Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week:Steers 1.00-2.00 higher,heifers mostly steady.Slaughter cows 1.00 higher,slaughter bulls steady.Good supply with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.05/cwt on 266 head.

Average price

$130.05

266 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$15.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.20

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	131.64	789	239
Large 2	479	115.92	555	27

One grade step is worth $15.72/cwt here — about $234 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 sale266 hd

130.05

—

KY average23 barns · 4,939 hd

132.25

−2.20

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	1,478	81.25	1,201	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,422	62.93	895	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,162	56.14	652	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	979	44.79	438	16

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Steers	Large 2	—	570	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	129.38/cwt	117.00–135.00	670	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	125.60/cwt	119.00–137.00	600	31
Heifers	Large 2	—	620	108.19/cwt	103.00–111.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	144.85/cwt	144.85–144.85	1,053	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	149.03/cwt	132.00–162.00	781	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	128.63/cwt	126.00–130.50	826	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	125.19/cwt	118.00–129.00	711	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	128.18/cwt	121.00–139.00	543	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	117.21/cwt	112.00–124.00	783	3
Steers	Large 2	—	432	127.72/cwt	124.00–134.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	150.83/cwt	140.00–163.00	713	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	133.06/cwt	125.00–139.00	828	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	160.50/cwt	153.00–165.00	603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	143.37/cwt	127.00–156.00	826	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	1
Steers	Large 2	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Steers	Large 2	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Steers	Large 2	—	469	131.52/cwt	130.00–134.00	617	4
Steers	Large 2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	133.06/cwt	121.00–141.00	902	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	863	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,234	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	153.12/cwt	144.00–153.50	929	50
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	440	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	128.64/cwt	125.00–131.00	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	161.04/cwt	148.00–168.00	678	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	806	148.77/cwt	145.50–149.00	1,199	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	108.34/cwt	108.00–109.00	845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	146.66/cwt	141.00–159.00	695	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	135.83/cwt	126.00–145.00	770	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	128.86/cwt	119.00–130.00	832	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	155.31/cwt	144.00–163.00	663	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	30.43/cwt	28.00–32.00	280	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	53.32/cwt	48.00–60.00	540	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	60.48/cwt	58.00–66.00	722	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	53.27/cwt	49.00–57.00	604	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	462	1
Bulls	—	—	1,435	76.74/cwt	71.00–82.00	1,101	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	42.02/cwt	38.00–45.00	407	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	62.93/cwt	61.00–65.00	895	6
Bulls	—	—	1,504	83.95/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,263	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	5,922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	112.39/cwt	107.00–118.00	820	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,963	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	13,104	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,136	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	383	128.93/cwt	127.00–131.00	494	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	559	119.56/cwt	115.00–122.00	668	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	122.35/cwt	119.00–128.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	520	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	485	133.00/cwt	131.00–135.00	645	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	685	109.98/cwt	103.00–114.00	753	7
Heifers	Large 2	—	524	111.77/cwt	106.00–116.00	586	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	374	123.61/cwt	119.00–125.00	462	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	160.39/cwt	155.00–165.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	136.39/cwt	130.00–148.00	700	13
Bulls	Large 2	—	618	108.78/cwt	102.00–112.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	116.46/cwt	114.00–119.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	129.01/cwt	128.00–131.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	575	110.50/cwt	107.00–114.00	635	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	470	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	545	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	517	115.31/cwt	111.00–118.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	699	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	923	24
Heifers	Large 2	—	683	105.96/cwt	102.00–110.00	724	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	335	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	412	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	280	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	357	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	428	113.05/cwt	110.00–116.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	119.25/cwt	115.00–123.00	758	14

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 843Last week 363Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 34Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 6Year ago 8

compared to last week:Steers 1.00-2.00 higher,heifers mostly steady.Slaughter cows 1.00 higher,slaughter bulls steady.Good supply with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	119.00–120.00	119.50
3	—	432	124.00–134.00	127.72
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
4	—	469	130.00–134.00	131.52
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	524	132.00–162.00	149.03
2	—	760	120.00–122.00	121.00
12	—	473	140.00–163.00	150.83
7	—	622	125.00–139.00	133.06
4	—	376	153.00–165.00	160.50
37	—	576	127.00–156.00	143.37
1	—	315	165.00	165.00
21	—	678	121.00–141.00	133.06
1	—	905	125.00	125.00
3	—	713	125.00–131.00	128.64
10	—	421	148.00–168.00	161.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	170.00	170.00
3	—	863	143.00	143.00
50	—	607	144.00–153.50	153.12
46	—	806	145.50–149.00	148.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	113.00	113.00
38	—	518	117.00–135.00	129.38
31	—	478	119.00–137.00	125.60
21	—	568	118.00–129.00	125.19
21	—	424	121.00–139.00	128.18
3	—	668	112.00–124.00	117.21
2	—	728	114.00–119.00	116.46
3	—	342	128.00–131.00	129.01
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
14	—	636	115.00–123.00	119.25
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	103.00–111.00	108.19
4	—	524	106.00–116.00	111.77
8	—	374	119.00–125.00	123.61
2	—	575	107.00–114.00	110.50
1	—	470	116.00	116.00
2	—	683	102.00–110.00	105.96
1	—	335	123.00	123.00
2	—	280	127.50	127.50
2	—	428	110.00–116.00	113.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	727	144.85	144.85
19	—	642	126.00–130.50	128.63
24	—	699	132.00	132.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	108.00–109.00	108.34
7	—	474	141.00–159.00	146.66
12	—	567	126.00–145.00	135.83
17	—	646	119.00–130.00	128.86
11	—	427	144.00–163.00	155.31
2	—	730	107.00–118.00	112.39
3	—	670	119.00–128.00	122.35
1	—	320	162.50	162.50
3	—	367	155.00–165.00	160.39
13	—	513	130.00–148.00	136.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	127.00–131.00	128.93
7	—	559	115.00–122.00	119.56
2	—	485	131.00–135.00	133.00
7	—	685	103.00–114.00	109.98
4	—	618	102.00–112.00	108.78
3	—	517	111.00–118.00	115.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	920	28.00–32.00	30.43
7	—	1,013	48.00–60.00	53.32
6	—	968	38.00–45.00	42.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,194	58.00–66.00	60.48
14	—	1,133	49.00–57.00	53.27
1	—	1,155	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,422	61.00–65.00	62.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	71.00–82.00	76.74
5	—	1,504	83.00–85.00	83.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	630.00	630.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,120.00	1,120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	710.00	710.00

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

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