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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 17

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Apr 10Apr 17Apr 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

680 head

▲ 183 vs last sale 497▲ 147 vs year ago 533 · +27.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 25▼ 26 vs year ago 71 · −36.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 5▼ 2 vs year ago 10 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $283.53/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −161.78 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.

Average price

$283.53

41 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.41

vs KY average

−20.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	283.53	1,535	41

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale41 hd

283.53

—

KY average25 barns · 1,004 hd

292.95

−9.41

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−20.86

This barn, trailing median34 sales

445.32

−161.78

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.69, low $345.86, median $445.32 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	—	Average	1,629	144.99	2,362	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,481	130.73	1,936	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	127.57	1,536	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	104.65	1,031	10
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,440	164.00	2,362	1thin

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)	1,195	$1,485	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,160	$1,348	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,030	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,550	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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	329.15/cwt	327.50–330.00	931	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,044	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	278.58/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,003	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,195	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	306.95/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,305	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	293.01/cwt	287.00–303.00	1,368	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	282.73/cwt	279.00–291.00	1,513	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	286.85/cwt	284.00–295.00	1,629	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	602	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,601	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	280.83/cwt	278.00–289.00	1,713	20
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	234.50/cwt	228.00–241.00	1,489	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	244.05/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,599	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	269.65/cwt	261.00–279.00	1,804	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	254.30/cwt	247.00–258.00	1,851	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	234.48/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,707	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,748	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	234.07/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,807	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	774	248.90/cwt	248.90–248.90	1,926	70
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	818	215.53/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,763	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	821	229.72/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,886	15
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,912	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	880	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,734	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	928	220.30/cwt	220.30–220.30	2,044	57
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	947	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,922	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,986	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	226	283.27/cwt	280.00–285.00	640	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	656	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	277	288.50/cwt	270.00–299.00	799	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	819	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	278.95/cwt	270.00–287.50	901	2
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	370	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,008	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	372	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,094	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	278.28/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,055	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	922	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	264.16/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,014	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	274.51/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,145	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	423	249.96/cwt	249.00–251.00	1,057	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	266.77/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,139	8
Heifers	400–450	Large 2	445	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,059	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	272.53/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,259	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	253.52/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,225	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,171	1
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	520	238.39/cwt	232.00–243.00	1,240	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,448	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	238.43/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,245	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	259.10/cwt	252.00–269.00	1,358	40
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	222.94/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,170	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,182	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	256.01/cwt	253.00–259.00	1,446	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	231.30/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,342	3
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	590	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,410	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	255.40/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,540	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,293	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	240.27/cwt	232.00–248.00	1,523	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,357	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	240.88/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,626	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,414	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	204.20/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,485	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,374	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,614	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,606	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,478	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	910	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,365	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,526	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	990	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,683	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	997	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,505	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	871	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	304.22/cwt	302.50–305.00	974	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	905	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	316.16/cwt	302.50–337.50	1,182	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,126	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	284.31/cwt	283.00–287.00	1,174	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	302.93/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,287	23
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	303.21/cwt	292.00–309.00	1,380	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	285.08/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,357	6
Bulls	500–550	Large 2	506	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,194	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,375	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	272.56/cwt	267.00–283.00	1,431	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	270.39/cwt	269.00–276.00	1,506	8
Bulls	550–600	Large 2	592	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,350	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	250.41/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,553	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,505	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	230.43/cwt	222.50–239.00	1,528	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	219.49/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,574	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,608	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,689	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	178.99/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,647	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,440	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,362	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,564	138.99/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,174	5
Bulls	—	—	1,737	155.00/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,692	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	82.49/cwt	81.00–84.00	722	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	95.96/cwt	92.00–100.00	907	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	107.88/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,090	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	121.98/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,295	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	118.89/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,377	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	128.87/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,561	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	130.73/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,936	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,030.00/head	1,030.00–1,030.00	1,030	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,348.28/head	1,260.00–1,440.00	1,348	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 680Last week 497Year ago 533

