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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 1

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,319 head

▲ 1,058 vs last sale 261▲ 1,319 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 53▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers under 600 lbs.mostly steady,over 600 lbs.3.00-5.00 lower.Heifers 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bull sharply lower. Heavy supply with moderate 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 $124.29/cwt on 612 head.

Average price

$124.29

612 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$1.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.80

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	712	124.33	886	588
Medium and Large 2-3	540	123.31	666	24

One grade step is worth $1.02/cwt here — about $220 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 sale612 hd

124.29

—

KY average27 barns · 7,806 hd

137.09

−12.80

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	1,758	81.96	1,441	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,718	49.55	851	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	47.87	596	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	41.87	406	25

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	328	187.44/cwt	185.00–190.00	615	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	147.50/cwt	140.00–155.00	502	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	142.04/cwt	130.00–149.00	537	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	176.28/cwt	172.00–178.00	679	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	164.00/cwt	161.00–169.00	684	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	429	135.98/cwt	124.00–141.00	583	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	464	171.11/cwt	171.00–172.00	794	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	130.77/cwt	120.00–138.00	615	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	161.17/cwt	152.00–167.00	787	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	157.41/cwt	153.00–162.00	830	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	143.72/cwt	129.00–149.00	760	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	554	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	864	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	136.39/cwt	130.00–145.00	790	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	614	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	631	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	707	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	129.69/cwt	121.00–133.00	820	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	666	113.23/cwt	109.00–117.00	754	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	124.54/cwt	120.00–131.00	842	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	112.09/cwt	110.00–112.50	809	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	735	119.67/cwt	118.00–120.00	880	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	114.13/cwt	110.00–114.75	896	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	722	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	110.06/cwt	109.00–110.75	922	225
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	109.70/cwt	109.70–109.70	1,009	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	389	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	387	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	130.75/cwt	130.00–131.00	426	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	131.03/cwt	130.00–132.00	476	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	374	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	458	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	418	144.04/cwt	138.00–146.00	602	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	505	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	129.76/cwt	128.00–135.00	566	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	141.86/cwt	139.00–147.00	674	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	107.59/cwt	103.00–112.00	516	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	128.74/cwt	125.00–138.00	627	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	512	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	563	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	128.97/cwt	127.00–134.00	662	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	123.41/cwt	116.00–125.00	645	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	106.36/cwt	101.00–112.00	617	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	123.37/cwt	118.00–125.00	720	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	122.55/cwt	119.00–123.60	754	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	113.24/cwt	107.00–118.00	705	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	618	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	116.73/cwt	107.00–117.00	787	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	90.02/cwt	89.00–91.00	648	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	106.08/cwt	98.00–107.50	766	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	102.26/cwt	99.95–105.00	790	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	847	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	908	27
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	326	134.98/cwt	127.00–143.00	440	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	134.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	510	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	404	155.29/cwt	147.00–157.00	627	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	143.54/cwt	140.00–148.00	688	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	131.19/cwt	129.00–136.00	686	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	122.37/cwt	120.00–125.00	700	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	119.15/cwt	116.00–123.00	743	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	106.98/cwt	106.00–108.00	679	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,693	76.77/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,300	2
Bulls	—	—	1,769	82.82/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,465	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	902	31.01/cwt	30.00–33.00	280	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	47.80/cwt	45.00–52.00	466	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	41.27/cwt	37.00–44.00	405	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	633	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	428	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	48.84/cwt	45.00–53.00	617	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,718	49.55/cwt	48.00–51.00	851	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	514.69/cwt	500.00–530.00	6,279	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	721.92/cwt	690.00–750.00	10,143	2

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 Apr 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,319Last week 261Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steers under 600 lbs.mostly steady,over 600 lbs.3.00-5.00 lower.Heifers 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bull sharply lower. Heavy 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	—	635	106.00–108.00	106.98
4	—	326	127.00–143.00	134.98
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
4	—	380	130.00–140.00	134.14
1	—	475	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	404	147.00–157.00	155.29
1	—	700	103.00	103.00
7	—	479	140.00–148.00	143.54
3	—	572	120.00–125.00	122.37
7	—	624	116.00–123.00	119.15
5	—	523	129.00–136.00	131.19
1	—	395	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	666	109.00–117.00	113.23
4	—	429	124.00–141.00	135.98
2	—	340	140.00–155.00	147.50
2	—	785	92.00	92.00
4	—	631	110.00–114.00	112.00
3	—	470	120.00–138.00	130.77
3	—	378	130.00–149.00	142.04
1	—	590	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	385	172.00–178.00	176.28
1	—	340	172.50	172.50
146	—	676	120.00–131.00	124.54
32	—	529	129.00–149.00	143.72
8	—	488	152.00–167.00	161.17
1	—	920	109.70	109.70
225	—	838	109.00–110.75	110.06
39	—	632	121.00–133.00	129.69
12	—	722	110.00–112.50	112.09
3	—	417	161.00–169.00	164.00
39	—	785	110.00–114.75	114.13
14	—	579	130.00–145.00	136.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	464	171.00–172.00	171.11
40	—	554	156.00	156.00
4	—	527	153.00–162.00	157.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	185.00–190.00	187.44
6	—	735	118.00–120.00	119.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	623	107.00–118.00	113.24
93	—	674	107.00–117.00	116.73
65	—	584	118.00–125.00	123.37
22	—	487	125.00–138.00	128.74
5	—	436	128.00–135.00	129.76
2	—	363	130.00–132.00	131.03
78	—	722	98.00–107.50	106.08
27	—	857	106.00	106.00
7	—	822	103.00	103.00
4	—	326	130.00–131.00	130.75
1	—	295	132.00	132.00
87	—	773	99.95–105.00	102.26
31	—	523	116.00–125.00	123.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	89.00–91.00	90.02
2	—	480	103.00–112.00	107.59
1	—	435	116.00	116.00
5	—	374	120.00–125.00	122.44
2	—	512	110.00	110.00
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
1	—	300	129.00	129.00
2	—	580	101.00–112.00	106.36
1	—	650	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	615	119.00–123.60	122.55
4	—	513	127.00–134.00	128.97
7	—	475	139.00–147.00	141.86
1	—	650	119.00	119.00
14	—	418	138.00–146.00	144.04
3	—	580	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	902	30.00–33.00	31.01
15	—	982	37.00–44.00	41.27
7	—	975	45.00–52.00	47.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	37.00	37.00
1	—	1,150	55.00	55.00
15	—	1,264	45.00–53.00	48.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,718	48.00–51.00	49.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	74.00–79.00	76.77
12	—	1,769	80.00–88.00	82.82

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)	2	—	1,220	500.00–530.00	514.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,405	690.00–750.00	721.92

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.