Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.04/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$131.04

150 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$21.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.24

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	553	133.52	739	133
Medium and Large 2-3	562	111.63	628	17thin

One grade step is worth $21.89/cwt here — about $111 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 sale150 hd

131.04

—

KY average25 barns · 5,084 hd

136.29

−5.24

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	—	Average	1,804	95.73	1,727	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,432	63.99	916	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	62.96	778	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	908	52.40	476	17

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1-2Value Added	—	532	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	771	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	148.83/cwt	131.00–158.00	859	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	106.54/cwt	105.00–108.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	154.15/cwt	140.00–160.00	806	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	961	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	160.53/cwt	156.00–165.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	139.76/cwt	135.00–145.00	883	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	124.60/cwt	124.00–125.00	782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	133.45/cwt	130.00–136.00	754	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	127.56/cwt	123.00–130.00	977	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	159.52/cwt	142.00–169.00	761	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	863	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	135.80/cwt	128.00–143.00	577	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	134.09/cwt	130.00–136.00	766	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	132.98/cwt	127.00–139.00	690	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	135.75/cwt	131.00–140.00	911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	154.60/cwt	152.00–159.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	165.41/cwt	162.00–169.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	137.17/cwt	135.00–139.00	990	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	883	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	170.60/cwt	168.00–177.00	544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	158.19/cwt	149.00–165.00	679	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	133.31/cwt	131.00–134.50	1,090	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	131.74/cwt	131.00–134.00	831	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	138.72/cwt	127.00–146.00	655	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	14,749	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,277.91/cwt	1,225.00–1,325.00	15,079	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,230.00/cwt	1,230.00–1,230.00	17,343	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	552	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	47.40/cwt	45.00–49.00	418	5
Bulls	—	—	1,767	94.87/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,676	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	599	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	976	1
Bulls	—	—	2,320	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	2,018	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	103.55/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,755	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,215	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	837	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	64.16/cwt	62.00–68.00	787	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	53.43/cwt	50.00–57.00	694	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	53.71/cwt	51.00–57.00	492	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	65.65/cwt	64.00–67.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	792.46/cwt	650.00–925.00	8,202	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,415	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,213	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	117.48/cwt	113.00–120.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	96.53/cwt	95.00–98.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	95.91/cwt	91.00–101.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	121.88/cwt	121.00–124.00	837	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	135.04/cwt	126.00–140.00	644	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	153.52/cwt	146.00–159.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	110.20/cwt	106.00–113.00	810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	135.22/cwt	126.00–142.00	713	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	148.83/cwt	142.00–152.00	702	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	147.67/cwt	141.00–149.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	126.29/cwt	118.00–130.00	775	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	122.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	107.86/cwt	101.00–117.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	135.54/cwt	133.00–138.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	138.08/cwt	135.00–140.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	151.31/cwt	150.00–152.50	413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	120.39/cwt	116.00–126.00	566	5

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 424Year ago 391

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 72Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 34Year ago 14

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	532	145.00	145.00
15	—	677	130.50	130.50
8	—	631	131.00–134.00	131.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	105.00	105.00
2	—	773	105.00–108.00	106.54
1	—	205	147.50	147.50
14	—	425	128.00–143.00	135.80
18	—	571	130.00–136.00	134.09
16	—	472	127.00–146.00	138.72
10	—	687	121.00–124.00	121.88
5	—	323	146.00–159.00	153.52
5	—	735	106.00–113.00	110.20
17	—	527	126.00–142.00	135.22
6	—	370	141.00–149.00	147.67
8	—	614	118.00–130.00	126.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
1	—	430	116.00	116.00
4	—	590	113.00–120.00	117.48
2	—	775	95.00–98.00	96.53
2	—	673	91.00–101.00	95.91
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
5	—	470	116.00–126.00	120.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	577	131.00–158.00	148.83
15	—	523	140.00–160.00	154.15
2	—	383	156.00–165.00	160.53
8	—	632	135.00–145.00	139.76
7	—	766	123.00–130.00	127.56
20	—	477	142.00–169.00	159.52
1	—	865	115.00	115.00
1	—	905	125.00	125.00
4	—	671	131.00–140.00	135.75
4	—	319	168.00–177.00	170.60
12	—	429	149.00–165.00	158.19
1	—	290	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	616	156.00	156.00
15	—	722	135.00–139.00	137.17
1	—	530	164.00	164.00
9	—	818	131.00–134.50	133.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	140.00	140.00
1	—	670	122.00	122.00
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
2	—	332	151.00	151.00
2	—	583	114.00–116.00	115.00
1	—	370	142.50	142.50
1	—	750	114.00	114.00
2	—	473	133.00–138.00	135.54
2	—	273	150.00–152.50	151.31
1	—	505	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	628	124.00–125.00	124.60
9	—	565	130.00–136.00	133.45
5	—	757	114.00	114.00
9	—	519	127.00–139.00	132.98
3	—	372	152.00–159.00	154.60
4	—	324	162.00–169.00	165.41
2	—	685	123.00–124.00	123.50
1	—	420	141.00	141.00
1	—	270	165.00	165.00
1	—	245	160.00	160.00
1	—	700	119.00	119.00
1	—	820	103.00	103.00
6	—	472	142.00–152.00	148.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	477	126.00–140.00	135.04
1	—	625	102.00	102.00
4	—	586	120.00–125.00	122.99
4	—	669	101.00–117.00	107.86
3	—	428	135.00–140.00	138.08
1	—	505	116.00	116.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,180	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,277.91
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	1,230.00	1,230.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,035	650.00–925.00	792.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	910.00	910.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	881	45.00–49.00	47.40
1	—	950	63.00	63.00
11	—	916	51.00–57.00	53.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	59.00	59.00
3	—	1,358	64.00–67.00	65.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	70.00	70.00
10	—	1,227	62.00–68.00	64.16
2	—	1,298	50.00–57.00	53.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,767	90.00–100.00	94.87
1	—	2,320	87.00	87.00
2	—	1,695	101.00–106.00	103.55

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle