Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $262.14/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −190.40 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$262.14

18 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,447

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$31.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.40

vs KY average

−12.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	547	267.37	1,463	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	236.01	1,357	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.36/cwt here — about $106 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 sale18 hd

262.14

—

KY average25 barns · 987 hd

262.54

−0.40

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

−12.15

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−190.40

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	1,917	150.27	2,881	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,304	122.26	1,595	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,533	116.30	1,783	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	105.87	1,125	20

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,449	$1,756	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,345	$1,559	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,444	$2,294	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,270	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	600–650	621	259.36/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	245.43/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,161	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	230.14/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,220	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	201.99/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	234.08/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	238.36/cwt	237.50–240.00	989	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	592	215.33/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	248.74/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,065	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	495	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Large 2	350–400	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	284.49/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	283.72/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	227.05/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,271	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	217.85/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,157	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,073	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	214.92/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	445	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	291.27/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	872	236.00/cwt	232.95–239.00	2,058	136
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	255.39/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,456	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	235.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	263.97/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	965	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	264.53/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,275	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	242.00/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,742	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	236.01/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,357	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	275.35/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,465	9
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	645	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	280.03/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,187	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,609	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	123.18/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,436	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	86.19/cwt	80.00–95.00	751	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	114.75/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,294	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	108.45/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,760	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	116.13/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,767	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	122.67/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,611	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	102.62/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,101	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,875	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,396	1
Bulls	—	—	2,008	161.21/cwt	156.00–167.00	3,237	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	150.17/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,846	6
Bulls	—	—	1,870	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,412	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,558.69/head	1,300.00–1,775.00	1,559	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,449	1,755.67/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,756	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,418	2,440.34/head	2,400.00–2,475.00	2,440	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	231.65/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,316	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	195.01/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	714	1
Bulls	Large 2	500–550	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	685	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	198.77/cwt	192.00–206.00	1,427	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	215.40/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,437	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	248.80/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,259	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	200.49/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	697	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	196.53/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	283.80/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	219.71/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,397	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,445	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	192.29/cwt	187.00–203.00	1,590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	776	174.53/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,354	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	199.97/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	950–1000	955	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	247.74/cwt	242.50–252.50	946	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	198.57/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,438	7

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 605Year ago 1,083

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 54Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 21

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter bulls steady.

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	340	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	390	290.00–292.50	291.27
2	400–450	425	282.50–285.00	283.72
2	450–500	458	284.00–285.00	284.49
8	600–650	621	254.00–265.00	259.36
1	650–700	660	257.00	257.00
8	700–750	720	236.00–250.00	242.00
1	750–800	755	239.00	239.00
1	800–850	835	227.00	227.00
1	950–1000	950	207.00	207.00
3	1050–1100	1,073	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
136	850–900	872	232.95–239.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	260.00–272.50	263.97
5	450–500	482	262.50–265.00	264.53
9	500–550	532	265.00–279.00	275.35
6	550–600	570	250.00–261.00	255.39
2	600–650	615	230.00–240.00	235.04
1	950–1000	965	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	575	235.00–237.00	236.01
1	600–650	600	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	255.00–260.00	257.50
8	350–400	382	242.50–252.50	247.74
5	400–450	428	245.00–255.00	248.74
5	450–500	473	241.00–249.00	245.43
19	500–550	530	226.00–235.00	230.14
8	550–600	560	222.00–230.00	227.05
1	600–650	600	210.00	210.00
7	700–750	724	190.00–200.00	198.57
1	750–800	785	203.00	203.00
3	800–850	827	187.00–203.00	192.29
8	850–900	881	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	445	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	485	218.00	218.00
3	550–600	592	215.00–216.00	215.33
1	950–1000	955	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	210.00–220.00	214.92
1	500–550	545	202.00	202.00
1	550–600	550	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	650	181.00	181.00
1	750–800	765	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	232.50	232.50
3	400–450	415	237.50–240.00	238.36
3	450–500	468	227.50–237.50	234.08
7	500–550	531	210.00–223.00	217.85
2	550–600	588	200.00–204.00	201.99
3	600–650	613	194.00–206.00	199.97
4	750–800	776	171.00–178.00	174.53
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	495	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	645	189.00	189.00
1	650–700	685	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	297.50	297.50
1	300–350	330	287.50	287.50
2	350–400	375	282.50–285.00	283.80
2	450–500	483	275.00–285.00	280.03
5	500–550	506	240.00–253.00	248.80
3	550–600	568	229.00–233.00	231.65
9	600–650	636	218.00–226.00	219.71
6	650–700	667	210.00–224.00	215.40
7	700–750	718	192.00–206.00	198.77
1	750–800	765	208.00	208.00
2	850–900	863	190.00–200.00	195.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	525	226.00	226.00
1	550–600	550	186.00	186.00
2	650–700	697	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	231.00	231.00
1	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	605	193.00–200.00	196.53
2	650–700	670	200.00–201.00	200.49
1	800–850	825	179.00	179.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	133.00	133.00
11	—	1,313	119.00–129.00	122.67
1	—	1,305	107.00	107.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,166	119.00–127.00	123.18
4	—	871	80.00–95.00	86.19
4	—	1,128	111.00–118.00	114.75
8	—	1,073	98.00–108.00	102.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	108.00–109.00	108.45
10	—	1,522	113.00–120.00	116.13
2	—	1,500	125.00	125.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,008	156.00–167.00	161.21
6	—	1,895	147.00–155.00	150.17
1	—	1,870	129.00	129.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,345	1,300.00–1,775.00	1,558.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,449	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,755.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,418	2,400.00–2,475.00	2,440.34

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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Albany Livestock Auction

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

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