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Albany Livestock Auction

Name: Albany Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, May 15

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189

← May 8May 15May 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

380 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 369▼ 131 vs year ago 511 · −25.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 34▼ 49 vs year ago 77 · −63.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 6▼ 49 vs year ago 55 · −89.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower on a mostly plainer quality offering. Feeder heifers under 450lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with feeder heifers over 450lbs mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $295.22/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −150.10 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.

Average price

$295.22

40 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$18.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.79

vs KY average

−15.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	297.59	1,633	35
Medium and Large 2	539	278.62	1,502	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.97/cwt here — about $131 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale40 hd

295.22

—

KY average26 barns · 986 hd

298.00

−2.79

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

−15.55

This barn, trailing median34 sales

445.32

−150.10

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	1,597	152.02	2,427	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	130.36	2,026	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	128.90	1,612	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	979	104.10	1,019	6thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$975	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,575	1thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	321	331.79/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,065	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	321.47/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,270	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	319.66/cwt	313.00–325.00	1,339	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	305.48/cwt	305.00–306.00	1,298	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	275.50/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,226	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	315.68/cwt	309.00–320.00	1,443	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	297.76/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,435	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,387	2
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	495	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,391	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	284.70/cwt	284.00–286.00	1,466	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	302.41/cwt	293.00–310.00	1,591	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	269.50/cwt	266.00–273.00	1,550	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	290.35/cwt	287.00–301.00	1,693	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	279.33/cwt	272.00–286.00	1,729	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,429	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	653	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,894	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	275.74/cwt	273.00–278.00	1,847	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	264.05/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,885	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,888	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	787	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,810	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	942	224.80/cwt	224.80–224.80	2,118	57
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	765	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	921	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	311.93/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,039	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,068	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	311.51/cwt	309.00–314.00	1,165	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	410	302.97/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,242	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	266.70/cwt	262.00–269.00	1,139	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	289.23/cwt	281.00–297.00	1,244	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	258.27/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,206	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	272.25/cwt	268.00–281.00	1,285	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	495	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,455	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	276.89/cwt	276.00–278.00	1,420	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	265.24/cwt	259.00–274.00	1,390	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,156	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,366	1
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	565	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,429	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	266.45/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,508	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	243.09/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,381	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	257.65/cwt	257.00–258.00	1,577	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	241.70/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,494	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,471	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,489	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	239.38/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,589	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,416	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,615	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,453	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	938	164.46/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,543	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	952	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,647	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	906	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,056	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	318.94/cwt	314.00–324.00	1,228	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1-2	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	306.40/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,302	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	293.69/cwt	289.00–297.00	1,383	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,339	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1-2	515	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	811	1
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	525	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,423	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	282.04/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,486	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	263.47/cwt	256.00–268.00	1,412	4
Bulls	550–600	Large 1-2	568	269.36/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,530	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,391	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,572	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	258.38/cwt	253.00–261.00	1,599	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,581	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,633	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,634	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,498	147.36/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,207	5
Bulls	—	—	1,720	157.85/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,715	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	89.97/cwt	87.00–93.00	850	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	985	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	114.55/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,149	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	130.51/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,630	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,467	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	126.95/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,911	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	133.77/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,144	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	735	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 369Year ago 511

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 34Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	290.00	290.00
3	650–700	653	290.00	290.00
57	900–950	942	224.80	224.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	325.00–335.00	331.79
4	350–400	395	316.00–330.00	321.47
7	400–450	419	313.00–325.00	319.66
8	450–500	457	309.00–320.00	315.68
21	500–550	526	293.00–310.00	302.41
14	550–600	583	287.00–301.00	290.35
7	600–650	619	272.00–286.00	279.33
4	650–700	670	273.00–278.00	275.74
9	700–750	714	255.00–270.00	264.05
1	750–800	755	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	270.00–281.00	275.50
2	450–500	485	286.00	286.00
1	600–650	635	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	305.00–306.00	305.48
6	450–500	482	295.00–302.00	297.76
3	500–550	515	284.00–286.00	284.70
2	550–600	575	266.00–273.00	269.50
3	750–800	787	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	287.50	287.50
2	450–500	485	276.00	276.00
4	500–550	536	256.00–268.00	263.47
1	550–600	570	244.00	244.00
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	385	314.00–324.00	318.94
3	400–450	425	300.00–310.00	306.40
4	450–500	471	289.00–297.00	293.69
6	500–550	527	276.00–285.00	282.04
1	550–600	580	271.00	271.00
6	600–650	619	253.00–261.00	258.38
2	700–750	722	219.00	219.00
1	750–800	785	208.00	208.00
2	850–900	860	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	271.00	271.00
2	550–600	568	265.00–274.00	269.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	140.00	140.00
1	500–550	515	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	300.00–308.00	302.97
2	450–500	495	294.00	294.00
8	500–550	513	276.00–278.00	276.89
3	600–650	612	257.00–258.00	257.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	300.00	300.00
5	300–350	333	300.00–317.50	311.93
6	350–400	374	309.00–314.00	311.51
7	400–450	430	281.00–297.00	289.23
12	450–500	472	268.00–281.00	272.25
13	500–550	524	259.00–274.00	265.24
13	550–600	566	260.00–275.00	266.45
3	600–650	618	240.00–245.00	241.70
14	650–700	664	231.00–245.00	239.38
4	750–800	769	210.00	210.00
2	900–950	938	160.00–169.00	164.46
2	950–1000	952	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	290.00–295.00	292.50
1	350–400	365	292.50	292.50
3	400–450	427	262.00–269.00	266.70
5	450–500	467	250.00–264.00	258.27
1	500–550	540	253.00	253.00
2	550–600	568	236.00–250.00	243.09
1	600–650	645	228.00	228.00
1	650–700	650	229.00	229.00
1	700–750	715	198.00	198.00
1	850–900	860	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	216.00	216.00
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,575.00	1,575.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	116.00	116.00
8	—	1,249	127.00–137.00	130.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	87.00–93.00	89.97
1	—	975	101.00	101.00
3	—	1,003	113.00–117.00	114.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	124.00–129.00	126.95
3	—	1,603	131.00–136.00	133.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,498	144.00–150.00	147.36
4	—	1,720	153.00–163.00	157.85

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.