Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 4.00-6.00 lower on a light test due too heavy rain and flooding.Slaughter cow and bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.30/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$139.30

67 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$19.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.52

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	552	143.58	792	52
Medium and Large 2-3	553	124.43	688	15thin

One grade step is worth $19.15/cwt here — about $105 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 sale67 hd

139.30

—

KY average27 barns · 4,264 hd

136.78

+2.52

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	1,726	94.99	1,640	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,594	65.68	1,047	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	64.40	772	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	56.14	535	8thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	128.82/cwt	125.00–134.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	130.81/cwt	121.00–136.00	696	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	132.74/cwt	126.00–136.00	636	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	140.22/cwt	132.00–150.00	795	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	131.87/cwt	128.00–135.00	566	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	147.28/cwt	145.00–151.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	142.68/cwt	139.00–151.00	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	121.85/cwt	118.00–127.00	858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	144.40/cwt	131.00–154.00	770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	132.42/cwt	125.00–135.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	154.42/cwt	149.00–158.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	157.46/cwt	145.00–164.00	765	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	123.51/cwt	122.00–124.00	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	158.03/cwt	154.00–162.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	152.97/cwt	152.00–155.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	702	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	68.53/cwt	68.00–69.00	1,147	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	64.26/cwt	62.00–66.00	999	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	69.26/cwt	68.00–74.00	814	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	62.46/cwt	59.00–67.00	755	15
Bulls	—	—	1,675	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,340	1
Bulls	—	—	1,817	100.65/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	152.54/cwt	151.00–154.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	54.64/cwt	49.00–57.00	520	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	58.64/cwt	58.00–59.00	560	3
Bulls	—	—	1,505	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	132.68/cwt	122.00–140.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	120.91/cwt	118.00–129.00	761	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,590	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	810.26/cwt	800.00–820.00	7,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	106.52/cwt	104.00–109.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	114.97/cwt	111.00–119.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	132.99/cwt	126.00–141.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	129.56/cwt	126.00–140.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	131.97/cwt	130.00–133.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	108.37/cwt	102.00–115.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	144.46/cwt	140.00–149.00	416	2

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 May 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 452Year ago 541

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 76Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 14Year ago 7

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 4.00-6.00 lower on a light test due too heavy rain and flooding.Slaughter cow and bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	125.00–134.00	128.82
1	—	280	134.00	134.00
1	—	220	137.50	137.50
2	—	628	102.00–115.00	108.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	145.00–151.00	147.28
3	—	367	149.00–158.00	154.42
1	—	775	101.00	101.00
1	—	740	103.00	103.00
2	—	308	151.00–154.00	152.54
4	—	629	118.00–129.00	120.91
4	—	570	126.00–140.00	129.56
3	—	522	130.00–133.00	131.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	124.00	124.00
12	—	532	121.00–136.00	130.81
7	—	479	126.00–136.00	132.74
9	—	429	128.00–135.00	131.87
6	—	386	139.00–151.00	142.68
1	—	305	145.00	145.00
1	—	885	100.00	100.00
4	—	558	125.00–135.00	132.42
2	—	790	105.00	105.00
2	—	288	140.00–149.00	144.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	129.00	129.00
4	—	588	111.00–119.00	114.97
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	567	132.00–150.00	140.22
2	—	755	114.00–115.00	114.50
6	—	704	118.00–127.00	121.85
6	—	533	131.00–154.00	144.40
15	—	486	145.00–164.00	157.46
1	—	625	129.00	129.00
4	—	668	122.00–124.00	123.51
2	—	373	154.00–162.00	158.03
3	—	420	152.00–155.00	152.97
1	—	810	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	442	122.00–140.00	132.68
1	—	345	147.50	147.50
2	—	735	104.00–109.00	106.52
1	—	570	117.00	117.00
1	—	515	124.00	124.00
4	—	669	116.00–118.00	116.99
3	—	462	126.00–141.00	132.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,673	68.00–69.00	68.53
4	—	1,555	62.00–66.00	64.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,175	68.00–74.00	69.26
15	—	1,208	59.00–67.00	62.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	951	49.00–57.00	54.64
3	—	955	58.00–59.00	58.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,817	99.00–103.00	100.65
1	—	1,505	93.00	93.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	690.00	690.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	878	800.00–820.00	810.26

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle