Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $283.53/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −169.00 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$283.53

41 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.41

vs KY average

−20.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	283.53	1,535	41

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.69, low $400.18, median $452.54 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 sale41 hd

283.53

—

KY average25 barns · 1,004 hd

292.95

−9.41

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−20.86

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−169.00

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	1,629	144.99	2,362	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,481	130.73	1,936	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	127.57	1,536	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	104.65	1,031	10
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,440	164.00	2,362	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)	1,195	$1,485	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,160	$1,348	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,030	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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	425	306.95/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,305	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	280.83/cwt	278.00–289.00	1,713	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,375	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	284.31/cwt	283.00–287.00	1,174	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	254.30/cwt	247.00–258.00	1,851	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,448	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	288.50/cwt	270.00–299.00	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	282.73/cwt	279.00–291.00	1,513	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	204.20/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,485	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	329.15/cwt	327.50–330.00	931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	270.39/cwt	269.00–276.00	1,506	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	269.65/cwt	261.00–279.00	1,804	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	293.01/cwt	287.00–303.00	1,368	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	286.85/cwt	284.00–295.00	1,629	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	304.22/cwt	302.50–305.00	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	259.10/cwt	252.00–269.00	1,358	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	256.01/cwt	253.00–259.00	1,446	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	240.27/cwt	232.00–248.00	1,523	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	250.41/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,553	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	272.53/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,259	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	274.51/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,145	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	278.28/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,055	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	240.88/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	928	220.30/cwt	220.30–220.30	2,044	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	178.99/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	226	283.27/cwt	280.00–285.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	272.56/cwt	267.00–283.00	1,431	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,030.00/head	1,030.00–1,030.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	278.95/cwt	270.00–287.50	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,526	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	219.49/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,574	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	303.21/cwt	292.00–309.00	1,380	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	302.93/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,287	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,348.28/head	1,260.00–1,440.00	1,348	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	128.87/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,561	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	118.89/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,377	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	121.98/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,295	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	107.88/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,090	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	82.49/cwt	81.00–84.00	722	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	95.96/cwt	92.00–100.00	907	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	370	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,008	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	520	238.39/cwt	232.00–243.00	1,240	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,440	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,362	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	130.73/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,936	5
Bulls	—	—	1,564	138.99/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,174	5
Bulls	—	—	1,737	155.00/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	372	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,094	5
Bulls	Large 2	500–550	506	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,194	3
Heifers	Large 2	400–450	445	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Large 2	550–600	592	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,350	2
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	590	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,182	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	234.07/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,807	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	255.40/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,540	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	316.16/cwt	302.50–337.50	1,182	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,195	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	234.48/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	222.94/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,171	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	997	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	253.52/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	249.96/cwt	249.00–251.00	1,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	285.08/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,357	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	229.72/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,886	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	774	248.90/cwt	248.90–248.90	1,926	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	947	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	231.30/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	230.43/cwt	222.50–239.00	1,528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	278.58/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	264.16/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,014	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	238.43/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,245	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	266.77/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,139	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	244.05/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	215.53/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	234.50/cwt	228.00–241.00	1,489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,357	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 Apr 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 680Last week 497Year ago 533

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 25Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 5Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 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	283	327.50–330.00	329.15
1	300–350	345	302.50	302.50
1	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
5	400–450	425	300.00–315.00	306.95
16	450–500	467	287.00–303.00	293.01
33	500–550	535	279.00–291.00	282.73
8	550–600	568	284.00–295.00	286.85
20	600–650	610	278.00–289.00	280.83
10	650–700	669	261.00–279.00	269.65
12	700–750	728	247.00–258.00	254.30
16	750–800	772	233.00–244.00	234.07
15	800–850	821	226.00–239.00	229.72
1	850–900	865	221.00	221.00
2	900–950	947	203.00	203.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	750–800	774	248.90	248.90
57	900–950	928	220.30	220.30
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	272.50–285.00	278.58
4	400–450	405	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	602	266.00	266.00
4	650–700	655	242.00–250.00	244.05
2	700–750	728	230.00–239.00	234.48
1	750–800	770	227.00	227.00
2	800–850	818	214.00–217.00	215.53
1	850–900	880	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	635	228.00–241.00	234.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	385	292.50	292.50
3	400–450	413	283.00–287.00	284.31
6	450–500	476	275.00–289.00	285.08
3	500–550	517	266.00	266.00
1	600–650	635	237.00	237.00
3	650–700	663	222.50–239.00	230.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	335.00	335.00
3	300–350	320	302.50–305.00	304.22
8	350–400	374	302.50–337.50	316.16
23	400–450	425	297.00–310.00	302.93
6	450–500	455	292.00–309.00	303.21
6	500–550	525	267.00–283.00	272.56
8	550–600	557	269.00–276.00	270.39
5	600–650	620	244.00–254.00	250.41
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
6	700–750	717	215.00–234.00	219.49
1	750–800	755	213.00	213.00
1	800–850	820	206.00	206.00
2	900–950	920	178.00–180.00	178.99
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	506	236.00	236.00
2	550–600	592	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	521	278.00	278.00
5	600–650	603	255.00–257.00	255.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	226	280.00–285.00	283.27
6	250–300	277	270.00–299.00	288.50
2	300–350	323	270.00–287.50	278.95
7	350–400	379	272.00–282.00	278.28
9	400–450	417	270.00–287.00	274.51
20	450–500	462	265.00–280.00	272.53
40	500–550	524	252.00–269.00	259.10
21	550–600	565	253.00–259.00	256.01
12	600–650	634	232.00–248.00	240.27
7	650–700	675	230.00–244.00	240.88
5	700–750	727	202.00–210.00	204.20
6	750–800	795	203.00	203.00
3	800–850	815	197.00	197.00
2	850–900	880	168.00	168.00
1	900–950	925	165.00	165.00
1	950–1000	990	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	272.50	272.50
3	500–550	520	232.00–243.00	238.39
1	550–600	590	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	294.00	294.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	242.50	242.50
2	400–450	423	249.00–251.00	249.96
1	450–500	490	239.00	239.00
2	500–550	525	221.00–225.00	222.94
1	550–600	560	211.00	211.00
1	600–650	625	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	665	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	247.50	247.50
1	300–350	315	260.00	260.00
6	350–400	384	260.00–267.00	264.16
8	400–450	427	265.00–269.00	266.77
2	450–500	483	250.00–257.00	253.52
6	500–550	522	231.00–245.00	238.43
3	550–600	580	228.00–236.00	231.30
1	600–650	610	212.00	212.00
2	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	725	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	785	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	910	150.00	150.00
2	950–1000	997	151.00	151.00

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	—	1,195	1,485.00	1,485.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,030.00	1,030.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,160	1,260.00–1,440.00	1,348.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,211	123.00–136.00	128.87
3	—	1,158	116.00–121.00	118.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,062	116.00–125.00	121.98
3	—	1,010	104.00–115.00	107.88
2	—	875	81.00–84.00	82.49
2	—	945	92.00–100.00	95.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,481	125.00–140.00	130.73
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	164.00	164.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,564	136.00–140.00	138.99
3	—	1,737	152.00–159.00	155.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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