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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 10

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Apr 3Apr 10Apr 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

497 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 563▼ 74 vs year ago 571 · −13.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 44▼ 22 vs year ago 47 · −46.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 15▼ 19 vs year ago 24 · −79.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls 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 $254.21/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −148.55 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.

Average price

$254.21

50 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$35.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

vs KY average

−9.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	260.35	1,377	35
Medium and Large 2	548	241.31	1,323	13thin
Large 1-2	535	236.00	1,263	1thin
Large 2	560	225.00	1,260	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.35/cwt here — about $117 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale50 hd

254.21

—

KY average25 barns · 1,409 hd

253.67

+0.53

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−9.75

This barn, trailing median34 sales

402.76

−148.55

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	1,618	151.22	2,447	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	130.49	1,906	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	126.85	1,492	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,064	107.59	1,145	5thin

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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,880	1thin

Every lot

100 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	293	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	945	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,040	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	309.47/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,176	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	405	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,326	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,236	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	312.79/cwt	307.00–317.50	1,376	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	298.07/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,395	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	470	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,485	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	280.29/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,351	9
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	485	266.35/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,292	3
Steers	500–550	Large 2	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	291.64/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,502	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	275.61/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,428	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,391	1
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	545	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,412	1
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	550	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,447	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	289.29/cwt	284.00–297.00	1,620	30
Steers	550–600	Large 2	575	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,366	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	277.19/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,622	4
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	600	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,458	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	278.59/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,708	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	292.17/cwt	288.00–293.00	1,829	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	262.00/cwt	256.00–268.00	1,664	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,654	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	271.76/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,848	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	251.40/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,815	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	241.52/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,872	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,868	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	817	211.60/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,729	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	224.03/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,862	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	873	211.53/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,847	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	684	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	969	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	258.55/cwt	255.00–262.50	848	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	291.74/cwt	290.00–297.50	992	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	284.11/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,043	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	368	241.76/cwt	240.00–245.00	890	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,159	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	295.14/cwt	286.00–298.00	1,245	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	268.67/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,134	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	238.84/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,015	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	451	286.38/cwt	276.00–289.00	1,292	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	263.23/cwt	254.00–269.00	1,256	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	488	236.48/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,154	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	261.27/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,364	31
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	535	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,263	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	242.50/cwt	231.00–246.00	1,300	10
Heifers	550–600	Large 2	560	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,260	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	253.23/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,476	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	237.33/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,400	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	606	217.02/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,315	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	248.32/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,540	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	238.93/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,493	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	237.00/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,597	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,288	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	191.93/cwt	189.00–195.00	1,397	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	217.86/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,590	17
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,646	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,324	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,304	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	862	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,707	9
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,700	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	842	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	313	308.70/cwt	302.50–315.00	966	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	306.81/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,138	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	313.67/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,333	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,207	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	294.06/cwt	286.00–307.00	1,344	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,511	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	251.81/cwt	246.00–258.00	1,184	2
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	473	271.95/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,286	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	280.50/cwt	279.00–282.50	1,352	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	276.05/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,413	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	265.67/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,443	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	571	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,656	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	265.01/cwt	263.00–267.00	1,532	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,577	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	259.88/cwt	248.00–264.00	1,616	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	249.87/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,657	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,559	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,668	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,991	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,862	1
Bulls	—	—	1,741	156.58/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,726	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	954	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	119.98/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,286	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	126.85/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,492	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	868	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	130.49/cwt	122.00–141.00	1,906	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,880.00/head	1,880.00–1,880.00	1,880	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	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 Apr 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 497Last week 563Year ago 571

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 44Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 24

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	322.50	322.50
1	300–350	330	315.00	315.00
6	350–400	380	302.50–315.00	309.47
6	400–450	440	307.00–317.50	312.79
17	450–500	468	294.00–300.00	298.07
33	500–550	515	285.00–302.00	291.64
30	550–600	560	284.00–297.00	289.29
3	600–650	613	270.00–286.00	278.59
4	650–700	680	268.00–275.00	271.76
10	700–750	722	247.00–257.00	251.40
2	750–800	775	240.00–243.00	241.52
3	800–850	831	220.00–226.00	224.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	287.50	287.50
9	450–500	482	270.00–282.00	280.29
2	500–550	518	271.00–280.00	275.61
4	550–600	585	270.00–281.00	277.19
2	600–650	635	256.00–268.00	262.00
1	650–700	655	252.50	252.50
1	700–750	720	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	775	241.00	241.00
5	800–850	817	211.00–214.00	211.60
4	850–900	873	210.00–213.00	211.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	327.50	327.50
5	450–500	470	316.00	316.00
14	600–650	626	288.00–293.00	292.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	265.00–269.00	266.35
1	500–550	545	259.00	259.00
1	550–600	550	263.00	263.00
1	600–650	600	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	575	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	535	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	425	284.00	284.00
3	450–500	482	279.00–282.50	280.50
3	500–550	543	265.00–266.00	265.67
1	550–600	595	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	313	302.50–315.00	308.70
5	350–400	371	295.00–310.00	306.81
4	400–450	425	307.50–317.50	313.67
6	450–500	457	286.00–307.00	294.06
10	500–550	512	270.00–281.00	276.05
2	550–600	578	263.00–267.00	265.01
8	600–650	622	248.00–264.00	259.88
3	650–700	663	240.00–257.50	249.87
1	700–750	715	218.00	218.00
1	750–800	765	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	270.00–274.00	271.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	571	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	246.00–258.00	251.81
2	500–550	540	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	585	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	285.00	285.00
4	300–350	340	290.00–297.50	291.74
7	350–400	367	275.00–292.50	284.11
12	400–450	422	286.00–298.00	295.14
5	450–500	451	276.00–289.00	286.38
31	500–550	522	250.00–269.00	261.27
4	550–600	583	248.00–255.00	253.23
19	600–650	625	232.00–242.00	238.93
14	650–700	674	234.00–238.00	237.00
17	700–750	730	212.00–220.00	217.86
1	750–800	755	218.00	218.00
9	850–900	862	198.00	198.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	307.50	307.50
2	350–400	385	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	240.00	240.00
3	350–400	368	240.00–245.00	241.76
4	400–450	425	230.00–247.00	238.84
2	450–500	488	235.00–238.00	236.48
1	650–700	685	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	255.00–262.50	258.55
1	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
10	400–450	422	265.00–275.00	268.67
29	450–500	477	254.00–269.00	263.23
10	500–550	536	231.00–246.00	242.50
3	550–600	590	235.00–239.00	237.33
4	600–650	606	213.00–221.00	217.02
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	728	189.00–195.00	191.93
1	750–800	770	172.00	172.00
2	800–850	825	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	620	247.00–249.00	248.32

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,880.00	1,880.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,275.00	1,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,176	121.00–134.00	126.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	72.00	72.00
3	—	1,072	119.00–121.00	119.98
1	—	900	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,461	122.00–141.00	130.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,741	153.00–160.00	156.58
1	—	1,345	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,400	133.00	133.00

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.