Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Feeder steers over 450lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher with the exception of 300lbs to 400lbs sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.11/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −160.53 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$249.11

48 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,374

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$57.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.74

vs KY average

−9.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	258.52	1,421	36
Medium and Large 2	554	224.80	1,245	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	573	201.17	1,153	2thin

One grade step is worth $57.35/cwt here — about $268 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 sale48 hd

249.11

—

KY average24 barns · 1,509 hd

234.37

+14.74

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−9.28

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

−160.53

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	1,786	140.32	2,505	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	115.57	1,439	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	115.53	1,770	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,012	100.66	1,018	40

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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	850–900	871	230.97/cwt	228.00–240.00	2,012	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	263.70/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,743	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	325.02/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,388	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	339	350.63/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,189	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,438	1
Steers	Large 1-2	300–350	345	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,044	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	680	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	469	265.05/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,243	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	241.45/cwt	240.25–243.50	1,606	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,539	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	544	264.60/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,439	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	815	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	209.93/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	225.53/cwt	218.00–235.00	1,292	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	214.23/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	191.04/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	223.71/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	187.51/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	231.90/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,088	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	201.17/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	703	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	719	186.25/cwt	182.50–187.50	1,339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	280.29/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,446	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	257.43/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,445	2
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	640	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,879	2
Steers	Large 2	600–650	625	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,700	1
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	880	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,914	1
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	1
Steers	Large 2	650–700	687	221.69/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	266.67/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,501	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	405	349.88/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,755	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	591	285.86/cwt	284.00–287.00	1,689	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	250.03/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,438	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	242.42/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	481	321.13/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,545	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	260.45/cwt	260.00–260.50	1,870	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	271.26/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	244.99/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,372	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	615	214.73/cwt	212.00–217.50	1,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	278.26/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,316	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	446	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,550	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	115.78/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,369	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	112.36/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,678	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	125.05/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,063	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	109.71/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,376	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,669	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	89.08/cwt	80.00–95.00	805	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	105.11/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,153	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	114.05/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,166	7
Bulls	—	—	1,700	131.87/cwt	124.00–138.00	2,242	6
Bulls	—	—	1,940	156.65/cwt	154.00–160.00	3,039	3
Bulls	—	—	1,835	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,606	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	313.08/cwt	307.50–322.50	1,058	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	223.35/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,597	9
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	224.22/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,511	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	322.89/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,369	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	711	205.99/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,465	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	339.15/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,258	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	500	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	187.62/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	244.60/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,155	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	209.22/cwt	202.50–212.50	1,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,497	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	310	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	230.99/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,559	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	270.72/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,040	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	249.59/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,395	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	217.47/cwt	209.00–221.00	1,701	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	234.55/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,431	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	177.44/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,091	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	405	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	415	272.41/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	256.32/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,087	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	261.32/cwt	252.50–267.50	881	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	205.57/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	236.91/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,246	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,476	2
Bulls	Large 2	450–500	465	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	290.55/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,258	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	387	283.98/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,099	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	705	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	234.05/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,446	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	258.77/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,338	17

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 Nov 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 553Last week 566Year ago 805

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 80Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 5Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	380	312.50	312.50
5	400–450	427	317.50–337.50	325.02
2	450–500	455	317.50	317.50
8	500–550	516	265.00–285.00	280.29
9	550–600	563	260.00–275.00	266.67
5	600–650	619	250.00–262.50	257.43
16	650–700	661	252.50–267.50	263.70
1	700–750	725	242.50	242.50
1	750–800	795	232.50	232.50
2	800–850	808	232.50	232.50
6	850–900	871	228.00–240.00	230.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	350.00–352.50	350.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	252.50	252.50
1	700–750	710	202.50	202.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	302.50	302.50
2	600–650	640	242.50	242.50
2	650–700	680	232.50	232.50
1	700–750	730	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	880	217.50	217.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	222.50	222.50
3	650–700	687	220.00–222.50	221.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	482	275.00	275.00
5	550–600	575	242.50–257.50	250.03
4	600–650	610	235.00–245.00	242.42
1	700–750	715	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	800	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	340.00–355.00	349.88
13	450–500	481	320.00–327.50	321.13
13	550–600	591	284.00–287.00	285.86
18	600–650	618	284.00	284.00
4	650–700	662	270.00–275.00	271.26
22	700–750	718	260.00–260.50	260.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	270.00–275.00	272.41
6	450–500	469	260.00–267.50	265.05
18	500–550	544	262.50–265.00	264.60
4	550–600	578	264.00	264.00
7	600–650	622	247.50	247.50
52	650–700	665	240.25–243.50	241.45
2	800–850	815	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	230.00	230.00
1	250–300	290	242.50	242.50
1	400–450	415	242.50	242.50
4	450–500	469	230.00–235.00	231.90
4	500–550	525	220.00–225.00	223.71
6	550–600	573	218.00–235.00	225.53
3	600–650	620	202.50–212.50	209.22
2	650–700	668	207.50–212.50	209.93
3	700–750	717	188.00–195.00	191.04
1	750–800	785	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	210.00–220.00	214.23
2	550–600	573	195.00–207.50	201.17
2	600–650	615	175.00–180.00	177.44
3	650–700	683	185.00–192.50	187.51
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	242.50	242.50
4	700–750	719	182.50–187.50	186.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	260.00	260.00
1	250–300	275	265.00	265.00
6	300–350	337	252.50–267.50	261.32
4	350–400	384	262.50–277.50	270.72
7	400–450	424	250.00–262.50	256.32
27	450–500	472	240.00–255.00	244.60
3	500–550	510	247.50	247.50
11	550–600	559	237.50–255.00	249.59
6	600–650	610	230.00–237.50	234.55
10	650–700	675	230.00–232.50	230.99
2	700–750	745	201.00	201.00
17	750–800	782	209.00–221.00	217.47
4	800–850	816	200.00–207.50	205.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	280.00–287.50	283.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	302.50	302.50
5	300–350	338	307.50–322.50	313.08
3	350–400	371	337.50–340.00	339.15
6	400–450	424	310.00–330.00	322.89
17	500–550	517	250.00–262.50	258.77
4	550–600	560	240.00–250.00	244.99
5	600–650	618	222.50–237.50	234.05
9	650–700	674	217.50–230.00	224.22
9	700–750	715	217.50–230.00	223.35
2	800–850	802	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	302.50	302.50
1	500–550	500	232.50	232.50
1	550–600	565	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	615	212.00–217.50	214.73
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	705	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	280.00–285.00	282.50
7	400–450	433	270.00–297.50	290.55
6	450–500	473	270.00–287.50	278.26
4	500–550	526	230.00–242.50	236.91
2	550–600	585	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
5	700–750	711	204.00–210.00	205.99
2	750–800	773	180.00–195.00	187.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	495	262.50	262.50
1	500–550	545	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	446	347.50	347.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,182	115.00–117.00	115.78
5	—	1,254	105.00–113.00	109.71
3	—	1,335	125.00	125.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,493	108.00–119.00	112.36
2	—	1,650	120.00–130.00	125.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	904	80.00–95.00	89.08
18	—	1,097	99.00–109.00	105.11
7	—	1,022	110.00–119.00	114.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,700	124.00–138.00	131.87
3	—	1,940	154.00–160.00	156.65
1	—	1,835	142.00	142.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,125.00	2,125.00

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Albany Livestock Auction

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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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