Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower with feeder steers over 500lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with some instances of 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.22/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −175.42 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$234.22

72 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,259

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$39.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.43

vs KY average

−25.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	239.41	1,283	54
Medium and Large 2	540	223.10	1,204	10thin
Large 1-2	555	223.00	1,238	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	548	211.76	1,161	5thin
Large 2	500	200.00	1,000	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.41/cwt here — about $283 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale72 hd

234.22

—

KY average26 barns · 1,916 hd

241.65

−7.43

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−25.41

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

−175.42

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	1,658	147.88	2,451	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	122.69	1,545	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	120.68	1,771	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,091	109.85	1,199	28

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)	1,230	$1,670	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,178	$1,290	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,104	$1,243	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,588	$2,512	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,175	$1,210	1thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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	950–1000	963	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	254.78/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,860	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	442	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	470	254.44/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,196	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	265.32/cwt	262.50–271.00	1,626	3
Steers	Large 2	650–700	665	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	480	317.86/cwt	317.50–318.00	1,526	7
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	470	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	627	201.60/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	224.58/cwt	220.00–230.00	954	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	253.03/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	302.62/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,485	1
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	287.76/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,752	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	211.03/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,002	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	212.13/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,129	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	213.06/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,318	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	223.42/cwt	216.00–227.50	1,168	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	212.97/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,318	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	232.76/cwt	223.00–237.00	1,478	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	247.40/cwt	240.00–255.00	935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	273.18/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,445	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	298.23/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,247	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	294.89/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	902	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,921	2
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	820	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	282.59/cwt	279.00–287.50	1,337	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	270.99/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	844	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,131	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	724	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,977	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	307.22/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	445	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	256.83/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,330	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	245.45/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	246.71/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	256.06/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,347	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	560	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,495	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	127.48/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,902	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	85.38/cwt	81.00–93.00	732	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	106.62/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,222	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	116.72/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,696	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	112.74/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,384	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	132.92/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,821	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	122.01/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,515	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	122.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,395	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	113.34/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,252	16
Bulls	—	—	2,215	164.60/cwt	159.00–170.00	3,646	2
Bulls	—	—	1,472	142.30/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,095	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,289.80/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,290	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	1,242.88/head	1,020.00–1,400.00	1,243	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,669.78/head	1,410.00–1,900.00	1,670	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,588	2,512.09/head	2,325.00–2,725.00	2,512	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	281.25/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,339	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	254.97/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	405	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	231.57/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	234.67/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,481	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	235.08/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	246.25/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,090	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	235.81/cwt	235.00–237.50	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	225.74/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,079	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	472	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	235.65/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,242	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	241.20/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	222.35/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	232.68/cwt	232.00–233.00	1,564	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	244.67/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,201	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	241.11/cwt	240.00–247.50	803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	211.21/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,210	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	440	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	500–550	505	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	222.42/cwt	220.00–225.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	216.99/cwt	216.00–218.00	929	2
Heifers	Large 2-3	450–500	480	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	912	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	555	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	241.21/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,409	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	285.16/cwt	283.00–286.00	1,218	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	217.48/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	294.19/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,097	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	239.75/cwt	232.50–247.00	1,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	298.73/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,147	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	239.40/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,408	10

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 560Last week 472Year ago 507

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 42Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 16Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	307.50	307.50
2	300–350	333	300.00–315.00	307.22
2	350–400	373	300.00–305.00	302.62
3	400–450	418	295.00–300.00	298.23
3	450–500	471	292.50–300.00	294.89
14	500–550	529	270.00–287.50	273.18
3	550–600	558	270.00–273.00	270.99
3	600–650	613	262.50–271.00	265.32
4	650–700	669	250.00–254.00	253.03
6	700–750	730	248.00–258.00	254.78
4	750–800	776	244.00–250.00	245.45
2	900–950	902	213.00	213.00
3	950–1000	963	208.00	208.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	335.00	335.00
7	450–500	480	317.50–318.00	317.86
8	600–650	609	286.00–290.00	287.76
10	700–750	724	273.00	273.00
69	800–850	844	252.50	252.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	277.50	277.50
1	800–850	820	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	473	279.00–287.50	282.59
4	500–550	518	247.50–260.00	256.83
3	550–600	560	245.00–250.00	246.71
2	600–650	602	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	737	232.00	232.00
2	750–800	772	226.00	226.00
1	950–1000	975	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	262.50	262.50
2	500–550	528	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	262.50	262.50
11	450–500	470	252.00–255.00	254.44
7	500–550	527	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	572	267.50	267.50
1	600–650	600	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	220.00–225.00	222.42
1	350–400	375	225.00	225.00
2	400–450	428	216.00–218.00	216.99
4	450–500	475	200.00–217.50	211.03
3	500–550	532	210.00–214.00	212.13
2	550–600	573	210.00–212.50	211.21
3	600–650	627	200.00–205.00	201.60
1	650–700	695	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	222.50	222.50
3	350–400	380	235.00–237.50	235.81
12	400–450	425	220.00–230.00	224.58
29	450–500	478	220.00–231.00	225.74
7	500–550	523	216.00–227.50	223.42
3	550–600	578	221.00–225.00	222.35
12	600–650	619	209.00–220.00	212.97
2	650–700	680	208.00	208.00
1	700–750	745	194.00	194.00
1	750–800	785	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	333	240.00–247.50	241.11
3	350–400	378	240.00–255.00	247.40
2	400–450	418	240.00–242.50	241.20
6	450–500	491	240.00–247.00	244.67
38	500–550	527	230.00–245.00	235.65
7	550–600	584	238.00–245.00	241.21
21	600–650	635	223.00–237.00	232.76
11	650–700	672	232.00–233.00	232.68
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
3	750–800	778	209.00–215.00	213.06
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	222.50	222.50
3	450–500	472	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	555	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	346	315.00	315.00
4	350–400	384	295.00–300.00	298.73
7	400–450	427	283.00–286.00	285.16
4	450–500	476	280.00–285.00	281.25
5	500–550	526	250.00–262.50	256.06
10	550–600	588	238.00–240.00	239.40
6	600–650	631	232.50–237.50	234.67
5	650–700	667	226.00–235.00	231.57
1	700–750	705	232.00	232.00
1	800–850	825	198.00	198.00
1	950–1000	950	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	445	240.00–252.50	246.25
2	450–500	478	230.00–240.00	235.08
1	500–550	530	202.50	202.50
3	550–600	562	210.00–225.00	217.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	292.50–295.00	294.19
1	400–450	430	267.50	267.50
2	450–500	488	250.00–260.00	254.97
2	500–550	500	232.50–247.00	239.75
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	267.00	267.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	202.50	202.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,492	124.00–131.00	127.48
12	—	1,453	114.00–120.00	116.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	857	81.00–93.00	85.38
6	—	1,146	104.00–109.00	106.62
3	—	1,142	120.00–125.00	122.19
16	—	1,105	110.00–118.00	113.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	110.00–116.00	112.74
3	—	1,370	130.00–138.00	132.92
16	—	1,242	119.00–126.00	122.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,215	159.00–170.00	164.60
6	—	1,472	140.00–147.00	142.30

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,178	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,289.80
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,104	1,020.00–1,400.00	1,242.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,230	1,410.00–1,900.00	1,669.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,210.00	1,210.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,588	2,325.00–2,725.00	2,512.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,230	1,775.00	1,775.00

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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