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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, May 1

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← Apr 24May 1May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

373 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 420▼ 50 vs year ago 423 · −11.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 85▼ 15 vs year ago 58 · −25.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 9▲ 11 vs year ago 10 · +110.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to low receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 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 $256.89/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −145.87 against this barn's trailing median of $402.76.

Average price

$256.89

33 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,401

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$42.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.79

vs KY average

−11.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	264.30	1,432	25
Medium and Large 2	556	239.16	1,330	5thin
Large 1-2	553	226.00	1,249	2thin
Large 2	560	222.00	1,243	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.30/cwt here — about $189 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale33 hd

256.89

—

KY average27 barns · 1,467 hd

262.68

−5.79

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−11.49

This barn, trailing median34 sales

402.76

−145.87

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	1,669	146.79	2,450	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	131.37	1,960	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	123.36	1,547	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	979	103.43	1,012	12

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)	1,295	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	898	$1,641	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	735	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,825	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	937	$2,057	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,410	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	318.16/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,009	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,308	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	312.00/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,292	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	297.86/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,308	6
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	445	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,295	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	283.98/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,321	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	300.03/cwt	295.00–309.00	1,440	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	272.61/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,448	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	300.93/cwt	292.00–306.00	1,601	10
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	555	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,587	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	297.06/cwt	288.00–301.00	1,675	16
Steers	550–600	Large 2	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	271.00/cwt	266.00–281.00	1,558	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,575	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,812	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,769	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	692	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,792	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,820	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	764	251.47/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,921	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	230.98/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,878	2
Steers	800–850	Large 1-2	815	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,785	1
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	867	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,855	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	213.98/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,947	3
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,808	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	988	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	276.64/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,057	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	301.69/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,158	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,054	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	413	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,322	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	295.20/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,243	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	272.33/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,193	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	267.54/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,257	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	253.73/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,200	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,400	3
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	265.18/cwt	256.00–271.00	1,376	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	247.96/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,309	2
Heifers	550–600	Large 2	560	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,243	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	261.40/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,485	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	233.30/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,341	3
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	590	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,310	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	606	238.34/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,444	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,587	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	651	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,367	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,600	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,621	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,446	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,727	66
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,691	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,523	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,579	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	303.95/cwt	300.00–307.50	982	2
Bulls	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	310.50/cwt	310.00–311.00	1,149	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	293.29/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,255	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	295.92/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,397	10
Bulls	450–500	Large 2	495	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,299	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	278.99/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,490	7
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	275.67/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,547	4
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	253.60/cwt	249.00–258.00	1,577	11
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	687	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,649	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,206	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	221.61/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,695	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	193.98/cwt	193.00–195.00	1,591	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,539	1
Bulls	850–900	Large 1-2	885	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,505	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,589	143.01/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,272	9
Bulls	—	—	1,850	155.31/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,873	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	863	94.78/cwt	90.00–100.00	818	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	432	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	110.57/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,115	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,228	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	116.97/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,462	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	129.74/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,633	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,745	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	136.05/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,072	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	735	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	898	1,641.37/head	1,300.00–1,850.00	1,641	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	1,897.61/head	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,898	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	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 May 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 420Year ago 423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 85Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 9Year ago 10

Compared to last week: No trend on feeders due to low receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	295.00	295.00
13	350–400	384	290.00–310.00	301.69
4	400–450	421	290.00–307.50	295.20
16	450–500	470	260.00–280.00	267.54
10	500–550	519	256.00–271.00	265.18
12	550–600	568	254.00–264.00	261.40
3	600–650	606	238.00–239.00	238.34
4	650–700	681	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	737	220.00	220.00
3	750–800	790	214.00	214.00
1	800–850	810	188.00	188.00
1	900–950	940	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	590	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	513	273.00	273.00
1	600–650	620	256.00	256.00
66	750–800	785	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	257.00	257.00
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	275.00–280.00	276.64
5	400–450	438	270.00–273.00	272.33
9	450–500	473	245.00–259.00	253.73
2	500–550	528	245.00–251.00	247.96
3	550–600	575	224.00–239.00	233.30
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
3	650–700	651	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	765	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	315.00–325.00	318.16
12	400–450	414	305.00–317.50	312.00
12	450–500	480	295.00–309.00	300.03
10	500–550	532	292.00–306.00	300.93
16	550–600	564	288.00–301.00	297.06
1	600–650	645	281.00	281.00
2	650–700	655	265.00–275.00	270.00
1	700–750	725	251.00	251.00
4	750–800	764	250.00–253.00	251.47
2	800–850	813	230.00–232.00	230.98
3	900–950	910	211.00–220.00	213.98
1	1050–1100	1,070	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
6	400–450	439	289.00–300.00	297.86
2	450–500	465	283.00–285.00	283.98
3	500–550	531	270.00–278.00	272.61
3	550–600	575	266.00–281.00	271.00
1	600–650	625	252.00	252.00
4	650–700	692	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	291.00	291.00
1	550–600	555	286.00	286.00
1	800–850	815	219.00	219.00
2	850–900	867	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	300.00–307.50	303.95
2	350–400	370	310.00–311.00	310.50
6	400–450	428	285.00–299.00	293.29
10	450–500	472	286.00–300.00	295.92
7	500–550	534	277.00–280.00	278.99
4	550–600	561	269.00–280.00	275.67
11	600–650	622	249.00–258.00	253.60
3	750–800	765	215.00–227.00	221.61
2	800–850	820	193.00–195.00	193.98
1	850–900	855	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	687	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	885	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	171.00	171.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	898	1,300.00–1,850.00	1,641.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,897.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	—	925	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	121.00	121.00
8	—	1,008	106.00–115.00	110.57
1	—	940	46.00	46.00
2	—	863	90.00–100.00	94.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	130.00–142.00	136.05
1	—	1,430	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,259	124.00–135.00	129.74
7	—	1,250	115.00–119.00	116.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,850	150.00–164.00	155.31
9	—	1,589	138.00–146.00	143.01

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.