Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady on a lighter test due to the extreme heat and health concerns. Fleshy, bawling and off color calves facing big discounts. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.15/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −155.49 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$254.15

52 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$37.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.28

vs KY average

+12.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	260.58	1,418	42
Large 1-2	563	229.85	1,294	6thin
Medium and Large 2	582	223.10	1,298	4thin

One grade step is worth $37.48/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.28, low $357.45, median $409.64 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 sale52 hd

254.15

—

KY average26 barns · 920 hd

240.87

+13.28

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

+12.27

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

−155.49

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	1,775	161.03	2,858	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	138.63	1,752	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,562	137.79	2,152	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,109	120.80	1,340	22

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,308	$2,813	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,406	$2,566	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$2,225	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	820	$1,250	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
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	830	185.50/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	252.25/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,294	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	197.28/cwt	192.50–202.00	1,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	210.54/cwt	203.00–217.00	1,438	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	223.10/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,298	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	745	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	576	228.52/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,316	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	258.52/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,091	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	243.96/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,017	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	241.81/cwt	237.00–252.50	1,415	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	261.86/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,792	5
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	650	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	238.18/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,103	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	453	241.64/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	702	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,853	28
Steers	Large 2	500–550	520	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	287.43/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,371	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	927	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	242.25/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,858	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	235.54/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	292.52/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,106	2
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	538	238.77/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,285	4
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	313.26/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	255.26/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,488	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	237.61/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,689	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	289.74/cwt	276.00–291.00	1,695	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	746	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	217.50/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	280.09/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	229.67/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	256.35/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,356	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	236.71/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,255	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,830	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	129.03/cwt	125.00–133.00	2,043	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,690	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	138.34/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,747	6
Bulls	—	—	1,565	148.45/cwt	142.00–152.00	2,323	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	123.68/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,373	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	138.24/cwt	134.00–141.00	2,107	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	114.79/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,274	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,639	147.51/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,418	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,065	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	131.19/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,467	3
Bulls	—	—	2,178	172.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	3,758	2
Bulls	—	—	1,736	161.25/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,799	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,478	2,502.41/head	2,425.00–2,575.00	2,502	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	248.28/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	199.00/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	812	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	395	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,037	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	640	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	224.83/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,486	5
Bulls	Large 2-3	550–600	587	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	234.96/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,436	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	178.00/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Large 2	650–700	675	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	251.42/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,157	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	197.65/cwt	191.00–203.00	1,409	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	368	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	229.58/cwt	224.00–233.00	1,428	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	474	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,370	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	537	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	257.47/cwt	250.00–277.50	940	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,499	22

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 →

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Wed Aug 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 371Last week 1,001Year ago 1,228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 78Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 9Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	240.00	240.00
3	450–500	453	230.00–247.50	241.64
2	500–550	537	232.50	232.50
4	550–600	576	225.00–231.00	228.52
2	700–750	745	193.00	193.00
2	800–850	830	185.00–186.00	185.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	257.50	257.50
7	350–400	365	250.00–277.50	257.47
5	400–450	422	252.50–260.00	258.52
7	450–500	460	250.00–255.00	251.42
14	500–550	513	245.00–260.00	252.25
6	550–600	585	237.00–252.50	241.81
5	600–650	622	224.00–233.00	229.58
2	650–700	685	224.00	224.00
3	700–750	713	191.00–203.00	197.65
2	750–800	765	192.50–202.00	197.28
1	800–850	830	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	417	240.00–246.00	243.96
4	450–500	463	232.50–240.00	238.18
4	550–600	582	216.00–226.00	223.10
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
7	650–700	683	203.00–217.00	210.54
1	700–750	730	185.00	185.00
1	950–1000	950	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	474	289.00	289.00
22	550–600	553	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	290.00–295.00	292.52
1	450–500	450	265.00	265.00
5	500–550	529	250.00–267.50	256.35
8	550–600	583	250.00–270.00	255.26
2	600–650	635	231.00–240.00	235.54
3	700–750	746	217.50	217.50
2	750–800	795	215.00–220.00	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	247.50	247.50
1	550–600	595	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	665	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	310.00–315.00	313.26
2	400–450	428	275.00–285.00	280.09
3	450–500	477	282.50–290.00	287.43
22	550–600	585	276.00–291.00	289.74
4	600–650	619	260.00–265.00	261.86
5	650–700	696	257.50	257.50
9	700–750	711	230.00–246.00	237.61
10	750–800	767	233.00–250.00	242.25
3	800–850	823	229.00–230.00	229.67
2	900–950	927	195.00	195.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	538	235.00–240.00	238.77
1	550–600	570	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	650	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	607	290.00	290.00
28	700–750	702	264.00	264.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	405	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	455	287.50	287.50
2	550–600	565	265.00–270.00	267.52
4	600–650	611	230.00–237.50	234.96
5	650–700	661	222.50–232.50	224.83
1	800–850	815	212.00	212.00
2	850–900	865	175.00–181.00	178.00
2	950–1000	990	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	508	245.00–250.00	248.28
2	550–600	577	249.00	249.00
1	650–700	660	208.00	208.00
1	700–750	710	190.00	190.00
2	750–800	773	198.00–200.00	199.00
1	800–850	820	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	200.00	200.00
7	500–550	530	235.00–237.00	236.71
1	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	262.50	262.50
3	400–450	445	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	450	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	640	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	587	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,310	129.00	129.00
6	—	1,263	135.00–144.00	138.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,583	125.00–133.00	129.03
11	—	1,524	134.00–141.00	138.24
4	—	1,639	146.00–150.00	147.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,110	120.00–128.00	123.68
7	—	1,110	109.00–119.00	114.79
1	—	1,065	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,118	129.00–135.00	131.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	142.00–152.00	148.45
2	—	2,178	170.00–175.00	172.53
10	—	1,736	157.00–164.00	161.25

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	2	—	1,478	2,425.00–2,575.00	2,502.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	3,025.00	3,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,225.00	2,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	2,575.00	2,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,353	2,625.00	2,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,250.00	2,250.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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