Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Good demand for all slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $296.77/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −155.77 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$296.77

27 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$31.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.97

vs KY average

−17.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	520	299.32	1,557	24
Large 1-2	540	293.00	1,582	1thin
Medium and Large 2	573	267.96	1,535	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.36/cwt here — about $22 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

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 sale27 hd

296.77

—

KY average26 barns · 1,284 hd

303.74

−6.97

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−17.33

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−155.77

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	1,719	157.87	2,713	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	135.29	2,097	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	133.27	1,630	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	118.69	1,214	15

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)	1,085	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,519	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,048	$1,216	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,210	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,113	$2,083	2thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	600–650	622	275.38/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,713	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	295.48/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	756	261.80/cwt	261.80–261.80	1,979	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	407	306.15/cwt	301.00–310.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	312.39/cwt	304.00–315.00	1,303	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	285.42/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,213	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	267.95/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,258	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	227	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,637	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	210.80/cwt	207.00–216.00	1,503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	305.10/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	264.68/cwt	258.00–273.00	1,490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,064	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	218.46/cwt	214.00–223.00	1,689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	258.60/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	305.78/cwt	297.00–312.50	1,452	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	278.53/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,340	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	298.64/cwt	289.00–306.00	1,538	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	299.26/cwt	294.00–305.00	1,445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	211	348.15/cwt	337.50–352.50	735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	313.36/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,285	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	267.79/cwt	259.00–279.00	1,403	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	256.54/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,701	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,215.92/head	1,160.00–1,270.00	1,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	280.80/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,485	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,867	2
Bulls	—	—	1,792	150.71/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,701	3
Bulls	—	—	1,645	165.02/cwt	157.00–169.00	2,715	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	138.19/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,748	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	129.11/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,534	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	106.53/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,012	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	125.37/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,316	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	538	253.34/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,363	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	300–350	330	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	982	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	485	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,387	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	116.62/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,199	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	137.54/cwt	133.00–143.00	2,158	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	127.43/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,890	2
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	610	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,293	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	2
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	540	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,582	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	462	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	332.61/cwt	317.50–347.50	1,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,990.00/head	1,990.00–1,990.00	1,990	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,519.31/head	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	226.70/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	241.30/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	252.30/cwt	251.00–253.00	1,193	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	298.40/cwt	292.00–303.00	1,364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	304	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,117	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	261.76/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,403	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	267.96/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	234.20/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,508	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	263.50/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	285.11/cwt	279.00–295.00	1,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	286.28/cwt	285.00–287.50	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	493	260.55/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	250.76/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,276	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	846	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 May 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 380Year ago 480

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 28Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 6Year ago 14

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Good demand for all slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	304	367.50	367.50
3	350–400	387	325.00	325.00
18	400–450	417	304.00–315.00	312.39
13	450–500	475	297.00–312.50	305.78
20	500–550	515	289.00–306.00	298.64
2	550–600	558	291.00–300.00	295.48
7	600–650	622	269.00–279.00	275.38
1	750–800	765	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	490	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	573	266.00–270.00	267.96
1	600–650	605	254.00	254.00
1	650–700	655	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	605	293.00	293.00
70	750–800	756	261.80	261.80
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	462	298.00	298.00
1	500–550	540	293.00	293.00
2	600–650	600	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	307.50	307.50
1	400–450	445	286.00	286.00
3	450–500	457	292.00–303.00	298.40
5	500–550	536	260.00–266.00	261.76
2	550–600	560	259.00–268.00	263.50
1	600–650	635	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	715	229.00	229.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	211	337.50–352.50	348.15
2	300–350	328	317.50–347.50	332.61
4	400–450	410	305.00–320.00	313.36
3	450–500	483	294.00–305.00	299.26
4	500–550	529	278.00–285.00	280.80
4	550–600	559	261.00–271.00	267.95
2	600–650	618	255.00–262.00	258.60
2	650–700	663	253.00–260.00	256.54
2	700–750	735	254.00	254.00
2	750–800	773	214.00–223.00	218.46
1	800–850	810	211.00	211.00
1	850–900	855	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	965	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	297.50	297.50
1	450–500	485	286.00	286.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	251.00–270.00	260.55
4	550–600	570	239.00–246.00	241.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	407	301.00–310.00	306.15
2	500–550	520	284.00	284.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	227	315.00	315.00
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
10	300–350	342	311.00	311.00
2	350–400	368	300.00–310.00	305.10
17	400–450	425	275.00–295.00	285.42
18	450–500	481	270.00–289.00	278.53
5	500–550	524	259.00–279.00	267.79
7	550–600	563	258.00–273.00	264.68
12	650–700	660	248.00	248.00
4	700–750	713	207.00–216.00	210.80
2	750–800	782	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	270.00	270.00
3	500–550	538	250.00–255.00	253.34
1	600–650	615	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	252.50	252.50
3	450–500	478	224.00–232.00	226.70
1	500–550	515	237.00	237.00
1	600–650	600	222.00	222.00
1	650–700	690	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	292.50	292.50
2	300–350	328	285.00–287.50	286.28
4	350–400	376	279.00–295.00	285.11
4	400–450	403	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	473	251.00–253.00	252.30
5	500–550	509	247.00–253.00	250.76
1	550–600	595	243.00	243.00
5	600–650	644	230.00–238.00	234.20
1	900–950	925	168.00	168.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,210.00	1,210.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,048	1,160.00–1,270.00	1,215.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,519.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,175.00	2,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,990.00	1,990.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,792	148.00–153.00	150.71
3	—	1,645	157.00–169.00	165.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,265	134.00–146.00	138.19
13	—	1,188	124.00–133.00	129.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	950	102.00–110.00	106.53
7	—	1,050	122.00–132.00	125.37
5	—	1,028	112.00–120.00	116.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,569	133.00–143.00	137.54
2	—	1,483	126.00–129.00	127.43

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

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