Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold sharply higher with feeder heifers over 500lbs 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.92/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −148.71 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$260.92

52 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,444

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$53.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.89

vs KY average

−15.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	263.92	1,458	47
Large 1-2	525	251.00	1,318	1thin
Medium and Large 2	567	234.33	1,329	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	590	210.00	1,239	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.92/cwt here — about $219 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.28, low $357.45, median $409.64 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale52 hd

260.92

—

KY average25 barns · 1,643 hd

261.82

−0.89

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−15.25

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

−148.71

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	1,686	138.93	2,342	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,676	121.69	2,039	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	119.87	1,494	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	972	96.26	936	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,535	163.00	2,502	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,480	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,370	1thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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	400–450	432	306.73/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,325	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	242.39/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,483	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,028	210.51/cwt	210.00–211.00	2,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	280.25/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,340	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	294.43/cwt	280.00–302.50	939	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	251.86/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	234.17/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,930	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	298.25/cwt	289.00–303.00	1,703	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	228.66/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,980	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	391.04/cwt	387.50–395.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	259.17/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,371	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,572	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	336.11/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,223	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	267.36/cwt	261.00–269.00	1,815	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	333.80/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	342.60/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,425	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	276.45/cwt	261.00–279.00	1,742	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	274.58/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,414	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	708	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,699	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	270.94/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	314.85/cwt	312.50–316.00	1,757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,195	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	838	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,028	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	304.42/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,440	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	258.70/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	316.26/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,154	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	260.04/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,516	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	219.72/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	336.76/cwt	335.00–338.00	1,546	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	260.37/cwt	254.00–268.00	1,487	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	294.45/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,131	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	309.96/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,410	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,480.00/head	1,480.00–1,480.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	308.40/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,289	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	267.96/cwt	264.00–276.00	1,380	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	560	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	287	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	107.57/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,434	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	111.32/cwt	103.00–119.00	1,229	4
Bulls	—	—	1,854	132.88/cwt	131.00–134.00	2,464	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,535	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,502	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,704	125.21/cwt	120.00–133.00	2,134	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	112.32/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,797	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	123.39/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,507	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	85.36/cwt	84.00–87.00	737	3
Bulls	—	—	1,375	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,678	1
Bulls	—	—	1,662	143.31/cwt	138.00–150.00	2,382	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	99.18/cwt	95.00–103.00	970	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	453	1
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	410	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,210	1
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	790	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,896	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	525	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,318	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	445	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,179	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	785	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	850–900	860	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	287.63/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	975	4
Heifers	Large 2-3	850–900	870	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	750–800	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	475	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	256.34/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,207	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	713	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,370.00/head	1,370.00–1,370.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	325.73/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	245.06/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	295.25/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,860	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	315.02/cwt	309.00–322.50	1,679	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	479	298.80/cwt	298.00–299.00	1,431	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	308.41/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,178	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	281.50/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,861	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	273.56/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	807	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	227.55/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	716	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,897	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	279.66/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,354	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	912	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	282.86/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	221.50/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,497	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	249.99/cwt	247.50–252.50	1,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	193.39/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	273.40/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,132	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	291.53/cwt	287.50–294.00	1,262	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	408	238.91/cwt	230.00–247.50	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	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 Mar 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 505Last week 499Year ago 712

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 45Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 13Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	295	270.00	270.00
8	300–350	319	280.00–302.50	294.43
8	350–400	384	290.00–302.50	294.45
6	400–450	432	302.50–310.00	306.73
6	450–500	478	275.00–284.00	280.25
12	500–550	529	250.00–266.00	259.17
21	550–600	583	250.00–266.00	260.04
9	600–650	612	230.00–248.00	242.39
9	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
4	750–800	778	210.00–223.00	219.72
1	800–850	815	205.00	205.00
3	850–900	870	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	479	298.00–299.00	298.80
11	500–550	515	270.00–280.00	274.58
3	550–600	567	269.00–275.00	270.94
7	600–650	600	262.00	262.00
20	700–750	708	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	287	302.50	302.50
4	300–350	300	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	525	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	125.00	125.00
1	850–900	870	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	414	262.50–280.00	273.40
10	450–500	471	250.00–260.00	256.34
1	500–550	515	243.00	243.00
2	550–600	593	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	640	229.00	229.00
6	650–700	676	215.00–228.00	221.50
1	700–750	740	182.50	182.50
1	750–800	780	209.00	209.00
1	850–900	860	170.00	170.00
2	900–950	912	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	370	240.00	240.00
4	400–450	425	247.50–252.50	249.99
4	450–500	468	242.50–247.50	245.06
1	550–600	590	210.00	210.00
3	650–700	678	185.00–200.00	193.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	387.50–395.00	391.04
3	300–350	333	320.00–340.00	333.80
10	350–400	364	330.00–340.00	336.11
6	400–450	416	332.50–347.50	342.60
8	450–500	459	335.00–338.00	336.76
10	500–550	533	309.00–322.50	315.02
9	550–600	571	289.00–303.00	298.25
17	600–650	630	261.00–279.00	276.45
14	650–700	679	261.00–269.00	267.36
5	700–750	712	250.00–259.00	251.86
2	750–800	775	240.00–250.00	245.00
8	800–850	824	225.00–239.00	234.17
9	850–900	866	226.00–229.00	228.66
2	1000–1050	1,028	210.00–211.00	210.51
1	1150–1200	1,195	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	558	312.50–316.00	314.85
12	600–650	630	293.00–300.00	295.25
8	650–700	661	280.00–283.00	281.50
19	700–750	716	265.00	265.00
10	800–850	838	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	305.00–310.00	308.41
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
6	450–500	473	295.00–310.00	304.42
4	500–550	517	275.00–287.00	282.86
2	550–600	568	267.50–280.00	273.56
2	700–750	725	220.00–235.00	227.55
1	750–800	755	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	475	292.50	292.50
1	750–800	790	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	340.00	340.00
3	300–350	320	322.50–330.00	325.73
5	350–400	365	302.50–325.00	316.26
3	400–450	418	302.50–315.00	308.40
4	450–500	455	302.50–320.00	309.96
16	500–550	515	264.00–276.00	267.96
7	550–600	571	254.00–268.00	260.37
5	600–650	616	250.00–263.00	258.70
1	650–700	655	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	725	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	765	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	285	380.00	380.00
5	500–550	515	286.00–290.00	287.63
1	550–600	560	276.00	276.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	204.00	204.00
1	850–900	860	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	245.00	245.00
2	400–450	408	230.00–247.50	238.91
1	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	650	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	380	277.50	277.50
5	400–450	433	287.50–294.00	291.53
7	450–500	484	275.00–292.50	279.66
1	550–600	555	241.00	241.00
2	800–850	807	164.00	164.00

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	—	1,165	1,480.00	1,480.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,370.00	1,370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	104.00–112.00	107.57
7	—	1,221	118.00–129.00	123.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,104	103.00–119.00	111.32
3	—	863	84.00–87.00	85.36
3	—	978	95.00–103.00	99.18
1	—	755	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,704	120.00–133.00	125.21
3	—	1,600	107.00–117.00	112.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,854	131.00–134.00	132.88
1	—	1,375	122.00	122.00
8	—	1,662	138.00–150.00	143.31
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	163.00	163.00

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Albany Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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