Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 450lbs to 600lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher with feeder steers over 600lbs mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady with the exception of 450lbs to 550lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $294.92/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −157.62 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$294.92

100 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$46.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.79

vs KY average

−5.74 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	318.33	1,724	45
Medium and Large 2	566	286.46	1,621	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	284.00	1,491	1thin
Large 1-2	564	271.44	1,532	39

One grade step is worth $46.89/cwt here — about $192 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 sale100 hd

294.92

—

KY average24 barns · 747 hd

301.71

−6.79

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

−5.74

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−157.62

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	1,837	164.68	3,025	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	139.51	2,128	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	137.09	1,688	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	120.29	1,272	13

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)	1,188	$1,557	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,505	$2,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	334	310.49/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,037	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,557.22/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	306.65/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,288	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	282.77/cwt	279.00–287.00	1,736	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	307.12/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,170	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	278.67/cwt	269.00–289.00	1,441	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	927	1
Bulls	—	—	1,734	161.85/cwt	157.00–166.00	2,806	4
Bulls	—	—	1,365	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,034	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	136.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,663	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	127.61/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,627	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	114.93/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,241	6
Steers	Large 1-2	950–1000	977	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,237	2
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	565	270.95/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,531	38
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	540	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	700	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	272.80/cwt	269.00–278.00	1,421	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	653	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,939	3
Bulls	Large 2	300–350	320	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	872	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	136.77/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,013	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	147.43/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,275	3
Bulls	—	—	2,132	173.69/cwt	171.00–179.00	3,703	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,021	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	127.53/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,363	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	143.52/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,790	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	287.75/cwt	278.00–297.50	1,367	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	239.92/cwt	239.00–251.00	1,511	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	283.28/cwt	277.00–291.00	1,210	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,038	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	245.68/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,663	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	261.32/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,510	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	248.26/cwt	247.50–249.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	269.49/cwt	269.00–273.00	1,967	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	277.74/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,880	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,059	1
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	745	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	263.03/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	263.59/cwt	263.00–267.00	1,326	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	265.54/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,524	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	881	249.02/cwt	242.00–255.25	2,194	123
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	276.69/cwt	272.50–281.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,347	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	301.67/cwt	296.00–306.00	1,584	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	265.28/cwt	262.50–268.00	1,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	218.34/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,823	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	313.20/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	324.02/cwt	317.50–329.00	1,678	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	297.94/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,856	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	301.44/cwt	291.00–311.00	1,730	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	962	228.84/cwt	224.00–232.00	2,201	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	244.19/cwt	237.00–246.00	2,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	324.01/cwt	310.00–333.00	1,516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	447	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	260.28/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	276.32/cwt	271.00–283.00	1,639	9

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 637Last week 380Year ago 698

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 31Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	350.00	350.00
4	300–350	334	310.00–312.00	310.49
7	350–400	381	300.00–315.00	307.12
4	400–450	420	300.00–313.00	306.65
6	500–550	521	269.00–278.00	272.80
7	550–600	574	260.00–271.00	265.54
2	600–650	623	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	767	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	700	204.00	204.00
1	750–800	750	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	458	294.00	294.00
1	550–600	575	252.00	252.00
1	700–750	710	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	274.00	274.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	310.00–320.00	313.20
1	400–450	410	310.00	310.00
5	450–500	468	310.00–333.00	324.01
25	500–550	518	317.50–329.00	324.02
10	550–600	574	291.00–311.00	301.44
9	600–650	614	279.00–287.00	282.77
18	650–700	677	270.00–287.00	277.74
4	700–750	731	258.00–266.00	260.28
4	750–800	778	262.00	262.00
5	800–850	819	237.00–246.00	244.19
1	900–950	915	225.00	225.00
6	950–1000	962	224.00–232.00	228.84
2	1000–1050	1,040	220.00	220.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	290.00	290.00
38	550–600	565	270.00–272.00	270.95
19	650–700	685	240.00	240.00
4	700–750	745	240.00	240.00
2	950–1000	977	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	568	321.00	321.00
19	600–650	623	295.00–300.00	297.94
3	650–700	653	297.00	297.00
16	700–750	730	269.00–273.00	269.49
123	850–900	881	242.00–255.25	249.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	291.00	291.00
6	500–550	525	296.00–306.00	301.67
9	550–600	593	271.00–283.00	276.32
2	600–650	613	262.50–268.00	265.28
1	650–700	650	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	427	277.00–291.00	283.28
16	450–500	475	278.00–297.50	287.75
34	500–550	517	269.00–289.00	278.67
55	550–600	578	255.00–270.00	261.32
14	600–650	630	239.00–251.00	239.92
31	650–700	677	245.00–250.00	245.68
1	700–750	740	216.00	216.00
1	800–850	835	192.00	192.00
2	850–900	855	204.00	204.00
1	950–1000	955	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	285.00–290.00	287.50
2	300–350	320	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	380	272.50–281.00	276.69
2	450–500	485	260.00–266.00	263.03
7	500–550	503	263.00–267.00	263.59
2	550–600	568	247.50–249.00	248.26
4	650–700	684	212.00–225.00	218.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,505	2,225.00	2,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,188	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,557.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	109.00	109.00
6	—	1,080	112.00–119.00	114.93
6	—	1,069	124.00–132.00	127.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,215	130.00–140.00	136.90
5	—	1,275	126.00–129.00	127.61
8	—	1,247	142.00–146.00	143.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	135.00–139.00	136.77
3	—	1,543	144.00–150.00	147.43
1	—	1,630	124.00	124.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,734	157.00–166.00	161.85
1	—	1,365	149.00	149.00
3	—	2,132	171.00–179.00	173.69

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle