Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.48/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$135.48

128 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$19.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.23

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	516	136.86	706	119
Medium and Large 2-3	488	117.25	572	9thin

One grade step is worth $19.61/cwt here — about $133 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 sale128 hd

135.48

—

KY average18 barns · 2,298 hd

130.25

+5.23

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	1,613	90.76	1,463	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	65.77	1,003	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	64.45	794	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	906	56.76	515	12

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	159.12/cwt	156.00–162.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	143.44/cwt	139.00–149.00	846	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	104.36/cwt	101.00–106.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	144.34/cwt	135.00–148.00	600	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	144.58/cwt	135.00–149.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	142.06/cwt	135.00–144.00	435	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	151.25/cwt	148.00–155.00	947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	156.66/cwt	154.00–161.00	810	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	169.29/cwt	169.00–170.00	730	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	156.45/cwt	151.00–158.00	753	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	143.82/cwt	142.00–145.00	733	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	113.54/cwt	112.00–115.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	164.16/cwt	164.00–165.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	154.38/cwt	153.00–156.00	894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	836	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	134.76/cwt	134.00–136.00	819	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,112.32/cwt	1,060.00–1,160.00	14,994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	143.32/cwt	130.00–147.00	694	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	8,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	143.47/cwt	138.00–151.00	773	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	139.95/cwt	128.00–146.00	722	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	118.44/cwt	117.00–123.00	801	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	947.78/cwt	880.00–1,000.00	9,696	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	54.63/cwt	53.00–56.00	471	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	69.16/cwt	67.00–73.00	1,078	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	63.62/cwt	58.00–66.00	956	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	63.88/cwt	61.00–66.00	776	21
Bulls	—	—	1,165	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	944	1
Bulls	—	—	2,105	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,105	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	825.61/cwt	780.00–870.00	10,593	2
Bulls	—	—	1,590	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,447	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	238	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	59.99/cwt	58.00–65.00	560	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	70.07/cwt	67.00–75.00	935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	608	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	673.02/cwt	650.00–690.00	7,363	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	10,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,357	923.99/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	12,539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	138.75/cwt	133.00–143.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	120.15/cwt	113.00–128.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	397	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	101.97/cwt	101.00–103.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	117.75/cwt	114.00–122.00	777	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	152.00/cwt	144.00–164.00	716	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	124.83/cwt	115.00–127.00	798	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	143.78/cwt	140.00–147.50	414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	111.25/cwt	104.00–115.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	158.99/cwt	158.00–160.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	133.24/cwt	128.00–139.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	152.95/cwt	145.00–164.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	136.99/cwt	126.00–142.00	716	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	131.77/cwt	128.00–139.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	134.41/cwt	123.00–139.00	777	15

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 Jun 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 244Year ago 714

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 13Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 4Year ago 2

Compared to last week:Steers 2.00-4.00 higher,heifers steady 2.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.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
1	—	290	175.00	175.00
2	—	380	156.00–162.00	159.12
5	—	590	139.00–149.00	143.44
2	—	868	114.00–115.00	114.50
15	—	481	151.00–158.00	156.45
4	—	608	134.00–136.00	134.76
1	—	695	133.00	133.00
9	—	539	138.00–151.00	143.47
2	—	443	158.00–160.00	158.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	148.00–155.00	151.25
14	—	517	154.00–161.00	156.66
4	—	691	150.00	150.00
7	—	431	169.00–170.00	169.29
3	—	701	140.00	140.00
6	—	471	164.00–165.00	164.16
5	—	579	153.00–156.00	154.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	124.00	124.00
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
3	—	438	133.00–143.00	138.75
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
2	—	477	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	101.00–106.00	104.36
11	—	416	135.00–148.00	144.34
5	—	370	135.00–149.00	144.58
5	—	306	135.00–144.00	142.06
1	—	225	145.00	145.00
2	—	623	112.00–115.00	113.54
31	—	484	130.00–147.00	143.32
9	—	660	114.00–122.00	117.75
2	—	288	140.00–147.50	143.78
4	—	711	104.00–115.00	111.25
13	—	523	126.00–142.00	136.99
15	—	578	123.00–139.00	134.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	510	142.00–145.00	143.82
6	—	610	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
1	—	325	128.00	128.00
2	—	425	113.00–128.00	120.15
2	—	397	129.00	129.00
2	—	670	101.00–103.00	101.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	113.00–115.00	113.99
2	—	815	97.00	97.00
1	—	780	109.00	109.00
19	—	516	128.00–146.00	139.95
4	—	676	117.00–123.00	118.44
1	—	390	156.00	156.00
10	—	471	144.00–164.00	152.00
8	—	639	115.00–127.00	124.83
1	—	850	97.00	97.00
4	—	561	128.00–139.00	133.24
3	—	418	145.00–164.00	152.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	122.00	122.00
1	—	455	137.00	137.00
1	—	550	121.00	121.00
1	—	350	138.00	138.00
1	—	690	104.00	104.00
3	—	413	128.00–139.00	131.77

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,348	1,060.00–1,160.00	1,112.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	870.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,023	880.00–1,000.00	947.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,283	780.00–870.00	825.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,094	650.00–690.00	673.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	990.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,357	800.00–1,000.00	923.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	53.00–56.00	54.63
1	—	745	32.00	32.00
9	—	934	58.00–65.00	59.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,559	67.00–73.00	69.16
11	—	1,503	58.00–66.00	63.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,215	61.00–66.00	63.88
1	—	1,180	54.00	54.00
4	—	1,334	67.00–75.00	70.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	81.00	81.00
1	—	2,105	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,590	90.00–92.00	91.01

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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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