Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady on a light test. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bull sold steady with the exception of a few high dressing individuals.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $278.07/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −174.46 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$278.07

17 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$34.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.92

vs KY average

+2.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	292.11	1,630	7thin
Medium and Large 2	561	275.05	1,543	6thin
Large 1-2	567	258.03	1,463	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.08/cwt here — about $167 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 sale17 hd

278.07

—

KY average22 barns · 490 hd

280.00

−1.92

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

+2.99

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−174.46

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	—	High	1,855	164.63	3,054	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	139.92	1,775	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,537	133.79	2,056	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	121.62	1,334	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 (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$1,869	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,690	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,035	$1,290	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	297.37/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	266.67/cwt	265.00–267.50	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	274.58/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	240.54/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,145	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	233.75/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	789	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	254.47/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,204	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	277.92/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,451	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	293.87/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	332.45/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	306.26/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	261.68/cwt	254.00–269.00	1,743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	273.53/cwt	268.00–277.00	1,321	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	286.31/cwt	284.00–287.50	1,245	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,869.28/head	1,200.00–2,100.00	1,869	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	277.37/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,476	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	780	255.70/cwt	255.70–255.70	1,994	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	256.73/cwt	252.00–261.00	1,466	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	233.50/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,443	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,548	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,290.00/head	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,290	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,690.00/head	1,690.00–1,690.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	266.47/cwt	257.50–272.00	1,364	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,068	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	200.52/cwt	199.00–202.00	1,530	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	242.82/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,043	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	301.87/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,253	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,484	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	125.14/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,437	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,913	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	139.21/cwt	137.00–145.00	2,259	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	851	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	117.46/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,314	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	133.07/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,404	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	790	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,430	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	131.98/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,963	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	145.86/cwt	140.00–162.00	1,905	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	134.82/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,666	7
Bulls	—	—	1,815	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,194	1
Bulls	—	—	1,862	162.74/cwt	157.00–167.00	3,030	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	567	258.03/cwt	257.00–259.00	1,463	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	415	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	395	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,037	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	254.85/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,465	7
Steers	Large 2	850–900	875	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	525	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	612	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,408	2
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	615	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,522	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	312.66/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	294.63/cwt	292.50–299.00	1,364	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	819	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,064	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	608	210.05/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	235.36/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,337	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	255.37/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,050	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	291.41/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,661	5

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 252Year ago 513

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 46Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 9Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	305.00–307.50	306.26
2	450–500	483	292.50–302.50	297.37
2	500–550	535	276.00	276.00
4	550–600	574	269.00–280.00	274.58
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	820	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	330.00–335.00	332.45
2	400–450	445	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	460	322.50	322.50
2	500–550	528	290.00–297.50	293.87
5	550–600	570	285.00–298.00	291.41
4	650–700	666	254.00–269.00	261.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	616	290.00	290.00
67	750–800	780	255.70	255.70
60	800–850	819	252.00	252.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	567	257.00–259.00	258.03
1	600–650	615	247.50	247.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	875	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	265.00–267.50	266.67
1	350–400	370	257.50	257.50
5	400–450	411	252.00–260.00	255.37
4	450–500	473	251.00–261.00	254.47
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	568	230.00–243.00	235.36
1	600–650	625	232.50	232.50
1	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
5	750–800	789	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	240.00	240.00
4	450–500	476	235.00–247.50	240.54
2	500–550	505	230.00–237.50	233.75
2	600–650	608	206.00–214.00	210.05
1	650–700	655	204.00	204.00
1	800–850	805	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	522	275.00–280.00	277.92
3	600–650	605	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	280.00	280.00
2	300–350	342	282.50	282.50
6	350–400	392	272.50	272.50
9	400–450	435	284.00–287.50	286.31
5	450–500	483	268.00–277.00	273.53
13	500–550	512	257.50–272.00	266.47
6	550–600	571	252.00–261.00	256.73
6	600–650	609	240.00–247.50	242.82
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	262.50	262.50
1	400–450	415	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	505	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	570	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	207.00	207.00
2	600–650	612	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	440	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	695	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	750	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	326	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	384	300.00–317.50	312.66
4	400–450	415	297.50–305.00	301.87
3	450–500	463	292.50–299.00	294.63
9	500–550	532	267.50–280.00	277.37
7	550–600	575	251.00–260.00	254.85
6	600–650	618	228.00–238.00	233.50
1	650–700	675	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	710	217.50	217.50
2	750–800	763	199.00–202.00	200.52
1	850–900	865	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	790	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	230.00	230.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,053	1,200.00–2,100.00	1,869.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,290.00	1,290.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,690.00	1,690.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,148	122.00–128.00	125.14
1	—	905	94.00	94.00
5	—	1,119	115.00–119.00	117.46
3	—	1,055	130.00–136.00	133.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	123.00	123.00
5	—	1,623	137.00–145.00	139.21
9	—	1,487	129.00–135.00	131.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,306	140.00–162.00	145.86
7	—	1,236	131.00–137.00	134.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	176.00	176.00
6	—	1,862	157.00–167.00	162.74

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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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