Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold unevenly steady with feeder heifers over 600lbs 5.00 higher. Feeder calves preconditioned with shots and favorable body condition still bringing premiums. Good quality offering of feeders in todays sale. Bawling, fleshly and off colored calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $293.38/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −159.16 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$293.38

74 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$30.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.45

vs KY average

+23.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	296.23	1,640	67
Large 1-2	595	267.50	1,592	1thin
Medium and Large 2	538	265.88	1,430	6thin

One grade step is worth $30.35/cwt here — about $209 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 sale74 hd

293.38

—

KY average15 barns · 426 hd

268.92

+24.45

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

+23.98

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−159.16

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	1,846	156.70	2,892	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,302	131.72	1,716	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,522	131.01	1,994	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	119.24	1,294	26

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)	1,020	$1,851	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,565	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,028	$1,551	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,085	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,010	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,050	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
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	697	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	313.13/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,171	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	298.80/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	408	227.53/cwt	222.50–232.50	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	793	225.84/cwt	225.50–231.00	1,791	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	265.88/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,430	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	692	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	247.00/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,509	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	238.12/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,464	21
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	630	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	290.97/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,656	38
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	595	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	183.46/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	545	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	224.91/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,615	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	236.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,116	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	246.88/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,365	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	669	1
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	930	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	235.98/cwt	234.50–245.00	1,864	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	308.69/cwt	307.50–309.00	1,627	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	265.87/cwt	264.00–269.00	1,896	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	430	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,949	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	270.35/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,865	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	303.11/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,412	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	239.47/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	478	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	666	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,918	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	282.94/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,440	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	284.26/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,760	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	242.18/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	830	244.31/cwt	243.80–244.90	2,028	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	307.79/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,733	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	777	247.68/cwt	246.00–248.25	1,924	93
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,314	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	620	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	321.70/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	267.49/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	226.75/cwt	221.00–232.50	1,247	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	113.96/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,179	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	131.77/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,463	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	123.65/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,443	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,217	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	127.26/cwt	123.00–131.00	2,048	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	134.75/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,934	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	136.18/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,759	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	128.01/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,678	6
Bulls	—	—	2,083	145.11/cwt	140.00–151.00	3,023	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,890	1
Bulls	—	—	1,776	159.08/cwt	153.00–166.00	2,825	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	1,551.48/head	1,220.00–1,875.00	1,551	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,850.77/head	1,300.00–2,100.00	1,851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	249.27/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,276	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	314.24/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,172	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	279.95/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	226.26/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,215	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	290.02/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,262	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,165	1
Heifers	Large 2	650–700	662	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	259.73/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,109	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	254.83/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,203	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	256.78/cwt	252.50–265.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	234.04/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,547	29
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	530	216.60/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,148	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	239.03/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,248	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	251.75/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,317	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	220.50/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,380	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	221.16/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	187.90/cwt	183.00–193.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	469	276.09/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,295	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	385	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	211.09/cwt	207.50–212.00	1,722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	249.39/cwt	242.50–252.50	950	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	230.48/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,417	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	690	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	205.85/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,213	1

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 Sep 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,011Last week 371Year ago 860

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 71Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 20Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	267.50	267.50
2	650–700	697	237.50	237.50
1	900–950	930	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	305.00–320.00	313.13
4	400–450	416	290.00–305.00	298.80
8	450–500	466	290.00–307.00	303.11
6	500–550	509	280.00–287.50	282.94
38	550–600	569	285.00–295.00	290.97
20	600–650	619	275.00–290.00	284.26
36	650–700	690	267.00–285.00	270.35
5	700–750	718	240.00–247.50	242.18
40	750–800	790	234.50–245.00	235.98
6	850–900	890	219.00	219.00
1	900–950	910	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	282.50	282.50
6	500–550	538	257.50–270.00	265.88
3	650–700	685	230.00–244.00	239.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	692	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	478	322.50	322.50
15	500–550	527	307.50–309.00	308.69
8	550–600	563	305.00–312.50	307.79
11	650–700	666	288.00	288.00
32	700–750	713	264.00–269.00	265.87
93	750–800	777	246.00–248.25	247.68
125	800–850	830	243.80–244.90	244.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	222.50–232.50	227.53
2	450–500	485	212.50–230.00	221.16
1	500–550	540	227.50	227.50
2	600–650	628	183.00–193.00	187.90
2	650–700	660	181.00–186.00	183.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	232.50	232.50
2	350–400	372	232.50	232.50
3	400–450	432	240.00	240.00
7	450–500	473	230.00–240.00	236.04
5	500–550	522	237.50–242.50	239.03
2	550–600	582	230.00	230.00
5	600–650	626	210.00–225.00	220.50
3	650–700	660	222.50	222.50
2	800–850	815	188.00	188.00
1	850–900	890	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	469	275.00–277.50	276.09
4	500–550	545	263.00	263.00
70	600–650	611	243.00–250.00	247.00
25	700–750	718	222.00–230.00	224.91
16	750–800	793	225.50–231.00	225.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	272.50	272.50
1	250–300	255	262.50	262.50
3	300–350	321	252.50–265.00	256.78
8	350–400	381	242.50–252.50	249.39
6	400–450	427	250.00–267.50	259.73
15	450–500	472	245.00–257.50	254.83
27	500–550	523	245.00–257.50	251.75
18	550–600	553	237.50–250.00	246.88
21	600–650	615	232.50–242.50	238.12
29	650–700	661	231.00–236.00	234.04
1	700–750	709	209.00	209.00
5	800–850	816	207.50–212.00	211.09
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	662	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	242.50	242.50
3	500–550	530	210.00–220.00	216.60
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	217.50	217.50
1	650–700	690	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	310.00–332.50	321.70
6	350–400	373	305.00–317.50	314.24
12	400–450	435	285.00–295.00	290.02
3	450–500	485	275.00–290.00	279.95
7	500–550	512	245.00–250.00	249.27
2	550–600	557	255.00	255.00
5	600–650	615	222.50–235.00	230.48
3	700–750	722	200.00–212.50	205.85
1	750–800	755	192.50	192.50
1	850–900	865	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	445	272.50	272.50
2	450–500	468	265.00–270.00	267.49
4	500–550	537	222.50–232.50	226.26
4	550–600	550	221.00–232.50	226.75
1	700–750	740	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	237.50	237.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,035	108.00–119.00	113.96
5	—	1,110	129.00–134.00	131.77
6	—	1,167	121.00–126.00	123.65
1	—	1,170	104.00	104.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,609	123.00–131.00	127.26
4	—	1,435	134.00–136.00	134.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,292	135.00–138.00	136.18
6	—	1,311	121.00–131.00	128.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,083	140.00–151.00	145.11
1	—	1,720	168.00	168.00
5	—	1,776	153.00–166.00	159.08

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	—	1,265	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,565	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,028	1,220.00–1,875.00	1,551.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,020	1,300.00–2,100.00	1,850.77

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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