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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 14

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

654 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 721▼ 210 vs year ago 864 · −24.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 39▼ 13 vs year ago 52 · −25.0%

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 1.00-3.00 lower,heifers mostly steady.Slaughter cows 3.00 lower,slaughter bulls 5.00 lower.Supply was moderate with good demand on feeder cattle,weak demand on slaughter cattle.

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 $121.06/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$121.06

223 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$11.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.88

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	525	122.39	643	196
Medium and Large 2-3	483	111.39	538	27

One grade step is worth $11.01/cwt here — about $105 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 sale223 hd

121.06

—

KY average26 barns · 5,707 hd

124.94

−3.88

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	1,743	74.80	1,304	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,537	50.50	776	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	48.75	601	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	945	38.67	365	7thin

Every lot

91 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 1-2	332	157.27/cwt	155.00–161.00	522	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	338	133.67/cwt	130.00–137.50	452	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	152.79/cwt	149.00–158.00	564	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	491	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	524	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	682	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	147.80/cwt	146.00–152.00	640	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	148.00/cwt	139.00–151.00	699	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	135.51/cwt	130.00–141.00	688	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	147.01/cwt	144.00–150.00	756	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	146.00/cwt	144.00–147.50	832	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	135.82/cwt	124.00–143.00	795	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	128.20/cwt	121.00–135.00	796	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	140.61/cwt	138.00–142.00	886	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	720	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	128.48/cwt	120.00–135.00	866	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	104.02/cwt	103.00–105.00	702	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	692	139.39/cwt	136.00–140.50	965	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	867	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	130.99/cwt	128.00–135.00	950	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	758	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	955	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	776	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,055	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	810	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,013	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	332	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	115.08/cwt	110.00–120.00	374	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	127.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	419	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	124.36/cwt	120.00–128.00	451	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	374	118.85/cwt	111.00–121.00	444	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	419	107.56/cwt	106.00–112.00	451	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	124.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	528	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	459	115.21/cwt	113.00–117.00	529	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	125.83/cwt	119.00–128.00	600	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	644	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	120.72/cwt	118.00–123.00	635	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	121.87/cwt	117.00–125.00	691	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	716	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	115.81/cwt	115.00–116.00	675	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	753	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	114.89/cwt	110.00–116.00	710	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	111.00/cwt	107.00–117.00	740	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	672	98.39/cwt	92.00–103.00	661	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	104.04/cwt	100.00–107.00	754	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	853	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	949	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	986	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	126.52/cwt	122.00–133.00	405	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	154.71/cwt	150.00–157.50	507	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	148.00/cwt	142.00–155.00	559	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	388	125.54/cwt	119.00–132.00	487	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	145.47/cwt	141.00–150.00	601	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	422	122.66/cwt	122.00–124.00	518	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	144.91/cwt	140.00–149.00	685	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	126.96/cwt	121.00–129.00	604	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	132.16/cwt	120.00–142.00	690	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	130.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	733	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	116.66/cwt	115.00–119.00	726	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	641	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	679	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	106.39/cwt	100.00–110.00	711	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	117.02/cwt	116.00–118.00	784	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	108.74/cwt	107.00–110.00	792	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	821	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	277	97.64/cwt	92.50–101.00	270	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	329	107.95/cwt	107.00–109.00	355	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	416	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	445	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	520	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	515	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	570	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	507	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,655	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,175	1
Bulls	—	—	1,756	75.34/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,323	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	23.95/cwt	23.00–25.00	208	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	39.72/cwt	35.00–44.00	377	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	51.81/cwt	49.00–55.00	525	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	521	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	49.15/cwt	46.00–53.00	607	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	49.67/cwt	48.00–52.00	734	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,713	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	908	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,018	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,223	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,289	713.66/cwt	700.00–760.00	9,199	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	12,848	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	817.97/cwt	785.00–850.00	9,840	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	15,333	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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 654Last week 721Year ago 864

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 39Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	776	136.00	136.00
1	—	810	125.00	125.00
3	—	725	128.00–135.00	130.99
17	—	692	136.00–140.50	139.39
2	—	430	158.00–159.00	158.50
11	—	514	144.00–150.00	147.01
1	—	455	160.00	160.00
7	—	630	138.00–142.00	140.61
15	—	570	144.00–147.50	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	585	124.00–143.00	135.82
4	—	369	149.00–158.00	152.79
10	—	472	139.00–151.00	148.00
1	—	705	123.00	123.00
13	—	674	120.00–135.00	128.48
7	—	508	130.00–141.00	135.51
5	—	433	146.00–152.00	147.80
3	—	332	155.00–161.00	157.27
1	—	770	124.00	124.00
12	—	621	121.00–135.00	128.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	103.00–105.00	104.02
1	—	375	131.00	131.00
2	—	640	110.00–115.00	112.50
2	—	338	130.00–137.50	133.67
1	—	525	123.00	123.00
1	—	750	101.00	101.00
1	—	590	122.00	122.00
1	—	400	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	667	107.00–117.00	111.00
16	—	423	120.00–130.00	124.85
1	—	260	127.50	127.50
8	—	363	120.00–128.00	124.36
2	—	330	124.00–130.00	127.00
8	—	618	110.00–116.00	114.89
22	—	526	118.00–123.00	120.72
3	—	725	100.00–107.00	104.04
1	—	865	114.00	114.00
1	—	825	115.00	115.00
60	—	477	119.00–128.00	125.83
47	—	567	117.00–125.00	121.87
2	—	762	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	617	122.00	122.00
3	—	503	128.00	128.00
7	—	568	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	115.00–116.00	115.81
4	—	459	113.00–117.00	115.21
2	—	325	110.00–120.00	115.08
4	—	419	106.00–112.00	107.56
7	—	374	111.00–121.00	118.85
1	—	605	90.00	90.00
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
3	—	672	92.00–103.00	98.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	140.00–149.00	144.91
7	—	563	125.00–135.00	130.11
2	—	413	141.00–150.00	145.47
2	—	670	116.00–118.00	117.02
4	—	728	107.00–110.00	108.74
10	—	378	142.00–155.00	148.00
3	—	622	115.00–119.00	116.66
1	—	760	108.00	108.00
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
3	—	328	150.00–157.50	154.71
15	—	522	120.00–142.00	132.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	119.00–132.00	125.54
3	—	422	122.00–124.00	122.66
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
3	—	668	100.00–110.00	106.39
4	—	476	121.00–129.00	126.96
3	—	641	106.00	106.00
3	—	320	122.00–133.00	126.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	107.00–109.00	107.95
2	—	570	89.00	89.00
5	—	520	99.00	99.00
6	—	416	107.00	107.00
5	—	277	92.50–101.00	97.64

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,460	880.00	880.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,289	700.00–760.00	713.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	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	—	1,345	1,140.00	1,140.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,203	785.00–850.00	817.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	44.00	44.00
12	—	1,236	46.00–53.00	49.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	49.00–55.00	51.81
2	—	870	23.00–25.00	23.95
3	—	950	35.00–44.00	39.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	53.00	53.00
6	—	1,478	48.00–52.00	49.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	71.00	71.00
7	—	1,756	72.00–80.00	75.34

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.