101.00	97.64

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	—	1,460	880.00	880.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,289	700.00–760.00	713.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	1,140.00	1,140.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,203	785.00–850.00	817.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	44.00	44.00
12	—	1,236	46.00–53.00	49.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	49.00–55.00	51.81
2	—	870	23.00–25.00	23.95
3	—	950	35.00–44.00	39.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	53.00	53.00
6	—	1,478	48.00–52.00	49.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	71.00	71.00
7	—	1,756	72.00–80.00	75.34

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle