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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 29

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

814 head

▲ 360 vs last sale 454▼ 19 vs year ago 833 · −2.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 40▲ 6 vs year ago 65 · +9.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 8▲ 13 vs year ago 14 · +92.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers sold 3.00-5.00 lower.Slaughter cow and bulls mostly steady.Good supply with weak 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 $146.14/cwt on 274 head.

Average price

$146.14

274 head · 709 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$390

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

$16.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.95

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	718	146.85	1,054	262
Large 2	508	130.61	664	12thin

One grade step is worth $16.24/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 sale274 hd

146.14

—

KY average25 barns · 5,853 hd

147.08

−0.95

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	1,618	83.43	1,349	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,589	64.83	1,030	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,187	58.81	698	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	52.74	538	20

Every lot

81 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	160.94/cwt	156.00–170.00	529	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	149.12/cwt	140.00–162.50	547	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	144.16/cwt	140.00–154.00	616	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	150.66/cwt	139.00–158.00	705	15
Steers	—	Large 2	476	133.52/cwt	130.00–137.00	636	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	838	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	147.81/cwt	145.00–154.00	780	6
Steers	—	Large 2	528	125.58/cwt	123.00–128.00	663	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	880	2
Steers	—	Large 2	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	149.38/cwt	143.00–153.00	845	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	134.19/cwt	126.00–141.00	832	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	146.84/cwt	144.00–153.00	928	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	941	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	132.59/cwt	129.00–136.00	892	2
Steers	—	Large 2	675	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	837	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	130.10/cwt	125.00–135.00	937	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,014	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	761	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,102	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	128.39/cwt	124.00–138.00	978	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	125.02/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,020	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	828	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,242	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	123.20/cwt	119.00–132.00	1,088	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Large 2	218	121.18/cwt	120.00–122.50	264	2
Heifers	—	Large 2	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Heifers	—	Large 2	332	121.33/cwt	120.00–124.00	403	3
Heifers	—	Large 2	384	122.03/cwt	119.00–125.00	469	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Large 2	427	119.74/cwt	118.00–121.00	511	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	125.07/cwt	120.00–133.00	537	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	127.15/cwt	122.00–132.00	604	17
Heifers	—	Large 2	479	116.76/cwt	110.00–120.00	559	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	126.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	666	23
Heifers	—	Large 2	533	116.03/cwt	110.00–125.00	618	4
Heifers	—	Large 2	571	111.93/cwt	104.00–115.00	639	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	124.56/cwt	117.00–132.00	716	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	121.35/cwt	115.00–125.00	746	18
Heifers	—	Large 2	620	108.08/cwt	101.00–116.00	670	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	121.49/cwt	115.00–126.00	813	9
Heifers	—	Large 2	673	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	747	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	704	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	894	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	113.65/cwt	105.00–119.00	808	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	763	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	954	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	113.61/cwt	108.00–118.00	882	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	847	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	855	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	949	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	477	2
Bulls	—	Large 2	305	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	415	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	143.81/cwt	140.00–147.50	460	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	147.31/cwt	141.00–155.00	533	3
Bulls	—	Large 2	380	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	523	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	147.16/cwt	140.00–151.00	621	5
Bulls	—	Large 2	422	129.71/cwt	124.00–135.00	547	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	144.30/cwt	138.00–151.00	688	17
Bulls	—	Large 2	488	129.39/cwt	127.00–131.00	631	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	134.39/cwt	125.00–139.00	699	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	127.80/cwt	124.00–135.00	734	21
Bulls	—	Large 2	580	118.42/cwt	114.00–123.00	687	2
Bulls	—	Large 2	613	108.50/cwt	101.00–115.00	665	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	125.38/cwt	120.00–130.00	770	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	120.42/cwt	119.00–123.00	801	7
Bulls	—	Large 2	690	105.34/cwt	100.00–109.00	727	3
Bulls	—	Large 2	710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	675	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	109.14/cwt	108.00–113.00	789	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	117.01/cwt	107.00–119.00	904	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,608	81.83/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,316	6
Bulls	—	—	1,675	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,558	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	58.44/cwt	54.00–66.00	561	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	415	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	47.94/cwt	32.00–58.00	519	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	57.89/cwt	54.00–63.00	675	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	65.44/cwt	63.00–69.00	811	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	591	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	59.14/cwt	56.00–62.00	890	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,631	67.67/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,104	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	897.27/cwt	750.00–1,020.00	7,654	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,233	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	944.12/cwt	920.00–970.00	9,894	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	675.72/cwt	600.00–730.00	7,859	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,224	814.82/cwt	710.00–860.00	9,973	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	770.55/cwt	740.00–800.00	9,539	2

