Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Good demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $253.54/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$253.54

190 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

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

$57.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.02

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	498	260.27	1,295	163
Large 1-2	553	226.43	1,253	7thin
Medium and Large 2	585	208.73	1,221	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	455	202.50	921	2thin

One grade step is worth $57.77/cwt here — about $374 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 sale190 hd

253.54

—

KY average25 barns · 7,577 hd

227.52

+26.02

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	1,646	124.13	2,043	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	103.21	1,324	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,582	99.87	1,580	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	88.04	945	10

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,315	$1,460	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,340	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,926	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	222.59/cwt	211.00–228.00	1,295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	276.01/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,441	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	222.24/cwt	211.00–228.00	1,405	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	194.56/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,210	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	293.93/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,396	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	780	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	282.71/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	294.12/cwt	290.00–300.00	903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	220.99/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,839	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	259.72/cwt	258.00–263.00	1,475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	298.22/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,267	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	490	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	238.46/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	248.74/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,557	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	256.28/cwt	250.00–259.50	1,832	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	289.66/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	251.98/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	261.99/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,593	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	241.56/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,361	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,758	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	92.55/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,238	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	83.22/cwt	78.00–89.00	889	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,294	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	100.81/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,608	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	106.24/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,325	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,562	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	711	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	98.58/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,078	4
Bulls	—	—	1,798	131.54/cwt	127.00–135.00	2,365	3
Bulls	—	—	1,493	116.72/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,743	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,340.00/head	1,340.00–1,340.00	1,340	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,228	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	276.85/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,282	3
Bulls	Large 2	—	440	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	624	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	580	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	233.75/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,128	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	229.05/cwt	217.00–233.00	1,445	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,572	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	531	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,258	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	264.41/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,031	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	259.69/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,218	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	247.78/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,279	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	285.54/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,234	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	640	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	268.75/cwt	268.75–268.75	1,400	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	212.75/cwt	212.50–213.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	253.83/cwt	245.00–262.50	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	267.92/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,115	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	245.15/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,370	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	253.57/cwt	242.50–260.00	799	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,351	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	655	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	493	239.01/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	254.65/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,426	3

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 Feb 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 410Last week 1,251Year ago 798

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 101Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 48Year ago 13

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Good demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	783	246.00	246.00
4	—	558	295.00	295.00
10	—	715	250.00–259.50	256.28
3	—	413	330.00	330.00
3	—	536	289.00–290.00	289.66
4	—	608	260.00–264.00	261.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	188.00	188.00
9	—	522	270.00–285.00	276.01
7	—	650	256.00	256.00
7	—	475	290.00–307.50	293.93
3	—	755	239.00	239.00
7	—	571	279.00–285.00	282.71
5	—	307	290.00–300.00	294.12
4	—	832	220.00–224.00	220.99
3	—	425	290.00–305.00	298.22
5	—	727	233.00–241.00	238.46
13	—	626	240.00–257.00	248.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	230.00	230.00
1	—	465	235.00	235.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	211.00	211.00
1	—	490	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	258.00–263.00	259.72
1	—	765	220.00	220.00
1	—	820	201.00	201.00
1	—	650	223.00	223.00
1	—	525	267.50	267.50
2	—	490	250.00–254.00	251.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	277.50	277.50
27	—	432	285.00–287.50	285.54
51	—	521	268.75	268.75
3	—	560	252.00–256.00	254.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	211.00–228.00	222.59
2	—	540	234.00	234.00
5	—	622	190.00–197.00	194.56
1	—	420	232.50	232.50
1	—	290	232.50	232.50
1	—	655	196.00	196.00
2	—	460	230.00–237.50	233.75
1	—	845	150.00	150.00
2	—	730	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	632	211.00–228.00	222.24
1	—	245	250.00	250.00
1	—	845	186.00	186.00
4	—	390	260.00–275.00	264.41
12	—	469	252.50–267.50	259.69
22	—	516	242.50–257.50	247.78
2	—	658	212.50–213.00	212.75
1	—	725	208.00	208.00
2	—	263	245.00–262.50	253.83
5	—	416	260.00–277.50	267.92
9	—	559	234.00–250.00	245.15
7	—	315	242.50–260.00	253.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	205.00	205.00
1	—	440	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	531	237.00	237.00
1	—	640	202.00	202.00
1	—	655	194.00	194.00
2	—	493	238.00–240.00	239.01
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	238.00–245.00	241.56
3	—	463	270.00–285.00	276.85
1	—	215	290.00	290.00
1	—	430	270.00	270.00
4	—	358	315.00	315.00
7	—	631	217.00–233.00	229.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	260.00	260.00
1	—	615	210.00	210.00
1	—	570	227.50	227.50
3	—	478	257.00	257.00
1	—	435	250.00	250.00
1	—	690	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	294.00	294.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	239.00	239.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	112.00	112.00
1	—	1,540	84.00	84.00
4	—	1,595	98.00–106.00	100.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,338	89.00–95.00	92.55
6	—	1,247	103.00–109.00	106.24
1	—	1,335	117.00	117.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,068	78.00–89.00	83.22
1	—	1,015	70.00	70.00
4	—	1,094	93.00–102.00	98.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,798	127.00–135.00	131.54
3	—	1,493	113.00–120.00	116.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,340.00	1,340.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,460.00	1,460.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Feeder Cattle

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