Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week.Steers and heifers steady 2.00 higher on a limited test.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher on a limited test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.74/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$125.74

91 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$7.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.92

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	613	126.35	775	84
Medium and Large 2-3	500	118.43	592	7thin

One grade step is worth $7.92/cwt here — about $182 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 sale91 hd

125.74

—

KY average26 barns · 4,327 hd

131.66

−5.92

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	1,468	96.76	1,420	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,277	72.48	925	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	68.00	1,006	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	54.83	504	3thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,102	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	141.87/cwt	131.00–148.00	600	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,077	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	132.00/cwt	125.00–139.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	145.11/cwt	143.00–148.00	929	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	136.03/cwt	127.00–139.00	717	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	113.14/cwt	110.00–116.00	800	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	147.15/cwt	141.50–149.50	995	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,040	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	133.56/cwt	131.00–136.00	986	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,147	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	107.68/cwt	105.00–113.00	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	124.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	793	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	154.76/cwt	151.00–160.00	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	917	10
Bulls	—	—	1,535	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,612	1
Bulls	—	—	1,445	94.01/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,358	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	54.83/cwt	50.00–60.00	504	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,006	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	75.50/cwt	74.00–77.00	997	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	69.45/cwt	68.00–71.00	856	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	8,979	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	11,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,496	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	119.79/cwt	116.00–122.00	793	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	109.03/cwt	108.00–111.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	140.90/cwt	135.00–146.00	807	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	117.65/cwt	110.00–123.00	736	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	133.41/cwt	131.00–138.00	754	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	138.54/cwt	133.00–144.00	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	121.01/cwt	119.00–125.00	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	109.69/cwt	104.00–111.50	966	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	130.87/cwt	120.00–139.50	732	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	132.71/cwt	126.00–138.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	140.41/cwt	131.00–145.00	751	8

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 490Year ago 541

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 58Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 16Year ago 11

compared to last week.Steers and heifers steady 2.00 higher on a limited test.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher on a limited test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	896	123.00	123.00
1	—	355	163.00	163.00
1	—	730	122.00	122.00
2	—	460	150.00	150.00
1	—	435	155.00	155.00
3	—	905	119.00	119.00
2	—	650	125.00–139.00	132.00
1	—	620	140.00	140.00
5	—	980	117.00	117.00
6	—	573	135.00–146.00	140.90
1	—	835	126.00	126.00
1	—	755	126.00	126.00
8	—	535	131.00–145.00	140.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	640	143.00–148.00	145.11
14	—	676	141.50–149.50	147.15
9	—	773	134.50	134.50
9	—	738	131.00–136.00	133.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	116.00–117.00	116.50
1	—	465	139.00	139.00
1	—	445	122.00	122.00
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
1	—	285	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	128.00	128.00
13	—	423	131.00–148.00	141.87
11	—	527	127.00–139.00	136.03
7	—	707	110.00–116.00	113.14
3	—	825	105.00–113.00	107.68
9	—	662	116.00–122.00	119.79
5	—	626	110.00–123.00	117.65
4	—	385	133.00–144.00	138.54
7	—	881	104.00–111.50	109.69
12	—	559	120.00–139.50	130.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	607	133.00	133.00
10	—	761	120.50	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
1	—	555	116.00	116.00
1	—	640	104.00	104.00
4	—	479	119.00–125.00	121.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
9	—	637	120.00–125.00	124.45
5	—	431	151.00–160.00	154.76
1	—	390	155.00	155.00
1	—	650	116.00	116.00
3	—	715	108.00–111.00	109.03
12	—	565	131.00–138.00	133.41
3	—	507	126.00–138.00	132.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	124.00	124.00
1	—	545	124.00	124.00
1	—	695	108.00	108.00
1	—	345	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,445	90.00–100.00	94.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	920	50.00–60.00	54.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	74.00–77.00	75.50
2	—	1,233	68.00–71.00	69.45

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	820.00	820.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	890.00	890.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	640.00	640.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,200.00	1,200.00

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

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