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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 8

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Jul 1Jul 8Jul 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

673 head

▲ 282 vs last sale 391▼ 30 vs year ago 703 · −4.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 68▼ 40 vs year ago 92 · −43.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 14▼ 2 vs year ago 14 · −14.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week;Steers and heifers steady 1.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower.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 $132.45/cwt on 344 head.

Average price

$132.45

344 head · 718 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$9.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.52

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	724	132.72	961	334
Medium and Large 2-3	529	123.45	653	10thin

One grade step is worth $9.27/cwt here — about $308 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 sale344 hd

132.45

—

KY average18 barns · 2,489 hd

133.96

−1.52

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	—	High	1,674	93.33	1,562	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	60.94	920	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	57.80	738	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	52.07	530	15

Every lot

84 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 1-2Fancy	232	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	411	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	382	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	302	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	532	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	441	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	162.50/cwt	157.00–168.00	593	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	146.45/cwt	145.00–148.00	622	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	431	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	711	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	570	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	147.66/cwt	143.00–150.00	691	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	128.48/cwt	127.00–130.00	630	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	141.43/cwt	133.00–147.00	730	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	654	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	149.65/cwt	148.00–152.00	784	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	139.89/cwt	128.00–145.00	790	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	119.50/cwt	115.00–124.00	681	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	131.89/cwt	121.00–136.00	812	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	137.88/cwt	137.00–139.00	863	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	131.36/cwt	121.00–134.00	868	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	945	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	895	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	777	127.03/cwt	125.00–132.50	987	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	940	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	117.51/cwt	116.00–119.00	949	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	830	130.73/cwt	125.00–130.90	1,085	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	851	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,021	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	914	119.36/cwt	107.00–119.60	1,091	54
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	221	153.24/cwt	148.00–158.00	339	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	388	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	303	143.01/cwt	142.00–144.00	433	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	412	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	134.78/cwt	130.00–137.00	511	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	472	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	130.53/cwt	127.00–135.00	547	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	128.84/cwt	124.00–132.00	602	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	685	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	126.83/cwt	120.00–130.00	663	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	125.50/cwt	119.00–128.00	723	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	598	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	780	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	119.40/cwt	119.00–120.00	746	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	634	132.52/cwt	121.00–133.00	840	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	112.54/cwt	112.00–115.00	762	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	819	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	732	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	867	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	669	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	735	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	102.17/cwt	99.00–107.00	832	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	939	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	302	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	516	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	539	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	134.99/cwt	134.00–137.00	506	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	608	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	148.25/cwt	140.00–155.00	637	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	130.63/cwt	126.00–136.00	568	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	143.50/cwt	140.00–155.00	670	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	481	126.10/cwt	117.00–135.00	607	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	130.64/cwt	120.00–136.00	694	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	125.89/cwt	120.00–135.00	723	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	788	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	103.67/cwt	101.00–105.00	767	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	760	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,645	96.21/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,583	8
Bulls	—	—	1,687	88.05/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,485	6
Bulls	—	—	1,825	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,862	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	50.83/cwt	47.00–54.00	500	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	40.24/cwt	36.00–43.00	402	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	58.03/cwt	55.00–65.00	610	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	50.46/cwt	50.00–51.00	600	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	57.01/cwt	55.00–61.00	734	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	63.26/cwt	62.00–65.00	820	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	59.55/cwt	56.00–61.00	896	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	63.73/cwt	62.00–66.00	967	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,392	1,148.38/cwt	1,075.00–1,290.00	15,985	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	874.10/cwt	780.00–940.00	11,844	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	13,959	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	900.98/cwt	840.00–950.00	12,839	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 Jul 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 673Last week 391Year ago 703

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 68Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 14Year ago 14

Compared to last week;Steers and heifers steady 1.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower.Good supply with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	574	120.00–135.00	125.89
12	—	430	140.00–155.00	148.25
1	—	335	161.00	161.00
17	—	531	120.00–136.00	130.64
2	—	395	154.00	154.00
2	—	665	117.00–120.00	118.48
3	—	740	101.00–105.00	103.67
9	—	467	140.00–155.00	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	170.00	170.00
1	—	415	160.00	160.00
2	—	302	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	134.00–137.00	134.99
3	—	435	126.00–136.00	130.63
8	—	481	117.00–135.00	126.10
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
1	—	630	114.00	114.00
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
1	—	775	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	302	176.00	176.00
54	—	914	107.00–119.60	119.36
4	—	851	120.00	120.00
2	—	365	157.00–168.00	162.50
6	—	808	116.00–119.00	117.51
2	—	425	145.00–148.00	146.45
9	—	661	121.00–134.00	131.36
3	—	468	143.00–150.00	147.66
12	—	516	133.00–147.00	141.43
1	—	235	162.50	162.50
14	—	565	128.00–145.00	139.89
1	—	790	119.00	119.00
17	—	616	121.00–136.00	131.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	127.00–130.00	128.48
2	—	523	125.00	125.00
2	—	570	115.00–124.00	119.50
1	—	360	122.50	122.50
1	—	435	131.00	131.00
1	—	635	117.00	117.00
1	—	695	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	777	125.00–132.50	127.03
67	—	830	125.00–130.90	130.73
3	—	431	165.00	165.00
5	—	710	126.00	126.00
17	—	524	148.00–152.00	149.65
32	—	626	137.00–139.00	137.88
40	—	685	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	232	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	91.00	91.00
2	—	328	125.00–126.00	125.49
2	—	390	121.00	121.00
2	—	770	95.00–96.00	95.50
1	—	275	141.00	141.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	131.00	131.00
6	—	732	118.50	118.50
10	—	598	130.50	130.50
43	—	634	121.00–133.00	132.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	127.00–135.00	130.53
2	—	303	142.00–144.00	143.01
5	—	625	119.00–120.00	119.40
9	—	467	124.00–132.00	128.84
2	—	722	113.50	113.50
9	—	865	108.50	108.50
11	—	677	112.00–115.00	112.54
13	—	523	120.00–130.00	126.83
5	—	221	148.00–158.00	153.24
13	—	576	119.00–128.00	125.50
5	—	814	99.00–107.00	102.17
2	—	290	140.00	140.00
5	—	379	130.00–137.00	134.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	102.00	102.00
6	—	1,687	86.00–91.00	88.05
8	—	1,645	93.00–100.00	96.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,287	55.00–61.00	57.01
2	—	1,190	50.00–51.00	50.46
4	—	1,296	62.00–65.00	63.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	62.00–66.00	63.73
6	—	1,505	56.00–61.00	59.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	36.00–43.00	40.24
5	—	983	47.00–54.00	50.83
7	—	1,051	55.00–65.00	58.03

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	3	—	1,392	1,075.00–1,290.00	1,148.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,355	780.00–940.00	874.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,425	840.00–950.00	900.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	990.00	990.00

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.