Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.22/cwt on 282 head.

Average price

$159.22

282 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$26.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.83

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	599	159.87	958	275
Medium and Large 2-3	601	133.87	804	7thin

One grade step is worth $26.00/cwt here — about $154 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 sale282 hd

159.22

—

KY average24 barns · 5,288 hd

149.40

+9.83

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	1,705	98.92	1,687	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,693	74.07	1,254	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,356	70.85	961	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	61.45	629	18

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	380	141.06/cwt	134.00–149.00	536	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	149.89/cwt	140.00–156.00	853	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	139.00/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	130.58/cwt	120.00–137.00	825	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	137.33/cwt	131.00–144.00	724	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	168.32/cwt	156.00–168.50	1,012	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	112.52/cwt	111.00–114.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	144.60/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,108	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	105.98/cwt	104.00–113.00	876	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	139.65/cwt	130.00–142.50	1,167	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	146.67/cwt	145.00–150.00	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,002	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	146.65/cwt	135.00–152.00	911	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	157.46/cwt	156.00–159.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	161.14/cwt	160.00–162.50	355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	162.68/cwt	155.00–174.00	768	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	134.19/cwt	128.00–144.00	765	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	168.91/cwt	167.00–175.00	736	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	157.05/cwt	143.00–164.00	829	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	162.27/cwt	157.50–174.00	600	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	937.14/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	11,133	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	138.11/cwt	133.00–142.00	594	9
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	170.83/cwt	169.00–171.00	957	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	401	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	695	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,266	1,005.55/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	12,730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,045	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,351	1,348.15/cwt	1,060.00–1,525.00	18,214	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	153.41/cwt	144.00–163.00	871	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	525	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	67.62/cwt	65.00–71.00	753	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	61.81/cwt	60.00–64.00	611	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	74.07/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,254	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	738	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	71.75/cwt	67.00–76.00	981	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	53.96/cwt	49.00–58.00	511	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,216	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	1,440.33/cwt	1,250.00–1,570.00	21,821	5
Bulls	—	—	1,765	94.17/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,662	3
Bulls	—	—	1,645	103.67/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,460.00/cwt	1,460.00–1,460.00	21,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	742	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	764.11/cwt	725.00–800.00	8,466	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	140.03/cwt	135.00–145.00	683	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	127.01/cwt	126.00–128.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	154.31/cwt	151.00–161.00	650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	121.69/cwt	120.00–124.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	104.05/cwt	102.00–106.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	116.29/cwt	116.00–117.00	904	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	161.10/cwt	148.00–169.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	130.52/cwt	130.00–131.00	418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	148.19/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,017	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	139.76/cwt	137.00–143.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	135.60/cwt	128.00–144.00	909	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	155.07/cwt	149.00–159.00	808	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	126.25/cwt	117.00–131.00	842	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	128.48/cwt	120.00–134.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	138.60/cwt	132.00–147.00	649	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	143.59/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,035	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	145.72/cwt	139.00–154.00	493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	168.64/cwt	160.00–178.00	641	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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 897Last week 1,153Year ago 903

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 48Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 19Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	380	134.00–149.00	141.06
22	—	632	120.00–137.00	130.58
19	—	527	131.00–144.00	137.33
2	—	718	111.00–114.00	112.52
5	—	827	104.00–113.00	105.98
3	—	275	145.00–150.00	146.67
38	—	570	128.00–144.00	134.19
9	—	430	133.00–142.00	138.11
7	—	777	116.00–117.00	116.29
19	—	667	117.00–131.00	126.25
28	—	468	132.00–147.00	138.60
1	—	890	111.00	111.00
3	—	338	139.00–154.00	145.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	713	140.50	140.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	156.00–159.00	157.46
4	—	330	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	115.00–117.00	116.02
2	—	420	126.00–128.00	127.01
2	—	773	102.00–106.00	104.05
1	—	705	94.00	94.00
1	—	495	124.00	124.00
2	—	320	130.00–131.00	130.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	569	140.00–156.00	149.89
5	—	421	151.00–161.00	154.31
3	—	727	120.00–124.00	121.69
1	—	805	109.00	109.00
3	—	470	148.00–169.00	161.10
4	—	614	137.00–143.00	139.76
6	—	670	128.00–144.00	135.60
13	—	521	149.00–159.00	155.07
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
2	—	380	160.00–178.00	168.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	135.00–145.00	140.03
1	—	590	132.00	132.00
1	—	445	147.00	147.00
4	—	515	120.00–134.00	128.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	892	138.00–142.00	139.00
1	—	945	128.00	128.00
10	—	766	138.00–149.00	144.60
8	—	836	130.00–142.50	139.65
15	—	621	135.00–152.00	146.65
2	—	220	160.00–162.50	161.14
13	—	472	155.00–174.00	162.68
8	—	436	167.00–175.00	168.91
15	—	528	143.00–164.00	157.05
8	—	370	157.50–174.00	162.27
19	—	568	144.00–163.00	153.41
27	—	686	140.00–152.00	148.19
12	—	721	135.00–146.00	143.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	601	156.00–168.50	168.32
36	—	560	169.00–171.00	170.83
17	—	657	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	401	183.00	183.00
5	—	380	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	149.00	149.00
1	—	870	117.00	117.00
2	—	560	130.00–135.00	132.54
1	—	540	137.00	137.00
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
1	—	790	129.00	129.00

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)	10	—	1,188	800.00–1,100.00	937.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,266	900.00–1,100.00	1,005.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	740.00	740.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	725.00–800.00	764.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	690.00	690.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	800.00	800.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	860.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,351	1,060.00–1,525.00	1,348.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,515	1,250.00–1,570.00	1,440.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,445	1,460.00	1,460.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,113	65.00–71.00	67.62
5	—	988	60.00–64.00	61.81
6	—	947	49.00–58.00	53.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	73.00–75.00	74.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	60.00	60.00
12	—	1,367	67.00–76.00	71.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,765	92.00–97.00	94.17
3	—	1,645	103.00–104.00	103.67

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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