Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers 2.00-3.00 higher,heifers steady 2.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower.Supply was heavy with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.48/cwt on 602 head.

Average price

$120.48

602 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$13.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.55

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	577	122.13	705	527
Medium and Large 2-3	524	108.89	571	75

One grade step is worth $13.24/cwt here — about $134 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 sale602 hd

120.48

—

KY average31 barns · 11,381 hd

122.04

−1.55

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	1,686	82.78	1,395	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,542	50.84	784	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	49.57	613	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	43.21	435	14

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	163.54/cwt	160.00–167.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	126.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	149.11/cwt	146.00–155.50	801	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	136.39/cwt	136.00–137.00	842	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	163.06/cwt	162.00–164.00	765	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	128.40/cwt	121.00–130.50	882	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	155.31/cwt	150.00–167.50	517	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	135.01/cwt	128.00–145.00	706	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	112.97/cwt	99.00–115.50	815	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	123.92/cwt	123.75–124.00	836	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	120.79/cwt	112.00–126.00	867	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	166.18/cwt	162.50–175.00	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	119.52/cwt	115.00–123.00	625	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	146.40/cwt	141.00–159.00	697	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	149.12/cwt	140.00–160.00	631	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	120.82/cwt	116.00–125.00	924	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	116.17/cwt	104.00–120.00	731	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	128.30/cwt	120.00–139.00	743	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	126.91/cwt	122.00–133.00	797	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	116.23/cwt	113.00–120.00	767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	109.32/cwt	105.00–112.00	996	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	135.13/cwt	126.50–145.00	781	74
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	155.32/cwt	147.50–162.50	584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	124.68/cwt	118.00–131.00	588	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	130.77/cwt	126.00–136.00	484	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	837	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,025	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	134.53/cwt	134.00–137.00	652	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	128.05/cwt	127.50–130.00	1,004	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	147.32/cwt	146.00–148.00	834	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	101.02/cwt	100.00–103.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,023	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	10,296	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	149.95/cwt	140.00–165.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	591	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	656	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	930	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	333	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	599	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	170.09/cwt	162.00–177.00	743	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	138.13/cwt	130.00–141.00	376	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	40.74/cwt	35.00–44.00	404	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	57.26/cwt	55.00–60.00	908	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	48.70/cwt	48.00–50.00	744	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	56.21/cwt	55.00–59.00	651	6
Bulls	—	—	1,285	76.26/cwt	74.00–79.00	980	2
Bulls	—	—	2,040	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,665	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	13,820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,435	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	82.91/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,459	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	325	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	47.62/cwt	46.00–50.00	491	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	49.19/cwt	45.00–54.00	616	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	104.78/cwt	97.00–115.00	637	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	41.96/cwt	39.00–44.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	96.73/cwt	90.00–102.00	664	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	745.82/cwt	700.00–790.00	10,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	116.14/cwt	110.00–120.00	715	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,473	699.88/cwt	690.00–710.00	10,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	90.06/cwt	85.00–93.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	112.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	114.00/cwt	108.00–120.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	118.38/cwt	110.00–124.00	385	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	113.79/cwt	107.00–117.00	535	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	112.64/cwt	107.50–117.00	473	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	142.70/cwt	137.50–148.00	404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	125.91/cwt	119.00–133.00	529	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	112.71/cwt	104.00–118.50	759	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	132.93/cwt	128.00–138.00	435	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	129.38/cwt	120.00–141.00	665	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	109.35/cwt	108.00–110.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	112.24/cwt	102.00–116.00	856	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	142.99/cwt	136.00–157.00	606	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	116.24/cwt	114.00–122.00	709	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	142.44/cwt	135.00–151.00	678	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	106.16/cwt	100.00–112.00	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	102.00/cwt	100.00–104.00	857	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	111.24/cwt	100.00–119.00	636	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	94.99/cwt	94.00–96.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	109.57/cwt	103.00–115.00	633	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	127.25/cwt	120.00–135.00	612	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	113.97/cwt	110.00–122.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	120.68/cwt	116.00–123.50	693	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	130.06/cwt	121.00–137.00	615	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	105.46/cwt	92.00–110.00	707	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	129.37/cwt	127.00–132.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	115.99/cwt	108.00–120.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	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 Dec 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,181Last week 529Year ago 825

