Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Moderate supply with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.62/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$129.62

159 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$13.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.73

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	500	130.70	653	146
Medium and Large 2-3	438	117.53	515	13thin

One grade step is worth $13.16/cwt here — about $138 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 sale159 hd

129.62

—

KY average27 barns · 4,949 hd

127.89

+1.73

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	—	High	1,721	93.79	1,614	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	68.77	957	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	66.99	799	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	935	60.56	566	14

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	274	141.62/cwt	140.00–142.50	388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	143.66/cwt	138.00–147.00	889	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	114.75/cwt	111.00–120.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	141.84/cwt	130.00–148.00	818	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	129.99/cwt	120.00–136.00	749	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	113.13/cwt	108.00–120.00	756	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	146.45/cwt	142.00–158.00	697	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	143.04/cwt	135.00–146.00	757	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	132.90/cwt	124.00–138.00	621	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	147.38/cwt	138.00–161.00	716	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	140.43/cwt	130.00–147.00	461	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	139.42/cwt	135.00–141.00	528	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	135.00/cwt	129.00–138.00	759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	889	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,182	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	157.36/cwt	144.00–166.00	658	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	151.73/cwt	151.00–152.00	771	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	156.43/cwt	152.00–164.00	526	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	117.33/cwt	115.00–121.00	791	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	808	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,000.24/cwt	720.00–1,300.00	10,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	133.35/cwt	129.00–137.00	701	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	876	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	70.66/cwt	69.00–74.00	842	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	64.43/cwt	60.00–67.00	773	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	616	1
Bulls	—	—	2,125	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	2,104	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	92.75/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,521	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	10,649	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,020	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	70.62/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,012	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	317	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	65.62/cwt	59.00–71.00	633	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	51.38/cwt	47.00–57.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,429	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	10,379	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	8,549	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	938.89/cwt	875.00–990.00	10,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	228	124.45/cwt	120.00–129.00	284	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	129.73/cwt	119.00–137.00	794	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	120.98/cwt	119.00–124.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	142.28/cwt	139.00–145.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	133.44/cwt	129.00–140.00	572	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	128.65/cwt	127.00–134.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	284	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	108.05/cwt	104.00–111.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	140.60/cwt	138.00–143.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	130.94/cwt	123.00–136.00	689	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	160.30/cwt	151.00–166.00	579	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	149.81/cwt	141.00–159.00	631	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	171.11/cwt	167.50–175.00	471	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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 321Year ago 449

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 41Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 9

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Moderate supply with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	274	140.00–142.50	141.62
2	—	823	103.00	103.00
3	—	883	102.00	102.00
3	—	623	111.00–120.00	114.75
24	—	576	120.00–136.00	129.99
7	—	668	108.00–120.00	113.13
35	—	467	124.00–138.00	132.90
12	—	328	130.00–147.00	140.43
7	—	379	135.00–141.00	139.42
20	—	429	129.00–140.00	133.44
2	—	718	104.00	104.00
22	—	526	123.00–136.00	130.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	137.00–138.00	137.50
1	—	600	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	117.00	117.00
3	—	385	125.00	125.00
1	—	690	103.00	103.00
1	—	575	103.00	103.00
1	—	450	118.00	118.00
2	—	228	120.00–129.00	124.45
1	—	250	130.00	130.00
1	—	620	101.00	101.00
2	—	540	115.00–117.00	116.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	619	138.00–147.00	143.66
1	—	650	139.00	139.00
60	—	889	133.00	133.00
11	—	508	151.00–152.00	151.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	577	130.00–148.00	141.84
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
13	—	476	142.00–158.00	146.45
18	—	529	135.00–146.00	143.04
1	—	690	132.00	132.00
2	—	630	129.00–130.00	129.50
1	—	765	122.00	122.00
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
10	—	418	144.00–166.00	157.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	135.00–137.00	136.02
1	—	295	155.00	155.00
2	—	495	138.00	138.00
3	—	530	119.00–124.00	120.98
3	—	373	139.00–145.00	142.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	486	138.00–161.00	147.38
5	—	562	129.00–138.00	135.00
1	—	205	165.00	165.00
14	—	336	152.00–164.00	156.43
5	—	674	115.00–121.00	117.33
1	—	715	113.00	113.00
13	—	526	129.00–137.00	133.35
1	—	780	109.00	109.00
29	—	612	119.00–137.00	129.73
13	—	361	151.00–166.00	160.30
7	—	421	141.00–159.00	149.81
2	—	275	167.50–175.00	171.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	145.00	145.00
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	137.00	137.00
1	—	605	113.00	113.00
4	—	476	127.00–134.00	128.65
4	—	284	155.00	155.00
3	—	667	104.00–111.00	108.05
2	—	380	138.00–143.00	140.60

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	2	—	1,040	720.00–1,300.00	1,000.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	930.00	930.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,067	790.00	790.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	970.00	970.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	830.00	830.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,125	875.00–990.00	938.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	66.00	66.00
3	—	1,433	69.00–74.00	70.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,192	69.00–74.00	70.66
14	—	1,200	60.00–67.00	64.43
1	—	1,120	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	37.50	37.50
10	—	964	59.00–71.00	65.62
3	—	867	47.00–57.00	51.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,125	99.00	99.00
5	—	1,640	90.00–95.00	92.75

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle