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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 9

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Oct 2Oct 9Oct 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

687 head

▼ 106 vs last sale 793▲ 687 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 65▲ 84 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 9▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers steady 1.00 higher,heifers 1.00--2.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls,steady.Good supply with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.98/cwt on 282 head.

Average price

$134.98

282 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$15.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.66

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	648	135.96	881	264
Medium and Large 2-3	454	120.69	547	18thin

One grade step is worth $15.26/cwt here — about $334 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 sale282 hd

134.98

—

KY average28 barns · 5,396 hd

134.32

+0.66

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	—	Average	1,750	72.58	1,270	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	51.23	773	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	48.36	588	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	38.89	395	19

Every lot

81 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	346	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	439	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	358	124.47/cwt	120.00–129.00	446	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	143.86/cwt	140.00–155.00	518	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	399	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	646	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	135.57/cwt	130.00–140.00	560	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	417	122.36/cwt	115.00–126.00	510	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	569	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	134.47/cwt	130.00–143.00	639	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	481	148.43/cwt	144.00–149.00	714	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	145.80/cwt	140.00–147.00	746	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	128.23/cwt	121.00–132.00	686	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	114.48/cwt	110.00–119.00	645	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	139.81/cwt	137.00–141.00	801	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	129.86/cwt	120.00–133.00	756	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	136.54/cwt	135.00–138.00	833	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	123.11/cwt	120.00–127.00	761	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	623	111.54/cwt	108.00–115.00	695	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	915	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	820	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	116.25/cwt	114.00–117.00	825	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	711	140.32/cwt	133.00–141.75	998	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	127.22/cwt	123.50–129.50	978	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	793	134.29/cwt	133.00–134.50	1,065	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	817	131.41/cwt	131.00–131.50	1,074	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,073	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	273	107.87/cwt	106.00–110.00	294	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	338	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	389	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	118.34/cwt	118.00–119.00	406	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	466	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	110.51/cwt	104.00–115.00	409	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	106.96/cwt	100.00–111.00	447	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	122.52/cwt	118.00–127.00	517	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	116.02/cwt	113.00–120.00	536	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	469	107.18/cwt	100.00–112.00	503	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	112.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	587	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	544	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	118.91/cwt	110.00–126.00	677	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	115.57/cwt	103.00–119.00	734	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	645	132.82/cwt	130.00–133.00	857	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	670	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	105.96/cwt	100.00–112.00	752	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	728	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	768	118.66/cwt	114.00–119.50	911	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	877	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	136.39/cwt	135.00–138.00	501	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	377	123.64/cwt	121.00–125.00	466	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	113.33/cwt	113.00–114.00	470	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	132.33/cwt	125.00–140.00	568	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	128.10/cwt	105.00–137.00	603	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	472	113.94/cwt	111.00–121.00	538	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	124.03/cwt	121.00–129.00	635	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	105.13/cwt	102.00–113.00	552	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	567	112.04/cwt	108.00–114.00	635	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	119.52/cwt	115.00–128.00	694	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	637	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	116.97/cwt	111.00–120.00	726	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	679	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	115.42/cwt	115.00–116.00	764	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	777	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	691	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	735	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	837	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,685	67.51/cwt	64.00–70.00	1,138	3
Bulls	—	—	1,783	75.12/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,339	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	39.88/cwt	35.00–44.00	403	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	29.35/cwt	26.00–32.00	300	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	47.66/cwt	45.00–50.00	493	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	41.08/cwt	37.00–43.00	489	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	48.80/cwt	44.00–53.00	594	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	54.49/cwt	54.00–55.00	677	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	50.47/cwt	47.00–53.00	745	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	921	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	6,048	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,613	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	745.21/cwt	740.00–750.00	8,943	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	13,578	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 Oct 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 687Last week 793Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 65Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to last week:Steers steady 1.00 higher,heifers 1.00--2.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls,steady.Good supply with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	370	104.00–115.00	110.51
10	—	469	100.00–112.00	107.18
7	—	418	100.00–111.00	106.96
3	—	338	114.00–116.00	115.01
2	—	675	100.00	100.00
2	—	533	100.00–104.00	102.01
2	—	273	106.00–110.00	107.87
1	—	575	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	645	130.00–133.00	132.82
13	—	768	114.00–119.50	118.66
2	—	725	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	569	110.00–126.00	118.91
14	—	635	103.00–119.00	115.57
9	—	521	110.00–115.00	112.69
9	—	462	113.00–120.00	116.02
7	—	422	118.00–127.00	122.52
6	—	343	118.00–119.00	118.34
5	—	710	100.00–112.00	105.96
2	—	750	97.00	97.00
1	—	820	107.00	107.00
1	—	650	103.00	103.00
1	—	370	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	472	111.00–121.00	113.94
4	—	525	102.00–113.00	105.13
3	—	567	108.00–114.00	112.04
3	—	415	113.00–114.00	113.33
3	—	377	121.00–125.00	123.64
2	—	650	104.00–105.00	104.50
2	—	610	104.00–105.00	104.50
1	—	750	98.00	98.00
1	—	720	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	581	115.00–128.00	119.52
14	—	621	111.00–120.00	116.97
13	—	429	125.00–140.00	132.33
11	—	471	105.00–137.00	128.10
7	—	662	115.00–116.00	115.42
4	—	512	121.00–129.00	124.03
3	—	367	135.00–138.00	136.39
2	—	837	100.00	100.00
1	—	700	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	417	115.00–126.00	122.36
3	—	346	127.00	127.00
2	—	623	108.00–115.00	111.54
2	—	563	110.00–119.00	114.48
2	—	358	120.00–129.00	124.47
1	—	650	113.00	113.00
1	—	470	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	127.00	127.00
3	—	667	123.00	123.00
4	—	360	140.00–155.00	143.86
4	—	535	121.00–132.00	128.23
4	—	710	114.00–117.00	116.25
6	—	475	130.00–143.00	134.47
12	—	413	130.00–140.00	135.57
17	—	618	120.00–127.00	123.11
18	—	769	123.50–129.50	127.22
28	—	582	120.00–133.00	129.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
4	—	658	139.00	139.00
5	—	573	137.00–141.00	139.81
9	—	481	144.00–149.00	148.43
9	—	610	135.00–138.00	136.54
11	—	817	131.00–131.50	131.41
15	—	512	140.00–147.00	145.80
18	—	399	162.00	162.00
19	—	711	133.00–141.75	140.32
76	—	793	133.00–134.50	134.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,010	35.00–44.00	39.88
4	—	1,021	26.00–32.00	29.35
3	—	1,035	45.00–50.00	47.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,477	47.00–53.00	50.47
1	—	1,675	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,217	44.00–53.00	48.80
4	—	1,190	37.00–43.00	41.08
2	—	1,243	54.00–55.00	54.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,783	71.00–79.00	75.12
3	—	1,685	64.00–70.00	67.51

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	590.00	590.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	650.00	650.00

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	—	1,460	930.00	930.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	740.00–750.00	745.21

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.