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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 4

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Feb 26Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

468 head

▼ 493 vs last sale 961▲ 468 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 82▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 15▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Feeder steers and heifers steady 2.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower.Moderate supply with moderate demand.

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 $133.20/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$133.20

227 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$19.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.17

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	542	134.15	727	216
Medium and Large 2-3	479	114.51	548	11thin

One grade step is worth $19.64/cwt here — about $178 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 sale227 hd

133.20

—

KY average28 barns · 3,502 hd

128.03

+5.17

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	1,706	80.76	1,377	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,588	61.09	970	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	53.82	651	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	45.28	439	15

Every lot

77 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	235	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	347	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	595	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	368	186.16/cwt	182.50–187.50	685	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	701	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	417	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	584	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	156.50/cwt	155.00–158.00	665	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	429	183.71/cwt	179.00–187.00	788	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	164.61/cwt	159.00–177.00	769	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	143.64/cwt	135.00–150.00	694	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	160.75/cwt	154.00–167.00	842	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	148.74/cwt	147.00–151.00	782	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	119.65/cwt	113.00–123.00	644	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	156.45/cwt	156.00–158.00	860	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	146.76/cwt	134.00–152.00	848	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	133.90/cwt	130.00–136.00	823	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	144.43/cwt	142.00–147.00	895	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	941	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	137.30/cwt	127.00–141.00	938	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	134.38/cwt	133.00–136.00	958	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	760	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,056	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	127.94/cwt	119.00–131.00	979	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	118.78/cwt	116.00–122.00	978	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	378	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	308	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	377	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	138.10/cwt	130.00–141.00	515	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	133.24/cwt	125.00–141.00	568	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	429	143.75/cwt	142.00–145.50	617	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	471	117.64/cwt	111.00–120.00	554	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	476	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	681	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	134.01/cwt	129.00–141.00	650	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	509	140.35/cwt	136.00–143.00	714	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	130.31/cwt	127.00–132.00	688	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	128.69/cwt	126.00–131.00	734	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	798	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	127.65/cwt	122.00–131.00	788	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	118.25/cwt	114.00–120.00	745	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	636	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	807	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	114.88/cwt	112.00–118.00	777	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	105.49/cwt	101.00–112.00	757	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	102.32/cwt	99.00–104.00	829	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	378	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	680	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	129.23/cwt	125.00–138.00	536	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	156.59/cwt	140.00–164.00	758	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	829	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	138.10/cwt	130.00–145.00	718	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	537	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	639	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	145.55/cwt	132.00–147.00	849	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	684	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	136.47/cwt	131.00–138.00	849	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	824	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	823	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,668	75.95/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,267	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	85.56/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,491	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	36.95/cwt	35.00–40.00	320	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	46.32/cwt	43.00–49.00	447	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	48.59/cwt	44.00–52.00	566	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	57.29/cwt	56.00–59.00	686	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	56.14/cwt	53.00–60.00	690	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	61.09/cwt	59.00–63.00	970	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,072	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,184	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,305	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 Mar 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 468Last week 961Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 82Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 15Year ago 0

Compared to last week:Feeder steers and heifers steady 2.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower.Moderate supply with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	115.00–117.00	115.99
2	—	537	119.00	119.00
1	—	650	112.00	112.00
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
3	—	415	125.00–138.00	129.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	583	132.00–147.00	145.55
6	—	622	131.00–138.00	136.47
4	—	520	130.00–145.00	138.10
4	—	484	140.00–164.00	156.59
1	—	815	101.00	101.00
1	—	710	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	578	134.00–152.00	146.76
5	—	823	116.00–122.00	118.78
4	—	526	147.00–151.00	148.74
3	—	615	130.00–136.00	133.90
2	—	425	155.00–158.00	156.50
1	—	725	125.00	125.00
1	—	395	177.50	177.50
1	—	345	172.50	172.50
26	—	683	127.00–141.00	137.30
13	—	765	119.00–131.00	127.94
12	—	467	159.00–177.00	164.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	182.50–187.50	186.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	135.00–150.00	143.64
3	—	538	113.00–123.00	119.65
2	—	690	120.00	120.00
2	—	417	140.00	140.00
1	—	700	114.00	114.00
1	—	645	119.00	119.00
1	—	580	121.00	121.00
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
1	—	235	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	524	154.00–167.00	160.75
12	—	620	142.00–147.00	144.43
9	—	550	156.00–158.00	156.45
5	—	713	133.00–136.00	134.38
5	—	429	179.00–187.00	183.71
2	—	660	142.00–143.00	142.50
1	—	760	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	111.00–120.00	117.64
2	—	630	100.00–102.00	100.98
2	—	308	120.00–125.00	122.52
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	112.00	112.00
1	—	405	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	571	139.75	139.75
18	—	476	143.00	143.00
14	—	617	122.00–131.00	127.65
10	—	429	142.00–145.50	143.75
6	—	667	121.00	121.00
6	—	509	136.00–143.00	140.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	426	125.00–141.00	133.24
10	—	570	126.00–131.00	128.69
10	—	528	127.00–132.00	130.31
10	—	373	130.00–141.00	138.10
8	—	718	101.00–112.00	105.49
8	—	485	129.00–141.00	134.01
7	—	676	112.00–118.00	114.88
5	—	630	114.00–120.00	118.25
3	—	810	99.00–104.00	102.32
3	—	235	140.00	140.00
2	—	265	142.50	142.50
1	—	335	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,050	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,072	950.00	950.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,164	44.00–52.00	48.59
9	—	1,229	53.00–60.00	56.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	964	43.00–49.00	46.32
4	—	865	35.00–40.00	36.95
2	—	1,198	56.00–59.00	57.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	59.00–63.00	61.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,743	85.00–86.00	85.56
2	—	1,668	73.00–80.00	75.95

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.