Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.88/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$148.88

125 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$23.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.33

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	549	150.20	824	118
Large 2	458	126.75	580	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.44/cwt here — about $244 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 sale125 hd

148.88

—

KY average26 barns · 4,641 hd

148.56

+0.33

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	1,764	80.03	1,412	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,576	55.41	873	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	53.64	682	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	43.88	416	9thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	420	129.13/cwt	122.00–139.00	542	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	970	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	507	1
Steers	Large 2	—	495	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	653	1
Steers	Large 2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Steers	Large 2	—	523	119.79/cwt	115.00–126.00	627	3
Steers	Large 2	—	433	132.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	152.43/cwt	144.00–159.00	718	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	165.40/cwt	160.00–168.00	617	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	136.25/cwt	135.00–139.00	849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	141.26/cwt	136.00–154.00	822	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	138.80/cwt	136.00–140.00	909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	148.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,016	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	927	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	133.83/cwt	125.00–146.00	771	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	121.28/cwt	115.00–130.00	759	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	142.34/cwt	140.00–158.00	692	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	135.85/cwt	126.00–144.00	712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	148.98/cwt	147.00–151.00	656	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	590	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	31.52/cwt	30.00–33.00	274	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	51.14/cwt	48.00–55.00	497	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	42.45/cwt	38.00–45.00	413	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	51.00/cwt	49.00–53.00	835	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	58.35/cwt	58.00–59.00	896	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	58.24/cwt	57.00–60.00	760	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	52.91/cwt	48.00–55.00	662	7
Bulls	—	—	1,722	76.42/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,316	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	81.83/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,461	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,310	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	17,723	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	623	107.97/cwt	107.00–109.00	673	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	363	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	485	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	780	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	159.40/cwt	147.00–173.00	518	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	435	131.00/cwt	125.00–139.00	570	3
Bulls	Large 2	—	571	119.57/cwt	100.00–131.00	683	5
Bulls	Large 2	—	460	127.62/cwt	119.00–132.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	627	109.33/cwt	109.00–110.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	131.74/cwt	126.00–134.00	809	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	132.15/cwt	126.00–135.00	493	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	116.02/cwt	112.00–120.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	115.46/cwt	112.00–119.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	165.51/cwt	157.00–169.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	125.24/cwt	120.00–135.00	653	13
Heifers	Large 2	—	428	111.03/cwt	110.00–112.00	475	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	374	116.99/cwt	107.50–120.00	438	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	335	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	392	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	230	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	288	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	685	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	747	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	476	110.32/cwt	105.00–116.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	108.01/cwt	106.00–110.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	133.37/cwt	129.00–139.00	644	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	128.19/cwt	118.00–131.00	735	12
Heifers	Large 2	—	505	107.11/cwt	96.00–118.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	154.16/cwt	134.00–156.00	819	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	157.94/cwt	150.00–161.00	673	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,020	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 Oct 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 363Last week 467Year ago 510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 57Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year 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
9	—	420	122.00–139.00	129.13
2	—	755	110.00–115.00	112.48
7	—	373	126.00–135.00	132.15
4	—	634	112.00–120.00	116.02
2	—	673	112.00–119.00	115.46
13	—	521	120.00–135.00	125.24
2	—	705	106.00–110.00	108.01
14	—	483	129.00–139.00	133.37
1	—	230	145.00	145.00
1	—	830	103.00	103.00
12	—	573	118.00–131.00	128.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	767	126.50	126.50
7	—	614	126.00–134.00	131.74
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	109.00–110.00	109.33
2	—	428	110.00–112.00	111.03
4	—	374	107.50–120.00	116.99
1	—	335	117.00	117.00
1	—	230	125.00	125.00
1	—	685	109.00	109.00
4	—	476	105.00–116.00	110.32
2	—	505	96.00–118.00	107.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	129.00	129.00
1	—	340	149.00	149.00
8	—	471	144.00–159.00	152.43
7	—	373	160.00–168.00	165.40
4	—	623	135.00–139.00	136.25
18	—	582	136.00–154.00	141.26
2	—	765	130.00	130.00
2	—	700	130.00	130.00
5	—	655	136.00–140.00	138.80
41	—	531	134.00–156.00	154.16
12	—	426	150.00–161.00	157.94
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	132.00	132.00
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
3	—	523	115.00–126.00	119.79
2	—	433	130.00–136.00	132.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	684	145.00–150.00	148.48
7	—	602	154.00	154.00
1	—	750	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	112.00	112.00
9	—	576	125.00–146.00	133.83
15	—	626	115.00–130.00	121.28
10	—	486	140.00–158.00	142.34
6	—	524	126.00–144.00	135.85
2	—	440	147.00–151.00	148.98
1	—	665	129.00	129.00
2	—	325	147.00–173.00	159.40
1	—	715	109.00	109.00
1	—	840	100.00	100.00
4	—	379	157.00–169.00	165.51
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	109.00	109.00
2	—	623	107.00–109.00	107.97
2	—	363	133.00–134.00	133.50
1	—	780	91.00	91.00
3	—	435	125.00–139.00	131.00
5	—	571	100.00–131.00	119.57
3	—	460	119.00–132.00	127.62
1	—	730	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	45.00	45.00
3	—	1,305	57.00–60.00	58.24
7	—	1,251	48.00–55.00	52.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	30.00–33.00	31.52
4	—	971	48.00–55.00	51.14
3	—	973	38.00–45.00	42.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	49.00–53.00	51.00
3	—	1,535	58.00–59.00	58.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,722	75.00–77.00	76.42
6	—	1,785	80.00–85.00	81.83

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	—	885	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,390	1,275.00	1,275.00

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

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