Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher except for feeder heifers under 450lbs they sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. There was a good quality offering of weaned and preconditioned feeders. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with a few extremely high dressing individuals. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $304.87/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −147.66 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$304.87

78 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$40.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.84

vs KY average

+24.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	307.93	1,715	69
Medium and Large 2	560	285.05	1,596	4thin
Large 1-2	541	281.25	1,522	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	580	267.50	1,552	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.43/cwt here — about $163 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale78 hd

304.87

—

KY average25 barns · 693 hd

282.03

+22.84

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

+24.53

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−147.66

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	1,639	170.53	2,795	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	150.33	1,944	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	148.03	2,295	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	124.07	1,301	14

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,413	$2,388	7

Every lot, as filed

110 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 1-2	650–700	678	280.23/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,900	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	330.60/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	197.48/cwt	196.00–199.00	1,945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	461	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	554	297.24/cwt	280.00–306.00	1,647	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	245.29/cwt	242.50–248.00	1,778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	322.43/cwt	312.50–332.50	1,480	6
Heifers	Large 2	400–450	425	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	285.91/cwt	282.50–286.50	1,492	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,232	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,122	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	467	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	244.16/cwt	240.00–248.00	928	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	588	254.02/cwt	247.00–257.50	1,494	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	435	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	672	211.84/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,424	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	281.73/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,606	3
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	745	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	258.40/cwt	250.00–267.50	972	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	254.99/cwt	250.00–257.50	831	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	508	251.26/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	224.19/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,390	3
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	291.78/cwt	288.00–307.50	1,689	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	584	310.78/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,815	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	851	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	327.87/cwt	317.50–332.50	1,256	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	311.59/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,655	19
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	560	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,596	1
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	870	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	761	266.42/cwt	260.00–271.00	2,027	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	272.69/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	235.22/cwt	227.50–236.50	1,941	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	289.46/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,809	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	302.18/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	300.33/cwt	297.00–301.00	1,835	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	915	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,214	180
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,564	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	618	252.59/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,561	5
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	727	268.23/cwt	264.00–272.50	1,950	97
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	299.48/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,231	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	305.20/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,129	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	303.06/cwt	297.50–305.00	997	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	756	209.24/cwt	204.00–211.00	1,582	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	128.04/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,434	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	99.20/cwt	98.00–100.00	918	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	119.52/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,259	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,863	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	142.27/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,768	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	158.38/cwt	151.00–172.00	2,129	10
Bulls	—	—	1,547	165.65/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,563	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	132.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,329	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	150.64/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,386	5
Bulls	—	—	1,750	176.39/cwt	173.00–180.00	3,087	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,755	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,352	2,374.08/head	1,825.00–2,600.00	2,374	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,223.44/head	1,800.00–2,380.00	2,223	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	219.28/cwt	216.00–222.50	1,662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	304.35/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,321	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	329.20/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,093	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	231.89/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,537	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	216.69/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,565	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	535	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,555	1
Bulls	Large 2	550–600	570	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	327.51/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,182	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	275.38/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	480	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,404	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	212.66/cwt	199.00–216.00	1,731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	235.10/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,613	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	248.48/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,188	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	280.83/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,337	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	260.66/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,514	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	266.94/cwt	262.00–271.00	1,409	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	256.40/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,082	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	750	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,594	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	435	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	470	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	396	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,139	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	272.39/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,125	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	244.95/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,533	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	298.94/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,414	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	560	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	254.15/cwt	254.00–257.50	1,568	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	290.11/cwt	285.00–294.00	1,477	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	306.89/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,449	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	223.12/cwt	219.00–227.50	1,406	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	237.44/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,472	6

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 Aug 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,069Last week 403Year ago 530

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 49Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 16Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	383	317.50–332.50	327.87
3	400–450	428	325.00–337.50	330.60
6	450–500	459	312.50–332.50	322.43
19	500–550	531	310.00–315.00	311.59
16	550–600	579	288.00–307.50	291.78
22	600–650	625	280.00–293.00	289.46
32	650–700	678	277.50–285.00	280.23
2	700–750	725	242.50–248.00	245.29
30	800–850	825	227.50–236.50	235.22
6	850–900	855	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	292.50	292.50
2	450–500	475	295.00–310.00	302.18
1	500–550	530	295.00	295.00
3	550–600	570	275.00–285.00	281.73
3	600–650	628	262.50–277.50	272.69
3	850–900	851	213.00	213.00
2	950–1000	985	196.00–199.00	197.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	340.00	340.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	467	290.00	290.00
3	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	560	285.00	285.00
5	600–650	618	251.00–255.00	252.59
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	745	232.00	232.00
2	850–900	870	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
24	550–600	584	310.00–320.00	310.78
12	600–650	611	297.00–301.00	300.33
97	700–750	727	264.00–272.50	268.23
24	750–800	761	260.00–271.00	266.42
180	900–950	915	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	461	300.00	300.00
28	500–550	522	282.50–286.50	285.91
12	550–600	554	280.00–306.00	297.24
44	600–650	617	254.00–257.50	254.15
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	240.00–248.00	244.16
4	400–450	422	250.00–262.50	256.40
11	450–500	478	240.00–250.00	248.48
5	500–550	508	242.50	242.50
3	600–650	620	222.50–225.00	224.19
2	650–700	690	222.50	222.50
2	700–750	717	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	262.50	262.50
1	450–500	470	262.50	262.50
3	500–550	508	240.00–257.00	251.26
3	550–600	588	247.00–257.50	254.02
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	750	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	242.50	242.50
1	600–650	635	217.50	217.50
6	650–700	672	200.00–218.00	211.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	250.00–257.50	254.99
16	350–400	376	250.00–267.50	258.40
11	400–450	413	265.00–282.50	272.39
9	450–500	476	265.00–287.50	280.83
23	500–550	528	262.00–271.00	266.94
32	550–600	581	250.00–267.50	260.66
15	600–650	626	243.00–250.00	244.95
36	650–700	686	230.00–238.00	235.10
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00
5	800–850	814	199.00–216.00	212.66
1	850–900	890	184.00	184.00
4	1000–1050	1,010	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	396	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	315.00	315.00
4	300–350	329	297.50–305.00	303.06
2	350–400	370	297.50–312.50	305.20
5	400–450	411	297.50–300.00	299.48
5	450–500	473	290.00–305.00	298.94
4	500–550	531	260.00	260.00
3	550–600	581	250.00	250.00
5	600–650	630	219.00–227.50	223.12
2	650–700	685	212.50	212.50
4	750–800	756	204.00–211.00	209.24
1	800–850	845	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	322.50–335.00	329.20
5	350–400	361	325.00–330.00	327.51
5	400–450	434	300.00–322.50	304.35
8	450–500	472	300.00–320.00	306.89
7	500–550	509	285.00–294.00	290.11
4	550–600	570	265.00–285.00	275.38
6	600–650	620	232.50–242.50	237.44
9	650–700	663	227.50–237.50	231.89
3	700–750	722	215.00–218.00	216.69
2	750–800	758	216.00–222.50	219.28
1	800–850	835	198.00	198.00
2	850–900	862	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	302.50	302.50
1	450–500	480	292.50	292.50
1	500–550	535	262.50	262.50
1	550–600	560	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,120	125.00–129.00	128.04
2	—	925	98.00–100.00	99.20
2	—	1,053	119.00–120.00	119.52
4	—	1,001	130.00–135.00	132.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	135.00	135.00
5	—	1,584	148.00–155.00	150.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,243	136.00–147.00	142.27
10	—	1,344	151.00–172.00	158.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,547	162.00–169.00	165.65
5	—	1,750	173.00–180.00	176.39

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	—	1,755	2,925.00	2,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,352	1,825.00–2,600.00	2,374.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,360	1,800.00–2,380.00	2,223.44

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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

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY

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