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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher,with good demand.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower with weak demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.87/cwt on 311 head.

Average price

$127.87

311 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$9.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.86

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	567	128.17	726	301
Medium and Large 2-3	497	118.60	590	10thin

One grade step is worth $9.57/cwt here — about $137 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 sale311 hd

127.87

—

KY average29 barns · 7,942 hd

128.72

−0.86

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	2,110	88.81	1,874	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,597	61.02	974	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	54.67	680	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	50.35	487	10

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	328	140.52/cwt	131.00–146.00	461	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	129.58/cwt	121.00–131.00	693	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	143.19/cwt	143.00–144.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	165.41/cwt	157.00–168.00	789	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	176.45/cwt	173.00–180.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	138.00/cwt	132.00–140.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	133.24/cwt	126.00–140.00	906	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	145.44/cwt	141.00–150.00	902	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	163.74/cwt	162.50–165.00	365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	144.02/cwt	130.00–152.00	838	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	123.93/cwt	116.00–132.00	713	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,042	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	127.67/cwt	124.00–127.90	820	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	174.09/cwt	168.00–180.00	656	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	122.68/cwt	120.00–126.00	961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	131.89/cwt	131.75–134.00	936	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	174.83/cwt	171.00–179.00	801	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	157.85/cwt	156.00–160.00	901	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	179.45/cwt	176.00–183.00	768	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	156.41/cwt	154.00–160.00	813	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	147.17/cwt	133.00–152.00	774	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	133.31/cwt	129.00–141.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	135.07/cwt	133.00–137.00	697	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	892	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	47.09/cwt	43.00–49.00	467	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	62.03/cwt	61.00–63.00	997	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	952	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	63.37/cwt	63.00–64.00	830	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	55.32/cwt	51.00–60.00	689	9
Bulls	—	—	2,060	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,772	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	11,745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	572	1
Bulls	—	—	2,033	81.92/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,665	3
Bulls	—	—	2,250	100.56/cwt	100.00–101.00	2,263	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	55.24/cwt	52.00–62.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	277	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	44.01/cwt	43.00–45.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	750	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	153.99/cwt	151.00–156.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	510	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	129.28/cwt	127.00–130.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	559	116.50/cwt	112.00–118.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	121.51/cwt	118.00–125.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	135.06/cwt	125.00–142.00	635	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	134.56/cwt	133.00–136.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	132.87/cwt	130.00–136.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	120.56/cwt	117.00–121.00	992	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	111.07/cwt	104.00–115.00	806	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	115.97/cwt	109.00–122.00	719	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	117.17/cwt	108.00–122.00	794	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	144.44/cwt	143.00–148.00	618	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	159.59/cwt	155.00–168.00	672	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	139.51/cwt	138.00–141.00	597	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	141.28/cwt	130.00–149.00	527	6

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 Mar 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 681Last week 866Year ago 468

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 62Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 7

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher,with good demand.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower with weak demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	328	131.00–146.00	140.52
50	—	535	121.00–131.00	129.58
45	—	575	116.00–132.00	123.93
2	—	872	105.00	105.00
21	—	470	125.00–142.00	135.06
21	—	726	104.00–115.00	111.07
13	—	620	109.00–122.00	115.97
18	—	678	108.00–122.00	117.17
8	—	428	138.00–141.00	139.51
6	—	373	130.00–149.00	141.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	143.00–144.00	143.19
58	—	642	124.00–127.90	127.67
13	—	516	133.00–137.00	135.07
17	—	564	133.00	133.00
14	—	428	143.00–148.00	144.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	135.00	135.00
2	—	480	120.00	120.00
1	—	395	129.00	129.00
4	—	559	112.00–118.00	116.50
1	—	525	119.00	119.00
1	—	650	97.00	97.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	477	157.00–168.00	165.41
2	—	938	111.00	111.00
2	—	335	173.00–180.00	176.45
4	—	640	132.00–140.00	138.00
28	—	680	126.00–140.00	133.24
2	—	223	162.50–165.00	163.74
55	—	582	130.00–152.00	144.02
8	—	377	168.00–180.00	174.09
3	—	783	120.00–126.00	122.68
1	—	870	108.00	108.00
14	—	526	133.00–152.00	147.17
3	—	725	123.00	123.00
9	—	823	117.00–121.00	120.56
12	—	421	155.00–168.00	159.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	620	141.00–150.00	145.44
16	—	814	128.00	128.00
52	—	710	131.75–134.00	131.89
13	—	458	171.00–179.00	174.83
27	—	571	156.00–160.00	157.85
9	—	428	176.00–183.00	179.45
23	—	520	154.00–160.00	156.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	117.00	117.00
1	—	525	121.00	121.00
2	—	663	118.00–125.00	121.51
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	110.00–114.00	112.00
3	—	573	129.00–141.00	133.31
1	—	510	136.00	136.00
1	—	415	145.00	145.00
1	—	355	161.00	161.00
5	—	474	151.00–156.00	153.99
4	—	621	127.00–130.00	129.28
2	—	680	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	133.00–136.00	134.56
2	—	470	130.00–136.00	132.87
1	—	325	151.00	151.00
1	—	295	142.50	142.50
1	—	390	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	992	43.00–49.00	47.09
4	—	930	52.00–62.00	55.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,607	61.00–63.00	62.03
3	—	1,587	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	63.00–64.00	63.37
9	—	1,246	51.00–60.00	55.32
3	—	1,173	43.00–45.00	44.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,060	86.00	86.00
3	—	2,033	80.00–84.00	81.92
2	—	2,250	100.00–101.00	100.56

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	—	1,350	870.00	870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,150.00	1,150.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle