Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steers and heifers mostly steady.Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 lower.No comparison on bulls,no test last week.Moderate 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 200 head.

Average price

$152.10

200 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$375

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

$19.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.91

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	661	152.87	1,011	192
Large 2	476	133.61	635	8thin

One grade step is worth $19.26/cwt here — about $375 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 sale200 hd

152.10

—

KY average19 barns · 3,278 hd

154.01

−1.91

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	1,840	90.68	1,668	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,559	69.61	1,085	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	63.16	744	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	55.69	555	9thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1-2Value Added	—	561	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	130.34/cwt	127.00–138.00	751	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	151.51/cwt	150.00–152.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	141.07/cwt	133.00–146.00	673	22
Steers	Large 2	—	490	137.22/cwt	130.00–141.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	154.89/cwt	143.00–161.00	801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	164.57/cwt	163.00–166.00	848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	866	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,271	63
Heifers	Large 2	—	485	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	140.53/cwt	137.00–144.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	167.14/cwt	149.00–173.00	730	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	166.05/cwt	152.50–175.00	623	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	135.00/cwt	134.00–137.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	135.86/cwt	128.00–142.00	716	31
Steers	Large 2	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	152.10/cwt	137.00–160.00	870	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,154	1
Steers	Large 2	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	138.15/cwt	130.00–145.00	915	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	176.90/cwt	175.00–178.00	738	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	144.24/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	143.51/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,098	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	163.22/cwt	163.00–164.00	916	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	149.72/cwt	147.00–153.00	943	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,141	1
Steers	Large 2	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	162.07/cwt	150.00–173.00	778	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	132.97/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,028	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	162.64/cwt	161.00–164.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	135.52/cwt	133.00–138.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	730	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	426	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	71.15/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,147	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	910	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	69.08/cwt	66.00–71.00	776	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	498	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	59.53/cwt	56.00–62.00	594	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	62.69/cwt	58.00–65.00	740	16
Bulls	—	—	1,916	93.54/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,792	7
Bulls	—	—	1,733	86.68/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,502	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,064	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,215	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,788	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	11,186	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	12,366	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	490	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	666	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	415	133.54/cwt	132.00–135.00	554	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	132.52/cwt	126.00–139.00	905	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	117.90/cwt	110.00–122.00	858	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	153.56/cwt	144.00–170.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	141.69/cwt	130.00–153.00	742	9
Bulls	Large 2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	144.19/cwt	141.00–145.00	904	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	949	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	338	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	458	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	145.87/cwt	140.00–155.00	697	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	146.14/cwt	128.00–157.00	833	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	143.08/cwt	132.00–148.00	622	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	117.67/cwt	107.00–123.00	839	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	140.98/cwt	138.00–144.00	539	11
Heifers	Large 2	—	520	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	127.82/cwt	120.00–130.00	790	13
Heifers	Large 2	—	386	131.43/cwt	129.00–135.00	507	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 Sep 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 601Last week 432Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 24Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 8

Compared to last week: steers and heifers mostly steady.Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 lower.No comparison on bulls,no test last week.Moderate supply with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	561	145.00	145.00
1	—	450	151.00	151.00
4	—	413	150.00–152.00	151.51
2	—	502	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	135.00	135.00
18	—	576	127.00–138.00	130.34
22	—	477	133.00–146.00	141.07
31	—	527	128.00–142.00	135.86
24	—	435	132.00–148.00	143.08
12	—	713	107.00–123.00	117.67
11	—	382	138.00–144.00	140.98
13	—	618	120.00–130.00	127.82
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	129.00	129.00
2	—	338	135.00–136.00	135.50
1	—	685	114.00	114.00
1	—	270	135.00	135.00
2	—	520	119.00–121.00	119.99
4	—	386	129.00–135.00	131.43
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	130.00–141.00	137.22
2	—	575	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	250	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	143.00–161.00	154.89
2	—	615	137.00–144.00	140.53
3	—	331	175.00	175.00
9	—	437	149.00–173.00	167.14
7	—	375	152.50–175.00	166.05
3	—	705	134.00–137.00	135.00
19	—	572	137.00–160.00	152.10
1	—	855	135.00	135.00
9	—	662	130.00–145.00	138.15
1	—	845	135.00	135.00
17	—	480	150.00–173.00	162.07
2	—	773	130.00–136.00	132.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	515	163.00–166.00	164.57
1	—	820	138.00	138.00
63	—	866	146.75	146.75
10	—	417	175.00–178.00	176.90
4	—	732	143.00–148.00	144.24
12	—	765	140.00–144.00	143.51
9	—	561	163.00–164.00	163.22
7	—	630	147.00–153.00	149.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	161.00	161.00
5	—	627	141.00–145.00	144.19
1	—	650	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	161.00–164.00	162.64
2	—	635	133.00–138.00	135.52
2	—	325	160.00	160.00
1	—	870	103.00	103.00
2	—	683	126.00–139.00	132.52
8	—	728	110.00–122.00	117.90
4	—	424	144.00–170.00	153.56
1	—	830	112.00	112.00
9	—	524	130.00–153.00	141.69
10	—	478	140.00–155.00	145.87
21	—	570	128.00–157.00	146.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	136.00	136.00
2	—	415	132.00–135.00	133.54
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	40.00	40.00
2	—	958	52.00	52.00
6	—	998	56.00–62.00	59.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,612	69.00–74.00	71.15
1	—	1,400	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	53.00	53.00
3	—	1,123	66.00–71.00	69.08
16	—	1,180	58.00–65.00	62.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,916	90.00–96.00	93.54
5	—	1,733	85.00–88.00	86.68

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)	1	—	1,120	720.00	720.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	740.00	740.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	560.00	560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	940.00	940.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,080.00	1,080.00

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

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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

Replacement Cattle