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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 27

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

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Feeder Cattle receipts

651 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 724▼ 11 vs year ago 662 · −1.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 50▼ 9 vs year ago 61 · −14.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 28▼ 16 vs year ago 18 · −88.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower with the decline in the fleshly bawling calves. Feeder steers over 650lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Weaned feeder heifers with favorable condition sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with the fleshy bawling heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.14/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −142.62 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.

Average price

$260.14

62 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,422

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$46.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.40

vs KY average

−6.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	272.52	1,506	37
Medium and Large 2	542	250.72	1,360	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	530	225.99	1,197	9thin

One grade step is worth $46.53/cwt here — about $309 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale62 hd

260.14

—

KY average25 barns · 1,537 hd

256.73

+3.40

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−6.73

This barn, trailing median34 sales

402.76

−142.62

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.28, low $320.70, median $402.76 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,775	146.09	2,592	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	124.71	1,562	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,549	119.73	1,854	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,087	105.12	1,143	16

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	865	$1,225	1thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	999	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	327.67/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,203	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,303	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	326.76/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,366	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	432	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,534	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	306.16/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,326	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,164	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	330.40/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,520	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	300.05/cwt	290.00–314.00	1,428	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	500	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,410	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,651	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,514	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	307.31/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,607	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,406	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	277.83/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,561	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,751	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	289.44/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,630	12
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	575	265.67/cwt	262.50–269.00	1,528	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,575	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	278.42/cwt	271.00–282.00	1,735	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	288.96/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,826	11
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	640	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,632	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	249.58/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,680	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	273.76/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,873	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,581	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,865	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	248.43/cwt	241.00–258.00	1,828	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	815	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,005	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	819	239.72/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,963	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	827	217.32/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,797	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	879	226.21/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,988	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,038	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	920	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,610	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,027	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	803	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	841	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	327	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,006	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	949	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	334	297.98/cwt	297.50–300.00	995	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,086	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	909	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	280.02/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,072	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	408	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,297	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	273.30/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,137	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	297.32/cwt	285.00–304.00	1,296	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	459	311.47/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,430	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	298.82/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,407	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	260.97/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,237	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	252.24/cwt	247.50–256.00	1,302	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	521	227.70/cwt	218.00–237.50	1,186	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	266.70/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,392	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	542	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,531	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,644	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	267.98/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,530	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	248.76/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,433	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	250.27/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,567	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	226.49/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,427	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	238.49/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,517	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	232.46/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,551	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	220.51/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,484	5
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	692	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,626	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	701	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,465	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,250	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	736	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,759	75
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	219.84/cwt	213.00–222.00	1,627	13
Heifers	750–800	Large 2	765	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,369	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,691	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	906	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,803	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	317.56/cwt	312.50–322.50	889	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	812	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	313	307.57/cwt	302.50–310.00	963	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,106	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	311.43/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,180	8
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	410	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,169	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	304.36/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,251	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	288.15/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,236	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,442	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	288.90/cwt	279.00–293.00	1,384	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	486	272.40/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,324	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	259.26/cwt	248.00–265.00	1,312	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	282.32/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,451	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	277.80/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,589	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	262.82/cwt	257.50–267.00	1,559	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,707	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	262.84/cwt	253.00–266.00	1,687	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,546	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	727	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,781	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	218.99/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,594	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	212.50/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,668	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,761	142.40/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,508	4
Bulls	—	—	1,788	149.78/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,678	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	844	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	650	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	101.76/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,082	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	112.29/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,254	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	117.33/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,416	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	126.72/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,603	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	125.86/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,888	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	116.67/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,835	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	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 Mar 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 651Last week 724Year ago 662

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 50Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 28Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	327.50	327.50
11	350–400	367	315.00–337.50	327.67
14	400–450	418	322.50–335.00	326.76
6	450–500	460	327.50–340.00	330.40
12	500–550	523	300.00–317.00	307.31
12	550–600	563	285.00–298.00	289.44
18	600–650	623	271.00–282.00	278.42
15	650–700	684	265.00–276.00	273.76
17	700–750	736	241.00–258.00	248.43
7	800–850	819	238.00–240.00	239.72
5	850–900	879	219.00–228.00	226.21
2	900–950	910	224.00	224.00
1	950–1000	965	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	512	322.50	322.50
5	550–600	563	311.00	311.00
11	600–650	632	287.50–290.00	288.96
22	700–750	716	260.50	260.50
8	800–850	815	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	610	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	433	285.00–315.00	306.16
9	450–500	476	290.00–314.00	300.05
2	500–550	522	290.00	290.00
9	550–600	562	275.00–290.00	277.83
1	600–650	620	254.00	254.00
2	650–700	673	242.00–257.00	249.58
3	800–850	827	210.00–221.00	217.32
1	850–900	855	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	920	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	345.00	345.00
3	350–400	375	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	500	282.00	282.00
2	550–600	575	262.50–269.00	265.67
2	600–650	640	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	267.50	267.50
1	450–500	480	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	545	258.00	258.00
1	650–700	695	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	312.50–322.50	317.56
4	300–350	313	302.50–310.00	307.57
8	350–400	379	302.50–322.50	311.43
4	400–450	411	302.50–305.00	304.36
1	450–500	455	317.00	317.00
6	500–550	514	275.00–293.00	282.32
16	550–600	572	270.00–290.00	277.80
4	600–650	642	253.00–266.00	262.84
2	700–750	728	218.00–220.00	218.99
2	750–800	785	208.00–217.00	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	277.50	277.50
2	700–750	727	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	250.00	250.00
5	450–500	486	270.00–273.00	272.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	375	295.00	295.00
5	400–450	429	285.00–293.00	288.15
8	450–500	479	279.00–293.00	288.90
7	500–550	506	248.00–265.00	259.26
3	550–600	593	257.50–267.00	262.82
2	650–700	690	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	297.50	297.50
5	300–350	334	297.50–300.00	297.98
2	350–400	365	297.50	297.50
8	400–450	436	285.00–304.00	297.32
17	450–500	471	285.00–302.50	298.82
12	500–550	522	260.00–277.00	266.70
16	550–600	571	258.00–275.00	267.98
17	600–650	636	230.00–243.00	238.49
4	650–700	667	230.00–240.00	232.46
13	700–750	740	213.00–222.00	219.84
1	800–850	815	207.50	207.50
3	900–950	906	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	408	318.00	318.00
4	450–500	459	308.00–315.00	311.47
2	500–550	542	282.50	282.50
7	550–600	567	290.00	290.00
28	600–650	626	248.00–254.00	250.27
75	700–750	736	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	327	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	692	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	242.50	242.50
1	450–500	450	245.00	245.00
7	500–550	521	218.00–237.50	227.70
2	550–600	560	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	710	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	285.00	285.00
3	300–350	330	287.50	287.50
5	350–400	383	272.50–282.50	280.02
3	400–450	416	270.00–275.00	273.30
5	450–500	474	260.00–265.00	260.97
9	500–550	516	247.50–256.00	252.24
7	550–600	576	245.00–252.50	248.76
2	600–650	630	225.00–228.00	226.49
5	650–700	673	218.00–224.00	220.51
3	700–750	701	209.00	209.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,117	108.00–117.00	112.29
1	—	970	87.00	87.00
4	—	1,063	94.00–104.00	101.76
1	—	1,000	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	121.00–128.00	125.86
6	—	1,573	110.00–119.00	116.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,265	121.00–131.00	126.72
3	—	1,207	116.00–118.00	117.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,788	148.00–155.00	149.78
4	—	1,761	140.00–144.00	142.40

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.