Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $283.65/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −168.89 against this barn's trailing median of $452.54.

Average price

$283.65

44 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$31.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.76

vs KY average

−25.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	287.78	1,569	38
Large 1-2	540	265.00	1,431	1thin
Medium and Large 2	581	255.99	1,487	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.79/cwt here — about $82 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 sale44 hd

283.65

—

KY average23 barns · 1,105 hd

271.89

+11.76

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−25.61

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.54

−168.89

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	1,741	139.07	2,422	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,590	119.92	1,907	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	115.14	1,497	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,033	96.51	997	12

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,928	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,019	$1,081	4thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	700–750	738	244.87/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,807	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	255.99/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,487	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	234.18/cwt	226.00–237.50	1,897	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	430	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	251.38/cwt	249.50–257.50	1,589	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	490	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,360	2
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	228.49/cwt	227.00–229.00	2,011	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	233.44/cwt	227.50–242.50	1,015	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	212.66/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	893	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	542	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,453	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	342.62/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,096	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	198.44/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	240.41/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,416	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	236.40/cwt	232.50–240.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	232.92/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,214	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,411	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	245.04/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	277.64/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,591	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	312.18/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,626	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	286.72/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,491	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	260.62/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,746	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	318.97/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,479	3
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	825	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	274.17/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	421	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	773	249.75/cwt	249.75–249.75	1,931	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	240.37/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,647	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,315	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	380	290.20/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,452	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,463	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	125.62/cwt	124.00–128.00	2,048	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	81.28/cwt	69.00–88.00	725	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	99.32/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,069	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	114.21/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,770	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,441	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	109.52/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,197	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	131.56/cwt	128.00–134.00	2,227	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	106.47/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,345	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	116.23/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,567	5
Bulls	—	—	1,685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,612	1
Bulls	—	—	1,783	141.42/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,522	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,928.08/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,928	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	790	680.00/head	680.00–680.00	680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,215.07/head	950.00–1,500.00	1,215	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	258.54/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,463	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	700–750	700	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,173	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	715	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,202	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	289.89/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,333	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	218.11/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,258	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	262.92/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,249	16
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	395	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	262.63/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,098	30
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	455	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	744	221.89/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	942	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	269.80/cwt	265.00–275.00	987	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	181.22/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,633	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	430	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	244.90/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,261	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	261.72/cwt	252.50–270.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,467	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	236.59/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,493	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,492	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	243.04/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,385	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,361	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 Nov 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 513Last week 884Year ago 707

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 49Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 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	310	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	418	305.00–327.50	318.97
3	450–500	481	307.50	307.50
12	500–550	520	280.00–300.00	286.72
18	550–600	573	270.00–285.00	277.64
6	600–650	621	270.00–275.00	274.17
20	650–700	670	255.00–265.00	260.62
7	700–750	738	244.00–246.00	244.87
34	800–850	810	226.00–237.50	234.18
12	850–900	880	227.00–229.00	228.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	415	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	487	270.00	270.00
5	550–600	581	250.00–262.50	255.99
5	600–650	628	242.50–247.50	245.04
11	650–700	685	237.50–245.00	240.37
2	700–750	725	222.50	222.50
1	750–800	780	228.00	228.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	700	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	825	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	340.00–345.00	342.62
1	350–400	350	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	227.50	227.50
1	750–800	755	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	421	342.50	342.50
8	500–550	521	310.00–312.50	312.18
66	750–800	773	249.75	249.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	287.50	287.50
2	450–500	490	277.50	277.50
15	500–550	542	268.00	268.00
4	550–600	581	252.50	252.50
29	600–650	632	249.50–257.50	251.38
4	700–750	744	220.00–222.50	221.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	250.00	250.00
2	250–300	280	252.50–270.00	261.72
1	300–350	335	252.50	252.50
6	350–400	366	265.00–275.00	269.80
30	400–450	418	257.50–272.50	262.63
16	450–500	475	252.50–270.00	262.92
13	500–550	515	240.00–252.50	244.90
8	550–600	589	232.50–247.50	240.41
2	600–650	613	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	722	195.00	195.00
5	750–800	766	190.00–202.00	198.44
2	800–850	820	180.00–182.50	181.22
1	850–900	855	191.00	191.00
2	900–950	942	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	212.50	212.50
3	450–500	463	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	545	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	242.50	242.50
2	350–400	365	232.50–240.00	236.40
3	400–450	435	227.50–242.50	233.44
1	450–500	495	245.00	245.00
6	500–550	521	230.00–235.00	232.92
8	550–600	577	210.00–220.00	218.11
4	650–700	666	210.00–218.00	212.66
1	700–750	725	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	237.50	237.50
1	400–450	430	242.50	242.50
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	395	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	285.00–295.00	290.20
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	715	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	322.50	322.50
3	400–450	418	285.00–290.00	287.50
3	450–500	460	280.00–295.00	289.89
4	500–550	548	265.00	265.00
15	550–600	566	250.00–267.50	258.54
7	600–650	631	232.50–240.00	236.59
4	650–700	663	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	710	207.00	207.00
1	800–850	830	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	500	245.00	245.00
4	550–600	570	237.50–245.00	243.04
1	600–650	640	207.50	207.50
1	750–800	765	185.00	185.00
1	900–950	930	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	500	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	124.00–128.00	125.62
3	—	1,550	112.00–117.00	114.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	892	69.00–88.00	81.28
7	—	1,076	97.00–101.00	99.32
2	—	1,093	109.00–110.00	109.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	127.00	127.00
2	—	1,263	106.00–107.00	106.47
5	—	1,348	114.00–119.00	116.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,693	128.00–134.00	131.56
1	—	1,685	155.00	155.00
6	—	1,783	136.00–144.00	141.42

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,175.00	2,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,118	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,928.08
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,095	950.00–1,500.00	1,215.07
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	680.00	680.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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