Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers mostly steady.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Supply was light with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.73/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$134.73

138 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$12.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.51

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	649	135.61	880	128
Medium and Large 2-3	507	123.50	626	10thin

One grade step is worth $12.11/cwt here — about $254 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 sale138 hd

134.73

—

KY average25 barns · 3,778 hd

133.23

+1.51

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	1,593	89.65	1,428	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,563	65.51	1,024	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	58.80	718	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	53.40	517	8thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	565	117.49/cwt	115.00–121.00	664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	133.51/cwt	133.50–134.00	923	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	118.22/cwt	113.00–120.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	126.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	126.25/cwt	120.00–138.00	528	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	111.30/cwt	104.00–116.00	697	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	755	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	124.44/cwt	122.00–127.00	591	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	134.42/cwt	131.00–136.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	156.39/cwt	150.00–165.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	997	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	120.76/cwt	115.00–123.50	626	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	118.66/cwt	109.00–121.00	879	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	139.43/cwt	126.00–148.00	825	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	955	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	131.84/cwt	131.00–132.00	956	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	907	8
Bulls	—	—	1,675	87.22/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,461	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	64.16/cwt	63.00–66.00	833	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	58.34/cwt	53.00–62.00	704	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	49.01/cwt	46.00–51.00	470	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	56.04/cwt	53.00–61.00	545	5
Bulls	—	—	1,318	82.96/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,093	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	47.52/cwt	46.00–49.00	542	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	127.05/cwt	121.00–131.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	142.25/cwt	131.00–149.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	128.50/cwt	120.00–137.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	707	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	65.51/cwt	64.00–69.00	1,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	132.90/cwt	130.00–135.00	420	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	124.84/cwt	113.00–131.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	153.96/cwt	140.00–161.00	734	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	135.01/cwt	133.00–137.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	152.22/cwt	145.00–157.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	115.16/cwt	114.00–117.00	537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	152.15/cwt	151.00–157.00	796	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	113.01/cwt	111.00–115.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	454	1

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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 361Last week 376Year ago 762

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 36Year ago 36

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers mostly steady.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Supply was light 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
4	—	565	115.00–121.00	117.49
9	—	418	120.00–138.00	126.25
2	—	392	143.00	143.00
25	—	626	104.00–116.00	111.30
9	—	662	114.00	114.00
9	—	475	122.00–127.00	124.44
19	—	518	115.00–123.50	120.76
4	—	316	130.00–135.00	132.90
6	—	736	107.00	107.00
2	—	785	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	123.00	123.00
3	—	575	110.00	110.00
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
1	—	515	105.00	105.00
1	—	330	124.00	124.00
6	—	466	114.00–117.00	115.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	159.00	159.00
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
3	—	323	171.00	171.00
6	—	741	109.00–121.00	118.66
17	—	592	126.00–148.00	139.43
6	—	853	112.00	112.00
8	—	692	131.00	131.00
3	—	612	121.00–131.00	127.05
3	—	532	131.00–149.00	142.25
7	—	477	140.00–161.00	153.96
4	—	416	145.00–157.00	152.22
3	—	783	111.00–115.00	113.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	691	133.50–134.00	133.51
2	—	630	135.00–136.00	135.51
10	—	777	128.25	128.25
2	—	567	152.00	152.00
13	—	725	131.00–132.00	131.84
6	—	523	151.00–157.00	152.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	119.00	119.00
3	—	575	114.00	114.00
1	—	415	124.00	124.00
2	—	465	131.00	131.00
1	—	685	116.00	116.00
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
1	—	320	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	113.00–120.00	118.22
3	—	532	131.00–136.00	134.42
3	—	383	150.00–165.00	156.39
1	—	815	105.00	105.00
1	—	785	104.00	104.00
1	—	440	153.00	153.00
1	—	465	152.00	152.00
3	—	613	113.00–131.00	124.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	125.00–130.00	126.77
2	—	490	120.00–137.00	128.50
1	—	655	108.00	108.00
2	—	418	133.00–137.00	135.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,675	86.00–89.00	87.22
2	—	1,318	82.00–84.00	82.96
2	—	1,745	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,298	63.00–66.00	64.16
21	—	1,206	53.00–62.00	58.34
2	—	1,140	46.00–49.00	47.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	960	46.00–51.00	49.01
5	—	973	53.00–61.00	56.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,563	64.00–69.00	65.51

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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