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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 26

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

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Feeder Cattle receipts

352 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 342▲ 352 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 31▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 8▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Week: Steers and heifers mostly steady 1.00 lower, on a light test.Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Weaned and vaccinated offerings bringing a premium are noted as value added.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.50/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$124.50

114 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$14.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.99

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	509	129.07	657	77
Medium and Large 2-3	474	114.99	546	37

One grade step is worth $14.09/cwt here — about $112 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale114 hd

124.50

—

KY average26 barns · 4,440 hd

125.50

−0.99

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	1,541	83.63	1,288	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,571	61.79	971	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	59.27	745	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	49.58	467	10

Every lot

74 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	440	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	145.83/cwt	141.00–151.00	529	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	517	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	140.48/cwt	140.00–141.00	594	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	123.12/cwt	117.00–135.00	576	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	144.57/cwt	137.00–148.00	684	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	750	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	137.90/cwt	131.00–142.00	723	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	622	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	821	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	136.45/cwt	130.00–145.00	775	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	112.53/cwt	106.00–119.00	645	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	877	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	137.98/cwt	136.00–140.00	846	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	112.10/cwt	109.00–115.00	701	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	113.06/cwt	109.00–117.00	752	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	111.45/cwt	108.00–115.00	802	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	125.28/cwt	120.00–128.00	917	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	125.97/cwt	124.00–128.00	957	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	90	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	45	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	125	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	156	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	119.99/cwt	114.00–125.00	394	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	551	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	128.48/cwt	126.00–133.00	478	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	119.26/cwt	114.00–122.00	445	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	134.88/cwt	127.00–142.00	568	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	422	116.96/cwt	113.00–120.00	494	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	132.56/cwt	123.00–140.00	619	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	117.50/cwt	113.00–122.00	552	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	512	114.14/cwt	109.00–119.00	584	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	129.37/cwt	123.00–133.50	682	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	649	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	128.17/cwt	127.00–130.00	746	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	119.65/cwt	118.00–122.00	736	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	109.33/cwt	109.00–110.00	730	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	669	102.58/cwt	100.00–107.00	686	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	717	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	110	199.24/cwt	170.00–220.00	219	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	200	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	275	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	292	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	431	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	485	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	148.42/cwt	137.00–160.00	546	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	127.52/cwt	126.00–129.00	529	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	140.80/cwt	130.00–159.00	593	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	141.67/cwt	132.00–145.00	645	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	127.46/cwt	126.00–129.00	616	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	130.71/cwt	121.00–136.00	690	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	129.23/cwt	120.00–136.00	744	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	120.20/cwt	116.00–125.00	749	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	118.31/cwt	109.00–124.00	793	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	724	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	100.85/cwt	99.00–105.00	780	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	95.62/cwt	93.00–97.00	780	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,374	78.15/cwt	71.00–81.00	1,074	6
Bulls	—	—	1,608	83.67/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,345	3
Bulls	—	—	1,940	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,940	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	57.36/cwt	54.00–61.00	528	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	35.96/cwt	32.00–40.00	343	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	48.60/cwt	45.00–51.00	466	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	56.67/cwt	52.00–62.00	702	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	64.79/cwt	63.00–68.00	839	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	60.72/cwt	58.00–62.00	934	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,086	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,840	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,333	795.02/cwt	720.00–920.00	10,598	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,722	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,414	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	11,396	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jun 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 352Last week 342Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last Week: Steers and heifers mostly steady 1.00 lower, on a light test.Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Weaned and vaccinated offerings bringing a premium are noted as value added.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	32.00–40.00	35.96
4	—	920	54.00–61.00	57.36
4	—	959	45.00–51.00	48.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	65.00	65.00
3	—	1,538	58.00–62.00	60.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,295	63.00–68.00	64.79
17	—	1,238	52.00–62.00	56.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,374	71.00–81.00	78.15
2	—	1,940	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,608	83.00–84.00	83.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,333	720.00–920.00	795.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	880.00	880.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	660.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	710.00	710.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	117.00–135.00	123.12
2	—	720	108.00–115.00	111.45
2	—	665	109.00–117.00	113.06
2	—	625	109.00–115.00	112.10
2	—	573	106.00–119.00	112.53
2	—	530	115.00–120.00	117.45
1	—	380	136.00	136.00
1	—	320	137.50	137.50
1	—	270	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	510	147.00	147.00
3	—	555	148.00	148.00
1	—	605	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	524	131.00–142.00	137.90
8	—	568	130.00–145.00	136.45
5	—	473	137.00–148.00	144.57
4	—	613	136.00–140.00	137.98
3	—	732	120.00–128.00	125.28
2	—	760	124.00–128.00	125.97
2	—	423	140.00–141.00	140.48
2	—	363	141.00–151.00	145.83
1	—	310	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	292	147.50	147.50
2	—	330	140.00	140.00
2	—	368	137.00–160.00	148.42
4	—	455	132.00–145.00	141.67
4	—	623	116.00–125.00	120.20
6	—	773	99.00–105.00	100.85
6	—	816	93.00–97.00	95.62
7	—	576	120.00–136.00	129.23
8	—	670	109.00–124.00	118.31
13	—	421	130.00–159.00	140.80
14	—	528	121.00–136.00	130.71
3	—	110	170.00–220.00	199.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	137.50	137.50
1	—	365	133.00	133.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	670	108.00	108.00
1	—	765	91.00	91.00
2	—	415	126.00–129.00	127.52
2	—	483	126.00–129.00	127.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	101.00	101.00
3	—	372	126.00–133.00	128.48
3	—	668	109.00–110.00	109.33
5	—	582	127.00–130.00	128.17
6	—	615	118.00–122.00	119.65
13	—	421	127.00–142.00	134.88
13	—	467	123.00–140.00	132.56
2	—	90	50.00	50.00
1	—	125	125.00	125.00
32	—	527	123.00–133.50	129.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	470	113.00–122.00	117.50
6	—	512	109.00–119.00	114.14
6	—	328	114.00–125.00	119.99
5	—	669	100.00–107.00	102.58
4	—	373	114.00–122.00	119.26
3	—	422	113.00–120.00	116.96
2	—	555	116.00–118.00	117.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00

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.