Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $257.06/cwt on 244 head.

Average price

$257.06

244 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,346

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$98

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

$86.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.38

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	527	264.97	1,397	199
Medium and Large 2	518	232.21	1,204	33
Medium and Large 2-3	511	202.90	1,037	5thin
Medium 1-2	338	193.33	654	3thin
Large 2	620	190.00	1,178	1thin
Medium 2-3	333	183.75	611	2thin
Large 1-2	840	178.00	1,495	1thin

One grade step is worth $86.97/cwt here — about −$98 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 sale244 hd

257.06

—

KY average26 barns · 7,651 hd

242.68

+14.38

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	1,804	133.58	2,409	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	115.72	1,374	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,496	111.63	1,670	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	92.88	910	17

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,172	$1,575	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,340	$1,441	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,223	$1,348	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,079	$1,288	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$1,025	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,630	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,230	$1,495	3thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	—	526	255.91/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,346	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	247.61/cwt	238.00–257.50	1,431	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	268.63/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,284	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	256.90/cwt	252.50–262.50	958	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	249.58/cwt	242.50–262.50	1,053	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	189.90/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	229.97/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,203	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	234.83/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,559	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	209.59/cwt	201.00–217.00	1,408	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	251.81/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,189	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	192.45/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,523	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	227.01/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,298	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	234.01/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,884	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	273.26/cwt	263.00–279.00	1,834	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	305.38/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,454	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	339.24/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,126	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	244.69/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	306.29/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,314	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	252.80/cwt	246.00–259.00	1,830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	297.71/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,694	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	291.52/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	331.68/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	291.69/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	258.90/cwt	258.90–258.90	1,944	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	211.99/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,113	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,397	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	117.50/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,350	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	113.35/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,403	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	91.49/cwt	88.00–95.00	903	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	61.98/cwt	58.00–69.00	522	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	658	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	106.50/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,127	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	116.64/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,785	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	107.46/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,576	6
Bulls	—	—	1,755	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,211	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	136.10/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,477	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,348.22/head	1,320.00–1,370.00	1,348	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	1,575.08/head	1,360.00–1,860.00	1,575	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	1,287.92/head	1,090.00–1,510.00	1,288	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,440.53/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,441	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,630.00/head	1,630.00–1,630.00	1,630	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,495.24/head	1,290.00–1,730.00	1,495	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	292.23/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,423	10
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	242.49/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,499	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	284.63/cwt	274.00–290.00	1,454	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	277.19/cwt	262.50–282.50	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,604	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	840	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	235.49/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	273.43/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,157	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	741	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,548	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	291.75/cwt	291.75–291.75	1,362	49
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	236.79/cwt	230.00–247.50	905	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	305	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	557	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	360	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	190.75/cwt	189.00–192.50	1,631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	329.11/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,260	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	264.17/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	346	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	202.29/cwt	197.50–207.00	1,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	262.83/cwt	257.00–266.00	1,406	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	261.04/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,257	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	228.46/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,339	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	223.41/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,508	4

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 509Last week 876Year ago 771

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 60Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 29Year ago 5

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	526	247.50–265.00	255.91
1	—	245	260.00	260.00
30	—	578	238.00–257.50	247.61
1	—	935	165.00	165.00
9	—	478	260.00–272.00	268.63
8	—	373	252.50–262.50	256.90
1	—	895	158.00	158.00
8	—	664	233.00–238.00	234.83
4	—	306	262.50–282.50	277.19
1	—	775	207.00	207.00
4	—	636	232.00–239.00	235.49
6	—	423	260.00–280.00	273.43
1	—	285	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	180.00	180.00
1	—	305	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	225.00	225.00
2	—	530	190.00–195.00	192.45
2	—	560	197.50–207.00	202.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	422	242.50–262.50	249.58
2	—	715	185.00–195.00	189.90
3	—	523	225.00–240.00	229.97
1	—	805	179.00	179.00
6	—	672	201.00–217.00	209.59
6	—	472	245.00–258.00	251.81
1	—	340	257.50	257.50
1	—	280	250.00	250.00
3	—	572	222.00–230.00	227.01
3	—	382	230.00–247.50	236.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	614	248.00	248.00
2	—	515	278.00	278.00
41	—	584	265.00	265.00
49	—	467	291.75	291.75
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	182.50	182.50
1	—	360	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	346	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	805	230.00–236.00	234.01
19	—	671	263.00–279.00	273.26
8	—	476	300.00–313.00	305.38
2	—	607	280.00	280.00
1	—	875	225.00	225.00
4	—	332	335.00–350.00	339.24
3	—	755	238.00–248.00	244.69
6	—	429	300.00–317.50	306.29
4	—	724	246.00–259.00	252.80
7	—	569	288.00–300.00	297.71
6	—	521	286.00–300.00	291.52
3	—	390	330.00–332.50	331.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	218.00	218.00
1	—	695	215.00	215.00
1	—	240	265.00	265.00
1	—	555	272.50	272.50
1	—	535	282.00	282.00
1	—	405	290.00	290.00
3	—	468	290.00–292.50	291.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	751	258.90	258.90
4	—	705	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	305.00	305.00
2	—	728	210.00–214.00	211.99
10	—	487	287.50–305.00	292.23
8	—	618	235.00–248.00	242.49
6	—	511	274.00–290.00	284.63
2	—	855	189.00–192.50	190.75
3	—	383	327.50–332.50	329.11
3	—	572	255.00–269.00	261.04
4	—	419	300.00	300.00
4	—	675	219.00–231.00	223.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	210.00	210.00
1	—	635	190.00	190.00
4	—	387	287.50	287.50
1	—	315	275.00	275.00
1	—	755	187.50	187.50
3	—	492	260.00–267.50	264.17
7	—	535	257.00–266.00	262.83
1	—	425	250.00	250.00
4	—	586	225.00–234.00	228.46
1	—	295	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	332.50	332.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,149	117.00–119.00	117.50
3	—	1,238	111.00–115.00	113.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	987	88.00–95.00	91.49
3	—	843	58.00–69.00	61.98
2	—	823	80.00	80.00
9	—	1,058	102.00–110.00	106.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,530	114.00–118.00	116.64
6	—	1,467	104.00–111.00	107.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	126.00	126.00
3	—	1,820	134.00–139.00	136.10

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,223	1,320.00–1,370.00	1,348.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,172	1,360.00–1,860.00	1,575.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,079	1,090.00–1,510.00	1,287.92
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,340	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,440.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,630.00	1,630.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,230	1,290.00–1,730.00	1,495.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,235	2,025.00	2,025.00

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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