Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Good quality offering of weaned and preconditioned feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.42/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −168.22 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$241.42

30 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,304

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$32.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.66

vs KY average

−5.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	251.56	1,344	17thin
Medium and Large 2	542	234.09	1,269	7thin
Large 1-2	550	226.25	1,244	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	557	218.73	1,217	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.83/cwt here — about $127 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

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 sale30 hd

241.42

—

KY average26 barns · 955 hd

231.76

+9.66

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−5.36

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

−168.22

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	1,723	145.58	2,509	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	120.83	1,496	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,444	116.20	1,677	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	107.17	1,144	24

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)	1,130	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	227.45/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	250.74/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,291	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	232.15/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	192.52/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	850–900	890	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	451	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,231	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	195.07/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	381	237.36/cwt	235.00–242.50	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,691	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,023	1
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	500–550	540	291.54/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,574	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,563	3
Steers	Large 2	500–550	515	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	264.23/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,659	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	301.04/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,427	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	207.61/cwt	202.50–212.50	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	276.26/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	535	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	260.26/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,403	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	706	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	666	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	554	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,756	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	283.43/cwt	282.00–292.50	1,675	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	240.79/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	476	322.04/cwt	314.00–327.50	1,533	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	445	322.94/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,437	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	267.01/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	237.29/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	258.04/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,324	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	302.54/cwt	297.50–307.50	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	315.77/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,143	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,249	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,188	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,696	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	116.35/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,658	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	115.07/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,301	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	122.86/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,214	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	122.05/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,511	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	87.14/cwt	78.00–95.00	863	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,827	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	109.10/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,438	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	129.99/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,471	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	103.48/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,135	7
Bulls	—	—	1,853	145.50/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,696	5
Bulls	—	—	1,228	135.23/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,661	2
Bulls	—	—	1,837	152.62/cwt	152.00–153.00	2,804	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	285.55/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,194	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	229.63/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,440	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	206.05/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	206.19/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	226.81/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,343	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,358	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,234	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,023	2
Heifers	Large 2	400–450	437	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	237.16/cwt	237.00–237.50	1,596	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	236.67/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	900	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	236.30/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,472	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	218.77/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	214.19/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,027	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	252.48/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,404	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	244.91/cwt	242.50–247.50	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	218.69/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	247.79/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,165	16
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	520	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	243.77/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	220.97/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,456	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	440	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	2

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 Oct 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 398Year ago 574

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 63Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 16Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	247.50	247.50
2	350–400	387	232.50	232.50
2	400–450	433	220.00–225.00	222.49
2	450–500	480	225.00–230.00	227.45
3	500–550	500	235.00–237.50	236.67
4	550–600	574	230.00–235.00	232.15
1	600–650	600	214.00	214.00
2	650–700	685	190.00–200.00	195.07
2	700–750	720	190.00–195.00	192.52
1	750–800	775	180.00	180.00
3	800–850	805	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	257.50	257.50
1	300–350	310	267.50	267.50
2	350–400	368	242.50–247.50	244.91
2	400–450	418	242.50–245.00	243.77
16	450–500	470	240.00–255.00	247.79
9	500–550	515	245.00–257.50	250.74
8	550–600	556	245.00–257.50	252.48
14	600–650	623	230.00–239.00	236.30
3	650–700	673	237.00–237.50	237.16
5	700–750	727	224.00	224.00
6	750–800	788	210.00–215.00	214.19
2	1000–1050	1,027	171.00	171.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	215.00	215.00
1	350–400	380	217.50	217.50
2	400–450	435	202.50–212.50	207.61
2	450–500	460	212.50	212.50
2	500–550	533	215.00–222.50	218.77
2	550–600	580	215.00–222.50	218.69
1	650–700	660	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	381	235.00–242.50	237.36
1	400–450	440	242.50	242.50
1	500–550	520	212.50	212.50
1	550–600	580	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	670	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	890	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	451	273.00	273.00
5	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
14	700–750	721	234.50	234.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	437	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	370	320.00	320.00
7	450–500	474	295.00–310.00	301.04
8	500–550	540	280.00–297.50	291.54
12	550–600	591	282.00–292.50	283.43
8	600–650	628	260.00–272.50	264.23
1	650–700	665	260.00	260.00
4	700–750	731	238.00–247.00	240.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	252.50	252.50
2	550–600	567	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	445	320.00–335.00	322.94
9	450–500	476	314.00–327.50	322.04
3	500–550	500	312.50	312.50
14	550–600	554	317.00	317.00
3	650–700	666	285.00	285.00
4	700–750	706	267.00	267.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	453	275.00–277.50	276.26
10	500–550	539	257.50–270.00	260.26
4	550–600	576	257.50–275.00	267.01
3	600–650	620	230.00–244.00	237.29
1	650–700	665	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	865	201.00	201.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	312.50	312.50
2	300–350	308	297.50–307.50	302.54
10	350–400	362	310.00–320.00	315.77
4	400–450	418	280.00–295.00	285.55
12	500–550	513	250.00–265.00	258.04
4	550–600	560	242.50	242.50
6	600–650	627	225.00–235.00	229.63
5	650–700	659	215.00–230.00	220.97
3	700–750	716	200.00–209.00	206.05
2	750–800	768	202.50–210.00	206.19
1	800–850	835	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	405	252.50	252.50
3	450–500	471	262.00	262.00
2	500–550	543	230.00	230.00
7	550–600	592	222.50–227.50	226.81
1	650–700	695	198.00	198.00
2	700–750	732	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	242.50	242.50
1	500–550	540	215.00	215.00
2	650–700	665	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	108.00	108.00
9	—	1,425	111.00–119.00	116.35
1	—	1,485	123.00	123.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,131	113.00–118.00	115.07
4	—	988	119.00–129.00	122.86
5	—	990	78.00–95.00	87.14
7	—	1,097	99.00–108.00	103.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,238	117.00–127.00	122.05
4	—	1,318	105.00–114.00	109.10
3	—	1,132	129.00–131.00	129.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,853	140.00–150.00	145.50
2	—	1,228	132.00–138.00	135.23
3	—	1,837	152.00–153.00	152.62

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,200.00	2,200.00

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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