Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers steady 3.00 higher,heifers 2.00-4.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.Moderate supply with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.42/cwt on 291 head.

Average price

$131.42

291 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$23.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.25

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	532	132.45	705	278
Medium and Large 2-3	554	109.30	605	13thin

One grade step is worth $23.16/cwt here — about $100 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 sale291 hd

131.42

—

KY average27 barns · 6,830 hd

130.17

+1.25

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	1,810	81.02	1,466	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	60.88	897	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	58.36	704	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	52.23	502	12

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	137.46/cwt	126.00–144.00	590	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	186.46/cwt	182.00–190.00	792	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	113.00/cwt	108.00–118.00	760	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	130.01/cwt	127.00–130.50	1,001	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	139.93/cwt	131.00–145.00	452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	117.92/cwt	112.00–125.00	736	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	143.46/cwt	131.00–154.00	813	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	136.46/cwt	130.00–140.00	860	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	125.58/cwt	120.00–129.00	725	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	136.81/cwt	125.00–143.00	646	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	165.43/cwt	150.00–173.00	774	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	904	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	116.24/cwt	114.00–120.00	947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,053	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	140.80/cwt	134.00–149.00	525	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	135.90/cwt	135.50–136.00	790	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	133.13/cwt	127.00–135.00	887	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	849	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	160.66/cwt	159.00–165.00	843	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	144.33/cwt	144.00–145.00	906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	357	204.78/cwt	204.00–205.00	731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	720	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	169.84/cwt	158.00–179.00	559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	162.50/cwt	157.00–165.00	626	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	55.26/cwt	40.00–61.00	672	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	46.99/cwt	44.00–51.00	447	5
Bulls	—	—	1,710	84.71/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,449	5
Bulls	—	—	1,881	78.39/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,475	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	416	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	58.19/cwt	56.00–60.00	847	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,528	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	58.63/cwt	53.00–62.00	561	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	63.56/cwt	62.00–65.00	949	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	141.01/cwt	135.00–144.00	580	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	63.77/cwt	62.00–67.00	765	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	137.91/cwt	135.00–141.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	125.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	137.14/cwt	136.00–140.00	699	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	754.04/cwt	725.00–780.00	6,711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	10,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	133.69/cwt	132.00–137.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	103.72/cwt	102.00–105.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	135.02/cwt	130.00–137.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	149.01/cwt	145.00–152.50	328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	150.14/cwt	145.00–165.00	712	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	160.92/cwt	148.00–170.00	694	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	105.00/cwt	101.00–109.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	167.14/cwt	157.00–172.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	126.00/cwt	120.00–129.00	834	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	117.54/cwt	114.00–121.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	108.61/cwt	105.00–112.00	780	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	135.84/cwt	130.00–147.00	767	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	148.27/cwt	147.00–149.00	414	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	147.12/cwt	140.00–155.00	786	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	126.41/cwt	110.00–133.00	793	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	130.91/cwt	121.00–134.00	682	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	139.18/cwt	129.00–148.00	720	9

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 637Last week 641Year ago 261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 29Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steers steady 3.00 higher,heifers 2.00-4.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.Moderate supply with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
8	—	770	127.00–130.50	130.01
1	—	375	185.00	185.00
24	—	567	131.00–154.00	143.46
13	—	630	130.00–140.00	136.46
20	—	468	150.00–173.00	165.43
1	—	210	170.00	170.00
4	—	815	114.00–120.00	116.24
1	—	890	110.00	110.00
3	—	330	180.00	180.00
12	—	666	127.00–135.00	133.13
3	—	416	157.00–172.00	167.14
12	—	534	140.00–155.00	147.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	425	182.00–190.00	186.46
21	—	752	140.00	140.00
12	—	525	159.00–165.00	160.66
1	—	725	135.00	135.00
6	—	628	144.00–145.00	144.33
5	—	357	204.00–205.00	204.78
1	—	305	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	411	135.00–144.00	141.01
2	—	480	135.00–141.00	137.91
1	—	385	138.00	138.00
2	—	220	145.00–152.50	149.01
1	—	570	117.00	117.00
1	—	535	122.00	122.00
2	—	658	114.00–121.00	117.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	429	126.00–144.00	137.46
11	—	673	108.00–118.00	113.00
3	—	323	131.00–145.00	139.93
11	—	624	112.00–125.00	117.92
26	—	577	120.00–129.00	125.58
41	—	472	125.00–143.00	136.81
14	—	373	134.00–149.00	140.80
11	—	718	105.00–112.00	108.61
5	—	279	147.00–149.00	148.27
38	—	521	121.00–134.00	130.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	732	123.50	123.50
54	—	581	135.50–136.00	135.90
8	—	635	133.75	133.75
11	—	488	147.50	147.50
1	—	665	127.00	127.00
7	—	510	136.00–140.00	137.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	124.00–128.00	125.98
4	—	675	102.00–105.00	103.72
1	—	785	94.00	94.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	370	123.00	123.00
2	—	500	101.00–109.00	105.00
1	—	700	97.00	97.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	290	183.00	183.00
4	—	329	158.00–179.00	169.84
3	—	385	157.00–165.00	162.50
13	—	474	145.00–165.00	150.14
17	—	431	148.00–170.00	160.92
10	—	662	120.00–129.00	126.00
1	—	740	112.00	112.00
10	—	565	130.00–147.00	135.84
2	—	813	103.00–104.00	103.50
17	—	627	110.00–133.00	126.41
9	—	517	129.00–148.00	139.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	132.00–137.00	133.69
6	—	485	130.00–137.00	135.02
1	—	395	143.00	143.00
1	—	580	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,216	40.00–61.00	55.26
1	—	1,145	46.00	46.00
12	—	1,200	62.00–67.00	63.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	951	44.00–51.00	46.99
1	—	1,040	40.00	40.00
6	—	957	53.00–62.00	58.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	56.00–60.00	58.19
2	—	1,493	62.00–65.00	63.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,710	82.00–88.00	84.71
7	—	1,881	76.00–80.00	78.39

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	680.00	680.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	890	725.00–780.00	754.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	780.00	780.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	825.00	825.00

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