Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady-2.00 higher with good demand, feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for weaned feeder cattle, lower demand for non-weaned cattle with moderate offerings and good buyer activity this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.56/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$124.56

162 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$18.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.50

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	520	126.58	659	144
Medium and Large 2-3	487	108.45	528	18thin

One grade step is worth $18.12/cwt here — about $131 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 sale162 hd

124.56

—

KY average25 barns · 6,132 hd

131.07

−6.50

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	1,565	85.06	1,331	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,498	59.76	895	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	57.83	674	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	979	46.91	459	9thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 2-3	—	755	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	172.18/cwt	171.00–176.00	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	112.00/cwt	101.00–123.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	110.81/cwt	101.00–116.00	419	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	127.66/cwt	121.00–134.00	417	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	137.86/cwt	135.00–141.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	167.71/cwt	165.00–174.00	872	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	128.15/cwt	120.00–130.00	488	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	114.28/cwt	106.00–117.00	831	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	179.32/cwt	174.00–185.00	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	131.49/cwt	125.00–139.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	120.99/cwt	110.00–129.00	739	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	116.78/cwt	111.00–124.00	771	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	131.37/cwt	120.00–138.00	691	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	133.53/cwt	130.00–137.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	144.03/cwt	140.00–149.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	796	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,178	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	143.01/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	376	176.27/cwt	174.00–180.00	663	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	145.32/cwt	138.00–149.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	157.01/cwt	151.00–163.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	155.28/cwt	140.00–163.00	807	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	150.50/cwt	140.00–160.00	853	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	157.04/cwt	145.00–167.00	738	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,066	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,274	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	162.60/cwt	158.00–165.00	598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	165.12/cwt	160.00–175.00	476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	143.56/cwt	121.00–150.00	751	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	128.31/cwt	116.00–134.00	798	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	94.94/cwt	85.00–105.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	152.02/cwt	138.00–160.00	654	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	426	163.28/cwt	161.00–166.00	696	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	598	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	61.72/cwt	60.00–64.00	931	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	56.83/cwt	54.00–59.00	843	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	56.12/cwt	52.00–59.00	660	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	53.11/cwt	50.00–57.00	559	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	46.44/cwt	43.00–48.00	427	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	478	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	222	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	62.18/cwt	60.00–66.00	728	7
Bulls	—	—	1,555	82.34/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,280	6
Bulls	—	—	1,145	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	847	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	98.74/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,780	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	647	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,430	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	9,788	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	100.12/cwt	90.00–105.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	115.52/cwt	98.00–125.00	564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	143.96/cwt	127.00–154.00	818	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	147.91/cwt	140.00–153.00	553	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	152.04/cwt	137.00–165.00	411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	145.83/cwt	131.00–153.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	818	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	106.36/cwt	88.00–116.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	106.01/cwt	102.00–111.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	129.08/cwt	117.00–134.00	728	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	131.49/cwt	120.00–138.00	622	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	128.20/cwt	123.00–131.00	553	11

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 Nov 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 585Last week 843Year ago 670

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 66Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 9Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	101.00	101.00
2	—	345	101.00–123.00	112.00
5	—	378	101.00–116.00	110.81
3	—	468	88.00–116.00	106.36
1	—	725	103.00	103.00
4	—	585	102.00–111.00	106.01
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
1	—	435	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	103.00	103.00
1	—	850	133.00	133.00
13	—	327	121.00–134.00	127.66
18	—	381	120.00–130.00	128.15
1	—	955	95.00	95.00
5	—	727	106.00–117.00	114.28
13	—	611	110.00–129.00	120.99
10	—	660	111.00–124.00	116.78
17	—	526	120.00–138.00	131.37
1	—	1,090	96.00	96.00
28	—	564	117.00–134.00	129.08
24	—	473	120.00–138.00	131.49
1	—	1,005	108.00	108.00
11	—	431	123.00–131.00	128.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	422	174.00	174.00
4	—	475	171.00–176.00	172.18
7	—	520	165.00–174.00	167.71
2	—	310	174.00–185.00	179.32
9	—	376	174.00–180.00	176.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	135.00–141.00	137.86
1	—	405	146.00	146.00
5	—	527	125.00–139.00	131.49
2	—	560	130.00–137.00	133.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	115.00	115.00
3	—	628	140.00–149.00	144.03
2	—	753	140.00–146.00	143.01
3	—	663	138.00–149.00	145.32
4	—	438	151.00–163.00	157.01
1	—	325	169.00	169.00
18	—	520	140.00–163.00	155.28
18	—	567	140.00–160.00	150.50
15	—	470	145.00–167.00	157.04
9	—	1,053	121.00	121.00
6	—	368	158.00–165.00	162.60
1	—	845	138.00	138.00
3	—	288	160.00–175.00	165.12
2	—	745	134.00–135.00	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	796	148.00	148.00
8	—	713	149.50	149.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	523	121.00–150.00	143.56
14	—	622	116.00–134.00	128.31
2	—	820	85.00–105.00	94.94
9	—	430	138.00–160.00	152.02
4	—	656	115.00–120.00	117.52
7	—	568	127.00–154.00	143.96
6	—	374	140.00–153.00	147.91
2	—	270	137.00–165.00	152.04
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
4	—	475	131.00–153.00	145.83
4	—	721	113.00–114.00	113.50
1	—	240	160.00	160.00
1	—	795	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	161.00–166.00	163.28
1	—	360	166.00	166.00
1	—	335	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	86.00	86.00
2	—	685	102.00	102.00
3	—	733	90.00–105.00	100.12
4	—	488	98.00–125.00	115.52
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
1	—	440	133.00	133.00
1	—	565	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,508	60.00–64.00	61.72
8	—	1,483	54.00–59.00	56.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,176	52.00–59.00	56.12
1	—	995	48.00	48.00
7	—	1,171	60.00–66.00	62.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,053	50.00–57.00	53.11
4	—	919	43.00–48.00	46.44
1	—	925	24.00	24.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,555	80.00–85.00	82.34
1	—	1,145	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,803	97.00–100.00	98.74

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	—	965	67.00	67.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	870.00	870.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	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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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