Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:No trend due too light receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.05/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$123.05

58 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$12.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.44

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	522	124.59	651	51
Medium and Large 2-3	431	111.84	482	7thin

One grade step is worth $12.76/cwt here — about $169 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 sale58 hd

123.05

—

KY average12 barns · 1,559 hd

123.50

−0.44

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	1,533	75.95	1,164	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,586	53.33	845	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	51.19	593	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	36.27	367	4thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	793	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	103.00/cwt	101.00–105.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	82.94/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,443	3
Bulls	—	—	1,223	65.47/cwt	65.00–66.00	801	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	51.70/cwt	49.00–53.00	575	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	56.03/cwt	55.00–57.00	667	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	492	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	55.97/cwt	55.00–57.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	116.85/cwt	110.00–122.00	726	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	130.88/cwt	122.00–138.00	815	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	131.62/cwt	131.00–132.00	694	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	126.54/cwt	122.00–131.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	124.03/cwt	122.00–126.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	115.67/cwt	115.00–116.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	143.68/cwt	138.00–147.00	835	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	153.22/cwt	145.00–161.00	737	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	123.82/cwt	119.00–126.00	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	404	136.75/cwt	136.00–137.00	552	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	627.45/cwt	600.00–650.00	5,816	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	683.53/cwt	640.00–725.00	7,744	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	25.03/cwt	24.00–27.00	267	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	103.98/cwt	100.00–108.00	523	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	389	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	50.68/cwt	47.00–54.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	731	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,363	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	114.50/cwt	113.00–116.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	119.94/cwt	117.50–122.50	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	124.69/cwt	119.00–133.00	539	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	123.53/cwt	119.00–126.00	698	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	152.74/cwt	148.00–160.00	661	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	126.35/cwt	119.00–129.00	826	5

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 649Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 96Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 16Year ago 0

Compared to last week:No trend due too light receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	793	119.00	119.00
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
6	—	623	122.00–138.00	130.88
8	—	581	138.00–147.00	143.68
12	—	481	145.00–161.00	153.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	127.00	127.00
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
1	—	625	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	517	157.00	157.00
1	—	555	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	457	153.00	153.00
4	—	705	101.00–105.00	103.00
2	—	560	122.00–131.00	126.54
3	—	545	140.00	140.00
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
7	—	433	148.00–160.00	152.74
5	—	654	119.00–129.00	126.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
1	—	255	135.00	135.00
2	—	555	113.00–116.00	114.50
2	—	225	125.00	125.00
1	—	375	134.00	134.00
1	—	335	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	621	110.00–122.00	116.85
2	—	473	122.00–126.00	124.03
3	—	655	115.00–116.00	115.67
2	—	387	130.00	130.00
5	—	528	119.00–126.00	123.82
10	—	432	119.00–133.00	124.69
7	—	565	119.00–126.00	123.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	527	131.00–132.00	131.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	404	136.00–137.00	136.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	100.00–108.00	103.98
1	—	480	111.00	111.00
2	—	433	110.00–114.00	112.01
2	—	333	117.50–122.50	119.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,740	79.00–89.00	82.94
2	—	1,223	65.00–66.00	65.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,113	49.00–53.00	51.70
2	—	1,190	55.00–57.00	56.03
1	—	1,230	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	55.00–57.00	55.97
2	—	1,648	47.00–54.00	50.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	24.00–27.00	25.03
1	—	1,010	52.00	52.00
1	—	905	43.00	43.00

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)	5	—	927	600.00–650.00	627.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	640.00–725.00	683.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	800.00	800.00

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