Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.93/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$135.93

210 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$14.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.15

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	545	137.87	752	181
Large 2	466	123.82	577	29

One grade step is worth $14.04/cwt here — about $175 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 sale210 hd

135.93

—

KY average27 barns · 5,312 hd

138.08

−2.15

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	1,753	89.50	1,569	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,639	64.50	1,057	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	60.91	715	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,022	55.46	567	7thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	148.24/cwt	146.00–150.00	836	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	141.57/cwt	141.00–142.00	862	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	363	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	159.02/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,000	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	130.56/cwt	129.00–138.00	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	135.57/cwt	128.00–140.00	897	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	122.40/cwt	121.00–125.00	809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	135.23/cwt	128.00–143.00	772	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	148.88/cwt	146.00–150.00	761	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	152.32/cwt	152.00–153.00	663	3
Steers	Large 2	—	710	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	824	1
Steers	Large 2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	140.13/cwt	139.00–141.00	530	7
Heifers	Large 2	—	435	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	138.94/cwt	130.00–146.00	727	41
Heifers	Large 2	—	313	133.95/cwt	127.50–136.00	419	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	166.63/cwt	165.00–167.00	896	11
Steers	Large 2	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	671	111.76/cwt	107.00–116.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	144.22/cwt	131.00–151.00	695	21
Heifers	Large 2	—	625	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	144.79/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,057	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	411	181.99/cwt	179.00–187.00	748	4
Steers	Large 2	—	463	133.98/cwt	131.00–140.00	620	3
Steers	Large 2	—	620	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	750	1
Steers	Large 2	—	540	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	707	1
Steers	Large 2	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	170.33/cwt	169.00–171.00	945	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	148.31/cwt	134.00–164.00	853	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	159.39/cwt	147.00–171.00	757	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	155.76/cwt	135.00–164.00	813	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,147	23
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	517	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	481	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	164.82/cwt	160.00–174.00	710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	143.47/cwt	134.00–145.00	902	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	158.73/cwt	155.00–161.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	154.12/cwt	144.00–160.00	653	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	161.49/cwt	150.00–171.00	757	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	126.66/cwt	122.00–129.00	890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	473	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	57.29/cwt	52.00–63.00	572	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	61.46/cwt	57.00–64.00	1,023	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	59.43/cwt	54.00–64.00	673	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	614	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	66.82/cwt	65.00–69.00	864	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	53.02/cwt	52.00–54.00	558	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	66.78/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,081	4
Bulls	—	—	1,603	83.58/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,340	4
Bulls	—	—	1,720	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,789	1
Bulls	—	—	1,858	91.03/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,691	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,330	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,285	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,854	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	818.42/cwt	800.00–840.00	10,132	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	579.08/cwt	550.00–610.00	6,156	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	821.47/cwt	700.00–900.00	10,868	6
Bulls	Large 2	—	413	134.67/cwt	132.00–137.50	556	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	628	120.94/cwt	119.00–123.00	760	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	285	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	406	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	575	124.37/cwt	120.00–129.00	715	6
Bulls	Large 2	—	675	113.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	769	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	255	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	153.00/cwt	152.00–154.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	115.45/cwt	113.00–122.00	827	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	142.18/cwt	133.00–150.00	609	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	927	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	128.16/cwt	121.00–135.00	789	13
Heifers	Large 2	—	580	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	179.16/cwt	174.00–185.00	756	5
Bulls	Large 2	—	360	146.94/cwt	145.00–148.00	529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	136.07/cwt	129.00–140.00	901	7
Heifers	Large 2	—	473	124.11/cwt	116.00–129.00	587	6
Heifers	Large 2	—	516	115.97/cwt	109.00–120.00	598	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	376	133.90/cwt	131.00–138.00	503	5
Bulls	Large 2	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	782	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	845	3
Bulls	Large 2	—	478	136.71/cwt	126.00–142.00	653	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	141.24/cwt	134.00–155.00	751	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	139.62/cwt	136.00–148.00	793	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	158.00/cwt	157.00–159.00	822	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 577Last week 601Year ago 841

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 46Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 10Year ago 17

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

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
12	—	564	146.00–150.00	148.24
7	—	609	141.00–142.00	141.57
8	—	511	146.00–150.00	148.88
3	—	435	152.00–153.00	152.32
2	—	455	152.00–154.00	153.00
6	—	705	131.50	131.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	661	121.00–125.00	122.40
27	—	571	128.00–143.00	135.23
7	—	378	139.00–141.00	140.13
41	—	523	130.00–146.00	138.94
21	—	482	131.00–151.00	144.22
7	—	716	113.00–122.00	115.45
2	—	905	109.00	109.00
2	—	817	110.00	110.00
18	—	428	133.00–150.00	142.18
13	—	616	121.00–135.00	128.16
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	122.00	122.00
5	—	313	127.50–136.00	133.95
4	—	671	107.00–116.00	111.76
1	—	625	119.00	119.00
1	—	255	122.00	122.00
2	—	580	115.00–118.00	116.50
6	—	473	116.00–129.00	124.11
4	—	516	109.00–120.00	115.97
5	—	376	131.00–138.00	133.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	188.00	188.00
30	—	629	150.00–167.00	159.02
11	—	538	165.00–167.00	166.63
8	—	730	139.00–148.00	144.79
4	—	411	179.00–187.00	181.99
12	—	555	169.00–171.00	170.33
23	—	767	149.50	149.50
1	—	660	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	612	129.00–138.00	130.56
6	—	662	128.00–140.00	135.57
13	—	575	134.00–164.00	148.31
2	—	747	136.00	136.00
1	—	820	120.00	120.00
17	—	475	147.00–171.00	159.39
18	—	522	135.00–164.00	155.76
4	—	431	160.00–174.00	164.82
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	116.00	116.00
2	—	370	150.00	150.00
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
3	—	463	131.00–140.00	133.98
1	—	620	121.00	121.00
1	—	540	131.00	131.00
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	517	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	629	134.00–145.00	143.47
4	—	380	155.00–161.00	158.73
7	—	424	144.00–160.00	154.12
17	—	469	150.00–171.00	161.49
3	—	703	122.00–129.00	126.66
1	—	300	157.50	157.50
7	—	662	129.00–140.00	136.07
6	—	532	134.00–155.00	141.24
16	—	568	136.00–148.00	139.62
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	132.00–137.50	134.67
2	—	628	119.00–123.00	120.94
1	—	285	142.50	142.50
6	—	575	120.00–129.00	124.37
3	—	675	110.00–116.00	113.99
3	—	360	145.00–148.00	146.94
1	—	515	125.00	125.00
3	—	782	108.00	108.00
6	—	478	126.00–142.00	136.71
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	174.00–185.00	179.16
2	—	520	157.00–159.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	999	52.00–63.00	57.29
3	—	1,053	52.00–54.00	53.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,665	57.00–64.00	61.46
4	—	1,619	65.00–71.00	66.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,133	54.00–64.00	59.43
1	—	1,180	52.00	52.00
6	—	1,293	65.00–69.00	66.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,603	80.00–86.00	83.58
1	—	1,720	104.00	104.00
6	—	1,858	87.00–94.00	91.03

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,238	800.00–840.00	818.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,063	550.00–610.00	579.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,323	700.00–900.00	821.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	760.00	760.00

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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Heifers · 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