Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers under 500 lbs. 1.00-3.00 lower,over 500 lbs.steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Good supply with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.23/cwt on 299 head.

Average price

$147.23

299 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$12.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.97

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	680	147.97	1,006	281
Large 2	511	135.68	693	18thin

One grade step is worth $12.30/cwt here — about $313 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 sale299 hd

147.23

—

KY average26 barns · 6,110 hd

146.27

+0.97

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	1,605	93.32	1,497	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,501	72.09	1,082	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	64.59	764	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	58.16	575	17

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	413	157.31/cwt	155.00–162.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	128.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	799	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	148.88/cwt	135.00–162.00	780	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	134.09/cwt	129.00–140.00	696	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	136.95/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,082	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	123.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	147.10/cwt	145.00–150.50	977	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	138.91/cwt	134.00–142.00	642	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	123.37/cwt	120.00–124.50	1,008	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	154.71/cwt	135.00–159.50	879	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	160.01/cwt	159.00–161.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	141.17/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,019	38
Bulls	Large 2	—	545	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	140.01/cwt	134.00–143.00	867	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	141.31/cwt	136.50–142.50	958	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	144.64/cwt	134.00–145.25	900	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	121.83/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,064	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	148.32/cwt	144.00–155.00	728	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	154.93/cwt	146.00–162.00	964	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	165.34/cwt	165.00–166.00	842	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	163.80/cwt	163.00–164.00	925	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	956	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	871	145.10/cwt	145.10–145.10	1,264	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	139.58/cwt	135.00–143.00	583	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	140.25/cwt	135.00–145.00	735	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	126.73/cwt	123.00–131.00	848	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	145.31/cwt	144.00–147.00	625	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	57.36/cwt	52.00–60.00	562	10
Bulls	—	—	1,885	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	2,036	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	47.05/cwt	45.00–49.00	453	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	74.12/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,110	3
Bulls	—	—	1,618	95.91/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,552	4
Bulls	—	—	1,493	84.97/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,269	3
Steers	Large 2	—	475	143.19/cwt	137.00–150.00	680	7
Bulls	Large 2	—	390	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	569	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	57.37/cwt	53.00–60.00	678	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	74.57/cwt	71.00–79.00	890	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	65.89/cwt	61.00–70.00	779	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	64.20/cwt	62.00–67.00	653	5
Heifers	Large 2	—	379	131.80/cwt	130.00–134.00	500	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	997	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	423	131.42/cwt	130.00–133.00	556	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	335	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	509	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Steers	Large 2	—	530	124.45/cwt	119.00–130.00	660	2
Steers	Large 2	—	568	126.97/cwt	125.00–129.00	721	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	475	138.52/cwt	137.00–140.00	658	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	473	131.32/cwt	130.00–134.00	621	3
Bulls	Large 2	—	612	118.69/cwt	116.00–120.00	726	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	518	122.88/cwt	118.00–126.00	637	7
Heifers	Large 2	—	240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	324	1
Steers	Large 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	675	112.56/cwt	110.00–120.00	760	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	810	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	834	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Steers	Large 2	—	707	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	820	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,840	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	340	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	138.50/cwt	136.00–141.00	900	2
Steers	Large 2	—	390	149.67/cwt	146.00–152.00	584	3
Steers	Large 2	—	420	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	571	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	140.77/cwt	134.00–146.00	795	12
Heifers	Large 2	—	272	131.74/cwt	126.00–138.00	358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	153.00/cwt	149.00–155.00	725	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	154.49/cwt	145.00–164.00	729	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	147.47/cwt	145.50–149.50	851	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	14,810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	113.07/cwt	108.00–118.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	137.45/cwt	129.00–141.00	783	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	163.35/cwt	156.00–166.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	117.69/cwt	115.00–119.00	836	3

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 Jul 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 673Last week 965Year ago 647

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 72Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 3

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers under 500 lbs. 1.00-3.00 lower,over 500 lbs.steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Good 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
3	—	413	155.00–162.00	157.31
13	—	524	135.00–162.00	148.88
1	—	700	131.00	131.00
1	—	675	134.00	134.00
4	—	823	120.00–125.00	123.50
56	—	568	135.00–159.50	154.71
2	—	378	159.00–161.00	160.01
8	—	619	134.00–143.00	140.01
6	—	873	119.00–125.00	121.83
2	—	922	125.00	125.00
9	—	474	149.00–155.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	790	135.00–143.00	136.95
30	—	664	145.00–150.50	147.10
1	—	800	136.00	136.00
38	—	722	136.00–147.00	141.17
25	—	622	146.00–162.00	154.93
6	—	509	165.00–166.00	165.34
10	—	565	163.00–164.00	163.80
61	—	871	145.10	145.10
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	137.00–150.00	143.19
2	—	530	119.00–130.00	124.45
2	—	568	125.00–129.00	126.97
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
2	—	707	116.00	116.00
3	—	390	146.00–152.00	149.67
1	—	420	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	622	125.00–130.00	128.46
2	—	337	139.00	139.00
1	—	390	135.00	135.00
1	—	225	150.00	150.00
14	—	519	129.00–140.00	134.09
1	—	955	101.00	101.00
9	—	462	134.00–142.00	138.91
20	—	418	135.00–143.00	139.58
4	—	669	123.00–131.00	126.73
2	—	725	108.00–118.00	113.07
9	—	570	129.00–141.00	137.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	817	120.00–124.50	123.37
40	—	678	136.50–142.50	141.31
30	—	622	134.00–145.25	144.64
18	—	491	144.00–155.00	148.32
11	—	782	122.25	122.25
5	—	537	146.00	146.00
1	—	705	124.00	124.00
35	—	577	145.50–149.50	147.47
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	130.00–134.00	131.80
2	—	423	130.00–133.00	131.42
3	—	473	130.00–134.00	131.32
7	—	518	118.00–126.00	122.88
1	—	240	135.00	135.00
4	—	675	110.00–120.00	112.56
1	—	810	103.00	103.00
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
1	—	340	133.00	133.00
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
3	—	272	126.00–138.00	131.74
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	129.00	129.00
1	—	390	146.00	146.00
1	—	335	152.00	152.00
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
2	—	475	137.00–140.00	138.52
3	—	612	116.00–120.00	118.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	524	135.00–145.00	140.25
3	—	430	144.00–147.00	145.31
2	—	650	136.00–141.00	138.50
12	—	565	134.00–146.00	140.77
10	—	472	145.00–164.00	154.49
4	—	369	156.00–166.00	163.35
3	—	710	115.00–119.00	117.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	980	52.00–60.00	57.36
2	—	963	45.00–49.00	47.05
5	—	1,017	62.00–67.00	64.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,498	72.00–77.00	74.12
1	—	1,510	66.00	66.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,182	53.00–60.00	57.37
2	—	1,193	71.00–79.00	74.57
18	—	1,183	61.00–70.00	65.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	108.00	108.00
4	—	1,618	91.00–102.00	95.91
3	—	1,493	81.00–88.00	84.97

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	1,085.00	1,085.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle