Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.39/cwt on 338 head.

Average price

$145.39

338 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.70

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	694	145.39	1,009	338

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale338 hd

145.39

—

KY average25 barns · 4,872 hd

141.69

+3.70

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	1,859	99.46	1,849	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,441	71.70	1,033	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	71.10	873	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	61.98	603	7thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	671	140.03/cwt	128.00–145.00	940	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	133.63/cwt	128.00–140.00	632	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	137.90/cwt	125.00–145.00	499	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	128.31/cwt	125.00–132.00	735	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	142.16/cwt	141.00–144.00	832	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	143.63/cwt	130.00–153.00	549	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	136.40/cwt	134.50–136.75	1,003	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	157.15/cwt	155.00–159.00	882	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	150.25/cwt	143.00–155.00	882	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	816	136.28/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,112	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	122.84/cwt	120.00–124.00	812	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	1,409.50/cwt	1,375.00–1,475.00	20,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	160.40/cwt	147.00–163.25	985	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	106.48/cwt	104.00–109.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	889	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	898	131.95/cwt	131.95–131.95	1,185	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	724	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	75.52/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,114	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	70.61/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,010	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	73.28/cwt	68.00–79.00	937	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	68.92/cwt	65.00–72.00	810	7
Bulls	—	—	1,985	103.80/cwt	102.00–105.00	2,060	3
Bulls	—	—	1,765	96.21/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	139.07/cwt	131.00–150.00	584	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	154.33/cwt	151.00–156.00	806	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	15,042	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	835.47/cwt	710.00–930.00	10,694	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	955.57/cwt	750.00–1,075.00	11,639	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	865.00/cwt	865.00–865.00	10,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	131.55/cwt	122.00–143.00	764	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	143.26/cwt	130.00–155.00	751	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	60.26/cwt	55.00–65.00	566	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	66.29/cwt	65.00–68.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	159.57/cwt	148.00–168.00	763	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	119.83/cwt	117.00–125.00	804	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	109.46/cwt	107.00–117.00	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.99/cwt	124.00–147.00	881	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	130.61/cwt	122.00–135.00	791	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	147.93/cwt	145.00–161.00	720	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	138.12/cwt	133.00–140.00	742	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	137.76/cwt	136.00–139.00	850	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	129.91/cwt	129.00–133.00	834	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	914	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	134.87/cwt	117.00–155.00	971	13

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,008Last week 1,008Year ago 517

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 51Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 17Year ago 12

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	671	128.00–145.00	140.03
10	—	587	143.00–155.00	150.25
6	—	522	151.00–156.00	154.33
29	—	478	148.00–168.00	159.57
19	—	625	124.00–147.00	140.99
3	—	300	171.00	171.00
13	—	720	117.00–155.00	134.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	735	134.50–136.75	136.40
23	—	561	155.00–159.00	157.15
69	—	816	129.00–137.00	136.28
7	—	465	171.00	171.00
53	—	614	147.00–163.25	160.40
56	—	898	131.95	131.95
5	—	519	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	128.00–140.00	133.63
12	—	573	125.00–132.00	128.31
8	—	382	130.00–153.00	143.63
8	—	420	131.00–150.00	139.07
9	—	671	117.00–125.00	119.83
4	—	721	107.00–117.00	109.46
2	—	820	109.00	109.00
16	—	606	122.00–135.00	130.61
10	—	537	133.00–140.00	138.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	585	141.00–144.00	142.16
6	—	735	121.00	121.00
6	—	506	143.00	143.00
2	—	490	146.00	146.00
17	—	617	136.00–139.00	137.76
8	—	771	118.50	118.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	362	125.00–145.00	137.90
7	—	661	120.00–124.00	122.84
2	—	965	98.00	98.00
2	—	763	104.00–109.00	106.48
19	—	581	122.00–143.00	131.55
19	—	524	130.00–155.00	143.26
1	—	705	113.00	113.00
1	—	400	164.00	164.00
16	—	487	145.00–161.00	147.93
11	—	642	129.00–133.00	129.91

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,430	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,409.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	865.00	865.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,380	1,090.00	1,090.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,280	710.00–930.00	835.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,218	750.00–1,075.00	955.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	74.00–77.00	75.52
7	—	1,431	68.00–72.00	70.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,279	68.00–79.00	73.28
7	—	1,176	65.00–72.00	68.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	940	55.00–65.00	60.26
2	—	1,053	65.00–68.00	66.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,985	102.00–105.00	103.80
4	—	1,765	94.00–98.00	96.21

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle