Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $298.35/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −154.18 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$298.35

36 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$24.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.58

vs KY average

−11.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	303.79	1,675	28
Medium and Large 2	539	279.33	1,507	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.46/cwt here — about $168 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale36 hd

298.35

—

KY average24 barns · 900 hd

301.93

−3.58

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−11.36

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−154.18

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	1,644	151.17	2,485	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,536	127.71	1,962	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,324	121.46	1,608	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	110.76	1,193	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,105	191.00	2,111	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	790	$830	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	281.16/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,437	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	316.95/cwt	311.00–322.50	1,331	3
Bulls	—	—	1,828	155.41/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,841	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,105	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,111	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	123.46/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,762	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,455	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	127.81/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	263.89/cwt	263.00–264.00	1,953	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	288.70/cwt	287.00–293.00	1,256	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	298.50/cwt	298.50–298.50	1,836	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	310.67/cwt	310.00–311.00	1,479	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	284.16/cwt	276.00–288.00	1,776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	264.24/cwt	251.00–266.00	1,517	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	299.49/cwt	290.00–303.00	1,731	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,872	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	334.34/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,391	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	362.15/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,351	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	302	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	266.92/cwt	259.00–273.00	1,393	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	246.33/cwt	243.00–254.00	1,544	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	274.24/cwt	273.00–278.00	1,294	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	267.07/cwt	263.00–272.00	1,645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	273.83/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	307.42/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,144	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	308.58/cwt	306.00–311.00	1,423	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	331.32/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	221.22/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	336.47/cwt	330.00–342.50	959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	930	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,546	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	118.22/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,538	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	655	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,448	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	146.93/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,145	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	113.77/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,250	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	104.10/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,092	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,310	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	131.96/cwt	130.00–133.00	2,171	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	288	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	999	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	502	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	244.68/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	234.37/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,877	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	357.55/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	291.20/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,112	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	293.69/cwt	284.00–297.00	1,398	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	258.00/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	401	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	262.24/cwt	257.00–268.00	1,225	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	244.52/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	216.48/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	279.80/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,497	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	251.36/cwt	249.00–256.00	1,724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	307.51/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,624	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	405	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,225	2

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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 373Year ago 360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 43Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 21Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	330.00–342.50	336.47
2	300–350	347	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	378	327.50–335.00	331.32
3	400–450	420	311.00–322.50	316.95
9	450–500	461	306.00–311.00	308.58
15	500–550	511	275.00–285.00	281.16
5	550–600	567	269.00–279.00	273.83
5	600–650	616	263.00–272.00	267.07
2	700–750	723	220.00–222.50	221.22
1	900–950	920	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	362.50	362.50
3	350–400	373	352.50–360.00	357.55
3	400–450	400	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	575	244.00–245.00	244.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	312.50	312.50
1	350–400	380	292.50	292.50
3	400–450	401	302.00	302.00
5	450–500	476	284.00–297.00	293.69
2	500–550	505	256.00–260.00	258.00
1	550–600	595	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	608	240.00–249.00	244.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	302	375.00	375.00
4	350–400	373	355.00–370.00	362.15
4	400–450	416	325.00–342.50	334.34
12	450–500	476	310.00–311.00	310.67
15	500–550	528	295.00–312.00	307.51
13	550–600	578	290.00–303.00	299.49
3	600–650	625	276.00–288.00	284.16
10	650–700	671	279.00	279.00
9	700–750	740	263.00–264.00	263.89
1	750–800	750	242.00	242.00
8	800–850	801	230.00–235.00	234.37
2	900–950	900	204.00	204.00
1	950–1000	970	219.00	219.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	600–650	615	298.50	298.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	280.00	280.00
7	500–550	535	276.00–285.00	279.80
1	550–600	570	276.00	276.00
6	650–700	686	249.00–256.00	251.36
1	850–900	895	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	305.00	305.00
1	250–300	275	292.50	292.50
1	300–350	305	305.00	305.00
13	350–400	372	302.50–320.00	307.42
16	400–450	435	287.00–293.00	288.70
9	450–500	472	273.00–278.00	274.24
24	500–550	522	259.00–273.00	266.92
11	550–600	574	251.00–266.00	264.24
17	600–650	627	243.00–254.00	246.33
2	650–700	665	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	502	241.00	241.00
1	650–700	655	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	305	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	595	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	382	285.00–300.00	291.20
5	450–500	467	257.00–268.00	262.24
1	500–550	505	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	573	231.00	231.00
1	600–650	635	239.00	239.00
2	650–700	668	210.00–223.00	216.48
1	700–750	715	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	300.00–305.00	302.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,828	153.00–158.00	155.41
2	—	1,460	145.00–149.00	146.93
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	191.00	191.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,427	117.00–128.00	123.46
3	—	1,645	130.00–133.00	131.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	109.00	109.00
4	—	1,344	126.00–129.00	127.81
4	—	1,301	115.00–122.00	118.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,099	109.00–119.00	113.77
5	—	1,049	102.00–107.00	104.10
1	—	1,065	123.00	123.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	830.00	830.00

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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Albany Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle