Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 6.00-8.00 lower .Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Supply was moderate with weak demand on plain to average calves today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.47/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$127.47

195 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$12.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.89

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	602	128.81	775	174
Medium and Large 2-3	529	116.33	616	21

One grade step is worth $12.48/cwt here — about $160 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 sale195 hd

127.47

—

KY average26 barns · 4,483 hd

135.36

−7.89

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	1,783	74.04	1,320	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	49.67	743	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	49.60	587	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	38.41	370	16

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	—	429	120.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	517	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	114.51/cwt	112.00–120.00	646	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	118.45/cwt	117.00–120.00	444	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	126.53/cwt	125.00–128.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	105.96/cwt	104.00–109.00	714	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	118.02/cwt	115.00–122.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	93.28/cwt	90.00–97.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	108.24/cwt	100.00–112.00	674	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	116.56/cwt	114.00–120.00	558	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	131.68/cwt	126.00–139.00	552	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	130.50/cwt	130.00–132.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	130.92/cwt	122.00–135.00	738	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	126.05/cwt	115.00–126.75	800	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	122.61/cwt	121.00–124.00	397	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	116.24/cwt	111.00–119.00	845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	152.82/cwt	145.00–158.00	515	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	140.86/cwt	135.00–142.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	114.89/cwt	114.00–117.00	596	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	121.43/cwt	115.00–126.00	800	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	137.72/cwt	132.00–140.00	508	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	139.90/cwt	134.00–147.50	466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	108.88/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	834	122.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	133.23/cwt	124.00–135.00	722	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	122.36/cwt	115.00–133.00	645	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	10,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	542	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	857.43/cwt	725.00–1,040.00	10,392	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	13,680	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	57.77/cwt	55.00–61.00	664	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	47.59/cwt	45.00–53.00	570	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	39.19/cwt	37.00–42.00	386	8
Bulls	—	—	1,711	76.64/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,311	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	28.27/cwt	25.00–30.00	263	4
Bulls	—	—	1,880	70.57/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	114.07/cwt	110.00–118.00	325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	109.85/cwt	105.00–113.00	515	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	472	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	46.99/cwt	46.00–48.00	448	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	116.05/cwt	112.00–121.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	113.01/cwt	111.00–114.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	119.06/cwt	115.00–121.00	498	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	49.67/cwt	48.00–53.00	743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	102.36/cwt	98.00–108.00	592	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	91.54/cwt	88.00–95.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	282	122.39/cwt	115.00–135.00	345	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	101.37/cwt	99.00–105.00	532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	109.41/cwt	106.00–112.00	451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	109.21/cwt	101.00–114.00	407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	122.81/cwt	120.00–124.00	586	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	747	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	123.72/cwt	118.00–126.00	408	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	128.41/cwt	122.00–135.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	113.01/cwt	111.00–114.00	658	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	101.04/cwt	97.00–105.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	127.72/cwt	125.00–130.00	602	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	109.37/cwt	107.00–115.00	632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	112.14/cwt	110.00–113.00	710	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	108.57/cwt	107.00–112.00	735	5

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 654Year ago 563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 39Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 14Year ago 11

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 6.00-8.00 lower .Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Supply was moderate with weak demand on plain to average calves today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	429	120.00–125.00	120.59
9	—	564	112.00–120.00	114.51
9	—	375	117.00–120.00	118.45
6	—	674	104.00–109.00	105.96
3	—	727	90.00–97.00	93.28
22	—	623	100.00–112.00	108.24
15	—	479	114.00–120.00	116.56
1	—	750	90.00	90.00
1	—	220	122.00	122.00
7	—	324	121.00–124.00	122.61
8	—	519	114.00–117.00	114.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	114.00	114.00
7	—	427	127.00	127.00
2	—	715	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	110.00–118.00	114.07
1	—	750	84.00	84.00
1	—	710	86.00	86.00
5	—	469	105.00–113.00	109.85
8	—	578	98.00–108.00	102.36
2	—	668	88.00–95.00	91.54
3	—	525	99.00–105.00	101.37
5	—	412	106.00–112.00	109.41
4	—	373	101.00–114.00	109.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	125.00–128.00	126.53
3	—	432	112.00–121.00	116.05
1	—	240	135.00	135.00
7	—	282	115.00–135.00	122.39
4	—	330	118.00–126.00	123.72
2	—	485	123.00	123.00
1	—	665	104.00	104.00
7	—	582	111.00–114.00	113.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	115.00–122.00	118.02
10	—	419	126.00–139.00	131.68
1	—	240	134.00	134.00
5	—	369	132.00–140.00	137.72
3	—	333	134.00–147.50	139.90
12	—	527	115.00–133.00	122.36
2	—	733	97.00–105.00	101.04
1	—	780	96.00	96.00
15	—	471	125.00–130.00	127.72
9	—	633	110.00–113.00	112.14
5	—	677	107.00–112.00	108.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	130.00–132.00	130.50
24	—	564	122.00–135.00	130.92
79	—	635	115.00–126.75	126.05
5	—	727	111.00–119.00	116.24
8	—	337	145.00–158.00	152.82
1	—	975	112.00	112.00
6	—	395	135.00–142.00	140.86
7	—	659	115.00–126.00	121.43
4	—	934	104.00–118.00	108.88
27	—	542	124.00–135.00	133.23
2	—	410	140.00–141.00	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	834	121.00–125.00	122.99
1	—	775	125.00	125.00
2	—	747	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	666	111.00–114.00	113.01
4	—	418	115.00–121.00	119.06
1	—	740	97.00	97.00
5	—	477	120.00–124.00	122.81
2	—	380	122.00–135.00	128.41
5	—	578	107.00–115.00	109.37

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)	1	—	1,410	730.00	730.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,212	725.00–1,040.00	857.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,520	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,149	55.00–61.00	57.77
12	—	1,197	45.00–53.00	47.59
1	—	1,150	41.00	41.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	984	37.00–42.00	39.19
4	—	929	25.00–30.00	28.27
4	—	953	46.00–48.00	46.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,495	48.00–53.00	49.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,711	74.00–82.00	76.64
3	—	1,880	69.00–72.00	70.57

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle