Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers steady,heifers 2.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Supply was light with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.82/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$149.82

170 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$21.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.80

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	631	150.45	950	165
Large 2	539	129.00	695	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.45/cwt here — about $255 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 sale170 hd

149.82

—

KY average26 barns · 4,584 hd

147.02

+2.80

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	1,580	89.81	1,419	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	72.69	1,074	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	67.12	828	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	59.13	564	7thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	139.89/cwt	135.00–144.00	802	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	141.21/cwt	141.00–142.00	856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,095	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	138.32/cwt	135.00–142.00	801	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	140.01/cwt	130.00–144.00	731	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	941	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	142.22/cwt	135.00–143.50	889	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	155.83/cwt	146.00–160.00	972	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	131.36/cwt	126.00–134.00	944	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	131.14/cwt	124.00–133.50	868	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	140.17/cwt	136.00–147.00	594	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	153.28/cwt	152.00–154.00	748	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	151.58/cwt	146.00–154.00	806	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	148.71/cwt	146.00–152.00	839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	158.17/cwt	150.00–161.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	154.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	136.97/cwt	136.00–139.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	140.92/cwt	139.00–144.50	1,074	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	141.52/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,030	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	153.16/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,015	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	59.48/cwt	56.00–61.00	583	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	705	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	353	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	644	2
Bulls	—	—	1,489	85.70/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,276	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	72.69/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,074	3
Bulls	—	—	1,702	95.29/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,622	3
Bulls	Large 2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	72.46/cwt	72.00–73.00	922	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	66.91/cwt	64.00–71.00	826	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	667	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	419	129.17/cwt	124.00–135.00	541	4
Bulls	Large 2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	668	118.46/cwt	117.00–120.00	791	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	480	136.64/cwt	130.00–142.00	656	3
Bulls	Large 2	—	423	136.37/cwt	134.00–139.00	577	2
Steers	Large 2	—	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Steers	Large 2	—	510	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	658	1
Steers	Large 2	—	340	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	483	1
Steers	Large 2	—	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	573	123.27/cwt	115.00–126.00	706	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	141.80/cwt	136.00–144.00	727	15
Heifers	Large 2	—	525	122.05/cwt	117.00–125.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Steers	Large 2	—	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	132.51/cwt	130.00–138.00	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	116.91/cwt	115.00–120.00	841	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	141.89/cwt	131.00–146.00	685	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	124.69/cwt	123.00–127.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	836	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,154	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	178.67/cwt	172.00–182.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	155.81/cwt	146.00–160.00	899	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	156.58/cwt	138.00–161.00	827	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	941	1

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 444Last week 673Year ago 918

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 63Year ago 37

Compared to last week:Steers steady,heifers 2.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Supply was light with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	573	135.00–144.00	139.89
1	—	805	108.00	108.00
4	—	321	156.00	156.00
3	—	626	136.00–139.00	136.97
15	—	513	136.00–144.00	141.80
1	—	710	129.00	129.00
1	—	400	151.00	151.00
2	—	375	179.00	179.00
4	—	669	130.00–138.00	132.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	627	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
3	—	480	130.00–142.00	136.64
2	—	423	134.00–139.00	136.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	174.00	174.00
19	—	624	146.00–160.00	155.83
13	—	762	139.00–144.50	140.92
21	—	728	138.00–143.00	141.52
1	—	520	165.00	165.00
24	—	663	148.00–155.00	153.16
3	—	836	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	606	141.00–142.00	141.21
4	—	862	127.00	127.00
9	—	719	126.00–134.00	131.36
4	—	481	150.00–161.00	158.17
2	—	425	150.00–160.00	154.94
1	—	280	171.00	171.00
3	—	345	172.00–182.00	178.67
34	—	577	146.00–160.00	155.81
21	—	528	138.00–161.00	156.58
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	124.00	124.00
1	—	510	129.00	129.00
1	—	340	142.00	142.00
1	—	660	128.00	128.00
1	—	555	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	135.00–142.00	138.32
16	—	522	130.00–144.00	140.01
3	—	371	141.00	141.00
12	—	662	124.00–133.50	131.14
12	—	424	136.00–147.00	140.17
1	—	340	145.00	145.00
10	—	719	115.00–120.00	116.91
8	—	483	131.00–146.00	141.89
2	—	775	108.00	108.00
3	—	628	123.00–127.00	124.69
1	—	905	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	625	135.00–143.50	142.22
11	—	488	152.00–154.00	153.28
9	—	532	146.00–154.00	151.58
8	—	564	146.00–152.00	148.71
1	—	440	154.00	154.00
1	—	730	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	124.00–135.00	129.17
2	—	668	117.00–120.00	118.46
1	—	835	100.00	100.00
1	—	640	118.00	118.00
7	—	573	115.00–126.00	123.27
3	—	525	117.00–125.00	122.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	980	56.00–61.00	59.48
1	—	705	50.00	50.00
2	—	1,023	63.00	63.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	72.00–74.00	72.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	72.00–73.00	72.46
12	—	1,235	64.00–71.00	66.91
1	—	1,130	59.00	59.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,489	83.00–90.00	85.70
3	—	1,702	94.00–98.00	95.29

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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