Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 1.00 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher,slaughter bulls steady. Weak supply with weak demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.66/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$115.66

109 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$14.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.71

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	489	117.36	574	96
Medium and Large 2-3	457	103.11	471	13thin

One grade step is worth $14.24/cwt here — about $103 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 sale109 hd

115.66

—

KY average27 barns · 4,665 hd

117.37

−1.71

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	1,558	74.14	1,155	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	52.79	792	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	50.29	608	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	44.88	424	15

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	455	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	121.25/cwt	119.00–123.00	618	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	128.06/cwt	124.00–132.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	106.78/cwt	101.00–113.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	102.98/cwt	100.00–105.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	122.00/cwt	116.00–126.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	119.02/cwt	116.00–122.00	389	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	139.05/cwt	136.00–142.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	118.02/cwt	116.00–121.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	119.64/cwt	115.00–122.00	578	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	126.70/cwt	123.00–131.00	721	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	141.25/cwt	131.00–149.00	657	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	134.02/cwt	131.00–140.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	121.28/cwt	117.00–128.00	338	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	112.05/cwt	105.00–115.00	691	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	113.99/cwt	110.00–118.00	606	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	119.99/cwt	118.00–121.00	510	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	114.38/cwt	110.00–118.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	123.15/cwt	117.00–128.00	696	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	162.11/cwt	160.00–164.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	438	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	699	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	10,502	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,735	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	12,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,557	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	41.00/cwt	36.00–45.00	386	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	400	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	385	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	242	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	50.89/cwt	47.00–54.00	494	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	98.74/cwt	98.00–101.00	531	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	57.72/cwt	57.00–59.00	701	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	52.33/cwt	50.00–55.00	785	7
Bulls	—	—	1,558	74.14/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,155	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	49.98/cwt	46.00–55.00	606	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	104.31/cwt	101.00–112.00	446	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	142.57/cwt	138.00–147.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	109.06/cwt	107.00–110.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	114.55/cwt	111.00–118.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	112.00/cwt	109.00–114.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	117.41/cwt	110.00–123.00	565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	105.54/cwt	100.00–111.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	120.36/cwt	118.00–123.00	456	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	126.59/cwt	126.00–127.00	785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	116.13/cwt	111.00–119.00	841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	732	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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 510Year ago 563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 54Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 9Year ago 14

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 1.00 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher,slaughter bulls steady. Weak supply with weak demand.

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
1	—	455	157.00	157.00
4	—	519	138.00–147.00	142.57
1	—	905	120.00	120.00
2	—	773	126.00	126.00
1	—	555	134.00	134.00
5	—	620	126.00–127.00	126.59
1	—	860	120.00	120.00
1	—	685	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	124.00–132.00	128.06
5	—	626	116.00–121.00	118.02
10	—	569	123.00–131.00	126.70
10	—	465	131.00–149.00	141.25
3	—	395	157.00	157.00
2	—	680	120.00	120.00
1	—	930	116.00	116.00
6	—	724	111.00–119.00	116.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	153.00	153.00
2	—	323	160.00–164.00	162.11
1	—	450	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	128.00	128.00
1	—	620	111.00	111.00
2	—	573	111.00–118.00	114.55
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
3	—	677	109.00–114.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	510	119.00–123.00	121.25
5	—	586	119.00	119.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
3	—	615	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	633	101.00–113.00	106.78
5	—	671	100.00–105.00	102.98
3	—	327	116.00–122.00	119.02
20	—	483	115.00–122.00	119.64
1	—	860	99.00	99.00
11	—	279	117.00–128.00	121.28
9	—	532	110.00–118.00	113.99
7	—	425	118.00–121.00	119.99
5	—	575	110.00–118.00	114.38
8	—	379	118.00–123.00	120.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	111.00	111.00
4	—	538	98.00–101.00	98.74
8	—	428	101.00–112.00	104.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	116.00–126.00	122.00
2	—	438	136.00–142.00	139.05
4	—	351	131.00–140.00	134.02
12	—	617	105.00–115.00	112.05
1	—	730	107.00	107.00
9	—	565	117.00–128.00	123.15
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	144.00	144.00
2	—	472	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	107.00–110.00	109.06
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
5	—	481	110.00–123.00	117.41
4	—	578	100.00–111.00	105.54
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	630	108.00	108.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,460	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	660.00	660.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	941	36.00–45.00	41.00
1	—	805	30.00	30.00
7	—	970	47.00–54.00	50.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	35.00	35.00
3	—	1,215	57.00–59.00	57.72
23	—	1,212	46.00–55.00	49.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	56.00	56.00
7	—	1,501	50.00–55.00	52.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,558	72.00–80.00	74.14

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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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