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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 higher.Heavy supply with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.41/cwt on 326 head.

Average price

$139.41

326 head · 707 lb average

Value per head Derived

$986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$403

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

$14.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.02

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	715	139.90	1,001	315
Medium and Large 2-3	477	125.27	598	11thin

One grade step is worth $14.64/cwt here — about $403 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 sale326 hd

139.41

—

KY average27 barns · 6,117 hd

136.39

+3.02

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	1,831	77.52	1,419	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,526	56.54	863	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	53.06	664	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	44.50	442	10

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	326	133.66/cwt	128.00–136.00	436	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	158.30/cwt	156.00–164.00	671	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	149.76/cwt	145.00–155.00	774	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	108.48/cwt	100.00–118.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	122.14/cwt	116.00–125.00	871	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	130.60/cwt	125.00–138.00	491	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	126.67/cwt	122.00–130.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	155.73/cwt	152.00–159.00	757	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,014	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	146.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	714	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	131.78/cwt	124.00–139.00	751	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	104.32/cwt	100.00–110.00	799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	127.60/cwt	120.00–139.00	726	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	111.33/cwt	107.00–115.00	739	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	127.32/cwt	120.00–134.00	798	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	121.95/cwt	120.00–124.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	130.38/cwt	120.00–134.00	567	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	102.00/cwt	99.00–103.00	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	113.85/cwt	106.00–116.00	754	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	124.25/cwt	117.00–133.00	713	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	124.14/cwt	120.00–127.00	833	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	144.71/cwt	139.00–151.00	696	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	129.49/cwt	121.00–132.00	622	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	116.93/cwt	112.00–120.00	730	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	136.20/cwt	124.00–143.00	734	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	122.91/cwt	120.00–127.00	638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	127.65/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	486	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	666	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	650.11/cwt	625.00–675.00	7,704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	513	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,495	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	10,792	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	57.81/cwt	56.00–61.00	729	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	57.83/cwt	56.00–60.00	890	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	51.81/cwt	48.00–55.00	645	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	43.13/cwt	40.00–45.00	425	4
Bulls	—	—	1,695	74.24/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,258	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	109.96/cwt	101.00–119.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	125.25/cwt	122.00–129.00	539	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	44.83/cwt	43.00–46.00	563	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	49.50/cwt	48.00–53.00	504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	133.82/cwt	130.00–137.50	381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	133.67/cwt	130.00–137.00	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	125.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	594	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	109.49/cwt	104.00–115.00	453	4
Bulls	—	—	2,057	82.99/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,707	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	52.68/cwt	52.00–54.00	782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	116.34/cwt	113.00–119.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	109.76/cwt	101.00–115.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	125.49/cwt	116.00–130.00	664	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	307	113.15/cwt	109.00–120.00	347	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	146.72/cwt	143.00–154.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,058	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	122.34/cwt	121.00–123.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	103.66/cwt	101.00–106.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	101.99/cwt	101.00–105.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	128.82/cwt	124.00–129.90	909	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	106.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	127.04/cwt	125.00–129.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	842	141.43/cwt	130.00–143.90	1,191	137
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	153.17/cwt	142.00–159.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	87.50/cwt	86.00–89.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	113.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1

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 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 787Last week 670Year ago 442

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 50Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 3Year ago 8

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 higher.Heavy supply with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	326	128.00–136.00	133.66
3	—	725	100.00–118.00	108.48
13	—	376	125.00–138.00	130.60
5	—	766	100.00–110.00	104.32
29	—	435	120.00–134.00	130.38
4	—	917	99.00–103.00	102.00
21	—	662	106.00–116.00	113.85
27	—	574	117.00–133.00	124.25
25	—	480	121.00–132.00	129.49
25	—	624	112.00–120.00	116.93
24	—	529	116.00–130.00	125.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	486	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	104.00–115.00	109.49
2	—	370	120.00	120.00
6	—	521	101.00–115.00	109.76
3	—	307	109.00–120.00	113.15
1	—	755	95.00	95.00
4	—	631	101.00–105.00	101.99
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
2	—	715	86.00–89.00	87.50
6	—	564	110.00–115.00	113.34
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	135.00	135.00
3	—	607	121.00–123.00	122.34
85	—	706	124.00–129.90	128.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	424	156.00–164.00	158.30
17	—	517	145.00–155.00	149.76
10	—	486	152.00–159.00	155.73
2	—	740	137.00	137.00
47	—	768	137.75	137.75
137	—	842	130.00–143.90	141.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	713	116.00–125.00	122.14
20	—	570	124.00–139.00	131.78
13	—	627	120.00–134.00	127.32
2	—	768	120.00–124.00	121.95
2	—	962	122.00	122.00
8	—	671	120.00–127.00	124.14
18	—	481	139.00–151.00	144.71
19	—	539	124.00–143.00	136.20
3	—	823	126.00–129.00	127.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
1	—	295	185.00	185.00
1	—	490	157.00	157.00
1	—	365	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	132.00	132.00
2	—	618	101.00–119.00	109.96
1	—	575	122.00	122.00
4	—	430	122.00–129.00	125.25
2	—	360	141.00	141.00
1	—	545	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	154.00	154.00
2	—	522	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	122.00–130.00	126.67
2	—	280	157.50	157.50
14	—	486	140.00–150.00	146.97
6	—	569	120.00–139.00	127.60
3	—	803	102.00	102.00
9	—	664	107.00–115.00	111.33
2	—	765	111.00	111.00
6	—	519	120.00–127.00	122.91
5	—	421	143.00–154.00	146.72
3	—	733	105.00–110.00	106.68
5	—	391	142.00–159.00	153.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	165.00	165.00
1	—	335	175.00	175.00
1	—	285	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	130.00–137.50	133.82
3	—	377	130.00–137.00	133.67
8	—	475	120.00–130.00	125.01
6	—	530	113.00–119.00	116.34
4	—	728	96.00	96.00
3	—	657	101.00–106.00	103.66
2	—	418	125.00–129.00	127.04

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	625.00–675.00	650.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	760.00	760.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,261	56.00–61.00	57.81
27	—	1,245	48.00–55.00	51.81
4	—	1,256	43.00–46.00	44.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,539	56.00–60.00	57.83
3	—	1,485	52.00–54.00	52.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	986	40.00–45.00	43.13
1	—	885	25.00	25.00
5	—	1,019	48.00–53.00	49.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,695	70.00–79.00	74.24
3	—	2,057	82.00–84.00	82.99

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