Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs steady, over 400 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.95/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$118.95

121 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$22.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.55

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	572	120.78	691	111
Medium and Large 2-3	609	98.73	601	10thin

One grade step is worth $22.05/cwt here — about $89 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 sale121 hd

118.95

—

KY average26 barns · 3,873 hd

119.51

−0.55

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	1,679	76.64	1,287	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,620	56.10	909	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,349	54.49	735	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	52.02	540	18

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	299	1
Bulls	—	—	1,463	69.53/cwt	69.00–70.00	1,017	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	56.10/cwt	53.00–61.00	909	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	832	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	107.48/cwt	104.00–111.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	130.98/cwt	129.00–132.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	112.08/cwt	109.00–116.00	739	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	122.01/cwt	121.00–124.00	478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	117.78/cwt	114.00–120.00	723	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	121.58/cwt	119.00–124.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	123.24/cwt	120.00–124.00	723	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	127.30/cwt	123.00–130.00	593	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	146.44/cwt	143.00–148.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	132.91/cwt	125.00–136.00	752	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	122.38/cwt	117.00–126.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	124.16/cwt	122.00–125.00	662	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	124.97/cwt	119.00–129.00	785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	137.85/cwt	131.00–141.00	731	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	133.72/cwt	133.00–134.00	840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	126.32/cwt	122.00–128.00	920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	145.53/cwt	135.00–149.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	408	153.34/cwt	153.00–154.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	120.44/cwt	118.00–123.00	927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	127.09/cwt	127.00–128.00	675	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	142.43/cwt	136.00–147.00	600	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,698	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	745	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	55.48/cwt	52.00–59.00	758	13
Bulls	—	—	1,823	83.49/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	580	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	56.09/cwt	52.00–60.00	578	11
Bulls	—	—	1,728	76.81/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,327	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	48.02/cwt	47.00–49.00	593	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	47.57/cwt	44.00–51.00	512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	838	76.02/cwt	69.00–83.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	119.57/cwt	115.00–124.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	119.24/cwt	110.00–129.00	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	113.06/cwt	110.00–116.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	104.64/cwt	102.00–110.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	112.72/cwt	105.00–118.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	118.00/cwt	116.00–120.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	122.75/cwt	118.00–129.00	529	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,074	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	133.31/cwt	130.00–138.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	113.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	117.00/cwt	115.00–120.00	794	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	890	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	141.05/cwt	132.00–150.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	111.53/cwt	104.00–113.00	786	9

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 Nov 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 670Last week 348Year ago 936

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 61Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 8Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
1	—	865	67.00	67.00
1	—	595	114.00	114.00
1	—	615	106.00	106.00
2	—	838	69.00–83.00	76.02
1	—	730	93.00	93.00
3	—	375	110.00–115.00	113.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	857	99.00	99.00
9	—	659	109.00–116.00	112.08
3	—	392	121.00–124.00	122.01
1	—	1,070	93.00	93.00
11	—	614	114.00–120.00	117.78
1	—	265	125.00	125.00
9	—	587	120.00–124.00	123.24
1	—	750	107.00	107.00
15	—	466	123.00–130.00	127.30
12	—	533	122.00–125.00	124.16
7	—	431	118.00–129.00	122.75
1	—	900	86.00	86.00
1	—	320	125.00	125.00
9	—	705	104.00–113.00	111.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	531	127.00–128.00	127.09
5	—	767	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	562	148.00	148.00
7	—	628	133.00–134.00	133.72
6	—	814	132.00	132.00
3	—	526	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	128.00	128.00
2	—	673	119.00–124.00	121.58
3	—	373	143.00–148.00	146.44
12	—	566	125.00–136.00	132.91
7	—	628	119.00–129.00	124.97
9	—	530	131.00–141.00	137.85
1	—	255	140.00	140.00
6	—	728	122.00–128.00	126.32
4	—	464	135.00–149.00	145.53
1	—	940	117.00	117.00
2	—	770	118.00–123.00	120.44
5	—	421	136.00–147.00	142.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	152.00	152.00
2	—	415	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	115.00–124.00	119.57
2	—	623	110.00–116.00	113.06
1	—	740	107.00	107.00
2	—	540	116.00–120.00	118.00
2	—	663	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	104.00–111.00	107.48
5	—	562	129.00–132.00	130.98
1	—	765	111.00	111.00
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
5	—	627	117.00–126.00	122.38
1	—	465	129.00	129.00
3	—	515	130.00–138.00	133.31
1	—	805	97.00	97.00
7	—	679	115.00–120.00	117.00
2	—	423	132.00–150.00	141.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	153.00–154.00	153.34
3	—	490	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	110.00–129.00	119.24
1	—	955	60.00	60.00
3	—	592	102.00–110.00	104.64
1	—	645	109.00	109.00
3	—	435	105.00–118.00	112.72
1	—	485	94.00	94.00
1	—	685	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	34.00	34.00
11	—	1,030	52.00–60.00	56.09
6	—	1,077	44.00–51.00	47.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,620	53.00–61.00	56.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,367	52.00–59.00	55.48
2	—	1,235	47.00–49.00	48.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	69.00–70.00	69.53
2	—	1,823	83.00–84.00	83.49
3	—	1,728	74.00–80.00	76.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	85.00	85.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	65.00	65.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	710.00	710.00

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