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 66Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 3Year ago 14

Compared to last week:Steers 2.00-3.00 higher,heifers steady 2.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower.Supply was heavy with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	160.00–167.00	163.54
1	—	505	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	579	120.00–139.00	128.30
4	—	660	113.00–120.00	116.23
5	—	376	147.50–162.50	155.32
1	—	805	101.00	101.00
3	—	728	100.00–103.00	101.02
3	—	333	140.00–165.00	149.95
21	—	514	120.00–141.00	129.38
11	—	424	136.00–157.00	142.99
9	—	610	114.00–122.00	116.24
9	—	476	135.00–151.00	142.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	110.00–115.00	112.60
2	—	283	137.50–148.00	142.70
1	—	390	131.00	131.00
3	—	618	108.00–110.00	109.35
11	—	572	100.00–119.00	111.24
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
9	—	481	120.00–135.00	127.25
10	—	670	92.00–110.00	105.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	721	125.00–130.00	126.29
33	—	537	146.00–155.50	149.11
8	—	617	136.00–137.00	136.39
15	—	469	162.00–164.00	163.06
6	—	837	120.00–125.00	122.48
9	—	784	127.50–130.00	128.05
16	—	566	146.00–148.00	147.32
7	—	333	180.00	180.00
17	—	437	162.00–177.00	170.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	687	121.00–130.50	128.40
15	—	333	150.00–167.50	155.31
13	—	523	128.00–145.00	135.01
8	—	718	112.00–126.00	120.79
6	—	370	162.50–175.00	166.18
11	—	476	141.00–159.00	146.40
12	—	423	140.00–160.00	149.12
6	—	765	116.00–125.00	120.82
25	—	628	122.00–133.00	126.91
2	—	272	160.00	160.00
6	—	911	105.00–112.00	109.32
74	—	578	126.50–145.00	135.13
2	—	882	116.00	116.00
2	—	820	115.00–117.00	115.98
1	—	1,065	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	110.00–120.00	116.14
1	—	260	150.00	150.00
1	—	390	138.00	138.00
2	—	510	120.00–124.00	122.00
4	—	586	110.00–122.00	113.97
6	—	473	121.00–137.00	130.06
3	—	427	127.00–132.00	129.37
3	—	688	108.00–120.00	115.99
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	721	99.00–115.50	112.97
39	—	523	115.00–123.00	119.52
44	—	629	104.00–120.00	116.17
53	—	472	118.00–131.00	124.68
24	—	370	126.00–136.00	130.77
6	—	272	130.00–141.00	138.13
30	—	420	119.00–133.00	125.91
33	—	673	104.00–118.50	112.71
12	—	327	128.00–138.00	132.93
6	—	763	102.00–116.00	112.24
4	—	840	100.00–104.00	102.00
2	—	940	94.00–96.00	94.99
65	—	574	116.00–123.50	120.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	675	123.75–124.00	123.92
40	—	485	134.00–137.00	134.53
7	—	575	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	591	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	97.00–115.00	104.78
9	—	686	90.00–102.00	96.73
3	—	733	85.00–93.00	90.06
2	—	385	108.00–120.00	114.00
1	—	290	117.50	117.50
6	—	325	110.00–124.00	118.38
20	—	470	107.00–117.00	113.79
6	—	420	107.50–117.00	112.64
6	—	519	100.00–112.00	106.16
16	—	578	103.00–115.00	109.57

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	880.00	880.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,665	830.00	830.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,365	700.00–790.00	745.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,473	690.00–710.00	699.88
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	570.00	570.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,480	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	992	35.00–44.00	40.74
1	—	955	34.00	34.00
6	—	1,032	46.00–50.00	47.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	55.00–60.00	57.26
6	—	1,528	48.00–50.00	48.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,158	55.00–59.00	56.21
25	—	1,253	45.00–54.00	49.19
4	—	1,258	39.00–44.00	41.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	74.00–79.00	76.26
1	—	2,040	95.00	95.00
6	—	1,760	80.00–86.00	82.91

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

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Replacement Cattle

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