Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers Steady 1.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-5.00 lower.Moderate supply with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.68/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$149.68

166 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$16.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.15

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	635	150.48	956	158
Medium and Large 2-3	466	133.75	623	8thin

One grade step is worth $16.74/cwt here — about $333 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 sale166 hd

149.68

—

KY average26 barns · 4,510 hd

139.53

+10.15

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	1,807	95.30	1,722	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,604	66.33	1,064	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	63.98	789	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	58.90	578	17

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	571	145.51/cwt	134.00–158.00	831	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	154.35/cwt	150.00–160.00	725	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	132.91/cwt	124.00–139.00	770	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	109.98/cwt	108.00–111.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	149.51/cwt	149.00–150.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	140.95/cwt	137.00–145.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	120.58/cwt	114.00–127.00	757	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	172.11/cwt	170.00–175.00	797	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	162.66/cwt	150.00–169.00	618	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	132.50/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	153.55/cwt	142.00–158.00	826	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	134.22/cwt	133.00–135.00	839	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	156.61/cwt	149.00–168.00	648	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	360	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	807	143.10/cwt	143.10–143.10	1,155	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	162.61/cwt	162.00–163.00	873	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	117.94/cwt	114.00–122.00	849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	707	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	943.33/cwt	800.00–1,180.00	11,631	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	972.64/cwt	760.00–1,040.00	12,177	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	150.63/cwt	149.00–152.00	640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	686	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	18,453	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	1,287.04/cwt	1,275.00–1,300.00	11,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	133.66/cwt	129.00–137.00	751	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	108.46/cwt	104.00–110.00	833	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	362	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	576	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	64.03/cwt	61.00–67.00	1,001	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	63.87/cwt	60.00–69.00	784	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	70.60/cwt	70.00–71.00	896	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	56.52/cwt	52.00–59.00	698	4
Bulls	—	—	1,400	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,092	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,997	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	17,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	1,024.30/cwt	925.00–1,125.00	12,763	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	8,466	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,687	70.92/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,196	3
Bulls	—	—	1,880	97.45/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,832	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	123.27/cwt	121.00–124.00	583	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	62.83/cwt	60.00–67.00	620	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	57.06/cwt	52.00–59.00	569	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	358	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	959.81/cwt	890.00–1,025.00	11,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	107.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	126.29/cwt	122.00–134.00	842	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	7,854	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,346	865.09/cwt	800.00–970.00	11,644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	140.57/cwt	137.00–144.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	135.07/cwt	124.00–140.00	724	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	109.19/cwt	103.00–114.00	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	120.75/cwt	115.00–124.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	136.98/cwt	133.00–140.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	144.79/cwt	135.00–155.00	546	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	153.60/cwt	152.00–154.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	147.95/cwt	141.00–155.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	135.91/cwt	131.00–141.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	120.54/cwt	118.00–123.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	142.42/cwt	138.00–145.00	936	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	128.28/cwt	120.00–139.00	795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	140.04/cwt	131.00–146.00	597	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	137.78/cwt	130.00–146.00	656	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	135.71/cwt	125.00–146.00	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	130.05/cwt	129.00–131.00	479	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 Jun 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 424Last week 472Year ago 640

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 49Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 22Year ago 25

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers Steady 1.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-5.00 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
13	—	571	134.00–158.00	145.51
11	—	470	150.00–160.00	154.35
1	—	700	124.00	124.00
2	—	608	137.00–145.00	140.95
7	—	380	150.00–169.00	162.66
2	—	768	131.00–134.00	132.50
14	—	538	142.00–158.00	153.55
1	—	835	130.00	130.00
7	—	414	149.00–168.00	156.61
1	—	280	177.50	177.50
7	—	657	138.00–145.00	142.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	146.00	146.00
2	—	613	149.00–150.00	149.51
7	—	463	170.00–175.00	172.11
2	—	415	175.00	175.00
3	—	360	184.00	184.00
63	—	807	143.10	143.10
13	—	537	162.00–163.00	162.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	137.00–144.00	140.57
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
1	—	515	126.00	126.00
4	—	421	125.00–146.00	135.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	277	144.00	144.00
17	—	579	124.00–139.00	132.91
3	—	773	108.00–111.00	109.98
1	—	835	106.00	106.00
13	—	628	114.00–127.00	120.58
20	—	536	124.00–140.00	135.07
6	—	716	103.00–114.00	109.19
4	—	686	115.00–124.00	120.75
13	—	377	135.00–155.00	144.79
20	—	426	131.00–146.00	140.04
21	—	476	130.00–146.00	137.78
1	—	300	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	625	133.00–135.00	134.22
8	—	425	149.00–152.00	150.63
2	—	457	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	362	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
4	—	473	121.00–124.00	123.27
1	—	260	137.50	137.50
2	—	673	105.00–110.00	107.42
1	—	545	116.00	116.00
1	—	745	94.00	94.00
2	—	368	129.00–131.00	130.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	177.50	177.50
2	—	720	114.00–122.00	117.94
1	—	465	152.00	152.00
6	—	562	129.00–137.00	133.66
4	—	768	104.00–110.00	108.46
3	—	667	122.00–134.00	126.29
3	—	538	133.00–140.00	136.98
5	—	397	152.00–154.00	153.60
3	—	432	141.00–155.00	147.95
6	—	620	120.00–139.00	128.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	131.00–141.00	135.91
2	—	528	118.00–123.00	120.54
1	—	330	139.00	139.00
2	—	205	152.50	152.50
2	—	588	111.00–112.00	111.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,233	800.00–1,180.00	943.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,252	760.00–1,040.00	972.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,246	925.00–1,125.00	1,024.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	830.00	830.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	680.00	680.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,346	800.00–970.00	865.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	878	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	890.00–1,025.00	959.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,563	61.00–67.00	64.03
3	—	1,687	70.00–72.00	70.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,227	60.00–69.00	63.87
5	—	1,269	70.00–71.00	70.60
4	—	1,235	52.00–59.00	56.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	48.00	48.00
7	—	987	60.00–67.00	62.83
9	—	998	52.00–59.00	57.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,920	104.00	104.00
4	—	1,880	93.00–102.00	97.45

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