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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, May 12

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

321 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 248▼ 483 vs year ago 804 · −60.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 41▼ 16 vs year ago 57 · −28.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 7▲ 1 vs year ago 9 · +11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 higher.Light supply with good 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 $128.21/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$128.21

140 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$14.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.40

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	511	129.73	663	125
Medium and Large 2-3	518	115.53	598	15thin

One grade step is worth $14.20/cwt here — about $65 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 sale140 hd

128.21

—

KY average27 barns · 4,062 hd

127.81

+0.40

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	1,743	89.76	1,564	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	64.86	1,041	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	63.80	773	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	905	54.48	493	8thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	302	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	525	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	157.84/cwt	151.00–162.00	592	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	139.38/cwt	130.00–149.00	530	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	154.27/cwt	151.00–159.00	654	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	138.00/cwt	132.00–144.00	614	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	484	137.39/cwt	131.00–140.00	665	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	160.96/cwt	151.00–167.00	787	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	146.08/cwt	134.00–150.00	764	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	123.42/cwt	119.00–128.00	691	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	141.89/cwt	134.00–147.00	809	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	129.05/cwt	126.00–132.00	794	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	144.79/cwt	137.00–147.00	921	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	130.56/cwt	123.00–133.00	868	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	121.22/cwt	118.00–129.00	885	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	119.72/cwt	118.00–123.00	941	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	131.07/cwt	130.00–132.00	423	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	144.29/cwt	135.00–149.00	476	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	141.48/cwt	128.00–150.00	539	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	477	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	417	148.42/cwt	144.00–151.00	619	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	132.87/cwt	125.00–138.00	561	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	662	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	120.95/cwt	119.00–124.00	572	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	132.03/cwt	125.00–140.00	631	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	590	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	131.12/cwt	121.00–138.00	678	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	124.37/cwt	118.00–134.00	713	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	118.28/cwt	109.00–126.00	732	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	105.66/cwt	105.00–106.00	703	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	116.80/cwt	112.00–118.00	780	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	105.53/cwt	100.00–110.00	755	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	688	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	732	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	789	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	225	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	332	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	428	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	152.90/cwt	145.00–158.00	654	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	436	137.97/cwt	131.00–141.00	602	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	153.68/cwt	150.00–157.00	702	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	484	133.69/cwt	125.00–139.00	647	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	134.12/cwt	127.00–142.00	708	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	130.87/cwt	125.00–134.00	760	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	126.70/cwt	125.00–129.00	801	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	116.93/cwt	114.00–121.00	789	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	766	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	804	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	687	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	99.98/cwt	99.00–102.00	777	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	787	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,683	81.57/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,373	3
Bulls	—	—	1,773	92.10/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,633	4
Bulls	—	—	1,800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,890	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	778	35.24/cwt	30.00–40.00	274	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	64.61/cwt	62.00–68.00	607	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	53.46/cwt	53.00–54.00	513	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	62.15/cwt	57.00–68.00	748	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	69.87/cwt	69.00–72.00	868	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,045	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	64.40/cwt	57.00–68.00	1,040	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	10,176	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	11,286	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	791.33/cwt	780.00–800.00	9,045	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,510	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	12,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,250	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 May 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 248Year ago 804

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 41Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 7Year ago 9

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 higher.Light supply with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
2	—	323	130.00–132.00	131.07
1	—	385	124.00	124.00
1	—	500	118.00	118.00
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
1	—	740	93.00	93.00
3	—	665	105.00–106.00	105.66
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
4	—	473	119.00–124.00	120.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	715	100.00–110.00	105.53
1	—	805	98.00	98.00
10	—	668	112.00–118.00	116.80
10	—	381	128.00–150.00	141.48
1	—	215	140.00	140.00
1	—	755	97.00	97.00
11	—	422	125.00–138.00	132.87
18	—	478	125.00–140.00	132.03
15	—	573	118.00–134.00	124.37
9	—	330	135.00–149.00	144.29
18	—	619	109.00–126.00	118.28
15	—	517	121.00–138.00	131.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	417	144.00–151.00	148.42
2	—	450	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	151.00–159.00	154.27
6	—	523	134.00–150.00	146.08
12	—	489	151.00–167.00	160.96
4	—	786	118.00–123.00	119.72
4	—	375	151.00–162.00	157.84
2	—	615	126.00–132.00	129.05
4	—	730	118.00–129.00	121.22
1	—	320	165.00	165.00
14	—	570	134.00–147.00	141.89
7	—	665	123.00–133.00	130.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	636	137.00–147.00	144.79
5	—	302	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	484	131.00–140.00	137.39
4	—	380	130.00–149.00	139.38
2	—	445	132.00–144.00	138.00
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
2	—	560	119.00–128.00	123.42
1	—	645	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	581	125.00–134.00	130.87
2	—	705	113.00–115.00	113.99
4	—	675	114.00–121.00	116.93
8	—	528	127.00–142.00	134.12
7	—	428	145.00–158.00	152.90
3	—	777	99.00–102.00	99.98
6	—	803	98.00	98.00
3	—	632	125.00–129.00	126.70
3	—	457	150.00–157.00	153.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	91.00	91.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	290	147.50	147.50
1	—	690	111.00	111.00
4	—	484	125.00–139.00	133.69
1	—	225	147.50	147.50
4	—	436	131.00–141.00	137.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	166.00	166.00

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)	1	—	1,150	740.00	740.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,143	780.00–800.00	791.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	990.00	990.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,615	57.00–68.00	64.40
1	—	1,515	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	69.00–72.00	69.87
11	—	1,203	57.00–68.00	62.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	53.00–54.00	53.46
2	—	778	30.00–40.00	35.24
4	—	940	62.00–68.00	64.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,773	88.00–96.00	92.10
3	—	1,683	80.00–82.00	81.57
1	—	1,800	105.00	105.00

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.