Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: no trend due to holiday's.Heavy supply with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.00/cwt on 772 head.

Average price

$142.00

772 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$18.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.69

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	635	142.74	906	741
Medium and Large 2-3	546	124.23	678	31

One grade step is worth $18.51/cwt here — about $228 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 sale772 hd

142.00

—

KY average20 barns · 5,111 hd

137.31

+4.69

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	—	High	1,838	80.99	1,488	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,496	54.90	822	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	53.50	655	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	43.36	410	24

Every lot, as filed

99 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	—	574	120.35/cwt	116.00–123.00	691	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	773	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	59.00/cwt	57.00–61.00	769	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	110.62/cwt	105.00–114.00	635	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	92.66/cwt	90.00–95.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	138.54/cwt	137.00–140.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	136.26/cwt	126.00–140.00	658	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	763	103.46/cwt	101.00–106.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	109.26/cwt	105.00–113.00	558	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	121.26/cwt	110.00–125.00	451	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	127.77/cwt	120.00–141.00	664	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	681	104.46/cwt	96.00–110.00	711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	133.34/cwt	130.00–137.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	137.04/cwt	136.50–139.00	858	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	160.29/cwt	151.00–173.00	620	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	155.67/cwt	152.50–162.50	895	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	398	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	539	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	126.53/cwt	120.00–134.00	850	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	139.98/cwt	131.00–148.00	816	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	152.93/cwt	140.00–166.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	135.05/cwt	127.00–138.90	1,005	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	128.70/cwt	128.70–128.70	737	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	158.42/cwt	152.00–164.00	825	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	130.55/cwt	120.00–134.00	830	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	121.42/cwt	115.00–123.50	641	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	127.51/cwt	120.00–134.00	543	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	176.47/cwt	174.00–180.00	768	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	109.75/cwt	108.00–111.50	897	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	117.04/cwt	103.00–120.50	774	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	147.30/cwt	144.00–156.00	713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	165.90/cwt	160.00–170.00	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	156.90/cwt	144.00–166.00	667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	132.72/cwt	126.00–136.00	478	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	110.60/cwt	101.00–116.00	794	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	141.65/cwt	128.00–151.00	738	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	157.17/cwt	146.00–161.00	835	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	97.26/cwt	95.00–106.00	689	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	387	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	882	129.10/cwt	129.10–129.10	1,139	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	328	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	123.30/cwt	123.30–123.30	763	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	135.33/cwt	135.00–136.00	571	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	934	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	180.48/cwt	170.00–184.00	745	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	170.63/cwt	166.00–174.25	828	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	333	188.97/cwt	177.50–194.00	629	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	844	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	122.67/cwt	122.50–122.75	816	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	58.97/cwt	58.00–60.00	883	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	54.09/cwt	50.00–56.50	809	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	41.51/cwt	36.00–45.00	409	10
Bulls	—	—	2,030	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,918	2
Bulls	—	—	1,913	84.52/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,617	9
Bulls	—	—	1,573	66.28/cwt	60.00–75.00	1,043	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	562	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	644.59/cwt	490.00–730.00	7,155	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	279	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	290	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	52.18/cwt	46.00–56.00	626	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	113.10/cwt	100.00–117.00	547	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	95.50/cwt	90.00–101.00	683	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	30.63/cwt	22.00–35.00	283	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	52.48/cwt	49.00–57.00	479	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	118.35/cwt	118.00–119.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	119.34/cwt	111.00–124.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	135.37/cwt	130.00–140.00	456	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	770.47/cwt	750.00–780.00	10,463	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	9,509	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	687	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	107.55/cwt	99.00–112.00	820	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	126.05/cwt	120.00–138.00	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	112.48/cwt	110.00–116.00	477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	118.43/cwt	113.00–126.00	734	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	136.59/cwt	135.00–139.00	444	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	127.50/cwt	120.00–133.00	606	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	684	101.38/cwt	100.00–102.00	693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	117.52/cwt	112.00–118.50	943	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	116.19/cwt	112.00–121.00	914	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	115.04/cwt	103.00–119.25	717	76
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	111.36/cwt	103.00–119.00	751	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	118.05/cwt	115.00–119.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	125.42/cwt	120.00–130.00	592	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	160.11/cwt	148.00–165.00	764	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	117.01/cwt	110.00–122.00	852	20

