Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers over 500lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold steady. Fleshy bawling calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.88/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −152.76 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$256.88

92 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$44.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.67

vs KY average

−13.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	265.93	1,436	61
Medium and Large 2	541	245.18	1,325	22
Large 1-2	570	242.00	1,379	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	511	221.86	1,134	8thin

One grade step is worth $44.08/cwt here — about $302 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale92 hd

256.88

—

KY average25 barns · 1,384 hd

254.20

+2.67

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−13.71

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

−152.76

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	—	Low	1,710	151.19	2,586	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	124.93	1,462	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,432	123.69	1,771	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	100.58	1,008	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,704	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	972	$1,487	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,410	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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	Large 1-2	350–400	375	267.11/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	261.53/cwt	256.00–271.00	1,373	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	239.35/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,599	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	309.14/cwt	292.00–319.00	1,453	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	308.66/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,179	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	233.67/cwt	231.00–235.00	2,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	306.70/cwt	304.00–313.00	1,576	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	272.04/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,866	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	302.40/cwt	295.00–314.00	1,306	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	286.18/cwt	282.00–293.00	1,651	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	286.82/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,758	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,763	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	287.05/cwt	283.00–292.00	1,932	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	323.10/cwt	321.00–324.00	1,700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	234.67/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,448	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	255.29/cwt	252.50–258.00	1,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,566	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	461	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,397	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	310.69/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,320	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,022	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,183	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	285.58/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,351	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	249.82/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,659	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	238.94/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,486	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	223	294.51/cwt	285.00–300.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	256.70/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,458	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	291.06/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,362	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	295.44/cwt	290.00–307.50	934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	296.16/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,060	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	291.62/cwt	287.00–296.00	1,379	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	276.43/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	219.18/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,574	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,264	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	307.59/cwt	292.00–315.00	1,147	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,632	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	304.03/cwt	293.00–317.50	1,295	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	251.00/cwt	244.00–258.00	1,657	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,285	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	125.42/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,477	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	87.75/cwt	85.00–90.00	819	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	114.51/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,245	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	96.58/cwt	94.00–99.00	862	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	67.54/cwt	67.00–68.00	584	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	645	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,477	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	125.36/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,780	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,732	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,603	1
Bulls	—	—	1,857	159.05/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,954	6
Bulls	—	—	1,463	142.69/cwt	138.00–147.00	2,088	2
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	515	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,452	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	615	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,379	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	405	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	650	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,138	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	1,480.11/head	1,470.00–1,490.00	1,480	2
Steers	Large 2	700–750	705	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,445	1
Steers	Large 2	500–550	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	460	289.62/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,332	3
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	443	285.93/cwt	282.00–298.00	1,267	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,423	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,703.83/head	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,704	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	482	327.26/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,577	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	327.46/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	245.08/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	276.42/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,307	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	217.95/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	145.48/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	216.89/cwt	208.00–225.00	1,481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	247.07/cwt	238.00–253.00	1,275	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	243.60/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,367	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	200.52/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	256.50/cwt	254.00–261.00	1,231	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	284.69/cwt	276.00–291.00	1,500	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	247.79/cwt	247.00–251.00	1,534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	260.56/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,081	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,497	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	272.29/cwt	265.00–279.00	999	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	238.90/cwt	233.00–242.00	1,142	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	222.12/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,122	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	714	180.97/cwt	176.00–183.00	1,292	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 Apr 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 563Last week 651Year ago 538

