Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, 300-400 lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.01/cwt on 316 head.

Average price

$135.01

316 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$20.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.14

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	573	136.47	782	294
Large 2	539	115.60	623	22

One grade step is worth $20.87/cwt here — about $160 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 sale316 hd

135.01

—

KY average27 barns · 8,388 hd

133.88

+1.14

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	1,547	80.87	1,251	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,521	58.06	883	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	53.14	633	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	970	44.34	430	22

Every lot, as filed

97 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	—	827	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	143.15/cwt	136.00–146.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	121.98/cwt	119.00–125.00	825	6
Heifers	Large 2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	146.48/cwt	130.00–152.40	942	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	137.19/cwt	123.00–143.00	704	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	890	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	119.02/cwt	114.00–126.00	926	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	137.36/cwt	130.00–144.00	512	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	153.92/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,234	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	202.08/cwt	195.00–210.00	546	2
Steers	Large 2	—	438	141.24/cwt	140.00–142.50	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	919	2
Steers	Large 2	—	538	119.33/cwt	110.00–126.00	642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	1
Steers	Large 2	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	155.83/cwt	147.00–160.00	975	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	147.60/cwt	145.00–154.00	990	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	134.97/cwt	132.00–138.00	904	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	168.59/cwt	157.00–175.00	802	6
Steers	Large 2	—	471	140.75/cwt	129.00–147.50	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	151.45/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,093	17
Steers	Large 2	—	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	1
Steers	Large 2	—	618	114.66/cwt	108.00–118.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	156.99/cwt	141.00–164.00	840	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	129.02/cwt	124.00–134.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	179.01/cwt	176.00–181.00	850	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	141.28/cwt	135.00–145.00	875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	129.36/cwt	120.00–137.00	940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	371	195.60/cwt	190.00–207.50	726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	174.71/cwt	169.00–179.00	917	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	318	207.75/cwt	200.00–217.50	661	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	151.45/cwt	150.00–152.50	1,150	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	155.86/cwt	144.00–164.00	899	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	188.07/cwt	177.00–200.00	788	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	141.51/cwt	140.00–142.00	860	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	112.70/cwt	107.50–118.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	133.96/cwt	130.00–141.00	776	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	592	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	54.40/cwt	47.00–57.00	786	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	52.15/cwt	48.00–57.00	613	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	53.73/cwt	51.00–58.00	522	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	34.36/cwt	34.00–35.00	333	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	60.34/cwt	57.00–64.00	947	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	477	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	59.99/cwt	58.00–62.00	755	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	43.13/cwt	37.00–47.00	418	14
Bulls	—	—	1,767	85.08/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,503	3
Bulls	—	—	1,360	75.71/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,030	5
Bulls	—	—	1,825	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,716	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	837.81/cwt	825.00–850.00	9,283	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	681.67/cwt	625.00–725.00	6,905	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,420	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,048	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	639.43/cwt	500.00–775.00	6,759	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	789.40/cwt	750.00–825.00	8,770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	151.94/cwt	150.00–156.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	126.69/cwt	121.00–134.00	849	6
Bulls	Large 2	—	677	110.57/cwt	100.00–117.00	749	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	130.95/cwt	126.00–136.00	804	4
Bulls	Large 2	—	530	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	108.54/cwt	104.00–113.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	133.57/cwt	126.00–141.00	566	16
Heifers	Large 2	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	470	122.98/cwt	121.00–125.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	135.42/cwt	126.00–141.00	636	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	134.32/cwt	123.00–141.00	766	39
Heifers	Large 2	—	215	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	290	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	285	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	349	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	670	108.88/cwt	101.00–117.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	145.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	387	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	569	113.91/cwt	102.00–120.00	648	4
Heifers	Large 2	—	625	112.55/cwt	107.00–116.00	703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	118.88/cwt	112.00–122.00	858	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	168.89/cwt	163.00–175.00	887	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	169.05/cwt	168.00–170.00	710	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	418	117.54/cwt	110.00–125.00	491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	126.13/cwt	120.00–129.00	811	28
Bulls	Large 2	—	408	136.15/cwt	132.50–140.00	555	3
Bulls	Large 2	—	338	143.61/cwt	137.50–150.00	485	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	560	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	658	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	640	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	698	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	474	132.23/cwt	126.00–135.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	402	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	756	2