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 Jan 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,678Last week 157Year ago 1,979

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 24Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 16Year ago 17

Compared to last week: no trend due to holiday's.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
65	—	574	116.00–123.00	120.35
77	—	528	115.00–123.50	121.42
24	—	426	120.00–134.00	127.51
25	—	817	108.00–111.50	109.75
26	—	661	103.00–120.50	117.04
19	—	360	126.00–136.00	132.72
20	—	708	95.00–106.00	97.26
1	—	280	132.00	132.00
13	—	762	99.00–112.00	107.55
8	—	325	135.00–139.00	136.59
99	—	475	120.00–133.00	127.50
76	—	623	103.00–119.25	115.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	105.00–114.00	110.62
3	—	622	90.00–95.00	92.66
7	—	511	105.00–113.00	109.26
7	—	372	110.00–125.00	121.26
11	—	484	100.00–117.00	113.10
1	—	330	123.00	123.00
4	—	424	110.00–116.00	112.48
1	—	795	90.00	90.00
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
8	—	684	100.00–102.00	101.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	398	135.50	135.50
72	—	573	128.70	128.70
1	—	525	127.00	127.00
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
31	—	619	123.30	123.30
9	—	422	135.00–136.00	135.33
7	—	734	115.00	115.00
16	—	665	122.50–122.75	122.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	160.00	160.00
2	—	675	114.00–115.00	114.49
9	—	520	120.00–141.00	127.77
4	—	429	140.00–166.00	152.93
6	—	484	144.00–156.00	147.30
21	—	718	101.00–116.00	110.60
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
6	—	570	120.00–138.00	126.05
9	—	620	113.00–126.00	118.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	147.50	147.50
6	—	681	96.00–110.00	104.46
2	—	425	130.00–137.00	133.34
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
2	—	360	135.00–140.00	137.50
3	—	518	118.00–119.00	118.35
4	—	589	115.00–119.00	118.05
9	—	472	120.00–130.00	125.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	435	174.00–180.00	176.47
8	—	531	146.00–161.00	157.17
4	—	328	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	137.00–140.00	138.54
11	—	483	126.00–140.00	136.26
2	—	763	101.00–106.00	103.46
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
2	—	715	90.00–101.00	95.50
3	—	577	111.00–124.00	119.34
3	—	337	130.00–140.00	135.37
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
6	—	674	103.00–119.00	111.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	626	136.50–139.00	137.04
114	—	575	152.50–162.50	155.67
140	—	744	127.00–138.90	135.05
35	—	521	152.00–164.00	158.42
2	—	387	187.00	187.00
58	—	882	129.10	129.10
7	—	750	124.50	124.50
26	—	413	170.00–184.00	180.48
36	—	485	166.00–174.25	170.63
10	—	333	177.50–194.00	188.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	387	151.00–173.00	160.29
53	—	672	120.00–134.00	126.53
70	—	583	131.00–148.00	139.98
68	—	636	120.00–134.00	130.55
3	—	338	160.00–170.00	165.90
6	—	425	144.00–166.00	156.90
2	—	905	108.00	108.00
17	—	521	128.00–151.00	141.65
3	—	288	170.00	170.00
16	—	802	112.00–118.50	117.52
15	—	787	112.00–121.00	116.19
24	—	477	148.00–165.00	160.11
20	—	728	110.00–122.00	117.01
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	279	104.00	104.00
2	—	687	76.00	76.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,304	57.00–61.00	59.00
25	—	1,199	46.00–56.00	52.18
1	—	1,135	37.00	37.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,498	58.00–60.00	58.97
15	—	1,496	50.00–56.50	54.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	985	36.00–45.00	41.51
5	—	923	22.00–35.00	30.63
9	—	913	49.00–57.00	52.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,030	94.00–95.00	94.50
9	—	1,913	81.00–88.00	84.52
4	—	1,573	60.00–75.00	66.28

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)	4	—	1,110	490.00–730.00	644.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,358	750.00–780.00	770.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	740.00	740.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle