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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 27

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,167 head

▲ 448 vs last sale 719▲ 670 vs year ago 497 · +134.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 23▲ 13 vs year ago 28 · +46.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers steady 2.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 higher.Heavy 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 $135.30/cwt on 642 head.

Average price

$135.30

642 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$9.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.94

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	677	135.55	918	625
Medium and Large 2-3	528	126.11	666	17thin

One grade step is worth $9.44/cwt here — about $252 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 sale642 hd

135.30

—

KY average25 barns · 4,420 hd

136.24

−0.94

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	1,613	83.94	1,354	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,294	60.25	780	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	58.00	919	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	47.31	452	8thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	442	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	151.23/cwt	139.00–157.50	488	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	169.42/cwt	164.00–175.00	576	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	174.04/cwt	168.00–178.00	656	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	164.88/cwt	156.00–167.00	683	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	431	181.29/cwt	173.00–185.00	781	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	460	171.67/cwt	171.00–172.00	790	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	158.15/cwt	153.00–166.00	740	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	158.60/cwt	154.00–161.00	810	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	582	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	145.16/cwt	133.00–151.00	788	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	847	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	567	119.58/cwt	110.00–129.00	678	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	143.21/cwt	133.00–150.00	831	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	129.28/cwt	120.00–133.00	805	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	626	116.66/cwt	116.00–117.00	730	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	637	138.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	882	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	128.12/cwt	120.00–133.00	865	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	712	125.95/cwt	125.00–130.00	897	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	122.27/cwt	120.00–124.00	890	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	834	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	772	131.04/cwt	125.00–133.80	1,012	184
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	122.15/cwt	114.00–123.50	950	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	118.59/cwt	118.00–121.00	964	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,032	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	110.83/cwt	109.50–112.50	1,086	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	135.13/cwt	133.00–137.50	376	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	132.02/cwt	131.00–133.00	416	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	339	124.49/cwt	120.00–128.00	422	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	134.37/cwt	130.00–142.00	505	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	377	126.69/cwt	125.00–128.00	478	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	416	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	578	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	470	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	127.36/cwt	121.00–135.00	539	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	462	113.36/cwt	110.00–119.00	524	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	125.61/cwt	120.00–131.00	590	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	524	109.27/cwt	106.00–112.00	573	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	121.19/cwt	115.00–124.00	637	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	120.60/cwt	118.00–122.00	686	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	111.37/cwt	110.00–113.00	635	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	125.21/cwt	125.00–127.00	717	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	117.90/cwt	110.00–120.00	740	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	808	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	673	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	108.36/cwt	104.00–116.00	721	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	717	124.00/cwt	115.00–124.40	889	144
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	104.81/cwt	97.00–112.00	776	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	103.30/cwt	100.00–105.00	790	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	866	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	163.13/cwt	155.00–171.00	506	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	529	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	163.45/cwt	155.00–172.00	634	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	157.34/cwt	145.00–168.00	658	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	132.08/cwt	129.00–135.00	631	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	149.67/cwt	145.00–155.00	729	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	118.44/cwt	112.00–120.00	634	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	141.51/cwt	123.00–148.00	764	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	547	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	810	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	134.32/cwt	124.00–143.00	774	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	114.21/cwt	112.00–120.00	777	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	649	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	107.49/cwt	106.00–109.00	775	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,528	85.03/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,299	4
Bulls	—	—	1,583	77.72/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,230	2
Bulls	—	—	2,015	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,854	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	45.37/cwt	43.00–48.00	424	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	54.66/cwt	50.00–60.00	525	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	337	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	61.72/cwt	59.00–66.00	794	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	55.48/cwt	53.00–58.00	731	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	919	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 Jan 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,167Last week 719Year ago 497

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 23Year ago 28

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers steady 2.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 higher.Heavy supply with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	728	120.00–124.00	122.27
11	—	980	109.50–112.50	110.83
21	—	468	153.00–166.00	158.15
53	—	580	133.00–150.00	143.21
1	—	890	116.00	116.00
51	—	675	120.00–133.00	128.12
5	—	414	156.00–167.00	164.88
14	—	543	133.00–151.00	145.16
18	—	623	120.00–133.00	129.28
5	—	813	118.00–121.00	118.59
31	—	778	114.00–123.50	122.15
4	—	377	168.00–178.00	174.04
2	—	340	164.00–175.00	169.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
184	—	772	125.00–133.80	131.04
133	—	637	135.00–140.00	138.54
13	—	511	154.00–161.00	158.60
42	—	712	125.00–130.00	125.95
6	—	550	154.00	154.00
10	—	431	173.00–185.00	181.29
3	—	460	171.00–172.00	171.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	140.00	140.00
1	—	765	109.00	109.00
3	—	323	139.00–157.50	151.23
1	—	685	114.00	114.00
1	—	290	152.50	152.50
3	—	567	110.00–129.00	119.58
3	—	626	116.00–117.00	116.66
2	—	520	112.00	112.00
1	—	700	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	112.00	112.00
2	—	630	100.00	100.00
1	—	715	94.00	94.00
3	—	462	110.00–119.00	113.36
3	—	570	110.00–113.00	111.37
4	—	339	120.00–128.00	124.49
3	—	377	125.00–128.00	126.69
1	—	660	102.00	102.00
4	—	524	106.00–112.00	109.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	133.00–137.50	135.13
5	—	740	97.00–112.00	104.81
1	—	875	99.00	99.00
3	—	765	100.00–105.00	103.30
27	—	628	110.00–120.00	117.90
14	—	665	104.00–116.00	108.36
2	—	315	131.00–133.00	132.02
8	—	376	130.00–142.00	134.37
20	—	569	118.00–122.00	120.60
23	—	470	120.00–131.00	125.61
19	—	423	121.00–135.00	127.36
21	—	526	115.00–124.00	121.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	573	125.00–127.00	125.21
15	—	650	124.25	124.25
3	—	416	139.00	139.00
144	—	717	115.00–124.40	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	124.00–143.00	134.32
6	—	487	145.00–155.00	149.67
4	—	721	106.00–109.00	107.49
14	—	540	123.00–148.00	141.51
8	—	680	112.00–120.00	114.21
4	—	418	145.00–168.00	157.34
2	—	310	155.00–171.00	163.13
2	—	388	155.00–172.00	163.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	547	148.00	148.00
1	—	415	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	100.00	100.00
1	—	705	92.00	92.00
1	—	575	119.00	119.00
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
2	—	478	129.00–135.00	132.08
5	—	535	112.00–120.00	118.44
1	—	355	149.00	149.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	73.00–82.00	77.72
1	—	2,015	92.00	92.00
4	—	1,528	83.00–88.00	85.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,287	59.00–66.00	61.72
4	—	1,318	53.00–58.00	55.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	934	43.00–48.00	45.37
1	—	1,020	33.00	33.00
3	—	960	50.00–60.00	54.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	58.00	58.00

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.