Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.44/cwt on 276 head.

Average price

$119.44

276 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$7.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.92

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	571	120.20	687	246
Medium and Large 2-3	435	113.19	493	30

One grade step is worth $7.01/cwt here — about $194 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 sale276 hd

119.44

—

KY average28 barns · 7,085 hd

120.36

−0.92

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	1,544	78.90	1,218	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,558	54.79	854	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	52.69	635	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	997	42.14	420	13

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	658	114.58/cwt	103.00–118.00	754	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	127.36/cwt	119.00–131.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	156.38/cwt	142.00–162.00	657	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	129.94/cwt	122.00–133.00	548	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	121.32/cwt	116.00–124.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	128.46/cwt	125.00–140.00	433	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	882	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	120.48/cwt	115.00–124.00	635	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	140.28/cwt	130.00–149.00	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	115.67/cwt	102.00–120.50	732	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	135.90/cwt	128.00–149.00	803	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	153.25/cwt	139.00–158.00	728	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	155.99/cwt	150.00–163.00	824	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	113.61/cwt	109.00–114.50	1,034	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	169.94/cwt	168.00–172.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	117.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	991	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	942	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	143.25/cwt	142.00–144.00	795	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	124.80/cwt	119.00–133.00	769	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	126.05/cwt	125.00–128.00	673	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	124.57/cwt	120.00–129.00	848	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	164.12/cwt	163.00–169.00	780	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	131.19/cwt	120.00–140.00	674	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	118.95/cwt	115.00–121.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	139.28/cwt	138.00–140.50	876	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	117.95/cwt	115.00–121.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	152.32/cwt	146.00–158.00	800	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	853	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	446	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	59.95/cwt	57.00–63.00	692	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	48.83/cwt	47.00–52.00	503	5
Bulls	—	—	1,458	73.40/cwt	62.00–78.00	1,070	10
Bulls	—	—	1,990	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,811	1
Bulls	—	—	1,568	81.42/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,277	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	24.52/cwt	24.00–25.00	230	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	56.43/cwt	56.00–57.00	910	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	53.97/cwt	53.00–55.00	826	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	50.38/cwt	45.00–55.00	617	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,429	773.05/cwt	750.00–790.00	11,047	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,065	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	5,538	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	9,301	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,935	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,024	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	122.86/cwt	120.00–126.00	522	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	42.43/cwt	39.00–45.00	420	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	132.83/cwt	120.00–149.00	497	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	95.42/cwt	91.00–100.00	633	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	605.56/cwt	510.00–680.00	7,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	122.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	109.59/cwt	102.00–114.00	560	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	409	130.76/cwt	130.00–132.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	119.61/cwt	111.00–123.00	462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	110.28/cwt	103.00–115.00	463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	119.15/cwt	110.00–125.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	103.29/cwt	98.00–109.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	334	118.85/cwt	112.00–122.00	397	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	106.58/cwt	103.00–110.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	109.98/cwt	107.00–112.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	131.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	157.93/cwt	141.00–163.00	611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	139.10/cwt	136.00–146.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	118.87/cwt	116.00–123.00	678	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	132.50/cwt	128.00–137.00	498	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	107.55/cwt	102.00–113.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	146.56/cwt	140.00–154.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	163.81/cwt	156.00–170.00	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	123.38/cwt	119.00–128.00	716	2

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 649Last week 1,181Year ago 408

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 72Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 19Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steers steady 2.00 higher,heifers 2.00-3.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Supply was good 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
35	—	658	103.00–118.00	114.58
7	—	470	119.00–131.00	127.36
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
1	—	245	131.00	131.00
20	—	422	122.00–133.00	129.94
5	—	337	125.00–140.00	128.46
39	—	527	115.00–124.00	120.48
55	—	633	102.00–120.50	115.67
33	—	570	116.00–123.00	118.87
9	—	376	128.00–137.00	132.50
2	—	720	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	690	121.00	121.00
19	—	534	125.00–128.00	126.05
4	—	778	116.50	116.50
9	—	717	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
2	—	663	91.00–100.00	95.42
2	—	273	120.00–125.00	122.61
7	—	511	102.00–114.00	109.59
5	—	386	111.00–123.00	119.61
5	—	420	103.00–115.00	110.28
6	—	334	112.00–122.00	118.85
2	—	560	105.00–110.00	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	420	142.00–162.00	156.38
3	—	712	116.00–124.00	121.32
1	—	755	122.00	122.00
1	—	335	170.00	170.00
6	—	533	130.00–149.00	140.28
26	—	591	128.00–149.00	135.90
14	—	475	139.00–158.00	153.25
8	—	910	109.00–114.50	113.61
1	—	865	119.00	119.00
6	—	843	115.00–118.00	117.52
9	—	616	119.00–133.00	124.80
14	—	681	120.00–129.00	124.57
5	—	369	156.00–170.00	163.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	661	133.50	133.50
15	—	528	150.00–163.00	155.99
2	—	418	168.00–172.00	169.94
27	—	723	130.25	130.25
1	—	575	150.00	150.00
12	—	475	163.00–169.00	164.12
10	—	629	138.00–140.50	139.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	120.00–149.00	132.83
4	—	409	130.00–132.00	130.76
1	—	280	132.50	132.50
1	—	345	131.00	131.00
5	—	579	110.00–125.00	119.15
3	—	482	130.00–135.00	131.66
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	555	142.00–144.00	143.25
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
7	—	525	146.00–158.00	152.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	120.00–140.00	131.19
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
3	—	675	115.00–121.00	118.95
2	—	630	115.00–121.00	117.95
3	—	725	107.00–112.00	109.98
1	—	790	102.00	102.00
5	—	387	141.00–163.00	157.93
4	—	474	136.00–146.00	139.10
4	—	411	140.00–154.00	146.56
2	—	580	119.00–128.00	123.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	120.00–126.00	122.86
1	—	295	122.50	122.50
1	—	380	137.50	137.50
4	—	629	98.00–109.00	103.29
2	—	680	103.00–110.00	106.58
2	—	478	130.00–135.00	132.43
1	—	750	93.00	93.00
3	—	591	115.00	115.00
2	—	535	102.00–113.00	107.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	36.00	36.00
9	—	1,154	57.00–63.00	59.95
21	—	1,225	45.00–55.00	50.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,030	47.00–52.00	48.83
2	—	940	24.00–25.00	24.52
6	—	989	39.00–45.00	42.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	56.00–57.00	56.43
4	—	1,531	53.00–55.00	53.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,458	62.00–78.00	73.40
1	—	1,990	91.00	91.00
17	—	1,568	79.00–88.00	81.42

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,429	750.00–790.00	773.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	710.00	710.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,228	510.00–680.00	605.56
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	520.00	520.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	660.00	660.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	730.00	730.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	825.00	825.00

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