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 Dec 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 841Last week 691Year ago 1,181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 32Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 16Year ago 19

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, 300-400 lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	827	118.00	118.00
5	—	339	136.00–146.00	143.15
6	—	676	119.00–125.00	121.98
55	—	513	123.00–143.00	137.19
1	—	860	114.00	114.00
6	—	778	114.00–126.00	119.02
17	—	373	130.00–144.00	137.36
16	—	424	126.00–141.00	133.57
1	—	230	150.00	150.00
15	—	470	126.00–141.00	135.42
39	—	570	123.00–141.00	134.32
3	—	267	140.00–150.00	145.09
10	—	722	112.00–122.00	118.88
28	—	643	120.00–129.00	126.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	833	121.00	121.00
82	—	643	130.00–152.40	146.48
3	—	713	123.00	123.00
2	—	673	136.00–137.00	136.49
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
4	—	470	121.00–125.00	122.98
1	—	215	135.00	135.00
1	—	285	122.50	122.50
2	—	670	101.00–117.00	108.88
4	—	569	102.00–120.00	113.91
6	—	625	107.00–116.00	112.55
2	—	418	110.00–125.00	117.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	140.00	140.00
14	—	802	145.00–155.00	153.92
76	—	626	147.00–160.00	155.83
33	—	671	145.00–154.00	147.60
17	—	722	144.00–155.00	151.45
13	—	475	176.00–181.00	179.01
5	—	371	190.00–207.50	195.60
15	—	525	169.00–179.00	174.71
5	—	318	200.00–217.50	207.75
19	—	759	150.00–152.50	151.45
2	—	555	173.00	173.00
8	—	419	177.00–200.00	188.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	235	205.00	205.00
2	—	270	195.00–210.00	202.08
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	140.00–142.50	141.24
5	—	538	110.00–126.00	119.33
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
4	—	471	129.00–147.50	140.75
1	—	320	155.00	155.00
3	—	618	108.00–118.00	114.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	190.00	190.00
1	—	820	135.00	135.00
5	—	670	132.00–138.00	134.97
6	—	476	157.00–175.00	168.59
12	—	535	141.00–164.00	156.99
2	—	768	124.00–134.00	129.02
1	—	910	130.00	130.00
4	—	619	135.00–145.00	141.28
5	—	727	120.00–137.00	129.36
13	—	577	144.00–164.00	155.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	608	140.00–142.00	141.51
1	—	315	180.00	180.00
6	—	525	163.00–175.00	168.89
1	—	470	176.00	176.00
2	—	402	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	107.50–118.00	112.70
7	—	579	130.00–141.00	133.96
3	—	532	150.00–156.00	151.94
6	—	670	121.00–134.00	126.69
4	—	614	126.00–136.00	130.95
2	—	773	104.00–113.00	108.54
2	—	420	168.00–170.00	169.05
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	180.00	180.00
1	—	320	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	677	100.00–117.00	110.57
1	—	530	107.50	107.50
3	—	408	132.50–140.00	136.15
2	—	338	137.50–150.00	143.61
2	—	560	115.00–120.00	117.46
1	—	640	109.00	109.00
4	—	474	126.00–135.00	132.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,444	47.00–57.00	54.40
8	—	1,569	57.00–64.00	60.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,176	48.00–57.00	52.15
2	—	1,135	42.00	42.00
6	—	1,258	58.00–62.00	59.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	972	51.00–58.00	53.73
3	—	970	34.00–35.00	34.36
14	—	969	37.00–47.00	43.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,767	84.00–87.00	85.08
5	—	1,360	72.00–80.00	75.71
1	—	1,825	94.00	94.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,108	825.00–850.00	837.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,013	625.00–725.00	681.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	720.00	720.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,057	500.00–775.00	639.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,111	750.00–825.00	789.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,100.00	1,100.00

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