Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers 2.00-3.00 higher.heifers 1.00-3.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Heavy supply with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.10/cwt on 505 head.

Average price

$152.10

505 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,102

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$474

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

$13.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.59

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	733	152.53	1,118	489
Large 2	463	139.00	644	16thin

One grade step is worth $13.53/cwt here — about $474 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 sale505 hd

152.10

—

KY average25 barns · 5,811 hd

150.51

+1.59

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	1,792	90.33	1,618	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,501	71.11	1,067	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	66.18	812	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	996	63.33	631	7thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	136.55/cwt	130.00–143.00	778	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	139.54/cwt	132.00–146.00	593	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	158.75/cwt	152.00–166.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	128.75/cwt	121.00–135.00	814	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	178.28/cwt	166.00–182.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	118.50/cwt	114.00–123.00	866	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	142.38/cwt	141.00–145.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	155.11/cwt	146.00–163.00	906	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	132.51/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,153	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	155.75/cwt	141.50–158.75	1,187	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	150.99/cwt	137.00–157.00	796	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	909	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,223	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	139.32/cwt	134.00–145.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	174.83/cwt	172.00–183.00	755	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	133.30/cwt	133.00–133.50	1,016	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	860	147.93/cwt	146.30–149.50	1,272	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	148.62/cwt	141.00–153.00	1,085	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	129.51/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	154.51/cwt	153.00–155.00	827	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	715	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	910	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	131.49/cwt	125.00–138.00	856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	831	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,163	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	169.33/cwt	164.00–172.00	901	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	156.44/cwt	149.00–164.00	976	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	151.19/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,013	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	139.33/cwt	137.00–142.50	878	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	956	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	75.99/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,146	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	594	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	73.44/cwt	73.00–74.00	909	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	66.24/cwt	61.00–69.00	815	12
Bulls	—	—	1,862	93.34/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,738	3
Bulls	—	—	1,739	88.07/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,532	4
Steers	Large 2	—	426	139.23/cwt	130.00–146.00	593	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	509	122.27/cwt	119.00–125.00	622	4
Bulls	Large 2	—	479	138.87/cwt	129.00–145.00	665	6
Bulls	Large 2	—	428	138.98/cwt	136.00–143.00	595	3
Bulls	Large 2	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	65.82/cwt	63.00–69.00	659	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	290	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	394	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	371	133.52/cwt	129.00–137.00	495	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	594	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	67.45/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,008	4
Steers	Large 2	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	655	111.97/cwt	108.00–116.00	733	2
Steers	Large 2	—	280	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	442	1
Steers	Large 2	—	725	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	863	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	610	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	616	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	572	123.79/cwt	120.00–125.00	708	4
Steers	Large 2	—	605	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	672	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	495	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	686	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,831	1
Steers	Large 2	—	343	150.04/cwt	145.00–155.00	515	2
Steers	Large 2	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	833.59/cwt	610.00–900.00	10,287	4
Steers	Large 2	—	480	141.31/cwt	139.00–143.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	142.32/cwt	135.00–157.00	813	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	154.81/cwt	150.00–166.00	745	12
Heifers	Large 2	—	328	133.95/cwt	130.00–137.00	439	3
Steers	Large 2	—	380	152.54/cwt	151.00–154.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	169.67/cwt	155.00–179.00	636	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	161.52/cwt	159.00–164.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	119.71/cwt	117.00–124.00	862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	127.17/cwt	120.00–129.50	871	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,363	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	141.47/cwt	132.00–149.00	665	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	137.36/cwt	130.00–145.00	725	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	148.63/cwt	131.00–159.00	773	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	162.85/cwt	150.00–168.00	774	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	134.98/cwt	130.00–143.00	814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	154.02/cwt	148.00–161.00	655	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	160.04/cwt	159.00–161.00	533	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 Aug 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,139Last week 444Year ago 547

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 34Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 6

Compared to last week:Steers 2.00-3.00 higher.heifers 1.00-3.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Heavy supply with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	570	130.00–143.00	136.55
20	—	425	132.00–146.00	139.54
1	—	835	113.00	113.00
14	—	632	121.00–135.00	128.75
6	—	731	114.00–123.00	118.50
3	—	382	141.00–145.00	142.38
1	—	925	110.00	110.00
12	—	685	120.00–129.50	127.17
16	—	470	132.00–149.00	141.47
15	—	528	130.00–145.00	137.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	762	133.00–133.50	133.30
36	—	535	153.00–155.00	154.51
49	—	445	160.75	160.75
14	—	669	136.00	136.00
19	—	630	137.00–142.50	139.33
4	—	708	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	509	119.00–125.00	122.27
1	—	290	136.00	136.00
6	—	371	129.00–137.00	133.52
2	—	655	108.00–116.00	111.97
1	—	610	101.00	101.00
4	—	572	120.00–125.00	123.79
1	—	495	132.00	132.00
3	—	328	130.00–137.00	133.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	152.00–166.00	158.75
4	—	387	166.00–182.00	178.28
1	—	765	138.00	138.00
1	—	615	144.00	144.00
27	—	584	146.00–163.00	155.11
4	—	870	128.00–134.00	132.51
10	—	527	137.00–157.00	150.99
2	—	735	130.00–132.00	131.01
2	—	673	134.00–145.00	139.32
4	—	830	123.00–133.00	129.51
20	—	475	150.00–168.00	162.85
2	—	333	159.00–161.00	160.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	762	141.50–158.75	155.75
11	—	909	134.50	134.50
12	—	432	172.00–183.00	174.83
126	—	860	146.30–149.50	147.93
43	—	730	141.00–153.00	148.62
16	—	831	140.00	140.00
12	—	532	164.00–172.00	169.33
29	—	624	149.00–164.00	156.44
18	—	670	147.00–153.00	151.19
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	130.00–146.00	139.23
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
1	—	280	158.00	158.00
1	—	725	119.00	119.00
1	—	605	111.00	111.00
2	—	343	145.00–155.00	150.04
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
3	—	480	139.00–143.00	141.31
2	—	380	151.00–154.00	152.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	651	125.00–138.00	131.49
1	—	295	163.00	163.00
1	—	200	165.00	165.00
14	—	571	135.00–157.00	142.32
12	—	481	150.00–166.00	154.81
9	—	375	155.00–179.00	169.67
2	—	343	159.00–164.00	161.52
4	—	720	117.00–124.00	119.71
19	—	520	131.00–159.00	148.63
4	—	603	130.00–143.00	134.98
9	—	425	148.00–161.00	154.02
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	129.00–145.00	138.87
3	—	428	136.00–143.00	138.98
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	183.00	183.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,508	75.00–77.00	75.99
4	—	1,495	65.00–70.00	67.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	51.00	51.00
2	—	1,238	73.00–74.00	73.44
12	—	1,230	61.00–69.00	66.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,001	63.00–69.00	65.82
3	—	990	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,862	91.00–96.00	93.34
4	—	1,739	86.00–90.00	88.07

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,234	610.00–900.00	833.59
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	900.00	900.00

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

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