Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers steady 2.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 higher.Heavy supply with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.30/cwt on 642 head.

Average price

$135.30

642 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$9.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.94

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	677	135.55	918	625
Medium and Large 2-3	528	126.11	666	17thin

One grade step is worth $9.44/cwt here — about $252 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 sale642 hd

135.30

—

KY average25 barns · 4,420 hd

136.24

−0.94

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	1,613	83.94	1,354	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,294	60.25	780	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	58.00	919	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	47.31	452	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	122.27/cwt	120.00–124.00	890	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	110.83/cwt	109.50–112.50	1,086	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	135.13/cwt	133.00–137.50	376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	104.81/cwt	97.00–112.00	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	158.15/cwt	153.00–166.00	740	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	134.32/cwt	124.00–143.00	774	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	103.30/cwt	100.00–105.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	131.04/cwt	125.00–133.80	1,012	184
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	125.21/cwt	125.00–127.00	717	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	143.21/cwt	133.00–150.00	831	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	149.67/cwt	145.00–155.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	117.90/cwt	110.00–120.00	740	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	128.12/cwt	120.00–133.00	865	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	547	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	164.88/cwt	156.00–167.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	108.36/cwt	104.00–116.00	721	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	132.02/cwt	131.00–133.00	416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	107.49/cwt	106.00–109.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	141.51/cwt	123.00–148.00	764	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	145.16/cwt	133.00–151.00	788	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	134.37/cwt	130.00–142.00	505	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	138.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	882	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	808	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	129.28/cwt	120.00–133.00	805	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	158.60/cwt	154.00–161.00	810	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	125.95/cwt	125.00–130.00	897	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	114.21/cwt	112.00–120.00	777	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	847	6
Bulls	—	—	1,583	77.72/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,230	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	61.72/cwt	59.00–66.00	794	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	55.48/cwt	53.00–58.00	731	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	45.37/cwt	43.00–48.00	424	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	337	1
Bulls	—	—	2,015	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,854	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	919	1
Bulls	—	—	1,528	85.03/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,299	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	181.29/cwt	173.00–185.00	781	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	157.34/cwt	145.00–168.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	163.13/cwt	155.00–171.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	171.67/cwt	171.00–172.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	151.23/cwt	139.00–157.50	488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	163.45/cwt	155.00–172.00	634	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	54.66/cwt	50.00–60.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	124.00/cwt	115.00–124.40	889	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	113.36/cwt	110.00–119.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	111.37/cwt	110.00–113.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	132.08/cwt	129.00–135.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	119.58/cwt	110.00–129.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	339	124.49/cwt	120.00–128.00	422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	118.44/cwt	112.00–120.00	634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	116.66/cwt	116.00–117.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	120.60/cwt	118.00–122.00	686	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	125.61/cwt	120.00–131.00	590	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	126.69/cwt	125.00–128.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	109.27/cwt	106.00–112.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	118.59/cwt	118.00–121.00	964	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	127.36/cwt	121.00–135.00	539	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	122.15/cwt	114.00–123.50	950	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	121.19/cwt	115.00–124.00	637	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	174.04/cwt	168.00–178.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	169.42/cwt	164.00–175.00	576	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 Jan 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,167Last week 719Year ago 497

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 23Year ago 28

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers steady 2.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 higher.Heavy supply with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	728	120.00–124.00	122.27
11	—	980	109.50–112.50	110.83
21	—	468	153.00–166.00	158.15
53	—	580	133.00–150.00	143.21
1	—	890	116.00	116.00
51	—	675	120.00–133.00	128.12
5	—	414	156.00–167.00	164.88
14	—	543	133.00–151.00	145.16
18	—	623	120.00–133.00	129.28
5	—	813	118.00–121.00	118.59
31	—	778	114.00–123.50	122.15
4	—	377	168.00–178.00	174.04
2	—	340	164.00–175.00	169.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
184	—	772	125.00–133.80	131.04
133	—	637	135.00–140.00	138.54
13	—	511	154.00–161.00	158.60
42	—	712	125.00–130.00	125.95
6	—	550	154.00	154.00
10	—	431	173.00–185.00	181.29
3	—	460	171.00–172.00	171.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	140.00	140.00
1	—	765	109.00	109.00
3	—	323	139.00–157.50	151.23
1	—	685	114.00	114.00
1	—	290	152.50	152.50
3	—	567	110.00–129.00	119.58
3	—	626	116.00–117.00	116.66
2	—	520	112.00	112.00
1	—	700	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	112.00	112.00
2	—	630	100.00	100.00
1	—	715	94.00	94.00
3	—	462	110.00–119.00	113.36
3	—	570	110.00–113.00	111.37
4	—	339	120.00–128.00	124.49
3	—	377	125.00–128.00	126.69
1	—	660	102.00	102.00
4	—	524	106.00–112.00	109.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	133.00–137.50	135.13
5	—	740	97.00–112.00	104.81
1	—	875	99.00	99.00
3	—	765	100.00–105.00	103.30
27	—	628	110.00–120.00	117.90
14	—	665	104.00–116.00	108.36
2	—	315	131.00–133.00	132.02
8	—	376	130.00–142.00	134.37
20	—	569	118.00–122.00	120.60
23	—	470	120.00–131.00	125.61
19	—	423	121.00–135.00	127.36
21	—	526	115.00–124.00	121.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	573	125.00–127.00	125.21
15	—	650	124.25	124.25
3	—	416	139.00	139.00
144	—	717	115.00–124.40	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	124.00–143.00	134.32
6	—	487	145.00–155.00	149.67
4	—	721	106.00–109.00	107.49
14	—	540	123.00–148.00	141.51
8	—	680	112.00–120.00	114.21
4	—	418	145.00–168.00	157.34
2	—	310	155.00–171.00	163.13
2	—	388	155.00–172.00	163.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	547	148.00	148.00
1	—	415	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	100.00	100.00
1	—	705	92.00	92.00
1	—	575	119.00	119.00
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
2	—	478	129.00–135.00	132.08
5	—	535	112.00–120.00	118.44
1	—	355	149.00	149.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	73.00–82.00	77.72
1	—	2,015	92.00	92.00
4	—	1,528	83.00–88.00	85.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,287	59.00–66.00	61.72
4	—	1,318	53.00–58.00	55.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	934	43.00–48.00	45.37
1	—	1,020	33.00	33.00
3	—	960	50.00–60.00	54.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	58.00	58.00

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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