Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $275.36/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −134.28 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$275.36

81 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$39.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.73

vs KY average

+2.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	276.97	1,492	77
Large 1-2	560	255.00	1,428	1thin
Medium and Large 2	535	249.00	1,332	1thin
Large 2	597	237.00	1,415	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.97/cwt here — about $77 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale81 hd

275.36

—

KY average25 barns · 1,317 hd

267.63

+7.73

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

+2.33

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

−134.28

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	1,683	167.99	2,826	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,487	141.26	2,100	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	140.47	1,765	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	114.71	1,256	27

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,563	$2,113	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,517	$2,092	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,839	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,293	$1,817	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,776	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,365	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,660	$2,738	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$2,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	300–350	320	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	320.83/cwt	307.50–324.00	1,399	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	286.96/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,214	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	254.29/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,577	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	282.69/cwt	273.00–290.00	1,487	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	268.37/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,822	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	262	331.66/cwt	320.00–340.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	260.18/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	287.83/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,805	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	460	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,403	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	255.36/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	289.47/cwt	287.00–294.00	1,922	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,718	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	260.59/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,999	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	309.22/cwt	303.00–313.00	1,444	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	297.53/cwt	293.00–306.00	1,717	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	243.67/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	273.72/cwt	264.00–278.00	1,423	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	284.19/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,339	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,517	2,091.58/head	1,400.00–2,410.00	2,092	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,252	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	248.01/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,762	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,816.83/head	1,610.00–2,010.00	1,817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	268.05/cwt	257.00–272.00	1,555	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,775.92/head	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,776	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,830	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,930	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,838.80/head	1,475.00–2,000.00	1,839	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	115.08/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,277	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,933	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	164.47/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,590	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	149.07/cwt	143.00–157.00	1,941	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	107.79/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,275	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	125.59/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,267	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	133.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,895	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	136.51/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,646	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	123.01/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,615	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	739	1
Bulls	—	—	1,919	180.42/cwt	172.00–190.00	3,462	5
Bulls	—	—	1,360	145.69/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,981	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	435	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,157	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	515	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	300–350	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	385	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	145.74/cwt	141.00–158.00	2,201	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,563	2,112.60/head	1,925.00–2,275.00	2,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	311.00/cwt	305.00–314.00	1,322	13
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	597	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,415	2
Steers	Large 2	600–650	640	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,658	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	620	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,606	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	276.56/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,554	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	268.23/cwt	267.00–269.00	1,647	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	315.42/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,318	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	362	368.32/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	284.96/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,519	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	268.76/cwt	261.00–273.00	1,285	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	284.52/cwt	227.50–342.50	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	295.87/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	307.55/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	293.40/cwt	281.00–298.00	1,432	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	213.99/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,161	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	263.40/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	268.45/cwt	258.00–274.00	1,664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	277.52/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	236.55/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	294.73/cwt	291.00–302.50	1,300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	298.15/cwt	297.00–299.00	1,515	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	199.33/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	280.19/cwt	272.00–288.00	1,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,317	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 Jun 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 221Year ago 820

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 28Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 0Year ago 20

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	320.00–340.00	331.66
1	300–350	320	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	375	342.50	342.50
4	400–450	418	307.00–320.00	315.42
1	450–500	465	301.00	301.00
10	500–550	526	273.00–290.00	282.69
1	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
5	600–650	603	255.00–264.00	260.18
2	650–700	663	247.00–249.00	248.01
1	700–750	725	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	515	259.00	259.00
1	600–650	600	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	300.00–315.00	307.55
2	400–450	437	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	465	290.00–300.00	295.87
2	550–600	583	259.00–268.00	263.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	430	272.00–288.00	280.19
2	450–500	462	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	303	227.50–342.50	284.52
1	350–400	395	317.00	317.00
16	400–450	436	307.50–324.00	320.83
13	450–500	467	303.00–313.00	309.22
14	500–550	537	320.00	320.00
14	550–600	577	293.00–306.00	297.53
14	600–650	627	280.00–296.00	287.83
10	650–700	664	287.00–294.00	289.47
3	700–750	738	252.00–262.00	255.36
5	750–800	767	255.00–262.00	260.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	314.00	314.00
3	400–450	441	291.00–302.50	294.73
8	450–500	488	281.00–298.00	293.40
7	500–550	508	297.00–299.00	298.15
5	550–600	572	270.00–284.00	277.52
3	600–650	620	258.00–274.00	268.45
8	650–700	679	250.00–275.00	268.37
1	700–750	715	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	563	325.00	325.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	259.00	259.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	266.00	266.00
1	650–700	655	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	367.50–370.00	368.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	285	307.50	307.50
1	350–400	385	305.00	305.00
11	400–450	423	280.00–299.00	286.96
13	450–500	471	277.00–290.00	284.19
30	500–550	520	264.00–278.00	273.72
11	550–600	580	257.00–272.00	268.05
10	600–650	620	250.00–262.00	254.29
3	650–700	662	239.00–246.00	243.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	355	287.50	287.50
3	400–450	430	260.00–276.00	270.00
4	450–500	478	261.00–273.00	268.76
1	500–550	535	249.00	249.00
2	600–650	630	230.00–243.00	236.55
2	700–750	715	213.00–215.00	213.99
3	750–800	777	198.00–200.00	199.33
1	850–900	895	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	425	305.00–314.00	311.00
16	450–500	460	305.00	305.00
25	500–550	533	280.00–288.00	284.96
11	550–600	562	274.00–278.00	276.56
9	600–650	614	267.00–269.00	268.23
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	272.00	272.00
2	400–450	435	266.00	266.00
1	550–600	560	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	597	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	262.50	262.50
1	600–650	645	225.00	225.00

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)	10	—	1,517	1,400.00–2,410.00	2,091.58
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,293	1,610.00–2,010.00	1,816.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,775.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,130	1,475.00–2,000.00	1,838.80
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,563	1,925.00–2,275.00	2,112.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	2,175.00	2,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,930	3,125.00	3,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	2,350.00	2,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,110	111.00–120.00	115.08
7	—	1,183	104.00–110.00	107.79
6	—	1,009	124.00–129.00	125.59
1	—	795	93.00	93.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	128.00	128.00
3	—	1,417	130.00–140.00	133.72
8	—	1,510	141.00–158.00	145.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,302	143.00–157.00	149.07
15	—	1,206	132.00–142.00	136.51
3	—	1,313	118.00–127.00	123.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,575	159.00–168.00	164.47
5	—	1,919	172.00–190.00	180.42
2	—	1,360	143.00–148.00	145.69

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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