Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold unevenly steady with feeder steers over 600lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady with the exception of a few weaned packages of 400lbs to 450lbs weaned packages sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.32/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −162.32 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$247.32

68 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$48.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.99

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	556	254.04	1,412	55
Large 1-2	530	227.50	1,206	1thin
Medium and Large 2	545	222.23	1,211	9thin
Large 2	547	206.00	1,126	3thin

One grade step is worth $48.04/cwt here — about $286 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 sale68 hd

247.32

—

KY average25 barns · 1,339 hd

236.33

+10.99

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−5.36

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

−162.32

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	1,807	148.52	2,683	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	120.60	1,851	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	119.69	1,484	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,044	109.79	1,146	30

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)	1,290	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,198	$1,356	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$1,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	985	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,921	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,399	$1,689	4thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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 2-3	550–600	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	614	228.29/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,402	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	249.11/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,557	18
Steers	Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,130	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	302.59/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	220.65/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,271	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	452	269.64/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,219	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	421	280.37/cwt	277.50–282.50	1,180	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	266.09/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,346	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	328	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	240.21/cwt	237.50–246.00	913	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	639	245.83/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,571	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	240.95/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,619	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	258.26/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,475	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	218.98/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,029	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	193.50/cwt	185.00–202.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	204.83/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	223.49/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,162	5
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	580	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	212.12/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,319	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	241.29/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,180	16
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	440	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	972	2
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	585	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	247.90/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,763	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	234.52/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	292.16/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,540	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	293.10/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	266.26/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	965	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	279.92/cwt	271.00–289.00	1,593	19
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	635	261.73/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,662	10
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	670	228.64/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	272.61/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	266.40/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	806	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,975	6
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	266.26/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,920	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	257.61/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	285.19/cwt	282.00–286.00	1,762	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	289.20/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,223	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	258.32/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,392	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	258.96/cwt	254.00–266.00	1,248	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	233.14/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,338	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,091	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	119.36/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,479	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	125.47/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,818	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,621	115.72/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,876	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	129.98/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,603	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,422	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	92.21/cwt	88.00–95.00	804	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	103.76/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,088	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	121.42/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,223	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	113.92/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,231	16
Bulls	—	—	1,889	153.40/cwt	151.00–157.00	2,898	4
Bulls	—	—	1,724	143.63/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,476	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,356.30/head	1,285.00–1,420.00	1,356	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,869.69/head	1,650.00–2,150.00	1,870	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,443	1,802.48/head	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	218.66/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,483	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	505	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,222	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	667	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,334	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	790	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,588	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	465	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	281.65/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,315	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	580	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	238.88/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	530	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	530	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,712	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	241.16/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,401	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	237.35/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,614	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	205.73/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	222.77/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,363	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	250.98/cwt	247.50–258.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	257.76/cwt	249.00–262.50	1,111	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	403	216.02/cwt	212.00–220.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	223.35/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	235.71/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,214	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	227.73/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,391	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	236.84/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,371	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	321.36/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,077	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	613	219.49/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,450	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 Oct 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 400Year ago 622

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 88Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 5Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00
6	600–650	614	219.00–235.00	228.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	282.50	282.50
2	500–550	523	265.00–280.00	272.61
2	550–600	573	252.50–262.50	257.61
18	600–650	625	247.00–261.00	249.11
4	700–750	710	234.00	234.00
1	950–1000	965	175.00	175.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	585	239.00	239.00
10	600–650	635	250.00–263.00	261.73
2	650–700	670	225.00–232.50	228.64
1	1100–1150	1,130	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	410	295.00–310.00	302.59
4	450–500	478	287.50–305.00	293.10
11	500–550	527	285.00–302.50	292.16
19	550–600	569	271.00–289.00	279.92
7	600–650	634	260.00–270.00	266.40
2	650–700	685	265.00–267.50	266.26
7	700–750	711	242.00–255.00	247.90
1	750–800	780	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	830	232.00–237.00	234.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	335.00	335.00
2	300–350	328	330.00–335.00	332.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	335.00	335.00
10	600–650	618	282.00–286.00	285.19
15	700–750	721	259.00–269.00	266.26
6	800–850	806	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	245.00	245.00
1	300–350	330	242.00	242.00
4	350–400	380	237.50–246.00	240.21
4	400–450	420	232.00–242.00	238.88
16	450–500	489	230.00–244.00	241.29
5	500–550	520	219.00–231.00	223.49
4	550–600	576	215.00–227.50	220.65
6	600–650	622	210.00–218.00	212.12
1	650–700	675	210.00	210.00
3	700–750	728	200.00–207.50	204.83
1	850–900	850	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	421	277.50–282.50	280.37
7	450–500	452	267.50–270.00	269.64
8	500–550	506	260.00–267.00	266.09
32	550–600	571	251.00–262.00	258.26
35	600–650	639	241.00–249.00	245.83
19	650–700	672	240.00–241.00	240.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	212.00–220.00	216.02
6	450–500	470	216.00–221.00	218.98
2	600–650	630	185.00–202.00	193.50
1	650–700	680	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	580	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	221.00	221.00
1	500–550	530	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	257.50	257.50
1	300–350	315	262.50	262.50
3	350–400	350	265.00	265.00
10	400–450	431	249.00–262.50	257.76
3	450–500	478	247.50–258.00	250.98
7	500–550	515	230.00–242.50	235.71
8	550–600	581	237.00–248.00	241.16
24	600–650	612	220.00–235.00	222.77
34	650–700	680	230.00–239.00	237.35
4	700–750	729	222.00–226.00	223.35
11	750–800	756	226.50	226.50
4	800–850	833	203.00–210.00	205.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	317.50–325.00	321.36
8	400–450	423	280.00–297.50	289.20
6	450–500	467	270.00–285.00	281.65
12	500–550	539	255.00–259.00	258.32
4	550–600	579	230.00–240.00	236.84
9	600–650	611	221.00–231.00	227.73
3	650–700	678	218.00–220.00	218.66
1	700–750	745	212.00	212.00
4	750–800	765	206.00	206.00
1	900–950	900	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	291.00	291.00
2	400–450	425	270.00	270.00
12	450–500	482	254.00–266.00	258.96
10	550–600	574	225.00–238.00	233.14
1	650–700	665	218.00	218.00
1	700–750	725	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	505	242.00	242.00
1	550–600	580	225.00	225.00
2	600–650	613	219.00–220.00	219.49
2	650–700	667	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	790	201.00	201.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,239	116.00–126.00	119.36
2	—	1,233	128.00–132.00	129.98
2	—	1,258	113.00	113.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,449	121.00–131.00	125.47
4	—	1,621	115.00–117.00	115.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	872	88.00–95.00	92.21
8	—	1,049	98.00–108.00	103.76
3	—	1,007	119.00–124.00	121.42
16	—	1,081	110.00–118.00	113.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,889	151.00–157.00	153.40
4	—	1,724	141.00–146.00	143.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,550.00	1,550.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,198	1,285.00–1,420.00	1,356.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,168	1,650.00–2,150.00	1,869.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,443	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,802.48

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Albany Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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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