Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers steady 1.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Supply was heavy with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.04/cwt on 438 head.

Average price

$151.04

438 head · 788 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$412

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

$24.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.79

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	792	151.55	1,200	429
Large 2	622	126.68	788	9thin

One grade step is worth $24.87/cwt here — about $412 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 sale438 hd

151.04

—

KY average26 barns · 5,543 hd

151.83

−0.79

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	1,527	91.31	1,394	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	70.96	1,023	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	68.23	835	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	57.41	583	5thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	Large 2	—	210	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	136.08/cwt	132.00–143.00	585	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	135.16/cwt	131.00–140.00	776	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	114.99/cwt	108.00–121.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	140.65/cwt	131.00–148.00	685	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	883	148.75/cwt	148.00–149.80	1,313	284
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	127.39/cwt	120.00–135.00	840	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	143.43/cwt	139.00–150.00	532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	955	43
Steers	Large 2	—	497	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	696	2
Steers	Large 2	—	755	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	808	1
Steers	Large 2	—	693	124.52/cwt	120.00–129.00	863	2
Steers	Large 2	—	577	130.35/cwt	128.00–134.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	154.75/cwt	146.00–160.00	817	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	182.03/cwt	180.00–183.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	170.05/cwt	165.00–176.00	709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	170.59/cwt	166.00–175.00	611	2
Steers	Large 2	—	735	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	171.59/cwt	150.00–176.00	832	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	149.99/cwt	149.00–151.00	835	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	165.85/cwt	155.00–166.50	1,015	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	147.54/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,080	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	144.38/cwt	133.00–153.00	969	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	136.43/cwt	125.00–143.00	995	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	147.40/cwt	145.00–148.00	923	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	155.99/cwt	143.00–167.00	744	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	143.60/cwt	136.00–156.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	103.68/cwt	101.00–105.00	842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	177.54/cwt	176.00–179.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	792	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	966	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	510	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	624	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	68.02/cwt	64.00–72.00	827	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	683	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	58.68/cwt	55.00–61.00	590	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	70.96/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,023	3
Bulls	—	—	1,195	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	956	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	94.14/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,516	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	7,722	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	851.82/cwt	810.00–890.00	7,496	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,000	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	569	125.14/cwt	120.00–129.00	712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	125.28/cwt	122.00–130.00	831	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	130.88/cwt	126.00–136.00	810	10
Bulls	Large 2	—	482	134.50/cwt	130.00–141.00	648	5
Bulls	Large 2	—	335	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	157.35/cwt	146.00–165.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	367	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	655	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	793	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	525	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	672	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	725	107.00/cwt	104.00–110.00	776	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	630	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	762	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	418	138.96/cwt	138.00–140.00	581	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	610	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	677	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	330	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	442	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	679	112.79/cwt	100.00–119.00	766	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	139.87/cwt	130.00–152.00	796	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	165.05/cwt	161.00–166.00	644	5
Bulls	Large 2	—	757	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	821	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	530	120.14/cwt	115.00–125.00	637	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	583	121.39/cwt	110.00–125.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	136.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	720	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	130.48/cwt	122.00–138.00	808	19
Heifers	Large 2	—	475	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,011	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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 831Last week 897Year ago 612

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 48Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 34Year ago 3

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers steady 1.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Supply was heavy with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	134.00	134.00
1	—	610	111.00	111.00
1	—	330	134.00	134.00
6	—	679	100.00–119.00	112.79
2	—	530	115.00–125.00	120.14
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
4	—	583	110.00–125.00	121.39
1	—	475	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	430	132.00–143.00	136.08
18	—	574	131.00–140.00	135.16
3	—	818	108.00–121.00	114.99
1	—	240	145.00	145.00
1	—	760	113.00	113.00
35	—	487	131.00–148.00	140.65
10	—	659	120.00–135.00	127.39
7	—	371	139.00–150.00	143.43
1	—	255	144.00	144.00
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
33	—	526	130.00–140.00	136.95
19	—	619	122.00–138.00	130.48
2	—	895	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	608	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	179.00	179.00
284	—	883	148.00–149.80	148.75
3	—	416	180.00–183.00	182.03
44	—	612	155.00–166.50	165.85
30	—	732	144.00–153.00	147.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	137.00	137.00
12	—	528	146.00–160.00	154.75
6	—	417	165.00–176.00	170.05
2	—	782	120.00	120.00
2	—	358	166.00–175.00	170.59
12	—	485	150.00–176.00	171.59
7	—	557	149.00–151.00	149.99
1	—	320	176.00	176.00
14	—	671	133.00–153.00	144.38
4	—	729	125.00–143.00	136.43
5	—	626	145.00–148.00	147.40
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	497	140.00	140.00
1	—	755	107.00	107.00
2	—	693	120.00–129.00	124.52
3	—	577	128.00–134.00	130.35
1	—	735	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	477	143.00–167.00	155.99
4	—	526	136.00–156.00	143.60
3	—	812	101.00–105.00	103.68
2	—	732	117.00	117.00
10	—	663	122.00–130.00	125.28
10	—	619	126.00–136.00	130.88
7	—	431	146.00–165.00	157.35
16	—	569	130.00–152.00	139.87
5	—	390	161.00–166.00	165.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	176.00–179.00	177.54
1	—	450	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	120.00–129.00	125.14
5	—	482	130.00–141.00	134.50
2	—	335	139.00–140.00	139.51
2	—	655	120.00–122.00	121.01
1	—	525	128.00	128.00
2	—	725	104.00–110.00	107.00
1	—	630	121.00	121.00
2	—	418	138.00–140.00	138.96
4	—	757	107.00–110.00	108.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	73.00	73.00
11	—	1,216	64.00–72.00	68.02
1	—	1,120	61.00	61.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	47.00	47.00
1	—	975	64.00	64.00
3	—	1,005	55.00–61.00	58.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	70.00–72.00	70.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,610	90.00–97.00	94.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	780.00	780.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	880	810.00–890.00	851.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	750.00	750.00

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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Albany Livestock Auction

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle