Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $302.54/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −149.99 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$302.54

53 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$26.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.99

vs KY average

+3.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	577	309.41	1,787	35
Medium and Large 2	513	293.39	1,505	11thin
Large 1-2	573	282.57	1,619	7thin

One grade step is worth $26.84/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 sale53 hd

302.54

—

KY average23 barns · 637 hd

301.56

+0.99

National average143 barns · 6,512 hd

299.26

+3.28

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−149.99

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	1,750	169.58	2,968	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	143.83	2,086	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	143.55	1,663	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	128.88	1,278	10

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$2,203	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,203	$1,922	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,412	3thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	432	288.97/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,248	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	250.95/cwt	242.00–253.00	1,571	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	288.05/cwt	285.00–289.00	1,100	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	321.02/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	238.99/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,998	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	318.63/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,501	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	226.59/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,645	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	319.99/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,165	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	244.28/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,676	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	313.35/cwt	309.00–315.00	1,357	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	282.91/cwt	279.00–289.00	1,879	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	297.94/cwt	294.00–308.00	1,758	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	262.98/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,883	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	261.91/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,600	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	260.85/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,482	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,994	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	814	264.75/cwt	264.75–264.75	2,155	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	273.02/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	274.09/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	273.55/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,450	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	194.02/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	286.43/cwt	275.00–294.00	1,338	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,412.04/head	1,175.00–1,640.00	1,412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,203.32/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	298.96/cwt	297.00–301.00	1,405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	259.34/cwt	257.00–269.00	1,665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	308.49/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,305	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,921.88/head	1,625.00–2,150.00	1,922	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	125.68/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,210	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,064	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	134.81/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,379	5
Bulls	—	—	1,840	165.89/cwt	165.00–167.00	3,052	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	138.05/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,999	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	146.80/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,748	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	610	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	397	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,092	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	605	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,470	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	138.85/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,543	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	147.13/cwt	142.00–152.00	2,136	7
Bulls	—	—	1,660	173.27/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,876	3
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	930	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,116	1
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	785	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,884	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	508	258.35/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,312	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	580	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	455	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,265	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,568	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	438	342.54/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,500	2
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	472	293.53/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,385	3
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	585	286.67/cwt	282.00–289.00	1,677	6
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	500	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	247.83/cwt	247.50–248.00	1,338	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	953	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,192	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	318.18/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,855	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	781	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,085	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	293.39/cwt	284.00–298.00	1,505	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	285.96/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,002	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	301.06/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,927	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	245.99/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	242.29/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	268.36/cwt	267.00–269.00	1,838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	238.32/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	233.50/cwt	233.00–234.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	748	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,840	19

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 768Last week 637Year ago 644

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 63Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 7Year ago 6

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 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	250–300	265	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	325	292.50	292.50
8	350–400	382	285.00–289.00	288.05
8	400–450	432	280.00–294.00	288.97
20	450–500	467	275.00–294.00	286.43
55	500–550	530	265.00–277.50	273.55
15	550–600	568	255.00–267.00	260.85
11	600–650	626	242.00–253.00	250.95
57	650–700	686	238.00–247.00	244.28
10	700–750	726	226.00–232.00	226.59
5	800–850	835	190.00–195.00	194.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	600–650	611	257.50–265.00	261.91
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	240.00	240.00
3	500–550	508	255.00–265.00	258.35
1	550–600	580	234.00	234.00
1	600–650	610	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	765	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	267.50	267.50
2	450–500	497	273.00	273.00
1	500–550	530	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	555	245.00	245.00
3	600–650	632	236.00–240.00	238.32
2	650–700	668	233.00–234.00	233.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	312.50	312.50
5	350–400	364	312.50–325.00	319.99
5	400–450	433	309.00–315.00	313.35
14	450–500	471	315.00–325.00	318.63
6	500–550	532	315.00–327.00	321.02
16	550–600	590	294.00–308.00	297.94
5	600–650	619	270.00–275.00	273.02
12	650–700	664	279.00–289.00	282.91
6	700–750	716	262.00–265.00	262.98
8	750–800	758	263.00	263.00
18	800–850	836	230.00–248.00	238.99
1	900–950	920	220.00	220.00
54	950–1000	953	230.00	230.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	583	315.00–323.00	318.18
12	600–650	640	290.00–308.00	301.06
10	650–700	650	308.00	308.00
66	750–800	781	267.00	267.00
62	800–850	814	264.75	264.75
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	287.00–300.00	293.53
1	500–550	500	258.00	258.00
6	550–600	585	282.00–289.00	286.67
1	750–800	785	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	930	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	340.00–345.00	342.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	302.50	302.50
1	450–500	485	303.00	303.00
11	500–550	513	284.00–298.00	293.39
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	685	267.00–269.00	268.36
19	700–750	748	246.00	246.00
5	750–800	770	235.00–247.00	242.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	307.50	307.50
1	300–350	340	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	360	312.50	312.50
2	400–450	423	302.50–315.00	308.49
2	450–500	470	297.00–301.00	298.96
2	500–550	510	265.00–283.00	274.09
5	550–600	566	277.00	277.00
5	600–650	642	257.00–269.00	259.34
1	650–700	660	247.50	247.50
2	750–800	788	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	280.00–292.00	285.96
2	500–550	537	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	550	262.50	262.50
3	600–650	630	244.00–247.00	245.99
1	650–700	660	237.00	237.00
3	750–800	793	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	397	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	455	278.00	278.00
1	600–650	605	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	247.50	247.50
3	500–550	540	247.50–248.00	247.83
1	550–600	555	246.00	246.00
1	650–700	675	218.00	218.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,065	1,175.00–1,640.00	1,412.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,355	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,203.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	1,625.00–2,150.00	1,921.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	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
4	—	963	123.00–127.00	125.68
1	—	950	112.00	112.00
5	—	1,023	132.00–139.00	134.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	136.00–139.00	138.05
7	—	1,452	142.00–152.00	147.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,191	143.00–154.00	146.80
9	—	1,111	132.00–142.00	138.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,840	165.00–167.00	165.89
3	—	1,660	171.00–176.00	173.27

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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