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 Sep 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 814Last week 454Year ago 833

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 40Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 8Year ago 14

Compared to last week:Steers and heifers sold 3.00-5.00 lower.Slaughter cow and bulls mostly steady.Good supply with weak demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	384	119.00–125.00	122.03
2	—	218	120.00–122.50	121.18
4	—	479	110.00–120.00	116.76
6	—	571	104.00–115.00	111.93
4	—	533	110.00–125.00	116.03
4	—	673	110.00–112.00	111.01
3	—	332	120.00–124.00	121.33
8	—	427	118.00–121.00	119.74
6	—	620	101.00–116.00	108.08
1	—	295	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	776	108.00–118.00	113.61
15	—	575	117.00–132.00	124.56
1	—	395	129.00	129.00
17	—	475	122.00–132.00	127.15
18	—	615	115.00–125.00	121.35
9	—	669	115.00–126.00	121.49
21	—	429	120.00–133.00	125.07
23	—	528	120.00–130.00	126.12
6	—	711	105.00–119.00	113.65
1	—	855	111.00	111.00
2	—	847	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	704	127.00	127.00
4	—	763	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	124.00	124.00
2	—	528	123.00–128.00	125.58
1	—	560	124.00	124.00
8	—	476	130.00–137.00	133.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	158.00–159.00	158.50
132	—	828	150.00	150.00
17	—	761	144.75	144.75
2	—	672	140.00	140.00
26	—	632	144.00–153.00	146.84
1	—	735	138.00	138.00
2	—	527	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	140.00–162.50	149.12
15	—	468	139.00–158.00	150.66
2	—	720	125.00–135.00	130.10
8	—	566	143.00–153.00	149.38
3	—	883	119.00–132.00	123.20
3	—	816	124.00–127.00	125.02
5	—	329	156.00–170.00	160.94
9	—	620	126.00–141.00	134.19
2	—	673	129.00–136.00	132.59
12	—	427	140.00–154.00	144.16
12	—	762	124.00–138.00	128.39
6	—	528	145.00–154.00	147.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	773	107.00–119.00	117.01
5	—	422	140.00–151.00	147.16
17	—	477	138.00–151.00	144.30
24	—	520	125.00–139.00	134.39
7	—	665	119.00–123.00	120.42
2	—	285	165.00–170.00	167.50
11	—	614	120.00–130.00	125.38
21	—	574	124.00–135.00	127.80
3	—	362	141.00–155.00	147.31
8	—	723	108.00–113.00	109.14
2	—	320	140.00–147.50	143.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	114.00–123.00	118.42
5	—	422	124.00–135.00	129.71
1	—	380	137.50	137.50
3	—	690	100.00–109.00	105.34
2	—	305	136.00	136.00
3	—	613	101.00–115.00	108.50
1	—	710	95.00	95.00
5	—	488	127.00–131.00	129.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	39.00	39.00
10	—	960	54.00–66.00	58.44
9	—	1,083	32.00–58.00	47.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	56.00–62.00	59.14
4	—	1,631	65.00–71.00	67.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	46.00	46.00
4	—	1,239	63.00–69.00	65.44
15	—	1,166	54.00–63.00	57.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	93.00	93.00
6	—	1,608	75.00–85.00	81.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	853	750.00–1,020.00	897.27

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,163	600.00–730.00	675.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,224	710.00–860.00	814.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,048	920.00–970.00	944.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,238	740.00–800.00	770.55

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.