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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-14

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

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Jul 7Jul 14Jul 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

965 head

▲ 444 vs last sale 521▲ 228 vs year ago 737 · +30.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 52▲ 13 vs year ago 59 · +22.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 6▲ 2 vs year ago 4 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers 4.00-6.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Supply was heavy 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 $151.95/cwt on 493 head.

Average price

$151.95

493 head · 714 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$390

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

$14.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.47

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	721	152.45	1,100	476
Large 2	514	138.13	710	17thin

One grade step is worth $14.31/cwt here — about $390 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 sale493 hd

151.95

—

KY average26 barns · 6,524 hd

149.48

+2.47

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	1,683	93.52	1,574	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	72.24	1,122	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	64.94	792	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	981	59.94	588	12

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	171.06/cwt	160.00–177.00	547	3
Steers	—	Large 2	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	170.30/cwt	169.00–173.00	618	3
Steers	—	Large 2	390	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	589	1
Steers	—	Large 2	417	142.28/cwt	130.00–152.00	593	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	427	176.79/cwt	170.00–183.00	755	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	158.74/cwt	153.00–168.00	686	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	459	181.32/cwt	173.00–185.00	832	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	165.85/cwt	164.00–169.00	811	7
Steers	—	Large 2	492	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	733	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	164.25/cwt	163.00–168.00	856	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	154.39/cwt	137.00–162.00	807	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	156.10/cwt	139.00–161.00	887	31
Steers	—	Large 2	589	134.48/cwt	134.00–136.00	792	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	142.57/cwt	132.00–146.00	873	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	163.87/cwt	151.00–168.50	1,013	126
Steers	—	Large 2	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	154.75/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,023	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	140.71/cwt	134.00–144.00	961	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	140.57/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,019	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	957	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	760	145.22/cwt	139.00–146.25	1,104	23
Steers	—	Large 2	770	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	855	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,015	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	845	133.79/cwt	133.75–134.00	1,131	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,105	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	899	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,286	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	944	140.69/cwt	139.70–141.70	1,328	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,169	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	269	150.09/cwt	145.00–155.00	404	4
Heifers	—	Large 2	285	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	406	1
Heifers	—	Large 2	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	511	1
Heifers	—	Large 2	379	128.65/cwt	124.00–135.00	488	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	402	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	595	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	136.98/cwt	134.00–140.00	573	2
Heifers	—	Large 2	432	133.51/cwt	128.00–135.00	577	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	159.26/cwt	154.50–160.50	753	39
Heifers	—	Large 2	473	123.90/cwt	118.00–130.00	586	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	145.46/cwt	135.00–150.00	691	48
Heifers	—	Large 2	520	120.54/cwt	115.00–125.00	627	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	140.60/cwt	128.00–147.00	740	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	137.50/cwt	135.00–141.00	784	36
Heifers	—	Large 2	581	118.99/cwt	112.00–123.00	691	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	156.43/cwt	153.50–157.80	910	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	132.88/cwt	132.00–137.00	832	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	124.37/cwt	123.00–130.00	786	10
Heifers	—	Large 2	645	119.33/cwt	114.00–122.00	770	3
Heifers	—	Large 2	685	120.01/cwt	119.00–121.00	822	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	689	134.95/cwt	132.50–137.75	930	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	118.53/cwt	116.00–121.00	866	4
Heifers	—	Large 2	775	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	845	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	792	128.22/cwt	128.00–128.50	1,016	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	108.67/cwt	108.00–109.00	897	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	510	1
Bulls	—	Large 2	378	147.99/cwt	147.00–149.00	559	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	157.55/cwt	150.00–165.00	611	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	155.66/cwt	150.00–168.00	732	7
Bulls	—	Large 2	475	135.52/cwt	134.00–137.00	644	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	803	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	147.87/cwt	130.00–153.00	756	17
Bulls	—	Large 2	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	136.00/cwt	134.00–138.00	802	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	895	4
Bulls	—	Large 2	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	137.18/cwt	132.00–141.00	860	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	132.73/cwt	127.00–139.00	875	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	867	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,368	85.66/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,172	2
Bulls	—	—	1,888	96.63/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,824	2
Bulls	—	—	1,905	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,962	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	64.37/cwt	62.00–67.00	625	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	483	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	56.82/cwt	54.00–60.00	563	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	64.79/cwt	61.00–68.00	783	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	54.51/cwt	47.00–60.00	664	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	71.80/cwt	71.00–73.00	910	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	66.12/cwt	61.00–69.00	976	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	76.00/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,216	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,095	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,505	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	12,696	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,075	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 Jul 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 965Last week 521Year ago 737

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 52Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 4

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers 4.00-6.00 higher.Slaughter cows and bulls steady.Supply was heavy 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
3	—	363	169.00–173.00	170.30
4	—	683	134.00–144.00	140.71
26	—	523	137.00–162.00	154.39
31	—	568	139.00–161.00	156.10
3	—	320	160.00–177.00	171.06
10	—	612	132.00–146.00	142.57
2	—	958	121.00–123.00	122.00
7	—	489	164.00–169.00	165.85
5	—	432	153.00–168.00	158.74
1	—	825	123.00	123.00
1	—	725	132.00	132.00
1	—	850	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	170.00–183.00	176.79
59	—	899	143.00	143.00
23	—	760	139.00–146.25	145.22
18	—	521	163.00–168.00	164.25
7	—	459	173.00–185.00	181.32
126	—	618	151.00–168.50	163.87
115	—	944	139.70–141.70	140.69
7	—	845	133.75–134.00	133.79
2	—	725	138.00–143.00	140.57
16	—	661	149.00–158.00	154.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	111.00	111.00
1	—	645	125.00	125.00
5	—	417	130.00–152.00	142.28
2	—	492	149.00	149.00
6	—	589	134.00–136.00	134.48
1	—	390	151.00	151.00
1	—	330	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	159.00	159.00
4	—	617	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	511	130.00–153.00	147.87
4	—	659	127.00–139.00	132.73
2	—	388	150.00–165.00	157.55
1	—	705	123.00	123.00
1	—	430	165.00	165.00
1	—	315	162.00	162.00
7	—	470	150.00–168.00	155.66
6	—	627	132.00–141.00	137.18
2	—	590	134.00–138.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
2	—	475	134.00–137.00	135.52
2	—	378	147.00–149.00	147.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	475	135.00–150.00	145.46
1	—	350	146.00	146.00
10	—	632	123.00–130.00	124.37
4	—	731	116.00–121.00	118.53
4	—	269	145.00–155.00	150.09
43	—	526	128.00–147.00	140.60
3	—	825	108.00–109.00	108.67
2	—	418	134.00–140.00	136.98
36	—	570	135.00–141.00	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	689	132.50–137.75	134.95
39	—	473	154.50–160.50	159.26
7	—	792	128.00–128.50	128.22
61	—	582	153.50–157.80	156.43
44	—	626	132.00–137.00	132.88
6	—	402	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	124.00–135.00	128.65
4	—	581	112.00–123.00	118.99
3	—	645	114.00–122.00	119.33
6	—	432	128.00–135.00	133.51
4	—	520	115.00–125.00	120.54
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
1	—	285	142.50	142.50
2	—	473	118.00–130.00	123.90
2	—	685	119.00–121.00	120.01
1	—	775	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	971	62.00–67.00	64.37
5	—	991	54.00–60.00	56.82
1	—	985	49.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,476	61.00–69.00	66.12
13	—	1,600	72.00–80.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,218	47.00–60.00	54.51
5	—	1,268	71.00–73.00	71.80
21	—	1,209	61.00–68.00	64.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,888	92.00–100.00	96.63
2	—	1,368	82.00–89.00	85.66
1	—	1,905	103.00	103.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	920.00	920.00

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	—	1,050	1,150.00	1,150.00

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.