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 25Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 5Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 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	283	327.50–330.00	329.15
1	300–350	345	302.50	302.50
1	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
5	400–450	425	300.00–315.00	306.95
16	450–500	467	287.00–303.00	293.01
33	500–550	535	279.00–291.00	282.73
8	550–600	568	284.00–295.00	286.85
20	600–650	610	278.00–289.00	280.83
10	650–700	669	261.00–279.00	269.65
12	700–750	728	247.00–258.00	254.30
16	750–800	772	233.00–244.00	234.07
15	800–850	821	226.00–239.00	229.72
1	850–900	865	221.00	221.00
2	900–950	947	203.00	203.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	750–800	774	248.90	248.90
57	900–950	928	220.30	220.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	272.50–285.00	278.58
4	400–450	405	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	602	266.00	266.00
4	650–700	655	242.00–250.00	244.05
2	700–750	728	230.00–239.00	234.48
1	750–800	770	227.00	227.00
2	800–850	818	214.00–217.00	215.53
1	850–900	880	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	635	228.00–241.00	234.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	385	292.50	292.50
3	400–450	413	283.00–287.00	284.31
6	450–500	476	275.00–289.00	285.08
3	500–550	517	266.00	266.00
1	600–650	635	237.00	237.00
3	650–700	663	222.50–239.00	230.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	335.00	335.00
3	300–350	320	302.50–305.00	304.22
8	350–400	374	302.50–337.50	316.16
23	400–450	425	297.00–310.00	302.93
6	450–500	455	292.00–309.00	303.21
6	500–550	525	267.00–283.00	272.56
8	550–600	557	269.00–276.00	270.39
5	600–650	620	244.00–254.00	250.41
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
6	700–750	717	215.00–234.00	219.49
1	750–800	755	213.00	213.00
1	800–850	820	206.00	206.00
2	900–950	920	178.00–180.00	178.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	506	236.00	236.00
2	550–600	592	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	521	278.00	278.00
5	600–650	603	255.00–257.00	255.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	226	280.00–285.00	283.27
6	250–300	277	270.00–299.00	288.50
2	300–350	323	270.00–287.50	278.95
7	350–400	379	272.00–282.00	278.28
9	400–450	417	270.00–287.00	274.51
20	450–500	462	265.00–280.00	272.53
40	500–550	524	252.00–269.00	259.10
21	550–600	565	253.00–259.00	256.01
12	600–650	634	232.00–248.00	240.27
7	650–700	675	230.00–244.00	240.88
5	700–750	727	202.00–210.00	204.20
6	750–800	795	203.00	203.00
3	800–850	815	197.00	197.00
2	850–900	880	168.00	168.00
1	900–950	925	165.00	165.00
1	950–1000	990	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	272.50	272.50
3	500–550	520	232.00–243.00	238.39
1	550–600	590	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	242.50	242.50
2	400–450	423	249.00–251.00	249.96
1	450–500	490	239.00	239.00
2	500–550	525	221.00–225.00	222.94
1	550–600	560	211.00	211.00
1	600–650	625	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	665	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	247.50	247.50
1	300–350	315	260.00	260.00
6	350–400	384	260.00–267.00	264.16
8	400–450	427	265.00–269.00	266.77
2	450–500	483	250.00–257.00	253.52
6	500–550	522	231.00–245.00	238.43
3	550–600	580	228.00–236.00	231.30
1	600–650	610	212.00	212.00
2	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	725	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	785	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	910	150.00	150.00
2	950–1000	997	151.00	151.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,195	1,485.00	1,485.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,030.00	1,030.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,160	1,260.00–1,440.00	1,348.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,075.00	1,075.00

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	—	985	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,211	123.00–136.00	128.87
3	—	1,158	116.00–121.00	118.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,062	116.00–125.00	121.98
3	—	1,010	104.00–115.00	107.88
2	—	875	81.00–84.00	82.49
2	—	945	92.00–100.00	95.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,481	125.00–140.00	130.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,564	136.00–140.00	138.99
3	—	1,737	152.00–159.00	155.00

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.