Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: no comparison due to last week's sale not reported.Supply was light with light demand with Thanksgiving Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.67/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$111.67

71 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$10.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.44

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	538	117.32	632	34
Medium and Large 2-3	453	106.49	482	37

One grade step is worth $10.83/cwt here — about $149 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 sale71 hd

111.67

—

KY average21 barns · 3,824 hd

122.11

−10.44

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	2,022	83.00	1,678	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,486	53.45	794	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	52.89	663	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	45.73	460	7thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1-2	—	520	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	451	109.22/cwt	100.00–110.00	493	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	125.60/cwt	120.00–127.00	731	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	116.99/cwt	113.00–119.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	111.99/cwt	106.00–120.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	121.48/cwt	116.00–126.00	503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	151.49/cwt	135.00–157.00	706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	104.48/cwt	103.00–106.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	103.44/cwt	99.00–108.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	117.26/cwt	112.00–121.00	612	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	50.98/cwt	46.00–55.00	638	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	60.55/cwt	56.00–64.00	764	3
Bulls	—	—	2,400	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	2,016	1
Bulls	—	—	2,320	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	2,274	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	264	1
Bulls	—	—	1,683	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	114.38/cwt	112.00–116.00	412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	656	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	6,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	763	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	53.77/cwt	52.00–56.00	538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	39.50/cwt	39.00–40.00	399	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	56.46/cwt	56.00–57.00	821	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	52.59/cwt	48.00–55.00	786	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	805	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	619.77/cwt	600.00–640.00	7,933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	118.79/cwt	116.00–121.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	151.82/cwt	146.00–157.50	572	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	111.20/cwt	100.00–115.00	369	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	92.10/cwt	86.00–100.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	107.64/cwt	100.00–112.00	454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	117.73/cwt	104.00–120.50	716	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	752	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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 787Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 81Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to last week: no comparison due to last week's sale not reported.Supply was light with light demand with Thanksgiving Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	137.00	137.00
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
4	—	609	124.00–126.00	125.01
1	—	415	158.00	158.00
3	—	671	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	101.00	101.00
3	—	563	106.00–120.00	111.99
1	—	545	123.00	123.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
1	—	675	114.00	114.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	101.00	101.00
13	—	451	100.00–110.00	109.22
2	—	573	99.00–108.00	103.44
3	—	360	112.00–116.00	114.38
7	—	332	100.00–115.00	111.20
6	—	616	86.00–100.00	92.10
5	—	422	100.00–112.00	107.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	116.00–126.00	121.48
2	—	660	103.00–106.00	104.48
13	—	522	112.00–121.00	117.26
4	—	479	116.00–121.00	118.79
1	—	550	117.00	117.00
10	—	608	104.00–120.50	117.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	582	120.00–127.00	125.60
3	—	658	113.00–119.00	116.99
1	—	830	100.00	100.00
7	—	466	135.00–157.00	151.49
1	—	615	124.00	124.00
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
10	—	377	146.00–157.50	151.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	107.00	107.00
1	—	605	101.00	101.00
1	—	460	116.00	116.00
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
1	—	435	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	146.00	146.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,252	46.00–55.00	50.98
3	—	1,262	56.00–64.00	60.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	26.00	26.00
4	—	1,001	52.00–56.00	53.77
2	—	1,010	39.00–40.00	39.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	56.00–57.00	56.46
7	—	1,495	48.00–55.00	52.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,400	84.00	84.00
1	—	2,320	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,683	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	595.00	595.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,280	600.00–640.00	619.77

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