Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers steady 1.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.Supply was light with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.51/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$136.51

207 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$5.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.36

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	626	136.80	857	196
Medium and Large 2-3	473	131.35	622	11thin

One grade step is worth $5.45/cwt here — about $235 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 sale207 hd

136.51

—

KY average27 barns · 4,389 hd

133.15

+3.36

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	1,595	87.79	1,400	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	57.13	685	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	52.42	504	14

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	804	120.28/cwt	116.00–121.00	967	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	142.48/cwt	139.00–146.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	125.29/cwt	120.00–129.00	595	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	138.32/cwt	137.00–140.00	858	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	120.42/cwt	119.00–123.00	866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	781	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	126.41/cwt	123.00–132.00	855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	130.75/cwt	130.00–131.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	161.79/cwt	155.00–169.00	613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	139.64/cwt	126.00–147.00	803	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	132.26/cwt	130.00–136.00	500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	115.23/cwt	105.00–117.00	699	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	153.46/cwt	152.00–155.00	818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	121.97/cwt	115.00–123.00	929	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	113.64/cwt	110.00–114.50	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	164.47/cwt	160.00–169.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	119.25/cwt	115.00–121.00	689	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	134.46/cwt	130.00–139.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	148.50/cwt	146.00–151.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	145.07/cwt	141.00–150.00	698	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	131.46/cwt	128.00–132.75	940	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	996	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	845	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	57.16/cwt	52.00–60.00	682	10
Bulls	—	—	1,503	81.56/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,226	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	291	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	56.38/cwt	52.00–60.00	538	9
Bulls	—	—	1,626	89.86/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,461	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	776.78/cwt	750.00–800.00	9,220	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	676.72/cwt	660.00–690.00	8,107	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	8,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	104.53/cwt	102.00–107.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	49.12/cwt	44.00–52.00	481	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	111.58/cwt	105.00–114.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	494	113.64/cwt	107.00–119.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	154.84/cwt	145.00–165.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	131.88/cwt	126.00–137.50	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	138.97/cwt	137.00–140.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	120.74/cwt	120.00–121.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	151.24/cwt	147.00–168.00	659	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	126.74/cwt	121.00–134.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	131.05/cwt	130.00–133.00	363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	143.37/cwt	130.00–150.00	763	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	641	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	106.34/cwt	99.00–110.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	112.69/cwt	111.00–116.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	129.85/cwt	125.00–135.00	564	10

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 Feb 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 1,167Year ago 586

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 41Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 6

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers steady 1.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.Supply was light with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	804	116.00–121.00	120.28
5	—	719	119.00–123.00	120.42
6	—	676	123.00–132.00	126.41
4	—	634	130.00–131.00	130.75
4	—	379	155.00–169.00	161.79
24	—	575	126.00–147.00	139.64
8	—	762	115.00–123.00	121.97
1	—	320	165.00	165.00
2	—	408	160.00–169.00	164.47
21	—	481	141.00–150.00	145.07
5	—	851	117.00	117.00
26	—	532	130.00–150.00	143.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	139.00–146.00	142.48
2	—	450	130.00	130.00
3	—	432	137.00–140.00	138.97
4	—	574	120.00–121.00	120.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	620	137.00–140.00	138.32
4	—	533	152.00–155.00	153.46
60	—	715	128.00–132.75	131.46
4	—	458	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	131.00	131.00
14	—	475	120.00–129.00	125.29
1	—	245	131.00	131.00
8	—	378	130.00–136.00	132.26
18	—	607	105.00–117.00	115.23
5	—	690	110.00–114.50	113.64
15	—	578	115.00–121.00	119.25
3	—	277	130.00–133.00	131.05
10	—	524	120.00–125.00	122.39
3	—	711	99.00–110.00	106.34
10	—	434	125.00–135.00	129.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	781	90.00	90.00
1	—	630	99.00	99.00
5	—	579	105.00–114.00	111.58
5	—	494	107.00–119.00	113.64
1	—	335	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	130.00–139.00	134.46
2	—	380	146.00–151.00	148.50
2	—	720	102.00–107.00	104.53
2	—	315	145.00–165.00	154.84
1	—	480	138.00	138.00
7	—	436	147.00–168.00	151.24
4	—	575	121.00–134.00	126.74
3	—	655	111.00–116.00	112.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	136.00	136.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
2	—	408	137.00	137.00
1	—	360	137.50	137.50
2	—	338	126.00–137.50	131.88
1	—	665	109.00	109.00
1	—	275	137.50	137.50
1	—	555	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	66.00	66.00
10	—	1,194	52.00–60.00	57.16
1	—	1,175	48.00	48.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	30.00	30.00
9	—	954	52.00–60.00	56.38
4	—	979	44.00–52.00	49.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	81.00–82.00	81.56
6	—	1,626	86.00–94.00	89.86

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)	3	—	1,187	750.00–800.00	776.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,198	660.00–690.00	676.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	830.00	830.00

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