Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady .

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.47/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$149.47

151 head · 727 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$24.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.02

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	722	153.87	1,111	124
Medium and Large 2-3	752	129.27	972	27

One grade step is worth $24.60/cwt here — about $139 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 sale151 hd

149.47

—

KY average25 barns · 6,993 hd

147.45

+2.02

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	—	High	1,536	84.16	1,293	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,546	55.71	861	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	53.28	672	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	999	38.97	389	5thin

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	—	718	107.15/cwt	101.00–113.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	130.66/cwt	120.00–135.00	685	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	122.68/cwt	120.00–124.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	140.80/cwt	138.00–145.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	112.95/cwt	105.00–120.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	789	98.60/cwt	96.00–112.00	778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	131.06/cwt	124.00–135.00	615	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	129.54/cwt	125.00–136.00	733	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	126.69/cwt	123.00–130.00	552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	130.84/cwt	130.00–132.50	440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	983	91.97/cwt	88.00–96.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,299	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	152.44/cwt	148.00–157.00	790	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	141.93/cwt	138.00–144.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	130.97/cwt	130.00–134.00	760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	138.01/cwt	136.00–140.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	397	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,021	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,230	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	128.04/cwt	125.00–131.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	141.32/cwt	140.00–142.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	163.69/cwt	155.00–174.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	153.60/cwt	152.00–154.00	753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	163.33/cwt	161.00–169.00	866	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	912	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	515	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	381	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	392	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	136.42/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	148.13/cwt	141.00–150.00	864	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	140.32/cwt	138.00–145.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	147.62/cwt	143.00–165.00	623	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	127.03/cwt	124.00–130.00	845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	126.12/cwt	124.00–132.00	787	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	39.67/cwt	35.00–43.00	411	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	725	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	45.56/cwt	42.00–49.00	497	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	54.23/cwt	48.00–58.00	699	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	34.58/cwt	30.00–38.00	324	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,895	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,137	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	54.99/cwt	50.00–58.00	818	6
Bulls	—	—	1,723	95.26/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,641	2
Bulls	—	—	1,718	88.32/cwt	81.00–92.00	1,517	8
Bulls	—	—	1,274	76.24/cwt	72.00–78.00	971	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,090	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	5,777	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	711.97/cwt	500.00–860.00	9,241	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,924	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	708.56/cwt	620.00–910.00	8,574	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	793.30/cwt	690.00–850.00	10,178	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	141.41/cwt	130.00–152.00	471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	108.80/cwt	95.00–120.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	85.57/cwt	80.00–91.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	166.08/cwt	160.00–181.00	643	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	927	98.68/cwt	96.00–100.00	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	123.49/cwt	110.00–140.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	134.83/cwt	127.00–149.00	777	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	106.25/cwt	96.00–117.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	143.94/cwt	122.50–155.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	124.06/cwt	120.00–128.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	110.28/cwt	107.00–113.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	279	124.92/cwt	110.00–135.00	349	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	119.64/cwt	117.00–123.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	117.76/cwt	117.50–118.00	327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	116.23/cwt	111.00–118.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	817	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	138.51/cwt	130.00–142.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	118.71/cwt	110.00–126.00	558	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	114.80/cwt	103.00–122.00	590	6

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 637Last week 911Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 111Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 28Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady .

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	101.00–113.00	107.15
2	—	373	105.00–120.00	112.95
1	—	345	114.00	114.00
6	—	789	96.00–112.00	98.60
2	—	983	88.00–96.00	91.97
3	—	567	117.00–123.00	119.64
2	—	278	117.50–118.00	117.76
5	—	663	111.00–118.00	116.23
2	—	817	100.00	100.00
1	—	435	112.00	112.00
10	—	470	110.00–126.00	118.71
6	—	514	103.00–122.00	114.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	524	120.00–135.00	130.66
3	—	628	120.00–124.00	122.68
12	—	469	124.00–135.00	131.06
24	—	566	125.00–136.00	129.54
6	—	436	123.00–130.00	126.69
4	—	336	130.00–132.50	130.84
2	—	660	120.00–128.00	124.06
2	—	290	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	662	130.00	130.00
2	—	475	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	624	138.00–145.00	140.80
10	—	518	148.00–157.00	152.44
3	—	663	138.00–144.00	141.93
2	—	718	136.00–140.00	138.01
4	—	433	155.00–174.00	163.69
5	—	490	152.00–154.00	153.60
2	—	992	123.00	123.00
2	—	815	132.00–141.00	136.42
7	—	583	141.00–150.00	148.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	137.00	137.00
1	—	495	149.00	149.00
1	—	735	126.00	126.00
4	—	580	130.00–134.00	130.97
2	—	397	140.00	140.00
11	—	1,021	120.50	120.50
2	—	618	125.00–131.00	128.04
3	—	516	140.00–142.00	141.32
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
1	—	440	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	833	156.00	156.00
2	—	565	157.00	157.00
10	—	530	161.00–169.00	163.33
2	—	600	152.00	152.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	520	99.00	99.00
6	—	381	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	138.00–145.00	140.32
2	—	715	122.00	122.00
8	—	422	143.00–165.00	147.62
4	—	665	124.00–130.00	127.03
9	—	624	124.00–132.00	126.12
2	—	307	167.50	167.50
8	—	387	160.00–181.00	166.08
8	—	576	127.00–149.00	134.83
2	—	460	130.00–135.00	132.50
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
1	—	985	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	130.00–152.00	141.41
1	—	665	118.00	118.00
5	—	620	95.00–120.00	108.80
2	—	825	80.00–91.00	85.57
3	—	927	96.00–100.00	98.68
3	—	507	110.00–140.00	123.49
2	—	728	96.00–117.00	106.25
1	—	850	98.00	98.00
3	—	411	122.50–155.00	143.94
3	—	765	107.00–113.00	110.28
5	—	279	110.00–135.00	124.92
4	—	492	130.00–142.00	138.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	35.00–43.00	39.67
2	—	1,208	60.00	60.00
29	—	1,289	48.00–58.00	54.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	42.00–49.00	45.56
3	—	938	30.00–38.00	34.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	60.00	60.00
6	—	1,488	50.00–58.00	54.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	93.00–97.00	95.26
8	—	1,718	81.00–92.00	88.32
7	—	1,274	72.00–78.00	76.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	530.00	530.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,298	500.00–860.00	711.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	610.00	610.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,210	620.00–910.00	708.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,283	690.00–850.00	793.30
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,050.00	1,050.00

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