Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers mostly steady,heifers steady,1.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower on a limited test.Good supply with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.49/cwt on 326 head.

Average price

$120.49

326 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$8.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.13

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	524	121.22	635	297
Medium and Large 2-3	474	112.94	535	29

One grade step is worth $8.28/cwt here — about $100 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 sale326 hd

120.49

—

KY average28 barns · 6,249 hd

119.36

+1.13

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	1,917	84.00	1,610	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	47.97	591	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	984	40.50	399	8thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2-3	—	695	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	116.55/cwt	112.00–119.00	674	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	151.31/cwt	140.00–158.00	728	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	173.33/cwt	168.00–176.00	763	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	159.15/cwt	140.00–165.00	753	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	126.96/cwt	119.00–133.00	542	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	134.59/cwt	127.00–140.00	501	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	135.19/cwt	128.00–140.00	450	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	126.05/cwt	120.00–129.50	843	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	682	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	178.75/cwt	177.50–180.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	155.62/cwt	152.00–161.00	805	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	329	189.90/cwt	182.00–197.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	116.41/cwt	113.00–120.00	732	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	107.05/cwt	95.00–110.50	779	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	115.99/cwt	111.00–119.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	138.02/cwt	132.00–145.00	795	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	569	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	142.29/cwt	130.00–151.00	758	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	131.38/cwt	124.00–132.50	837	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	154.21/cwt	154.00–155.00	870	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,497	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,800	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	448	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	41.74/cwt	40.00–44.00	406	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	497	2
Bulls	—	—	1,917	84.00/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,610	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	55.47/cwt	55.00–56.00	688	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	46.95/cwt	46.00–48.00	590	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	611.74/cwt	530.00–680.00	5,444	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	32.50/cwt	32.00–33.00	331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,394	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,050.18/cwt	975.00–1,125.00	11,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	106.19/cwt	100.00–111.00	617	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	797	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	9,447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	121.99/cwt	117.50–125.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	120.94/cwt	119.00–123.00	324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	105.00/cwt	104.00–106.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	104.15/cwt	100.00–108.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	110.20/cwt	108.00–112.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	113.99/cwt	112.00–118.00	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	161.54/cwt	160.00–166.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	113.25/cwt	105.00–118.00	699	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	111.95/cwt	108.00–116.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	120.66/cwt	120.00–121.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	124.56/cwt	123.00–126.00	411	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	119.68/cwt	113.00–123.00	624	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	123.47/cwt	117.00–130.00	591	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	130.04/cwt	126.00–134.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	154.21/cwt	147.00–159.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	166.05/cwt	163.00–172.00	608	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,195	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	132.68/cwt	120.00–141.00	771	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	105.56/cwt	103.00–110.00	705	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	154.90/cwt	149.00–160.00	652	7

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 719Last week 982Year ago 647

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 71Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 8Year ago 3

Compared to last week: Steers mostly steady,heifers steady,1.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower on a limited test.Good supply with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	108.00	108.00
4	—	627	104.00–106.00	105.00
2	—	520	100.00–108.00	104.15
1	—	305	138.00	138.00
1	—	410	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	481	140.00–158.00	151.31
12	—	629	113.00–120.00	116.41
1	—	240	152.50	152.50
1	—	690	111.00	111.00
1	—	510	141.00	141.00
1	—	700	116.00	116.00
1	—	830	96.00	96.00
4	—	366	160.00–166.00	161.54
4	—	431	147.00–159.00	154.21
19	—	581	120.00–141.00	132.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	578	112.00–119.00	116.55
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
45	—	427	119.00–133.00	126.96
15	—	372	127.00–140.00	134.59
14	—	333	128.00–140.00	135.19
1	—	215	133.00	133.00
1	—	870	95.00	95.00
20	—	728	95.00–110.50	107.05
51	—	617	105.00–118.00	113.25
44	—	521	113.00–123.00	119.68
44	—	479	117.00–130.00	123.47
2	—	817	111.00	111.00
7	—	668	103.00–110.00	105.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	115.00–116.00	115.33
18	—	526	129.75	129.75
7	—	412	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	97.00	97.00
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
5	—	581	100.00–111.00	106.19
1	—	790	91.00	91.00
5	—	381	117.50–125.00	121.99
2	—	268	119.00–123.00	120.94
1	—	730	94.00	94.00
4	—	517	108.00–112.00	110.20
3	—	473	112.00–118.00	113.99
1	—	625	90.00	90.00
5	—	330	123.00–126.00	124.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	440	168.00–176.00	173.33
46	—	517	152.00–161.00	155.62
4	—	329	182.00–197.00	189.90
1	—	720	123.00	123.00
14	—	564	154.00–155.00	154.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	140.00–165.00	159.15
14	—	669	120.00–129.50	126.05
2	—	295	177.50–180.00	178.75
4	—	714	111.00–119.00	115.99
16	—	576	132.00–145.00	138.02
10	—	533	130.00–151.00	142.29
58	—	637	124.00–132.50	131.38
1	—	825	115.00	115.00
1	—	930	108.00	108.00
9	—	366	163.00–172.00	166.05
6	—	1,149	104.00	104.00
1	—	875	111.00	111.00
7	—	421	149.00–160.00	154.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	122.00	122.00
2	—	385	148.00	148.00
2	—	638	108.00–116.00	111.95
3	—	505	120.00–121.00	120.66
2	—	480	126.00–134.00	130.04
1	—	320	151.00	151.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	710.00	710.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	890	530.00–680.00	611.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	940.00	940.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,063	975.00–1,125.00	1,050.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	730.00	730.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	46.00	46.00
4	—	973	40.00–44.00	41.74
2	—	1,018	32.00–33.00	32.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	42.00	42.00
2	—	1,240	55.00–56.00	55.47
3	—	1,257	46.00–48.00	46.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,917	81.00–86.00	84.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle