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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, May 19

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← May 12May 19May 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

490 head

▲ 169 vs last sale 321▲ 41 vs year ago 449 · +9.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 41▲ 4 vs year ago 54 · +7.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 10▲ 7 vs year ago 9 · +77.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Moderate supply with moderate 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 $129.62/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$129.62

159 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$13.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.73

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	500	130.70	653	146
Medium and Large 2-3	438	117.53	515	13thin

One grade step is worth $13.16/cwt here — about $138 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 sale159 hd

129.62

—

KY average27 barns · 4,949 hd

127.89

+1.73

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	1,721	93.79	1,614	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	68.77	957	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	66.99	799	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	935	60.56	566	14

Every lot

78 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 2-3	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	142.28/cwt	139.00–145.00	531	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	157.36/cwt	144.00–166.00	658	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	585	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	146.45/cwt	142.00–158.00	697	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	683	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	151.73/cwt	151.00–152.00	771	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	143.04/cwt	135.00–146.00	757	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	120.98/cwt	119.00–124.00	641	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	141.84/cwt	130.00–148.00	818	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	143.66/cwt	138.00–147.00	889	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	816	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	904	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	911	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	933	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	889	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,182	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	228	124.45/cwt	120.00–129.00	284	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	325	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	141.62/cwt	140.00–142.50	388	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	140.43/cwt	130.00–147.00	461	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	139.42/cwt	135.00–141.00	528	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	491	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	133.44/cwt	129.00–140.00	572	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	531	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	132.90/cwt	124.00–138.00	621	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	723	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	130.94/cwt	123.00–136.00	689	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	626	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	129.99/cwt	120.00–136.00	749	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	626	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	114.75/cwt	111.00–120.00	715	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	113.13/cwt	108.00–120.00	756	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	711	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	747	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	848	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	901	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	338	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	171.11/cwt	167.50–175.00	471	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	284	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	440	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	156.43/cwt	152.00–164.00	526	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	160.30/cwt	151.00–166.00	579	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	140.60/cwt	138.00–143.00	534	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	149.81/cwt	141.00–159.00	631	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	603	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	128.65/cwt	127.00–134.00	612	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	147.38/cwt	138.00–161.00	716	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	133.35/cwt	129.00–137.00	701	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	135.00/cwt	129.00–138.00	759	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	129.73/cwt	119.00–137.00	794	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	667	108.05/cwt	104.00–111.00	721	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	117.33/cwt	115.00–121.00	791	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	808	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,640	92.75/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,521	5
Bulls	—	—	2,125	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	2,104	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	317	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	867	51.38/cwt	47.00–57.00	445	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	65.62/cwt	59.00–71.00	633	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	616	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	70.66/cwt	69.00–74.00	842	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	64.43/cwt	60.00–67.00	773	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,328	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	876	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	70.62/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,012	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,000.24/cwt	720.00–1,300.00	10,402	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,020	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	8,549	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,429	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	10,379	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	938.89/cwt	875.00–990.00	10,563	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	10,649	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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 321Year ago 449

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 41Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 9

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Moderate supply with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	274	140.00–142.50	141.62
2	—	823	103.00	103.00
3	—	883	102.00	102.00
3	—	623	111.00–120.00	114.75
24	—	576	120.00–136.00	129.99
7	—	668	108.00–120.00	113.13
35	—	467	124.00–138.00	132.90
12	—	328	130.00–147.00	140.43
7	—	379	135.00–141.00	139.42
20	—	429	129.00–140.00	133.44
2	—	718	104.00	104.00
22	—	526	123.00–136.00	130.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	137.00–138.00	137.50
1	—	600	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	117.00	117.00
3	—	385	125.00	125.00
1	—	690	103.00	103.00
1	—	575	103.00	103.00
1	—	450	118.00	118.00
2	—	228	120.00–129.00	124.45
1	—	250	130.00	130.00
1	—	620	101.00	101.00
2	—	540	115.00–117.00	116.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	619	138.00–147.00	143.66
1	—	650	139.00	139.00
60	—	889	133.00	133.00
11	—	508	151.00–152.00	151.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	577	130.00–148.00	141.84
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
13	—	476	142.00–158.00	146.45
18	—	529	135.00–146.00	143.04
1	—	690	132.00	132.00
2	—	630	129.00–130.00	129.50
1	—	765	122.00	122.00
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
10	—	418	144.00–166.00	157.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	135.00–137.00	136.02
1	—	295	155.00	155.00
2	—	495	138.00	138.00
3	—	530	119.00–124.00	120.98
3	—	373	139.00–145.00	142.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	486	138.00–161.00	147.38
5	—	562	129.00–138.00	135.00
1	—	205	165.00	165.00
14	—	336	152.00–164.00	156.43
5	—	674	115.00–121.00	117.33
1	—	715	113.00	113.00
13	—	526	129.00–137.00	133.35
1	—	780	109.00	109.00
29	—	612	119.00–137.00	129.73
13	—	361	151.00–166.00	160.30
7	—	421	141.00–159.00	149.81
2	—	275	167.50–175.00	171.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	145.00	145.00
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	137.00	137.00
1	—	605	113.00	113.00
4	—	476	127.00–134.00	128.65
4	—	284	155.00	155.00
3	—	667	104.00–111.00	108.05
2	—	380	138.00–143.00	140.60

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	720.00–1,300.00	1,000.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,050.00	1,050.00

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)	1	—	1,145	930.00	930.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,067	790.00	790.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	970.00	970.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	830.00	830.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,125	875.00–990.00	938.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	66.00	66.00
3	—	1,433	69.00–74.00	70.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,192	69.00–74.00	70.66
14	—	1,200	60.00–67.00	64.43
1	—	1,120	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	37.50	37.50
10	—	964	59.00–71.00	65.62
3	—	867	47.00–57.00	51.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,125	99.00	99.00
5	—	1,640	90.00–95.00	92.75

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.