Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers steady 1.00 higher,heifers steady 1.00 lower.Moderate supply of feeder calves with good demand.Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.56/cwt on 355 head.

Average price

$128.56

355 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$15.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.11

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	577	129.07	745	343
Medium and Large 2-3	517	113.81	588	12thin

One grade step is worth $15.27/cwt here — about $157 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 sale355 hd

128.56

—

KY average27 barns · 7,839 hd

127.44

+1.11

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	1,756	79.60	1,398	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	59.06	702	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	58.00	870	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	41.52	423	10

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	632	137.23/cwt	128.00–141.00	867	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	777	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	139.04/cwt	125.00–150.00	741	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	136.27/cwt	127.00–138.50	912	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	103.59/cwt	103.00–105.00	799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	982	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	168.35/cwt	158.00–172.00	879	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	134.21/cwt	127.00–137.50	647	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	124.47/cwt	121.00–127.00	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	742	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	162.06/cwt	154.00–171.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	110.13/cwt	107.00–115.00	705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	867	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	147.14/cwt	132.00–155.00	771	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	646	152.11/cwt	145.00–152.50	983	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	179.25/cwt	177.00–180.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	172.40/cwt	165.00–180.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	167.45/cwt	160.00–175.00	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	124.70/cwt	124.70–124.70	823	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	666	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	145.41/cwt	130.00–151.00	842	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	881	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	806	1
Bulls	—	—	2,005	84.09/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,686	4
Bulls	—	—	1,425	73.62/cwt	69.00–77.00	1,049	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	36.74/cwt	32.00–39.00	381	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	528	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	44.13/cwt	41.00–48.00	446	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	151.99/cwt	151.00–155.00	766	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	812	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	54.42/cwt	52.00–56.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	454	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	62.78/cwt	61.00–65.00	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	124.35/cwt	122.00–126.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	138.27/cwt	137.50–139.00	463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	140.65/cwt	135.00–147.00	661	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	806	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	114.03/cwt	109.00–128.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	117.90/cwt	114.00–120.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	141.33/cwt	130.00–146.00	806	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	155.71/cwt	155.00–160.00	684	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	697	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	123.13/cwt	120.00–130.00	651	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	139.75/cwt	128.00–143.00	586	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	163.50/cwt	161.00–166.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	118.35/cwt	115.00–120.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	135.76/cwt	130.00–141.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	153.18/cwt	146.00–158.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	136.39/cwt	125.00–147.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	122.65/cwt	121.00–124.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	133.58/cwt	129.00–138.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	125.10/cwt	121.00–128.00	724	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	162.09/cwt	149.00–172.00	754	4

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 641Last week 1,306Year ago 437

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 56Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 18Year ago 3

Compared to last week:Steers steady 1.00 higher,heifers steady 1.00 lower.Moderate supply of feeder calves with good demand.Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	632	128.00–141.00	137.23
15	—	669	127.00–138.50	136.27
3	—	751	129.00	129.00
4	—	716	121.00–127.00	124.47
1	—	1,140	104.00	104.00
3	—	422	154.00–171.00	162.06
13	—	524	132.00–155.00	147.14
2	—	380	165.00–180.00	172.40
3	—	335	160.00–175.00	167.45
1	—	1,170	104.00	104.00
18	—	579	130.00–151.00	145.41
1	—	830	110.00	110.00
4	—	465	149.00–172.00	162.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	744	132.00	132.00
6	—	522	158.00–172.00	168.35
86	—	646	145.00–152.50	152.11
4	—	420	177.00–180.00	179.25
2	—	395	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	200.00	200.00
1	—	380	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	128.00	128.00
3	—	530	122.00–126.00	124.35
9	—	470	135.00–147.00	140.65
4	—	571	109.00–128.00	114.03
3	—	693	115.00–120.00	118.35
2	—	373	130.00–141.00	135.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	656	118.50	118.50
5	—	771	103.00–105.00	103.59
37	—	482	127.00–137.50	134.21
7	—	640	107.00–115.00	110.13
21	—	529	120.00–130.00	123.13
15	—	419	128.00–143.00	139.75
6	—	706	107.00	107.00
3	—	362	125.00–147.00	136.39
1	—	850	106.00	106.00
19	—	579	121.00–128.00	125.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
76	—	552	134.50	134.50
17	—	705	123.00	123.00
69	—	660	124.70	124.70
40	—	466	143.00	143.00
14	—	763	115.50	115.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	126.00	126.00
4	—	581	116.00–117.00	116.49
3	—	423	114.00–120.00	117.90
1	—	325	128.00	128.00
2	—	697	91.00	91.00
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	533	125.00–150.00	139.04
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
1	—	705	108.00	108.00
1	—	660	133.00	133.00
1	—	620	131.00	131.00
13	—	570	130.00–146.00	141.33
7	—	439	155.00–160.00	155.71
2	—	360	161.00–166.00	163.50
5	—	484	146.00–158.00	153.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	173.00	173.00
4	—	504	151.00–155.00	151.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	137.50–139.00	138.27
1	—	695	116.00	116.00
3	—	448	141.00	141.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
1	—	550	124.00	124.00
3	—	533	121.00–124.00	122.65
3	—	483	129.00–138.00	133.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,005	81.00–85.00	84.09
3	—	1,425	69.00–77.00	73.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,036	32.00–39.00	36.74
1	—	960	55.00	55.00
4	—	1,010	41.00–48.00	44.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,193	52.00–56.00	54.42
5	—	1,185	61.00–65.00	62.78

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	—	1,210	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,405	750.00	750.00

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

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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