Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder and yearling steers steady except 600-700 lbs they were 5.00-8.00 higher, Feeder heifers 1.00-2.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.97/cwt on 554 head.

Average price

$152.97

554 head · 718 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,098

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$441

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

$23.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.44

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	719	153.10	1,100	551
Medium and Large 2-3	510	129.33	660	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.76/cwt here — about $441 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 sale554 hd

152.97

—

KY average23 barns · 6,068 hd

147.53

+5.44

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	1,640	96.13	1,577	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,316	72.24	951	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,575	66.95	1,054	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,098	62.28	684	14

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1-2Value Added	—	922	142.59/cwt	142.30–143.00	1,315	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	847	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	157.31/cwt	144.00–162.00	738	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	906	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	149.56/cwt	137.00–155.00	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	153.00/cwt	144.00–163.00	871	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	153.22/cwt	141.00–158.00	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	149.30/cwt	146.00–152.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	151.62/cwt	151.00–154.00	925	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	149.27/cwt	140.00–152.00	573	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	127.37/cwt	120.00–133.00	781	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	142.88/cwt	130.00–149.00	597	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.68/cwt	125.00–135.00	751	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	148.16/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,156	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	144.42/cwt	140.00–148.00	757	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	408	175.69/cwt	175.00–177.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	162.84/cwt	157.00–165.50	1,101	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	152.17/cwt	151.00–152.50	1,106	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	924	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	167.02/cwt	156.00–170.50	1,026	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	150.78/cwt	150.00–152.00	701	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	895.24/cwt	810.00–940.00	10,994	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	975.88/cwt	875.00–1,060.00	13,740	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,930	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,022	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	67.99/cwt	66.00–69.00	776	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	61.32/cwt	60.00–64.00	681	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	66.95/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,054	2
Bulls	—	—	1,769	103.01/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,822	4
Bulls	—	—	1,743	96.94/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,690	4
Bulls	—	—	1,332	85.88/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,144	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	72.24/cwt	66.00–79.00	951	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	54.67/cwt	52.00–57.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,452	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	8,008	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	75.36/cwt	74.00–76.00	748	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	10,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,030	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	127.71/cwt	120.00–134.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	139.69/cwt	130.00–145.00	856	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	118.51/cwt	117.00–119.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	154.99/cwt	154.00–156.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	135.33/cwt	132.00–145.00	970	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	112.99/cwt	111.00–115.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	95.97/cwt	90.00–102.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	137.32/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	115.95/cwt	113.00–119.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	115.58/cwt	115.00–118.00	908	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	102.50/cwt	98.00–105.00	855	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	114.98/cwt	114.00–116.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	150.50/cwt	145.00–153.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	127.81/cwt	119.00–129.00	882	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	148.11/cwt	146.00–150.00	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	88.76/cwt	85.00–91.00	819	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	142.10/cwt	135.00–151.00	816	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	145.16/cwt	132.00–149.00	698	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	139.26/cwt	134.00–146.00	733	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	126.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	154.06/cwt	149.00–164.00	578	4

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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,153Last week 1,139Year ago 643

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 47Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 12Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
174	—	922	142.30–143.00	142.59
1	—	800	142.00	142.00
20	—	530	171.00	171.00
62	—	780	148.00–150.00	148.16
28	—	676	157.00–165.50	162.84
22	—	727	151.00–152.50	152.17
50	—	550	168.00	168.00
78	—	614	156.00–170.50	167.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	469	144.00–162.00	157.31
1	—	655	145.00	145.00
1	—	910	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,025	121.00	121.00
7	—	520	137.00–155.00	149.56
20	—	569	144.00–163.00	153.00
1	—	970	122.00	122.00
5	—	422	141.00–158.00	153.22
3	—	378	146.00–152.00	149.30
10	—	610	151.00–154.00	151.62
1	—	880	122.00	122.00
2	—	1,067	121.00	121.00
16	—	717	132.00–145.00	135.33
3	—	772	136.00–139.00	137.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	192.00	192.00
1	—	330	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
1	—	705	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	576	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	384	140.00–152.00	149.27
30	—	613	120.00–133.00	127.37
2	—	820	116.00	116.00
18	—	418	130.00–149.00	142.88
20	—	575	125.00–135.00	130.68
2	—	883	111.00–115.00	112.99
2	—	990	90.00–102.00	95.97
4	—	726	113.00–119.00	115.95
5	—	786	115.00–118.00	115.58
8	—	690	119.00–129.00	127.81
1	—	905	109.00	109.00
2	—	328	146.00–150.00	148.11
21	—	481	132.00–149.00	145.16
30	—	526	134.00–146.00	139.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	151.00	151.00
5	—	465	150.00–152.00	150.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	114.00	114.00
1	—	555	122.00	122.00
1	—	460	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	524	140.00–148.00	144.42
14	—	613	130.00–145.00	139.69
4	—	724	117.00–119.00	118.51
4	—	428	154.00–156.00	154.99
1	—	650	137.00	137.00
4	—	834	98.00–105.00	102.50
2	—	775	114.00–116.00	114.98
3	—	480	145.00–153.00	150.50
4	—	923	85.00–91.00	88.76
7	—	574	135.00–151.00	142.10
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
1	—	860	104.00	104.00
4	—	375	149.00–164.00	154.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	175.00–177.00	175.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	120.00–134.00	127.71
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
1	—	400	127.50	127.50
1	—	855	85.00	85.00
3	—	575	125.00–130.00	126.71
2	—	610	125.00	125.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,228	810.00–940.00	895.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,408	875.00–1,060.00	975.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	660.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	540.00	540.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	730.00	730.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	620.00	620.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	880.00	880.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	992	74.00–76.00	75.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,142	66.00–69.00	67.99
6	—	1,111	60.00–64.00	61.32
3	—	1,000	52.00–57.00	54.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	66.00–68.00	66.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,316	66.00–79.00	72.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,769	100.00–109.00	103.01
4	—	1,743	95.00–99.00	96.94
3	—	1,332	84.00–88.00	85.88

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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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