Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to being closed for the thanksgiving holiday last week, however feeder calves were noticeably higher. Good demand for all feeder and slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.59/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −147.04 against this barn's trailing median of $409.64.

Average price

$262.59

47 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,447

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$53.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.95

vs KY average

−20.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	270.54	1,479	37
Large 1-2	585	247.50	1,448	1thin
Medium and Large 2	551	242.98	1,339	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	584	217.38	1,269	4thin

One grade step is worth $53.16/cwt here — about $209 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 sale47 hd

262.59

—

KY average18 barns · 1,281 hd

256.64

+5.95

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−20.73

This barn, trailing median32 sales

409.64

−147.04

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	1,612	140.83	2,270	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	117.79	1,509	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	116.03	1,728	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,102	99.72	1,099	44

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,242	$1,434	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,638	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	915	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,308	$1,474	2thin

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	350–400	368	363.57/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	430	312.99/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,346	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	241.36/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	263.10/cwt	257.00–272.50	1,660	22
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	735	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	269.97/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,512	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	927	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	329.27/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,620	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	225.31/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,604	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	502	296.26/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	468	296.64/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,388	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	236.20/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	358	392.55/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	584	217.38/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,269	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	273.43/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,463	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	261.78/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,594	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	294.80/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	262.04/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,258	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	263.36/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,759	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	353.84/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,203	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	312.09/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,660	15
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	572	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	547	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	303.71/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	422	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	331.82/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,725	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	312.84/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,743	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	239.51/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,856	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	245.18/cwt	242.50–252.00	1,795	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	329.91/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,399	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	360	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	645	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,800	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	447	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	298.22/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,244	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,408	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	115.60/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,483	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	95.45/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,076	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	120.37/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,267	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	113.59/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,681	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	106.64/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,417	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	111.07/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,231	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	123.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,560	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	84.67/cwt	74.00–91.00	808	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,619	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	123.31/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,866	7
Bulls	—	—	1,524	133.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,027	5
Bulls	—	—	1,753	155.56/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,727	2
Bulls	—	—	1,634	142.21/cwt	138.00–147.00	2,324	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	1,433.99/head	1,100.00–1,635.00	1,434	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	1,473.59/head	1,380.00–1,575.00	1,474	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,637.78/head	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,638	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	271.21/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,538	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	214.95/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	627	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	312.65/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	298.36/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	372	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	250.63/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,559	26
Heifers	Large 1-2	850–900	890	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	781	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,299	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	585	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	240.81/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,616	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	254.86/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,458	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	227.53/cwt	222.50–232.50	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	292.65/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,276	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	278.63/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,312	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,628	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 Dec 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 411Last week 0Year ago 1,039

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 0Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 0Year ago 16

No trend due to being closed for the thanksgiving holiday last week, however feeder calves were noticeably higher. Good demand for all feeder and slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	345.00	345.00
1	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	340	330.00–365.00	353.84
2	350–400	368	360.00–367.50	363.57
10	400–450	424	320.00–345.00	329.91
7	450–500	492	322.50–335.00	329.27
15	500–550	532	305.00–317.50	312.09
7	550–600	557	300.00–315.00	312.84
22	600–650	631	257.00–272.50	263.10
9	650–700	668	260.00–267.50	263.36
8	700–750	732	242.50–252.00	245.18
4	750–800	775	239.00–240.00	239.51
2	900–950	927	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	480	300.00–307.50	303.71
1	500–550	535	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
4	650–700	669	230.00–245.00	241.36
1	700–750	745	227.50	227.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	572	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	735	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	358	390.00–395.00	392.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	547	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	422	360.00	360.00
8	500–550	520	327.50–340.00	331.82
10	600–650	645	279.00	279.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	430	302.50–317.50	312.99
14	450–500	468	290.00–305.00	296.64
4	500–550	502	295.00–300.00	296.26
9	550–600	560	267.50–277.50	269.97
25	600–650	609	260.00–264.00	261.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	373	285.00–305.00	294.80
5	400–450	436	285.00–297.50	292.65
7	450–500	471	270.00–287.50	278.63
15	500–550	535	270.00–280.00	273.43
9	550–600	572	247.50–260.00	254.86
26	600–650	622	240.00–254.00	250.63
16	650–700	671	230.00–245.00	240.81
15	700–750	712	217.50–230.00	225.31
2	750–800	760	218.00	218.00
1	850–900	880	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	267.50	267.50
6	450–500	480	260.00–265.00	262.04
3	500–550	525	247.50	247.50
2	550–600	590	230.00–242.50	236.20
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	745	187.50	187.50
3	750–800	781	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	222.50–232.50	227.53
1	450–500	470	220.00	220.00
4	550–600	584	215.00–225.00	217.38
2	600–650	627	197.50	197.50
1	650–700	680	192.50	192.50
1	700–750	745	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	260	312.50	312.50
1	300–350	335	337.50	337.50
2	350–400	372	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	247.50	247.50
1	850–900	890	202.00	202.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	215.00	215.00
1	450–500	455	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	540	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	395	342.50	342.50
3	400–450	417	290.00–310.00	298.22
3	450–500	490	302.50–317.50	312.65
3	500–550	508	295.00–300.00	298.36
6	550–600	567	250.00–277.50	271.21
1	600–650	630	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	670	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	718	220.00	220.00
3	750–800	768	210.00–220.00	214.95
1	850–900	875	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	900	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	447	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	593	237.50	237.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,283	110.00–119.00	115.60
4	—	1,329	104.00–108.00	106.64
14	—	1,265	120.00–130.00	123.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,127	92.00–103.00	95.45
3	—	1,053	120.00–121.00	120.37
10	—	1,108	108.00–115.00	111.07
4	—	954	74.00–91.00	84.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,480	110.00–119.00	113.59
1	—	1,485	109.00	109.00
7	—	1,513	121.00–130.00	123.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,524	130.00–136.00	133.00
2	—	1,753	151.00–160.00	155.56
7	—	1,634	138.00–147.00	142.21

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	1,350.00	1,350.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	880	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,637.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,242	1,100.00–1,635.00	1,433.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,308	1,380.00–1,575.00	1,473.59

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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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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