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 52Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 2Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	265.00–269.00	267.11
1	400–450	405	258.00	258.00
1	550–600	570	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	285.00–300.00	294.51
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
4	300–350	316	290.00–307.50	295.44
3	350–400	358	287.50–310.00	296.16
3	400–450	433	292.00	292.00
18	450–500	468	280.00–295.00	291.06
18	500–550	525	256.00–271.00	261.53
19	550–600	568	251.00–264.00	256.70
16	600–650	622	231.00–243.00	238.94
23	650–700	668	230.00–242.50	239.35
10	700–750	718	218.00–221.00	219.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	425	310.00–312.50	310.69
5	450–500	461	303.00	303.00
19	500–550	521	278.00	278.00
5	550–600	561	271.00	271.00
43	600–650	613	255.50	255.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	400	234.00	234.00
3	450–500	478	233.00–242.00	238.90
7	500–550	505	210.00–230.00	222.12
1	550–600	555	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	635	190.00	190.00
4	700–750	714	176.00–183.00	180.97
1	750–800	795	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	260.00	260.00
1	250–300	260	260.00	260.00
5	350–400	367	265.00–279.00	272.29
19	400–450	415	252.00–270.00	260.56
6	450–500	480	254.00–261.00	256.50
10	500–550	516	238.00–253.00	247.07
12	550–600	561	236.00–249.00	243.60
2	600–650	633	214.00–222.00	217.95
4	650–700	683	208.00–225.00	216.89
2	700–750	703	196.00–205.00	200.52
2	750–800	755	191.00	191.00
2	800–850	818	140.00–151.00	145.48
1	850–900	865	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	302.50	302.50
3	350–400	382	308.00–310.00	308.66
12	400–450	432	295.00–314.00	302.40
14	450–500	470	292.00–319.00	309.14
7	500–550	514	304.00–313.00	306.70
12	550–600	577	282.00–293.00	286.18
2	600–650	645	267.00	267.00
7	650–700	686	264.00–275.00	272.04
3	750–800	782	231.00–240.00	234.67
2	800–850	840	236.00	236.00
3	850–900	861	231.00–235.00	233.67
1	950–1000	970	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
19	450–500	482	322.50–332.50	327.26
5	500–550	526	321.00–324.00	323.10
9	550–600	576	306.00	306.00
6	600–650	613	285.00–288.00	286.82
11	650–700	673	283.00–292.00	287.05
2	700–750	715	252.50–258.00	255.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	473	275.00–290.00	285.58
25	500–550	527	276.00–291.00	284.69
7	550–600	565	265.00	265.00
5	600–650	619	247.00–251.00	247.79
12	650–700	664	242.00–257.00	249.82
1	750–800	750	218.00	218.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	443	282.00–298.00	285.93
3	450–500	460	285.00–292.00	289.62
1	500–550	515	282.00	282.00
1	600–650	615	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	325.00–330.00	327.46
1	350–400	350	325.00	325.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	705	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	258.00	258.00
2	450–500	473	242.00–248.00	245.08
2	500–550	545	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	630	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	260.00	260.00
3	350–400	393	260.00	260.00
4	400–450	421	281.00	281.00
4	450–500	473	270.00–280.00	276.42
1	500–550	505	273.00	273.00
1	600–650	635	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	292.00–315.00	307.59
4	400–450	426	293.00–317.50	304.03
7	450–500	473	287.00–296.00	291.62
1	500–550	515	286.00	286.00
4	550–600	589	270.00–283.00	276.43
1	600–650	630	254.00	254.00
2	650–700	660	244.00–258.00	251.00
1	750–800	770	212.00	212.00
1	850–900	890	157.00	157.00
1	900–950	905	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	229.00	229.00
1	650–700	650	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	535	245.00	245.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	2,025.00	2,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	875	1,470.00–1,490.00	1,480.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,240	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,703.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,500.00	1,500.00

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	119.00	119.00
12	—	1,178	121.00–133.00	125.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	933	85.00–90.00	87.75
9	—	1,087	108.00–120.00	114.51
2	—	893	94.00–99.00	96.58
2	—	865	67.00–68.00	67.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,420	121.00–131.00	125.36
1	—	1,480	117.00	117.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	121.00	121.00
6	—	1,857	152.00–165.00	159.05
2	—	1,463	138.00–147.00	142.69

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

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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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