Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to low receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.89/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −152.75 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$256.89

33 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,401

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$42.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.79

vs KY average

−11.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	264.30	1,432	25
Medium and Large 2	556	239.16	1,330	5thin
Large 1-2	553	226.00	1,249	2thin
Large 2	560	222.00	1,243	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.30/cwt here — about $189 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale33 hd

256.89

—

KY average27 barns · 1,467 hd

262.68

−5.79

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−11.49

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

−152.75

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	1,669	146.79	2,450	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	131.37	1,960	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	123.36	1,547	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	979	103.43	1,012	12

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)	1,295	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	898	$1,641	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	735	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,825	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	937	$2,057	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,410	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	421	295.20/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	297.06/cwt	288.00–301.00	1,675	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	293.29/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,255	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	267.54/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,257	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	193.98/cwt	193.00–195.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	301.69/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,158	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	251.47/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	300.03/cwt	295.00–309.00	1,440	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	238.34/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	230.98/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	300.93/cwt	292.00–306.00	1,601	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	318.16/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	213.98/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	265.18/cwt	256.00–271.00	1,376	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	310.50/cwt	310.00–311.00	1,149	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	261.40/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,485	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	303.95/cwt	300.00–307.50	982	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	1,897.61/head	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	253.60/cwt	249.00–258.00	1,577	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	295.92/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,397	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	275.67/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	221.61/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,695	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,228	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	110.57/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,115	8
Bulls	—	—	1,850	155.31/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,873	4
Bulls	—	—	1,589	143.01/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,272	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	136.05/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,072	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,745	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	432	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	129.74/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,633	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	116.97/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,462	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	94.78/cwt	90.00–100.00	818	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	590	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Large 2	450–500	495	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,299	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	815	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	687	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,649	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	850–900	885	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,505	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	735	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	560	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,243	1
Steers	Large 2	550–600	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	867	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,855	2
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	555	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,587	1
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	445	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,295	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	1,641.37/head	1,300.00–1,850.00	1,641	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	413	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	278.99/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,490	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	272.33/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,193	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	271.00/cwt	266.00–281.00	1,558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	276.64/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	651	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	247.96/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,727	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	297.86/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,308	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	283.98/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	253.73/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,200	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	272.61/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	312.00/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,292	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	233.30/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,341	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 May 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 420Year ago 423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 85Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 9Year ago 10

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to low receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	295.00	295.00
13	350–400	384	290.00–310.00	301.69
4	400–450	421	290.00–307.50	295.20
16	450–500	470	260.00–280.00	267.54
10	500–550	519	256.00–271.00	265.18
12	550–600	568	254.00–264.00	261.40
3	600–650	606	238.00–239.00	238.34
4	650–700	681	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	737	220.00	220.00
3	750–800	790	214.00	214.00
1	800–850	810	188.00	188.00
1	900–950	940	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	590	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	513	273.00	273.00
1	600–650	620	256.00	256.00
66	750–800	785	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	257.00	257.00
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	275.00–280.00	276.64
5	400–450	438	270.00–273.00	272.33
9	450–500	473	245.00–259.00	253.73
2	500–550	528	245.00–251.00	247.96
3	550–600	575	224.00–239.00	233.30
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
3	650–700	651	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	765	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	315.00–325.00	318.16
12	400–450	414	305.00–317.50	312.00
12	450–500	480	295.00–309.00	300.03
10	500–550	532	292.00–306.00	300.93
16	550–600	564	288.00–301.00	297.06
1	600–650	645	281.00	281.00
2	650–700	655	265.00–275.00	270.00
1	700–750	725	251.00	251.00
4	750–800	764	250.00–253.00	251.47
2	800–850	813	230.00–232.00	230.98
3	900–950	910	211.00–220.00	213.98
1	1050–1100	1,070	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
6	400–450	439	289.00–300.00	297.86
2	450–500	465	283.00–285.00	283.98
3	500–550	531	270.00–278.00	272.61
3	550–600	575	266.00–281.00	271.00
1	600–650	625	252.00	252.00
4	650–700	692	259.00	259.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	291.00	291.00
1	550–600	555	286.00	286.00
1	800–850	815	219.00	219.00
2	850–900	867	214.00	214.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	323.00	323.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	300.00–307.50	303.95
2	350–400	370	310.00–311.00	310.50
6	400–450	428	285.00–299.00	293.29
10	450–500	472	286.00–300.00	295.92
7	500–550	534	277.00–280.00	278.99
4	550–600	561	269.00–280.00	275.67
11	600–650	622	249.00–258.00	253.60
3	750–800	765	215.00–227.00	221.61
2	800–850	820	193.00–195.00	193.98
1	850–900	855	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	687	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	885	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	171.00	171.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	898	1,300.00–1,850.00	1,641.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,897.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	121.00	121.00
8	—	1,008	106.00–115.00	110.57
1	—	940	46.00	46.00
2	—	863	90.00–100.00	94.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	130.00–142.00	136.05
1	—	1,430	122.00	122.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,259	124.00–135.00	129.74
7	—	1,250	115.00–119.00	116.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,850	150.00–164.00	155.31
9	—	1,589	138.00–146.00	143.01

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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