Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-6.00 lower,heifers 3.00-4.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls Steady.Moderate supply with weak demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.65/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$132.65

169 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$22.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.16

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	505	135.13	682	150
Medium and Large 2-3	550	113.10	622	19thin

One grade step is worth $22.03/cwt here — about $60 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 sale169 hd

132.65

—

KY average26 barns · 5,203 hd

132.49

+0.16

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	1,873	86.23	1,615	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	63.71	777	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	62.93	917	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	946	57.14	541	14

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	472	135.98/cwt	130.00–149.00	642	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	154.73/cwt	145.00–165.00	430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	136.63/cwt	131.00–141.00	928	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	167.96/cwt	155.00–174.00	626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	139.29/cwt	129.00–146.00	786	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	153.14/cwt	146.00–163.00	744	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	156.96/cwt	152.00–160.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	142.79/cwt	135.00–149.00	831	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	119.88/cwt	109.00–124.00	1,038	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	118.88/cwt	112.00–123.00	742	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.81/cwt	126.00–138.00	752	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	157.16/cwt	153.00–164.00	753	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	972	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	151.65/cwt	140.00–159.00	488	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	144.65/cwt	134.00–152.00	545	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	138.72/cwt	131.00–142.00	853	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	131.32/cwt	124.00–135.00	881	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	119.33/cwt	118.00–120.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	171.97/cwt	171.00–173.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	137.41/cwt	130.00–146.00	592	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	149.26/cwt	149.00–151.00	619	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	145.00/cwt	142.00–147.00	732	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	149.31/cwt	148.00–151.00	714	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,418	957.90/cwt	925.00–990.00	13,583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	136.68/cwt	133.00–138.00	841	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	806	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,024	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	63.27/cwt	59.00–67.00	949	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	62.82/cwt	60.00–64.00	906	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	61.76/cwt	57.00–64.00	763	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	629	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	67.73/cwt	65.00–71.00	808	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	60.58/cwt	54.00–65.00	586	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	600	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	582	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	36.48/cwt	34.00–39.00	300	2
Bulls	—	—	1,891	91.13/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,723	4
Bulls	—	—	1,848	79.70/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	122.98/cwt	121.00–125.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	670.61/cwt	610.00–750.00	6,344	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	495	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,401	867.98/cwt	800.00–960.00	12,160	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	108.03/cwt	106.00–110.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	113.19/cwt	106.00–120.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	113.34/cwt	111.00–118.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	109.09/cwt	106.00–117.00	850	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	143.10/cwt	131.00–154.00	748	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	138.34/cwt	137.00–140.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	136.09/cwt	129.00–141.00	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	116.47/cwt	115.00–118.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	135.00/cwt	125.00–141.00	710	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	114.74/cwt	114.00–117.00	755	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	159.70/cwt	153.00–164.00	596	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	149.47/cwt	140.00–160.00	779	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	152.31/cwt	147.00–154.00	660	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	136.98/cwt	130.00–141.00	573	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 Apr 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 452Last week 561Year ago 482

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 68Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 43Year ago 3

Compared to last week: Steers 4.00-6.00 lower,heifers 3.00-4.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls Steady.Moderate supply 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	—	472	130.00–149.00	135.98
2	—	278	145.00–165.00	154.73
10	—	624	112.00–123.00	118.88
16	—	575	126.00–138.00	130.81
12	—	322	140.00–159.00	151.65
11	—	377	134.00–152.00	144.65
4	—	769	105.00–107.00	105.98
18	—	431	130.00–146.00	137.41
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
30	—	526	125.00–141.00	135.00
12	—	658	114.00–117.00	114.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	415	149.00–151.00	149.26
7	—	505	142.00–147.00	145.00
4	—	631	128.00	128.00
3	—	478	148.00–151.00	149.31
1	—	555	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	132.00	132.00
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
1	—	705	90.00	90.00
2	—	495	123.00	123.00
4	—	634	106.00–110.00	108.03
1	—	410	121.00	121.00
4	—	574	106.00–120.00	113.19
3	—	508	111.00–118.00	113.34
2	—	678	100.00–105.00	102.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	679	131.00–141.00	136.63
6	—	373	155.00–174.00	167.96
3	—	430	152.00–160.00	156.96
12	—	582	135.00–149.00	142.79
4	—	733	120.00–122.00	121.00
2	—	818	120.00–121.00	120.51
13	—	866	109.00–124.00	119.88
11	—	479	153.00–164.00	157.16
11	—	615	131.00–142.00	138.72
2	—	325	171.00–173.00	171.97
1	—	270	165.00	165.00
1	—	790	113.00	113.00
22	—	521	140.00–160.00	149.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	133.00	133.00
12	—	670	145.00	145.00
4	—	806	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	121.00–125.00	122.98
1	—	470	141.00	141.00
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
1	—	305	146.00	146.00
1	—	535	127.00	127.00
3	—	427	137.00–140.00	138.34
1	—	295	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	564	129.00–146.00	139.29
16	—	486	146.00–163.00	153.14
5	—	671	124.00–135.00	131.32
3	—	721	118.00–120.00	119.33
9	—	615	133.00–138.00	136.68
1	—	825	99.00	99.00
1	—	325	165.00	165.00
6	—	779	106.00–117.00	109.09
10	—	523	131.00–154.00	143.10
8	—	373	153.00–164.00	159.70
10	—	433	147.00–154.00	152.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	107.00	107.00
6	—	463	129.00–141.00	136.09
2	—	613	115.00–118.00	116.47
2	—	505	125.00–126.00	125.50
4	—	418	130.00–141.00	136.98
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	97.00	97.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,418	925.00–990.00	957.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	946	610.00–750.00	670.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,401	800.00–960.00	867.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	59.00–67.00	63.27
6	—	1,443	60.00–64.00	62.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,235	57.00–64.00	61.76
1	—	1,210	52.00	52.00
17	—	1,193	65.00–71.00	67.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	967	54.00–65.00	60.58
2	—	823	34.00–39.00	36.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,891	89.00–94.00	91.13
3	—	1,848	79.00–80.00	79.70

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle