Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to weather conditions.Supply was good with good demand for all classes

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.56/cwt on 444 head.

Average price

$146.56

444 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$908

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$22.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.71

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	624	147.41	920	427
Medium and Large 2-3	507	125.19	635	17thin

One grade step is worth $22.21/cwt here — about $285 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 sale444 hd

146.56

—

KY average20 barns · 3,329 hd

136.85

+9.71

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	1,913	92.29	1,765	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,485	59.91	890	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	58.07	730	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	999	52.05	520	12

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1-2Value Added	—	378	149.13/cwt	149.00–150.00	564	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	159.83/cwt	152.00–164.00	842	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	124.35/cwt	123.00–125.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	142.33/cwt	141.00–145.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	756	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	56.84/cwt	53.00–60.00	566	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	40.09/cwt	38.00–42.00	408	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	48.83/cwt	45.00–51.00	486	3
Bulls	—	—	2,085	101.86/cwt	100.00–104.00	2,124	3
Bulls	—	—	1,969	94.77/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,866	5
Bulls	—	—	1,713	82.01/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,405	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	63.85/cwt	63.00–66.00	778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	115.59/cwt	112.00–122.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	152.17/cwt	151.00–154.00	800	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	145.68/cwt	137.00–150.00	846	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	169.73/cwt	168.00–172.00	718	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	168.76/cwt	166.00–176.00	810	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	134.60/cwt	133.00–135.00	965	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	147.66/cwt	140.00–149.00	936	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	125.08/cwt	120.00–127.00	976	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	158.51/cwt	146.00–164.00	690	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	123.72/cwt	119.00–127.00	709	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	114.49/cwt	110.00–119.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	138.70/cwt	131.00–143.00	384	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	161.26/cwt	160.00–162.50	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	98.99/cwt	98.00–100.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	155.08/cwt	141.00–165.00	727	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	133.17/cwt	122.00–139.00	907	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	152.02/cwt	140.00–160.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	108.74/cwt	104.00–113.00	851	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	135.99/cwt	129.00–139.00	649	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	132.61/cwt	132.00–137.00	679	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	136.16/cwt	128.00–139.00	588	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	161.67/cwt	160.00–162.50	542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	147.75/cwt	144.00–147.85	974	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	137.67/cwt	128.00–139.75	1,048	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	157.24/cwt	152.00–158.00	925	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	409	169.72/cwt	166.00–173.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	145.91/cwt	137.00–150.00	782	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	57.13/cwt	51.00–62.00	728	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	455	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	9,048	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	10,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	128.14/cwt	126.00–130.00	352	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	58.21/cwt	54.00–61.00	876	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	361	136.52/cwt	130.00–146.00	493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	113.99/cwt	112.00–116.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	180.98/cwt	180.00–182.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	124.47/cwt	124.00–125.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	116.40/cwt	114.00–120.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	90.51/cwt	90.00–91.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	113.08/cwt	110.00–116.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	135.69/cwt	131.00–142.00	528	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	112.65/cwt	105.00–120.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	97.95/cwt	95.00–101.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	129.98/cwt	125.00–138.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	139.59/cwt	130.00–144.00	458	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	124.32/cwt	120.00–129.00	663	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	136.02/cwt	130.00–139.00	830	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	113.26/cwt	109.00–120.00	704	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	144.89/cwt	139.00–152.00	688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	134.72/cwt	129.00–139.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	156.21/cwt	152.50–158.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	173.06/cwt	162.50–179.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	115.02/cwt	106.00–119.00	761	35

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 866Last week 361Year ago 961

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 52Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 15

Compared to last week: No trend due to weather conditions.Supply was good with good demand for all classes

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	378	149.00–150.00	149.13
6	—	669	121.50	121.50
3	—	620	123.00–125.00	124.35
3	—	410	141.00–145.00	142.33
28	—	512	132.00–137.00	132.61
9	—	465	140.00	140.00
19	—	550	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	845	109.00	109.00
43	—	573	119.00–127.00	123.72
3	—	277	131.00–143.00	138.70
2	—	733	98.00–100.00	98.99
1	—	880	92.00	92.00
7	—	783	104.00–113.00	108.74
29	—	477	129.00–139.00	135.99
17	—	432	128.00–139.00	136.16
11	—	389	131.00–142.00	135.69
17	—	328	130.00–144.00	139.59
31	—	533	120.00–129.00	124.32
1	—	245	132.50	132.50
13	—	622	109.00–120.00	113.26
35	—	662	106.00–119.00	115.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	126.00–130.00	128.14
1	—	400	111.00	111.00
2	—	323	124.00–125.00	124.47
1	—	730	95.00	95.00
3	—	472	114.00–120.00	116.40
2	—	780	90.00–91.00	90.51
2	—	570	110.00–116.00	113.08
2	—	515	117.00–118.00	117.50
2	—	630	95.00–101.00	97.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	527	152.00–164.00	159.83
7	—	423	168.00–172.00	169.73
13	—	480	166.00–176.00	168.76
13	—	717	133.00–135.00	134.60
18	—	634	140.00–149.00	147.66
76	—	659	144.00–147.85	147.75
78	—	761	128.00–139.75	137.67
53	—	588	152.00–158.00	157.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	112.00–122.00	115.59
33	—	581	137.00–150.00	145.68
13	—	780	120.00–127.00	125.08
15	—	435	146.00–164.00	158.51
3	—	895	119.00	119.00
2	—	843	110.00–119.00	114.49
2	—	283	160.00–162.50	161.26
22	—	469	141.00–165.00	155.08
24	—	681	122.00–139.00	133.17
3	—	335	160.00–162.50	161.67
7	—	536	137.00–150.00	145.91
6	—	610	130.00–139.00	136.02
3	—	367	162.50–179.00	173.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	180.00	180.00
2	—	323	180.00–182.00	180.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	130.00–146.00	136.52
2	—	565	120.00–121.00	120.51
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
1	—	505	126.00	126.00
1	—	445	121.00	121.00
2	—	628	105.00–120.00	112.65
1	—	670	114.00	114.00
5	—	487	125.00–138.00	129.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	119.00–120.00	119.50
1	—	805	101.00	101.00
4	—	425	140.00–160.00	152.02
1	—	260	175.00	175.00
2	—	663	112.00–116.00	113.99
1	—	520	141.00	141.00
6	—	475	139.00–152.00	144.89
4	—	559	129.00–139.00	134.72
4	—	375	152.50–158.00	156.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	526	151.00–154.00	152.17
2	—	565	150.00	150.00
4	—	409	166.00–173.00	169.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	130.00–140.00	134.96
1	—	430	129.00	129.00
1	—	545	116.00	116.00
1	—	475	129.00	129.00
1	—	675	111.00	111.00
1	—	255	152.50	152.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	995	53.00–60.00	56.84
2	—	1,018	38.00–42.00	40.09
3	—	995	45.00–51.00	48.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,219	63.00–66.00	63.85
21	—	1,274	51.00–62.00	57.13
1	—	1,125	43.00	43.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	65.00	65.00
3	—	1,505	54.00–61.00	58.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,085	100.00–104.00	101.86
5	—	1,969	93.00–96.00	94.77
4	—	1,713	79.00–84.00	82.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	770.00	770.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	870.00	870.00

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