Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with feeder heifers over 500lbs mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $297.54/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −155.00 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$297.54

67 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$29.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.24

vs KY average

−0.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	302.26	1,673	55
Medium and Large 2	576	282.75	1,628	4thin
Large 1-2	567	272.50	1,545	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.76/cwt here — about $128 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 sale67 hd

297.54

—

KY average23 barns · 706 hd

290.29

+7.24

National average149 barns · 6,483 hd

297.82

−0.28

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−155.00

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	—	Low	1,742	155.64	2,712	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	133.65	2,146	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	130.47	1,600	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	938	115.70	1,085	4thin

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,335	$1,570	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,145	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,395	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	200–250	235	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	244.11/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	285.17/cwt	281.00–292.50	1,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	331.27/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	877	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,037	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	271.36/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	248.37/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,801	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	303.08/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,567	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	248.50/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,899	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	263.30/cwt	262.00–267.50	1,638	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	271.33/cwt	262.00–276.00	1,848	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	301.01/cwt	294.00–304.00	1,743	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	932	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,237	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	267.81/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,968	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	676	283.88/cwt	283.00–287.50	1,919	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	297.61/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,804	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	459	293.77/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,348	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	267.06/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,498	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	280.87/cwt	276.00–284.00	1,351	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	270.42/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,398	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	250.31/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,672	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	282.77/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,219	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	314.19/cwt	314.00–315.00	1,508	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	284.22/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,481	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	242.43/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	197.49/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,734	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	231.64/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	328.60/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,216	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	272.53/cwt	262.50–282.00	1,553	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	249.42/cwt	242.00–262.00	1,554	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,570.00/head	1,570.00–1,570.00	1,570	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	133.53/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,127	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,969	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,446	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,736	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	909	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	118.39/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,258	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	385	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,136	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	123.74/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,479	8
Bulls	—	—	1,780	150.60/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,681	8
Bulls	—	—	1,692	162.35/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,747	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	133.87/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,667	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	900–950	915	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	455	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	642	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,547	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	410	292.41/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,199	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	520	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,287	1
Steers	Large 2	600–650	640	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,552	1
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,009	1
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	850	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,828	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	3
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,095	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,146	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	2
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	625	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,694	7
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	589	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,561	5
Steers	Large 1-2	950–1000	970	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,940	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	768	207.37/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,593	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	680	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,591	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,756	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	322.32/cwt	315.00–333.00	1,512	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	299.22/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	231.39/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	234.10/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,463	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	244.21/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	251.10/cwt	244.00–257.50	1,328	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	222.02/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,488	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	222.02/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	826	259.63/cwt	255.25–263.70	2,145	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	784	263.75/cwt	263.75–263.75	2,068	69

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 Jul 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 822Last week 612Year ago 510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 45Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	282.50	282.50
1	300–350	315	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	372	281.00–292.50	285.17
14	400–450	431	272.50–287.50	282.77
16	450–500	481	276.00–284.00	280.87
13	500–550	517	260.00–276.00	270.42
22	550–600	561	255.00–269.00	267.06
2	600–650	628	240.00–248.00	244.11
13	650–700	668	250.00–251.00	250.31
1	700–750	720	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	782	226.00	226.00
2	850–900	878	195.00–200.00	197.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	292.50	292.50
8	450–500	459	292.50–297.50	293.77
2	500–550	507	283.00	283.00
12	600–650	622	262.00–267.50	263.30
10	650–700	660	266.00	266.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	680	234.00	234.00
3	750–800	768	206.00–210.00	207.37
1	900–950	915	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	265.00	265.00
5	500–550	529	244.00–257.50	251.10
4	550–600	580	241.00–251.00	244.21
5	600–650	625	231.00–236.00	234.10
7	650–700	681	228.00–238.00	231.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	640	220.00–224.00	222.02
7	650–700	670	220.00–224.00	222.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	327.50–335.00	331.27
1	400–450	400	325.00	325.00
10	450–500	469	315.00–333.00	322.32
22	500–550	517	300.00–304.00	303.08
31	550–600	579	294.00–304.00	301.01
6	600–650	634	270.00–274.00	271.36
24	650–700	681	262.00–276.00	271.33
16	700–750	725	245.00–252.00	248.37
7	750–800	764	247.00–249.00	248.50
2	850–900	877	227.00	227.00
2	1000–1050	1,037	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	557	312.50	312.50
15	600–650	606	292.50–300.00	297.61
5	650–700	676	283.00–287.50	283.88
73	700–750	735	261.00–270.00	267.81
69	750–800	784	263.75	263.75
126	800–850	826	255.25–263.70	259.63
57	900–950	932	240.00	240.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	242.50	242.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	285.00	285.00
5	550–600	589	265.00	265.00
7	600–650	625	271.00	271.00
1	850–900	850	215.00	215.00
1	950–1000	970	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	197.00	197.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	295.00–307.50	299.22
1	500–550	545	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	586	287.00	287.00
1	600–650	630	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	760	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	840	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	320.00–335.00	328.60
1	400–450	435	310.00	310.00
5	450–500	480	314.00–315.00	314.19
10	500–550	521	280.00–292.50	284.22
11	550–600	570	262.50–282.00	272.53
10	600–650	623	242.00–262.00	249.42
2	650–700	663	236.00–249.00	242.43
4	700–750	716	226.00–239.00	231.64
1	750–800	765	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	410	285.00–300.00	292.41
1	450–500	455	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	520	247.50	247.50
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	642	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	367	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	535	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	590	247.50	247.50
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	342.50	342.50
1	400–450	425	332.50	332.50

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,570.00	1,570.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	900.00	900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,395	2,450.00	2,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,593	130.00–139.00	133.53
1	—	1,550	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,735	141.00	141.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	140.00	140.00
8	—	1,195	120.00–128.00	123.74
13	—	1,245	130.00–137.00	133.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	101.00	101.00
2	—	1,063	117.00–120.00	118.39
1	—	725	125.00	125.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,780	145.00–155.00	150.60
6	—	1,692	156.00–166.00	162.35

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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