Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.96/cwt on 336 head.

Average price

$147.96

336 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

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

$12.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.02

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	667	148.31	989	327
Medium and Large 2-3	485	135.33	657	9thin

One grade step is worth $12.98/cwt here — about $332 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 sale336 hd

147.96

—

KY average26 barns · 6,784 hd

143.94

+4.02

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	—	Low	1,474	82.67	1,218	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	64.99	804	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	64.00	923	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	51.20	459	9thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	521	151.99/cwt	138.00–158.00	792	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	148.26/cwt	145.00–153.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	119.97/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,117	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	110.02/cwt	105.00–117.00	908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	141.56/cwt	133.00–145.00	732	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	134.71/cwt	130.00–137.50	823	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	133.23/cwt	126.00–139.00	695	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	921	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	156.33/cwt	151.00–172.00	741	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	117.37/cwt	115.00–123.00	777	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	148.92/cwt	135.00–156.50	864	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	164.33/cwt	163.00–165.00	843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	182.45/cwt	169.00–191.00	693	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	163.24/cwt	151.00–180.00	702	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	142.64/cwt	141.00–142.75	809	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	141.46/cwt	128.00–142.00	970	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	151.50/cwt	151.00–152.00	997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	139.52/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,007	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	146.59/cwt	141.00–149.50	1,126	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,090	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	910	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	142.49/cwt	130.00–145.00	908	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	152.32/cwt	148.00–158.00	966	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	893	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	61.49/cwt	60.00–63.00	781	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	66.74/cwt	64.00–72.00	815	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	49.05/cwt	46.00–51.00	450	4
Bulls	—	—	1,593	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,306	2
Bulls	—	—	1,235	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,380.00/cwt	1,380.00–1,380.00	19,113	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	954	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	361	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	60.19/cwt	57.00–63.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	147.12/cwt	131.00–164.00	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	175.88/cwt	164.00–182.00	598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	736	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	139.94/cwt	132.00–152.00	786	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	140.39/cwt	130.00–147.00	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	140.35/cwt	130.00–143.00	573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	109.26/cwt	106.00–111.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	123.68/cwt	121.00–125.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	140.11/cwt	136.00–145.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	143.07/cwt	128.00–147.00	672	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	150.23/cwt	145.00–155.00	418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	407	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	165.00/cwt	161.00–169.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	132.96/cwt	120.00–139.00	762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	139.95/cwt	135.00–147.00	593	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	126.15/cwt	123.00–127.00	792	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	923	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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 648Last week 637Year ago 1,319

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 64Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 13Year ago 14

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher.Slaughter cows 2.00 higher slaughter bulls steady.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
26	—	521	138.00–158.00	151.99
6	—	931	117.00–123.00	119.97
2	—	708	122.00–124.00	123.01
1	—	750	133.00	133.00
10	—	474	151.00–172.00	156.33
35	—	580	135.00–156.50	148.92
1	—	250	172.50	172.50
9	—	380	169.00–191.00	182.45
9	—	430	151.00–180.00	163.24
30	—	686	128.00–142.00	141.46
1	—	865	126.00	126.00
18	—	637	130.00–145.00	142.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	159.00	159.00
3	—	513	163.00–165.00	164.33
4	—	658	151.00–152.00	151.50
11	—	722	137.00–147.00	139.52
131	—	768	141.00–149.50	146.59
23	—	634	148.00–158.00	152.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	130.00–147.00	140.39
1	—	650	126.00	126.00
1	—	530	128.00	128.00
2	—	407	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	145.00–153.00	148.26
3	—	825	105.00–117.00	110.02
27	—	522	126.00–139.00	133.23
8	—	662	115.00–123.00	117.37
3	—	716	110.00	110.00
48	—	470	128.00–147.00	143.07
2	—	278	145.00–155.00	150.23
12	—	573	120.00–139.00	132.96
14	—	424	135.00–147.00	139.95
7	—	628	123.00–127.00	126.15
2	—	325	149.00	149.00
4	—	750	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	611	130.00–137.50	134.71
4	—	435	150.00	150.00
15	—	567	141.00–142.75	142.64
9	—	511	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
1	—	705	96.00	96.00
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
1	—	530	116.00	116.00
3	—	613	106.00–111.00	109.26
3	—	423	121.00–125.00	123.68
2	—	470	120.00–125.00	122.55
2	—	655	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	133.00–145.00	141.56
1	—	600	134.00	134.00
5	—	477	131.00–164.00	147.12
6	—	340	164.00–182.00	175.88
5	—	562	132.00–152.00	139.94
1	—	400	156.00	156.00
1	—	685	123.00	123.00
4	—	373	161.00–169.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	140.00	140.00
2	—	520	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	408	130.00–143.00	140.35
1	—	370	139.00	139.00
1	—	330	155.00	155.00
6	—	474	136.00–145.00	140.11
1	—	580	116.00	116.00
1	—	240	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	550.00	550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,385	1,380.00	1,380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	62.00	62.00
1	—	1,445	66.00	66.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	60.00–63.00	61.49
4	—	1,221	64.00–72.00	66.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	918	46.00–51.00	49.05
2	—	860	42.00	42.00
3	—	895	57.00–63.00	60.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,235	84.00	84.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle