Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All cattle sold steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.68/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$124.68

30 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$11.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.49

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	489	126.25	618	26
Large 2	453	114.50	518	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.75/cwt here — about $99 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 sale30 hd

124.68

—

KY average18 barns · 3,274 hd

130.17

−5.49

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	1,672	76.05	1,271	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	51.51	608	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	49.31	686	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	942	30.66	289	3thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Bulls	Large 2	—	435	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	574	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	685	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	795	1
Steers	Large 2	—	590	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	667	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	585	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	130.84/cwt	125.00–134.00	671	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	410	116.50/cwt	114.00–119.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	129.48/cwt	121.00–141.00	550	7
Heifers	Large 2	—	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	315	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	131.35/cwt	127.00–139.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	166.50/cwt	166.00–167.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	973	1
Steers	Large 2	—	405	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	117.52/cwt	116.00–120.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	127.42/cwt	120.00–136.00	683	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	485	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	472	123.15/cwt	120.00–126.00	581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	49.31/cwt	47.00–51.00	686	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	58.27/cwt	55.00–64.00	678	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	50.12/cwt	45.00–54.00	597	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	374	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	26.99/cwt	25.00–29.00	248	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,535	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	73.58/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,148	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	43.53/cwt	43.00–44.00	511	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	820.72/cwt	725.00–975.00	10,210	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	632.04/cwt	600.00–650.00	6,188	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	14,606	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	750.06/cwt	725.00–775.00	8,236	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,115	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	155.62/cwt	150.00–159.00	664	3
Bulls	Large 2	—	525	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	344	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 Nov 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 637Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 86Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 52Year ago 4

Compared to last week: All cattle sold steady on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	132.00	132.00
1	—	685	116.00	116.00
1	—	585	119.00	119.00
6	—	472	120.00–126.00	123.15
1	—	525	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	116.00–120.00	117.52
8	—	536	120.00–136.00	127.42
2	—	340	142.50	142.50
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
3	—	427	150.00–159.00	155.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	153.00	153.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	113.00	113.00
1	—	405	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	152.00	152.00
2	—	562	153.00	153.00
2	—	435	161.00	161.00
1	—	495	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	150.00–151.00	150.51
2	—	512	164.00	164.00
2	—	473	166.00–167.00	166.50
1	—	700	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	125.00–134.00	130.84
7	—	425	121.00–141.00	129.48
3	—	467	127.00–139.00	131.35
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
4	—	376	130.00–131.00	130.49
1	—	655	119.00	119.00
4	—	705	109.00	109.00
1	—	610	121.00	121.00
1	—	250	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	114.00–119.00	116.50
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
1	—	315	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,392	47.00–51.00	49.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,163	55.00–64.00	58.27
8	—	1,192	45.00–54.00	50.12
2	—	1,175	43.00–44.00	43.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	38.00	38.00
2	—	920	25.00–29.00	26.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	81.00	81.00
2	—	1,560	73.00–74.00	73.58

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,244	725.00–975.00	820.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	979	600.00–650.00	632.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	630.00	630.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	725.00–775.00	750.06

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