Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-31

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $275.34/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −177.20 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$275.34

13 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$446

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2-3

$72.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.63

vs KY average

−12.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	293.63	1,652	8thin
Medium and Large 2	564	262.61	1,480	3thin
Medium 2-3	545	221.25	1,206	2thin

One grade step is worth $72.38/cwt here — about $446 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale13 hd

275.34

—

KY average25 barns · 825 hd

286.96

−11.63

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

−12.45

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−177.20

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	1,756	154.65	2,716	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,653	133.00	2,199	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	129.19	1,651	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,088	107.74	1,173	11

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,930	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,445	$1,823	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,975	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,481	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,155	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	126.06/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,580	6
Steers	Medium 2-3	600–650	610	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium 2-3	550–600	560	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,218	1
Steers	Medium 2-3	500–550	530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,193	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	115.95/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,577	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	136.71/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	219.01/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	810	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,094	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	880	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,382	1
Steers	Medium 2-3	850–900	875	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	289.76/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	532	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	888	203.55/cwt	198.00–209.00	1,808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	278.29/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	635	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	272.49/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,409	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	787	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,125	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	165	272.65/cwt	270.00–275.00	450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	226.44/cwt	216.00–237.50	1,626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	271.70/cwt	270.00–272.50	910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	190	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,391	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	297.52/cwt	295.00–300.00	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	284.88/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,182	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	259.58/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,402	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	264.44/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,134	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	463	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,331	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,952	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	258.37/cwt	250.00–265.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	260.62/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,269	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	219.82/cwt	212.50–227.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	278.81/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	253.46/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	243.60/cwt	240.00–247.50	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	244.61/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	945	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	238.53/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	263.91/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	236.99/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,600	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	113.80/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,273	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,208	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	95.83/cwt	85.00–101.00	1,017	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	131.72/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,594	6
Bulls	—	—	1,473	138.77/cwt	138.00–140.00	2,044	2
Bulls	—	—	1,824	162.79/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,969	4
Bulls	—	—	1,784	155.30/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,771	7
Bulls	—	—	1,805	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	254.28/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	263.19/cwt	260.00–265.00	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	272.45/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,030	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	212.63/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,605	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,823.01/head	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,823	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	296.20/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	236.36/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	216.99/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	268.67/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,529	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	695	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	279.18/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	285.21/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,318	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,044	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	277.75/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,175	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,929.79/head	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,384	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 Jul 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 822Year ago 514

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 56Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 5Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,785	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,620	133.00	133.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,253	123.00–128.00	126.06
2	—	1,360	115.00–117.00	115.95
4	—	1,375	135.00–138.00	136.71
6	—	1,210	131.00–133.00	131.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,119	110.00–118.00	113.80
1	—	1,015	119.00	119.00
4	—	1,061	85.00–101.00	95.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	138.00–140.00	138.77
4	—	1,824	161.00–164.00	162.79
7	—	1,784	153.00–159.00	155.30
2	—	1,805	152.00	152.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	560	217.50	217.50
1	600–650	610	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	875	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	675	235.00–239.00	236.99
2	800–850	815	218.00–220.00	219.01
2	850–900	888	198.00–209.00	203.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	300.50	300.50
3	450–500	498	310.00	310.00
4	550–600	570	285.00–292.00	289.76
3	600–650	623	275.00–285.00	278.29
6	800–850	821	249.00	249.00
2	850–900	875	215.00–219.00	216.99
1	950–1000	975	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	555	297.50	297.50
5	650–700	680	287.00	287.00
2	700–750	710	290.00	290.00
68	750–800	787	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	476	270.00–290.00	278.81
1	500–550	535	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	578	250.00–277.00	263.91
1	600–650	600	267.50	267.50
1	700–750	730	234.00	234.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	810	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	270.00–272.50	271.70
1	350–400	375	275.00	275.00
7	400–450	423	272.50–287.50	277.75
2	450–500	490	282.50	282.50
6	500–550	517	267.50–280.00	272.49
7	550–600	569	262.50–275.00	268.67
1	600–650	620	252.50	252.50
2	650–700	680	242.50	242.50
3	750–800	760	238.00	238.00
1	800–850	820	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	292.50	292.50
2	500–550	532	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	635	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	240.00–247.50	243.60
1	450–500	470	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	565	237.50	237.50
1	600–650	645	184.00	184.00
1	900–950	945	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	260.00–265.00	263.19
3	350–400	378	250.00–265.00	258.37
3	400–450	440	255.00	255.00
4	450–500	487	260.00–262.50	260.62
3	500–550	518	245.00–260.00	253.46
4	550–600	581	250.00–257.00	254.28
2	600–650	622	247.50	247.50
1	650–700	650	227.00	227.00
2	700–750	718	200.00–225.00	212.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	463	287.50	287.50
2	650–700	695	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	165	270.00–275.00	272.65
2	300–350	323	295.00–300.00	297.52
2	350–400	390	292.50–300.00	296.20
2	400–450	415	280.00–290.00	284.88
4	450–500	462	280.00–289.00	285.21
3	500–550	512	277.50–280.00	279.18
1	550–600	560	265.00	265.00
3	600–650	617	230.00–240.00	236.36
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
7	700–750	718	216.00–237.50	226.44
1	850–900	860	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	220.00	220.00
1	250–300	255	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	378	270.00–275.00	272.45
5	400–450	429	260.00–277.50	264.44
2	450–500	467	270.00	270.00
5	500–550	540	242.50–267.50	259.58
3	550–600	580	240.00–248.00	244.61
1	750–800	790	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	465	237.00–240.00	238.53
2	500–550	510	212.50–227.00	219.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	157.00	157.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,445	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,823.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,305	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,929.79

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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How this sale compares

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