Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.21/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −155.43 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$254.21

50 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$35.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

vs KY average

−9.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	260.35	1,377	35
Medium and Large 2	548	241.31	1,323	13thin
Large 1-2	535	236.00	1,263	1thin
Large 2	560	225.00	1,260	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.35/cwt here — about $117 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 sale50 hd

254.21

—

KY average25 barns · 1,409 hd

253.67

+0.53

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−9.75

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

−155.43

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	1,618	151.22	2,447	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	130.49	1,906	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	126.85	1,492	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,064	107.59	1,145	5thin

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)	1,095	$1,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,880	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1-2	400–450	440	312.79/cwt	307.00–317.50	1,376	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	280.50/cwt	279.00–282.50	1,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	224.03/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	241.52/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	280.29/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,351	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	262.00/cwt	256.00–268.00	1,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	873	211.53/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	237.00/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,597	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	292.17/cwt	288.00–293.00	1,829	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	298.07/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,395	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,707	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	271.76/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,848	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	308.70/cwt	302.50–315.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	217.86/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,590	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	291.64/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,502	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	286.38/cwt	276.00–289.00	1,292	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	238.93/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,493	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	276.05/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,413	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	251.40/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,815	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	295.14/cwt	286.00–298.00	1,245	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	253.23/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	284.11/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,043	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	405	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	291.74/cwt	290.00–297.50	992	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	261.27/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,364	31
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,880.00/head	1,880.00–1,880.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	259.88/cwt	248.00–264.00	1,616	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	294.06/cwt	286.00–307.00	1,344	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	470	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	249.87/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	306.81/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,138	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	313.67/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,333	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	126.85/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,492	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	868	1
Bulls	—	—	1,741	156.58/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,726	4
Bulls	—	—	1,345	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,991	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	119.98/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,286	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	130.49/cwt	122.00–141.00	1,906	7
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	550	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,447	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	545	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,412	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	535	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,263	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	473	271.95/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,286	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,862	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	969	1
Steers	Large 2	550–600	575	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,366	1
Steers	Large 2	500–550	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	560	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,260	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	266.35/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,292	3
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	600	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	238.84/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,015	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	265.01/cwt	263.00–267.00	1,532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	571	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	236.48/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	251.81/cwt	246.00–258.00	1,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	242.50/cwt	231.00–246.00	1,300	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	241.76/cwt	240.00–245.00	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	275.61/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	817	211.60/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	277.19/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	263.23/cwt	254.00–269.00	1,256	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	265.67/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	217.02/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,315	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	268.67/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,134	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	237.33/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	248.32/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	309.47/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,176	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	191.93/cwt	189.00–195.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	258.55/cwt	255.00–262.50	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	289.29/cwt	284.00–297.00	1,620	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	278.59/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,708	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 Apr 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 497Last week 563Year ago 571

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 44Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 24

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	322.50	322.50
1	300–350	330	315.00	315.00
6	350–400	380	302.50–315.00	309.47
6	400–450	440	307.00–317.50	312.79
17	450–500	468	294.00–300.00	298.07
33	500–550	515	285.00–302.00	291.64
30	550–600	560	284.00–297.00	289.29
3	600–650	613	270.00–286.00	278.59
4	650–700	680	268.00–275.00	271.76
10	700–750	722	247.00–257.00	251.40
2	750–800	775	240.00–243.00	241.52
3	800–850	831	220.00–226.00	224.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	287.50	287.50
9	450–500	482	270.00–282.00	280.29
2	500–550	518	271.00–280.00	275.61
4	550–600	585	270.00–281.00	277.19
2	600–650	635	256.00–268.00	262.00
1	650–700	655	252.50	252.50
1	700–750	720	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	775	241.00	241.00
5	800–850	817	211.00–214.00	211.60
4	850–900	873	210.00–213.00	211.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	327.50	327.50
5	450–500	470	316.00	316.00
14	600–650	626	288.00–293.00	292.17
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	265.00–269.00	266.35
1	500–550	545	259.00	259.00
1	550–600	550	263.00	263.00
1	600–650	600	243.00	243.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	575	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	535	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	425	284.00	284.00
3	450–500	482	279.00–282.50	280.50
3	500–550	543	265.00–266.00	265.67
1	550–600	595	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	313	302.50–315.00	308.70
5	350–400	371	295.00–310.00	306.81
4	400–450	425	307.50–317.50	313.67
6	450–500	457	286.00–307.00	294.06
10	500–550	512	270.00–281.00	276.05
2	550–600	578	263.00–267.00	265.01
8	600–650	622	248.00–264.00	259.88
3	650–700	663	240.00–257.50	249.87
1	700–750	715	218.00	218.00
1	750–800	765	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	270.00–274.00	271.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	571	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	246.00–258.00	251.81
2	500–550	540	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	585	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	285.00	285.00
4	300–350	340	290.00–297.50	291.74
7	350–400	367	275.00–292.50	284.11
12	400–450	422	286.00–298.00	295.14
5	450–500	451	276.00–289.00	286.38
31	500–550	522	250.00–269.00	261.27
4	550–600	583	248.00–255.00	253.23
19	600–650	625	232.00–242.00	238.93
14	650–700	674	234.00–238.00	237.00
17	700–750	730	212.00–220.00	217.86
1	750–800	755	218.00	218.00
9	850–900	862	198.00	198.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	307.50	307.50
2	350–400	385	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	240.00	240.00
3	350–400	368	240.00–245.00	241.76
4	400–450	425	230.00–247.00	238.84
2	450–500	488	235.00–238.00	236.48
1	650–700	685	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	255.00–262.50	258.55
1	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
10	400–450	422	265.00–275.00	268.67
29	450–500	477	254.00–269.00	263.23
10	500–550	536	231.00–246.00	242.50
3	550–600	590	235.00–239.00	237.33
4	600–650	606	213.00–221.00	217.02
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	728	189.00–195.00	191.93
1	750–800	770	172.00	172.00
2	800–850	825	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	620	247.00–249.00	248.32

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,880.00	1,880.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,275.00	1,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,176	121.00–134.00	126.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	72.00	72.00
3	—	1,072	119.00–121.00	119.98
1	—	900	106.00	106.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,461	122.00–141.00	130.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,741	153.00–160.00	156.58
1	—	1,345	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,400	133.00	133.00

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 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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